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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 3 


STRUCTURAL STEEL 
for 
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 


Steel Derricks—Industriai Cars 
Concrete Handling Equipment 


Estimates Cheerfully Given 


INSLEY MANUFACTURING CO. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


A RNR a A ET RTI IE LE POETS IE IIS IU A Pal WS ICA BARN 
. R. C. HALL ROOFING COMPANY 
General Roofing Contractors 
Prepared to Figure In Any Part of the Country. 
Asphalt Built-Up Roofing 
Repairing and Recoating a Specialty 
Also Roofing Supplies. 
We Carry Full Insurance Protection. 
1103 S. Walnut St 

Phone 2276 MUNCIE, IND. 


Phone Main 6963 


The Tarpenning-LaFollette Co. 
SHEET METAL CONTRACTORS 
1030 Canal St. Indianapolis 


Sheet Metal Ducts, Piping, Etc., for Heating or 
Ventilating Systems 


Roof Ventilators Fans and Blowers 
Installations Anywhere in the State 


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Builders Montene ~VYA L F Roofing All Styles 
Contractors Supplies and Grades 


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INDIANAPOLIS 
Phone, Main 0509 ; Auto. 21-345 


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LAST-A-LIFE-TIME ROOF. 


William J. Ryan Roofing Co 


PHONE, MAIN 7089 
MadeinIndianapolis 205 East Ohio Street 


INDIANAPOLIS 


Interstate Public Service Company 
INDIANAPOLIS—LOUISVILLE 


Low rates on Cement from 
Speeds Mill to Indianapolis 
and various other points in 
the state. 


TRY OUR OVER-NIGHT FREIGHT SERVICE 


Interstate Public Service Company 
BERT WEEDON, Traffic Mer., 
819 Board of Trade, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 


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801-805 Board of Trade 


Indianapolis 
Manufacturers and Distributors 
The Standard of Quality in Brick 


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VENTILATORS 


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Also Contractors for Sheet Metal ana 
Copper Work, Skylights, Slate, Tile 
and Metal Roofing Hot Air Heating 

Ventilating 


518 Broadway Logansport. Ind. 


Howard Electric ServiceCo. 
INDIANAPOLIS 
Lighting Fixtures—Electrical Supplies. 
SPECIAL FIXTURE DESIGNING 
744 Virginia Ave. Drexel 9598 


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Hatfield Electric Co. 


“The House Electric’ 


Electrical Contractors Engineers 
Indianapolis, Ind. Chicago, Ill. 


102 S. Meridian St. 440 8. Dearborn St. 
5937 Ashland Ave., 
H. D OL Indianapolis. 


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Specializing on Residence Wiring PHONE, WASH. 2698 


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less than five years. 


I Rear View La Salle Hotel, South Bend, Ind. 


General Contractor, Bedford Stone & Construction Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 
Architects, Nicol, Scholer & Hoffman, Lafayette, Ind. 


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ARCHITECT Devoted to the CONTRACTOR 
ENGINEER Interests of the Indiana Construction and Engineering Industry SUPPLYMAN 

Vor. IV No. 40 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 
Published Every Saturday 


DONALD CAMPBELL .0.o ooo coeccccccsecccsee, Publisher 
LEIGH (FELTON) oo Ww .~ News Manager 
JOHN Bi OWERNS Ge le .Field Manager 


312 E. Market Street, 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


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Entered as second class matter August 29, 1919, 
at the Post Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, under 
the Act of March 3, 1879. 


Slee 
CONTRACTORS’ CONVENTION PRO- 
GRAM MATTERS NOW IN FINAL 
COURSE OF PREPARATION 


As time draws on apace the building 
contracting forces of the State are be- 
ginning to focus their attention on the 
annual convention of the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana, planned 
for January 23, 24 and 25, at Michigan 
City. 

Since the influences of the contractors’ 
association, composed of the majority of 
the building operators of Indiana, 
through its affiliation with the various 
city contractors’ bodies, is state wide 
more than ordinary interest attaches to 
the approaching meeting. 

All phases of the contracting business 
and the conditions arising to affect same 
will be brought up for consideration and 
discussion, and various policies proposed 
that will tend to stabilize affairs in the 
building field in an effort to encourage 
“ATO®B 10}¥913 04 suolrzedo uorlzoNaAySUOs 
ity in 1923. 

_it is expected, from current indica- 
tions, that there will be large delegations 
present from the northern Indiana cities, 


the larger cities and even the smaller 
communities of the State. 
- Details for the final program are now 
eing worked out upon completion of 
which notice will be made in ample time 
preceding the convention. 


CEMENT PRICES PER BARREL 
REDUCED 


Announcements have been made the 
past week of a substantial reduction in 
the prices of cement. The reduction is 
© cents per barrel at plant. 


INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, JANUARY 6, 1923 


RECORDER 


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INTEREST IN CIVIC MOVES BOUND The architects believing that the scheme 


TO PROFIT THE ARCHITEC- to construct such a building with an 
TURAL PROFESSION auditorium over the market, and at the 
i y same time use part of the second floor 


At Indianapolis the architects, mem- best building tenets, so communicated 
bers of the Architects’ Association, are with the city officials. Mr. John F. 
showing a keen interest in civic affairs White, chairman of the market house 


as ‘they pertain to better building committee, replied to the architects sup-’ 


moves. Some time ago, when the zoning porting the proposals of his colleagues. 
proposals of the City Plan Commission Another letter ‘has been sent to Mr. 
were being made Mr. Lawrence Sheri- White but the contents were withheld 
dan, city plan expert of the commission, pending the pleasure of the recipient. 
appeared before the architects and ex- The point is this, though all ithe rec- 
plained the end that was being sought. ommendations of the architects may not 
Then he asked for expressions from the prove acceptable, nevertheless, the action 
architects and at ‘the conclusion invited of the members of the profession in 
expressions from the architects and said various civic moves, especially along 
the City Plan Commission would at all building and improvement lines will dem- 
times welcome the opinions of the archi- onstrate to ithe public that the archi- 
tectural profession for consideration, tects are not merely dreamers but are: 

Then again, it was proposed to erect wide awake to the best interests of the 
a new city market house and auditorium. cities in which they live. 


MEANS ANOTHER SUBSTANTIAL TOTAL TO ADD TO INDIANA’S BIG 
BUILDING VOLUME FOR THE YEAR OF 1922 


Traveling along at the fast clip that had been maintained right down through 
the entire year of 1922, December building operations, without a falter, came down 
the homestretch and under the wire with a great burst of speed, furnishing a 
grand setting for the finish of the great monthly building relay of the year. 

Almost from the start back in January, 1922, each month that followed took 
up the running and set a fast building pace, outstepping that of the corresponding 
period in 1921. By the time the three-quarter pole was reached there was no doubt 
of the outcome of the race between 1921 and 1922, as far as Indiana was concerned. 
The latter year was out in the lead, breezing along under wraps, leaving the 
previous year hopelessly back in the ruck, and it was only a matter of conjecture 
as to how far out in front 1922 would finish. However, there was no let up, and 
soon after the stretch was reached the whip was applied as the distance to the 
wire narrowed, resulting in a whirlwind finish at a speed that even exceeded 
November’s performance. 

Reports from the building inspectors of Indiana’s eight main cities show that. 
the total aggregate of new building for which permits were granted in December 
amounted to $5,298,423 as compared with $2,627,835 for the corresponding period a 
year ago. This was a gain of 101.6%. At the same time the past month’s esti- 
mated valuations ran 9.9% in advance of the November figures covering the 
same item. Then, too, there were 309 more building permits issued in December, 
1922, than in December, 1921. 

As for the individual city building performances last month, the positions in 
relation to the percentage of gain over the same period the previous year are: 
South Bend, 1086%; Evansville, 908%; Richmond, 549%; Hammond, 887%; Gary, 
244.8%; Ft. Wayne, 53.9%. Two cities showed losses, Indianapolis with 7%, and 
Terre Haute with 36.4%. 


The: permit record for December is: 


1922. 1921, 

Cities. Per. Est. Val. Per. Est. Val. 
Evaneville, ‘2p ie 66 $1,107,910 64 $ 111,777 
Ft.) Wayne rion cake, 94 430,000 78 279,370 
ET ap cae RMR Ge (Eyes he Raa 25 312,750 26 90,704 
BEOTHMON A he Cok oe 30 340,250 25 69,850 
Indianapolis ty Ce a 610 1,729,503 488 1,863,104 
Richmond :) te cee ae 32 177,590 27. 27,350 
OUR beticl "12s: ig tate oo 204 1,144,670 85 97,938 
Lerye, Haute) Ae ea 76 55,750 35 87,742 

OR is a ie 1137 $5,298,428 828 $2,627,835 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 7 


N ews of the Week 


The asterick (*) pretix to an item indicates ad. 
ditional information to report published in pre. 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS, 


Apartment Building: $500,000; at 416 
N. Meridian St. Architect, J. Edwin 
Kopf and Woolling, 402 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg. Owner, Greater City Realty Co. 
George J. Marott, 18 BR. Washington; 
Kenneth K. Woolling, 402 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg.; Fred Cline, 206 Hume 
Mansur Bldg. Preliminary plans in 
progress. Brick; details undecided. 


Flour Blending Plant: 4 sty. & bas., 
40x70, Buffalo, N. Y. Engineer (me- 
chanical), Nordyke and Marmon, Ky. 
Ave. and Morris Sts., Indianapolis. Con- 
sulting engineer, Bacon and Tislow, 31 

. Qhio St, Indianapolis. Owner, 
Russell-Miller Milling Co., Buffalo, N. 

Plans in progress. Reinforced con- 
crete construction, steel sash, fire doors, 
fire escapes, rolling steel curtains, comp. 
roof, complete system of conveying 
equipt. for handling grain. 


Factory Buildings: $15,000,000, The 
Fairbanks-Morse Co. are negotiating for 
the purchase of the old Marion County 
workhouse adjoining their present plant. 
If site can be purchased from the coun- 
ty, the project will be started this year. 
Definite data later. 


“Manufacturing Plant: 5 sty. & bas. 
(80,000 square feet of floor space) Lib- 
erty and Michigan Sts. Architect, Ru- 
bush and Hunter, 428 American Central 
Life Bldg. Owner, Indianapolis Glove 
Co., Chas. F, Zwick, Prest., Grace W. 
Reagan, V. P., Brodehurst Elsey, Secy. 
& Treas., 480 No. Liberty St. Plans 
completed. Architect will ask for bids 
next week. Brick, reinf. concrete floor 
and roof construction, steel sash, com- 
Position roof, freight elevators. 


“Warehouse: 4 sty. 100x190. Archi- 
tect, Rubush and Hunter, 428 American 
Central Life Bldg. Owner, Allen A. 
Wilkinson Lumber Co., 931 East Michi- 
gan. Plans completed. Architect ready 
for bids next week. Brick, steel sash, 
mill construction, wood floors, steam 
heat, 3 freight elevators. 


“Club House: $1,000,000. 12 sty. and 
bas. 75x202._ Monument ‘Circle. Archi- 
tect, Rubush and Hunter, 428 American 
Central Life Bldg. Owner, Columbia 
Club, Frank C., Butler, Prest., Monument 
Circle. Plans nearing completion. Ready 
for bids soon. Brick and stone. 


Intercepting Sewer and River Im- 


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Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


provement: $300,000. 
Huntington, Indiana. 
neer, Chas. Brossman, 


“Little River” at 
Consulting Engi- 
Merchants Bank 


Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, City of 
Huntington, Clarence F. Juilleret, 
Mayor, City Hall, Huntington, Indiana. 


Preliminary plans in progress. 


Hotel: $30,000. (40 rooms), Madison, 
Indiana. Architect, E. D. Pierre, 321 
Occidental Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Dr. George Denny, in charge, Madison, 
Indiana. Preliminary plans. in. prog- 
ress. Stucco over hollow tile. (Previous- 
ly reported as Hospital.) 


Church (Addition) $30,000. Bloom- 
field, Indiana. Architect, W. H. Garns, 
818 Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Methodist Church, Rev. E. E: 
Aldrich, Pastor. Bloomfield, Indiana. 
Preliminary plans in progress. Brick. 
Details undecided. 

*Residences: (3 or 4) doubles. Con- 
nersville, Indiana. Architect, W. H. 


Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. Owner, Charles Melborn, Con- 
nersville. Plans completed. Owner will 
ask for bids in 10 days. Frame, asphalt 
shingle roofs, furnaces. 


“Church (Alteration and Addition) 
$20,000. Roachdale, Indiana. Architect, 
L. H. Sturges, 527 Board of Trade Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Christian ‘Church, 
Roachdale, Ind. Plans nearing comple- 
tion. Ready for bids shortly. 


“Church: $60,000. 24th & Station Sts. 
Architect, McGuire and Shook, 320 In- 
diana Pythian Bldg. Owner, Brightwood 
M. E. Congregation, 2358 Station St. tid- 
gar Brown, Chmn. Bldg. Comm., 2440 
Adams St.; Sam Ingle, Secy., 3178 N. 
Sherman. Architect taking bids to close 
January 10th. The following are figur- 
ing general contract: Wm. P. Jungeclaus 
Co., State Constr. ‘Co., Conder and Cul- 
bertson, Gale Constr. Co., and John A. 
Schumacker Constr. Co. 


Residence: $15,000. (double) 2 sty. & 
bas. 32x52. Architect, Ed. C. Doenovers, 
City Hall. Owner, Nina Smith, % 
Mooney-Mueller Drug Co., Maryland and 
‘Meridian Sts. Plans about completed. 
Readv for bids in 10 days. Brick veneer, 
cement tile roof, furnace, tile and hard- 
wood floors. 

*Store and Apartment Building: 2 sty. 
and bas. (6 stores, 6 apartments and 6 
car garage) East 10th. near Oxford. 
Archt. Winterrowd. American Central 
life Bldg. Owner. East 10th St. Realty 
Co.. % Archt. Revisine nlang, Brick, 

Residence: (double) $14,000. 2 sty. & 
has. 82x51. 4619-21 No. Pennsylvania 
St. Owner. Carl Kreis. General Agent 


for Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., 


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405 City Trust Bldg. Archt., E. C. Doep- 
pers, City Hall. Plans about completed. 


Brick veneer. Ready for bids about 
March 1st. 
Residences (2) $15,000 each. 52nd 


and Meridian Sts.. Private plans. Own- 

Thomas L. Green, % Thos. L. Green and 

Co. (Biscuit Machinery), 202 Miley Ave. 
ans in progress. Brick veneer. 

“Church: $40,000. New Castle, Indiana. 
Architect, C. E, Bacon, 605 Odd Fellows 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Baptist 
Church, Rev. J. W. Kinnett, Pastor, W. 
E. Waggener, Secy. Bldg. Comm., New 
Castle. © Bids rejected. Owners pur- 
chased new site. New plans will be 
Started shortly. Brick. 

Residences (5) $10,000. each. (3) at 
49th and Ills. (2) at 49th and Kenwood. 
Architect, Frank B. Hunter, State Life 
Bldg. Owner, William Low Rice, State 
Life Bldg. Plans in progress. Owner 
will build and award separate contracts. . 
Start work in 60 days. Stucco, slate 
roofs, furnaces, tile floors in baths, hard- 
wood floors. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Bank and Office Building: $1,000,000. 
11 sty. & bas. 126-30 East Washington 
St. Architect, Vonnegut, Bohn and 
Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust Bldg. Own- 
er, Meyer-Kiser Bank, Sol Meyer, Prest., 
136 East Washington St. General con- 
tract awarded to Bedford Stone and Con- 
struction Co., Fletcher Trust Bldg., all 
of Indianapolis. General contract in- 
cludes wrecking, excavating, concrete 
work, carpentry and brick work, all work 
sub trades are reserved by the owner. 

“Hospital, Power Plant and Nurses 
Home: $120,000. (rem. from Old Chas. 
Major Homestead), Shelbyville, Indiana. 
Architect, D. A. Bohlen and Son, 1001 
Majestic Building, Indianapolis. Owner, 
City of Shelbyville, Pleas E. Greenlee, 
City Clerk, City Hall, Shelbyville, Ind. 
General contract awarded to McKinsey 
and Albertson Construction Co., ($89,- 
425.00) Frankfort, Indiana and Shelby- 
ville, Indiana. Plumbing, sewage sys- 
tem, heating and ventilating awarded to 
The Hoosier Plumbing and Heating Co., 
Shelbyville, Ind., $16,200. Start work in 
about 60 days. Brick, reinforced con- 
erete and hollow tile floor constr, 

“Residence (14 rooms) and 2 Car 
Garage: $25,000. 4401 Broadway. Arch- 
itect, Fermor S. Cannon, 21 Virginia 
Ave. Owner, Herman G. Deupree, % 
Edwards and Edwards Co. Residence, 
2927 Broadway. General contract award- 
ed to L. C. Huey Bldg. Co., 304 Ameri- 
can Central Life Bldg. Start work 
shortly. Brick veneer, vapor heat, slate 
roof, tile and hardwood floors. 
Apartment Building and Stores: (2 


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apts. 2 stores) East Washington and bas. 55x170. Private plans. Owner, progress. Owners financing. Brick. 

Arlington Ave. Architect, C. E. Bacon, Henry Batterman, Main St.,. Crown «Church: $70,000. 1 sty. & bas. Arch- 
605 Odd Fellows Bldg. Owner, William Point. Sketches. Expect to start work itect,,. Oscar Hoffman, Studebaker Bldg. 
M. Wilson, 5901 University Ave. Gen- early spring. Brick. Owner, Reform Church, Otto Reppert, 
eral contract awarded to A. L. Avey and Residence: Crown Point, Cedar Lake. O. L. Kersch, Trustees. Decatur, Pre- 
Son, 538 No. Tacoma Ave. Brick. Private plans. Owner, S. Krokow, 1255 liminary plans in, progress. Mature 

Residence: $15,000. Private plans. So. Halstead St., Chicago, Ill. Contem- spring. Brick, stone trim. 
Owner, H. D. Ward (Restaurant) 141 plated. Mature spring. Frame and 


No. Penn. St. General contract awarded stucco. EAST CHICAGO, 
to H. M. Glossbrenner Realty Co., 20 Cos GTN!) LETT aah 
South Delaware St. Brick veneer. DECATUR. Factory and Office: 2 sty. 40x40. East 
Le Chicago. Archt and Engineer, Frank D. 
CROWN POINT. *Club House: $25,000. Architect, Chase, 645 N. Meridian Ave, Chicago, 


; - Charles N. Christen. Owner, B. P. O. E. Ill. Owner, The Pressed Steel Mfg. Co., 
Commercial Garage: $30,000. 1 sty. & Lodge, Decatur. Preliminary plans in Walter P. Murphy, pres., 20 W. Jackson 


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Blvd,, Chicago. Brick, steel and cone., 
frpf. Plans drawn. 

*Garage: $40,000. 1 sty. 57x184. 
Gary. Archt., M. Clifford Wiley, First 
Natl. Bank Bldg., East Chicago, Ind. 
Owner, Gary Baking Co., 2160 W. 10th 
St., Gary. Brick, and concrete. Archt. 
taking bids. 


“EVANSVILLE. 


Automobile Sales Building: $60,000. 2 
sty. & bas. 100x119. 1116 West Frank- 
lin St. Private plans. Owner, Franklin 
Corporation, James E. Cox, Prest., Wm. 
J. Muensterman, Treas., Lessee of build- 
ing, Eckler Motor Co., R. E. Eckler, 
Prest. Plans in progress. Ready for 
bids soon. Brick, concrete and steel. 
Will contain display rooms, store rooms 
and offices. 

*Duplex Apartment: $15,000. | Archi- 
tect, Alfred E. Neucks, 515-16 Peoples 


Bank Bldg. Owner, Frank Freund. 
Architect receiving bids. 
“Residence: $15,000. Hart Place. 


Architect, Anderson and Sringle, 108 
Upper 4th St. Owner, J. E. Paxton. 
Plans nearing completion. Brick veneer. 

Gas Plant (Improvements) $500,000. 
Owner, Southern Indiana Gas and Elec- 
tric Co., Frank J. Haas, Gen. Mgr. 
build this year, One million cubic feet 
gas holder and gas making machinery. 

School and Chapel: Evans Ave. and 
Jefferson. Owner, Trinity Lutheran 
Church, Rev. W. G. Pollack, Pastor. John 
W. Boehne, Sr., Chmn. Bldg. Comm. 
Owners financing. Will start work in 
spring. Brick. 

“Packing Plant (Add.) 3 sty. Archi- 
tect, Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture 


Bldg. Owner, Evansville Packing Co. 
Archt. -receiving bids to ‘close January 
10th. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded. 

Residence: Riverside Ave. near How- 
ard. Owner, Thomas Brose, 312 Powell. 
General contract awarded to John Wil- 
kins, Stringtown Road. Start work 
shortly. 

Bungalow: Kentucky and Monroe Ave. 
Owner, Walter Daudistel. General con- 
tract awarded to John Wilkins, String- 
town Road. Start work shortly. 

Residence: Louisiana Si. Owner, Arch 
Raney, 1006 E. Missouri St. General 
co let to John Wilkins, Stringtown 

oad. 


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Bungalow (5 rooms) Campbell St. and 
Green River Road. Owner, Guy Cole- 


man. General contract let to John Wil- 
kins, Stringtown Road. Start work 
shortly. 


Bungalow: (5 rooms) Campbell. St. 
Owner, M. Freewald. General contract 
let to John Wilkins, Stringtown Road. 
Start work at once. 

Residence: $12,000. Scholz and Madi- 
son Ave. Owner, Phil Raphael, 723 Lin- 
coln. General contractor, John Wilkins, 
Stringtown Road. Start work at once. 


FT. WAYNE, 


“Commercial and -Masonic _Temple 
Building: 3 sty. and bas. Angola, Ind. 
Architect, Guy Mahurin, 501 Lincoln 
Life Bldg. Ft. Wayne. Owner, The, 
Trustees of Angola Lodge No. 236, F. & 
A. M. Alphonso C. Wood, Trustee. Own- 
er is receiving sealed bids to close Jan- 
uary 24th. (See legal advertising in this 
issue.) 

Church: $60,000. Oliver and McKee 
Sts. Architect, Sinclair M. Seator, 35 
North Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. Own- 
er, Immanuel Baptist Church, Rev. B. 
F. Martin, Pastor, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Plans 
in progress. Brick, stone trim. 

“Shop (Tin Shop) $30,000. Architect, 
Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, Central Bldg. 
Owner, Christian Miller, 1115 Broadway. 
Plans in progress. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Stores (7) $30,000. 1 sty. 70x150. 
Harrison and Lewis Sts. Architect, Guy 
Mahurin, 501 Lincoln Life Bldg. Own- 
er, Charles Meigs, ‘South Calhoun St. 
General contract let to Hilgeman and 
Schaaf Co., Noll Bldg. Brick, ordinary 
constr. 


GARY. 


“Store (Dept.) $70,000. 3 sty. and 
bas. 50x125. 748 B’way. Archt. Walter 
E. Perry, 212 EK. Superior St., Chicago, 
Ill. Owner, Marcello Gerometta, 515 
B’way. Brick, conce., structural steel. 
Owner bids and does mas. and carp. wk. 
Archt. will take bids on other contrs. 
later. Fdn. in. 

Apt. Bldg.: $65,000. Private plans. 
Owner and builder, Ray G. Parry, 673 
B’way. Owner taking bids on plumbing, 
heating and wiring. Fdn. 

“Apt. Bldg.: $65,000. 3 sty. and bas. 


55x125. 435 Washington. Archt., L, E; 
Hiner, 516: Bway. Owner and builder, 
Wm. H. Welter & Co., 515 B’way. Brk. 
stone trim. Mas. & carp. day work by 
owner. Owner taking bids on plmg.,; 
htg. & wiring. On fdn. 


Apt. Bldg.: $45,000. 3 sty. & bas. 42x 
86. 1200 W. 5th Ave. Archt., J. HH, 
Wildermuth & Co., 690 B’way. Owner, 
G. A. Swartz, care of B. of E., 405 B’way. 
Brick and stone trim. Archt. will take 
bids Jan. 15, 1923, Drawing plans. 

“Apt. Bldg.: $12,000, 2 sty. & bas. 16th 
& Monroe St. Archt., Joe H. Wilder- 
muth & Co., 690 B’way. Owner, T. Per- 
rotha, 1404 Jackson. Brick. Owner will 
take bids about Jan. 10, 1923. 

“Residences (5): Each $8,500. 2 sty. 
& bas. Archt., L. H. Warringer, 673 
B’way. Owner and builder, Roy G. Par- 
ry, 673 B’way. Brick, Owner taking 
bids on plmg. Wiring and heating. Fdns, 

*Gary: Apartment Building (12 apts.) 
$65,000. 3 sty. 47x100. 1033 West 5th. 
Architect, L, Harry Warriner, 678 


Broadway. Owner, Roy G. Parry, 672 
Broadway. General contractor, Parry- 
Shaw’ Co., 673 Broadway. Foundation 
In. Brick, ordinary construction. 


HAMMOND. 


Undertaking Establishment & Chapel: 
Rimbach Ave. west of Hohman St. Own- 
er, Charles Neidow. Site purchased. 
Preliminary plans in progress. Brick, 
stone trim. 

Bank and Office Building: 8 sty. & bas. 
Hohman and Fayette Sts. Owner, The 
First National Bank, Hammond. Site 
Just purchased from Board of Education, 
Will build in the spring. Brick, fireproof 
construction. 

Stores and Offices: 3 sty. & bas. 50x80. 
Corner State and Morton Ct. Owner, 
Meyn and Weis, % First Trust and Sav- 
ings Bank. Plans in progress. Brick, 

Church (rear addition) $20,000. 2 sty. 
(auditorium and gymnasium) Russell 
St. near Hohman St, Architect, K. R. 
Vaughn, Rimback Bldg. Owner, First 
Methodist Church, Rey. Benjamin Rist, 
Pastor. Russell St. Plans in progress. 
Owner will ask for bids in March. Brick. 

Residence: $15,000. . 2 sty. 30x45. Hoh- 
man St. near Mulberry. Architect, K. 
R. Vaughn, Rimback Bldg. Owner, ©, 


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A. McCay, 448 Plummer St. Architect 
revising plans. Owner will ask for new 
bids about March 1st. Brick veneer. 


MICHIGAN CITY. 


High School (Manual Training and 
Gymnasium Building) 2 sty. & bas. 
Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 645 
Farmers Trust Bidg., South Bend, In- 
diana. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, % Supt. of Schools, Michigan City, 
Indiana. Plans in progress. Owner ex. 
pects to advertise for bids in February. 
Brick, steam heat, steel sash, comp. roof, 
maple floors. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Storm and Sanitary Sewer System: 
$567,000. “South Side Dist.” Consult- 
ing Engineer, G. W. Clausen, 139 No. 
Clark St., Chicago, Hl. City Engineer, 
D. H. Miller, City Hall, Michigan City. 
Owner, City of Michigan City, Board of 
Public Works, Alexander Spychalski, 
City Clerk, City Hall, Michigan City. 
General contract awarded to Byrne Bros. 
Construction Co., 358 East 115th St., 
Chicago, Ill. $507,734.96. (Reinforced 
concrete pipe.) 


RICHMOND. 


Residences: (18) 5 rooms each. 
er, Edwin C. Wright, (Real Estate) 
Greenville, Ohio. Architect and Builder, 
C. W. Fry, 302 13th St., Greenville, Ohio. 
Plans in progress. Frame. 

Residence and Garage: $8,000. 2 sty. 
28x30. So. 18th St. Owner, Paul R. 
Werking, 221 West Main St. Architect, 
C. E. Werking and Son, Palladium Bldg. 
Plans in progress. Brick over hollow 
tile, furnace heat. 

,. Filling Station: $5,000. 8th St. Private 
plans. Owner, Standard Oil Co., 1102 
No. “F” St. Plans in progress. Ready 
for bids shortly. Brick. 

Filling Station: $5,000. 1 sty. 24x24. 
9th and “EK” Sts. Private plans.. Owner, 
Richmond Oil Co., 6th and Ft. Wayne 
Aves. Plans in progress. Owner will 
build by day labor. Brick. 

“Residence & Garage: $10,000. 2 sty. 

bas. 26x32. So. 16th St. Archt., C. 
E. Werking and Son, Palladium Bldg. 
Owner, C. C. Schaefer, 1233 Main St. 
Owner ready for bids. Brick veneer. 

Public Comfort Station (Under- 
round) $8,000. Architect, C. E. Werk- 
ing and Son, Palladium Bldg. Owner, 
City of Richmond, Board of Public 
Works, City Hall. Plans completed. 
Owner will probably advertise for bids 
soon, 

“Commercial Garage & Store Room: 
518,000, 1 sty. 40x100. Architect,-C. E. 
Werking and Son, Palladium Bldg. Own- 
er, A. J. Miller and Sons, 731 South 8th 
St. Plans completed. Owner will build 
and award Start 
Work soon. Brick and steel, steel truss 
roof, comp. roof. 


Own- 


Separate contracts. 


SOUTH BEND. 


(ALL ITEMS APPEARING IN THE 
SECOND AND THIRD COLUMNS 
ON PAGE 11, AND PART OF THE 
FIRST COLIIMN ON PAGE 12. IN 
THE RECORDER. ISSUE OF DECEM- 
BER 30TH. REFERRED TO SOTTH 
REND ~—- RUTLDING OPFRATIONS. 
THIS NOTICE IS TO RECTIFY ANY 


CONFUSION THAT MAY HAVE 


BEEN CAUSED BY THE OMISSION 
OF A SOUTH BEND HEAD.) 


Stores (2) and Apartments (2): $30,- 
000. 2 sty. 66x100. 413-17 So. Michigan. 
Architect, Austin and Shambleau, 111 
No. Lafayette. Owner, A. H. Heller, 116 
So. Michigan St. Brick, steam heat, cop- 
per set store fronts, comp. roof. Plans 
in progress. 

Store and Apartment Building (18 
stores and apartments) $100,000. 2 sty. 
& bas. about 143x98. N. W. corner of 
Lafayette and South Sts. Owner, Elliott 
and Elliott, Gilbert and George Elliott. 
Plans ‘in progress. Owner will ask for 
bids about March 1st. Brick, composi- 
tion roof, steam heat, store fronts. 

Double Residence: $10,000 2 sty. 507- 
09 South Williams St. Owner, Henry 
Frank. Start work soon. Frame. 


VINCENNES. 

Church: $48,000. 2 sty. & bas. 78x 
112. Fairfield, Illinois. Architect, L. H. 
Osterhage and Byron Sutton, Citizens 
Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, First 
Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. C. B. 
Latimer, Pastor, Fairfield, Illinois. Own- 
er receiving bids at Fairfield to close 
January 17th. Brick and concrete, slate 
roof, vapor heat, structural steel, pine 
interior trim, pews, art glass, kitchen 
equipment, steel trusses, gallery. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


Bridgeport: (Marion county) Commun- 
ity Building: $15,000. Owner, Commun- 
ity Bldg., % Stanley Milhouse, William 
Pedlow, Albert Hoffman, Committee, 
Bridgeport, Indiana. Contemplated. 
Probably mature early spring. Frame 
construction; will include auditorium, 
gymnasium, kitchen, dining room. 

English: Factory Building, 100,000. 
2 or 3 sty. & bas. Owner, The Rice Box 
and Basket Company, William J. Rice, 
Prest., English, Indiana. Old factory re- 
cently destroyed by fire. Owner an- 
nounces that a new building will be 
started within 90 days. Brick. 

Lafayette: 1 sty. (15,000 square feet 
of floor space.) Private plans. Owner, 
The Security Egg Case Filler Co., C. Ai 
Wilson, Prest., 4835 Robinson St., West 
Lafayette. John E. Hosier, V. P.. Chi- 
cago, W. G. MacGowen, Secy and Treas., 
515 South 9th St., Lafayette. Prelim- 
inarv plans in progress. Details unde- 
cided. 

Lanorte: Theatre: With the purchase 
of the old Mavle City Saloon property, 
The Central Theatre Co., Inc., announce 
plans will soon be started for the con- 
struction of one of the finest playhouses 
in northern Indiana. Definite data later. 

Lebanon: Armory Building: (Drill 
100m and stables) The old S. S. Daily 
vroverty on indianapolis Ave. Owner, 
Battery C. 139 Field Artillery, Indiana 


National Guard. Contemplated. Expect 
to start work soon. Brick. 
*Logansport: Schools (2) $200,000. 


Architect. Allen and Garriott. Masonic 
Temvle Bldg.. Logansport, Indiana and 
Iombard Bldg.. Indianapolis. Owner, 


Board of School Trustees. William A. 
Wright, Prest.. Dr. W. J. Roberts. Secy. 
Owner receiving bids to close January 
27th. Brick. 

*Plymouth: High school (Junior and 
Senior) $300,000. 


2 sty. & bas. 163x179. 


Architect, Ernest W. Young, 512 Dean 
Bldg., South Bend, Indiana. Asso. Archt., 
Miller, Fullenwider and Dowling, 6 No. 
Michigan Ave., Chicago, III. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Jacob Schlos- 
ser, Prest., L. E. Steinbauch, Supt., Ply- 
mouth, Ind. Owner receiving bids on 
Separate contracts and on general con- 
tract. Bids close February 5th. 


Portland: Store Building (Fire re- 
build) $20,000. Owner, Fred and Mose 
Mossler, Portland. Owner will ask for 
bids soon. General alterations. 


Warsaw: Parsonage, $15.000. 2 sty. 
& bas. Owner, Methodist Church, War- 


saw. Plans in progress. Brick. Ready 
for bids soon. 

Uunion City: Printing Plant (addition) 
$15,000. 2 sty. 42x53. Architect, C. E. 
Losch, Union City. Owner, Harris 
Printing and Bindery Co., G. W. Harris, 
Prest. Plans in progress. Ready for 
bids about February 1st, Brick, reinf. 
conc., steel sash, steel truss roof. 


Contracts Awarded. 

“Bristol: School (alt. and add.) $20,- 
000. Architect, A. H. Elwood and Son, 
Haynes Bldg., Elkhart. Owner, A. I. 
Burgil, Trustee, Bristol, Ind. General 
contractor, George Moyer, Wakarusa, 
Indiana. Foundation in. General con- 
tractor will buy the following: Hard- 
wood flooring, hardware, trim, plaster, 
hollow tile, steel, iron stairs. 

Elkhart: store, office and lodge build- 
ing (rem. from bank) $30,000. Main & 
Franklin Sts. Private plans. Owner, 
Monarch Real Estate Co.. Mrs. Eliza 
Sage, Prest., Frank Sage, Secy., 208 
Division St. General contract let to 
Grant B. Bushnell, 608 Liberty St., Elk- 
hart. Start work soon. Work will con- 
sist of new copper set store fronts, vapor 
heating system, ventilating system, new 
floors, plastering, painting, redecorat- 
ing, mill work and general interior al- 
terations. 

Kokomo: Gas Plant (complete modern 
plant, consisting of bldgs., waste heat 
boilers, gas holders, tanks, water gas 
sets). Owner, Kokomo Gas Co., Ko- 
komo, Ind. Engineers, The Koppers Co., 
Pittsburgh, Pa. Start work in 30 days. 

*Roaneke: Consolidated High and 
Grade School: 14 class rooms. Jackson 
Twp.. Huntington County, Ind. Archi- 
tect, Everitt I. Brown, Studebaker Bank 
Ridg., Bluffton. Indiana. Owner, N. W. 
Van Arsdell, Trustee, Roanoke, Indiana. 
General contractor, L. W. Kimmel, Pone- 
to. Indiana. Heating. plumbing and 
wiring. R. FE. Fox. Markle. Indiana. Start 
work soon. Brick. 


Sealed Propossal 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the Proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and materia] supply 
circles from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 


SCHOOL HOUSE. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 
Notice is hereby given, That on the 
24th day of January, 1923, at the Ingle- 
field Community House, at Inglefield, in 
Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, 
Indiana, the Trustee of Scott School 
Township, Vanderburgh County, Indi- 


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‘ana, will receive sealed bids or proposals 
for the construction of a one-story and 
basement brick school building in said 
Seott Township,- known as the Scott 
Township Joint High School and Ele- 
mentary School, in accordance with the 
plans and specificatious now on file in 
the office of said Trustee, R. R. Inglefield, 
Indiana, and in the office of Anderson & 
Stingle, architects, McCurdy Building, 
Evansville, Indiana. Said. bids will be 
received up to eleven (11) o’clock A. M., 
on said 24th day of January, 1923. 

Separate bids or proposals will be re- 
ceived on the several branches of work 
required to complete said school building, 
or combinations of the several branches 
will be received; bidders may also sub- 
mit a single bid for the construction of 
the entire work. 

The estimated cost of said construction 
is fifty-five thousand dollars ($55,000). 

Bids must be filed on the form as pre- 
scribed by the State Board of Accounts, 
and must be accompanied by a certified 
check equal to three (3) per cent of the 
bids submitted; said check to be for- 
feited to the Township Trustee in the 
event the successful bidder refuses or 
fails to enter into a proper contract for 
the construction of the work bid on and 
to furnish proper surety within three 
(3) days after the awarding of said 
contract to the said bidder. Said Trus- 
tee will examine said bids and award the 
contract for a construction to the lowest 
and best bidder therefor. Bids to pro- 
vide for the furnishing of all labor and 
materials for the construction of said 


school house, or the respective part of 
the same bid on, in accordance with the 
plans and specifications. 


Notice is further’ given that said pro- 
posed school building is to be located at 
the intersection of the Base Line Road 
and State Road in said Scott Township, 
in the southeast quarter of the south- 
east quarter of section thirty-three (33), 
range ten (10) west, township four (4) 


south. 
JAMES W. LITCHFIELD, 
Trustee of Scott School Township. 


A. GC. Stone, Attorney for Trustee. 
Dec. 30-Jan. 6th. 


LODGE BUILDING. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that on the 
24th day of January, 1923, at the Ma- 
sonic Temple at Angola, Indiana, the 
Trustees of Angola Lodge No. 236 F. 
and A. M. will receive sealed proposals 
for the furnishing of all labor and ma- 
terial for the construction of a_ three 
story and basement, Commercial and 
Masonic Temple Building on the Owners’ 
premises at Angola, Indiana, in accord- 
ance with the plans and specifications 
on file in the office of said Trustees and 
Guy Mahurin, Architect, Fort Wayne, 
Indiana. 

The above proposals will be for the 
general contract only, and will not in- 


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clude the heating, plumbing and electric 
wiring contracts. 

Bids will be received up until 2 p. m. 
and must be filed on forms furnished by 
the architect, addressed to Angola Lodge 
No. 236 F. and A. M. % Alphonso C. 
Wood, trustee, Angola, Ind., and shall 
be accompanied by a certified check equal 
to two (2%) per cent of the bids sub- 
mited, and made payable to Angola 
Lodge No. 236 F. and A. M. Said 
check to be submitted and held as a 
guarantee that if his bid is accepted, 
the bidder will enter into a proper con- 
tract for the construction of the work 
for which the bid was submitted within 
three (3) days after awarding of con- 
tract to said bidder. 

The trustees reserve the right to re- 
ject any or all bids and to award the 
contract to the lowest and best bidder 
as may appear to the best interest of 
the owners. 

Plans and specifications will be fur- 
nished by the architect upon receipt of 
a deposit of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars 
for the plans and specifications to be 
for the exclusive use of the contractor 
until the time of letting. A refund of 
twenty ($20.00) dollars will be given 
upon the return of the plans and speci- 
fications to the architect’s office. 

ALPHONSO CGC. WOOD, Trustee, 
Angola, Ind. 


GUY MAHURIN, Architect, 
Fort Wayne, Ind. 
Jan. 6-13. 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 13 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed) Jace cee President 
Ba ey GIO se ee LOS oy ah Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


MEETING NIGHTS 
General meeting every third Tuesday evening. 
General contractors meet second and fourth 
Monday evening. 
Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW. 

Perhaps with the advent of the new 
year it would be advisable for those in 
the contracting business to take an in- 
ventory of that which was really ach- 
ieved the past year; the business we did, 
the money made, also check up on the 
mistakes that could be credited to our 
accounts, and in the final analysis care- 
fully consider what we all can do in the 
new year to benefit the contractors’ 
business as a whole. 

Nor in the restrospection must we fail 
to ask ourselves these questions. Have 
we done our best to make conditions 
under which we must work better, more 
pleasant, more harmonious? Have we 
given unto the local contractors’ asso- 
ciation the help and support it so well 
merits? Have we invited the outside 
contractor to become a member of our 
various associations here and _ there? 
Have we considered the rights of others, 
or have we rushed ahead regardless, 
selfishly, and created conditions that 
uncontemplated would react as a boom- 
erang later to do injury to the industry? 
Have we realized that “the injury of 
one is the concern of all?” Have we con- 
ducted our business at all times in a 
spirit of malice toward none and char- 
ity for all? Then, in conclusion, have 
we all done our duty to put the contract- 
ing business on a higher plane where 
it will command the confidence and re- 
spect that it deserves? : 

Why not start out the new year with 
a determination to devote a part of our 
time, at least, to the upbuilding, better- 
ment, and broadening of the scope of 
each local city contractors’ association. 
It is only by concerted action that the 
contractors can hope to improve condi- 
tions, overcome impediments. and break 
down the barriers that would tend to 
retard the industry. 


PENTERS ON WAGE SCALE. 


An agreement on the wage question 
for the coming year has been reached 
between the building trades employers 
and the carpenters in the Calumet Dis- 
trict. It was more or less of a compro- 
mise due to the fact that the indications 
point to a good building year, and in 
order to retain the available local supply 
of workmen it was decided that it 
would be to the interest of the contract- 
ors to grant an increase in pay for cer- 


tain modifications in the present work- 
ing agreements. The contractors of the 
Calumet District put up a big fight on 
the wage problem last year, then held 


the bag, for when it came to letting con- 


tracts prospective owners, rather than 
stand by the local fighting contractors, 
turned around and gave their work to 
contractors who would tilt the wage 
scale seeming to utterly disregard the 
consideration of lower construction 
costs that the association contractors 
were attempting to bring about by re- 
fusing to pay advanced scale demands. 
If the owners don’t care why should the 
contractors if by paying advanced wages 
they can secure better working agree- 
ments -and conditions with the workmen? 
That was the motive that inspired the 
latest action in coming to terms with 
the carpenters. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 

Chas. Neidow, the undertaker, has 
purchased the lots formerly occupied by 
the Episcopal Church and is having 
plans made for a funeral home and 
chapel to be located on Rimbach Ave., 
west of Hohman street. 


The First National Bank and the 
First Trust and Savings Bank were the 
successful bidders for the Central 
School ground, 233x193, corner Hohman 
and Fayette streets. They paid $307,- 
500 and are planning an eight. story 
bank and office building on the site. It 
is one of the best corners in town. 


Danner, Gohman & Meyers finally re- 
ceived the terra cotta contract for the 
Spragia Building. They have the sec- 
ond story about complete on this project. 


And now we are going to have the 
Calumet River straightened, widened 
and deepened from the East Chicago 
Canal to Calumet Lake in Illinois. When 
completed, it will be big enough to al- 
low the passage of two large lake steam- 
ers. E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


GHASi whOW en sth Mee bl eS President 
ol Reeve i. DE oe Secretary 


314 Main Street 


THE DAY OF OPPORTUNITY IS AT 
HAND. 


Once again the contractors, like other 
business men, stand at the threshold of 
a new year, in fact, the latch has been 
raised and the door stands slightly ajar. 
Beyond is the haze of early morn, so to 
speak, enveloping, as it were, the busi- 
ness hopes of the contracting industry. 
Behind us, lies a record of wonderful 
achievement accomplished by the build- 
ing forces in 1922. Everyone of us, con- 
tractors all, are ambitious to again scale 
the lofty volume heights attained dur- 
ing the past year. The level to which 
we rise will depend, to a great extent, 
upon our own efforts in an attempt to 


hew a way that will make marked prog- 
ress possible. 

Contractors, as a class are soldiers of 
fortune, creatures of chance, not that 
the good contractors take hazardous 
chances or tempt Fate wantonly like a 
gambler with his dice, yet indirectly does 
chance,. as marked by financial influ- 
ences, the attitude of Labor, the rise and 
fall of prices, and the inclination of men 
to build, all conditional, sway the sphere 
in which he operates. 

Hence, is it incumbent upon the con- 
tractors, both for the good of the great 
building industry and to their own in- 
terests to stand together and contend 
for conditions that will encourage build- 
ing construction activity. Every allied 
interest working in the great building 
field, except the contractors, is organ- 
ized strongly, yet the contractors here 
and there are prone to “go it alone,” 
sniff at organized effort, and then won- 
der why the contracting forces have so 
little to say in the working out of the 
building progress. 

Not one contractor, deeply imbued 
with the idea of organization, would 
countenance connivance, collusion or 
anything of a shady nature. However, 
they do preach and advocate a policy 
of unity and solidarity for the building 
contracting fraternity so that a solid 
front may be presented to retarding, in- 
imical and selfish interests which, in 
their narrow, biased aims, forget that 
the ultimate success of the whole is de- 
pendent solely upon the success of each 
component part. In other words, the 
financial interests in the building world 
are dependent upon conditions that will 
make building investments attractive; 
the architect upon the ability of the own- 
er to finance his project; the contractor 
uvon the success of the architect to get 
his project started; the material supply 
man upon the effort of the contractor to 
keep building moving; Labor upon the 
degree of activity the other interests can 
rreate. There you are, let one of these 
elements through selfishness “um the 
works” and all must suffer. 

_ There must be harmony in each of the 
individual ranks that go to make up the 
army of the building industry. 

The other interests have long sought 
that latter end and it is up to the con- 
tracting interests to do the same. It 
is this latter condition that organization 
among contractors will bring about, for, 
association will place contractors face 
to face, afford a better understanding, 
and, while not eliminating the sharp 
edge of competition, will give each man 
an even break, eradicating mistrust and 
selfishness, the two greatest enemies of 
the contractor. 


Indiana has made a great forward 
step in the direction of organization 
amongst the contractors and it is up to 
those of the contractors, who believe in. 
and are convinced of the real mission of 
organizatidn, to continue the effort not 
only in Indianapolis, Evansville, Fort 
Wayne. Hammond, South Bend and 
Terre Haute, but also in Muncie, Ander- 
son, Kokomo. Marion. Lafavette, Vin- 
cennes and all the smaller cities even to 


the farthermost corners of the state, not - 


only in the highways, but down the by- 
wavs. 

No better time is offered than right 
now, at the dawn. and clear down 
through the year, the day, of 1923. 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


GUY MAHURIN, President 

WILSON B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directorse 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WM. C. McGUIRE 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


“Your Individual Prestige Can Never Be Greater Than the Prestige of the Profession to Which You Belong” 


JUST AN INKLING OF THE BIG 
STATE ARCHITECTS’ MEETING 
NEXT SATURDAY. 


Next Saturday, January 13, at In- 
dianapolis is the day upon which the 
Indiana Society of Architects shines. It 
will be the occasion of the regular semi- 
annual meeting of the organization and 
the various committees in charge have 
planned to make it a real event in the 
annals of the Society. 

Everything has been put in ship-shape 
for the event and all that remains to 
spell suecess is the arrival of a goodly 
crowd of architectural professional men 
from out over the State. There are two 
days in the year when the opportunity 
is offered all the Indiana architects to 
assemble collectively from all corners 
of the State, talk over professional mat- 
ters, hob-nob and become better acquaint- 
ed, and plan for the advancement of the 
profession. These two occasions are 
widely separated, one being held in 
June, the annual convention time, the 
other in mid-winter, usually in Decem- 
ber. However, this year in order to get 
the architects together at the same time 
that the Annual Architectural Exhibit 
of Indiana Architects was held it was 
necessary to postpone the December 
meeting until January as that was the 
only time the galleries at the John Her- 
ron Art Institute, Indianapolis, could be 
Secured for the exhibit. 

Much time has been devoted to the 
arrangements for this semi-annual meet- 
Ing and every Indiana architect who can 
Possibly do so should avail himself of 
the opportunity to meet at Indianapolis 
with his professional colleagues of 
Hoosierdom. 

The program for the day as layed out 
by the program and entertainment com- 
mittees will follow this line. : 

All delegates will assemble at the Lin- 
coln Hotel, Indianapolis, for registra- 
tion. Then, at 12:30 p. m., there will 
be a mid-day luncheon and good-fellow- 
ship period. Following these opening 


exercises President Guy Mahurin, Ft. 
Wayne, will call a short business meet- 
Ing for the discussion and disposal of 
matters affecting the profession, the fu- 


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ture of the Society, and general topics 
dealing with the practice of architecture 
in the State. It is the intention of those 
in charge of the meeting to make this 
business session a short and snappy one 
and eliminate any wearying and long 
drawn out attention to non-essential 
subjects. 


The remaining portion of the after- 
noon is to be devoted to the entertain- 
ment of the visiting delegates and if the 
weather is propitious it is planned to 
motor the architects about the city to 
various points of interest. Then, too, 
those attending the meeting will go en 
masse to the John Herron Art Institute 
to view the Architectural Exhibit. 

As a wind up to the features of the 
day there will be a big banquet at 6:30 
p. m., in the Travertine Room of the Lin- 
coln Hotel. This will be the largest 
thing of its kind ever attempted by the 
Indiana Society of Architects and a real 
treat is in store for those attending. 
There will be special decorations, this 
detail of the evening having been dele- 
gated to a committee under the leader- 
ship of Harry Fitton. The Entertain- 
ment Committee, of which Donald Gra- 
ham is chairman, announced that there 
is a real surprise in store for the diners. 
First it is announced that there will be 
no loud or rough stuff, instead, it will 
be along the lines of refined diversion, 
providing the committee has the correct 
conception of the meaning of the word 
refined. Anyway, it will be the sort of 
entertainment that is 100%. entertain- 
ing. 

This evening attraction is to be a sort 
of jollification of the building industry 
as special invitations are to be extended 
to the contractors, engineers and drafts- 
men to meet and dine with the archi- 
tects. 

The whole will be an event well worth 
while attending and the Society has used 
its best efforts to arrange a real get- 
together affair. Don’t overlook the date, 
Saturday, January 13th. If you en- 
tertain any superstitions throw them to 
the winds and slip into Indianapolis to 
give the “glad hand’ to your fellow 
architects of Indiana. 


THINK IT OVER. 


One of the most important topics for 
discussion to be brought up at the semi- 
annual meeting of the I. S. A., next 
Saturday, will bear on the recently in- 
stituted plan of the organization to pro- 
mote regional meetings in the various 
districts of the State at which the ar- 
chitects of those territories may get to- 
gether and talk over the problems that 
arise in common to all members of the 
profession in Indiana. 

To date two of these meetings have 
been held, one in Ft. Wayne, and the 
other at Terre Haute. Both gatherings 
were well attended and a keen interest 
taken by the architects in the matters 
that were brought up. So impressive 
was this interest, the pleasure of those 
attending at the chance to meet their 
fellow architects, and the spirit of har- 
mony that prevailed, that the officers of 
the Society fee] that a great good can 
be accomplished by the promulgation of 
the new {ine of action. It is the inten- 
tion of the advocates of the regional 
meeting idea to establish certain pre- 
scribed districts in which the architects 
of those localities can form regional ar- 
chitectural clubs and meet, Say, once a 
month there and there at the various 
cities in their districts. This will create 
a closer contact, a beter intimacy, and an 
opportunity for the architects to advance 
the interests of the profession. It will 
also keep the architects in direct touch 
with vital local matters that have an 
influence on the practice. As it is now 
there are things that come up both for 
good and bad, but there is no concerted 
action by the architects of a community 
to get together on these matters, either 
to advance the good, or combat the ini- 
mical forces at work. 

This regional club and meeting idea is 
worthy of the consideration of every In- 
diana architect and each should be pre- 
pared to express himself along this line 
of thought when the subject is brought 
up for discussion next Saturday at the 
big meeting at Indianapolis. . 


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Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


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C. C. PIERSON, Seeretary 
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ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


rR RI 1 0 yg ta a Ol President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


EVANSVILLE CONTRACTORS LIKE 
OTHERS ARE HOPING FOR FA- 
VORABLE CONDITIONS 
IN 1923. 


In line with the record proportions 
assumed by local building activities, re- 
ports from all over the country indicate 
the volume of building construction 
work launched, when finally, accurately 
summed up will establish a national 
building record for the year of 1922. 

Looking into the future, local build- 
ers are cherishing the hope and faith 
that the coming season’s activity will 
assume even larger volume than that of 
the past year. However, things must be 
sized up squarely in the contemplation 
and anticipation and the contractors are 
not deceiving themselves or others. . As 
seen by them, there is little or no pros- 
pect of any decrease in building con- 
struction costs. Material supply quota- 
tions have held steady to firm and strong 
in the local market and no break is ex- 
bected in that direction. Nor can the 
labor wage be expected to decline to any 
extent if any, for there is a tendency 
toward higher demands in_ the larger 
cities, a feature that will also have its 
influence in the smaller communities. 
These latter places will have to stay in 
line on the wage matters as a means of 
Drotecting the local labor supply, other- 
wise the craftsmen will gravitate toward 
the higher wage sections. 

The lack of an infusion of new blood 
into the ranks of the building trades 
mechanics because of certain Union re- 
Strictions on apprentices, and the ten- 
dency of contractors not to bother with 
teaching young men the trades is caus- 
ing a serious depletion of the available 
supply of workmen. Not only are the 

ig cities suffering from this source, 
but the smaller cities even more so, as 
the workmen. if able will go to the places 
Where the big wages are being paid, a 
natural human trait. 

This is a condition with which all 
contractors must reckon in 1923, and it 
1S going to have a big bearing on the 
fnture of the bnildine business. The at- 
titude of Ruilding Labor on the wage 
Guestion will have a bie influence on 
next vear’s volume of building construc- 
tion, not only in Evansville and Indiana, 


but all over the country. Labor can do 
its bit toward a.big building year in 
1923, or it can gum up the whole works. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 


A frame fabricating building is to be 
built by the Evansville Structural Sup- 
ply company at Division street and 
Kerth avenue, about January 10. The 
building will be about 48 by 100 feet 
with one wing 48 feet square. 

General Contractors Anderson and 
Veatch now winding up the remnants 
of a large volume of business put over 
in 1922, are preparing to launch another 
big building campaign the coming sea- 
son. 


Activity in the local building field has 
slowed down for the present though the 
contractors are figuring some promis- 
ing prospects, and things should get 
back to a busy period before long. 


FT. WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Irmscher PY a a Th eas President 


Eph Darley een Ons ees. Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


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Phone 2001 


GOOD WIND UP FOR A BIG YEAR. 


Local business men in almost every 
line report 1922 as the best year from a 
point of receipts that they have ever 
had. Probably nothing will indicate 
the healthy condition of business in Fort 
Wayne at the start of the new year bet- 
ter than the report of the clearings of 
the local banks during the last week of 
the year. Clearings for the last week of 
the year were considerably in excess of 
those of the corresponding week last 


year. 
‘Total! for: week sau 8. os $2,066,131.78 
Same week 1921 --_-~---- 1,648,679.25 


Gain over same period 
Oar WARD ee. Uwe. $ 417,452.53 


WORKMEN SOMEHOW ESCAPED 
WHEN BIG STEEL BEAM FELL. 


A serious accident was narrowly 
averted on the new First National Bank 
Bldg., last week when a large steel beam 
that was being hoisted into place crashed 
to the ground. Three workmen who 
were riding the beam miraculously 


escaped death though one of them was 
caught and his foot was badly crushed. 

The exact cause of the crash was un- 
known to those employed about the work 
but it is believed that the chain, used 
in attaching the beam to the hoisting 
apparatus, slipped after the beam was 
started on its upward trip to a resting 
place in the structure. 


LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER BOOST FOR 
HOME CONSTRUCTION IN 1923. 


Faith in Ft. Wayne’s home building 
field was evidenced a few days ago when 
papers of incorporation, at $300,000 
capital, were filed at Indianapolis by the 
W. E. Doud Building Co. Among the 
incorporators are to be found the names 
of many of Ft. Wayne’s most prominent 
and influential financial and _ business 
men. 

The purpose of the new company will 
be to finance and construct new resi- 
dences. 


CITY SOLONS CONSIDERING CITY 
PLAN AND ZONING LAWS. 


The zoning law and city planning 
commission projects, endorsed some 
time ago by the Fort Wayne Real Estate 
board, is being considered by city offi- 
cials. A meeting for the purpose of dis- 
cussing the plan was held last week at 
the chamber of commerce. 

No definite action was taken at the 
meeting although the city officials ad- 
mitted that the purpose of the law and 
commission is commendable. The legal- 
ity of the law in regards to. certain 
phases, was questioned by the city at- 
torney and this is one of the principal 
reasons that no action was taken. A 
further investigation of the law will be 
made and another meeting held within 
a short time. 


KILL STREET WIDENING AND 
PROPERTY LINE MOVE SUG- 
GESTED FOR HARRISON ST. 


The proposition proposed for widen- 
ing and establishing specified building 
lines in Harrison street, along the zon- 
‘ing and city plan idea, through the 
downtown district was called off at a 
meeting of the Board of Works last 
week. 

Following the meeting it was an- 
nounced that the remonstrance against 
the proposed improvement was signed 
by 92 per cent of the property owners 
whose buildings would have been affect- 
ed had the proposition been put through 
as an ordinance by the city council. In 
view of the heavy opposition presented 
the board simply rescinded all previous 
action covering the matter. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor's Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


BW. vungeleus. 2.5068 k President 
ed OAR Co C1 ee te Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet every 


Wednesday, 4.00 p. m. 
Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 
Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 


General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each*month. 


Meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


At 320 Peoples Bank Building, 
Indianapolis. 
None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


None this week. 


ATTENTION! ELECTION MONDAY. 


Don’t forget the annual election of the 
Building Contractors Association, at 320 
Peoples Bank Bldg., next Monday, Jan- 
uary 8th. The polls will be open from 
11 a.m. to3 p.m. Vote early! 

There are two tickets in the field this 
year, a fact that should arouse much in- 
terest, cause some lively friendly com- 
petition, and draw out a heavy vote. 
The future of the association’ depends 
greatly upon its administration and 
every member should cast a ballot. 

The tickets up for the consideration 
of the members are: 

Regular Ticket. 
ROME b een TL) inti. | Nate a J. E. Hall 
Ist Vice President______- Robert Berner 
2nd Vice President_______- Wm. Carper 
3rd Vice President________ Walter Wise 
4th Vice President Robert Poehner 
A TCRRUTOR. vier ed 8) oe O. A. Porter 
Independent Ticket. 
Fred W. Jungclaus 
Robert Rerner 
Wm. Carver 


Ist Vice President_______ 
2nd Vice President 


8rd Vice President________ Walter Wise 
4th Vice President_____ Harry Callon. Jr. 
Pastirance eo a O._A. Porter 


ALL PREVIOUS RUILDING REC- 
ORNS AT INDIANAPOLIS 
SMASHFD RY 1922 AC- 
SIVITY, 


also exceeded those of 1921 by a large 
figure. A total of 13,581 were granted, 
an Increase of 3,446 over last year. 

n comparison with these figures, 
which demonstrate the almost phenome- 
nal growth of the city, a set of figures 
showing the valuation of building opera- 
tions and permits given out in 1918, was 
cited by the building commissioner. In 
that year, only 4,308 permits were is- 
sued representing a total valuation of 
$4,558,676. 

Many New Homes. 

Included in the report covering the 
building bureau, were reports of inspec- 
tors working out of that office. These 
inspectors reported 1,790 elevator in- 
spections; 1,122 smoke inspections and 
19,704 electrical inspections. 

Fred S. Beck, smoke inspector, re- 
ported also that eleven stacks have been 
installed this year, thirteen smoke con- 
sumers put in and twenty-two stokers 
installed. 

Permits were issued for construction 
of twenty-two buildings costing $100,000 
or more, and twenty permits were grant- 
ed for buildings costing between $50,000 
and $100,000. 

One point of interest in the building 
commissioner’s report is that covering 
housing and he shows that a total of 
4.353 new housing units were construct- 
ed during the year, which will accom- 
modate that number of families. This 
includes 2.681 new dwelling houses. 

_ Bureau Shows Profit. 

The budget for the building bureau for 
1922 called for appropriations of $18,- 
545, but $29,196.35 was taken in in fees 
‘for issuing permits, which will allow the 
turning over of $10,651.35 into the city’s 
general treasury as a result of the year’s 
work. 

Permits were distributed as follows: 
One-story single dwellings. 1,546; two- 
storv single dwellings, 463; one-story 
double dwellings. 159; two-story double 
dwellings. 513; stables, sheds, etc.. 2,262; 
brick building. nonfireproof, 121; fire- 
nroof construction, 44; concrete. block. 
229: tenement houses. 42: repairs. ad- 
ditions and alterations. frame, 6.770; 
renairs. additions and alterations, brick. 
470, and miscellaneous, 962. 


AWARD OF A MILLION DOLLAR 
BUILDING CONTRACT FEA- 
TURES FIRST WEEK OF 
1923. 


The new year, this week, got away 
from the scratch right at the pop of the 
gun, that is, as far as new building op- 
erations are concerned. 

It isn’t often that the dawn of the new 
vear is enlivened by the letting of a 
$1,000,000 contract, but, that is what 
happened the past week when the new 
Meyer-Kiser Bank and Office Building 
was awarded without a hitch. 


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LULL IN RESIDENCE BUILDING 
PERMIT BUSINESS ENSUES. 


There was quite a let up in the busi- 
ness of the city building inspectors’ of- 
fice the past two weeks, very few new 
permits being issued. This was in 
marked contrast to the rush just before 
Christmas when most every one in the 
building inspection department was kept 
busy writing out permits in answer to 
the applications that were made by an 
army of prospective residence builders. 

The heavy demand put upon the 
clerks was occasioned by the provisions 
incorporated in the new zoning ordin- 
ance of the City Plan Commission which 
restricted building in the residence dis- 
tricts to so many square feet of ‘living 
area for dwelling purposes. These re- 
strictions had a great bearing on double 
house construction on the smaller lots 
and everyone who had such a structure 
in contemplation endeavored to secure a 
permit before the zoning ordinance went 
into effect. Though the permits were 
issued, it was provided that actual con- 
struction operations must be instituted 
within six weeks of the issuing date or 
the permit would be revoked. Thus is 
the great December residence ‘permit 
rush accounted for. 


CHANGE OF FIRM NAME MADE. 

Announcement has just been made of- 
ficially that the firm name of Wise Bros., 
mason contractors, Indianapolis, will 
hereafter be known as Walter W. Wise. 
There will be no change of address, the 
offices of the company are still to be 
maintained at 206 Indiana Trust Bldg.,; 
Washington street and Virginia Avenue. 


BUILDING PERMITS 


($4,500 and Over) 

(Week of December 29 to January 4) 

Private Garage: $7,500. 1 sty. 50x 
113. 1152 Fairfield. Owner and build- 
er. Jose-Kuhn Co., 1160 Fairfield. 

Residences (2) $3,000 each. 3301 and 
3311 East 20th. Owner. Dan W. L. Le- 
Gore, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner builds. 

Residence: $6,500. 37 So. Euclid. Own- 
er, W. C. Bryden, 5110 E. Mich. Owner 
builds. 

Residence: $6,750. 240 Blue Ridge Rd. 
Owner, M. M. Miller, Fletcher Trust 
Bldg. 

Residence: $5.500. 5341 Central. Own- 
er. Chas. C. Binkley, 5158 Park. 

Residence: $7,200. 3724 Central. Own- 
er, A. C. Rarick, contract to Harrell & 
Robb, 3126 MacPherson. 

Residence: (double) 
Wright St. 
Wright St. 

Residence: $22.000. 4401 Broadway. 
Owner. Herman G. Deupree, 2927 Broad- 
way, G. C. let to L. C. Huev Bldg. Co..,, 


$4.000. 1405-07 
Owner, H. R. Herman, 1415 


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— ess —-sei ss ea a See owe oc ae 


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With 055.297 represent- Attached to the bottom of the con- American Central Life Bldg. Brick fi} | 
ed in building ce Sew Piaeond ‘sonting tract is the name of the Bedford Stone veneer. | Hy 
ahove all former marks bv a large mar- & Construction Co., the successful bid- Residences (2) $8.000 each. 630-32 ati 
gin. was set in Indianapolis this vear, ders. Laverock Road, 6272 College. Owner, 1 


L. B. Miller, General contract let to 


arcord] : Fran- The new structure. to be located at 
er epee Baron, uu BY, Ee Phil Calkins, 2203 Roosevelt Ave. 


cis F. Hamilton, city building commis- 126-30 East Washington street, between 


. -.@ SSlcrrs 2 2s 1 Bt, 2? wee Li er ei” 


sioner, Pennsylvania and Delaware streets. will Residence: $4.800. 14438 Belleview 
The valuation for 1921 was $18,328.- be eleven stories hieh with ground di- Place. Owner, A. W. Cox, 1266 No. 
965. which shows an increase for this mensions of 60x200 ft. Terra cotta fac- Belleview. 


ine will be used. Structural steel frame 


Residences (2) doubles. $3.000 each. 
with reinforced concrete floors will be 


9929-31 and 2905-07 No. Chester. Qwner, 
W. L. Bridges, 148 No. Delaware. 


year of $7.726.332. 
e number of permits issued for con- 


struction by ‘the commissioner this year the type of construction employed. 


20 INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


ORD STONE & CONSTRUCTION CO. 
Contractors—Engineers 

810-15 FLETCHER TRUST BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS 

ec RES SEE I 


CONDER & CULBERTSON 
General Building Contractors 
623 NORTH NOBLE ST., INDIANAPOLIS 


CORNELL ENGINEERING CO. 
Building Contractors 
2611 CORNELL AVE., INDIANAPOLIS 


WM. P. JUNGCLAUS CO. 
Building Contractors—Industrial and Schools 
825 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., INDIANAPOLIS 


J. G. KARSTEDT CONSTRUCTION CO. 
General Contractors 
429 LEMCKE BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS 


BEDF 


MORROW AND MORROW 
General Building Contractors 


Muncie, Ind. 


1006 E. Main St. 
JAS. HODGSON & SONS 


Brick Contractors 
208 HOLLIDAY BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS 


Phones—Residence, Randolph 5203; Office, Circle 4164 
WISE BROTHERS 
(Walter W. Wise) 
MASON CONTRACTORS 
206 Indiana Trust Bldg. Indianapolis 


COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL BUILDERS 


Hall Construction Company 


405-406 BOARD OF TRADE 
INDIANAPOLIS 


WALKER-BROOKS REALTY CO. 
Builders of Investment Properties 
134 NORTH DELAWARE, INDIANAPOLIS 
NS 
ROLAND M. COTTON CO., 
Plumbing and Heating Contractors 
1720 E. Tenth St Indianapolis 
ee ES Le ae 
SCHWEGMAN-WITTE CO. 
Heating, Ventilating and Plumbing Contractors 
127 E. Jefferson St. FT. WAYNE 


BEDFORD STEEL & CONSTRUCTION CO. 


Industrial Plants s jes Power Houses 
Complete Engineers— Builders 


Factories 


BEDFORD, IND. 


A. E. Gilden, President. W. J. Shoobridge, V-Pres. 
E. J. Shoobridge, Sec. & Treas. 


Gale Construction Co. 
GENERAL CONTRACTORS 
2117-31 Gale St. Phone, Webster 8693 
INDIANAPOLIS 


Ornamental and Miscellaneous Iron 
Bronze and Brass Work 
Post Caps, Joist Hangers, Wali Boxes 
Paint for All Purposes 
Tanks and Towers of Wood or Steel 


R. ALFRED HAYES 


606 Lombard Bldg. Phone Main 4641 Indianapolis 


CENTRAL STATES BRIDGE CO 


INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


Structural Steel for all types of Buildings, 
arages, etc. 


Steel Bridges Enquiries Solicited 


CHAS. LATHAM, JA., PREST. HARRISON WALTERS, V. PrReEsr. 
We. W. WIESE, Sec-Treas. 


LATHAM & WALTERS 


ENGINEERS AND “CONTRACTORS 
927-928 STATE LiFe BLOG. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


GENERAL CONTRACTORS, CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINS EMS 
TELEPHONES:—MAIN 1248. AUTO. 28-581 


No. 4 C. H. & E. Bilge Pump 


No. 107 Koehring Dandie 


CONCRETE MIXERS 


SAW RIGS MORTAR MIXERS 
PUMPS STEEL FORMS 
HOISTS BAR CUTTERS 


Immediate Shipment from Indianapolis Warehouse 


KOEHRING COMPANY 


FLETCHER TRUST BUILDING INDIANAPOLIS 
H. W. TAYLOR, INDIANA REPRESENTATIVE 
MaIN 7179 


CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 


Builders Hoists Steel Derricks Steel Concrete Forms 
Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds 
Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 


Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
Double and Single Cage Material Elevator Platform 


GEO. W. FIFE EQUIPMENT Co. 
1403 Merchants Bank Building 


Phone, Main 6360 Indianapolis, Indiana 


No. 6 C. H. & E. Saw Rig 


No. 3 C. H. & E. Hoist 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 21 


RETAIL QUOTATIONS 


Indianapolis Building Materials 


7 .UMBER. 


Framing Lumber. 
Pxao tno; LOLLCASING: 1a) COMME eee eee eet rennin (OE Ay ew, 
2x4 in. 18, 20 ft.-No. 2 common 


2x6 in. 8, 16°ft.—No. 2 common.........:............... 

2x 6 in, 18, 20 ft.—No. 2 ecommon................ Re Sen 

2x 8 in. 8, 12, 14, 16 ft.—No. 2 common................_ 

2xSo30s-8,, 20 ft-—-Nowee common... /2.... en. | 

2x10 in. 8, 12, 14, 16 ft.—No. 2 common 
2x10 in, 18, 20 ft.—No. 2 COMMON... .cecocececceccseeeeisceeocecee--..c. me 
2x12 ne (S.0k2, 14,16 £t.—No. 2 commonccce cs. .e 
exile imo L0,AU8, 20 cfti—“No: 2 commons, hae ees Se 


Same—No. 1 common, add $8.00 per M to above quotations. 
Boards. 


Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x4 in.—No. 1 common........... Se acenepiesacs cance se DEE ATOD 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x4 in—No. 2 common................ == Ot DD 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x6 In-—=NO, E, commaon.- 8s --- 52.50 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x6 in—No. 2 common................... ... 44.00 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x8, & 10 in.—No. 1 common... .. 55.00 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x8, & 10 in.—No. 2 common... ae 45.00 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x12 in.—No. 1 common... Bey tay eee ere ce ar 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x12 in.—No. 2 common ........ csi ee gh eee, a OE 


Bevel Siding. 


TansE CLEA EMU OOUs, Motes ines ee eum cs TS Ath op allan a 
6 in. select poplar 
8 in. clear cypress 


Drop Siding. 


Mellow: Pings IxGe ti —Oleqr ie vee Ce ee 
Yellow Pine, 1x6 in.—No. 1 common 
Yellow Pine, 1x6 in.—No. 2 common....... ........ 
Yellow Pine, 1x8 in.—No. 1 common.............. 
Yellow Piney 1x8 in.—No, 2! @ommon4:s.3.0 ee 


Finish. 
Yellow Pine, 1x6 in. to 10 eee ae, Ses Boe fees Sree Mid SORRY OS (ily 
Yellow Pine, 1x12 in 
Cypress, 1x12 in.,. 

Cypress, 1x6 in. to. 10 


“a pheng Flooring. 


$130.00 
130.00 
110.00 
75.00 
Yellow Pine Flooring. 
ReErinie Cleary Cate Cait... tes steel cenmee NRE Go ty ee a $85.00 
1x4 in.—No. common......... .. a 


Ix4 in.—No. 
1x6 in.—No, 
1x6 in.—No. 
Shingles, 


Oregon cedar, clear 5-2 in. 
Extra XAX, 6-2. in.. 


Wood Lath. 


18 in. No. 1 Cypress Lath... 
48 in. No. 1 Hemlock Lath... 
48 in, eat Pine 


common 
common...... 
common. ........ 


NDorehwe 


CLAY PRODUCTS. 


BRICK. 
Common, F. O. B. cars, Lndinine 00 1s 8.22, Scent ee $15.50 to $16.50 M. 
Face, F. O° B, cars, Indianapolis..............0ccn, 23.00 to 40.00 M. 
HOLLOW CLAY PARTITIONING TILE. 

Size ‘ . Deld. from 


BAKUP TILE. 


Size Wt. Pes. to 
(Inches ) Each Min C/L Stock M. 


ad CP alae 9 Ibs ee ae eee $ 45.92 


dx8x12 (2-cell)... 
5x8x12 (8-cell) 


From 
Size Warehouse 
hy 25 le a ig RI ZA te aah le $132.00 
1S.) 825 aga RN i EAR ed 
Sp Se RAE IP ROEDER Se! ab neta UN 154.00 


WALL COPING. 


9 “in 
13 in 
18 in. 


Angles, three times price per ft. 
FLUE LININGS. 


Flue Linings, 81Lx81, 
ines Tamings; Stews: o.. 1h yg ae oes 
Hine Senne, 8 StoxT ew A eS 


Flue Linings, 18x13'%.. 
Rigeumanings -1Sx1 Seno iain may 


Whitey Ginings, I8x18) 2 =. fees Hi Be ey 
12 inch Round Lining 


CEMENT BLOCKS 


PRIN ease AER epee) IM, -< 5 ons ee ee a en $0.22 each 
Rock, Bace—S) dnixl2ein-x16 ins... Soe ee -25 each 
For fittings, corners, window blocks, add 25%. 

For Water-Proof Blocks add two cents per block. 


LIME, CEMENT AND PLASTER 
LIME, 


Finish, Hydrate, 50 Ib. paper sacks.......ccccccccccccccoeeecccccocccce-.e. 
Mason’s Hydrate, 50 Ib. paper sacks 
Chemical Hydrate, 50 lb. paper sacks 


Single Bags, any kind 
Lump Lime, bulk... 


CEMENTS. 


Portland, paper bags 7. ie ace ed in eee Et i nein 
Portland, cloth bags ................. 
White Portland, cloth bags .... 
LICKS VIN yw. else. esteem 


Cloth sacks included, returnable at Te each. 


MORTAR FOR BRICKLAYING. 


Carney’s cement, cloth, per sige es pel Sx --$0.75 
Brixment, paper, per bag i. 7 00 
Brixment, cloth, per bag... -70 
Cioth sacks included, returnabie ‘at. Te ‘each, 
PLASTERS AND FINISHES. 

‘ Each 


No; -1,; Prepared,” Ist “coat; cloth sack:a. 2) ee es oe Fie e060 
No. 2 Prepared, 2nd coat cloth Beeler sear ee Sore cee alten os BIG 


Special, Prepared Metal Lath, cloth sack ...........cecccccccsssesceccsessesseeecssecceesesss -65 
Single Sack, any kind . es Bs resid Sasa tebe eeee ois: od eee FE 
Plaster—Unsanded (Neat) 80 ry paper ears | eet tece swet ceca cou see eaeataetae ti ee -78 
Plaster—Unsanded (Neat) 100 lb. cloth sacks... see, OG 
BINGIe Sack) DADER: "a2... easae peer one ear) aa 1.00 
Wood Fibre, 100 lb. paper sacks... SE 
Now/h Moulding Plaster, 100.(1b. ‘clothriy yi: metemet 0 eae 1.40 
No. 1 Moulding Plaster, 80 lb. paper. Red TG 
Michigan: Stucco; 100\ lb; ‘clothnsG..n100 6a ee OT ee 1.00 
Plaster Paris,, satin: finish; , paper. ais.am eae ye ee ee 1.00 
superior, Plaster, Paris; 80)-Ib:) Pa. cee ee ee 1.00 
Reene’sCement,;. 100: 1b. cloth  (sacketa ssl Wins ns 2.00 
White Trowel, Prepared, 80 lb. cloth sack... 1.30 
White Sandflat, Prepared, 100 Ib. cloth sack... 1.25 
Retarder, (at yard) ...... Fr ccovobpasatausaastsendzidpcgngssPOUNGS. he 


Cloth sacks included, returnable ‘at. Ze - each, 
MORTAR COLORS. 


Red, 100 lb. sacks.............. ee eg eS, ) ee a aes Se 
Buff, 100 lb. sacks... x 
Chocolate Brown, 100 Ib. ‘sacks... 
Black, Dble. Str., 100 Ib. sacks... 
Black, Sgl. Str., 100 Ib. sacks2.<2 
Special Chocolate, 100 Ib, sacks... 
In quantities less than 1 sack 


SAND 
, Ton 
White Silica; ‘bulk e soe uwaceneten ete ale AEE. AS) cen 5s ee rk SOY $ 8.00 
White Silica, cloth sacks.... .. 10.00 
Michigan, bulk LS Ae 5.50 
Michigan, cloth Enchat catty... coer eS in: hl a ee 7.50 
Cloth sacks included, returnable at Te each. 
ROOFING MATERIALS. 
Square 
Sigie SuriKee We: TRE + Ulsan ree Ale ime a $6.25 
Slate Surface, strip shingles... o.cscbssssssesssssussssuieectoonccercn cee 6.00 
Colors—Red, Green or Blue-Black. 
ROLL ROOFING. 
Roll 
Green Slate Surface... csc secemeseseeessseensesecie sncsennepectertnenasesiecasuisessoesccesecss. $3.00 
Red) Slate Surfacé-2 cone tas) eee ee ee eee .. 3.00 
Blue Black Slate Surface ............., ... 2.40 
Class C Heavy, 55 Ib. (3 ply).. eirEG 
Plight (1ePly) 36, Misc scot o -soresl acne ep eI 1,75 


Black Waterproof Paper, 500 sq. ft......._ eae sbaveesvapck aigter Nida salu, = 1.50 


= ste 


22 INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


“TICO SMOKELESS’ 


DOWNDRAFT ilo TUBULAR PORTABLE 


BOILERS 


nee SMOKELESS” | 


Downdraft Return Tubular 
Portable Boilers 


Designed for burning anthracite as 
well as bituminous coal—a feature not 
obtainable with any other Smokeless 
Firebox Boiler. 

Constructed entirely of steel and in 
strict accordance with the A. S. M. E. 
Boiler Code—thoroughly inspected dur- 
ing construction and approved by an 
authorized inspector before shipment. 

Do yor have our bulletin on Smoke- 
less Boilers? 


THE 
TITUSVILLE IRON WORKS 
COMPANY 


Titusville, Penna. 


Chicago Representative: 
A. J. POPHAM, 

53 W. Jackson Blvd., 

Chieago, Ill. 


Kewanee 
Firebox 
Boilers 

Heat 


America’s 


Best 
Buildings 


HIGHEST EFFICIENCY LOWEST FUEL COST 
KEWANEE B@II-ER COMPANY 


BOILERS - TANKS - GARBAGE BURNERS - RADIATORS 
Bienes Brae Of ioc, hE WANEE, IULINO aa 


C ; A. W. FLEMING 
Indianapolis Phone Main 3848 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 3 


STRUCTURAL STEEL 
for 
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 


Steel Derricks—Industriai Cars 
Concrete Handling Equipment 


Estimates Cheerfully Given 


INSLEY MANUFACTURING CO. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


‘SEA SERENA WD RT PNT TE SNC SATA ENT ARR SPREE OS FE LORE 
R. C. HALL ROOFING COMPANY 
General Roofing Contractors 
Prepared to Figure In Any Part of the Country. 
Asphalt Built-Up Roofing 
Repairing and Recoating a Specialty 
Also Roofing Supplies. 

We ea aa Insurance Protection. 

3S. Walnut St. 
Phone 2276 MUNCIE, IND. 


THE TARPENNING LAFOLLETTE CO. 


Industrial Sheet Metal Work 


Tanks, Oil Pans, Gear Guards, Specialties, Job Work 
10 Guage and Lighter 


1030 Canal St. Indianapolis Main 6963 


| LILLY HARDWARE CO. 


Builders aktwars [YW A | F- Rovian es 
Contractors Supplies 


114 EAST WASHINGTON STREET 


INDIANAPOLIS 
Phone, Main 0509 Auto, 21-345 


CONCRETILE ROOFS 


THE FIRE-PROOF, LEAK-PROOF, 
LAST-A-LIFE-TIME ROOF, 


William J. Ryan Roofing Co 


PHONE, MAIN 7089 
INDIANAPOLIS 


MadeinIndianapolis 205 East Ohio Street 


Interstate Public Service Company 
INDIANAPOLIS—LOUISVILLE 


Low rates on Cement from 
Speeds Mill to Indianapolis 
and various other points in 
the state. 


TRY OUR OVER-NIGHT FREIGHT SERVICE 


Interstate Public Service Company 
BERT WEEDON, Traffic Mer., 
819 Board of Trade, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 


Largest Manufacturers of Face Brick in the World 


HYDRAULIC-PRESS BRICK COMPANY 


801-805 Board of Trade 
Indianapolis 


Manufacturers and Distributors 
Hy-tex 
The Standard of Quality in Brick 


We Solicit a Statement of Your Requirements 


INTERSTATE 
CLAY PRODUCTS CoO. 


Face Brick Commons Hollow Building Tile 
al Tercures Fire Brick al 


Sizes 
1124 Hume-Mansur Bldg. INDIANAPOLIS 


VENTILATORS 
The New Patent Rotary Ball Bearing 
Manufactured by 


J. L. OLSON & SONS 
Also Contractors for Sheet Metal ana 
Copper Work, Skylights, Slate, Tile 
and Metal Roofing Hot Air Heating 

Ventilating 
5188Broadway Logansport. Ind. 


Howard Electric ServiceCo. 
INDIANAPOLIS 
Lighting Fixtures—Electrical Supplies. 
SPECIAL FIXTURE DESIGNING 
744 Virginia Ave. 


Drexel 9598 


Hatfield Electric Co. 


“The House Electric” 


lected Contractors Engineers 
Indianapolis, Ind. Chicago, Ill. 


102 S. Meridian St. 440 §. Dearborn St. 


H. P. DOLL, "amt 


Electrical Contractor and Supplies 
Specializing on Residence Wiring PHONE, WASH. 2698 


“If they do it, it will be well done.” 


THE SANBORN ELECTRIC CoO. 
CONTRACTING ENGINEERS 


ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES LIGHTING FIXTURES 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 
MAIN 1017 - - - AUTO. 21-550 


at “Saw '* Ad “4aY*. 1. WY 6” 


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a Ornamental Durand Steel 
Lockers 


1 rwes | JOHN J. TUITE COMPANY | sxx" 


Hollow Metal 


HH) Fire Escapes 


| indows 
| | sre cee 501 FIDELITY TRUST BLDG. INDIANAPOLIS ak iia nies 
| ronze Letters in Clad 

| ae ‘ Se Phone Main 2476 beat 


Addition to St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette, Ind., 1 of 4 Bldgs. 


D. X. Murphy & Bro., Louisville, Ky., Archts. A. E. Kemmer, Lafayette, Ind., Conts. 


Ornamental Iron Work 


Furnished by Us for This Building Includes 


Steel Stairs Cast Iron Entrances 
Wrought Iron Railings Cast Iron Marquise 
Elevator Sills and Frames Miscellaneous Iron 


LE IE TO I CLIFT TERE I Be 
er nt re a 


FOR 


INDIANA 


CONSTRUCTION 


RECORDER 


FOR 
ARCHITECT Devoted to the CONTRACTOR 
ENGINEER Interests of the Indiana Construction and Engineering Industry SUPPLYMAN 
Vor. IV INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, No. 41 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 
Published Every Saturday 


DONALD CAMPBELL ............................ Publisher 


312 E. Market Street, 
Indianapolis, Ind. 
PHONE—MAIN 5678 


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foriere Sear yatta ale Ok Ts Eee Ls 7 $6.00 
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..Advertising “Rates Furnished on _ Application... 


Advertising forms close Saturday of week pre- 
ceeding date of issue. 


Entered as second class matter August 29, 1919, 
at the Post Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, under 
the Act of March 3, 1879. 


ee ee ee 
ENGINEERS OF THE STATE TO 
GATHER AT INDIANAPOLIS 
FOR THEIR ANNUAL 
MEETING. 


Indiana engineers from all sections of 
the state, and quite a few from without 
the borders, will gather at Indianapolis 
Thursday and Friday, January 18 and 
19, that being the time fixed for the 
Forty-third Annual Convention of the 
Indiana Engineering Society. 

Convention headquarters will be at 
the Lincoln Hotel, where all sessions, 
luncheons and the windup dinner dance, 

tiday evening, will be held. 

he general meetings will be held on 
the fourteenth floor of the Lincoln as 
also will be a special engineering exhibit 
that has been arranged. 

The official program for the two days’ 
gathering as announced by Secretary 
harles Brossman, is: 


Registration 
10:30 a. m., Thursday, January 18th. 
Luncheon 
Thursday, 12:00 o’clock noon, sharp— 
ndiana Engineering Society and Ameri- 
can Association of Engineers, Dean A. 
A. Potter, presiding. E. W. McCullough, 
American Association of Engineers, 
pasress by members of State Legisla- 
Side Trip 
1 Thursday, 2 p. m.—Excursion and in- 
*Pection of Noblesville Light and Power 
empany’s new automatic hydraulic 
Dower plant and dam on White river near 
y oblesville, Cars will leave traction 
station at 2:00 p. m. and at Noblesville, 
the society will be guests of Kiwanis 
ub, who will drive them to dam. 
Smoker 
Thursday, 7:45 p. 


°om, Lincoln Hotel. 
rossman, 


m—Travertine 
Presiding, Chas. 
Lecture and practical dem- 


JANUARY 13, 1923 


onstration of “Radio.” D. J. Angus, In- 
dianapolis, Ind. Professor R. V. Achatz, 
Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 
Second Day Sessions 

Friday, 9 a. m.—Presiding, R. C. Yoe- 
man. Secretary’s report. Appointment 
of committees. Indianapolis, a smoke- 
less city. Dr. I. H. Derby, Republic 
Creosoting Company, Indianapolis, Ind., 
(illustrated with stereoptican). “The 
Bates Experimental Road.” Clifford 
Older, chief highway engineer, Illinois 
A a Highway Commission, Springfield, 


Discussion of Engineers’ License Law, 
Chas. W. Cole, South Bend, Ind., mem- 
ber Engineers Registration Board. 

Friday, 2 p. m.—Presiding, J. L. El- 
liott, Indianapolis. 


ee 


“The Railroads and the Public,” C. A.’ : 


Paquette, chief engineer, C., C., C. & St. 
L.- R. _R., Indianapolis. “Hydraulic 
Power Development of the Tippecanoe 
River,” Roger N. Freeman, consulting en- 
gineer, New York City. Super power 
plant of 100,000 K.W. capacity of the 
Central Indiana Power Company, by L. 
B. Andrus, chief engineer. “Power 
Plant Progress,” Prof. A. W. Cole, Pur- 
due University, Lafayette, Ind. Report, 
State Administrative Committee, Daniel 
B. Luten, chairman. Election of officers. 

Friday, 6:30 p. m—Annual dinner for 
members, friends and ladies. Indiana 
Engineering Society, Seientech Club and 
local engineering sections. Entertain- 
ment, music, dancing following the din- 


Committee reports. ner. 


BUILDING OPERATIONS IN INDIANA IN 1922 MADE FOR A VOLUME OF 
BUSINESS NEVER BEFORE ATTAINED BY THE CONSTRUCTION 
INDUSTRY OF THE STATE. 


Some conception of the extent of building operations in Indiana in 1922 is 
possible when it is realized that the total estimated valuation of new building pro- 
jects launched in the state’s eight leading cities, according to the reports of the 
various city building inspectors, amounted to $57,575,413. This amount is far 
ahead of any other figures, covering the same item, ever posted over a twelve 
months’ period in Indiana, and it will take steady and continued effort in building 
construction endeavor in the years to come to top this great record. 

The total of the eight cities for the past year when compared with the same 
item for 1921, $36,299,023, shows an increase of 58.5%, and an 89.7% gain over 
the building volume of 1920. 

The major portion of the 1922 business, 77.66%, was contributed by Indiana- 
polis, South Bend and Ft. Wayne in this order, 45.36%, 17.54% and 16.76%, In- 
dianapolis turning in $26,110,607, South Bend, $10,095,610, and Ft. Wayne, $9,- 
630,049. Evansville and Gary ran over the $3,000,000 mark, while Hammond and 
Terre Haute more than reached the $2,000,000 level. Little Richmond made a 
game struggle, but lacked $237,734 of one million dollars. 

In the matter of gains over 1921, Evansville showed the best percentage, to be 
followed by Richmond, South Bend, Ft. Wayne and Indianapolis, while Terre 
Haute and Gary, in the order named, showed percentage losses. 

When one stops to consider that the total record of estimated valuations given 
above covers only eight cities in Indiana where complete building records are tabu- 
lated by city building inspection departments, and that there is a large area where 
such figures are not available in Indiana, such as small towns and rural districts 
where residences, factories, store and lodge buildings and modern consolidated 
township schools are built, it is reasonable to approximate an additional 20% of 
building to add to the above total which would mean that Indiana in 1922 did 
close to $70,000,000 worth of new building construction work in the year just past. 

The records show these building performances by the individual cities, cover- 
ing the years of 1922 and 1921. 


—1922-— —1921— 
Est. Valuation Est. Valuation 

PEATE DOMES. Re Meee ar os oe te Ae $26,110,607 $18,328,905 
ROUEN amt emt we eee ee 2 10,095,610 4,149,122 
Ft. Wayne -----------~---------------------- 9,630,049 4,799,756 
Miangvilet wlan sien O Ee ehas 6 3,069,734 1'303°367 
COPY), el oe ee ee ee te 3,001,308 3,181,852 
Haminond ‘o/s oe eto h2_ 2 shes Bie 2,704,525 1/942'135 
‘Lerrey Havite nls cages aaa oa ee 2,201,314 2,214,128 
Richmond), ..+. si c3ye ee, oe lee See 762,266 379,758 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Residence and Garage: 
Michigan Road, Indianapolis. Architect, 
Frederick Wallick, 308 Hume-Mansur 
Bldg. Owner’s name withheld for pres- 
ent. Plans in progress, will complete 
plans February 1st. Brick and _ stone, 
slate roof, marble and tile floors. 

Residence and Garage: $35,000.00, 
Washington, D. C., “Rock Creek Park.” 
Architect, Frederick Wallick, 308 Hume- 
Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Robert ‘Ransdell. Plans in progress. 
Stucco and hollow tile, tile roof, marble 
and tile floors. 

Country House and Garage: $30,000.00, 
near Michigan Road, Indianapolis. Ar- 
chitect, Frederick Wallick, 308 Hume- 
Mansur Bldg. Owner, William H. Co- 
burn, 589 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. 
Plans in progress, ready for bids about 
March Ist. Frame and stucco, slate 
roof. 

Residence (alterations), near Cler,- 
mont, Indiana, Marion county. Archi- 
tect, Frederick Wallick, 308 Hume-Man- 
sur Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Clar- 
ence Stanley, Route A No. 2, Box 394B, 
Indianapolis. Plans in progress. Work 
will consist of new plumbing, heating, 
new roof and complete interior decora- 
tions. 

Residences (10) Group Development: 
$10,000.00. to $15,000.00 each, Central 
Avenue and Fairfield Avenue. Archi- 
tect, Frederick Wallick, 308 Hume Man- 
sur Bldg. Owner, W. J. Hasselman 
(florist), Central Ave. and 34th St. Plans 
In progress. Project will mature in the 
spring. 

Residence and Two Car Garage: $16,- 
000.00, Golden Hill, Indianapolis. Archi- 
tect, Frederick Wallick, 308 Hume-Man- 
sur Bldg. Owner, Wendel Sherk, % 
Fletcher American Co., Fletcher Ameri- 
can Bank Bldg. Temporarily inabey- 
ance. Frame and stucco, slate roof. 

Church: (to be built in units). $600,000. 
Maple Road Boulevard and Meridian St. 
Architect, H. C. Hopsam, Atlanta, Ga. 
Owner, North Methodist Episcopal 
Church. Building Committee: A. L. 
Glossbrenner, Prest. Levy Printing Co., 
Dhio and Senate; J. W. Esterline, Prest. 
Esterline-Angus Co., 227 East South St.; 
Fred Hoke, Secy. Holcomb and Hoke 
Mnfg. Co., 154 Van Buren St.; C. P. 
Lesh, Prest. Lesh Paper Co., 121 Ken- 
tucky Ave.; Frederick D. Leete, Bishop 
Indianapolis Area M. E. Church, 3055 


$65,000.00, 


North Meridian St., all of Indianapolis. 
Preliminary plans in progress. 
unit will be the church auditorium. 
cost, $350,000. 

*Factory Building: 5 sty. & bas. 98x 
120. Liberty and Michigan Sts: Archi- 
tect, Rubush & Hunter, 428 American 
Central Life Bldg. Owner, Indianapolis 
Glove Co., Broadhurst Elsey, Secy., Lib- 
erty & Michigan Sts. Architect receiy- 
ing bids. Brick, reinforced concrete and 
steel, reinf. concrete stairs, brick or tile 
stack, 92 feet high, steel sash, iron col- 
umns, elevator doors, fire escapes, face 
brick, hollow tile partitions, fire doors, 
Kolomine doors, tile floors. and base, 
marble toilet partitions, comp. roof, Bed- 
ford stone trim, tin clad doors. The fol- 
lowing contractors are figuring: G. C., 
Wm. P. Jungclaus Co., Schlegel & Roehm, 
Bedford Stone and Constr. Co., Hall Bros. 
& Brandt Bros, all of Indianapolis. 

“Manufacturing Plant: (1 sty. unit). 
Mill building, 1 sty. 80x200. English 
Ave. and Belt R. R. Architect, Russell 
N. Edwards, 45 Union Trust Bldg. Own- 
er, Kramer Realty Co., % L. B. Mosiman, 
315 Garfield Ave.. Plans completed. 
Architect will be ready for bids next 
week. Brick, mill construction, factory 
sash, concrete floors, compo. or cement 
tile roof. 

“Memorial Building: $100,000. Green- 
field, Ind. Archts., McGuire & Shook, 
320 Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Board of Trustees, Soldiers and 
Sailors War Memorial, Ward Fletcher, % 
Greenfield Banking Co., Greenfield. Plans 
nearing completion. Mature about 
March 1. Brick, reinf. concrete and steel. 

Parish House and Sunday School: 
$35,000.00, Irvington, Indianapolis. 
Archt., George and Mac Lucas, 1153-55 
Consolidated Bldg. Owner, Episcopal 
Congregation, Rev. C. E. Bishop, 331 
Layman Ave., Indianapolis. Preliminary 
plans in progress, mature about March 
1st. Brick. 

“Duplex Residence: $30,000. North 
Meridian St. Architect, George and Mac 
Lucas, 1153-55 Consolidated Bldg. Own- 
er, Sol Meyer, Prest. Meyer-Kiser Bank, 
136 East Washington St. Architect re- 
ceiving bids. Brick, tile roof, vapor 
heat, tile and hardwood floors. 

Office Building: (addition). 1 sty. rear 
addition, 40x60, 623 No. Noble St. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner and contractors, Con- 
der & Culbertson, 623 No..Noble St. 
Start work shortly. Brick, steel, freight 
elevator, steel sash, comp. roof. Heating 
and plumbing let to L. T. Daily. Con- 
tractor taking bids on other subs. 

“Stucco Manufacturing Plant: (1st 
unit) 60 ft. high, 48x96. Seymour, Ind., 
or Bloomington. Architect, Merritt Har- 
rison & Turnock, 500 Board of Trade 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Silverstone 


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Stucco and Plaster Products Co., Dr. ‘J. 
Briggs, Fres., 201 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Plans in progress. 
Brick, heavy timber and tile, conveying 
equipment, concrete floors, motor-driven 
machinery. 

Contracts Awarded 

“Factory (Addition): $300,000. 4 sty., 
66x340 & 40x230. Private plans. Own- 
er, The American Can Co., 120 Broad- 
way, New York City, N. Y. General con- 
tractor, Ferro Concrete Construction Co., 
3d and Elm Sts., Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Sprinkler system let to Grinnell Co., 
Cincinnati. On foundation. Brick, reinf. 
concrete. 

Automobile Service Building: 1 sty. 
and bas., 112x122, S. E, corner St. Clair 
and Capitol Ave. Archt., D. A. Bohlen 
and Son, 1001 Majestic Bldg. Owner, 
Capitol and St. Clair Realty Co., Ber- 
nard Korbly, 600 Indiana Trust Bldg., 
and Fred G. Appel, 505 Fletcher Trust 
Bldg. Lesees of building, Madden-Cop- 
ple Co., Chas. F. Campbell, Pres., 209 


W. North St. Brick, mill construction. 
General contract awarded to A. V. 
Stackhouse Co., National City Bank 
Bldg. 


“Commercial Garage: (Rem. & Add.) 
$75,000. 216 No. Meridian St. Private 
plans. Owner, W. H. Coleman, 216 No. 
Meridian St. Lessee, Horace F. Wood 
Transfer Co., 216 No. Meridian St. Gen- 
eral contractor, F. Bremerman & Son, 
1050 West 30th St. Work will consist 
of a 8 sty. rear add. 70x142; concrete 
ramps, reinforced concrete floor construc- 
tion, steel sash. 

*Apartment Building: $65,000. Wood- 
ruff Place, Indpls. Private plans. Own- 
er, Woodruff Place Realty Co., F. H. 
Cheyne, Prest., 115 East Ohio St.; 
W.F. Myers, V.-P., % State Construction 
Co.; J. J. Kiser, Secy., % Meyer-Kiser 
Bank. General contractor, State Con- 
struction Co., 30th and Columbia Sts. 
Plans nearing completion. Start worx 
shortly. Brick. 


Residence: (double), $15,000.00, 48th 
and Capitol. Owner and builder, William 
Low Rice, State Life Bldg. Archt., 


Frank B. Hunter, State Life Bldg. Work 
to start at once. Owner builds. 


ANDERSON 


Warehouse: $200,000. 5 sty., 70x143. 
Architect, George S. Kingsley, 109 No. 
Dearborn St., Chicago, Ills. Owner, 
Joseph Zeigler, % Architect. Prelimi- 
nary’ plans in progress. Details unde- 
cided. Definite data later. Brick, reinf. 
concrete floor and roof construction, 
comp. roof, 2 freight elevators, steel sash. 

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Farmers Trust Bldg., Anderson. Owner, 
Board of County Commissioners, and 
Board of Childrens Guardians, Court 
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Hi} cations completed. Owner will advertise 
for bids in 10 days. Brick. 
Lodge Building: 1316 Main St. Own- 
I er, Loyal Order of Moose, 13816 Main St. 
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We of the present frame bldg. When it is 
|) completed the present building will be 
Hi Wt moved to make room for the front part 
t of the new building. Will mature early 
4] i Spring. Brick. 


BLOOMFIELD 


“Garage and Salesroom: $25,000. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, Haywood Motor 
Sales Co., Henry Hayweod, President, 
Bloomfield. Preliminary plans. Mature 
about March Ist. Brick, steel sash, steel 
truss roof, elevator, 2 sty., 57x134. 

*Stores and Garage: $35,000. 2 sty., 
67x100. Owner, C. C. Wilson (general 
contractor), Bloomfield. Plans in pro- 
gress. Owner will build by day labor. 
Start work about March ist. Brick. 


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“High School: $250,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
19th and Grand. Architect, Elmer E. 
Dunlap & Co., 1050 No. Delaware St., 


Indianapolis. Asso. Archt., H. M. Grif- 
fin, McFarlan Bldg., Connersville. Own- 
er, Board of School Trustees, K. Fred 
Hawkins, Prest., Connersville. Plans 
completed. Owner will advertise for bids 
shortly. 


“School: $75,000. 2 sty. & bas., 91x81. 
Richland Township, New Salem, Indiana. 
Architect, H. M. Griffin, McFarlan Bldg., 
Connersville. Owner, Fred Goddard, 


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Trustee, New Salem, Indiana. Plans 
completed. Owner will advertise for bids 
late winter. Brick and tile. 

“School: $65,000. Cortland, Indiana, 
Hamilton Twp. Architect, H. M. Griffin, 
McFarlan Bldg., Connersville. Owner, 
W. T. Isaacs, Trustee, Cortland. Plans 
completed. Mature early Spring. Brick 
and hollow tile. 

“Residence: $25,000. 2 sty. & bas., 45x 
30. Architect, H. M. Griffin, McFarlan 
Bldg., Connersville. Owner, Robert P. 
Abercondie, McCune Bldg., Connersville. 
Plans completed. Will ask for bids in 
30 days. Frame, shingle roof, art glass, 
incinerator, tile and hardwood floors, 2 
baths. 

Residence: $5,000. 21st and Indiana. 
Architect, J. P. Fallon, McFarlan Bldg. 
Owner, Willard Bearly (cement contrac- 
tor), 21st and Indiana. Plans in prog- 
ress. Frame, shingle roof, furnace. 

“Duplex: (rem. from residence) and 4- 
car garage. Architect, J. P. Fallon, Mc- 
Farlan Bldg. Owner, Rose Mancini, 1204 
Central. Plans in progress. Mature 
about March Ist. Frame, furnace, hard- 
wood floors and general alterations. 


EAST CHICAGO 


“Graded School: (Addition & General 


Alternations). $50,000. Lincoln Grade 
school, 136th and Elm Sts. Architect, 
D. Norris, 224 Calumet Bldg. Owner, 


er, Board of School Trustees, Dan C. 
Morris, Prest., East Chicago. Plans in 
progress. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Store and Apartment: $25,000. 2 sty. 
385x115. 3603 Cedar St. Architect, Karl 
D. Norris, 224 aluCmet Bldg. Owner, 
N. Kaufman & Sons, Hardware, 3528 
Cedar St., East Chicago. Contractor for 
foundation only, H. B. Olney, 4028 Par- 
tish Ave., Indiana Harbor, Ind. Archt. 
ready for bids on superstructure. Brick. 


EVANSVILLE 

“Parochial School: $100,000. 2 sty. & 

bas., 72x151. Michigan and 10th Sts. 
Architect, Clifford B. Shopbell, Furniture 
Bldg. Owner, St. Boniface Parochial 
School, Rev. J. H. Hillenbrand, Pres.; 
William Muensterman, V.-P.; Geo. P. 
Stocker, Secy., West Side, Evansville. 
Architect receiving bids to close January 
26th, at 1:00 p. m. Brick, stone trim, 


composition roof, steam heat; will con- 
tain 12 class rooms, 4 recitation rooms, 
library, teachers’ rest rooms, boys’ club 
room dining room, kitchen, supply room 
and an auditorium seating 700 persons. 

“Catholic High School: $300,000. 2 sty. 
& bas. Lincoln Ave. Architect, Clifford 
Shopbell, Furniture Bldg. Owner, Catho- 
lic High School Committee, Monsignor 
F. X. Unterreitmeyer, chairman. Plans 
nearing completion. Architect will be 
ready for bids in 30 days. Brick, stone 


trim. 
“City Hall: (addition). $47,000. 2 sty. 
& bas. Architect, Russ & Karges, Fur- 


niture Bldg. Owner, City of Evansville, 
City Hall. Owner receiving bids to close 
January 29th, 1923. Brick, slate man- 
sard roof, rubble limestone foundation, 
terrazzo floors in corridors and halls, 
steel stairs, concrete floor constr. 
“Factory: 4 sty., 75x75. Architect, 
Alfred E. Neucks, 515-16 Peoples Bank 
Bldg. Owner, General Cigar Co. Plans 
nearing completion. Ready for bids in 
30 days. Brick, mill construction. 
Laundry: (addition). Cleaning Dept. 
1 sty., 17x100. Architect, Alfred E. 
Neucks, 515-16 Peoples Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Krauss Laundry Co., 1307 Main 
St. Plans about completed. Ready for 
bids in 10 days. Brick, concrete floors. 
“Bank: (Rem. and Alteration). Mt. 
Vernon, Ills. Architect, Harry E. Boyle 
& Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville, 
Owner, Ham National Bank, Mt. Vernon, 
Ills. Flans completed. Ready for bids 
in 10 days. Work will consist of new 
front, heating system, banking fixtures, 
and general alterations. 
“Church: (Rem.). $15,000. 1 sty., 40x 
80. Architects, Anderson & Stingle, 108 
Upper 4th St. Owner, Stringtown M. E. 


Church, “Rev. Joyce Bailey, Pastor, 
Stringtown, Evansville. Plans about 
completed. Ready for bids next week. 


Work will consist of brick veneering 
present bldg., new pews, art glass, audi- 
torium and gymnasium, asphalt shingle 
roof, forced air furnace. 

“Church: $40,000. 1 sty. & bas., 48x127. 
Stanley, Kentucky. Architect, Anderson 
& Stingle, 108 Upper 4th St., Evansville. 
Owner, St. Peters Catholic Church, Stan- 
ley, Ky. Foundation in. Owner ready 
for bids on superstructure in 30 days. 
Brick, stone trim. 

“Sanitarium: $15,000. Architect, An- 
derson & Stingle, 108 Upper 4th. Owner, 


Dr. S. R. Laubscher, Fulton Ave. Road. 
Architect receiving bids. 

“Apartment: (rem. from old building). 
2 apts. Architect, Anderson & Stingle, 
108 Upper 4th. Owner, Heseman & 
Schnacke, 1221 Main St. Archt. taking 


bids. Brick. 
Water Pipe: Owner, Trustees of the 
Department of Water Works, Chas. 


Streithof, General Supt., City Hall., re- 
celving bids to close January 19th, at 
7:30 p. m., for the following: 60 tons 
of 6-in. pipe, 75 tons of 8-in. bell and 
spigot, C. I., 540 tons of 30-in. Class C 
pipe, bell and spigot, 1,700 ft. of 30-in. 
steel water pipe. 
Contracts Awarded 

Creamery: (addition). Owner, Evans- 
ville Pure Milk Co. General contract let 
to M. J. Hoffman Construction Co., Fur- 
niture Bldg. 


FRANKFORT 


“Theater: (rebuild after fire). $25,000. 
Architect, Rodney Leonard, Peoples Life 
Bldg. Owner, Blynn Theater. Archi- 
tect revising plans to lower cost. Will 
ask for new bids soon. t 

“Church and Sunday School: $30,000. 
East Linton St. Owner, Separate United 
Christian Church Congregation, Frank- 
lB Contemplated. Definite data later. 

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Medical Building: 5 sty. & bas. 60x150. 
Architect and engineer, George L. Oh- 
mart, Springfield, Ohio. Owner, Medi- 
cal Fraternity of Ft. Wayne, % Archt. 
Plans in progress. Plans will be ready 
for bids next month. Brick, reinforced 
concrete floors and roof construction, ele- 
vators, composition roof, steam heat; Ist 
floor will be used for the sale of surgical 
instruments, hosp. equipt. & drugs; 2d 
floor will contain an auditorium and 
lounging rooms; balcony of bldg. will be 
devoted to offices of physicians and dent- 
ists; top floor will be a complete X-Ray 
dept. 

Contracts Awarded 

“Grade School: (add. and alt.). “Ne- 
braska_ school.” Ft. Wayne. Architect, 
A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, H. J. Collier, 


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Heating let to The Sanitary Engineering 
Co., $19,963. Plumbing let to Schweg- 
man-Witte Co., $1,687. 

“Banking Building & Offices: $1,500,- 
000. 14 sty. & bas. 150x92. Ft. Wayne. 
Archt., Thomas M. Jones Co., Boston, 
Mass. Owner, First & Hamilton Na- 
tional Bank, Ft. Wayne. General con- 
tractor, Max Irmscher & Sons, Ft. 
Wayne. Terra cotta let to Northwestern 
Terra Cotta Co., Chicago, Ills. Erecting 
steel. 

Building Permits 

Fermits were issued to A. G. Curdes 
for residences at 3013 Monroe street, 
$4,500; at 3617 Monroe street, $5,500; at 
1802 Dodge avenue, $6,500; at 1037 For- 
est avenue, $5,500; to City & Suburban 
Building Company, for residence on Pas- 
adena drive, $5,500; to the Enterprise 
Building Company for residences at 2118 
Andrews, 2124 Andrews, 729 Florence, 
1616 Richardson and 1612 Richardson, 
$2,500 each and at 2951 Reed, 2905 Reed, 
at a cost of $3,500 each; to W. G. Pe- 


quignot for residence at 1923 Spring’ 


street, $4,000; to Indiana Engineering 
company for eight bunk houses for the 
Pennsylvania Company, $13,000; to Mc- 
Mullen Brothers for residence at Rudisill 
avenue and Fairfield avenue, $18,000. 


“Residence: $6,000. 3513 Broadway. 
Owner, Adam Benzwick, 1749 Mass. Ave. 
Owner will build by day labor. Brick. 
1 sty. & Bas. 


GREENCASTLE 


Fraternity House: $60,000. 2 sty. & 
bas. Greencastle. Architect, Robert 
Frost Daggett, Lemcke Annex, Indian- 
apolis. Owner, Delta Kappa Epsilon 
Fraternity, Henry Ostrom, Chairman 
Building Committee, % The Ostrom Re- 
alty Co., Peoples Bank Bldg., Indianapo- 
lis. Preliminary plans in progress. | 

“Sorority House: $30,000. Architect, 
L. H. Sturges, 527 Board of Trade Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Iota Chapter Kap- 
pa Kappa Gamma Sorority, % Mrs. Don- 
ner, Greencastle. Plans in progress. 
Probably mature early Spring. 

“Church: (addition). $20,000. 1 sty. & 
bas., 38x70. Greencastle, Ind. Poplar 
St. Architect, A. A. Honeywell, 412 
Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Presbyterian Congregation, Victor L. 
Raphael, Pastor, Greencastle, Ind. Plans 
In progress. Brick. 


HAMMOND 


Store and Apartment Building: $25,- 
000. 2 sty. & bas., 50x90. E. State St. 
Archt., Mac Turner, Hohman St. Own- 
er, Sam Lavine. Archt. taking bids. 
Brick, ordinary construction. 

“Theater: $38,000. Indiana Harbor, 
Indiana. Architect, Mac Turner, Hoh- 
man St.. Hammond. Owner, Joe Pina- 
rons, Indiana Harbor, Indiana. Architect 
ready for bids. Brick. 

Apartment Building and Garage: $18,- 
000. 2 sty. & bas., 28x65. Whiting, Ind. 
Archt., Mac Turner, Hohman St., Ham- 
mond. Owner, Max Sudza, Whiting, Ind. 
Architect ready for bids. Brick, ordi- 


nary construction. 

Apartment Building: $15,000 2 sty & 
bas. 30 x 80. Whiting, Ind. West Park 
Add. Architect, Mac Turner, Hohman 
St., Hammond. Owner, A. Weiner & 
Son, Whiting. Archt. ready for bids. 
Brick, ordinary construction. 

Residence: $10,000. 2 sty. & bas. Wild- 
wood Ave. Architect, Mac Turner, Hoh- 
man St., Hammond. Owner, Joe Em- 
merling, Hammond. Architect receiving 
bids. Brick, asphalt shingle roof, fur- 
nace. 

Summer Residence: 1% sty. & bas. 34x 
40. Millers Station. Architect, Mac 
Turner, Hohman St., Hammond. Own- 
er, Henry Barber, Indiana Harbor, Ind. 
Plans completed. Ready for bids short- 
ly. Brick. 

Church: (rear addition). $20,000. 2 sty. 
60x80. Russell St., east of Hohman. 
Architect, K. R.. Vaughn, Rimbach Bldg. 
Owner, First Methodist Church, Russell 
St., east of Hohman St. Plans in prog- 
ress. Spring. 

Bungalows: (3). Lake Ave. Private 
plans. Owner and builder, Kaplin Bros., 
685 Oakley Ave. Owner builds. Foun- 
dation in. Brick veneer and frame. 


INDIANA HARBOR 


Residences: (25). $5,000 each. Hobart, 
Indiana. Private plans. Owner and 
builder, Roy C. Clark Co., 140 and Carey 
Sts., Indiana Harbor. Flans in progress. 
Will start work on part of the above 
about March 1st. Frame. 

Residences: (10). $5,000 each. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, William J. Murray, 
3417 Mich. Ave., Indiana Harbor. Plans 
in progress. Start work in the Spring. 

Store Building: $10,000. 1 sty., 3349 
Mich. Ave. Owner, D. T. Matchen (flor- 
ist), 8428 Michigan Ave. General con- 
tract let to Roy C. Clark, Indiana Har- 
bor. Excavating. 


KENDALLVILLE 


*Lodge Building: $55,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
Mitchell and Orchard Sts. Archt., A. 
M. Strauss, Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne, 
Ind. Owner, Kendallville Lodge No. 
1194, B. P. O. E., Kendallville. Plans in 
progress. Brick. 

Store and Office: (rem. old Wehmeyer 
Bldg.), cor. Main and Mitchell. Private 
plans. Owner, H. A. Moore, owner and 
manager of the Moore Furniture Co. 
Flans in progress. Ready for bids about 
March 1st. Work will consist of new 
copper set store fronts, painting, new 
heating system, electric work and gen- 
eral interior afterations. 


KOKOMO 


Residence and Garage: $9,000. 2 sty. 
& bas, 44x28. Forest Fark Add. Archt.,; 
Oscar Cook, 220 Citizens Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Leon C. Martin, 13815 West Syza- 
more St. Architect taking bids. Frame, 
shingle roof, hardwood floors, furnace. 


LAFAYETTE 


Parochial School: $40,000. 2 sty & bas. 
West Lafayette, Ind. Archt.. D. X. Mur- 
vhy & Bros., Louisville Trust Bldg., 
Louisville. Ky. Owner, Sisters of St. 
Francis, West Lafayette, Indiana. Plans 
in progress. Brick. 


Lodge Building: No. 4th St. Owner, 
Lafayette Aerie No. 347, Fraternal Or- 
der of Eagles, Sharp Bldg., 518 Main St., 
Lafayette. Site purchased. Contem- 
plated. 


LOGANSPORT 


“Junior High Schcol and Industrial 
Bldg.: $200,000. Irregular. Main bldg. 
2 sty. & bas. 132x138. Industrial bldg., 
1 sty. 838x140. “Franklin school.” Archt., 
Allen & Garriott, Masonic Temple Bldg., 
Logansport, and Lombard Bldg., Indian- 
apolis. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, Wm. A. Wright, Prest.; Dr. W. J. 
Roberts, Secy., Logansport. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close January 27th. Brick, 
combination aud. and gymnasium, cen- 
tral heating plant, stack. 

“Primary Grade School: $50,000. 1 sty. 
& bas. 130x72. “Jefferson Szhool.” Archi- 
tect, Carl J. Horn, Citizens Loan & Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
William A. Wright, Prest.; Dr. W. J. 
Roberts, Secy. Owner receiving bids to 
close January 27th. Mechanical Engi- 
neer, Walter A. Briening, Traction Ter- 
minal Bldg., Indianapolis. 

Residence: $10,000. Winamac, Indiana. 
Architect, Carl J. Horn, Citizens Loan & 
Trust, Bldg., Logansport. Owner, Ralph 
EK. Horner (Attorney), Winamac, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Brick veneer, hot 
water heat, shingle roof. 

Parochial School: $80,000. Owner, St. 
Joe Parish, Logansport, Ind. Old build- 


ing condemned. Owners will erect a new 


building this year. Brick. 

Filling Station: 1 sty. Race and 6th 
Sts. Owner, Pure Oil Co., Marion Peck, 
Mgr. Site leased from City for 5 years. 
Will build soon. 

Residence: 2706 East Broadway. Own- 
er, Dr. E. M. Hatch, 7th and Broadway. 
Site purchased. Will build in the Spring. 
2 sty. & bas. Frame. 

Contracts Awarded 

Powcr Plant: (extension). $400,000. 
Logansport, Ind. Owner, The Northern 
Indiana Fower Co., Kokomo, Ind. Gen- 
eral contractor, Rowley Bros. Construc- 
tion Co., Chicago, Ills. Starting work. 
Brick. 


PERU 


“Club House: $25,000. 1 sty..& bas. 
49x100. Architect, Jesse Osborn. Own- 
er, Knights of Columbus, Mr. McNamara, 
Chmn, Bldg. Comm., % Peru Furniture 
Co. Architect preparing new plans. Note 
change in cost and size. 

Parochial School: $80,000. 2 sty. & 
bas. Owner, St. Charles Roman Catho- 
lic Church, Peru. Contemplated. Defi- 
nite data later. Brick. 


SOUTH BEND 


“Masonic Temple: $750,000. 6 sty. & 
bas. 132x165. Main & Morrison Sts. 
Archt., Osgood & Osgood, Monument 
Square Bldg., Grand ‘Rapids, Mich. 
Struct. Engineer, William A. Adams, 32 
Campau Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Owner, 
Masonic Temple Assn. Col. Studebaker, 
William Bender, Jr., Bldg. Comm., South 
Bend. Plans nearing completion. Ex- 
pect to ask for bids late winter. Reinf. 
concrete, brick and stone. 


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RETAIL QUOTATIONS 


Indianapolis Building Materials 


7. UMBER. 
Framing Lumber. 
9x4 ins (8; 160 £t.—Nos 2 COmMMon Fo eascstaccmciewereseverserseesteee pestecennereere~- $44.00 
2x4. in | 18 20) Ft.—No.. 20 COMMON. 2 oie aoe ae cnc saocerereteaensnarenroeatee ----° 46.00 
Dx in. Ss, EB kt NO. ce sCOMMMIOT eA a in Teter esecctoeeremeg ith on =n osne 42.00 
2x 16 in: 18,. 20 ft)-—-NO. 2) COMMON! >. 2. 2Se0 ch ceacmncepante mnepcpsemtinaseescess ee 44.00 
2x 8 ine Beis, Va 6 £6. NOn 2 Common o eo eee oe cee eentieasn awakens . 46.00 
2x8 in. 18, 20 f£t.—No. 2 COMMOM.............ccecrecccsercccerececnmmessnacneresseressesee 44.00 
2x10) ins 8, 12, 24, 16) £t-—INo. 2 COMM 5. coap ae racgpcsstt aden an onn pe twas naniine 44.00 
2x10 dn. 18,./20° £ti— No. 2 GOmMMon)..... 5c ciseeertecteosesaneaerers -- 46.00 
2x12 in. 8, 12, 14, 16 ft.—No. 2 common..... nosss we 44.00 
Del anise l Oe 18/20. LE —— Ose 2) COMINON 2a. eee cece cgay teens cna oes s scans peneeoceesas 47.00 
Same—No. 1 common, add $8.00 per M to above quotations. 
Boards. 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x4 in.—No. 1 common... 2... 2 2.-.--seceeceeee------ 0.00 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x4 in—Nov. 2 common......... 37.50 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x6 in.—No. 1 common... 52.50 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x6 in—No. 2 common............ 44.00 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x8, & 10 in.—No. 1 common.... 55.00 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x8, & 10 in.—No. 2 common.... 45.00 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x12 in.—No. 1 common....... 65.00 


Yellow Pine, §. & S., ixl2 in.—No!-@.common..s.......0..0... soe 
Bevel Siding. 


6 in. clear redwood 
6 in. select poplar we 
a eel toe § mmc fhe De em kel!) aR a eg ah a Fo LM, 75.00 


Drop Siding. 


Mellow 5 Pine.” lx I CLARE |. socs.sc-cdecssteeeen oh veces ses aceg ts 

Yellow Pine, 1x6 in.—No. 1 common.... 

Yellow Pine, 1x6 in.—No. 2 common.... 

Yellow Pine, 1x8 in.—No. 1 common.... 

Vellow Pine, “1x8 sinner 2. COMMON. gee eee 
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Finish. 


Mellow: Pine, ix6utnwe 10 -in se ee ee ee tence. 90.00 
Yellow Pine, 1x12 in.... fee 


Oypress, (Ixi2 ings ....--0 .... 150.00 
RTF OVESS ALR G STL SSSCRI LO AND he see saric Sie wnctovees Scsaneradnesicvsfememmones elarnearsseees 140.00 
Hardwood Flooring. 

OF Sd Sl Cae) aT ce be ele RMR ere RS 1 a ee Re Re AG $130.00 
Maple Flooring .......... ... 1380.00 
Edge Grain Flooring............... .... 110.00 
NO, Li Yelow Pine “Plooringatk 2 Mes. ks See RE 75.00 


Yellow Pine Flooring. 


xd ins elear flat Crain sts. ie. Hee... ee 
1x4 in.——-No. 1 common... 
lx4 in.—No. 2 common..... 
1x6 in.—No. 1 common.... 
1x6 in.—No. 2 common 


Shingles. 


Oregon cedar, clear 5-2 in 
SULA RAR Gi Gaa ie Pec s ht oie esis elec ere ie Eg A sani on RE gt, 


Wood Lath. 


A$" in: HNO: Uo Oyp ress resin! oes eo, to 2 cee Ree ee daa 
48 in. No. 1 Hemlock Lath..... 
48 in.; YeHow Pine ...2.....0..... 
32 in. No. 1 Cypress Lath..... 
32 in. No. 1 Hemlock Lath... 
. Yellow Pine 


CLAY PRODUCTS. 


BRICK. 


Common, F.O. B. cars, Indianapolis....:....20..4:4.......20 $15.50 to $16.50 M. 
Pace. OCB. ears; inidiananolis...2.215 2 ee 23.00 to 40.00 M. 


HOLLOW CLAY PARTITIONING TILE. 


Size Wt. 
(Inches) 
3x12x12 
4x12x12... 
6x12x12.... 
8x12x12... 

10x12x12... 
D ae, leds. & | a Re ea a 42 
BAKUP TILE. 


Deld. from 


Size Pes. to Deld. from 
(Inches ) Min C/L Stock M. 
MK 1D As oe ee secnsveae 45.92 
5x8x12 (2-cell) -- 6.60 
PROM (SCOR). eee Ua OP LOS creas.) Paced ee eRe Ott uc ee 86.75 

GYPSUM BLOCKS. 
From 
Size (Inches) Warehouse 
Perce Oe SEOUL Winter ee ee et SL oe Se ei ek es $132.00 
SAE) oe ROM OWS up Pes eg ts ia cr iceeh en eee ee Pe ek: . 154.00 


WALL COPING. 


Per ft 
9 in i 
13 in 
18 in. 


Angles, three times price per ft. 
FLUE LININGS. 


Flue Linings, 8144x814 
Flue Linings, 8%4x13 
Flue Linings, 84x18 


Flue Linings, 13x13 .. 
Flue Linings, 18x18 .. 


Flue Linings, 18x18 


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CEMENT BLOCKS 
Peer TSBs METS Le AEA ED GAM a ocsitoce. occa coe daw ovens dgedekganasoune saiattgs oo¥ nec sone bersuvstinenese $0.22 each 
Rock Face—8 in.x12 in.x16 in -25 each 
For fittings, corners, window blocks, add 2507. 
For Water-Proof Blocks add two cents per block. 

LIME, CEMENT AND PLASTER 
LIME. 
Each 


Rinish, Hydrate, Oalbi papery ica chee 2... 6::.4. cs soassnwucomtonsoncts counspusleunthaehtmeoedone 
Mason’s' ‘Hydrate; 50 1b. paper, SACHS... sa cc iclik Chk cnepeathasamptboisecrentragabesante 40 


Chemical Hydrate, 50 lb. paper sacks... 52 
Single, Bags; sany “loin... ss j-cceserscccus seo scacas Tinuivcadtietebse DLAOD 
Asta PEND» VST HUETN aoa ets es 25 Seen ace coe aesaet cao wdunulbtaneaondhathean Mace eeeete tend Sere) 


CEMENTS. 


POPTIANG SL WADEE (DABS pisscet cele iiruats Seemeca ide eacsiins eekes Soon sussex ne narnsttel ednedasnstbenpaanonee 
Portland, cloth bags ................ 
White Portland, cloth bags ... 
apy Celie Coicg) sgh ut Amen Meets Raat LET Au Rey LADS ORG e ah on) jit pin 


Cloth sacks included, returnable at 7c each. 


MORTAR FOR BRICKLAYING. 


Carney’s cement, cloth, per bag 
Brixment, paper, per bag 
Brixment, cloth, per bag 
Cioth sacks included, returnabie at Te each. 


PLASTERS AND FINISHES. 


No. 1, Prepared, Ist coat, cloth sack..........0.-..-...-... en 
No. 2 Prepared, 2nd coat cloth sack................ i bes (I 
Special, Prepared Metal Lath, cloth sack Lea 
Single Sacky any (kind. Ce c.0 tae ee et Slee sius: | WED 


MORTAR COLORS. 


Red, 


100 Ib. SACKS o..ie:: ANC ere an tee ne Ot 


SAND. 
White Silica; ‘bullies... ek eee ate 
White: Bille: Gea aoe MPCu Ra suesen awa sony ocererlt (Pi ae $ 8.00 


Michigan, bulk 
Michigan, cloth sacks 
Cloth sacks included, 


ROOFING MATERIALS. 


Slate Surface (8 inx123, ; 
4, IN.) 0.0 
Slate Surface, strip mrp pe lat ees 


Colors—Red, Green or Blue-Black. 


ROLL ROOFING. 


Green Slate Surface 

Red Slate cite is Gialg hit te twe Mabe eheeSvadaden Lome UeeLeeiabe ate etke, |. a 
Blue Black Slate Surface ak ie weg 
Class C Heavy, 55 Ib. (3 ply)” 
Licht (1-Ply) 35 Ib 
Black Waterproof 


ply)... 


Paper, 500 sq. ft 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 13 


Contracts Awarded 

“Church: $75,000. Wash. Ave. & Fran- 
cis St. Archt., Austin & Shambleau, 111 
Lafayette St. Owner, Sunnyside Presby- 
terian Church, Rev. M. M. Rodgers, pas- 
tor, 718 East Colfax St., South Bend. 
General contractor, E. P. Strandberg, 
232 West Erie St., Chicago, Ills. Foun- 
dation in. Contractor taking bids on 
heating, plumbing and wiring. 

“Church: $35,000. 1 sty. & bas. 80x50. 
Architect, Ernest W. Young, 512 Dean 
Bldg. Owner, St. Zion Missionary Bap- 
tist Church (colored), Rem Smart, pas- 
tor, College St. Brick work started, 
Temporarily in abeyance owing to ina- 
bility to finance. Probably resume work 
in Spring. ; 

Trunk Sewer: $32,820. Owner, Board 
of Public Works, Veronica C. Sweeney, 
Clerk, City Hall. Receiving bids to close 
January 16th. 

Building Permits 

Residence: $5,000. Lincoln Way East. 
Permit issued to A. R. McNeal. 

Residence: $4,000. Permit issued to 
Ernest Hillacrt, 221 E. 13th St. 

Residence: $5,200. 1525 Lincoln Way 
East. Permit issued to E. Matthew Tag- 
gart. 


WABASH 


Masonic Temple: $75,000. Owner, The 
Masonic Temple Association, Inc., B. B. 
Foulke, E. E. Rasor, H. B. Gerard, W. 
R. Hall, C. E. Bolinger, L. C. Wann, 
E. S. Cammack, F. E. Bash, C. H. Ker, 
are the directors. Owners voted to build 
this Spring. Brick. 

Garage: 1 sty. Owner, H. W. Sailor. 
Building permit granted. Start work 
shortly. 

Garage: 1 sty. Owner, H. A. Milburn. 
Building permit granted. Start work 
shortly. 

Parsonage: $12,000. Owner, Warsaw 
Methodist Church, Rev. C. B. Croxall, 
pastor, Warsaw. Plans in _ progress. 
Ready for bids soon. Brick. 


WEST BADEN 


Residence and Garage: $25,000. 2 sty. 
& bas. Owner, James L. Ballard, Hotel 
Propr., West Baden. Owner considering 
the erection of a residence in the Spring. 
Definite data later. Brick. 

Bath House: $50,000. Owner, West 
Baden Springs Hotel Co. Charles B. 
Rexford, Prest., West Baden, Ind. Con- 
templated. Expect to build early Sum- 
mer. Brick. 


TERRE HAUTE 


“Hotel: $200,000 (83 rooms). 4 sty. & 
bas. 60x130. Paris, Ills. Architect, 
Johnson, Miller & Miller, 30 No. 5th 
St., Terre Haute. Owner, Paris Build- 
ing Corporation, W. T. Blackburn, Prest. 
Board of Directors. Owner receiving 
bids up until 2 p. m., on Tuesday, Febru- 
ary 6th, at the rooms of the Chamber 
of Commerce at Paris, Illinois. Brick, 
reinf, concrete, skeleton frame building, 


Bedford stone, fire escapes, marquise, ash 
hoist, sidewalk, doors, mail chute, steel 


sash, floor tile, marble, telephone sys- 
tem, 2 Kewanee boilers, incinerator, 
kitchen equipt., water settling plant, re- 
frigerating plant, laundry equipt. 

Apartment Building: (6 apts.), rem, 
from residence. $10,000. Architect, 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. 
Owner, A. H. Newhouse, 2705 So. 7th 
St. Plans in progress. Steam heat, tile 
floors in baths; In-a-Door beds, electric 
wiring, new fixtures, plastering, paint- 
ing, plumbing fixtures and general in- 
terior alterations. 

Store: (rem.). $5,000. Architect, 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. 
Owner, Sparks & Cody Tailoring Co., 
715 Wabash Ave. Plans in progress. 
Work will consist of installation of a 
new copper set store front, fixtures, 
electric wiring and fixtures and general 
alterations. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


Bloomington: Waterworks — system, 
$1,000,000. Owner, City of Bleoming. 
ton, Water Works Commission and Board 
of Public Works, City Hall, Blooming. 
ton. Contemplated. Expect to select 
an engineer and start work early spring. 


Chesterton: Masonic Temple. Private 
plans. Owner, Masonic Building Assn. 
Voted to erect a new temple in the 
Spring. Brick. 

Culver: 9-hole golf course. Archt., 
Langford & Moreau, 140 So. Dearborn 
St., Chicago, Ills. Owner, East Shore 
Club, Joe E. Shaff, in charge, Culver, Ind. 
Plans in progress. 

Elkhart: dry cleaning plant. 1 sty. 20x 
36. Owner, Fingers Dry Cleaning Co., 
116 Jefferson St. Owner will build. Con- 
crete blocks. 

Lapel: Bungalow. 1 sty. & bas., near 
Lapel. Owner, R. S. Wilson, Lapel, Ind. 
Start work early Spring. 


STREETS. 


January 23, 1923, at 7:30 p. m., by 
Common Council of the City of Peru, 
Ind., at its office for the paving of two 
streets. Estimated cost, $8,109.80 and 


$96,751.45. H. L. Baltimore, City Clerk. 


Sealed Propossal 


An advertisement fcr sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circles from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


LODGE BUILDING. 

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 

Notice is ‘hereby given that on the 
24th day of January, 1923, at the Ma- 
sonic Temple at Angola, Indiana, the 
Trustees of Angola Lodge No. 236 F. 
and A. M. will receive sealed proposals 
for the furnishing of all labor and ma- 
terial for the construction of a three 
story and basement, Commercial and 
Masonic Temple Building on the Owners’ 
premises at Angola, Indiana, in accord- 
ance with the plans and specifications 


on file in the office of said Trustees and 
Guy Mahurin, Architect, Fort Wayne, 
Indiana. 

The above proposals will be for the 
general contract only, and will not in- 
clude the heating, plumbing and electric 
wiring contracts. 

Bids will be received up until 2 p. m. 
and must be filed on forms furnished by 
the architect, addressed to Angola Lodge 
No. 2386 F. and A: M. % Alphonso C. 
Wood, trustee, Angola, Ind., and shall 
be accompanied by a certified check equal 
to two (2%) per cent of the bids sub- 
mited, and made payable to Angola 
Lodge No. 236 F. and A. M. Said 
check to be submitted and held as a 
guarantee that if his bid is accepted, 
the bidder will enter into a proper con- 
tract for the construction of the work 
for which the bid was submitted within 
three (3) days after awarding of con- 
tract to said bidder. 

The trustees reserve the right to re- 
ject any or all bids and to award the 
contract to the lowest and best bidder 
as may appear to the best interest of 
the owners. 

Plans and specifications will be fur- 
nished by the architect upon receipt of 
a deposit of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars 
for the exclusive use of the contractor 
until the time of letting. A refund of 
twenty ($20.00) dollars will be given 
upon the return of the plans and speci- 
fications to the architect’s office. 


ALPHONSO C. WOOD, Trustee, 
Angola, Ind. 
GUY MAHURIN, Architect, 
Fort Wayne, Ind. 
Jan. 6-13. 


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 
HOTEL BUILDING 


Notice is hereby given that the Paris 
Building Corporation will receive bids 
up until 2 p. m. on Tuesday, February 
6, at the rooms of the Chamber of Com- 
merce, at Paris, Illinois, for the erection 
and completion of Hotel Building to be 
built at Paris, Illinois. 

Copies of the plans and specifications 
may be obtained by bidders upon appli- 
cation at the office of Johnson, Miller & 
Miller, Architects, No. 30 North Fifth 
Street, Terre Haute, Indiana. 

Bidders will be required to make a 
deposit of $10 with the Architects for 
each set of plans and specifications taken 
out of the office. This deposit will be 
returned to the bidders when the plans 
and specifications are returned to the 
Architects in good condition. If any 
prospective bidder fails to turn in a bid 
after taking out a set of plans, the 
Architects shall have the right to re- 
serve out of the deposit sufficient amount 
to cover the cost of the blue prints. 

All bids are to be made out on uniform 
bid blanks which will be furnished by 
the Architects. All bids to be considered 
must be accompanied by approved surety 
bond for not less than 10% of their bid, 
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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


(GUY MAHURIN, President 

WILSON B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WM. C. McGUIRE 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


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STATE ARCHITECTS IN SESSION AT 
INDIANAPOLIS. 


Today was architect’s day at Indian- 
apolis. They were scheduled to arrive 
from practically every section of Indi- 
ana, according to responses received 
throughout the past week at I. S. A. 
headquarters and a good representative 
crowd of the profession was expected to 
be on hand. 

The occasion for this professional turn 
out was the semi-annual meeting of the 
Indiana Society of Architects, one of the 
really important gatherings of the year 
for the members of the architectural 
profession of the state, at which they are 
afforded the opportunity to get together 
in a body to discuss their problems both 
from a profession practice and business 
angle. 

As a courtesy to the visiting archi- 
tects, the members of the Indianapolis 
Architect’s Association postponed their 
regular monthly meeting from January 
10 to January 13, and were to meet with 
the Indiana Society in joint session. 

As outlined, the program for the day 
was to be as follows: f 

Registration, Lincoln Hotel, 10 a. m. 
to 12:30 p. m. 

Noon luncheon, Lincoln Hotel, 12:30 
p. m. 

Business meeting to follow luncheon. 

Visit to John Herron Art Institute, 3 
p. m., to view Annual Architectural Ex- 
h’bit of Indiana architects. 

Auto drives about the city, late after- 

noon, to points of interest if weather 
conditions were agreeable. 1h 
_ As a finale to the day’s activity there 
is to be a 7:30 p. m. dinner and enter- 
tainment in the Travertine Room at 
the Lincoln Hotel for the architects and 
their friends. 
_ Special stress was put upon the even- 
ing’s affair, and while no advance no- 
tices, as to details, were advanced by 
Chairman Donald Graham and his com- 
mittee, they did promise a good time for 
all those attending. 


ARCHITECTURE AS AN ART. 


Says H. Van Buren Magonigle, F. A. 
I, A., in the January issue of The Ameri- 
ean Architect: “It is well to have a 
hobby or two tied at one’s door so that, 
when asked for a few words of review or 
prophecy or warning, one may vault 
easily into the saddle. The steed I 
choose for the present occasion is Archi- 
tecture as an Art—not as a Business, 
not as a Science, not as a Theory of 
Life—as an art. 

Thus mounted and lightly caracoling, 
I seem to see that the profession in this 
country has been drifting unconsciously 
away from the broad highway and be- 
wildering and bemusing itself in excur- 
sions into the wilds and morasses of 
Business Getting and Efficiency, of the 
Routing of a Check or a product through 
Bank or Factory, of Emulation of the 
Business Man without his Training or 
Mental Habit, of Socialism and its Wrig- 
gling Brood, of all those things about 
which the men who built when Archi- 
tecture was an Art never bothered their 
blessed heads, and whose products the 
Efficient Architect of the present day 
feverishly cribs because—is it Business, 
Scientific Management, and Social Prob- 
lems take up so much of his time that 
there is none left for Design? 

Should the Businesslike and Efficient 
Person the architect is so fast becom- 
ing, pause for breath and do as real 
Merchants do—Take Account of Stock, 
and see whether the dusty shelf from 
which Art has almost disappeared would 
better balance the other merchandise if 
put to use again? 


A. I. A. BEATS SOCIETY TO LONG 
PROPOSED IDEA. 


Have vou noticed the lapel buttons 
some of the Indiana architects are wear- 
ing these days? Quite neat, eh? 

What we meant to say was that the 
American Institute of Architects has re- 
centlv gotten out quite an attractive 
coat lapel button, in gold and blue enamel 
for members. Several of the Indiana 
architects have secured the new insignia 
of the A. I. A. and are making good use 
of them. 


STRONG FOR A LARGER 
ORGANIZATION. 


Architect George W. Allen, chairman 
of the Membership Committee of the So- 
ciety, writes in that one of the resolu- 
tions that he has made for the new year 
is to use his best efforts to. add ‘new 


members to the organization during 
1923. Not bad, eh? 


__Some architects seem to entertain 
idea that it is the purpose of the Soviety 
to dictate to the members of the pro- 
fession how they should conduct their 
individual businesses. Only those who 
are members can appreciate the fallacy 
of ‘this conception. The thing to do is 
to break down this misconception and 
convince every architect in Indiana that 
the sole purpose of the Society is to ad- 
vance the profession as a whole, not one 
architect or a selected group. 

The inspiration of Mr. Allen is most 
laudable. _Why not every member re- 
solve to aid him in the good work? 


PREPARED TO ASSIST ON MECHAN. 
ICAL PROBLEMS. 


Announcement has just been ma 
the effect that W. A. breining ips i 
C. Carroll, associated consulting engi- 
neers, 511 Traction Terminal Building 
are now in a position to assist Indiana 
architects with their heating, ventilating 
plumbing, electrical and power plant 
problems and layouts 

Mr. Breining, graduate of Illinois Uni- 
haa 14, Specializes in design of me- 
chanical equipment : i 
builders p for various types of 

His associate. Mr. Carroll Corn 
University, 03, has had nineteen a 
of power plant designing and operation. 


Architect A. J. Capella, formerly of 
Evansville, Ind., has removed to Indian- 
aolis, where he is now connected with 
the architectural firm of Herbert Foltz. 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


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Office, 411 Sycamore St. 

oN al 5 EL TOD A hn RIN 

LAST MONTH’S BUILDING FIGURES 

SENT YEAR’S RECORD 
SOARING 


_ When December kicked into the build- 
Ing permit columns, toting in over a mil- 
lion dollar estimated valuation for the 
construction work for which permits 
were granted during the month a grand 
finale to Evansville’s building effort for 
1922 was written into the city records. 
The December figures alone soared up 
not far from the whole total for the pre- 
ceding eleven months, and then, again 
almost equaled the entire record for 
1921, and also the total for 1920. 

It was as the biblical saying goes, “the 
first shall be last and the last shall be 
first,” for, January, 1922, was the lowest 
building month of the year, and Decem- 
ber was the highest. 

The other months’ totals, composed 
mostly of residence and smaller types of 
construction, in the aggregate, piled up a 
sum amounting to $1,961,824, to which 
December added $1,107,910, making a 
total of $3,069,734 for the year. This is 
a gain of 135.6% over the 1921 volume of 
Dusiness. 


The monthly records for the two years 
are: ; 


1922 1921 
aA, Aik ah $ 85,432 $ 23,780 
Wee ae A 98,058 28,005 
Mai ee 231,690 58,869 
18 0" ey Fgh 230,889 43,941 
ON ea 276,690 281,205 
Pine 8 0” 243,375 80,163 
SUPE aa > 155,040 193,132 
Mire ties 169,540 168,460 
BeBER ee 3 111,704 © 116,730 
1 a 246,506 106,725 
NOY fate 18,600 90,580 
A aes ania 1,107,910 LTT 


ot $3,069,734 


$1,303,367 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


Things are booming over at the site 
of the new half million dollar Benjamin 
Bosse High School, where all footings 
ave been placed and the concrete base- 
ment walls are now being poured. Pre- 
parations have been made to have 


C, C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


enough material on the grounds at all 
times to keep this project moving along 
through the winter so that, when spring’ 
arrives, the work can be rushed right 
through to completion. 


As for the big Donaldson Arms Apart- 
ments, the contractors have the structure 
up to the second floor. According to the 
schedule mapped out it is hoped to have 
this project ready for occupancy about 
April 1st. 


General contractor John Wilkins is 
starting a new $12,000 home for Phillip 
Raphael at School and Taylor aves. 


Anderson and Veatch, contractors, are 
now surveying Lincolnshire, the new re- 
stricted residence subdivision they will 
develop in the spring. Parkways, with 
boulevard features are planned through- 
out the section. 


Bids for the city hall addition are to 
be received by the Board of Works Janu- 
ary 29. Sort of a season opener, as it 
were. Local competition on this job is 
expected to be quite keen. 


FT. WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Timecher oie ee President 


Pipi, Dynes aes Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


NEARLY TEN MILLION DOLLARS 
WORTH OF NEW BUILDING 
CONSTRUCTION IN 1922. 


Now that 1922 has passed on into his- 
tory, and the books for that period have 
been closed, not the least of the interest- 
ing accomplishments of Ft. Wayne for 
the past year was her building construc- 
tion achievement. Never before in the 
history of the city, within one year, was 
such a large building program ever put 
into effect. Getting away to a mediocre 
start, during January and February, 
building construction operations began 
in March to really speed up when the 
records at the city building inspection 
department show that permits were 
granted for the erection of over half a 
million dollars worth of work. The 
next three months, April, May and June, 
saw the volume of business: mount stead- 
ily until almost a million dollar monthly 
total estimated valuation on new pro- 
jects was recorded in June. July activity 
slacked up to some extent and then in 
August there was a new outbreak that 
reached to over one and three-fifths of a 
million dollars. September went even 


better, recording permits that totaled 
$1,774,930, the best month of the year. 
On into and clear down through October 
extended the activity, rolling up a month- 
ly total of $1,383,445. Things slowed 
up in November, and more so in Decem- 
ber, when the estimated investment in 
new buildings sank below the half mil- 
lion dollar mark, the first time such a 
thing had occurred in ten consecutive 
months. 

Three individual monthly totals over- 
topped the highest monthly total hung 
up during 1921, and ten of the months 
showed individual gains over the cor- 
responding periods of the previous year, 

The grand total of the estimated valu- 
ation for new building construction in 
Ft. Wayne, in 1922 amounted to $9,630,- 
049, as against $4,799,756 posted in 1921, 
a gain of 100.68%. 

As shown by the records at the city 
hall the monthly building activity for 
the year of 1922 and that of 1921 is: 


1922. 1921. 

Month Est. Val. Est. Val. 
3g ame tbe $ 186,660 $ 93,3825 
EG sips tleay on . Ss 191,035 208,600 
DUST rae eer 575,095 370,345 
AGT GA Ae, Se 582,335 275,802 
NVI eee ae. 702,485 420,978 
Hii by cis any te he Teale 903,455 308,735 
EVO S Sos Ale (15,435 355,628 
BS eo es 1,634,574 570,105 
Sept, ewes 1,774,930 327,343 
OGES : Sac Se 1,888,445 410,765 
Nowe =" Scene 600,300 1,178,760 
Deg a! <r 430,000 279,370 

Potent. sas $9,630,049 $4,799,756 


TAKES THIRD PLACE IN STATE'S 
1922 BUILDING RACE 


A temporary let down in Ft. Wayne’s 
new building activities during the month 
of December cost her the goal for which 
she had struggled throughout the year, 
that of runner up position in the great 
building construction race in Indiana. 

It was a pregone conclusion that Indi- 
anapolis would out-rank all other Indi- 
ana cities in the volume of new building 
construction for the twelve months, and 
interest centered in placing of the other 
cities at the finish of the year. Place 
and show positions, it devolved after a 
few months, would go to either South 
Bend or Ft. Wayne. . These two cities 
traveled along neck and neck with Ft. 
Wayne leading December Ist. Slowly 
but surely South Bend crept up on her 
and flashed across at the finish into sec- 
ond place with $465,561, almost half a 
million dollars to spare. 

The final check up shows: 

South Bend -_______ $10,095,610 
Bit Wayne ioe 2 ye 9,630,049 


While losing to South Bend, Ft. Wayne 
was over $6,000,000 ahead of her nearest 
competitor, Evansville. 


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sation and liability insurance by insuring in the BUILDERS & 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


Re We MMC RI oe President 


GBC, Mersens oie else vs Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 

Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 


General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


At 320 Peoples Bank Building, 
Indianapolis. 
None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 

State Construction Co., as builder, 
and Woodruff Place Realty Co., as 
owner, to erect a 24-apartment build- 
ing, a duplicate of apartment erected 
by the Blackstone Realty Co. on lot 1 
Woodruff Place. 


WHAT THE MONTHLY BUILDING 
FIGURES AT INDIANAPOLIS 
SHOW. 


A resume of the building figures 
turned in month by month at Indiana- 
polis the past year shows that the best 
month in 1922 was May, then came July, 
both of which rolled up totals of over 
$3,000,000 for building operations. April 
took third place, November, fourth; Oc- 
tober, fifth; June, sixth; August, sev- 
enth; March, eighth; September, ninth; 
December, tenth; February, eleventh; 
January, twelfth. 


The monthly record is: 


Est. Val. Est. Val. 
1922 1921 

January. oon. $ 580,706 $1,025,529 
Pebriiary Lluis 1,170,398 617,834 
Marehe sus) 2,065,051 2,336,964 
Apri Gin ey 2,566,389 1,527,747 
BERG ei gin se) 3,420,847 1,550,601 
Baste sia De haa yA _. 2,289,941 2,499,275 
mals Barats, 3,349,348 1,401,115 
mu oet ea ee 2,074,941 1,235,260 
September _____ 1,928,956 1,456,725 
October ._______ 2,431,513 1,743,532 
November ______ 2,503,014 = 1,071,319 
December ______ 1,729,503 1,863,104 
Petal jos po) $26,110,607 $18,329,005 


LULL ON JUST NOW. 


Just at present things are quiet 
around the local contractors’ association 
headquarters. It is sort of a lull after 
the battle period and the builders are 


taking time to get their breath after the 
big building task that was put up to 
them throughout the past year. 


Never before in the history of the city 
were the building contractors ever called 
upon to meet such a demand as was put 
upon their working organizations and it 
was only by dint of constant effort that 
they were able to carry out their duty 
to the city. 


Not the least of the contributing 
causes to Indianapolis’ great building 
performance for 1922 was the effort put 
forth by the contractors to aid in mak- 
ing conditions as agreeable as possible 
by effecting working agreements with 
the building trades labor unions that 
caused satisfaction both to employer and 
employe, resulting in no strike difficul- 
ties, tie-ups or other misunderstandings 


to cause loss of time in the carrying out 
of building construction operations. 


ELECTION RESULT. 


When the votes were counted, after 
the annual election of officers of the In- 
dianapolis Building Contractors’ Asso- 
ciation, Monday, January 8th, the offi- 
cial tabulation, according to tellers 
Charles. Sedam and W. H. Cramer, 
showed these candidates elected. 


President. 0. Gao. Fred W. Jungclaus 
1st Vice President______-_ Robert Berner 
2nd Vice President________ Wm. Carper 
38rd Vice President_____ Walter W. Wise 
4th Vice President______ Robert Poehner 


"RP GHSHYON o.20 ses aie 2 eh Bil O. A. Porter 


A. B. C’S BUSY AT THE STATE 
HOUSE. 


Now that the State Legislature is in 
session it is interesting to know that the 
Associated Building Contractors of In- 
diana are right on the job to look after 
the state building contractors’ interests 
and those of the general building con- 
struction industry as well. 


Registration of lobbyists at the state 
house is going on right along and the 
latest information from that source re- 
veals the fact that the A. B. C.’s of In- 
diana have registered the largest lobby 
so far recorded. 


Those who have this matter in charge 
are composed of the Executive Commit- 
tee of the State Assn., the officers, as 


provided by the constitution, and a spe- 
cial committee, 12 in all. They are: 

F. W. Jungclaus_____ Indianapolis, Ind. 
CG. Gy Piersone sas 2k Indianapolis, Ind. 
We WG, Wea a Indianapolis, Ind. 
"CS) DB. Ae So Indianapolis, Ind. 
Harry A. Fenton_____ Indianapolis, Ind. 
Jc. Owen oes Y 545 Indianapolis, Ind. 
AS TES eM eR ae ee Lafayette, Ind. 
BOE? Daveyesessce2> . Ft. Wayne, Ind. 
Ross Eshelman__-_----- Anderson, Ind. 
W. O. Fassnacht____-_- South Bend, Ind. 
Otte |O) Hoitests cess i eis) Chicago, Ill. 
Harry’ W.: Meyerisec. shee Chicago, Ill. 


BUILDING PERMITS 


($4,500 and Over) 
(From Jan. 4th, 1923 to Jan. 11th) 


“Factory: $22,000. 1 sty. 60x140. 1839 
Ludlow Ave. Owner, Homer A. Woods 
(Dads Factory), East South St. General 
contractor, Thompson-Binger Co., Indi- 
ana Pythian Bldg. Reinf. concrete. 

Foundry Building: $10,000. 1 sty. 72x 
80. Belmont & Big Four R. R. Owner, 
Link Belt Co., Belmont & Big Four. Gen- 
eral contractor, Chas. J. Wacker, Peoples 
Bank Bldg. Reinforced concrete. 

“Apartment Building: $57,600. 3. sty. 
42x187. 1005 No. Penn. St. Owner, 
Chadwick Realty Co., 420 Merchants 
Bank Bldg. General contractor, Henry 
Dollman Constr. Co., 420 Merchants 
Bank Bldg. Brick and tile. Exc. 


“Temple: (Hebrew). $36,500. 1021 So. 
Meridian. Owner, Kneseth Israel Congr., 
542 Eddy St. General contractor, Abra- 
ham Kwitny & Son, 1137 So. Illinois St. 
Excavating. 

Residence: $13,500. 3637 No. Delaware 
St. Owner and builder, Taylor C. Power, 
Indiana Pythian Bldg. Excavating. 
Brick veneer. 

Residences: (2). 1241-1245 N. Jeffer- 
son. Owner, 0. E. Mehring, 32 No. Dela- 
ware St. Owner builds. 

Residence: $5,000. 3416 Kenwood. 
Owner, Jose-Balz Co., Lemcke Annex. 
Owner builds. 

Building: 1 sty. 55x100. 2406 E. 10th. 
Owner, A. C. Balch, 2406 East 10th St. 
Owner builds. Concrete block. 

Residence: $6,500. 4644 Kenwood. 
Owner, C. B. Durham Co., Consolidated 
Bldg. Owner builds. 

Residence: (double). 1249-51 No. Jef- 
ferson. $6,600. Earl Barnett, 1831 
Gross Drive, Woodruff Place. 


FINDING A LEVEL. 


The national building labor situation 
is stabilizing, renorts from sixty repre- 
sentative cities indicate. The runaway 
labor market that started to sky-rocket 
wages to unheard of heights in some 
trades has largely calmed down, due to 
the passing of the peak of building 
activity. In a few places inordinate la- 
bor costs prevail in the finishing trades 
but this condition is very temporary 
now. 


A few widely scattered places report 
a temporary surplus of some mechanics 
but as yet all available skilled workmen 
are finding employment without difficul- 
ty. The outlook for next year’s con- 
struction work is not bright from the 
labor supply viewpoint in regard to 
plasterers and bricklayers. All indica- 
tions for another heavy building year are 
in sight and the probability is that much 
winter construction will be tried.— 
American Builder. 


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Contractors—Engineers 


a) i CONDER & CULBERTSON 
General Building Contractors 
623 NORTH NOBLE ST., INDIANAPOLIS 


CORNELL ENGINEERING CO. 
) Building Contractors 
ii 2611 CORNELL AVE., INDIANAPOLIS 


WM. P. JUNGCLAUS CO. 


Hi | Building Contractors—Industrial and Schools 


J. G. KARSTEDT CONSTRUCTION CO. 
Th General Contractors 
429 LEMCKE BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS 


|| “MORROW AND MORROW 
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| 1006 EK. Main St. 
| JAS. HODGSON & SONS 


| | Brick Contractors 
208 HOLLIDAY BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS 


Phones—Reésidence, Randolph 5203; Office, Circle 4164 
WALTER W. WISE 

; MASON CONTRACTOR 

1! 206 Indiana Trust Bldg. 


Indianapolis 


405-406 BOARD OF TRADE 
INDIANAPOLIS 


CHAS. LATHAM, Ja., PREST. 
Wm. W. WIESE, Sec-TReas. 


LATHAM & WALTERS 


Inc. 
ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS 


927-928 STATE LiFe BLDG. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


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| COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL BUILDERS 


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HARRISON WALTERS, V. PREsrT. 


GENERAL CONTRACTORS, CIVIL AND STRUGTURAL ENGINEERS 


CONCRETE MIXERS 


KOEHRING COMPANY 


FLETCHER TRUST BUILDING 
H. W. TAYLOR, INDIANA REPRESENTATIVE 


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WALKER-BROOKS REALTY CO. 


Builders of Investment Properties 
134 NORTH DELAWARE, INDIANAPOLIS 


ROLAND M. COTTON CO., 
Plumbing and Heating Contractors _ 
1720 E. Tenth St. Indianapolis 
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SCHWEGMAN-WITTE CO. 
Heating, Ventilating and Plumbing Contractors 
127 E. Jefferson St. FT. WAYNE 


BEDFORD STEEL & CONSTRUCTION CO. 


Industrial Plants Power Houses 
omplete Factories 


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Engineers— Builders 
BEDFORD, IND. 


A. E. Gilden, President. W. J. Shoobridge, V-Pres. 
E. J. Shoobridge, Sec. & Treas. 


Gale Construction Co. 


GENERAL CONTRACTORS 
2117-31 Gale St. Phone, Webster 8693 
INDIANAPOLIS 


Ornamental and Miscellaneous Iron 
Bronze and Brass Work 
Post Caps, Joist Hangers, Wali Boxes 
Paint for All Purposes 
Tanks and Towers of Wood or Steel 


R. ALFRED HAYES 


606 Lombarc Bldg. Phone Main 4641 Indianapolis 


CENTRAL STATES BRIDGE CO 


INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


Structural Steel for all types of Buildings, 
Garages, etc. 


Steel Bridges Enquiries Solicited 


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Builders Hoists Steel Derricks 
Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds 
Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 
Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
Double and Single Cage Material Elevator Platform 


GEO. W. FIFE EQUIPMENT CO. 
Bike. inst nee 1403 Merchants Bank Building 
> in Indianapolis, Indiana 


Steel Concrete Forms 


MORTAR MIXERS 
STEEL FORMS 
BAR CUTTERS 


No. 6 C. H. & E. Saw Rig 
from Indianapolis Warehouse 


INDIANAPOLIS 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


ca Wesley Reed --.-------- President 
Pei COO UN yh aeeeoen s Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


MEETING NIGHTS 
General meeting every third Tuesday evening. 
General contractors meet second and fourth 
Monday evening. 
Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


WHY STALL AROUND? 


Information that comes drifting in in- 
dicates that 1923, in all probability, will 
even outdo 1922 in the matter of build- 
ing operations. . Now, in order to take 
advantage of the promised opportunity, 
the contractors should exert every effort 
to effect satisfactory conditions under 
which to conduct their business. To that 
end they should see to it that their indi- 
vidual local city associations are in good 
working order and in shape to meet any 
and every demand that may be made 
upon them. The time to do this very 
thing is now, before the rush season ar- 
rives. It will require the united effort 
of the entire membership to shape such 
a course and then steer it. 

One of the most important features to 
be taken care of pertains to working 
agreements which should be taken up and 
threshed out with the various crafts at 
the earliest possible moment so that the 
contractor, when it comes to estimating, 
can know with an assured degree of cer- 
tainty just what labor costs will be, and 
not be called upon later to meet a wage 
vaise after his bids on various projects 
have been submitted or the work started. 
A good mechanic sees to it that his tools 
are in proper condition before he starts 
to work, and the contractor should like- 
wise see to it that his future working 
conditions are in a state that will enable 
him to progress with his building opera- 
tions as rapidly as possible. 

Somehow, contractors are _ prone to 
procrastinate in the matter of wage and 
working agreement settlements, yet, if 
they wait around until things pick up 
and everybody is busy the proper time 
and attention can not be given to this 
feature of the contractors’ problems. It 
will not be many weeks until work will 
be bobbing up that will extend well into 
the new approaching building season, 
therefore, would it not be a good idea 
to get the slate clean and be fully pre- 
pared, as far as it is humanly possible, 
for the big building business that 1s ly- 
ing out there in the offing. 


TRYING TO LINE UP THE WHOLE 
CROWD 


The Building Trades Council, Chicago, 
reorganized under the control of the 
unions that stood by the Landis Award, 
is trying to induce the outlaw building 
trades mechanics’ unions to come into the 
fold and go along under the Landis 
Award conditions. The much talked of 


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award has till May, 31st, to run, and 
there is a great deal of speculation being 
made as to what will happen in building 
trades circles when the time limit on the 
judge’s ruling expires. 


SEEKING ANOTHER WAY AROUND 


Quite a few of the Calumet contractors 
who have work under way have balked 
at the high cost and delay in plastering 
work and are contemplating using sheet 
rock in place of plaster. The application 
of the material under contemplation is 
much quicker and then, too, one don’t 
have to wait around while it dries—so 
the interior trim can be installed. 


NEVER NO REST 


And now, to add to our troubles, the 
Legislature has gone into session. That 
crowd will have to be watched, too. 

To the man on the sidelines it appears 
as if the state law making body could do 
a great deal of good and the members 
earn their money if some of the dead let- 
ter laws were repealed and some good 
comprehensive ones substituted. What 
js needed most are statutes that don’t 
require all the judges and lawyers In 
Indiana in order to get a plain common 
sense interpretation. 


NO “BARKER” NEEDED 


Once, somewhere, we read that for 
quick crowd collecting Russia could not 
be beat. If that is so, America is run- 
ning her a close second. 

Let an accident happen, an argument 
start, a fakir come along, and immedi- 
ately most any American street corner 
will be thronged by the curious. Even 
men working will draw the attention of 
the passer-by. The contractors on a new 
hotel building up this way, the other day, 
put a steam shovel to work gouging out 
the ground for the sub-structure and now 
it seems to be a favorite passtime with 
the citizens to collect and watch this 
steel monster chew away at its earthly 


meal. 
BE: BE: COLE. 


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MUNCIE 
Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas Rowe see 0s ees es President 
JA, Gallivenas «So cs Secretary 


314 Main Street 


LABOR PROGRAM. 


The executive officers of the American 
Federation of Labor recently drafted the 
following program, which will be pre- 
sented to the various State Legislatures 
this winter: 

1. Enactment in other States of 
Workmen’s Compensation Law similar to 
the Ohio State Fund Law. 

2. Repeal of state constabulary laws. 

3. Minimum wage laws for women in 
every state. 

4, Repeal of industrial court laws. 

5. Limitation, restriction or prohibi- 
tion of issuance of injunctions in labor 
disputes. 

6. Old age pension laws. 


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7. Repeal of all local or state laws 
restricting picketing. 

8. Repeal of recently enacted laws 
making voluntary associations suable. 

9. Compulsory unemployment insur- 
ance. 

10. Specific legislation to protect 
against governmental intervention in the 
so-called “right to strike.” 

11. Setting aside powers of the judi- 
ciary, both Federal and State, to declare 
acts of legislature unconstitutional and 
giving legislators power to override ju- 
dicial decisions—Bulletin, N. B. T. E. 
Association. 


ANDERSON CONTRACTORS ELECT 
OFFICERS. 


Word from Anderson this week is to 
the effect that the Associated Building 
Contractors of that city at their annual 
election named these men to executive 


positions. 

President .. 0 4-_. csi A.J. Skegeh 
Wice.. Presidents: 228252232 Ben Wright 
Secretary... Soo5 nee Blythe Johnson 
Treaeurer. .*.2 7 ee Harry Thomas 


Director for three years, John Longacre 


WE GIVE IT UP. 


How is it that so many contractors are 
content to sit tight and let some one else 
do their thinking and fighting?  Self- 
respect and a disposition to do what is 
right for themselves and their industry 
one would think would prompt them to 
step in and assume their just share of 
the responsibilities that they owe each 
other.—Monthly Bulletin, Bldg. Constn. 
Employers’ Assn., Chicago. 


DEMAND UNIVERSAL. 


According to a recent issue of the 
Washington, D. C. Herald, after a sur- 
vey of conditions in the building in- 
dustry, apartments, hotels and _ office 
buildings are still very much in demand. 
Out of fifty principal cities reporting on 
their immediate building needs, forty ex- 
press a strong demand for homes, twenty 
eight for apartment buildings, twenty- 
seven lack requisite hotels, twenty-two 
are cramped for office space, twenty need 
more warehouse facilities and eighteen 
demand additional industrial structures 
—Monthly Bulletin, Building Construc- 
tion Employers’ Association, Chicago, 


NATIONAL JURISDICTIONAL 
AWARDS BOARD MEETING 
POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY. 


The next meeting of the National 
Board for Jurisdictional Awards which 
was tentatively set for January 22nd, 
has been deferred until February 5 or 12 
next at Washington, D. C. It is prob- 
able that the metal trim controversy will 
again be taken up at this meeting and 
should this be so every contractor in- 
terested in the subject should see that 
his organization is properly represented 
at the re-hearing. 

There are many other subjects of 
equal importance to contractors which 
will be reviewed by the board. 


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INSLEY MANUFACTURING CO. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


R. C. HALL ROOFING COMPANY 
General Roofing Contractors 
Prepared to Figure In Any Part of the Country. 

Asphalt Built-Up Roofing 
Repairing and Recoating a Specialty 
Also Roofing Supplies. 

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Phone 2276 MUNCIE, IND. 


Phone Main 6963 


The Tarpenning-LaFollette Co. 
SHEET METAL CONTRACTORS 
1030 Canal St. Indianapolis 


Sheet Metal Ducts, Piping, Etc., for Heating or 
Ventilating Systems 


Roof Ventilators Fans and Blowers 
Installations Anywhere in the State 


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Low rates on Cement from 
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Interstate Public Service Company 
BERT WEEDON, Traffic Mgr., 
819 Board of Trade, 
Indianapolis, Indiana: 


Largest Manufacturers of Face Brick in the World 


HYDRAULIC-PRESS BRICK COMPANY 
801-805 Board of Trade 


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Manufacturers and Distributors 
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Ventilating 
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Howard Electric ServiceCo. 
INDIANAPOLIS 
Lighting Fixtures—Electrical Supplies. 
SPECIAL FIXTURE DESIGNING 
744 Virginia Ave. Drexel 9598 


Hatfield Electric Co. 


“The House Electric” 
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102 S. Meridian St. 440 8. Dearborn St. 
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Vot. IV INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, JANUARY 20, 1923 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 
Published Every Saturday 


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Entered as second class matter August 29, 1919, 


at the Post Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, under 
the Act of March 3, 1879. 


NOW FOR THE CONVENTION OF 
STATE CONTRACTORS. 


Everything is in readiness for the big 
event of the year in Indiana building 
contracting circles, the annual conven- 
tion of the Associated Building Contrac- 
tors of Indiana, scheduled for next week 
at Michigan City, January 23, 24 and 25. 


This affair will be the fifth of its kind 
held by the State contractors and the 
first in northern Indiana, where the 
builders of that section have worked up 
a keen interest. Word from convention 
headquarters is that the contracting in- 
terests of the northern Indiana cities 
will be heavily represented and it is 
hoped the rest of the State will respond 
in kind. 

The Michigan City contractors, backed 
by the local Chamber of Commerce, have 
spent weeks in preparation for handling 
the convention and have left no stone 
unturned to make this affair the best 
ever held by the State Association, not- 
withstanding the efforts that were put 
forth by Indianapolis and Evansville in 
previous years when those cities played 
host to the contractor delegates who 
gathered for their annual convention. 


A real business program of a con- 
structive nature has been arranged for 
the three day’s period with sessions 
daily and a dinner to be given Wednes- 
day evening, January 24th, by the Build- 
ers and Manufacturers Mutual Casualty 
Company of Chicago, at which all dele- 
gates will be guests. In addition there 


.Will be a smoker and_ entertainment 


Tuesday night for the convention guests, 
this affair to be sponsored by the Michi- 
gan City contractors. Then, too, there 
will be side trips about the city and 
Surrounding territory to points of in- 
terest. 


The convention and banguet will be 
held, and headguarters maintained, at 
the Spaulding Hotel, Michigan City’s 


new half-million dollar hotel. This will 
be the initial convention dedication for 
the new structure, the honor haying been 
delegated to the contractors. 


AT LEAST MAKING AN EFFORT IN 
THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 
E. E. COLE, Secy. 


Calumet Bldg. Trades Employers’ Assn., 
Hammond. 


The contractors’ association of Michi- 
gan may be young: but it seems to be a 
sturdy little fellow, ready to walk in no 
toddling way, and with a power to think 
and act in the right direction. The as- 
sociation seems to have heard the call 
and to have seen the light with the re- 
sult that it has pitched right in in an 
endeavor to meet the need of the hour. 

All of which means that the Michigan 
contractors under the auspices of the 
association has organized a_ building 
trades school at Grand Rapids that is 
prepared to turn out one hundred and 
fifty good brick-layers every six months. 
Think what that is going to mean to the 
building industry of the State of Michi- 
gan? The selection of applicants for 
training is very carefully gone into, the 
preference is given to young married 
men of good habits. 

It shows that the Michigan contractors 
are aware of the seriousness of the situ- 
ation and are determined to do their part 
to ease things up. There is iust one 
thing about it, the contractors must in- 
terest themselves in this matter and 
take steps to increase the building trades 
mechanics forces, especially the brick- 
layers and plasterers, or future building 
operations, and those that depend on 
them, are going to suffer seriously for 
a lack of men to handle the work. There 
don’t seem to be much disposition on the 
part of the Unions to encourage ap-~ 
prentices to rehabilitate the ranks of the 
employes, instead, the Unions lean to the 
policy that a scarcity of men means high 
wages and that is what they are out 
for. However the real seriousness of 
the existing conditions lies in the fact 
that eventually. ever-increasing wage 
scales are going to make construction 
costs so high that the man of ordinary 
means cannot afford to build, nor can 
he afford to buy newly constructed 
property. In the end it will mean stop- 
page of the ordinary lines of building 
construction, greater congestion in 
housing conditions, for people will be 
forced to double up in small quarters 
and then, too, man not being able to put 
a roof over his prospective family’s 
head, will hold back from marrying. 

Really, this lack of workmen problem 


No. 42 


is a far reaching one and the sooner the 
contractors’ associations go into it de- 
cidedly to work out a solution, the bet- 
ter it will be for them and the entire 
country. Here is a situation wherein 
the contractors, if they will, can not only 
work out their own salvation. but in 
doing so can be of inestimable service 
to their fellow citizens and the entire 
country. The question is, are the con- 
tractors willing by dint of sacrifice and 
effort willing to assume their real obliga- 
tion to their country? Michigan con- 
tractors have answered this, question in 
the affirmative. How many others in 
other parts of the country are willing to 
do likewise? 


CONVENTION ACTIVITIES OF IN- 
DIANA BUILDING INTERESTS 
IN FULL BLAST. 


Indiana building interests, the past 
week, made Indianapolis their Mecca, 
and swarmed into the capital city in 
large numbers to gather in annual con- 
ventions to discuss the outlook, business 
problems and policies to be followed the 
coming year. 


The architects of the state started the 
ball rolling Saturday, January 13, with 
the calling to order of the semi-annual 
meeting of their state organization. 


Next in order came the members of 
the Indiana Builders’ Supply Associa- 
tion, who, to the number of several hun- 
dreds, met at the Claypool Hotel, Janu- 
ary 15 and 16. In connection with this 
event the manufacturers of building ma- 
terials and their representatives put on 
quite an extensive exhibit of various ma- 
terials necessary to building construc- 
tion operations. 

With the exodus of the material sup- 
ply men the Indiana Retail Lumber Deal- 
ers’ Association cohorts, mustering some 
400, put in their appearance for a two 
days’ session, also at the Claypool, wind- 
ing up their meeting with an elaborate 
banquet Thursday night. 


Last, but not least, the Indiana En- 
gineering Society, met Thursday and 
Friday, January 18 and 19, at the Lin- 
coln Hotel. The engineers in addition 
to the business meetings, made a jour- 
ney, in a body, to the new hydro-electric 
power plant at Noblesville, Ind., there 
to inspect this new project. A dinner 
dance Friday evening marked the wind- 
up of the engineers’ gathering. 

Next week will see the finish of the 
convention activities of the Indiana con- 
struction interests when the Associated 
Ruildine Contractors of Indiana bring 
their three-day convention at Michigan 
City to a close. 


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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) pretix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report published in pre- 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS. 


“Power Flant (Addition and Equip- 
ment) $5,000,000. 10th and West Mich- 
igan Sts. Owner, Terre Haute, Indpls. 
and Eastern Traction Co., Robert I. Todd, 
Frest., 902 Traction Terminal Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Plans in progress. Mature 
late winter. Brick, reinf. conc. Two 
30,000 K. W. units, steam turbines, high 
pressure boilers, high pressure piping, 
motors, generators, steel sash, composi- 
tion roof, 

“Warehouse: $1,000,000. 5 sty. & bas. 
245x195. S. W. corner of Pennsylvania 
and Georgia Sts. Architect, Rubush and 
Hunter, American Central Life Bldg. 
Owner, Terminal Building Corporation, 
W. J. Hogan, Prest., % Indiana Refrig- 
erating Co., South Pennsylvania St. and 
B. E. Metcalf, Secy. % Indiana Refrig- 
erating Co. Plans in progress. Brick, 
reinforced concrete floor snd roof con- 
struction, freight elevators, steel sash, 
fire doors, skylights, composition roof. 
Building is being designed to carry five 
additional stys. 

“Warehouse: 4 sty. 100x190. Archi- 


tect, Rubush and Hunter, 428 American - 


Central Life Bldg. Owner, Allen A. 
Wilkinson Lumber Co., 931 East Mich- 
igan St. Architect taking bids. Face 
brick, reinforced concrete floor and roof 
constr., clay tile, vault doors, steel sash, 
Structural steel, elevator doors, eleva- 
tors, kalamein doors, quarry tile floors, 
composition roof, cut stone trim, frpf. 
constr. 

“Manufacturing Plant: 5 sty. & bas. 
98x120. Archt., Rubush and Hunter. 
Owner, Indianapolis Glove Co. bids in on 
general contract. Low bidder on brick 
work, James Hodgson and Sons, Hollo- 
day Bldg., Indianapolis. Will award 
contracts shortly. 

“Manufacturing Plant (1st unit) Mill 
building. 1 sty. 80x200. English Ave. 
and Belt R. R. Archt., Russell N. Ed- 
wards Co., 45 Union Trust Bldg. Owner, 
Kramer Realty Co.. % L. B. Mosiman, 
315 Garfield Ave. Archt. taking bids to 
close January 25th. Brick, mill constr. 
The following are figuring: Bedfora 
Stone & Constr. Co., Wm. P. Jungclaus 
Co,, J.G. Karstedt, John Schumacher & 
Co., and Hall Constr. Co., all of Indpls. 

“Y. W. C. A. Building: $150,000. 4 sty. 
& bas. No. Penn. St. Archt.. Rubush 
and Hunter, American Central Life Bldg. 


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Owner, Young Women’s Christian Assn., 
Fearl B. Forsythe, General Secretary, 
329 No. Penn. St. Flans completed. 
Archt. will be ready to receive bids next 
week. Brick, frpf. constr. 

Residence: $30,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
Northeast of Irvington, Indianapolis. 
Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 9th floor State 
Life Bldg. Owner, Roland M. Cotton 
(Frest. Roland M. Cotton Co., Heating 
and Plumbing Contractors), 1720 East 
10th. St. Preliminary plans in progress. 
Brick veneer, Colonial type, slate roof, 
tile and hardwood floors. (Heating and 
plumbing owner will do.) 


Comfort Stations (4) $20,000. Military 
Park, Brookside Park, Rhodius Park and 
Fall Creek near College Ave. Architect, 
Frank B. Hunter, 9th floor, State Life 
Bldg. Owner, City of Indianapolis, Board 
of Park Commissioners, City Hall. Plans 
in progress. Mature early spring. 

Residence and Garage: $15,000. 2 sty. 
& bas. Warsaw, Indiana. Architect, 
Samuel A. Craig and Company, 31 West 
Ohio St., Indianapolis. Owner, Flint E. 
Bash, Warsaw, Indiana. Plans nearing 
completion. 


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Parsonage and Garage: $12,000. 2 sty. 
& bas. Warsaw, Indiana. Architect, 
Samuel A. Craig and Co., 31 West Ohio 
St., Indianapolis. Owner, Methodist 
Church, Rev. C. B. Croxall, Pastor, War- 
saw, Indiana. Plans in progress. 


Telephone Building (Remodeling) War- 
saw. $12,000. Architect, Samuel A. 
Craig and Co., 31 West Ohio St., Indi- 
anapolis. Owner, Commercial Telephone 
Company, .Mr. J. W. Scott, Manager, 
Warsaw, Indiana. Plans in progress. 


Lodge Building (Rem.) $5,000. Hunt- 
ington, Indiana. Architect, Samuel A. 
Craig and Co., 31 West Ohio St., Indi- 
anapolis. Owner, Moose Lodge, Mr. 
Ulery, in charge. Work time and ma- 
terial basis. Work started. 

*Store and Apartment Building: (2 
stores and 2 apts.) $12,000. 4151-53 
Boulevard Place. Architect. Chas. By- 
field. Peoples Bank Bldg. Cwner, Mich- 
ael J. Ready, 1213 No. Fennsylvania ‘St. 
Owner may award contract to John 
Stewart, 1401 Cornell Ave., or a few 
bids may be asked for. Brick, 2 sty. & 
bas. 27x61. Comp. roof, steam heat, 
hollow tile. 


“Church: $60,000. 24th and Station 


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Sts. Architect, McGuire and Shook, 320 
Indiana Pythian Bldg. Owner, Bright- 
wood M. E. Congregation, Edgar Brown, 
Chmn. Bldg. Comm., 2440 Adams St. 
Sam Ingle, Secy. 83178 No. Sherman. 
Bids in; under advisement. 

Business Building: $12,000. 1 sty. & 
bas. 40x71. 351 West 30th. Private 
plans. Owner, John F. Barrett, Prest. 
Barret Coal Co., 409 South Senate Ave. 
Plans completed. Start work in 10-days. 
Brick, ordinary construction. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Store Building: $10,000. 1 sty. 46x 
60. Owner, Ashjian Bros. (Rug Manu- 
facturers) 454 West 16th Flace. Archt., 
Russell N. Edwards Co., 45 Union Trust 
Bldg. General contract let to C. .C. 
Ayres, 317 East South St. Brick, mill 
construction. 


ANDERSON. 


“Residence: $25,000. 2 sty. & bas. Wast 
9th, between Lincoln and Morton Sts. 
Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers. Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Hugh Hill, 424 West 11th 


St. Plans completed. Will be ready for 
bids in 30 days. Brick. Hollow tile and 


stucco. . 

Contracts Awarded. 
“Consolidated School: Orestes, Indi- 
ana, near Alexandria. Archt., E. F. 
Miller, 545 Farmers Trust Bldg., Ander- 
son. Owner, William Cunningham, Trus- 
tee, Alexandria, Indiana. General con- 
tractor, Glenn Gardner, Anderson, Ind. 
Start work at once. Brick. 


AUBURN. 


Ledge Building: $35,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
9th and Cedar Sts. Owner, Moose Lodge, 
Auburn. Site purchased. Mature early 
spring. Brick. 

“Parsonage: Owner, Auburn Methodist 
Church, Board of Trustees, Willis 
Rhoads, Frank Dragoo, John Zimmer- 
man, Plans in progress. Will probably 
award contract on a percentage basis to 
George Achemier, Auburn. Start work 
about March 1st. Brick. 


CONNERSVILLE. 


“Residences (4).2 sty. & bas. Archi- 
tect, W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust 
Bldg,. Indianapolis. Owner, Charles Mel- 
born, Connersville, Indiana. Owner ready 
for bids. 

Church: $25,000. 2 stv. 50x/2, Milfon, 
Ind. Archt., H. M. Griffin, Connersville, 
Ind. Owner, Christian Church, Rev. I. 


°C. McCormick, Pastor, Milton. Ind. Own- 


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Warehouse: 2 sty. & bas. Owner, 
Everett and Hite, (Wholesale Grocery) 
Preliminary plans. Will mature early 
spring. Brick. 

Parochial School: 2 sty. & bas. 4th 
and Monroe. Owner, St. Mary’s Catholic 
Church. Sketches. Voted to build this 
spring. Brick. 


EVANSVILLE. 


Commercial Garage (Rem. from old 
building) $30,000. 2 sty. 75x135. 102 


South 3d St. Architect, Harry E. Boyle 
and Co., Furniture Bldg. Owner, David 


Bernstein, 1511 South Second St. Lessee 
of building, Pride Bros. Co. Preliminary 
plans in progress. Work will consist of 


new outer walls, new 2nd floor, comp. 


roof, fireproof construction, steel sash, 
steel truss roof. 

*Automobile Sales Building: $60,000. 
2 sty. & bas. 100x119. 1116 West Frank- 
lin St. Private Plans. Owner, Franklin 
Corporation, James E. Cox, Prest. Wm. 
J. Muensterman, Treas. Lessee of bldg., 
Eckler Motor Co., R. E. Eckler, Prest., 
Evansville. Plans in progress. Brick, 


concrete and steel, steel sash, comp. roof. 

Bungalows (25) $100,000. Total. Jef- 
ferson Ave. Dist. east of Kentucky 
Ave. Private plans. Owner, Fidelity 
Building and Loan Co., W. H. Biber, 
Mer. Will start work early spring.Own- 
er will build and award separate con- 
tracts. 

“Packing Plant (Add.) 1 sty. 40x100. 
Outer Maxwell Ave. Architect, Harry 
E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg. Own- 
er, Benjamin W. Jenkins, 522 So. Ath. St. 
Plans nearing completion. Ready for 
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ford. Architect, Harry E. Boyle and 
Co., 405 Furniture Bldg. Owner, Mrs. 
May Elder, 702 Blackford St. Plans 
nearing completion. Frame, new plumb 
ing, heating, and general alterations. . 

*Residence: $12,000. Hopkins Ave. 
Hart Place. Architect, Anderson and 
Stingle. Owner, J. EH. Paxton. Plans in 
progress. Ready for bids in 30 days. 
Brick veneer, steam heat, asphalt shingle 
roof, tile and hardwood floors. 

“Laundry Addition (Cleaning Dept.): 
1 sty. 17x100. Architect, Alfred E. 
Neucks, 515-16 Peoples Bank Bldg. Own- 
er, Krauss Laundry Co., 1307 Main St. 
Archt. receiving bids. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Duplex Apartment: $18,000. °2 sty. 
& bas. 32x60. Blackford and Scholz 
Ave. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, 515-16 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Frank 
Freund. General contract let to Jacob 
Bippus and Son, Hartmetz Bldg. Heat- 
ing let to H. A. Grant, 12 So. 3d St. 
Plumbing to Grant-Watters Co., Main St. 
Wiring let to Chas. Wiedreich, all of 
Evansville. Start work soon. Brick 
over hollow tile. 

Duplex (Rem. from Residence) Own- 
er, J. C. Dodd, 1005 So. 3d St. Contract 
let to John Wilkins, Stringtown Road. 
Frame. 

Residences (3) Heinlein Ave. and Ore- 
gon. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., 
405 Furniture Bldg. Owner, Harry 
Mannheimer. Start work shortly. Frame. 

*High School: $700,000. “Bosse High 
School.” Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, Evansville. Foundation in. Separ- 
ate contracts awarded. 

“Packing Plant (Add.) 3 sty. & bas. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle Co., Furniture 


Bldg. Owner, Evansville Packing Co., . 


Morgan Ave. and Harriet St. General 
contract let to Tri-St«te Contracting Co. 
$20,000. Concrete work let to William 
A. Smith. Start work shortly. Rein- 
forced concrete. 


FT. WAYNE. 


“Masonic Temple: $400,000. 5 sty. & 
bas. Architect, Chas. Weatherhogg, 250 
West Wayne St. Owner, Masonic Tem- 
ple Association, F. H. Pocock, Chairman 
Building Committee, 709 Court Street. 
Plans completed and approved. Ready 
for bids in two weeks. Brick, fireproof 
construction. 

“Mizpah Temple: $300,000. 3. sty. & 
bas. about 200x100. “Arabac Architec- 
ture.” West Berry St. Architect, Guy 
Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life Bldg. Owner, 
Mizpah Temple Association, Inc., C. A. 
Meigs, 1012 Calhoun St., Robert Koer- 
ber, 818 Calhoun St., H. L. Somers, 343 
West Suttenfield, E. G. Miller. F. H. 
Cutshall, 1216 West Wayne, E. H. Mer- 
ritt. 225 West Woodland, S. W. Green- 
land, 2820 Fairfield. Plans about com- 
pleted. Mature soon. Brick. 

Knitting Mills: New building. $300,- 
0 4 sty. & bas. 90x217. Private 
plans. Owner, Wayne Knitting Mills, 
Fred J. Thieme, Secy. Plans in progress. 
Ready for bids in 30 days. Brick, rein- 
forced concrete and steel, steel sash, 
elevators, comp. roof, steam heat, fire 
doors, gymnasium to be built on 4th 
floor. 

“Church: $150,000. (Sunday School, 
Auditorium & Parish House) 2 sty. & 
bas. 118x66 and 56x07. Fairfield Ave. 
and Berry street. Architect. Guy H. 
Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life Building. 


Owner, Plymouth Congregational Church 
William J. Hess, Chairman Building 
Committee, 1845 Maple St. Plans com- 
pleted. Ready for bids in 30 days. Brick, 
stone trim. 

Y. W. C. A. Building: (Rem. & Add.) 
$50,000. Archt., Griffith and Goodrich. 
Owner, Young Womens Christian Assn. 
Archt. taking bids. 

“Church: $50,000. South Side. Archi- 
tect, Guy Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life 
Building. Owner, South Side Baptist 
Church, % Architect. Plans completed. 
Mature about March 1st. Brick, stone 
trim. 

“Doctor’s Residence (Offices, operating 
rooms, laundry, waiting room and 3 car 
garage) 2 sty. & bas. 70x35. New Haven, 
Indiana. Architect, J. M. E. Riedel, 305 
Noll Building, Ft. Wayne. Owner, Dr. 
Cowen, New Haven, Ind. Revising plans. 
Brick, Spanish tile roof. 

“Residence and Garage: $60,000. 1 & 2 
sty. & bas. 88x66 & 40x50. Forest Park 
Boulevard. Architect, J. M. E. Riedel, 
305 Noll Building. Owner, G. Max Hof- 
mann, 1118 Calhoun St. Revising plans. 
Stucco. 

“College (addition), $100,000. 4 sty. & 
bas., 227 W. Jefferson. Archt., A. M. 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Building. Owner, 
Ross College of Chiropractic, 227 W. 


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Jefferson St. Plans in progress. Brick, 
will contain class rooms, auditorium and 
recreation rooms. 

“Residence and Garage: 2. sty. and 
bas., Old Mill Road. Owner, Dale W. 
MeMillan, Pres. McMillan Elevator Co., 
Davis and G. R. & I. R. R. Site pur- 
chased, 527 foot front, will build early 
spring. Probably brick. 

Residence: 2 sty. and bas., Old Mill 
Road. Owner, S. W. Greenland, 2820 
Fairfield. Will build in spring. 

“Residence: 2 sty. and bas., Old Mill 
Road. Owner, Byron H. Somers, Pres., 
Board of School Trustees. Will build 
in spring. 

*Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and bas. 
Old Mill Road. Owner, Chas. M. Niezer, 
604 West Wayne St. Will build early 
spring. Brick. 

“Residence: $75,000. 2 sty. & bas. 100x 
36. Architect, Clarence Levy and Fort- 
ney, Bass Block. Owner, Mr. Latz, % 
Wolf and Desauer Co. Plans in prog- 
ress. Mature late winter. Frame, vapor 
heat, tile and hardwood floors, shingle 
roof. ; 

“Residence (Rem. & Add.) Churubusco, 
Indiana. Architect, J. M. E. Riedel, Noll 
Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Otto Shealy, 
Churubusco, Ind. Plans completed. 2 
sty. 50x41. Frame, shingle roof, vapor 
heat, hardwood floors. 

“Theater (Motion Picture) $50,000. 
Seating 700. Broadway and Heustis Sts. 
Private plans. Owner, Broadway Theater 
Co., J. P. Mollet, Gen. Mgr., 2017 La- 
fayette St. Plans in progress. Ready 
for bids about February ist. Brick. 

“Stores and Offices: $40,000. 2 sty. 
30x150. Calhoun and Dawson Sts. Pri- 


vate plans. Owner, Charles Lambrakis, 
442 Montgomery St. Plans in progress. 
Ready for bids in 30 days. Brick. 

“Factory: (Addition) $1,00,000. 4 sty. 
50x120. Superior and Calhoun Sts. 
Architect, Chas. R. Weatherhogg, Wayne 
and Webster Sts. Owner, Ft. Wayne 
Box Co., Calhoun and _ Superior Sts. 
Plans in progress. Brick, reinf. concrete 
and steel. 

“Nurses and Physicians Home: $60,- 
000. Irene Byron Tuberculosis Hospital. 
Architect, Chas. R. Weatherhogg, 250 
West Wayne St. Owner, Board of Coun- 
ty Commissioners, Angus C, McCoy, 
Auditor, Court House, Ft. Wayne. Plans 
in progress. Brick, fireproof construc- 
tion. Advertise for bids about Mar. 1st. 

Contracts Awarded. 

Warehouse and Factory: $26,000. East 
Washington St. Owner, Rhoads-Mor 
gan Paint Co., 1823 Calhoun St. Gen- 
eral contract let to Zeis, Stone and Smith 
Constr. Co., Harlan, Indiana, and Fort 
Wayne. Brick. Start work at once. 

“Grade School: $150,000. “McCul- 
lough School.” Archt., Guy Mahurin, 
500 Lincoln Life Bldg. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees. General contractor, 


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KENDALLVILLE. 


“Lodge Building: $55,000. Mitchell 
and Orchard Sts. Architect, A. M. 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. 
Owner, B. P. 0. E. No. 1194. Bldg. Com- 
mittee, Earl Pray, Chmn., Robert Fisher, 
Homer Waterhouse, C. H. Kimmel, G. 
M. Patterson, W. C. Harder, all of Ken- 
dallville. Plans in progress. Will con- 
tein 18 bed rooms, auditorium, bowling 
alleys, billiard room, lockers, shower 
baths, boys athletic room, gymnasium, 
lodge rooms, 

Ice Plant (Addition) $10,000. 2 sty. 
50x75. Lake Shore R. R. Private plans. 
Owner, Ernest Wagner Co.. Lake Shore 
R. R. near Sherman St. Plans in prog- 
ress. Mature about March 1st. Brick 
and frane. 


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Battery Station: 620 Columbia St. 
Owner, Battery Service Station, Dr. Guy 
P. Levering, Mgr. General contractor, 
Jack Evans. Start work at once. 

“Fraternity House: $45,000. Owne”, 
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Frat2rnity. Areht. 
Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman. Gereral 
contractor, A, E. Kemer, 107 No. 4th. 
On 1st sty. brick work. 


LINTON. 

Residence and Garage: $7.500. 1 sty. 
& bas. 32x40. Jasonville, Indiana. Archt. 
John T. Fritz. Linton, Ind. Owner, Clark 
Crew, Jasonville, Ind. Plans in progress. 

Residence: (Dutch Colonial) $7.500. 
Bloomfield, Indiana. Architect, John 
Fritz, Linton, Ind. Owner, H. C. Knox, 
Bloomfield, Indiana. Plans in progress, 

Garage (Rem.) Bloomfield. Indiana. 
Archt., John Fritz, Linton, Ind. Owner, 
Reid Letsinger, Bloomfield. Plans in 
progress. 


RICHMOND. 


“Residence: $18,000. 2 stv. & bas. 
39x61. West. 5th. St. Archt., C. E. 
Werking & Son, Palladium Bldg. Own- 

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pletion. Brick, creosoted shingle roof, 
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Architect, C. E. Werking & Son, Pallad- 
ium Bldg. Owner, Howard Dill, Rich- 
mond. Plans nearing completion. Stuc- 
co, creosote shingle roof, hot water heat. 

“Commercial Garage & Store Room: 
$18,000. 1 sty. 40x100. Architect, C. E. 
Palladium Bldg. 
Owner, A. J. Miller and Sons, 731 South 
8th St. Owner will build and award 
separate contracts. Start work soon. 
Brick and steel, steel truss roof, comp. 
roof. eM 

Residences: (18) 5 rooms €ach. Own- 
er, Edwin C. Wright (Real Estate), 
Greenville, Ohio. Archite¢ts and Build- 
er, C. W. Fry, 302 18th St., Greenville, 
Ohio. Frame. Start work March Ist. 


SEYMOUR. 


Manufacturing Plant: $1,500,000.00. 
Owner, Stiegelmeyer Manufacturing Co., 
Edward Stiegelmeyer, Prest.' 1446 Pros- 
pect St., Indianapolis. Owners have ob- 
tained an option on 180 acres of land 
and will build a plant to manufacture 
automatic train control devices. No de- 
tails decided. | Definite data later. 

“Church (Rem.) $30,000. 3d St. Owner, 
First M. E. Church, Rev. Chas. Whitman, 
Pastor. Preliminary plans. © Probably 
mature about March Ist. Brick veneer, 
stone trim, new roof, auditorium, , and 
general alterations. 


SOUTH BEND. 


Grade School: $500,000. Southwestern 
part of city. Owner, Board of School 


Trustees. Owner will select an archi- 
tect shortly. Project will mature early 
summer. Brick, fireproof construction. 


“Hospital (Side Addition) and New 
Power Plant: $350,000. 5 sty. & bas. 
Architect, R. E. Schmidt, Garden and 
Martin, 104 So. Michigan, Chicago, Til. 
Owner, Epworth Hospital and Training 
School, 123 West Navarre St. Plans 
about completed. 
Ing a financing campaign, probably ma- 
ture about March Ist. 

Pumpine Station: (Probably steam 
plant) Olive St. Engineer. John 
Toyne. Owner, Board of Public Works, 
City Hall. Plans in progress. Brick, 
Bedford Stone trim, steel sash, reinf. 
concrete floor and roof constr. 

Building Permits Granted. 

“Store and Apartment: $7.100. 502 
East Calvert St. Owner. Colpaert Realty 
Co., Blackstone Bldg. Start work short- 
ly. Owner builds. Brick veneer. 

Residence (Double) $9,000. 1018 Sher- 
man Ave. Owner. Mrs. Caroline Der- 
ring, 1043 West Jefferson St. Excavat- 
Ine. Frame. 

Residence: $6000. 1118 No. St. Joe. 
Owner, H. S. LeRoy, 827 Forrest Ave. 
Ex-avating. Stuceo and tile. 

Residen-e- $6000. 1417 Miami St. 
Owner, I. W. Jackson, 1409 Miami St. 


Owners are conduct- 


TERRE HAUTE. 

“Super Power Plant: $7,000,000. 12 
miles south of Terre Haute. Engineer 
and general contractors, Stone and Web- 
ster Co., 147 Milk St., Boston, Mass. 
Owner, Indiana Electric Corporation, Jos 
H. Brewer, Prest., American Public Util- 
ities Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan. | C. 
O’B. Murphy and. Paul D. Birdsell, % 
Merchants Heat and Light Co., Indiana- 
polis, Indiana. Making surveys.. Ex- 
pect to start work shortly. Brick, reinf. 
concrete and steel, steel sash, structura: 
steel let to McClintic-Marshall Co., 
Pittsburgh, Pa., stone trim, comp. roof- 
ing, Oolitic floor, tin covered fire doors, 
steel stack 275 feet high, cranes, ash 
track and cars, fans, stokers, boilers, 
turbines, generators and condensers let 
to Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co., 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 

*Bank Building: $100,000. 3 sty. & 
bas. 65x160. Twelve Points, Terre 
Haute, Owner, name withheld for pres- 
ent. Plans in progress. -Ready for bids 
in February. Brick, stone trim. comp. 
roof, steam heat, new bank fixtures, con- 
crete vault, vault doors. ‘ 

“Residence & Garage: $8,000. 1 sty. 
& bas. 45x45. Potomac St. Archt., J. 
D. Palmer and Co., McKeen Block. Own- 
cx, Abe Levin. Owner builds and awards 
separate contracts. 

Automatic Push Button Elevator: For 
the New Vermillion County Indiana Pub- 
lic Hospital at Clinton, Indiana. Owner, 
Board of Trustees, Vermillion County 
Hospital. Owner receiving bids to close 
March 14th, at 2:15 p. m., at the office 
of the Auditor of Vermillion County, 
Ind., at the town of Newport, Indiana. 
Archt., Thomas and Allen, 25 1/2 So. 
5th St., Terre Haute. 


ON TO 
MICHIGAN CITY 


. JANUARY 23, 24, 25 
STATE A. B. C.’s CONVENTION 


*Hotel: $200,000. (83 rooms) 4 sty. & 
bas. 60x180. Paris, Illinois. Architect, 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 No. 5th 
St., Terer Haute, Indiana. Owner, Paris 
Building Corporation, W. T. Blackburn, 
Prest. Board of Directors, Paris, Ill. 
Owner receiving bids to close February 
13th at 2:00 p. m., at the rooms of the 
Chamber of Commerce, Paris, Illinois. 
(Note change in date for receiving bids.) 
See legal advertising in this issue. Brick, 
reinforced concrete, skeleton frame 
building. 


WARSAW. 


Masonic Temple: $75.000. Owner, The 
Masonic Temple Association, Inc., B. B. 
Foulke. E. E. Rasor, H. B. Gerard, W. 
R. Hall, C. E. Bolinger, L. C. Wann, 
E. S. Cammack. F. E. Bash. C. H. Ker, 
are the directors. Owners voted to build 
this spring. Brick. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 
Anderson: Church. 5th and Locust Sts. 
Owner, First Methodist Protestant 
Church. Rev. J. C. McCaslin, Pastor, 5th 
and Locust Sts. Owners financing. 

Voted to build this spring. Brick. 
Angola: Bank $40 090. Architect, + 


Langdon and Hohly. 1442 Nicholas Bldg. 


Toledo, Ohio. Owner, First National 
Bank, Angola, Indiana. Bank fixtures, 
Taylor Palmer Co., Milwaukee, Wisc. 
Plans in progress. Brick, stone trim. 

Berne: Waterworks, $45,000. Owner, 
Board of Public Works, Berne. Con- 
templated. 


Hammond: Garage and_ Salesroom. 
$15,000. 1 sty. 40x145. Archt., Mac 


Turner, Hohman St. Uwner, Kelley 
Bros., South Hohman St. Architect 
ready for bids. Brick. 

Hartford City: Residences (2) East 
Franklin St. Owner, The American Se- 


curity Co. Plans in progress. IFrame, 
asphalt. shingle roofs, furnaces. 
Hobart: Ice Plant (Fire Rebuild). 


Owner, Frank D. Barnes, Hobart, Ind. 
Conteniplaied. Brier, 

Huntington: Garage and Salesroom: 
$35,000. -1 sty. 142x100. East State St., 
between the Bartlett and Folk bridges. 
Owners, The Custance-Wright Co.,; .Orl 
B. Custance, Prest. Lawrence B. Wright, 
V. P., Chas. R. Haller, Secy. 


roof trusses, concrete floor. Plans. in 
progress. Owner will ‘ask for bids. in 
30 days. 4 


_ “Marion: High School, $300,000. Arch- 
itect, Harry G. Bowstead. Owner. Board’ 
of School Trustees, Marion. Revised 
plans completed. A decision has been 
reached by the Board of Education to 
construct the building. Bids will be ad: 
vertised for in two weeks. Will contain 
20 class rooms, gymnasium, domestic 
sclence and manual training depart- 
ments, agriculture, special rooms and an 
athletic field. 


New Albany: Foundry (Addition) 


$35,000. 2 sty. 30x225. Silver St. Archt., . 


Arthur R. Smith, Norton ‘Bidg., Louis- 
ville, Ky. Owner, Gohman’ Bros. and 


Kahler, Silver St. and R. R.;:, New Alj-i 


bany, Ind. Plans in progress. 
for bids in two weeks. 
proof constr. 


New Harmony: © Gymnasium (Rem. 
from building) $7,000. Owner, the Board 
of. Education, New Harmony. Plans in 
progress. General alterations, new bal- 
cony, lockers, shower rooms. bast 

“Plymouth: Junior and Senior High 
School. $300,000. 2 sty. & bas. 168x 
179. Archt., Ernest W. Young, 512 Dean 
Bldg. South Bend, Ind. Assoc. Archt., 
Miller, Fullenwider and Dowling, 6 No. 
Michigan Avye., Chicago, TI. Owner, 
Board of.Szhool Trustees, Jacob Schlos- 
s2r, Frest., L. E: Stenbauch, Supt., Ply- 
mouth. Owner receiving bids on general 
contract and separate contract. Bids 
close January 30th. (Note correct clos- 
ing date) Brick, terrazzo floors, comp, 
roof, fire escapes, 2 refrigerators, metal 


; Ready 
Brick; semi-fire- 


lockers. Bedford stone, suspended eeil- - 


ings, Wilcox door hangers, vault, Gyp- 
sum tile, aquarium, Will contain gym- 
nasium, auditorium, domestic science and 
manual _ training departments, class 
rooms. etc. 

St. Johns (Lake County. Ind.) Church. 
1 sty. & bas. Architect, Worthman and 


Steinbach, 155 No. Clark St., Chicago, © 


Owner, St. Johns Catholic Church, 
Rev. A. Badina. St. Johns, Indiana. 
Architect receiving bids on separate con- 
ek! Brick. 

Valparaiso: Apartment Buildin 24 
apts.) Washington and Chicago ee 
Owner, C. E. Foster. Valparaiso. Con- 
temnlated. Owner negotiating for site. 
_ Virecnnes: Church (Rem. and altera- 
tion) Loogootee, Indiana. Archt., J. W. 


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Gaddis, 602 American Nationa] Bank Marion: Road, Austin D. Hunt, Audi- 13, at the rooms of the guise of Com. 
Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, St. Johns tor. Bids to close Feb. 6th, at 2 p. m. merce, at Paris, Illinois, fon the erection 
yi Catholic Church, Rev. Joseph Gordon, Monticello: Road, $89,891.72. F. oe and completion of Hotel. Building to be 
| Loogootee, Indiana. Plans in progress. Vinson, Auditor. Bids to close Feb. 6th, built’ at Paris, Illinois. 


at 10:00 a. m. 


ROADS—_BIDS WANTED. Portland: $55,516.98 (3 roads) Henry Copies of the plans and specifications 
:| Indianapolis: (4 roads) 26 miles. State Martin, Auditor. Bids to close February may be obtained by bidders upon appli- 
TBE ilighway Dept., J. D. Williams, Director. 5th at 10:00 a. m. cation at the office of Johnson, Miller & 


iH | House. Bids close Jan, 30th at _ Rising Sun: Road, $11,270. John R. CA“0R. 87 OE Ue | miles 

/ ie a nen Brick Se itanaeee cone. and Elder, Auditor. Bids to close Feb. 5th, Miller, Architects, No. 30 North Fifth 
concrete. , 2:00 p. m. Street, Terre Haute, Indiana. 

| Auburn: Road, 14,254 ft. Frank Shoop, _ Rochester: Road, 14,635 ft. John L. Bidders will be required to make a 

| Auditor. Bids close February 7th, at eee iar Ota Bids to close Feb. deposit of $10 with the Architects for 
cyte iat Road, $13,790. C. W. Smith, | Princeton: 3 roads, $123,746.07. Alfred each set of pians and specifications taken 
Auditor. Bids close February 10th, at M. Johnson, Auditor. Bids close Feb. out of the office. This deposit will be 
a: Sik 6th at 11:00 a. m. ‘eturned to the bidders when the plans 

| | ae ters d (2 macadam roads) Martin Rushville: $10,180. Phil Wilk, Auditor. fiw taksattarioas Lay Sabet STH the 

Jaberg, Auditor. Bids close February Bids to close Feb. 5th at 2:00 p. m. : S} ‘ 


; 6th at 10:00 a. m. Salem: Road, $27,105.80. Eli E. Batt, Architects in good condition. lf any 
English: (road) $16,000. A. N. Bob- Auditor. Bids to close Feb. 5th at 2:00 prospective bidder fails to turn in a bid 
bitt, Auditor. Bids close February 5th p.m. = after taking out a set of plans, the 


at 2:00 p. m. 2 
Evansville: Road, $27,706. Sam B. ~ 


) Bell, Auditor. Bids close February 5th 
| at 10:00 a. m. Sealed Propo 


— — Architects shall have the right to re- 
serve out of the deposit sufficient amount 
ssal to cover the cost of the blue prints. 


Ft. Wayne: Roads (2) $13,441.05. John — An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted All bids are to be made out on uniform 
H. Johnson, Auditor. Bids to close Jan. oe nee me propos ties yor sae bid blanks which will be furnished i 
: ‘ entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording hh vidhes ; wo j 
25th, at 10:00 a. m. a publicity in contracting and materia] supply the Architects. All bids to be considere 


Kentland (3 roads) $58,017. John P. circles from one end of the State to the other, a Must be accompanied by approved surety 
Davis, Auditor. Bids close Feb. 5th, at publicity obtainable from no other single publica- bond for not less than 10% of their bid, 


2:00 p. m. tion published in or entering the Indiana field. guaranteeing that the contract will be | 
Goshen: Road, $16,120.40 Chas. A. Pe 4 ee nis etre De ena eee accepted and bond furnished by the party 
Croop, Auditor. Bids close Feb. 5th, at to whom the contract is awarded. 
\ 1:30 p. m. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The owners reserve the right to re- 
i : Lawrenceburg: Road, $31,498 feet. HOTEL BUILDING ject any or all bids. 


Arthur E. Jackson, Auditor. Bids close : . i “ 
Feb. 5th at noon. Dated this eighth day of January, 


| Logansport: $50,765 (3 roads) Harry _ Notice is hereby given that the Paris Nineteen Hundred Twenty-three. 
i M. Gardner, Auditor. Bids close Feb. Building Corporation will receive bids PARIS BUILDING CORPORATION. 
6th, at 10:00 a. m. up until 2 p. m. on Tuesday, February Note change of closing date. 


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By the STOWELL PROCESS waste materials, cin- 


W. H. JOHNSON & SON CO. ders, sawdust, old news papers, strawboard, and fibre 


Steam and Hot Water Heating and Ventilation 
Mechanical Blast Systems Warm Air Furnaces 


boxes and cartons, can be converted into fireproof, acid- 
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Automatic Sprinkler Equipment 
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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 13 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed at eee President 
Te Bs SC ONe) oe os a le Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


MEETING NIGHTS 


General meeting every third Tuesday evening. 

General contractors. meet second and fourth 
Monday evening. 

Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


REVERSE ENGLISH. 


Bankers, lawyers and doctors, men of 
education and attainment, are not in it 
any more. A lather of whom we have 
knowledge, working in Chicago, is pull- 
ing down $14.00 per day» with double 
time for Saturday afternoons and Sun- 
day. He has been working right along, 
seven days a week, which effort nets him 
$120.00 per week. 


Who said anything about the poor 
down-trodden workman? The speaker 
is out of order. “Them days is gone 
forever,” 


MARK IT DOWN! 
“GOING TO MICHIGAN CITY” 
JANUARY 23 24, 25 
THAT’S 
THE TIME FOR 
THE 
STATE CONTRACTORS MEET 


ABSORBING INSPIRATION. 


Chicago has had more or less attrac- 
tion for the B. T. E. A., secretary the 
past two weeks. The other day he ran 
over to the Big City to get a slant at the 
building situation and outlook. While 
there he dropped in at the B. & M. head- 
quarters, also at the offices of the A. B. 
C., of Illinois to find everybody busy and 
most optimistic as to the future. Then 
again on Wednesday, January 17th, he 
slipped over there again to attend the 
Builders & Manufacturers Mutual Cas- 
ualty Co.’s annual banquet to Illinois 
builders. This affair was held at the 
Congress Hotel and was what Ring 
Lardner would laughingly dub stupen- 
dous, as one might say. 


The ripple of the babbling brook con- 
tains little music as compared with the 
hum or rumors that are filtering 
through the air in the Calumet District 
to play upon the contractors’ ears. There 
Is every indication that building will be 
active in this district almost from the 
first thaw. Many plans are now being 


Prepared by the architects and should 


begin to make their appearance for esti- 
mates along. about February 15th, or 
the first of March. In addition to the 
regular types of building construction 
that go to make up a city’s yearly 
building program there are many of the 
industrial plants in the Calumet section 
that will be enlarged and remodeled. 


SOMEONE ALWAYS TAKING THE 
JOY OUT OF LIFE. 


Things look pretty good over around 
where the new Ford plant is to be erect- 
ed. They have a large force of men 
working as the steam shovels gouge out 
the big mouthfuls of earth and the teams 
and trucks cart it away. Some of us 
who journeyed over to the new indus- 
trial center thought there was a good 
future for the surrounding real estate 
and had about made up our minds to in- 
vest in some lots. That was as far as 
we got, the thought. When a most grac- 
ious salesman had elucidated upon the 
great advantages of his holdings, and 
got us all worked up, he played a scurvy 
trick on us by quoting his selling prices. 
Now we know just about how Jess Wil- 
lard and Georges Carpentier felt when 
Jack Dempsey leaned his mit against 
them. Our contemplations and antici- 
pations were smashed to smithereens. 
It dawned upon us that the inflation of 
values had beaten us to the site and that, 
instead of a lot, our much cherished de- 
posits in the bank would just about pur- 
chase a post hole. Ho, hum! Now we 
“gotta” go back satisfied with the idea 
that our land holding conception was ill 
timed. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 


Charles Rhoades, he of home building 
fame, who has so often threatened to 
quit, has taken another breath, also a 
new partner in the person of a Mr. 
Graves, and has opened offices in quar- 
ters adjoining the B. T. E.’s A. where he 
will be always ready to talk shop to 
those desiring to build new homes, be 
the latter great or small. 


Kelly Bros. are contemplating the 
erection of a garage and show room on 
S. Hohman St., the structure to be 1 sty. 
high with dimensions of 40x145 feet. 
It is estimated to cost $15.000. Archi- 
tect Mac Turner, who prepared the plans, 
is now receiving bids on the work. 

E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


CHAR: GWe vretou see President 


JeAe Gallivean.- see: Secretary 


814 Main Street 


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AN ELEMENT TO CONSIDER. 


How many contractors really consider 
the cost of their labor turnover. It may 
not be so great in the smaller cities as 
in the larger municipalities where the 
floater element is real and one that does 
count in building construction costs. 
However, even in the small cities, it 
must be reckoned with, and the follow- 


ing article from the Bulletin of the As- 
sociated Building Contractors of Michi- 
gan, is worthy of thought from all con- 
tractors: 

One of the large furniture factories 
in Grand Rapids in the period immed- 
iately following the war employed one 
thousand men. Fifteen per cent of these 
men left their jobs and another fifteen 
per cent was hired during each month, 
making a labor turnover of fifteen per 
cent. 

The Employment Department estimat- 
ed that the cost of this labor turnover 
was about $30.00 per man, that is, it 
cost $30.00 to take on a man and train 
him so that he could do the work of the 
man who had just left, making on this 
basis a cost of approximately $50,000.00 
per year. 

The Employment Department was able 
to reduce this turnover, by changing the 
methods of handling the employees, to 
less than 5 per cent, saving this concern 
thirty to thirty-five thousand dollars a 
year. 

Nobody knows what labor turnover 
costs in the building field. Men are go- 
ing and coming most of the time and 
as one contractor expressed it, he has 
three crews, one coming, one going, and 
one on the job. 


A large operator in Detroit, who keeps 
a record of labor turnover, estimated 
that on a contract they had just com- 
pleted, the total turnover had been about 
500 per cent. 


This is an element of expense, and 
the contractor should study his job so as 
to employ the men as nearly continuous- 
ly as possible. This would cut down the 
cost of the building and ultimately re- 
duce the cost of all building. 

If labor turnover costs money in a 
furniture factory it costs money in the 
building field. Study it and eliminate 
this part of the overhead as much as 
possible. 


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INDIANA BUILDERS! 
MICHIGAN CITY EXPECTS YOU 
JANUARY 23, 24, 25. 

STATE A. B. C.’s CONVENTION 
CONTRACTORS! 


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WINTER BUILDING. 


One of the largest General Contrac- 


| tors in the East suggests that a good 


way to encourage early spring construc- 
tion would be for the material dealers 
to make a discount on brick and other 
building materials purchased in Janu- 
ary, February and March. They say 
that the Paint and Varnish Manufactur- 
ers have been doing this for years and 
find that it stimulates their sales con- 
siderably during these months. The de- 
partment stores recognize the fact that 
low prices stimulates buying in off sea- 
sons, so why not have the material deal- 
ers try it for a period. A continuous 
building season the year around is what 
is needed just now considering the diffi- 
culty of obtaining both materials and 
skilled mechanics in the few months 
usually called the building season. 
(From Bulletin, Building Construction 
Employers’ Association, Chicago.) 


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desired. 

They are only 7/ 16 inch thick and 1% inches 
wide, or about half the width and thickness of 
wood frames. 

Owing to the durability of the frames, we 
use only non- -rusting wire cloth woven from 
commercial bronze wire. 


HIGGIN SCREEN DOORS 


The screen doors reflect more clearly, per- 
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screen installation. Higgin Doors are built to 
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wood used, they match the corresponding house 
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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


GUY MAHURIN, President 
WILSON B. PARKER, 1st Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary | 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WM. C. McGUIRE 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


“Your Individual Prestige Can Neve 


MID-WINTER MEETING OF STATE 
ARCHITECTS SHOWS HEALTHY 
EXPANSION OF I. S. A. 


The semi-annual meeting of the In- 
diana Society of Architects, which took 
place at Indianapolis, Saturday, Janu- 
ary 18, was well attended, developed 
much of interest to those of the profes- 
sion, and showed that the morale of the 
organization has strengthened greatly. 
Then, too, the various discussions were 
spirited, hinged» greatly upon current 
conditions and impressed with the idea 
that the architectural profession of In- 
diana is really alive to the vital things 
that not only affect the practice in the 
state but the whole building industry of 
Indiana. It was very apparent that the 
Society is using its best efforts to co- 
operate with the other building interests 
for the advancement of building con- 
struction conditions and the things that 
appertain to them. 

President Mahurin, Ft. Wayne, in his 


address to the members very modestly 


disclaimed any credit, under his admin- 
istration, for having increased the pro- 
gressive spirit of the Society and yet 
there is no denying the fact that certain 
policies instituted by President Mahurin 
and his Board of Directors have, to a 
considerable degree, awakened a new in- 
terest in the Society, injected a more 
militant and wide awake spirit in the 
crganization, and attracted to it the 
notice of the Public. This latter feature 
18 to be found in the desirable publicity 
that the daily press has given to the So- 
clety concerning regional meetings that 
have been held during the past year 
from time to time. Also, the press has, 
upon several occasions, looked favorably 
upon certain stands taken by the archi- 
tects in public matters and has not only 
treated such actions from a general news 
value but has considered them worthy of 
editorial comment. This latter is a real 
tribute to the new spirit of militancy, a 


dignified one, that has siezed upon the 
Indiana Society of Architects. 

Despite President Mahurin’s modesty, 
an outside observer can not but feel that 
his administration to date has carried 
the I: S. of A. forward. 

A most pleasing noon luncheon: hour 


at the Lincoln Hotel, where the archi- 


tects gathered in the Lincoln Room, 
marked the preliminary opening of Sat- 
urday’s mid-winter meeting, after which 
there was a short business session when 
the chairmen of the several committees 
made reports showing a healthy and 
steady growth. i 

Mr. George W. Allen, in his report, 
advanced the pleasing information that 
a number of new members had been 
taken in, and added that more intensive 
efforts were to be made along this line 
of endeavor. 

When called upon, Architect A. F. 
Wickes, chairman of the Legislative 
Committee, announced that, while the 
matter of an Architects’ License Law 
had been dropped for the immediate fu- 
ture, the architects had taken advantage 
of the Engineers’ License Law and 119 
had registered under the 1921 act, this 
being a greater proportion, according to 
the numbers of the profession than the 
registration of the engineers themselves. 
It was further developed that now, since 
an attempt is to be made in the State 
Legislature to have this law repealed, the 
engineers themselves are looking to the 


architects for aid to» combat the attack 
and retain the act on the statute books. 

The matter of regional meetings came 
up for discussion next and Warren Mil- 
ler. Terre Haute, briefly outlined what 
had been done in this direction and the 
seeming success of the venture. These 
meetings, two of them, one at Ft. Wayne, 
the other at Terre Haute, Mr. Miller 
showed, -had attracted architects who 
never before had attended an I. S. of A. 
meeting, or shown any interest in its af- 
fairs. In addition, he called attention 


to the desirable publicity these meetings 


had afforded in that the local papers, 
both in Terre Haute and Ft. Wayne, had 
carried front page “stories” of the event 
which had created the impression among 


citizens that the Society was a real live, 


wide. awake, dignified organization. 
After some discussion it was decided to 
continue these regional meetings and 


the next one is to be held in Evansville , 


in May. 
At this juncture adjournment was 


taken and the architects in a body went’ 


to the John Herron Art Institute to view 
the Annual Architectural Exhibit of In- 
diana Architects, which, while not as 
large as the 1921 exhibit, was most 
creditable. 

In the evening the architects reas- 
sembled at the Lincoln Hotel for a 6:30 
Pp. m. dinner, during which the enter- 
tainment committee, of which Donald 
Graham is chairman, furnished a lively 
musical and vaudeville diversion. 

Those present at the meeting were: 

k. F. Miller, Anderson; L. L. John- 
son, Attica; Alfred Grindle, Blooming- 
ton; Harry Griffin, Karl Henkel and W. 


E. Hanson, Connersville; Harry FE, 


Boyle, Evansville; Guy Mahurin, Ft. 
Wayne; Paul Werking, Richmond; 
Ewing Miller, W. H. Miller and GC. E. 
Scott, Terre Haute; J. W. Gaddis, Vin- 
cennes; and these Indianapolis archj- 
tects: Layton Allen, Herbert L. Bass, 
Oscar D. Bohlen, A. C. Bohlen, F. §. 
Cannon, K. Coffin, Robert Frost Dag- 
gett, Stephen Dark. W. K. Eldridge, 
Herbert Foltz, W. H. Garns, Merritt 
Harrison, Norman Hili, George Hoag- 
land, W. H. Mac Lucas, O. Mueller, W 
B. Parker, Anton Scherrer, Herman 
Scherrer, Wilbur Shook, L. A. Turnock 
Fred Wallick. Visitors: Leslie Colvin, 
KE. C.. Hervey, Durr Friedley, Dan Lu. 
ten, Dewitt C. Moore, Seev. of the State 
Registration Board of Engineers and 
Land Surveyors, all of Indianapolis, 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


ede. Jo. Miller co. cuscecke President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


NEW CITY BUILDING CODE PLACED 
BEFORE REPRESENTATIVE 
CITIZENS. 


Building construction requirements in 
Evansville are to be brought more up to 
date to meet changed conditions since 
the old building code, now in use, was 
put into effect in 1911. City Building 
Inspector Edward Kerth, who has been 


working on a new city code for some 
months past has completed his task and 
made a first formal presentation of the 
result of his labors at a meeting of the 
Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday. 
Representatives of all the allied interests 
concerned with building, including Presi- 
dent George L. Miller of the local A. 
B. C.’s, were present. 

Explaining the need for a new city 
building code, Inspector Kerth went into 
details as to the whys and wherefores 
of the new building regulations he pro- 
poses to submit to the city council for 
adoption as a law. 

A brief digest of the city building in- 
spector’s report shows that the code, in 
its most important aspects covers; the 
extension of the fire limits; the plan. for 
elimination of open vaults; new building 
materials; the elimination of shingle 
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MICHIGAN CITY 


JANUARY 23, 24, 25 
STATE A. B. C.’s CONVENTION 


roofs; and the regulation of industrial, 
mercantile, public buildings and other 
structures in which large numbers of 
people work and gather. ; 

He explained the proposed fire limit 
boundaries. The new boundaries will 
practically double the present fire limit 
area. 

Since the building code now in effect 
was drawn up in 1911, there have been 
2,000 new building materials placed on 
the market. The new code will cover 
each of these materials, he stated. 

_A plan to rid the city of open vaults 
In four years from the date the code 
becomes effective, has been worked out. 
The city will be divided into four zones, 
and each year another of the zones must 


Cc. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


be free of open vaults to comply with 
the code. 

The regulations of the National Asso- 
ciation of Fire Underwriters: pertaining 
to industrial, mercantile and other build- 
ings will be written into the code. The 
requirements of this document are wide- 
ly different from the provisions of the 
existing code. 


‘GROWING STRONGER ALL THE 
TIME. 


Home building interests in Evansville 
are shaping plans for even a more active 
year than they put in in 1922. Contrac- 
tors intimate that early inquiries in 
Evansville are in greater proportion than 
ever before and that the prospective 
builders of homes are so earnest in their 
intent that they have even gone to the 
extent, at this ‘time, of looking into the 
financial arrangements. The tone back 
of this early contemplation is most en- 
couraging and local builders are of the 
opinion that unless there are great 
upets, tending toward heavy increased 
building construction costs in the ma- 
terial supply and labor fields, there will 
be a big spurt of activity right from the 
jump at the opening of the building sea- 
son. Anyway, there are grounds for 
hope. 


FT. WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Boh. Daileys2a2 es 5 ee ews Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


GROUNDS FOR PRIDE. — 


A little retrospection, permissible at 
this time of the year, going back over 
various building statistics from Indiana 
in the past two years, tends to make 
more impressive the building construc- 
tion activity in Ft. Wayne carried on 
through 1922. 

Taking as a basis certain figures as 
set forth in the building permit returns 
from the eight Indiana cities that issue 
permits and keep definite building rec- 
ords, comparison of Ft. Wayne’s 1922 


figures with these others does not dim 
the lustre of her performance, rather, 
does it intensify it and give a better 
conception of the extent of the volume 
of construction work launched in the 
Allen county seat during the past year. 

For instance, of the entire total turned 


in by the eight Indiana cities in 1922, 
Ft. Wayne contributed 15.8% of the 
whole. On the other hand, her last 
year total estimated valuation on new 
building construction equals 29.5% of the 
entire state total for 1920. 

Nor does her effort the past year suf- 
fer by comparison when stacked up 
against the figures rolled up by Indiana- 
polis the two preceding years. In this 
connection one must not overlook the 
wide divergence that exists between the 
total population of the two individual 
cities. 

Indianapolis, in 1921, issued building 
permits amounting to the sum of $18,- 
328,965, and in 1922 Ft. Wayne, with 
her $9,095,610 total, reached 49%, or 
almost one-half of what was done in In- 
dianapolis the year before. Also, her 
1922 volume of business amounted to 
59.5% of that of the Hoosier Capital 
City in 1920. 

Thus it can readily be understood why 
Ft. Wayne contractors are proud of their 
home city’s building effort for the year 
of 1922; 


JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN FT. 
WAYNE. 


While other cities may be building new 
homes for rental purposes the same can 
hardly be said for Ft. Wayne. During 
the past year hundreds of homes have 
been built locally either by the pros- 
pective owner direct or by those who are 
solely in the selling game. Very few of 
these new residences are for rent. 

Such a condition has proved beneficial 
to the city in that the owner takes an 
intimate interest in the improvement and 
beautification of his immediate environ- 
ment, while the renter does not, for it 
is ownership that induces pride. To 
appreciate the extent of the new home 
owners in Ft. Wayne one has to but 
take a ride about the suburban resi- 
dential districts and he will be impressed 
by the evident care that is being lavished 
on the new home sites, a feature that 
is making Ft. Wayne residence districts 
second to none in the state as far as 
beauty is concerned. 


MARK IT DOWN! 
“GOING TO MICHIGAN CITY” 
JANUARY 23 24, 25 
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R emember 


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sation and liability insurance by insuring in the BUILDERS & 
MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. (a strong com- 
pany, organized and economically managed by contractors, and de- 
voted exclusively to rendering a particular service and reducing 
the cost of insurance in building construction.) 


SURPLUS OVER $500,000. 


It will pay you to inquire of its rates and service. 
See the secretary of your association or write to 


Builders & Manufacturers 
Mutual Casualty Company 


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CHICAGO 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 19 


INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


oo We WUNSCIMNS. oa Soke Se President 
Ae Gl. POTS ON ote oe ee Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 


Painter Contractors me2t every 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 


Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 


Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 


General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


PLANS ON FILE. 


At 320 Peoples Bank Building, 
Indianapolis. 
None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 
None this week. 


PLANNING FOR SPECIAL CAR TO 
A. B. C.’s CONVENTION. 


Arrangements are being made at In- 
dianapolis with the Monon Railroad for 
a special car to carry the local delega- 
tion to Michigan City for the convention. 
Any contractors from out over the state 
who may wish to join’ the Indianapolis 
crowd and go to the convention city on 
this special car are invited to do so. 


As now scheduled, this car will leave 
Indianapolis at 4:30 p. m., Monday, Jan- 
uary 22. The fare to Michigan City 
from Indianapolis is $5.85. 


BOARD MEETING TO BE HELD JUST 
PREVIOUS TO THE CONVENTION 


Special notice has been sent out by 
President Fred Jungclaus of the Asso- 
ciated Building Contractors of Indiana 
that there will be a meeting of the A. 
B. C. Executive Board at 9:30 A. M., 
January 23, at the Spaulding Hotel, 
Michigan City, just previous to the an- 
nual convention. There are some im- 


portant business matters to be taken up 
also final consideration of certain points 
pertaining to the big annual event. 


“YA-AS, RAWTHA.” 


Gee! It’s tough the way things break 
for some fellows. 

For instance, there was that conven- 
tion of the Associated Building Contrac- 
tors of Illinois in Chicago this week and 
the banauet at the Congress Hotel put 
on for them Wednesday night bv the 
Builders and Manufacturers Mutual 
Casualty Co. of Chicago. i 

Now for the tough break, Walter Wise, 


the well-known mason contractor of In- 
agianapolis 1s also a city councilman. 

Of late the skies have looked rather 
snow-laden and the “city fathers” in or- 
der to guard against the city getting 
snowed under have had under consider- 
ation the purchasing of a snow plow. 
Then came the decision to look over and 
examine such an implement at Chicago, 
and the city council went on a junket 
to the “Windy City.” Not only that, but 
they went January 16th. 

All of which led up to a situation 
where Walter was in a position to join 
the other Indianapolis contractors at the 
Illinois convéntion and the B. & M. 
affair. 


TAKE IN ILLINOIS CONTRACTORS’ 
CONVENTION AND BANQUET. 


Quite a few Indiana contractors jour- 
neyed to Chicago Wednesday to attend 
the annual convention of the Associated 
Building Contractors of Illinois, and the 
Builders and Manufacturers Mutual Cas- 
ualty Co., at the Congress Hotel. 

The speakers for the evening were 
Hon. Henry J. Allen, Governor of Kan- 
sas and Opie Reid. 

The Indianapolis men who were among 
those present were: Fred W. Jungclaus, 
president of the Building Contractors of 
Indianapolis, also chief executive of the 
Associated Building Contractors of In- 
diana, C. C. Pierson, secretary of the 
aforementioned organization; Harry 
Fenton, counselor of the A. B. C.’s of 
Indiana, and Walter Wise, chairman of 
the state building law codification com- 
mittee. 


INCREASED HOME CONSTRUCTION 
COSTS DUE TO BETTER LIVING 
STANDARD DEMANDS. 


The volume of increases in building 
permits issued throughout the country 
in 1922 did not increase in proportion to 
the value of the increases in buildings 
erected and planned, thus indicating a 
universal tendency toward larger and 
more costly types of structures. Build- 
ers recognize the changes which are tak- 
ing place in the standard of living in this 
country and are erecting structures to 
meet the changing requirements of peo- 
pe generally. 

These facts are revealed in an analysis 
of reports received by S. W. Straus and 
company, from all parts of the country 
in the preparation of their national 
building survey. 

The closing days of December wit- 
nessed an augmented demand for build- 
ing permits in many important cities, 
illustrating a tendency toward increased 


activities for the new year. In New 


York city permits for more than $6,- 
000.000 in tenement house construction 
in the Borough of Manhattan alone were 
filed during the final days of the month. 

In 115 of the leading cities of the 
country, representing more than 50 per 
cent of the country’s population, the to- 
tal estimated value of building permits, 
issued and applied for in December, ex- 
ceeded $160,900,000, the survey of S. W. 
Straus and company shows. 

Throughout December the ratio of 
construction for residential buildings was 
about. 37% of all types of structures. 
Sixty-two cities reported gains for the 
year of $2.000.000 or more. The total 
value of building permits issued in the 
United States for December was in ex- 


cess of $250,000,000 and for the entire 
year approximately $3,828,000,000. 


RETAIL LUMBER MEN LOOK TO 
THE FUTURE WITH HOPE. 


Marketing products, methods of ad- 
vertising and service in planning of 
homes were three of the chief subjects 
discussed at the convention of the Retail 
Lumber Dealers’ Association of Indiana, 
which opened at the Claypool hotel, In- 
dianapolis, January 17, and continued 
through January 18th, closing with the 
annual dinner Thursday night. 

Reports of officers and trade discus- 
sions by several speakers marked the 
general sessions and a note of optimism 
over the outlook for business expansion 
this year was generally sounded. 

Cleyton D. H. Root, secretary, of 
Crown Point, said that the association 
has 387 members, a gain of eighteen for 
the year. 

President Willis Dye, Kokomo, stress- 
ed upon the need for continued co-opera- 
tion amongst business men and referred 
to the Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions and Op- 
timists Clubs who seek to spread the 
belief that as men serve their communi- 
ties best they serve their own interests. 

The various phases of the retail lum- 
ber business not only as it concerns that 
industry, but as it pertains to building, 
and its encouragement, were gone into 
by many prominent speakers from dif- 
ferent sections of the country. 


BUILDING PERMITS. 
($4,500 and Over) 


Week of January 11th to January 18th. 
“Department Store (Add.) $75,000. 
West. Wash. St. Owner, The Fair Store, 
(Traugott Bros.) General contractor, 
The Service Construction Co., Castile 
Hall Bldg. Starting work. Brick, con- 
crete. 7 ‘ 
Residence: $15,000. 2% sty. & bas. 
29x65. -4419 Washington Blvd. Owner 
and builder, Jose-Balz Co., 742 Consol- 
idated Bldg. Start work at once. 

Residence (2) $14,000. 4831 and 4837 
No. Capitol. Owner, William Low Rice, 
State Life Bldg. General contract let to 
Alvin Schellschmidt, % owner. Start 
work at once. 

Apartment Building (2 apts.) $18,000. 
2 sty. & bas. 29x48 and 20x22. 711-15 
East 33d St. Owner, Circle City. Con- 
struction Co., Fletcher Trust Bldg. Ex- 
cavating. Brick veneer. 

Factory (Addition) $20,000. 1 sty. 
49x76. Owner, The American Tent and 
Awning Co., South East St. Owner 
builds and awards separate contracts. 
Brick. 

Residence: $12,000. 2 sty. & bas. 501 
Blue Ridge Road. Owner, Scott C. Legge, 
2101 No. Meridian St., Apt. No. 17. Gen- 
eral contract let to J. L. Holmes, 608 
E. 46th St. Start work at once. 

Residence: $9.000. 2 sty. & bas. 24x35. 
4901 No. Illinois St. Owner, J. L. 
Holmes, 608 East 46th St... Owner builds 
by day labor. Start work at once.’ 

Residences (5) $2,600 each. 3613 & 17 
East Vermont St. and 314-18-22 No. 
Kealing. Owner, Andrew J. Porter, 2917 
Ruckle St. General contract let to H. 
H. Negley, 2833 No. Talbott. 

Residence: $4,800. 5969 Oak St. Own- 
er, Mary Vernia, 4317 E. Washington. 
General contract let to S. A. Vernia, 4317 
E. Washington. 


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BEDFORD STONE & CONSTRUCTION CO. 
Contractors—Engineers 
810-15 FLETCHER TRUST BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS 
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CONDER & CULBERTSON 
General Building Contractors 
623 NORTH NOBLE ST., INDIANAPOLIS 


CORNELL ENGINEERING CO. 
Building Contractors 
2611 CORNELL AVE., INDIANAPOLIS 


WM. P. JUNGCLAUS CO. 
Building Contractors—Industrial and Schools 
825 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., INDIANAPOLIS 


J. G. KARSTEDT CONSTRUCTION CO. 
' General Contractors 
429 LEMCKE BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS 


“MORROW AND MORROW 
General Building Contractors 


1006 EK. Main St. 


Muncie, Ind. 
JAS. HODGSON & SONS 


Brick Contractors 
208 HOLLIDAY BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS 


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Hall Construction Company 


405-406 BOARD OF TRADE 
INDIANAPOLIS 


CHAS. LATHAM, JA., PREST. HARRISON WALTERS, V. Presr. 
Wm. W. WIESE, Sec-TReas. 


LATHAM & WALTERS 


ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS 
927-928 STaTeE Lire BioG. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


GENERAL CONTRACTORS, CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL pe gene laios 
TELEPHONES:—MAIN 1248. AUTO, 28-581 


SAW RIGS 
PUMPS 
HOISTS 


No. 4C. H. & E. Bilge Pump 


No. 107 Koehring Dandie 


CONCRETE MIXERS 


MORTAR MIXERS 
STEEL FORMS 
BAR CUTTERS 


Immediate Shipment from Indianapolis Warehouse 


KOEHRING COMPANY 


FLETCHER TRUST BUILDING 


H. W. TAYLOR, INDIANA REPRESENTATIVE 
MAIN 7170 


WALKER-BROOKS REALTY CO. 
Builders of Investment Properties 
134 NORTH DELAWARE, INDIANAPOLIS 


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i 1720 E. Tenth St. _Indianapolis ! 


SCHWEGMAN-WITTE SO. 
Heating, Ventilating and Plumbing Contractors 
127 E. Jefferson St. FT. WAYNE 


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BEDFORD STEEL & CONSTRUCTION CO. 


Industrial Plants Power Houses 


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BEDFORD, IND. 


A. E. Gilden, President. W. J. Shoobridge, V-Pres. 
E. J. Shoobridge, Sec. & Treas. 


Gale Construction Co. 


GENERAL CONTRACTORS 
2117-31 Gale St. 


Phone, Webster 8693 
INDIANAPOLIS 


HOLLENBECK ironworks 


ELEVATOR ENCLOSURES 
WINDOW GUARDS FACTORY PARTITIONS 
SCREENS, GRILLS, GRATINGS, RAILINGS 


2251 Mass. Ave. Phone, Webster 7626 INDIANAPOLIS 


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Mortar Mixers 


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Concrete Hand Carts 
Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
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Ot in. 18; 20) “Btz-CINO.6 (2. COMO Ti at catseee vate esec soe cea cause eg cack 46.00 
Oh: in- 8; -L60stt——NoO... 2 :COWBNOR Aes s eee en hein. 5 ee peceat 42.00 
2x 6 in, 18,20. :ft.— No: 2 commons. <5 oe ES ... 44.00 
2x 8 in. 8, 12, 14, 16 ft.—No. 2 common. Me ph k .. 46.00 
08 ini. 18,20 ft Nos (25ie6mmon... 4 ee .- 44.00 
2x10 in. 8, 12, 14, 16 ft.—No. 2 common................ meas .- 44.00 
2410..dn.. 48, -20 £t.—No.. 2 cCommonisaesi eee race cco tio . 46.00 
Ie12 ins Se 12, La EG £t—IN Dy, Boe OM Orie esac naie seen nseeasceetee seks neasloneulow (44:00 
Ox12 in... £05. 18, 20° Lt: — Now Z “COMMON ee. feces eicsee eon sce ashe A ec 47.00 


Same—No. 1 common, add $8.00 per M to above quotations. 
Boards. 


Yellow Pine, S & Sy 1x4 in.—No. 1 COMMON. eee ecccce ce csecceseeceseenneeeee $50.00 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x4 in—No. 2 common..... 
S$ & 


37.50 
Yellow Pine, S., 1x6 in.—No. 1 common... 52.50 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x6 in—No. 2 common..... ... 44.00 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x8, & 10 in.—No. 1 common...... .. 55.00 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x8, & 10 in.—No. 2 common.......... =e .- 45.00 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x12..in.—Nov 1 common... 2..02000000.5 co sccencen ents ere 65.00 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1xl2-4n-=-Nos 2 commons. ib)... ieee nceescvee 50.006 


Bevel Siding. 


OSE CLOAD VECWOOG ..255:655 055 Rel echoseganaens tec ceae cen ae oy awe sR ee ee OB 00. 
6 in, select poplar ...... . 70.00 


8 in. clear CYPPEBB nn osicag nh. a ea ah ED Mae Le 
Drop Siding. 
Nellow “eine;<' 1x6. ins] Gleeye is oe Se ss ee Le ees 70.00 


Yellow Pine, 1x6 in.—No. 1 common................. ... 60.00 
Yellow Pine, 1x6 in.—No. 2 common...... 45.00 


Yellow Pine, 1x8 in.—No. 1 common........... ~. 60.00 
Yellow, Pine; 1x8. in-—No. 2 common.....200.5.... cae aa  4UO0 
Finish. 

welowy Pine: STx6i. ii, GO 10 1s scvaseccascccecdeonve cvcseesientce caves etiam hicutanes $ 90.00 
Yellow Pine, 1x12 i =? 110.00 
Cypress, Ib? TW icant. 150.00 


MavErveGaerck eG. CES At 10 ATs ih. boce toe ee a ee ee i ere OO 


Hardwood Flooring. 

Oak Flooring ..... $130.00 
ManlenNboRinges eto cacccuidacenjeaceat ... 130.00 
Edge Grain Flooring..........0..000....... .... 110.00 
No. 1 Yellow Pine Flooring 75.00 
Yellow Pine Flooring. 

PA eae Giada SOF PENT. -- xsd eed ata Sas ME oes woke v pvsks Cpecethesiceastien ee PEDSUE 
1X4 SSeeN OMe) COMMON»... aap Mads ety enone nee ... 65.00 
EXE ite Ie ee  COMMON.. -:-...igsoseise Somes sels otegtis ttn ee ... 42.00 
PSG Waice IN Ge tl. COMMON, > -.. sscsnvdeccec-deumapcagtocs ne e¥eoeadoonecs ... 55.00 
RRMA EOC Oe) CORN TMO TIS, osc sce occccucte ee ceo cnc feactbde Se lec ss kd tees 
Shingles. 

Oregon cedar, clear 5-2 in. o.oo. cccccccceceeeeeeeee a iactusiszuecsebepaeeee eee ierdgamentansagce WTS OO! 
rahe 2,4, Vola Sy 208 |, i ela een Die MemeMet re Yee eT 


Wood Lath. 


48 in. No. 1 PCY TRESS UB OP. cone: «-nicdns otis eekanatases ssl oSvvot sanwese 5-001 tee ee eae 
48 in. No. 1 Hemlock Lath....................-..- 
48 in. NEM ONVIMR LIDG Nips 9) cyte. dede ott tons dh: « bbdens pete encbeoawsenodel 
32 in. No. 1 Cypress Lath ................. Pedal ¥s nasser satan 
32 in. No. 1 Hemlock Lath 
32 in. Yellow Pine 


CLAY PRODUCTS. 


BRICK. 

Common, F. O. B. cars, Indianapolis..............0-.0----.-- $15.50 to $16.50 M. 
Face, F. Of B. cars, Indianapolis........-....0-ceccevee 28.00 to 40.00 M. 
HOLLOW CLAY PARTITIONING TILE. 


Size Deld. from 


8x12x12.. 
10x12x12.. ae 
(S33 0 Oa Soom 42 
BAKUP TILE. 


Size 
(Inches) 


GYPSUM BLOCKS. 


From 
Size (Inche Warehouse 
3x12x30 Hollow seseseseess- 132.00 


WALL COPING. 


Per ft 
Regt ES A ais be Sin It tele t e RE POE eee Rete CAN en SO A $0.20 
13 in y 30 
Ve DY, - a Se ae Ns ncn Re ee BS eee -60 
Angles, three times price per ft. » 
FLUE LININGS. 
Joint 
Bae Di nines tO Vek See Ce eet ae en Mi eS eee eS rh $0.60 


Flue Linings, 8%4x13 E dacs Sy Ben ana hapenoasin ce revle ot Gim ects sete weLaee nia so eee ees 
Pine “Liningss, Bigs] By =s2g 228 he ere ee eas te ae eee ae lates 2 ae AOD 
Flue Linings, 18x13 
Flue Linings, 18xi8 
Flue Linings, 18x18 
12 inch Round Lining 


CEMENT BLOCKS 


Plain—8~ in 212 in:xl@iniawte 3 ho ee $0.22 each 


Rock Face—8 in.x12 imsx16 in...egccncececccccccccccececeeseeee .25 each 
For fittings, corners, window blocks, add 25c/. 
For Water-Proof Blocks add two cents per block. 
LIME, CEMENT AND PLASTER 

LIME. 

Each 
Finish; "Hydrateeapls tb., DapernWSAeks,.a0. vet Saket... en eee ee $0.47 
Mason’s Hydrate, 50 lb. paper sacks. 40 
Chemical Hydrate, 50 Ib. paper sacks.................... 52 
Singlé) Bags, any Giemsa ee un eS Ne Sa er 65 
Lamps Lime; bulk. aerate ee eee Ret a ee per cwt. .75 
CEMENTS. 

Each 


Portland. papets Dag enc eee tn, tone ian |... Soles n cd eRe OOO 


Portland, cloth bags .....0000......... Os 8065 
White Pomland,~.clotitabaesenn. . tr semen Sot ee ee 2.60 
BSe ie say Baa ek csi coc sah es ee al oe i dc the Pye 66 and .75 


Cloth sacks ineluded, returnable at Te each. 


MORTAR FOR BRICKLAYING. 
Carney’s cement, cloth, per bag... = eee. ee Es ea $0.75 


Brixment, paper, per .66 
Brixment, cloth, per p -70 
Cioth sacks included, returnabie at Te each. 
PLASTERS AND FINISHES. | 

Each 
Nba) brepared, Ist \ coat, (Clot waHtClesccosc soa ee ae ee $0.60 
No:-2>-Prepared; ~2nd~coat~cloth reac ltrs. ee. tee en Renee OD 
Special) 5 Prepared! Metal. Lath, «cloth. sack. So Wa: eee +65 
SinglesSack> any. Kind: 2... ae a ree ee 
Plaster—-Unsanded (Neat). 80 Ib. paper Sa@ek Syn... cccccsecccccceececececes eee 78 
Plaster—Unsanded (Neat) 100 lb. cloth sacks... aoe a 
Singie- Sack. paper <2.2:3525....223- oe asa AOD 
Wood Fibre, 100 Ib. paper sacks........... "15 
No. 1 Moulding Plaster, 100 Ib. cloth... 1.40 
No. 1 Moulding Plaster, 80 Ib. paper.. .... 1.10 
Michigan Stucco, 100 Ib. cloth... ... 1.00 
Ple:ter Paris, satin finish, paper... 1.00 
Sup. ior Plaster Paris, 80 lb. Pa....... . 1.00 
Keene’s Cement, 100 Ib. cloth sack............ _ 2.00 
White Trowel, Prepared, 80 lb. cloth sack......... 1.30 
White Sandflat, Prepared, “100° db. cloth ‘sacksss2.c5sc soos csescecesccce.. 1.25 
Retarder, (at yard) .-pound, .12 


Cloth sacks included, returnable at 7c each. SS 
MORTAR COLORS. 


3 Pound 
Berets Hae WU gl | a6) ene aes nk eS Al See. 021% 
Baft,- 100- tb... Sacks s.../1:.sccevsteeyeate 50856 
Chocolate Brown, °100: lbs) Sachse cee2ee ee eet oe oc pnnn cle soecececenelecs 03% 
Black, Dble. Str., 100 lb. sacks... 0514 
Black, Sel. Stra t100 (bo sackace ee. ce eeene oe Cheer 031% 
Special Chocolate, 100 lb, sacks. 041% 
Intquantities “less (than,.1- sack s.c--5 = Siro x sate eo ste 06” 
SAND. 

; A Ton 
WU Hite Silica sy: Lie tosace tae case one eae grees ea Peg atV es bn dict ocala yd ce $ 8.00 
White Silica, cloth sacks.... y 
Michigan, bulk (2.05.22 24 
Michigan, cloth sacks er le ow chaettcy Ee vO 7.50 
Cloth sacks included, returnable at Te each. 

ROOFING MATERIALS. 
Square 
Siate Surface MS) inkilK LIne ayasade rh tiniehe bane ie ie ee $6.25 
Slate, Surface, strip“ Siingles sinatra eh see 6.00 
Colors—Red, Green or Blue-Black. 
ROLL ROOFING. 
Roll 
Green Slnte Suriace Bee Leh aa. ecco $3.00 
Red Siate “Surlates sive. a ee ae oe ee roe 3.00 


“Blue Black Slate Surface ............. sy Was 


Class C Heavy, 55 Ib. (3 ply).. 
Light (1-Ply) 35 lb 


\ 7b 97-9k te OF ere 


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| Wh With positive graduating heat 
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Designers and 


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Our representative travels Indiana regularly 


Estimates Cheerfully 
Given 


Equals the 
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Olfe, Tengstedt 
Company 


125x5 Bassett Building 
Our Design COLUMBUS, - INDIANA 


of the high grade me- 
chanical stoker — with 
its high power costs and 
maintenance charges . 
eliminated. 


Burns the Cheapest 
fuels without smoke or 
waste. 


Write for 
particulars 


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Kewanee 
Firebox 
Boilers 


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ae rae Branch Offic KEWANEE, ILLINOIS Branch Manager 


10 OCCIDENTAL BLDG. A. W. FLE 
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Indianapolis Phone Main 3848 


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Jas. B. Adams and Son, Inc. 


VEEDERSBURG & CRAWFORDSVILLE 
SHALE BRICK 
321-322 Lemecke Building 
Lincoln 5614 
YARDS: 


“921 Ei, 23rd. St. Indianapolis 


OG LG LELAND ea %6 
Ornamental and Miscellaneous Iron 
Bronze Directory Boards, Signs, Tablets, Letters 
The Master Builders Co. Products, including 
Colormix, Master Mix, Saniscal 
Metallic Hardener. 


| R. ALFRED HAYES i 
| 606 Lombard Bldg. Phone Main 4641 Indianapolis § 


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“BUY GLASS OF A GLASS HOUSE” 


STEWART-CAREY GLASS CO. 


DISTRIBUTORS OF 
POLISHED PLATE AND WINDOW GLASS 


Office and Warehouse 
231-235 SOUTH NEW JERSEY STREET 


INDIANAPOLIS 


R. C. HALL ROOFING COMPANY 

General Roofing Contractors 
Prepared to Figure In Any Part of the Country. 

Asphalt Built-Up Roofing 
Repairing and Recoating a Specialty 
Also Roofing Supplies. 

We Carry Full Insuvance Protection. 

1103 S. Walnut St. 
MUNCIE, IND., 


Phone 2276 


The TARPENNING-LAFOLLETTE CO. 


Engineers and Sheet Metal Contractors 


1080 Canal St. Indianapolis Main 6963 


Roof Ventilators, Skylights, Sheet Metal 
Specialties, Fans and Blowers 


CONCRETILE ROOFS 


THE FIRE-PROOF, LEAK-PROOF, 
LAST-A-LIFE-TIME ROOF. 


William J. Ryan Roofing Co 
PHONE, MAIN 7089 
INDIANAPOLIS 


Made in Indianapolis 205 East Ohio Street 


Interstate Public Service Company 
INDIAN APOLIS—LOUISVILLE 


Low rates on Cement from 
Speeds Mill to Indianapolis 
and various other points in 
the state. 


TRY OUR OVER-NIGHT FREIGHT SERVICE 


Interstate Public Service Company 
BERT WEEDON, Traffic Mer., 
819 Board of Trade, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 


Largest Manufacturers of Face Brick in the World 


HYDRAULIC-PRESS BRICK COM PANY 
801-805 Board of Trade 


Indianapolis 
Manufacturers and Distributors 
The Standard of Quality in Brick 


We Solicit a Statement of Your Requirements 


INTERSTATE 
CLAY PRODUCTS CoO. 


Face Brick Commons Hollow Building Tile 


All Textures . . All 
and Shades Fire Brick Sizes 


1124 Hume-Mansur Bldg. INDIANAPOLIS 


VENTILATORS 


u « The New Patent Rotary Ball Bearing 
: Manufactured by 


J. L. OLSON & SONS 


Also Contractors for Sheet Metal ana 

Copper Work, Skylights, Slate, Tile 

and Metal Roofing Hot Air Heating 
Ventilating 


518 Broadway Logansport. Ind. 


Howard Electric ServiceCo. 
INDIANAPOLIS 
Lighting Fixtures—Electrical Supplies. 
SPECIAL FIXTURE DESIGNING 
744 Virginia Ave. Drexel 9598 


Hatfield Electric Co 


“The House Electric” 


Electrical Contractors Engineers 
Indianapolis, Ind. Chicago, Ill. 


102 S. Meridian St. 440 S. Dearborn St. 
5937 Ashland Ave., 


H. r. DOL 5 Indianapolis. 


Flectrical Contractor and Supplies - 
Specializing on Residence Wiring — PHONE, WASH. 2698 


“If they do it, it will be we!l done.” 


THE SANBORN ELECTRIC Co. 


CONTRACTING ENGINEERS 
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES LIGHTING FIXTURES 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 
MAIN IOI7 - - - AUTO. 21-550 


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Fire Escapes 
Windows 
Iron aad Brose 501 FIDELITY TRUST BLDG. INDIANAPOLIS Re aE 
te ak 2476 Tin Clad 
and Tablets Phone Main Doors 


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Spaulding 1 Hotel, Michigan City, Ind. 


Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Lafayette, Archts. Henry Koelln, Michigan City, Contractor 


Headquarters Fifth Annual Convention 
Associated Building Contractors of Indiana 


Material Furnished by Us Included 


Ornamental Iron Work 


Steel Stairs Fire Escapes 
Wrought Iron Railings Ornamental Balconies 
Pipe Railings Marquise 

Sidewalk Doors Register Faces 


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Entered ag second class matter August 29, 1919, 
at the Post Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, under 
the Act of March 3, 1879. 


—— ee 
PROPOSED STATE BUILDING LEG- 
ISLATION INTRODUCED INTO 
THE SENATE THIS WEEK. 


The much discussed move, long fos- 
tered by the Associated Building Con- 
tractors of Indiana having for its pur- 
pose the establishment of standard 
building construction regulation require- 
ments throughout the state, took definite 
tangible form the past week in the shape 
of a legislative measure known as Sen- 
ate Bill 140, that was introduced in the 
State Senate, referred to committee and 
later reported out favorably. 


The passage of this bill would mean 
the codification of all the existing build- 
ing laws under one standard, making 
or more convenience than now exists. 
It would also standardize the building 
construction regulations and _ require- 
ments in all cities and localities in the 
State providing set minimum safety fac- 
tors upon which to calculate. 

is action is the outgrowth of a 
proposition advocated several years ago 
by E. Hill Turnock. Elkhart, former 
president of the Indiana Society of 
Architects: who had in mind the estab- 
lishment of a State Building Code. At 
the time it was realized that to prepare 
such a code would require much time and 
effort. but the idea was favorably ac- 
cepted. 

The Associated Building Contractors 
of Indiana took kindly to the proposition 
and set about to devise a ways and 
means whereby the end sought might 
be attained at the least possible expense 
to the State. 

That there might be co-operation 
amongst the Indiana building interests 
In this matter the Associated ‘Building 
Contractors went into the possible merits 
of the scheme with The Indiana Society 
of Architects. the Indiana Engineering 
Society. the Indianavolis Chapter. Am- 
rican Association of Engineers, and the 
State Building Trades Unions Officials. 


Endorsement was received on all sides 
and a special committee from each of 
these organizations was appointed to 
act in conjunction in the formulation of 
legislation along the proposed lines. 

Several months have been spent by 
these special committees in working out 
a plan of action with the result that 
their final proposition to codify all the 
state building construction laws into one 
with an Administrative Council consist- 
ing of the Industrial Board, the State 
Fire Marshall and the State Board of 
Health, has met with the approval of 
public officials since it will not call for 
a new board or commission nor addi- 
tional expense to the State. 

It is constructive effort such as this 
that makes association and organization 
invaluable not only to the individual 
members, but to the building industry 
as a whole. 


FOOD FOR THOUHGT. 


E. E. COLE, Secy. 
Calumet Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


The coming year we believe will be 
a promising one in the building industry, 
providing wages and material don’t ad- 
vance. Building costs today are about 
20% higher than they were last spring, 
due to a slight increase in material and 
advance in wages of certain tradesmen. 

In Chicago the plastering of a house 
costs about as much as the lot. Houses 
that cost approximately $500 to plaster 
in 1917 costs today $2200, an advance of 
$1700 in five years in plastering alone. 
If all other trades were advanced in pro- 
portion, you can readily see about what 
the ordinary dwelling would cost to 
build. It would cost $18,000 to $20,000 
for the most ordinary house. Will con- 
ditions like this warrant prosperity? 
The average cost of homes sold in local- 
ities like Hammond range from $6,000 
to $7,000 and unléss they are kept within 
these bounds there is absolutely no de- 
mand. Where there is no demand there 
is no business. 

The Contractor, Sub-Contractor and 
Builder is largely to blame for these 
conditions. There are too many of them 
in sympathy with their tradesmen and 
not in sympathy enough with the public 
or the poor devil that pays for all these 
outlandish prices. 

The Contractor, Sub-Contractor and 
Builder. is to blame inasmuch as he does 
not plan far enough ahead. He plans 
only for one or two jobs at a time and 
takes chances of conditions warranting 


, JANUARY 27, 1923 


the third job. Is there any reason under 
the sun why one line of tradesmen should 
be held at a premium? No, absolutely 
not. Just because of the fact that a 
man is a plasterer is no reason why he 
should demand twice as much wages as 
another tradesman whose work plays 
just as important a part in the construc- 
tion of a building. You say you’ve got 
to pay the plasterer these high rates of 
wages because they are scarce. That 
is true, the higher rate of wages you 
pay them the scarcer they will be, for 
the more they make the less they work. 
The plasterer is not the only tradesman 
in the building line whose trade at pres- 
ent is at a premium. Bricklayers won’t 
work in the winter time, for they have 
made enough excess wages during the 
summer months to tide them over the 
winter and yet they will cry they can 
work only nine months out of the year. 
If bricklayers are working for John 
Smith under an agreement for $1.06% 
per hour, don’t by all means, make his 
labor a premium by offering him $1.25; 
that extra 19 cents an hour at the rate 
of 1,000 brick for a day’s work, adds 
considerably to the cost of the building. 
Somebody pays for this, either the con- 
tractor or the owner. 

The Contractor and Sub-Contractor 
are partially to blame for these condi- 
tions for they allow them to exist. They 
encourage it in many cases to a certain 
extent and do not look into the future. 
It is high time to wake up and protect 
future contracting interests by encour- 
aging apprenticeship. Start in the New 
Year by employing apprentices; if you 
can’t use them steady, they can prob- 
ably be placed from time to time. 


BIG TURNOUT OF STATE CONTRAC- 
TORS AT ANNUAL A. B. Cs’ 
CONVENTION. 


A hurried trip to Michigan City the 
past week revealed a fine, enthusiastic 
convention of the Associated Building 
Contractors of Indiana in progress at 
the Spaulding Hotel. The deliberations 
of that gatherine were still under way 
at the time the Recorder went to press, 
hence. the brevity of this mention of the 
annual meeting. A complete report will 
be made in next week’s issue. 

Suffice it at this time to say that dele- 
gations were present from every Indi- 
ana city contractor’s association affili- 
ated with the State Contractors’ organi- 
zation with also a sprinkling of indivi- 
dual contractors from the lesser sized 
cities. 

Michigan City was showing “the boys” 
one fine time. ; é 


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Items marked * in stock. Contractors send in plans of 
schools and public buildings for estimates on the 
above materials. 


Tile Foor and Wainscots 


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Indianapolis 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 7 


News of the Week 


The asterick (*) pretix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report published in pre- 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS. 


“Dormitory (Schuyler Colfax Memor- 
ial) $100,000.00. Greensburg, Ind. 
Archt., Chas. Brossman, Merchants Bank 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, I. O. O. F. 
Lodge, Greensburg, Ind. and Daughters 
of Rebekah, Greensburg. Plans about 
completed. The contract for the con- 
struction of the building will probably 


, be awarded March 26th, which is the 


100th anniversary of Schuyler Colfax. 


“School (Potter Fresh Air School), 
$92,000.00, 1500 East 10th St. Archt., 
Herbert Foltz, 843 Consolidated Build- 
ing. Owner, Board of School Commrs., 
Walter J. Twiname, business director, 
150 N. Meridian St. Owner receiving 
bids to close February 13th at 8:00 p. 
m. Brick: 

Portable School Building (1) $21,000, 
8 room intercommunicating portable 
building. Private plans. Owner, Board 
of School Commissioners, Walter J. 
Twiname, Business Director, 150 N. Me- 
ridian St. Owner receiving bids to close 
February 13th at 8:00 p. m. 


“Dormitory (70 rooms) $80,000. Uni- 
versity Heights, Indianapolis. Private 
plans. Owner, Indiana Central College, 
Dr. I. J. Good, Pres., University Heights, 
Indianapolis. Owner will build by day 
labor, awarding separate contracts and 
one materials. Start work at once. 

rick. 


“Shop Building: $95,000., 16th and 
Yandes Sts. Archt., Donald Graham, 
1128 Hume Mansur Bldg. Owner, Board 
of School Commissioners, Walter Twin- 
ame, Business Director. Plans complet- 
ed. Owner will advertise for bids in 2 
weeks. 


“Church: $50,000. 2 sty. & bas. 516 
Stevens St. Architect, J. Edwin Kopf 
and Woollirg, 402 Indiana Pythian Bldg. 
Owner, Holy Rosary Catholic Congrega- 
tion, Rev. Marino Priori, 539 Stevens St. 
Plans in progress. Brick, concrete, Bed- 
ford stone columns and pilasters, steel 
roof trusses, Italian Renaissance Style 
of Architecture. Will contain an audi- 
torium seating 800. 


Banking Room and Office: (Rem. from 
building at 23 West Ohio St.) Archi- 
tect, J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 
Indiana Pvthian Bldg. Owner, Celtic 
Savings and Loan Association, John R. 
Welch, Secy., 52 Monument Circle. Plans 
nearing completion. Architect will ask 


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of new front, buildin> a vault, bank 
fixtures, composition floors, plastering, 
paintine and general interior alterations. 


Apartment Building: (for colored ten- 
ants). $50,000. (24 apts.). 2 sty. & 
bas., 75x91., Senate and St. Clair Sts. 
Architect, Frank B. Hunter, 912 State 
Life Bldg. Owner, Harry D. Tutewiler, 
% Board of County Commissioners, Court 
House. Plans in progress. Plans will 
be ready for bids in 30 days. Stucco 
exterior, concrete tile roof. 

“Club House: $44,000.00, adjoining 
Memorial Park, Lebanon. Archt., Bass, 
Knowlton and Co., 312 N. Meridian St. 
Owner, The Ulen Country Club, Ine., Le- 
banon, Ind. Plans in progress. Mature 
in 60 days. 

Community Building: $20,000. 2 sty., 
Vermont and Lynn Sts. - Archt., Paul 
Lieske, 517 Livingston Ave. Owner, 
Wesley M. E. Church, Rev. W. H. 
Brightmire, pastor, 1621 Barth Ave.; 


‘Homer Shaw, Chmn. Bldg. Comm., 2016 


Wilcox St. Plans in progress. Brick, 
stone trim, comp. roof, steam heat. 


Residence: $8,500. 2 sty. &.bas., 49th 
and Central. Archt., Maurice E. Thorn- 
ton, 4178 College Ave. Owner, O. A. 
Williams, 1511 Park Ave. Plans nearing 
completion. Expect to start work in 2 
weeks. Frame. 


Fire Station (addition) Fort Benja- 
min Harrison, Indiana, near Indianapo- 
lis. Private plans. Owner, Office of 
Post Quartermaster, J. H. Mellom, Q. 
M., Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Owner 
is receiving bids to close 10:00 A. M., 
February 5th. 


“Parsonage and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., Auburn, Ind. Archt., Samuel A. 
Craig and Co., 31 West Ohio St., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Auburn Methodist 
Church, Board of Trustees, Frank Dra- 
goo, John Zimmerman, Auburn, Ind. 
Flans in progress. 

Club House (addition) 2 sty. & bas., 
South Grove Golf Links. Private plans. 
Owner, City of Indianapolis, Board of 
Park Commissioners, City Hall. Plans in 
progress. Brick, will include cafeteria 
and locker rooms. 

“Residence: (double) $9,000.00, 40th 
and Rookwood. Private plans. Owner, 
Fred Smart, 311 West 39th St. Owner 
ready for bids. Stueco. 

Residence: $15,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
West 38th St. and Rookwood. Archt. 
and builder, Mark Clift, 4125 Byram Ave. 
Owner, A. F. J. Baur, 544 West 38th. 
Plans in progress. Brick veneer. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Factory Building: 5 sty. and bas., 98x 
120, Liberty and Michigan Sts. Archt., 
Rubush and Hunter, 428 American Cen- 
tral Life Bldg. Owner, Indianapolis 


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Glove Co., Liberty and Michigan Sts., 
Indianapolis. General contract awarded 
to William P. Jungclaus Co., 825 Mass. 
Ave. Start work soon. 


“Apartment Building and Stores: $35,- 
900 (6 stores, 6 apts., 6-car garage); 
East 10th, near Oxford St. Archt., 
Thomas A. Winterowd, American Central 
Life.Bldg. Owner, East 10th St. Realty 
Co., Harry L. Findler, 4231 Central Ave.; 
Benjamin J. Helkema, 2901 East 10th. 
General contract awarded to A. L. Avey, 
538 No. Tacoma. Start work soon. Brick. 

“Duplex Residence: $8,000., 2 sty. & 
bas., 614 East 47th. Archt., Maurice 
KE. Thornton, 4178 College Ave. Owner, 
M. M. Andrews, 3055 No. Meridian’ St. 
Owner builds and’ awards separate con- 
tracts. Excavating. Frame. 

Printing Plant: (add.). 1 sty., 52x58, 
1520 No. Capitol Ave. Private plans. 
Owner, Bookwalter - Ball - Greathouse 
Printing Co., 1520 No. Capitol Ave. 
General contract awarded to Lynn B. 
Millikan, 501 No. Delaware St. Start 
work soon. Brick, slow burning con- 
struction. 

Tenement Building: 2 sty. & bas.,. 35x 
85, 5752-54-56-58 East Washington. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, George Hitz, 28 So. 
Delaware St. Start work shortly. Brick 
veneer. 


BLOOMINGTON. 


Garage and Salesroom: $75,000.00, 2 
sty. and bas., 75x275, 3rd and College. 
Owner, Graham Motor Sales Co., Wil- 
liam Graham, Pres. (Ford Agency.) 
Archt. not selected.. The following con- 
tractors submitted preliminary  esti- 
mates: S. A. Hickman, Martinsville, 
Ind.; Schwartz Constr. Co., Bedford; Les- 
lie Colvin, Board of Trade Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis; Bedford Steel & Constr. Co., 
Bedford. Project will mature soon. 
Brick, reinf. conc. and steel. 

“Waterworks Plant: $460,000.00. 
Owner, City of Bloomington, c/o City 
Council. Owner will be ready to adver- 
tise for bids about March Ist. 


ELKHART. 


“Auditorium and Gymnasium (ad1. to 
high school), $125,000. Archt., E. Hill 
Turnock. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees. Plans in progress, will advertise 
for bids soon. Brick, stone trim, steel 
roof trusses, 500 metal lockers, sky- 
light. 

Bungalows (15). Architect, E. Hill 
Turnock. Owner, George Pratt. Plans 
in progress. Frame. 

“Bank: (rem. and add.) $60,000, 2 sty., 
40x90, Hartford City, Ind. Areht.. E. 
Hill Turnock, Elkhart. Owner, Citi- 
zens State Bank, Hartford City. Ready 


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for bids shortly. New front, 2 concrete 
vaults, vault doors, tile floors, steel 
girders, stone trim, bronze doors. 

Church: $100,000, St. Joseph, Mich. 
Archt., A. H. Elwood and Son, Elkhart. 
Owner, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Rev. Louis Nuechterlein, Pas- 
tor, St. Joseph, Mich. Plans in prog- 
ress, 1 sty. and bas., 60x114. Brick, 
stone trim. 

*School: Butler, Indiana. Archt., A. 
H. Elwood and Son, Elkhart. Owner, 
Board of Education, Butler, Ind. Plans 
in progress. Brick. 

*Church: $50,000. Archt., E. Hill 
Turnock. Owner, Castle U. B. Church. 
General contractor, George Kistner. On 
stone work. 

Gymnasium: $10,000, 1 sty., 60x80, 
Middlebury. Archt., R. L. Simmons, 


Beardsley Bldg., Elkhart. Owner, Bad. 
of Education, Middlebury. Plans in 


progress; owner to advertise for bids 
in February. Date not set. Concrete, 
built up roof, struc. steel trusses and 
beams, steam heat (radiation only), 
plmg. fix., elec. wiring, yellow pine trim. 

*“Apartment Hotel: (1166 rooms), 
Wilmette, Ill. Archt., R. L. Simmons, 
Elkhart, Ind. Owner, Beach Manor 
Apartment Hotel Co., 1101 Security 
Bldg., Chicago, Ill. Bids in under ad- 
visement, Well Bros. Construction Co., 
Chicago, Ill., are low bidders. 


EVANSVILLE 


Residences (2) (8 rooms each). Bay- 
ard Park Drive, near Ky. Ave. Archt., 


Clifford Shopbell, Furniture Bldg. Own- 
er, Fred Miller, Sr., and Fred Miller, Jr. 
Archt. receiving bids. Brick veneer, 
slate roof. 

Department Store (rem. from store), 
307 Main St. Archt., Clifford Shopbell, 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
The Phillips Co., Chicago, Ill. Bids in 
under advisement, work will consist of 
new front and general interior altera- 
tions. 

Store (rem.), 308 Main St. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Owner, Blackman and Lukenheimer, 308 
Main St. Plans in progress. Ready for 
bids in 3 weeks, general interior altera- 
tions. 

Apartment Building (2 apts.), 2 sty. 
32x63, Mary and Franklin Sts. Archt., 


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Frank J. Schlotter, 113% Upper 4th St. 
Owner, August H. Stoerner, Evansville. 
Flans in progress. Ready for bids in 10 


- days. Brick, 6 rooms each apartment. 


Garage and Stables: 1 sty., 70x127, 
$14,000, Michigan and Main Sts. Private 
plans. Owner, Farmers Dairy Co., Al- 
bert Marx, Pres. Plans in progress. 
Brick, elevator, comp. roof. 

Packing Plant: Main bldg., 1 sty., 40x 
100; power plant, 1 sty., 30x30; tank 
house, 1 sty., 20x20, Kentucky Ave. and 
Pigeon Creek. Archt., Henry E. Boyle 
& Co., 405 Furniture Bldg. Owner, B. 
W. Jankins Packing Co. Plans nearing 
completion. Ready for bids shortly. 
Brick. 

Residences (5) $6,000 each, Harlan 
Terrace Dist. Owner, Home Builders 
Co., Inc. Start work in February. 
Stucco over metal lath. 

Contracts Awarded. 

Factory: (unit), $50,000.00, 1 sty., 90x 
240. Private plans. Owner, Graham 
Bros. (Truck manufacturers), String- 
town Road. General contract let to M. 
J. Hoffman Construction Co., Furniture 
Bldg. Start work at once. Brick, mon- 
itor roof constr., steel sash. 

*“Sanatarium: $10,000.00, 2 sty., 26x 
68, outer Fulton .Ave. Archt., Ander- 
son & Stingle, 108 Upper 4th. Owner, 
Dr. S. R. Laubscher, outer Fulton Ave. 
Awarding contracts, brick work let to 
Billings and Smith. 

Residences (3). Owners, N. Haben- 
nicht, at Taylor and Bedford Sts., 
$6,000; Homer Philips at Covert and 
Bedford Sts., $5,000; and Frank Mars 
on Reis Ave., $6,000, all awarded to 
Evansville Planing Mill Co. Frame. 

Warehouse (fire rebuild), $10,000. 
Owner, Evansville Basket and Crate Co. 
Start work shortly. Probably frame 
construction. 


FT. WAYNE. 


“School Building: $89,000.00, Pierce- 
ton, Ind., Washington Twp., Kosciusko 
county. Archt., Griffith and Goodrich, 
Ft. Wayne. Owner, Curtis C. Lenwell, 
Trustee, Pierceton. All bids rejected. 
New plans will be prepared for a build- 
ing to cost $89,000 instead of present 
plans for building to cost $140,000. 

Heating Plants (for 2 fire stations). 
Owner, Board of Public Safety, City 
Hall. Owner will advertise for bids 
soon. Steam heat. : 

Equipment: The Board of Public 
Works, City Hall, is receiving bids to 


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close February 12th at 3:30 p. m., on the 
following: 1-3,000 K.W. turbine gener- 
ator and switchboard apparatus and 1 
service condensor, alt. bids No. 1 on 1- 
4,000 K.W. unit complete; alternate No. 2 
on 1-6,000 K.W. unit complete. 
Contracts Awarded. 

“Store (rem.) $10,000, Kendallville, 
Ind. Archt., Pohlmeyer & Pohlmeyer, 
Central Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, C. W. 
Bertsch, Kendallville. General contract 
let to Clark Sheffer, Kendallville. 


FRENCH LICK. 

Public Library: $25,000.00. Archt. not 
selected. Owner, Public Library Assn., 
Norman B. Mavity, Chmn. Bldg. Com., 
¢/o French Lick State Bank. Contem- 


plated. Will mature in spring. Brick. A 


Lodge Building (1 sty. top addition), 
40x120, $25,000.00. Private plans. Own- 
er,I. O. O. F., Walter Kellems in charge. 
Plans in progress, mature about March 
Ist. Brick. - 

GARY 

“Apartment Building: $45,000. Archt., 
J. H. Wildermuth & Co., 690 Broadway. 
Owner, G. A. Swartz, % Board of Edu- 
cation, 405 Broadway. Archt. taking 
bids. Brick. 

Stores and Garage: $60,000. 2 sty., 
120x100. 10th & Wash. Archt., L. H. 
Warriner, 673 Broadway. Owner, Sam 
Lakin, 23 East 11th. Preliminary plans. 
Brick. 

Stores, Offices and Station: 2 sty. & 
bas., 50x100. 11th & Broadway. Archt., 
A. F. Wickes, Gary Theater Bldg. Own- 
er, Bary St. R. R. Co., 567 Broadway. 
Archt. ready for bids. Brick. 

Hospital: 2 sty. & bas. West Gary; 
residence (for general manager). $40,- 
000. 2 sty. & bas., 7th & Lincoln Sts., 
Gary. Employment Bldg., 1 sty., 45x17. 
West Gary. Archt., Edward Stolz, Frick 
Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. Owner, The Na- 
tional Tube Co., Frick Building, Pitts- 
burgh, Pa. Owner taking bids. Brick. 

Church: $100,000. 2 sty., 50x110, 7th 
& Jeff. Archt., A. F. Wickes, Gary The- 
atre Bldg. Owner, Central Christian 
Church, Rev. O. E. Tomes, 636 Harrison 
St. Plans in progress. Brick. 


HAMMOND. 

Store Building: $20,000, 1 sty. and 
bas., 50x100, East State St. Archt., Mac 
Turner, Hohman St. Owner, W. C. Pax- 
ton. Plans in progress. Brick. 

Store Building: $20,000, 1 sty. and 


bas., 50x90, East State St. Owner, Mr. 
Soules, c/o Archt. Archt., Mac Turner, 
Hohman St. Plans in progress. Brick. 

Tin Shop: $10,000, 2 sty., 25x50, on 
Sibley St. Archt., Mac Turner, Hoh- 
man St. Owner, P. H. Mueller and Sons. 
Flans in progress. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 

Store Building: $16,000.00, East State 
St. Owner, Mr. Granger, c/o contractor. 
General contract let to Danner, Gohman 
and Meyers Co. Excavating. Brick. 


JASPER. 


*Factory: $50,000, 3 = sty., 60x180. 
Owner, Schaaf and Schnaus, (Alois 
Schaaf and John Schnaus), Furniture 
Manufacturers. General contract let to 
W. Berger, Jasper, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Start work soon. Brick, mill 
construction. 

Factory (add.), $45,000.00, 3 sty., 60x 
200. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Evansville. Owner, Hoosier Desk Co., 
Jasper, Ind. General contractor, J. Fred 
Beggs, Scottsburg, Ind. Starting brick 
work. 


KOKOMO. 


“Grade School: (additions), $125,000, 
South Side. Architects, The Elmer E. 
Dunlap & Co., Kokomo. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees. A. P. Armstrong, 
Prest.; Clarence Haworth, Treas., Koko- 
mo. Plans in progress. Brick. 

“Church: (Rem. and add.), $40,000, 
Union and Mulberry Sts. Archt., The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., Kokomo. Owner, 
Congregational Church, Rev. David F. 
Bent, 1409 West Superior St. Plans 
completed. Will probably award con- 
tract to E. L. Danner, 416 South Union 
Street. 

“Church (rem. and add.), $40,000.00, 
Union and Mulberry Sts. Archt., The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., Kokomo, Ind. 
Owner, Congregational Church, Union 
and Mulberry Sts. Plans in progress. 
Brick. 

Residences (3), 5 rooms each, 1 sty. 
and bas, Bon Air Acres addition. Own- 
er, Commercial Discount Corporation. 
Plans in progress. Start work soon. 
Frame. 


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Churck (rem. and add.), $40,000.00. 
Archt., A. A. Honeywell, Penway Bldg., 


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Church, W. W. King, Chmn. Bldg. Com. 
Mature early spring. Brick. 

“Hotel (addition), 5 sty., 60x130. 
Archt., Chas. Weatherhogg, Ft. Wayne, 
Ind. Owner, Rumley Hotel, Laporte, 
Ind. Flans completed, may mature in 
the spring. Brick. 


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“Central High School: $600,000, East 
Side, Mishawaka. Archt., Perkins, Fel- 
lows & Hamilton, 814 Tower Court, Chi- 
cago, Ill. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, P. C. Emmons, Supt. of Schools, 
Mishawaka, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Owners expect to advertise for bids early 
summer. Brick, fireproof construction. 

“School (add.), $75,000.00, 2 sty., 100x 
150, West Side High School, Mishawaka. 
Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 654 
Farmers Trust Bldg., South Bend. Own- 
er, Board of School Trustees, P. C. Em- 
mons, Supt., Mishawaka. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick. 

“Waterworks (extensions) $125,000. 
Mishawaka. Engineer, Burns and Mc- 
Donnell, 402 Interstate Bldg., Kansas 
City. Owner, City of Mishawaka, A. R. 
Klein, clerk, Mishawaka. Plans in prog- 
ress, will advertise for bids soon. Will 
include a reservoir of 1 % million gal. 
capacity and pumping apparatus. 


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“Residence: $15,000. Corner 16th and 
“C” Sts., Richmond. Archt., Herbert 
Spielman, 1210 Mercantile Library Bldg., 
Cincinnati, Ohio. Owner, Walter G. Da- 
vis, % Davis Motor Car Co., Richmond. 
Flans nearing completion. Ready for 
bids soon. Stone and stucco. 

Residence: 2 sty. & bas. Richmond. 
Archt., Herbert Spielman, 1210 Mercan- 
tile Library Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Owner, Fred Miller, % Miller Bros. 
Hardware Co., Richmond, Ind. © Archt. 
ready for bids shortly. Brick and stucco. 


SOUTH BEND. 

Academic Building: $300,000.00. Archt. 
Helme and Helme, Springfield, Il]. Own- 
er, Salt Lake City Academy, Sisters of 
Holy Cross, Mother General Aquina in 
charge, St. Marys Academy, South Bend, 


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Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, fireproof 
construction. 


Apartment Building: $200,000.00 (30 
Apts.), 3 sty. and bas., 412x84. Archt., 
J. S. Aroner & Co., 25 East Jackson St., 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, J. Handelsman, c/o 
Architect. Architect receiving bids. 
Brick, Kewanee boilers ,tile floors and 
vestibule, refrigerators, incinerators, 
laundry equipt., ranges, comp. roof. 

“Hospital (side addition) and New 
Power Plant: $350,000.00, 5 sty. and bas. 
Archt., R. E. Schmidt, Garden and Mar- 
tin, 104 S. Michigan, Chicago, Ill. Own- 
er, Epworth Hospital and Training 
School (M. E.), 123 W. Navarre St., 
South Bend. Owner receiving bids to 
close February 28th. 

“Stores (3) and Loft Building: $25,- 
000, 2 sty., 66x100, 418-17 S. Michigan. 
Archt., Austin and Shambleau, 111 N. 
Lafayette. Owner, A. H. Heller, 116 S. 
Mich. St. Owner ready for bids. Brick. 


“Warehouses (2), 2 sty., 160x80 each. 
Architect, Austin and Shambleau, 11i 
N. Lafayette Ave. Owner, W. C. Sibley, 
Pres., South Bend Foundry Co. Owner 
taking bids. Brick, reinf. conc. and 
steel, elevators, steel sash. 

Apartment Building: $20,000, 2 sty., 
35x45. Archt., Austin & Shambleau, 111 
N. Lafayette. Owner, W. F. Harrah, 
c/o Archt. Plans in progress. Brick, 
hollow tile, hot water heat. tile roof. 

“Store and Apartment Building: (4 
Apts. and 4 stores), $30,000.00, South 
and Lafayette Sts. Archt., Austin and 
Shambleau, 111 N. Lafayette. Owner, 
Elliott and Elliott, 621 J. M. S. Bldg. 
Plans in progress, ready for bids in 10 
days. Brick. 

Factory Building: $1,000,000.00, 6 sty. 
and bas., 100x875. Archt., Albert Kahn, 
1000 Marquette Bldg., Detroit, Mich. 
Owner, Studebaker Corporation, South 
Bend, Ind. Plans in progress, ready for 
bids in 30 days. Brick, reinf. concrete, 
steel sash, elevators, fire doors. 

“Baking Plant, $600.000.00, 4 sty. and 
bas., 600x200. So. Main St. Private 
plans. Owner, Ward Baking Co., New 
York City, N. Y. Plans in progress. 
Brick, concrete and hollow tile. 

Eagles’ Home: $250,000.00. Archt. not 
Owner, Fraternal Order of 
Eagles, Hubert Archambeault, c/o U. S. 
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Loft Building and Stores (3 stores), 
$25,000, 1011 S. Michigan. Private 
plans. Owner, G. A. Farabaugh, 305 
J. M. S. Bldg. Plans in progress, 2 sty., 
66x100. Mature about March 1st. 

“Parochial School: $125,000, 2 sty. & 
bas., 60x200, Hill and Colfax Sts. Archt. 
Freyermuth and Maurer, 654 Farmers 
Trust Bldg. Owner, St. Josephs R. C. 
Church, Rev. Herman J. Alerding, Bish- 
op of the Diocese, Ft. Wayne, and Rev. 
William Lennertz in charge, South Bend. 
Plans nearing completion. Brick, steel 
Stairs, terrazzo floors, steel lockers, 
steam heat. 


“Store and Apartment Building: $250, 
000.00, 3 sty. and bas., 90x195. Archt., 
Freyermuth and Maurer, 654 Farmers 
Trust Bldg. Owner, Poledore Bros., 116 
N. Michigan St. Plans in progress. 
Brick and terra cotta. 

“Bank Building: 1 sty., 44x70, Bremen, 
Ind. Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 
654 Farmers Trust Bldg., South Bend. 
Owner, Union Bank, Bremen, Ind. Plans 
in progress. Brick. Will ask for bids 
in 60 days. 

“School (Consolidated), $60,000, 2 
sty., 85x150, Center Township, St. Joe 
County, Ind. Archt., Freyermuth and 
Maurer, 654 Farmers Trust Bldg., South 
Bend. Owner, William Chaney, Trustee, 
R. D. No. 6, South Bend. Revised plans 
completed, will advertise for bids about 
March Ist. Brick. 

“Apartment Building and_ Stores: 
$400,000.00 (51 apartments, 6 stores) 
Bartlett and Michigan. Archt., Walter 
Ahlschlager, 65 East Huron St., Chica- 


go, Ill. Owner, Robert Elbel and Asso- ° 


ciates, 428 N. Michigan St., South Bend. 


Bids in under advisement. Brick, fire- 


proof construction. 


“Manual Training and Gymnasium 
Bldg.: $90,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 200x 
120. Michigan City, Ind. Archt., Freyer- 
muth and Maurer, 654 Farmers Trust 
Bldg., South Bend, Ind. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees, Michigan City, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids to close February 
24th. 1923. Brick. 

“Store and Apartment Building (3 
stores, 4 apts.), $75,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
60x100. Archt., Fryermuth and Maurer, 
654 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Wes. 
ley Van Valin, 624 Farmers Trust Bldg. 


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Plans in progress, ready for bids about 
March ist. Brick. 

*Dance Hall and Stores: (3 stores and 
dance hall), 2 sty. and bas., 66x62, Mair 
and Marion Sts. Archt., E. W. Young, 
512 Dean Bldg. Owner, Thad M. Tal- 
cott, 346 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner 
receiving bids to close February 3d. Brk. 

Apartment (rem.) Archt., E. W. 
Young, 512 Dean Bldg. Owner, Craw- 
ford Staples, 614 South Main St. Plans 
in progress. Bids soon. Frame. 

Residences: $8,000.00, 2 sty. and bas. 
Archt., Willard Murdock, Ellwood, 215 
N. Scott St. Owner, C. A. Pletcher. 
Plans in progress. Brick veneer. 

Residence (rem.) $6,000, 2 sty. and 
bas. Archt., Willard Murdock Ellwood, 
915 N. Seott St . Owner, Mrs. J. W. 
Taylor. Plans in progress. Brick and 
stucco. 

*Stores (5): $11,000.00. Archt., Will- 
ard Murdock Ellwood, 215 N. Scott St. 
Owner, Masonic Temple Building Asso- 
ciation. Flans in progress. Brick. 

Bank Building (Rem. and Addition): 
911 South Michigan St. Owner, The 
South Bend State Bank, 911 S. Michigan 
St. Owners voted to enlarge building 
to be made three times its present size. 
Definite data later. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Commercial Garage: $55,000, 3 sty. 
and bas. »Archt., Willard Murdock Eli- 
wood, 215 N. Scott St. Owner, Leg 
Axtell, 316 Union Trust Bldg. General 
contract awarded to Hay and Weaver; 
heating and plumbing let to National 
Heating Co. Clearing site. Start ex- 
cavating shortly. Brick and concrete. 

“Department Store: $250,000.00, 6 sty. 
and bas. Archt., Willard Murdock Ell- 
wood. 215 N. Scott St. Owner, Robert- 
son Bros. and Co., 129 S. Michigan St. 
General contractor, H. G. Christman 
Constr. Co. Plans about completed. Gen- 
eral contractor desires bids on all sub- 
trades. Brick and teria cotta. 

*Warehouse: $45.000, 2 sty. Archt., 
Willard Murdock Ellwood, 215 N. Scott 
St. Owner, Hamilton-Harris Co. Gen- 
eral contractor, H. G. Christman Co. 
Foundation in. Heating, plumbing and 
elevator not let. 

Office Building: $12,000, Logan St. 
Private plans. Owner, Major Packing 
Co., Logan St. General contract let to 
Peter Schumacher and Son, 323 West 
4th. Brick. 

Factory: $12,000.00. Private plans. 
Owner, Edwards Iron Co. General con- 
tract let to Odor Bros., 1105 S. Carroll 
St. On foundation. 

Residence: $5,000, 186 E. Eckman. 
Owner, Barnes and Barnes at site. (Bldg. 
permit.) 

Residence: $5,000, 1118 N. St. Joseph. 
Owner, H. S. Le Roy. (Permit issued). 


TERRE HAUTE. 


Swimming Pool: $60,000.00, 220x180, 
Fairbanks Park, Terre Haute. Archt., 
R. A. Bintz, Grand Rapids, Mich. Own- 
er, City of Terre Haute, Board of Park 
Commissioners, City Hall, Terre Haute. 
Plans in progress, will advertise for bids 
soon. Reinforced concrete. 

*Hotel: Paris, Ill. Archt., Johnson, 
Miller and Miller, Terre Haute. Owner, 
Paris Building Corporation, W. T. Black- 
burn, Pres. Bids are being received up 
to February 13th at the Chamber of 
Commerce. Paris, Ill. A set of plans 
and specifications are on file at the office 


of the Associated Building Contractors, 
316 Peoples Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


Anderson: Sales Pavilion, $30,000.00. 
Private plans. Owner, The Anderson 
Sales Pavilion Co., Michael Meyer, Jr., 
Elwood, Ind. Seigel Walker, Alexandria, 
Ind.; Page Bronnenberg, Anderson; 
Caleb C. Williams, Pendleton. Plans in 
progress. Will ask for bids soon. 

*Crawfordsville—Printing Plant: (sev- 
eral buildings), $1,000,000. 1 sty. unit. 1 
sty. 250x465. Crawfordsville. Archt., 
Howard Shaw, 39 So. State St.. Owner, 
R. R. Donnelly and Sons Co., Chicago, 
Ill., and Crawfordsville, Ind. Plans com- 
pleted for 1st unit. Start work shortly. 
Brick. 

Frankfort: Swimming pool, $10,000, 
120x75, T. P. A. Park. Archt., P. H. 
Knight, City Engineer. Owner, Harry 
Pierson, Director of Athletics at the 
Community Bldg. Plans in progress, 
mature early spring. Concrete, frame 
building. 

Leesburg: Community Building, $5,- 
000.00. Private plans. Gwner, Commun- 
ity Building Corp., R. T. Gilliam, Pres.; 
Cc. A. Hall, Secy., Leesburg. Plans in 
progress. 

*Marion: Hotel, 6 sty. and bas. Own- 
er, The Spencer Hotel, Marion. Plans 
about completed, ready for bids in 6 
weeks. Brick, terra cotta trim. Will 
contain 7 store rooms. 

“Monon: Masonic Temple, $20,000.00, 
2 sty. and bas., 48x72. Architect, True 
L. Brookie, Monon. Owner, Bradford 
Lodge, No. 592,,F. & A. M., Herbert 
Horner, Phil Carney, Monon, Ind. Own- 
er receiving bids to close February 7th 
at 12:00 noon. Brick, hollow tile, vapor 
steam heat, comp. roof. 

*Petersburg: Lodge building, 2 sty. 
and bas., 40x100. Owner, L. O. O. Red 
Men, Petersburg. Contemplated. Own- 
ers voted to build this year. Definite 
data later. Brick. 

Egg Storage Building and Ice Cream 
Plant: $150,000. Plymouth, Ind. Archt., 
F. W. Young, 512 Dean Building, South 
Bend. Engineer, M. R. Carpenter, 72 
West Washington St., Chicago, Illinois. 
Owner, Schlosser Brothers, Plymouth, 
Ind. Plans nearing completion. Ready 
for bids in 60 days. Brick, conc. and 
steel, steel sash, cork insulation. 

Gas City: High School Building (Ad- 
dition) 2 sty. & bas. 72x90. Owner 
Board of cuir Gas City, Ind. Plans 
in progress. wner will advertis 
bids in March. Brick. pie 

Scottsburg: Residence and Garage. 
$15,000. Private plans. Owner, Dr. Jenn 
Walker, Scottsburg. Plans in progress. 
Mature this spring. Brick veneer. 

Sellersburg: Residences (20) $3,500.00 
each. At Speeds . Architect, Nevin 
Wischmeyer and Logan, 1317 ales 
Bldg., Louisville, Ky. Owner, Louisville 
Cement Co., 315 Guthrie St., Louisville 
Ky. Plans in progress. Stucco over 
metal lath. 

*South Whitley: Administration Build- 
ing. $40.000. 2 sty. & bas. Prats 
plans. Owner, International Association 
of Specialty Salesmen, Robert E. Hicks 
Prest., South Whitley. Owners are 
erading and excavating by day labor 
Will ask for bids soon on the building. 
Brick. : 


Upland: Girls Dormitory, Memorial 


Bldg and Art and Expression Dept. Own- 


er, Taylor Univ. Ey. L. ‘Eaton,’ Asst. 
Director, Upland, Ind. Owners are fin- 
ancing.. Expect to ask for bids about 
April 1st. Brick. 


For Sale 


Building Material Men: A _ complete 
printed list of Indiana Architects and 
general contractors with their addresses: 
can be purchased for 50 cents. Address 
Box 14, % Indiana Construction Record- 
er, 312 East Market St., Indianapolis. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circles from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 
FIRE STATION. 

Sealed proposals, in triplicate, subject 
to the following conditions, will be re- 
ceived at this office until the time speci- 
fied below and then opened for the con- 
struction work as shown by plans and 
specifications. 

Work—Construction of addition to fire 
station. 

To be Done At—Ft. Benjamin Harri- 
son, Ind. 

Advertisement 
1923. 

Bids to Be Opened at Ten o’Clock, 
A. M., February 5 (five), 1923. 

Plans and specifications furnished to 
prospective bidders upon the deposit of 
five dollars ($5.00) with the Post Quar- 
termaster, same to be returned when 


plans and specifications are returned in 
good condition. 


Dated—January 16, 


J. H. MELLOM, 
Quartermaster. 
A ddnes Seta he a 
Va Tes thy ee a Se eer 1923 
POST QUARTERMASTER, 

Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. 

I (we) propose to furnish all labor and 
materials necessary to complete the: con- 
struction of the Addition to Fire Sta- 
tion, in strict accordance with plans and 
specifications dated January 16, 1923, 
for the sum of 


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check dated_____- ea Due TY STL OR a 
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Q. M. C. Form 109-b. 

I (we) agree to begin construction 
WOOP Within se oir ee bl eatin BR Se 
calendar days after notification of award 
of contract. 

I (we) agree to complete the work on 
which I (we) bid within____...-------- 
calendar days reckoned from the date of 
official notice of award of contract. 


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CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 
Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed ____- RTS A's President 
Bc eer Oe au Li oh Ae ee Secretary 


| CALUMET DISTRICT 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


MEETING NIGHTS 
General meeting every third Tuesday evening. 
General contractors 
Monday evening. 
Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


meet second and fourth 


READY TO BACK ENTERPRISING 
EFFORT 


Hammond citizens have awakened to 
the fact that a live progressive Chamber 
of Commerce is essential to the growth 
and well being of a progressive commun- 
ity, and growing city. For several years 
the C. of C. has been dormant, but under 
the leadership of a few enterprising citi- 
zens a re-organization has been effected; 
a man has been employed as secretary, 
who has the reputation of a “Go Getter,” 
and a drive is being started to bring the 
membership up to a thousand, with en- 
couraging results. There is no question 

as to the need of a live, progressive gen- 
eral business association here, and amp]e 
room to be of great service to the com- 
munity. There are large problems con- 
stantly arising in this rapidly growing 
district that only a live Chamber of 

ommerce can properly handle. They 
ee on co-operation from the B. 

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TALK ABOUT WESTERN LAND 
BOOMS. 


Wonders never cease and progress is 
seldom halted for long. A few short 
years ago the Sand Dunes of northern 
Indiana were considered a worthless 
tract of sand hills and swamps. They 
were inhabited only by train robbers, car 
barn bandits, horse thieves, ‘hermits, 
wolves and skunks. Now, that there is 
4 move on foot for the State to purchase 
the tract for a park and breathing place 
for the people in the congested districts, 
—a few “Large Hearted” men are wil- 
ling to sacrifice their holdings in the 
tract for the good of the cause for the 


paltry sum of One Thousand Dollars per 
acre, 


THERE WITH BOTH FEET UNDER 
THE TABLE 


Sixteen of the Calumet District Con- 
tractors motored up to Chicago on Janu- 
ary 17, to attend the Builders and Manu- 
acturers Mutual Casualty Co.’s big ban- 
an to contractors at the Congress Ho- 
el. 


_By the way, not one of the crowd lost 
his Way this year. 

To get back to the banquet, it sure 
Was some affair. The officials of the 
company are right there when it comes 
to entertaining guests. ; 


TIES EE ne eae i! ee i ee 


The growth of the company in the past 
few years has been most remarkable, 
and if the membership continues to in- 
crease in like ratio it won’t be long before 
the Coliseum at Chicago will be required 


to accommodate the crowd. 


RAN TRUE TO FORM 


On the run over to Chicago Rhoads 
and Graves copped the speed prize. It’s 
the roads and graves that usually cop 
all speed contests in the long run. N’cest 


pas? 


MORE LIKE OLD TIMES 
Oh, yes. 


We almost forgot. 


Our old friend Charles Morrow, the 
Muncie war horse, once such a familiar 
figure around contractors’ conventions, 
staged a come back and was at the B. & 
M. banquet at Chicago wearing the bells 


as usual. 


He says he is still on the look out for 
the fellow who got away with the re- 
freshments at Indianapolis several years 


ago. 


CALUMET BUILDINGG PROGRESS 


_Architect Mac Turner has 


cost $20,000. 


Danner, Gohman & Meyers, who have 
the contract for a store building for 


L. E. Granger on E. State St., have 
started the excavation work. 
is estimated at $10,000. 


Rhoads & Graves this week started 
construction on two frame bungalows on 


Waltham St., to cost $6,000 each, and 
five on Blaine Ave., at $5,000 each. They 
are starting early to be ready for the 
spring business. 

E. E. COLE. 


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MUNCIE 
Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chae Rowen 2 ve ik i President 


Pas MOM VON Ses Secretary 


814 Main Street 


STRIKES IN THE BUILDING 
INDUSTRY 


The building industry, although second 
in importance in this country, has the 
honor, if it may be called such, of hav- 
ing had the greatest number of strikes 
during the past decade. During this pe- 
riod 26,000 strikes have been declared, 
2,700 of which were in the building in- 
dustry. The metal trades is a close 
second with 2,600. New York heads the 
list of strikes with 2,196 for the last 
six years, or an average of 366 a year. 


The above figures present a strong 
argument for the association idea. The 
majority of these strikes were made 
possible by the fact that the building 
trades men have a powerful organiza- 
tion. In order to cut down the number 
of labor disturbances, it is, therefore, 


plans in 
course of preparation for a store build- 
ing on E. State St., for W. C. Paxton. 
It will be 1 sty. high, 50x150 ft., and will 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 13 


necessary that the employers devote 
more time and attention to the building 
up of their organization, local, state and 
national.—(Bulletin Nat’l. Assn. Bldg. 
Trades Employers.) 


CONSTRUCTION OF CONTRACTS 


The law requires that contracts must 
receive a reasonable interpretation, ac- 
cording to the intention of the parties at 
the time of executing them, if that in- 
tention can be ascertained from the lan- 
guage of the contract. Where the lan- 
guage of a contract is contradictory, ob- 
Scure or ambiguous, or where its mean- 
ing is doubtful, so that it is susceptible 
of two constructions, one of which makes 
it fair, customary, and such as prudent 
men would naturally execute, while the 
other makes it inequitable, unusual, or 
such as reasonable men would not be 
likely to enter into, the interpretation 
which makes a rational and_ probable 
agreement must be preferred. If one 
construction would make it unreasonable, 
while another would do justice to both 
parties, the latter would be adopted.— 
(Associated Builders of Chicago, Month- 
ly Bulletin.) : 


A SUGGESTION 


We would suggest to the coal industry 
and the, railways that the best way of 
adjusting their continual strikes on ac- 
count of wages and working conditions 
would be to administer to the disgruntled 
labor leaders a dose similar to that given . 
the bolsheviks in the building trades in 
Chicago by the Citizens’ Committee. 

The miners of Williamson County said 
to the coal operators, “You can’t operate 
these mines except by union labor.” The 
Building Trades Council told the contrac- 
tors’ association in Chicago that the 
building industry could never be carried 
on with men working open shop and yet 
there were fourteen thousand open shop 
men employed last year on the various 
jobs who did not belong to any union 
and Chicago went through the greatest 
building boom in its history; all because 
the intolerable provisions heretofore ex- 
isting in the working agreements were 
eliminated by the Landis Award.— 
(Monthly Bulletin of Associated Build- 
ers of Chicago.) 


BUT, THAT WAS IN ASIA 


Mr. E. Alexander Powell in Harper’s 
Magazine of November, 1922, tells of 
his travels in Asia. Thinking that some 
of our members may be interested in the 
way they do bricklaying we print the 
following excerpt. 

A well-known politician was erecting 
a somewhat pretentious house in the 
same street as the American mission 
where I was staying, and every morning, 
when I was out for a stroll, I would 
pause and watch the masons at. their 
work. The performance never varied. 
The man. at the top of the ladder would 
sing out, in what he fondly believed to 
be a melodious tone, “Brother, in the 
name af Allah, toss me up a brick,” 
whereupon the one below would mark his 
compliance with the request by chanting, 
“In the name of God, behold a brick, oh 
my brother.” I have often heard brick- 
layers in America invoke the name of 
the Deity, but they used it in quite a 
different sense.” 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


GUY MAHURIN, President 

WILSON B. PARKER, 1st Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E, BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directorsg 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WM. C. McGUIRE 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


“Your Individual Prestige Can Never Be Greater Than 


the Prestige of 


the Profession to Which You Belong” 


AS SEEN BY OTHERS. 


Objection was raised by some of the 
architects assembled at Indianapolis, 
January 13, to the way the War Mem- 
orial Commission has been handling the 
distribution of programs for the archi- 
tectural competition and the I. S. A. 
went on record favoring an extension 


of the date on which sketches are to 
be in. 

Some of the architects were inclined 
to put on the soft pedal, but others 
were for a definite stand on the issue. 

The Indianapolis News in an editorial 
comment concerning the matter says: 

It would be unfortunate if anything 
happened in connection with the competi- 
tion to select an architect for the Indiana 
world war memorial that left any bad 
feeling or gave the public a wrong im- 
Pression. The commission charged with 
the duty of choosing the advisory archi- 
tect and approving his plans for the gen- 
eral competition is, we believe, acting in 
good faith. It realizes, as does the 
American Legion, that the world war 
Memorial to be erected by the people of 
Indiana will stand for generations. 

hen it is completed the commission 
and the public hopes that it will be dis- 
unctive among the world’s tributes to 
valor and sacrifice. 

_ The Indiana Society of Architects be- 
lieves that the preliminary competition 
for the selection of an architect should 
not close March 15, as originally an- 
nounced by the commission. The reason 
advanced for postponing the date to May 
15 is that there has been discrimination 
among Indiana architects. There is no 
charge that this was intentional, but the 
Society asserts that some members re- 
celved details of the competition before 
others and that a few members have not 
yet been notified officially. 

ather than permit a situation to exist 
where there would be any criticism, 
whether justified or not, the commission 
may serve the larger interests by post- 
Poning the close of the competition to 
time suggested, It is open to the 


world because the state seeks the best 
design for the purpose intended. If an 
Indiana architect wins it will be a source 
of gratification, but it would be a viola- 
tion of ethics to expect that favors 
should be granted to residents of the 
state. They ask nothing of the kind. 
What they ask is reasonable enough un- 
der the circumstances, and taken into 
consideration with the life of the mem- 
orial the delay would be slight. 


THE INDIANA ARCHITECT HAS 
BEEN AND IS BEING BENE- 
FITED BY I. S. OF A. 


There are possibly a few architects in 
Indiana who still can’t “see” what an 
association of state architects means to 
the individual or the profession as a 
whole. Others there are who belong 
but take little interest in the organiza- 
tion, regarding it merely as a mythical 
something with not much more than a 
name. Still, there is a large percentage 
that knows and feels the importance to 
which the Indiana Society of Architects, 
as a body, has risen. 

This much can be said, the organiza- 
tion is working all the time in the inter- 
est of the state architectural profession 
and really has accomplished some bene- 
ficial results. The policies followed and 
the action taken has attracted to the So- 
ciety much favorable newspaper -public- 
ity, acquainting the public with the fact 
that the profession is constantly ‘alive 
to current issues where the health and 
safety of the community is concerned 
as far as building and living conditions 


0. 

In this matter of publicity, twice dur- 
ing the past year there was seemingly 
so much merit to the stand the archi- 
tects, as a body, took that editorial com- 
ment was made by Indianapolis papers. 
Not only that but Ft. Wayne, Terre 
Haute and Evansville dailies have de- 
voted considerable space to various 
moves by the I. S. of A. 

Thus it is that the organization is 
working along constructive, progressive 
lines for the advancement of the profes- 
sion, 

Nor is that all, the I. S. A. is right 


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on the job even at this time at the State 
House while the Legislature is in ses- 
sion. It has a registered lobby, com- 
posed of Architects Charles Bacon, Fer- 
mor S. Cannon, A. A. Honeywell and 
Merritt Harrison, who is carefully scan- 
ning the various proposed bills, ready to 
protect the architectural profession, and 
co-operate with other building interests 
in the matter of the advancement of the 
building industry. 


ANYWAY THE DATE HAS BEEN 
EXTENDED 


Though an attempt was made to with- 
hold newspaper publicity on the War 
Memorial Competition until after a suit- 
able resolution had been drafted and 
sent to the War-Memorial Commission 
the matter was prematurely printed in 
the Indianapolis Star. Immediately a 
letter was sent to the Commission ex- 
plaining the I. S. of A.’s position and 
regret at publication before arrival of 
resolution. 

In answer to that communication the 
following letter has been received: 
Indiana Society of Architects, 

Indianapolis, Ind. 

Attention Merritt Harrison, Secy. 
Gentlemen: 

Your favor of the 18th with Resolution 
passed at the last meeting of your So- 
ciety reached me here today. I have 
been laid up for a short time with the flu. 

I am sure the Board will understand 
your position in regard to the premature 
publicity and will attach no significance 
to it. 

Copies of your resolution will be sent 
to Mr. Kimball and the matter taken up 
by the Board. 


For your information the date of the 
competition has been set forward to 
April 16th, on the recommendation of 
Mr. Kimball. He requested this on Janu- 
ary 4th and the Board concurred. 

Sincerely Yours, 
PAUL COMSTOCK, 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geb oka Maller. oo 3S oi President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 
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THE OLD ORDER HAS PASSED 


The new year has begun in Evansville 
with almost as much active building con- 
struction work in progress as was ex- 
perienced during the late summer and 
fall months. 


Part of this activity is due to the 
open winter and then, again, to the fact 
that the building public realizes that 
construction work can go forward in the 
winter with practically the same speed 
and efficiency as in the summer. It used 
to be that when the frosts set in every- 
body, who had in mind some building 
project, discarded all thought of actual 
construction, allowed the idea to go into 
hibernation, and then sat back to await 
the coming of the warm spring sun. 

hat was not so many years ago. 


Gradually those engaged in building 
construction began to realize that the 
lost time was quite an economic waste 
not only to the workmen, but to the con- 
tractor, as it disrupted his working 
organization, and also to general busi- 
ness as well since in many instances the 
projects were badly needed. 

Evansville building interests, like those 
in other parts of the country realized 
the fallacy of the winter layoff, adopted 
all the latest methods and sought in va- 
rious ways to encourage winter building. 
That the effort has not been in vain is 
attested by the building construction 
operations the contractors are carrying 
on right through the winter. That is 
Why Evansville is building now in the 
eart of the heretofore dull months of 
the year, 


CITY'S GROWTH REFLECTED BY 
THE BUILDING DEMAND 


Most encouraging is a checking up of 
that in a building line which gives prom- 
‘se of early maturity in Evansville. The 
Prospects are not made up of odds and 
ends, nor are they rumored contempla- 
tions, instead, they are substantial pro- 
Jects developed to the contract just 
awarded stage, taking bids, or plans 
nearing completion. 

e class of work that is demanding 
the attention of the local contractors is 
of the better kind, wide and varied in 
Its scope. There are in the assortment, 


quite a few industrial plants, schools, 
ores, warehouses, apartments. and resi- 


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C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


dences. It shows that the building vol- 
ume is well balanced and is caused by 
a demand that can only originate from 
a steady and hearty growth of the city. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


In view of the fact that every indi- 
cation points to much building in Evans- 
ville the coming season that new city 
building code got in at just about the 
right time. 


With a $500,000 apartment house and 
a half million dollar high school, both 
brand new, the city will be quite dressed 
up next summer. Both these projects 
are moving forward with satisfactory 
progress. 


General contractors C. Kanzler & Son, 
are clearing the decks for real building 
action this summer. 


‘ Jacob Bippus and Sons have consider- 
able work of a small nature under way 
and hope to get it all out of the way 
by the time the spring rush begins. 


At the meeting of the stockholders: of 
the Evansville Structural Supply Com- 
pany held last week, J.. Chester Vaught 
was elected president; H. N. Robinson, 
vice-president; Leo O. Fabian, secretary, 
and G. L. Miller, treasurer. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Irmechet’. 222222 President 
Eph Dailey iui a. So ois Secretary 


825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER 
BIG YEAR 


Prospective business in building con- 
struction for next season is good in Ft. 
Wayne, with indications for an early 
start in the spring. Though the city 
experienced a record building year in 
1922, the fact that the city is growing 
right along with its building volume is 
expected to create as great or a greater 
amount of building work in the immedi- 
ate future years. 

At this time there are plans completed, 
or nearly so, for some large projects 
that bear every mark of going ahead 
the coming season and which are ex- 
pected to be put out for bids soon. 


Despite the fact that many hundreds 
of new homes were erected the past year 
the demand for them is still great which 
should lend a strong impetus for such 
building work in 1923. The late fall saw 


some real activity in home site buying 
in the suburban districts and these new 
owners have shown every inclination to 
proceed with their contemplated resi- 
dences when the building season opens 
up once more. 


After sizing up the local situation Ft. 
Wayne contractors are extremely opti- 
mistic as regards future work for the 
year 1923. 


BUILDING TRADES SCHGOLS BEING 
INSTITUTED IN MANY CITIES 


The great building activity all over 
the country and the existing shortage 
of mechanics in many trades is bringing 
about the instituting of trade schools 
in many cities. This Exchange takes 
pride in having started the first plaster- 
ers school ever known in this country, 
and our plan of operation is being fol- 
lowed in other schools. 


A bricklayers school is now veing 
operated in Cleveland, Ohio, under the 
Smith Hughes law, with the school board 
in full control. 


The employers of St. Paul and Min- 
neapolis fifteen months ago subscribed 
$6,000, with which funds they have since 
conducted a very successful bricklayers 
school on practical lines similar to that 
followed by this Exchange. 

R. W. Crouch, secretary of the Build- 
ers Exchange of Fresno, was in town a 
few days ago gathering information for 
a plasterers school shortly to be estab- 
lished in that city. He was shown our 
school in full operation. Funds for the 
Fresno school are available and it is to 
be started at once. E. W. Olin of the 
Industrial Relations Committée furnished 
Crouch with full cost data on our 1921 
school. 


San Francisco has now turned out 
nearly 100 graduates from its five 
months old school, while our school here 
in Oakland has already turned out 31 
graduates. The result of all these semi- 
skilled craftsmen coming into the field 
is being appreciated more each day, for 
these graduates are all capable of doing 
ordinary plastering work and the full- 
fledged journeymen are thus relieved for 
more skilled work on ornaments, mould- 
ings, cement work, etc. 


By next spring, when work is once 
more rushing, the graduates of today 
will be almost full-fledged journeymen 
and their help will indeed be valuable. 

The National Association of Building 
Trades Employers in its October Bul. 
letin, under an article headed “Trade 
Schools Everywhere,” sums up the situa- 
tion with this paragraph: “If there were 
apprentice schools everywhere the train- 
ing of new mechanics would keep pace 
with the constantly increasing volume of 
construction.—Monthly Bulletin, Build- 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


PW. Jungelaus President 
SENG cat VERE MED clos dalde tesla anaes Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


PLANS ON FILE. 


At 320 Peoples Bank Building, 
Indianapolis. 

Plans and specifications are on file for 
a hotel at Paris, Ill., the Paris Building 
Co, W. T. Blackburn, Pres., Paris, IIl., 
is taking bids to close February 13th. 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, Terre Haute, 
Ind., are the architects. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


East Tenth Street Realty Co., a corp., 
as owner, and Thos. A. Winterrowd, as 
contractor, to erect a two-story business 
and apartment building and one-story 
garage for $34,296. 


EARLY ACTIVITY IN ~ BUILDING 
MARKS THE NEW YEAR 


Featuring building matters in Indian- 
apolis the past week was the award of 
the contract for a five-story factory 
building, 98x120 ft., for the Indianapolis 
Glove Co. This building, to be of re- 
inforced concrete, fireproof construction, 
went to the Wm. P. Jungclaus Co. This 
is the second big contract to be let since 
the first of the year. 


STATE CONTRACTORS’ CONVEN- 
TION MAKES SELF FELT 


There was a decided quiet prevailing 
around the headquarters of the Indian- 
apolis Building Contractors’ Association 
the past week. Secretary C. C. Pierson’s 
office was deserted and many of the fa- 


Miliar faces seen frequently about head- 
quarters were missing. Farther up the 
hall, the door of J. H. Owens’ office, 
Field Representative for the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana, stood 
idly closed, locked. ‘ 
here had been an exodus to Michi- 
San City where the Fifth Annual Con- 
vention of the State Contractors’ Associ- 
ation opened Tuesday, and extended on 
through Thursday. 
The delegation from Indianapolis in- 
‘ludes F. W. Jungelaus, W. W. Wise, T. 
B. Hatfield, Arthur ‘Sanford, James 
odgson. Fred Mack, H. A. Fenton, 
Joseph Hayes, C. C. Pierson and J. H. 
Owens. 


ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE THIS 
REALLY HAPPENS 


Many look upon a building operation 
as a real trial. Sometimes it is, other 
times it isn’t. 

However, that the whole may be ac- 
complished with satisfaction through 
real service and effort on the part of 
the contractor we are herewith repro- 
ducing a letter that came to our atten- 
tion by chance and which the writer gave 
us permission to use. It seemed an un- 
usual missive and deserving of notice be- 
cause of its unstinted acknowledgment 
of appreciation to the contractors for 


their effort. 
Appreciation 
Messrs. Conder & Culbertson, 
City. 
Gentlemen: 


At a recent meeting of the Board of 
Trustees of the Central Avenue M. E. 
church, upon receiving the final report of 
our Building Committee, the writer was 
instructed by unanimous vote to express 
to you the appreciation and thanks of 
our Board for the very satisfactory way 
in which your firm has executed our con- 
tract. Our pastor and chairman of our 
building committee both bear witness 
with real pleasure to the painstaking 
care, the close attention to every detail, 
the uniform courtesy and desire to 
please evinced by yourselves and every 
one of your employes. 

In a contract of this character—one 
involving so many alterations of old con- 
struction, and also new addition—it is 
so unique to have same completed with- 
out a single misunderstanding or argu- 
ment and with an atmosphere of cheer- 
ful compliance prevading the whole, our 
Board feels we owe you this unanimous 
expression of appreciation, accompanied 
by our best wishes for your continued 
success and larger prosperity. 


It is a personal pleasure to the writer . 


to carry out this order of our Board. 
Yours very truly, 
JAMES I. DISSETTE, 
. Chairman of the Board. 
Jan. 11, 1923. 


ANOTHER FINE OLD HOMESTEAD 
FALLS BEFORE THE DEMANDS 
OF THE GROWING CITY 


And the building wave moves on out 
to the north. Before the rising, flowing 
tide of construction must go the old 
to make room for the oncoming new. 
Meridian Street, the old thoroughfare of 
homesteads in Indianapolis, has felt 
possibly more heavily, than any other 
street, the weight of the encroaching 
force that can not be stemmed, and 
under the pressure many old landmarks 
have given way. At the present writing 
the dismantling of the Atkins homestead, 
at 13th and Meridian streets, one of the 
elegant homes of former days, is under 
way. This fine old stone residence is in 
the passing to make room for a new 
$250.000 automobile sales room for the 
Buick Co. 


MEETINGS FROM NOW ON SHOULD 
BE WELL ATTENDED. 


Another matter that contractors 
would do well to heed in the next few 
months, is attendance at their city as- 
sociation meetings. Heretofore, there 


has been the cry, “I’m too busy;” 
“Couldn’t get over the other night;” etc. 
Now that building activity is on the 
wane, and there will be matters to be 
threshed out of import to this year’s 
affairs, all members should make it a 
point to attend when called. 

Then on the other hand the officers of 
the associations would do well to call 
meetings with regularity. There are 
wage scales to be considered for this 
season, a matter that must not be over- 
looked. The sooner a start is made in 
that direction, and understandings 
reached, the better it will be for all con- 
cerned. 


STOP! LISTEN! ACT! 


Mister Good Member you ‘should stop 
and think what it would mean to the As- 
sociation if there were more in the same 
class with you. You can help keep in 
the ranks many perhaps careless mem- 
bers who forget their obligations; and 
again you can tell a whole lot of con- 


tractors about the association and add 
them to the ranks of good members. 


INDIANAPOLIS BUILDING PERMITS 
($4,500 and Over) 
Week of January 18th to 25th. 


“Factory: $185,000, 1930 S. East St. 
Owner, American Can Co. General con- 
tractor, Ferro Concrete Constr. Co., Cin- 
cinnati, O. Brick, reinf. concrete. 


Residences (2 doubles), total $17,000, 
4812-14 and 4816-18 College Ave. Own- 
er and builder, Otis Kirkpatrick, 4151 
Broadway. Excavating. 


Residence: $7,000, 118-20 No. Bolton. 
Owner, C. D. Clark, at site. 


Residence: $6,700, 4454 Washington 
Blvd. Owner, Robert Lewis, ¢/o. con- 
tractor. _ General contract let to C. B. 
Durham Co., Consolidated Bldg. Frame. 


Residence: $6,800, 639 S. East St. 
Owner, Mike Miceli, 639 S. East . Gen- 
eral contract let to Ralph S. and T. B. 
Brydon, 44 Euclid Ave. 


Residences (3), 521-23 N. Bancroft St. 
$6,500, 440 East 48rd, $7,000, 426 N. 
Wallace St., $4,000. Owner and builder, 
Realty Finance and Investment (Co. 


Frame. 
Residence: (double), $6,950, 445-447 
No. Oakland. Owner, Jas J. Langdon. 


General contract to C. W. Harvey. At 
site. 


Residence: $4,800, 1129 Comer. 
er, John Vernia, 1121 Southern Ave. 


Residence: $4,500, 4416 Carrollton. 
Owner, William H. May, 4058 Park Ave. 

Residences (2 doubles), 2726-28 and 
2722-24 N. Olney. Owner, Harry W. 
Argadine, 2618 N. Olney St. E. F. 
Eytchison, 2519 N. Olney, $3,000 each. 

Residence: $5,334, 533 Linwood. Own- 
er, Yoke Realty Co. Contractor, B. A. 
Branson, 1502 West 26th St. 

Residence (double): $6,588, 725-27 N. 
DeQuincy. Owner, R. D. Jennings, 923 
N. Tacoma St. General contract to Jno. 
Noe, c/o owner. Frame. 


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monerets Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds ] 
ortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 


Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
Double and Single Cage Material Elevator Platform 
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RETAIL QUOTATIONS 
Indianapolis Building Materials 


7UMBER. 


Framing Lumber, 
2x4 in. 8, 16 ft.—No. 2 common.............. 
2x4 in, 18, 20 ft.—No. 2 common 


2x 6 in, 
2x 8 in. 8, 12, 14, 16 ft.—No. 2 common...............0.00.005..... 

Desainckey 20 Potro Nea COMMU NGc eon ent (eee Me ee Cy 
2x10 in. 8, 12, 14, 16 ft.—No. 2 common 
2x10 in, 18, 20 ft.—No. 2 common.................. 
2x12 In. 8, 12, 14, 16 ft.—No. 2 common.. 
2x12 in. 10, 18, 20 ft.—No. 2 common.. 


Same—No. 1 common, add $8.00 per M Hee saove? ubtaiionm 
Boards. 


Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x4 im—No. 1 common.................................. 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x4 in—No. 2 common 
Yellow Pine, S & 


Yellow. Pine, S & S., 1x6 in—No. 2 COMMON. .......ccccccccccccseccccccccccceccocsecesce 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x8, & 10 in.—No. 1 common.... 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x8, & 10 in—No. 2 common.... 
Yellow Pine, S & S., 1x12 in.—No. 1 common.......... a ae 
Yellow Pine, 8S & §., 1x12 in:-—NO2' 9 common e...eereccecccsscoceceseccrccccnccce 


Bevel Siding. 


6 in. clear redwood.........0.0-.ccccccceseee 
6 in. select poplar . Miho 
Se itl, CIOAR (Oy NReRS oer. osc ee Se ee 


Drop Siding. 


Mellow Pines 1x6 winceOleari nae ree ons. 
Yellow Pine, 1x6 in.—No. 1 common... 
Yellow Pine, 1x6 in.—No, 2 common... 

Yellow Pine, 1x8 in.—No. 1 common 

Yellow Pine) v1x8 ins N Om. 28 COMMON. io Pe ee on pe eee 


Finish, 


MEUOW ENG, IX) ne AO WLOMRh etre Ges Sibi, ie EPR, nee eS | 
Yellow Pine, 1x12 i 
Oynress, e912) Wines 
Cypress, 1x6 in. to 10 in 


130.00 


Yellow Pine Flooring. 

lxteanepe leat,’ fintonetiy Me oye ig tio em Mee na! $85.00 
1x4 in.—No. 1 common 

lx4 in.—No. 2 common 
1x6 in—No, 1 common . vene 
1x6 in.—No. 2 common................... Ee sh cE try a yn Net ee 
Shingles, 


Oregon cedar, clear 5-2 imecccccccccccccccccccscceceseree favisasSeveuvivartoave oaeeagetle Wi ia ti OOO 
Extra XAX, 6-2 in.. Fer Ie et Se: OPN We Nee A SYR ee ee citi. 


Wood Lath. 


48 In ING. ob Cypress: GRth ss ieee ea co ee a 
48 in. No, 1 Hemlock Lath... 
48 in. Yellow Pine ...... Sade 
32 in. No. 1 Cypress Lath. 

32 in. No. 1 Hemlock Lath 
32 in. Yellow Pine 


CLAY PRODUCTS. 


BRICK. 
Common, F. O. B. ears, prmieweng ts 4: NOR ey ane RE RN cee $15.50 to $16.50 M. 
Face, F. Of B. cars, Indianapolis... eee a: ..-.- 23.00 to 40.00 M. 
HOLLOW CLAY PARTITIONING ba 
Size Deld. from 
(Inches) Stock M. 
3x12x12 SR i oo ee BB TON cee orem ae 
4x12x12 ‘ 
6x12x12 Si 
8x12x12 But 
10x12x12 or 
134 5 i Se oe Oe a A? S180 hath at ete 1 (41) | Danae Soph at ow oe 238.90 
BAKUP TILE. 
Size Wt. Pes. to Deld. from 
nies Each Min C/L Stock M. 
NOG ge 7. chee Penna teereetate? BODO Races ntvcese-.¢aeresedsep Oe AO Oe 
lbs.. 
lbs 


GYPSUM BLOCKS. 
From 


Size (Inches 
3x12x30 Hollow Ah rg oP OS ano Nn Pen ae POU EM A RM ek) ea $132.00 
4x12x30 Hollow esas 


WALL COPING. 


9 in 
13 in 
18 in 


Angles, three times price per ft. 
FLUE LININGS. 


Flue Linings, 845x814 
Flue Linings, 8%x13 
Flue Linings, 814x18 


Flue Linings, 13x13 
Flue Linings, 13xi8 


Flue Linings, 18x18) c3.. 17>! 
12 inch Round Lining 


CEMENT BLOCKS 


EAC Si rooster b>, laut ba ty GE. he ween UME RMN ee ie Te asasstbeseaeiePUsae /OAOT 
Rock Pacey in:x12 mirc to ine eee he ee eee ee kee ee ee .25 each 
For fittings, corners, window blocks, add 250,. 

For Water-Proof Blocks add two cents per block. 


LIME, CEMENT AND PLASTER 
LIME, 


Finwhy. Hydrate, .50c1be paper sackae. iu c..nek.n...28 ee ee 
Mason’s Hydrate, 50 lb. paper sacks 
Chemical Hydrate, 50 lb. paper sacks 


Single. Bags," any kind. 2%. 4208.2 
Lump-. Limie,:(bulk:....22.23,. ee enone 8 ot ae 


CEMENTS. 


Portland,” Daber bars, tat elas ok ee ee 
Portland, cloth bags .......0......... 

White Portland, cloth bags 5 
BSTC RA Son ee tease ees na Reta i ah, a PR ae te ae 


Cloth sacks included, returnable at 7c each. 
MORTAR FOR BRICKLAYING. 


Carney’s cement, cloth, per bag..................... 
Brixment, paper, per bag 


66 

BrIEmMent cloth, . “Hert Dae. a5 hes ot ee meat hb ay ee -70 
Cioth sacks included, returnable at 7c each. 
PLASTERS AND FINISHES. 

Each 
Pie werevared) <1st. Conte clot sack 2) js) ae fen Lee. ee es $0.60 
No.2) Prepared; 2nd! coat ocloth ‘sack:.50.0..0.. ccc «60 
Special, Prepared Metal Lath, cloth ahi LS RA 65 
pine tet SACK, rive in virxi rei ee eae een le ele oe A oe il 75 
Plaster--Unsanded (Neat) 80 Ib. paper amen pa So asces ane 
Plaster—Unsanded (Neat) 100 lb. cloth sacks.. ea aD 
ADS Ok MACH) DE DERM cecas-..cstrescicsun orien ene ae, I 1.00 
Wood Fibre, 100 Ib. paper sacks............. al a8 
INO ds Mouldings riaster,. 100. Ibe elo te ween eR 1.40 
No. 1 Moulding Plaster, 80 Ib. paper... Tat 
Michigan Stucco, 100 Ib. cloth... .. 1.00 
Pidster -Paris, satin « finish, : (paperssc cats te, 1.00 
Supe: tor Plaster Paris, 80 Ib. Pa...... Pee be 1, ee ee 1.00 
Keene egvement; 100) Ib xclethh Satk. 1 a1, en kd yee 2.00 
White Trowel, Prepared, 80 lb. cloth sack.......... 1.30 
White Sandflat, Prepared, 100 Ib. cloth sack.......csceceecscseessseescc 1.25 
Retarder, (at yard) 2, oc lpay pound, .12 
Cloth sacks included, returnable. ‘at | Te - each, 
MORTAR COLORS. 

Pound 
Ried UU Toe Sacks a 7 ose. eetacs seem esac ee PR oe ay 02% 
Bettit, P00) Soo BACKS tees. oak edo 08% 
Chocolate Brown, 100 lb. sacks.. 03% 
Black, Dble. Str., 100 lb. sacks.. 51, 


220 
Black, Sgl. Str., 100 Ib. sacks........ 0314 
Special Chocolate, 100 lb. sacks... 0 


In quantities less than 1 sacko 06 
SAND 

Ton 
WV Rite SiliCaly DUNG ch sseoreimngmss anya toriedud en eo a ok ee $ 8.00 
White Silica, cloth sacks... 10.00 
IVEXCHIGRIN,, MMC cor Miee earache coarseness. Re eB es 5.50 
MTehipan,, (Clots SACKNO 2 LORS Seine eatin, ene oe ee ee 7.50 
Cloth sacks included, returnable at Te each, 

ROOFING MATERIALS. 
Square 

Slate Surface (8 inx1254 ITY aE, ane cass cnaens scammievaesachingpueciicnconincc GODB 
SSPAGE OUPTACE, SURAT Smee nla lg tesa ecncelurvdetendoce.ieresoeccncce cn, 6.00 
Colors—Red, Green or Blue-Black. 
ROLL ROOFING. 

Roll 


Green Slate cite See ee ay Se et ee eee Wee ee SG Pesta deehot steady eece.)b68.. $9.00 
Red Slate Surface .......0......... $ 


Blue: Black Siste;Surtaees woes ae at, Soe wy 
Class C Heavy, 55 Ib. (3 ply). ote) 
Light (1-Ply) 35 Ib... 1.75 
Black Waterproof Paper, 500 Bl ee ae, SR ae ~ 1.50 


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ROSS POWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 
Indianapolis Phone, Main 6788 ‘ e “lye 
Poilers, Electric Motors, Rock Crushers. Fireproof, Insulating Building 
Centrifuge! Pumps, Contractors’ Equipment. 

YOUNG MOTOR DRIVEN VACUUM PUMPS. Products from Waste 

} REFRIGERATING MACHINERY. ELEVATORS. 
) New—MACHINERY—Used 


By the STOWELL PROCESS waste materials, cin- 
ders, sawdust, old news papers, strawboard, and fibre 
boxes and cartons, can be converted into fireproof, acid- 
proof, cheap, strong, and durable building products 


such as: 


W. H. JOHNSON & SON:CO. 


Steam and Hot Water Heating and Ventilation 
Mechanical Blast Systems Warm Air Furnaces 


Complete Power Installations 
Automatic Sprinkler Equipment 
ACME RADIATOR and 
REGISTER SHIELDS Indianapolis, Ind. 


Composition Lumber 
Nonbearing Partition Blocks 
Bakup Tile 

Insulating Brick & Slabs 


LILLY HARDWARE CoO. Pipe & Boiler Covering 


Stucco Base 


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| Contractors Supplies endaisrenet Sheets For Insulating 
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114 EAST WASHINGTON STREET Walls, Roofs, Ceilings. 


Hi INDIANAPOLIS 
Hilt Phone, Main 0509 Auto. 21-345 


For particulars, samples and cost data 


} | B. MAYE Address 
il ait een THE STOWELL LABORATORY 


: Reinforcing Steel Steel Sash Metal Tile 
’ Hit Spacer Bars Sash Operators Metal Lath . 
rt Hit Form Clamps Puttyless Skylights Shurebond Channels Portland, Indiana 
+) ii Adjustable Shores Hanger Inserts 
: Wh ‘ 727 LEMCKE BUILDING 
i i] Phone—CI rcle 7878 Indianapolis, Ind. 


Kewanee 
Firebox 
Boilers 


Heat 
America’s 
Best 
Buildings 
HIGHEST EFFICIENCY | LOWEST FUEL COST 
KEWANEE B@Il.ER COMPANY 


BOILERS - TANKS - GARBAGE BURNERS - RADIATORS. 
ndinmagio occibentat aipc. KEWANEE, ILLINOIS — Branch Manages 


A. W. FLEMING 
Phone Main 3848 


Indianapolis 


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Jas. B. Adams and Son, Inc 
VEEDER COBURG & CRAWFORDSVILLE 
SHALE BRICK 
1-322 Lemeke Building 
Lincoln 5614 
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Indianapolis 


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' Ornamental and Miscellaneous Iron 
{ syonze Directory Boards, Signs, Tablets, Letters 

j The Master Builders Co. Products, including 
Z Colormix, Master Mix, Saniseal, 

Mctallic Hardener, 

{ R. ALFRED HAYES 
| 606 Lombard Bldg. | Phone Main 4641 


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“BUY GLASS OF A GLASS HOUSE” 


STEWART-CAREY GLASS CO. 


DISTRIBUTORS OF 
POLISHED PLATE AND WINDOW GLASS 


Office and Warehouse 


231-235 SOUTH NEW JERSEY STREET INDIANAPOLIS 


Py RY ar eve SEyE rene 


R. C. HALL ROOFING COMPANY 
General Roofing Contractors 
Prepared to Figure In Any Part of the Country. 
Asphalt Built-Up Roofing 
Repairing and Recoating a Specialty 
Also Roofing Supplies. 

We Carry Full Insurance Proteetion. 

1108 S. Walnut St. 
MUNCIE, IND. 


Phone 2276 


The TARPENNING-LAFOLLETTE CO. . 


Engineers and Sheet Metal Contractors 


1080 Canal St. Indianapolis Main 69638 


Ventilating and Dust Collecting 
Systems. 


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CONCRETILE ROOFS 


THE FIRE-PROOF, LEAK-PROOF, 
LAST-A-LIFE-TIME ROOF. 


William J. Ryan Roofing Co 
PHONE, MAIN 7089 
INDIANAPOLIS 


Made in Indianapolis 205 East Ohio Street 


Interstate Public Service Company 
INDIANAPOLIS—LOUISVILLE 
Low rates on Cement from 
Speeds Mill to Indianapolis 
and various other points in 
the state. 
TRY OUR OVER-NIGHT FREIGHT SERVICE 


Interstate Public Service Company 
BERT WEEDON, Traffic Megr., 
819 Board of Trade, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 


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Largest Manufacturers of Face Brick in the World 


HYDRAULIC-PRESS BRICK COMPANY 
801-805 Board of Trade 
Indianapolis 


Manufa¢turers and Distributors 


Hy-tex 


The Standard of Quality in Brick 


We Solicit a Statement of Your Requirements 


INTERSTATE 
CLAY PRODUCTS CoO. 


Face Brick Commons Hollow Building Tile 


ped Shaner Fire Brick Sizes 
1124 Hume-Mansur Bldg. INDIANAPOLIS 
VENTILATORS 


The New Patent Rotary Ball Bearing 
Manufactured by 


J. L. OLSON & SONS 
Also Contractors for Sheet Metal ana 
Copper Work, Skylights, Slate, ‘Tile 
and Metal Roofing Hot Air Heating 

Ventilating 
518 Broadway 


Logansport. Ind, 


“DO YOUR WIRING NOW!" 
HOWARD ELECTRIC SERVICE CO. 
INDIANAPOLIS 


Electrical Engineers 
916 E. McCarty St. Phone—Stewart 2827 


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Hatfield Electric Co. 
“The House Electric” 
Electrical Contractors F-ngineers 
Indianapolis, Ind. Chicago, Ill. 


102 8. Meridian St. 440 S. Dearborn St. 
37 Ashland Ave., 


H. P. OLL, ® Indianapolis. 


Electrical Contractor and Supplies 
Specializing on Residence Wiring PHONE, WASH. 2698 


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THE SANBORN ELECTRIC Go. 


CONTRACTING ENGINEERS 
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES LIGHTING FIXTURES 


INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 
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Durand Steel 


Ornamental Lockers 


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Hollow Metal 


.Fire Escapes 


; Windows 
pee ans Brass 501 FIDELITY TRUST BLDG. INDIANAPOLIS Gai i uae 
allings 
Bronze Letters tele Tin Clad 
and Tablets Phone Main 2476 Doors 


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PLAN OF JAMB 


WILLIS HOLLOW 
METAL WINDOWS 


Are labeled by the Underwriters Bureau, which affords greatly reduced insurance rates 
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Equipped with heavy hardware, operation is easier and maintenance much lower than wood 
windows. 

Although weathertight to reduce heating expense, moldings are formed to give an 
artistic finish suitable for better buildings. 


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the Act of March 3, 1879. 
lee 
MICHIGAN CITY CONVENTION OF 

STATE CONTRACTORS BEST 
EVER HELD. 


Big Crowd Attends and Fine Program 
Marks the Three Days Session. 
Another annual convention of the As- 
sociated Building Contractors of Indi- 
ana has come and gone, leaving in its 
wake happy memories, a feeling that 


_ there has been accomplishment to mark 


the existence of the state contractors 
body, that there was accomplishment 
achieved at Michigan City last week, 
and the feeling that the A. B. C.’s, as an 
association, has found itself and is more 
prepared than ever to go on to greater 
usefulness, backed as it is by a militant, 
aggressive, constructive policy endorsed 
y practically the whole building con- 
tracting fraternity of Indiana. 

here may be those who are inclined 
to discount organization effort either 
through. selfishness or ignorance. How- 
ever, when one attends a convention 
of the kind such as was held in Michi- 
gan City., January 238, 24 and. 25, he 
can not but be impressed by the seri- 
ousness, the earnestness, and the sin- 
cerity with which the representative 
building contracting element of the 
State, in convention assembled. openly, 
freely, takes up and discusses the prob- 
ems that confront the industry in an 
endeavor to find the way out, the way 
that means for solution, progress, and 
the minimum of economic loss from re- 
tarding influences. 

e recent meeting of the State A. 
B. C.’s in northern Indiana was unques- 
tionably the most businesslike, the most 
representative, the most successful, and, 
ast but not least. the most enjoyable 
‘ver held since the formation of the 
State association. 
_ Though, geographically, access to the 
city by the lake was somewhat tedious 
or many out over the state that fact 
did not seem to affect the gathering. 
The contractors arrived from every sec- 
‘on of Indiana and put in an early ap- 


evenponinghren vet sae -~ News Manager: 


BRUARY 3, 1923 


pearance, all eager to get down to the 
business at hand. All arrivals were 
met at both trains and interurban cars 
by the local contractors and conveyed 
in autos to the Spaulding Hotel, con- 
vention headquarters. If Michigan City 
did one thing any beter than another 
it was the way she hung the “Wel- 
come” sign out, not actually, but figur- 
atively speaking. 

Final plans of procedure for the con- 
vention were perfected at an executive 
board meeting at 9:30 A. M., Tuesday, 
January 23rd and then promptly at 
10:30 A. M., President Fred W. Jung- 
claus, Indianapolis, called the three 
days’ meeting to order, there being close 
to one hundred delegates present. Rev. 
J.. K. Brennan of Trinity Episcopal 
Ghurch, Michigan Gity, delivered the 
invocation, after which former Mayor 
Martin T. Krueger made an address of 
welcome that made all delegates feel 
right at home. President Jungclaus in 
response assured Mr. Krueger, mem- 
bers of the Chamber of Commerce, and 
the local contractors, that the men of 
the State A. B. C.’s appreciated the 
spirit in which they had been received 
and were pleased for the onvortunity to 
visit Michigan City. 

The remainder of the morning ses- 
sion was given over to committee ap- 
pointmerts. 

During the afternoon the various cym- 
mittees reported and further reports 
were made on the activities carried on 
by the loval city associations. through- 
out the year. 

Tuesday evening there was a smoker 
and entertainment at the Chamber of 
Commerce for the visitors, an event that 
afforded an atmosphere of contagious 
good fellowship and -much enjoyment. 

The second day’s session was opened 
with reports from the resolutions com- 
mittee, all of which were accepted and 
adopted. Then followed a general dis- 
cussion on state building affairs and 
conditions, which lasted till noon ad- 
journment. The feature of the morning 
session was the report made by Walter 
Wise, Indianapolis, chairman of the 
State Building Code Committee, who set 
forth what had been done toward the 
formulating of such legislation and the 
steps that were being taken in an en- 
deavor to secure its passage by the State 
Legislature. It has been introduced as 
Senate Bill 140 and Mr. Wise made a 
plea that all contractors get behind the 
bill and lend their support to secure its 
being written on the statute books. 

Following the noon adjournment the 
delegates were again called into session, 
at which Attorney Harry Fenton spoke 
on the general legislative activities of 
the association and admonished the con- 


tractors to stand back of the state body 
in its endeavors in that direction. 
Frank L. Dykema, Grand Rapids, 
Mich., secretary of the. Associated 
Building Employers of Michigan, was 
then introduced and after a few well 
chosen remarks of greeting, extended a 
cordial invitation to Indiana contractors 
to attend the state convention of the 
Michigan contractors in March. 


Adjournment was then taken to allow 
for a site seeing trip that had been ar- 
ranged by Secretary Greenbaum of the 
Michigan City Chamber of Commerce. 
This trip included the industrial section, 
the lake front and summer resort dis- 
tricts, and the State Penitentiary. 

That evening the delegates were the 
guests of the Builders and Manufactur- 
ers Mutual Casualty Co. of Chicago at 
an elaborate banquet at the Spaulding 
Hotel. This was one of the real bright 
lights of the convention, a most  enjoy- 
able affair and reflected great credit on 
the host. : 

Wednesday morning brought the con- 
vention to a close with the election of 
officers and the selection of the site for 
next year’s convention. Ft. Wayne was 
the city finally designated and these offi- 
cers were named for the ensuing vear: 
F, W. Jungclaus, of Indianapolis, presi- 
dent; A. E. Kemmer, of Lafayette, first 
vice-president; Max Irmscher, of Fort 
Wayne, second vice-president; Chiron C. 
Pierson, of Indianapolis, secretary and 
treasurer; J. H. Owens, field represen- 
tative, and Harry Fenton, general coun- 
sel, both of Indianapolis, were reap- 
pointed. 

As a fitting farewell to the visitors 
the Michigan City Rotary Club enter- 
tained them at a noon luncheon. 


ROYALLY ENTERTAINED 


Banquet and Entertainment  Proye 
- Convention Feature 

Fit for a king. 

That, briefly, most adequately, de- 
scribes the well appointed banquet and 
elaborate evening’s entertainment placed, 
by the Builders and Manufacturers Mu- 
tual Casualty Co., of Chicago, at the 
disposal of the Visitors to the Fifth An- 
nual Convention of the Associated Build- 


‘ing Contractors of Indiana at Michigan 


City, January 24, 
Hardly had the shades of night fallen 
when the doors to the artistic ball room 
at the new Spaulding Hotel, were opened 
wide; there was a burst of brilliant light 
accompanied by the soft strains of music 
from within. Slowly several hundred 
contractors and visitors filed into the 
room where flowers, beaming beneath a 
myriad of glistening lights, welcomed 

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them to inviting tables. It was a most 
entrancing environment. 

Followed there a repast seldom equal- 
ed, never surpassed. And all the while 
an orchestra played selections of an en- 
livening nature that made it hard to hold 
one’s feet still. By way of diversion a 
mixed quartette from Chicago inter- 
spersed vocal selections here and there 
throughout the program, music of a 
classical trend that carried a_ strong 
appeal and was highly appreciated. It 
was truly a musical treat as the voices 
of the women were clearly sweet while 
the male voices, rich in quality, added 
greatly to the melodious harmony. . 

Owing to the unavoidable absence of 
Mr. Andrew Lanquist, president of the 
insurance company, Mr. H. B. Barnard, 
treasurer, spoke in his stead, paying a 


glowing tribute to the undying loyalty 
of Mr. Lanquist to the building industry 
and his unselfish devotion to the cause 
for the betterment, welfare and advance- 
ment of the contractor and contracting 
interests. Inspired by this motive Mr. 
Lanquist had conceived the mutual in- 
surance idea for contractors and, that he 
had possessed the vision, Mr. Barnard 
referred to the .growth of the company 
that Mr. Lanquist had founded. 

A word of welcome and an invitation 
to return was extended to the visitors 
by Mr. E. G. Richter, president of the 
Michigan City Chamber of Commerce. 

Another speaker was Earl F. Stokes, 
Webster City, Ia., secretary of the Na- 
tional Association of Builders’ Ex- 
changes, who recounted the aims of the 
national association. 


News of the Week 
The asterick (*) pretix to an item indicates ad- 


ditional information to report published in pre- 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS. 


“Stores and Offices: 4 sty. and bas., 
70x200. (5 and 10 cent store) S. W. 
Corner Washington and Pennsylvania 
Sts., Indianapolis. Private plans. Own- 
er, S. S. Kresge and Co., Detroit, Mich. 
Mr. Pankow, at the site, is representing 
the owner in Indianapolis. Plans com- 
pleted. Will be sent to Indianapolis 
contractors to figure within the next two 
weeks. Wrecking old building on the 
site let to New Wrecking Co., Indiana- 
polis. Brick, reinforced floor and roof 
construction, composition roof, tile and 
marble work, copper set store fronts, 
elevator. 

Hotel and Theatre: $1,000,000, 16 sty. 
75x155. Site of old Park Theatre, Cap- 
itol Ave. and Washington St. Owner, 
company organizing, c/o Fred R. Boni- 
field, attorney for company, 700 Fletcher 
eed Bldg. Contemplated, definite data 
ater, 

Grade School:  $50.000.00, Bedford, 
Indiana. Architect. The Elmer E. Dun- 
lap Co., 1050 No. Delaware St., Indiana- 
polis. Owner, ‘Board of School Trus- 
tees, Bedford, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Brick, stone trim. 

Drug Store, Doctors’ Offices and Six 
Apartments: 2 sty. and bas., 58x86, 
Minnesota and South East St. Archt., 
Chas. Byfield, Peoples Bank Building. 
Owner, Dr. John W. Emhardt, (Office), 
1603 South East St. Plans about com- 
pleted. Archt. ready for bids in 10 days. 
Brick, stone trim, comp. roof, ‘steam 
heat, tile work, copper set store fronts. 

“Store and Apartment Building: (2 
stores and 2 apts.) $12,000. 4151-53 


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field, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Mich- 
ael J. Ready, 1213 No. Pennsylvania St. 
Owner taking bids. Brick, 2 sty. & bas. 
27x61. Comp. roof, steam heat, hollow 
tile. 


Boulevard Place. Architect, Chas. By- 


Dr. Frederick E. Hopkins, pastor of 
the Presbyterian Church, Michigan City, 
delivered the main address of the eve- 
ning, really a remarkable one. He took 
for his subject “The Swinging of the 
Pendulum,” and to it likened the emo- 
tions of men and their actions, and 
events, as the cycles of time roll on. His 
remarks were not only entertaining but 
edifying. 

Concluding the program appeared 
Harry Fenton, Indianapolis, who in his 
own inimitable way struck straight 
from the shoulder with a plea for great- 
er organization effort. 

All of which went to make up an eve- 
ning, and a host not soon to be forgot- 
ten. 


_ Brick, steam heat, composition roof. 


Banking Room and Office: (Rem. 
from building at 28 west Ohio St.) 
Architect, J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 
402 Indiana Pythian Bldg. Owner, Cel- 
tic Savings and Loan Association, John 


Light Manufacturing Building and R. Welch, Secy., 52 Monument Circle. 


Store Rooms: $60,000.00, 2 sty. and 


Archt. receiving bids to close February 


part basement, 75x150. 14th and Illi” 9th. Work will consist of new front, 


nois Sts. Architect, Bacon and Tislow, 
31 West Ohio St. Owner, Herff-Jones 
Co., Harry J. Herff, Prest., R. H. Jones, 
Treas. and Gen. Mgr., 335 No. Pennsyl- 
vania St. 2nd floor. Plans in progress. 
Ready for bids in two weeks. Brick, 
concrete, tile and concrete floors, com- 
position roof, steam heat, steel and wood 
sash, copper set store fronts. 


Residence (Colonial), $10,000.00, 2 sty. 


& bas. 25x40, and garage; Vincennes, 
Indiana. Architect, Bacon and Tislow, 
31 West Ohio St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
John A. Stout, Vincennes, Indiana. Plans 
in progress. Frame, shingle roof, fur- 
nace or hot water heat, tile and hard- 
wood floors. 

' Grain Storage: $10,000 (15,000 bushel 
capacity). Rushville, Indiana.  Archi- 
tect, Bacon and Tislow, 31 West Ohio 
St., Indianapolis. Owner, Rush County 
Mills, Rushville, Indiana. Plans about 
completed. Owner will build and buy 
material. Wood, Cribbed-Bin Construc- 
tion, paper roof, concrete foundation. 

Factory Building: 2 sty., 80x200, 
Wheeling, West Virginia, ‘“Warwood.” 
Archt., Chas. E. Bacon, Odd Fellows 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, U. S. Cor- 
rugated Fibre Box Co., Howard J. Lacy, 
Prest., 1315 Martindale Ave., Indiana- 
polis: Plans in progress. Brick, rein- 
forced concrete constr. 

Business Building: 2 sty. and bas., 
21x63. Shelbyville, Indiana. Architect, 
John P. Parrish, 217 Castle Hall build- 
ing, Indianapolis. Owner, Hoosier 
Plumbing and Heating Co., Shelbyville, 


Indiana. Plans in progress. Brick, Archt., Myers and Coffin, 413 Penway 


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building a vault, bank fixtures, compos- 
ition floors, plastering, painting and 
general interior alterations. 

“Club House (addition), 2 sty. and 
bas. 44x65. “South Grove Golf Links.” 
Archt., John P. Parrish, 217 Castle Hall 
Building. Owner, Board of Park Com- 
missioners, City Hall. Plans nearing 
completion. Owner will advertise for 


bids soon. Brick, asbestos roof, new: 


steam heating plant, comp. floors, metal 
lockers, cafeteria equipment, showers. 

Residence: $15,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
40th and Meridian Sts. Archt., Merritt, 
Harrison and Turnock, 500 Board of 
Trade Bldg. Owner, Dr. W. F. Hughes, 
Hume-Mansur Bldg. Preliminary plans 
in progress. Brick. Details undecided. 

Residences (2 doubles) $12,000 each, 
52nd and Park. Archt., E. C. Doeppers, 
City Hall. Owner, Mrs. C. B. Howard, 
3945 North Capitol. Will award contract 
to Mark Clift, 4125 Byram Ave. Plans 
in progress. 

“Residences: (2) 2 sty. and bas., 5114 
and 5120 No. Pennsylvania Sts. Archt., 
Myers and Coffin, 413 Penway Building. 
Owner, J. W. Esterline, % Esterline- 
Angus Co., 227 East South St. Supt. 
of Constr., Earl Hurst, 3186 No. Capi- 
tol. Will supt. construction, award sep- 
arate contracts and buy materials. Start 
work in 10 days. Frame, stucco, tile & 
hardwood floors, asphalt shingle roof. 
Archt. ready for bids next week on heat- 
ing (warm air), plumbing and wiring. 

Store (Music): Rem. from building 
at 235 No. Penn. St., Indianapolis. 


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Building, Indianapolis. Owner, William 
F. Johnson, % Archt. Lessee of build- 
ing, Robertsons Music House, Terre 
Haute, Indiana. Plans in _ progress. 
Ready for bids shortly. Work will con- 
sist of new floors, electric wiring and 
fixtures, rem. heating system, alt. to 
front, hand freight elevator, painting 
and general alterations. 


Store Building: 1 sty. and bas., 40x 
60. 2222-24 Shelby St. Archt., Myers 
and Coffin, 413 Penway Building. Own- 
er, Davis Adoff (Dry Goods), 1802 How- 
ard St. Archt. taking bids to close at 
once. Concrete blocks, composition roof, 
furnaces, copper set store fronts. 


Bungalow: $6,000, 11% sty. and bas. 
(5 rooms) 38th and Sherman. Archt., 
Sam A. Hastings, Center and Denniston 
Sts. Owner, B. F. Greek, (Tile Contrac- 
tor), Peoples Bank Building. Plans in 
progress. Ready for bids in 3 weeks. 
Frame, septic tank, private water sys- 
tem, asphalt shingle roof, furnace. 


“Fraternity House: $30,000. 2 sty. & 
bas., 58x52, Franklin, Ind. Archt., Don- 
ald Graham, 1128 Hume-Mansur Bldg., 
Indianapolis. ‘Owner, Phi Delta Theta 
Fraternity, E. L. Branigan, Chmn. Bldg. 
Com., Franklin, Ind. Plans nearing com- 
pletion. Will ask for bids about March 
ist Vi Brick: 


Garbage Plant Equipment: Owner, 
The Board of Sanitary Commrs,, City 
Hall, Indianapolis., are receiving bids 
to close February 13th., at 10 a. m., for 
the following: Digesters (reducers, 
cookers, converters or treaters) capable 
of efficiently receiving and digesting 200 
tons of green garbage and (or) other 
reducible material, based on a weight 
of 50 pounds per cubic foot, in and dur- 
ing any 24 hour period. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Bank and Office Building: $1,000,000, 

13 sty. & bas. 126 E. Washington St. 


Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 610 
Indiana Trust Bldg. Owner, Meyer- 


General contractor, Bedford Stone and 
Construction Co., Fletcher Trust Bldg., 
all of Indianapolis. Wrecking old build- 
ings on site, will start excavating in 10 
days. Terra cotta let to Winkle Terra 
Cotta Co., St. Louis, Mo.; mill work let 
to John A. Schumacker Co., Indiana- 
polis; orn. iron let to L. Schreiber & 
Sons Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Painting let 
to Frank G. Johnson, 2045 Bellefontaine 
St., Indianapolis; plastering to Chas. 
McGarvey, 3011 West Wash. St., Indi- 
anapolis; hardware to Vonnegut Hard- 
ware Co., Indianapolis; steel let to Ins- 
ley Mfg. Co.,. Indianapolis; heating, 
plumbing and wiring not let. 


Factory Building: 2. sty., 50x150. 
Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 
610 Indiana Trust Bldg. Owner, George 
J. Mayer, 36 South Meridian St. Gen- 
eral contract let to John A. ‘Schumacher 
& Co., 818 East St. Clair St., all of In- 
diangpolis. Start work soon. Brick, re- 
inforced concrete, steel sash, comp. roof. 


*“Warehouse: $180,000.00, 4 sty. and 
bas., 100x190. Archt., Rubush and 
Hunter, 428 American Central Life Bldg. 
Owner, Allen A. Wilkinson Lumber Co., 
931 East Michigan. General contract 
let to J. G. Karstedt Constr. Co., 430 
Lemcke Bldg. Heating let to Freyn 
Bros., 31 West Michigan; Plumbing to 
R. M. Cotton Co., 1720 E. 10th; wiring 
to Hatfield Electric Co., Maryland and 
Meridian Sts., all Indianapolis. 


Duplex Residence: $35,000.00, 2 sty. 
& bas. 45x57 and garage; 4118 No. Mer- 
idian St. Archt:, George and Mac Lucas, 
Consolidated Bldg. Owner, Sol Meyer, 
Prest., Meyer-Kiser Bank, 130 East 
Washington St. Archt. awarding separ- 
ate contracts. Heating and plumbing 
let to Freyn Bros., 34 West Michigan 
St. Brick work let to Edgar Stevens, 
2421 Ashland Ave. Painting to Thos. 
H. Thomson, 3263 No. New Jersey St. 
Mill work let to Atlas Lumber Co., all 
of Indianapolis. Start: work at once. 

“Drug Store (Rem. from stores): 


Kiser Bank, 130 East Washington St. 


-20,000. 50 East Washington. Architect, 


Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller. 6i0 Indi- 
ana Trust Bldg. Owner, Hook Drug 
Co., Ills. and Wash.. General contract 
let to J. E. McGaughey, American Cen- 
tral Life Bldg. 


BATESVILLE. 


Grade School (6 rooms), Batesville, 
Ind. Archt., Karl Henkel, Heinemann 
Bldg., Connersville, Ind. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees, L. E. Howard, Pres.; 
H. J. Timmerman, Secy.; H. F. Buck, 
Treas., Batesville, Ind. Preliminary 
plans in progress. Details undecided. 
Brick, semi-fireproof construction. 

“Parochial School: $65,000.00, 2. sty. 
and bas., 124x96. Archt., Howard Mc- 
Clorey, 4th National Bank Bldg., Cincin- 
nati, Ohio. Owner, St. Louis Roman 
Catholic Congregation, Batesville. Gen- 
eral contractor, Wm. H. Gutzwiller & 
Son, Batesville. On ist sty. brick work. 


BLOOMINGTON. 


*Residence and Garage: $40,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 78x48 (for Dr. W. L. Bryan, 
Pres. I. U.), Bloomington, Ind. Archt., 
Robert Frost Daggett, 958 Consolidated 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Indiana 
University, Board of Trustees, Bloom- 
ington. Owner ready for new bids 
shortly. Brick. 

Business Building (restaurant and 
candy store), $25,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
66x70, Kirkwood Ave, Private plans. 
Owner, Nick Hrisomalas and Tom Kul- 
uris, Bloomington. Plans in progress, 
ready for bids soon. Brick, steam heat. 
comp. roof. 

Stone Mill: $160,000. Owner, The 
American Oolitic Stone Co., c/o Snyder 
Willings Co.. Toledo, Ohio. Contem- 
plated, probably mature this spring. 


ELKHART. 

Club House and Auditorium: $150,000, 

2 sty. and bas., 838x165. Private plans. 
Owner, Ma-Ha-Di-Grotto, Chas. Larson, 


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Ready for bids in March. Brick, will 
contain lodge rooms, library, bowling 
alleys, swimming pool, banquet room 


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Contracts Awarded. 
Residence: Owner, Moses Sailor, gen- 


eral contract let to Huffman Improve- 
ment Co. 


EVANSVILLE. 

“Automobile Sales Building: $60,000. 
2 sty. & bas. 100x119. 1116 West Frank- 
lin St. Archt., C. L. Troutman, 409 Am- 
erican Trust Bldg. Owner, Franklin 
Corporation, James E. Cox, Prest. Wm. 
J. Muensterman, Treas. Lessee of bldg., 
Eckler Motor Co., R. E. Eckler, Prest., 
Evansville. Plans.in progress. Brick. 

“City Hall (addition) $47,000.00. 
Archt., Russ and Karges, Furniture 
Bldg. Owner, City of Evansville, Wal- 
ter F, Wunderlich, Clerk, City Hall. Low 
bidder on general contract, M. J. Hoff- 


man Constr. Co., Furniture Bldg. Low - 


bidder on heating, H. G. Newman @oss 
low bidder on plumbing, S. A. Schmitt; 
low bidder on electric work, Althof How- 
ard, all of Evansville. Owner will 
award contracts at a special meeting 
February 7th. Brick. 

Residence: $10,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
30x40. Architect, Alfred E. Neucks, 515 
516 Peoples Bank Bld. Owner, Edw. A. 
Nisbit, No. 4 Cherry St. Plans in prog- 
ress, 
floor, hot water heat, brick garage. 

Residence: $10,000.00, 2 sty. and bas. 
(Colonial) . Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, 
515-16 Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Mrs. 
George Brose, Upper 2nd St. Plans in 
progress. Brick, hot water heat, brick 
garage. 

Contracts Awarded. 


Hotel: $450,000.00, 5 sty. and bas., 84x 
185, (150 rooms), Owensboro, Ky. Archt., 
D. W. Kimberlin, Owensboro, Ky. Own- 
er, The Owensboro Hotel Co., Owensboro, 
Ky. General contract awarded to the 
M. J. Hoffman Construction Co, Furni- 
ture Bldg., Evansville, Ind. Start work 
shortly. Brick and reinf. concrete. 

“Department Store (rem. from old 
bldg., $10,000.00, 307 Main St., Evans- 
Ville. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
The Phillips Co. (Department store), 
Chicago, Ill. General contract let. to 
Jacob Bippus and Son, Evansville. 
Start work February 15th, work will 


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consist of new front, balcony and gen- 
eral interior alterations. 

“Factory. Building: $75,000.00, 3 ‘sty. 
and bas., 75x75, brick and mill constvr.. 
add. to present bldg. and interior altera- 
tions. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, 515- 
16 Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, General 
Cigar Co., Inc., Evansville. Genera 
contract awarded to M. J. Hoffman Con- 
struction Co., Furniture Bldg. Brick, 
fireproof stairways, Peelle Elevator 
doors, barber asphalt roofing, 5 Hauser- 
man system skylights, 6x36 each. Items 
not included in general contract and to 
be let later are: 1 6x6 freight elevator, 
plumbing, heating and electrical work. 

“Laundry Building (add.), 1 and 2 
stys., 16x100. Owner, Krauss Laundry 
Co., 1309 Main St. Archt., Alfred E. 


Neucks, 515-16 Peoples Bank Bldg. 
General contract awarded to John H. 
Wilkins, Stringtown Road. Brick. 


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“Masonic Temple: $400,000.00, 5 sty. 
and bas., 70x120.  Archt., Chas. R. 
Weatherhogge ,Ft. Wayne. Structural 
Engineer, Carson F. French, Plymouth 
Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. Owner, Masonic 
Temple Assn., F. H. Pocock, Chmn. 
Bldg. Com., 709 Court St., Ft. Wayne. 
Archt. taking bids. The following are 
figuring general contract: Max Irmscher 
and Sons, Indiana Engineering & Con- 
struction Co., Buesching and Hagerman 
Constr. Co., all of Ft. Wayne; and Camp 
Constr. Co., 520 Newman-Stern Bldg., 
Cleveland, Ohio. Brick, Bedford stone 
trim, reinforced concrete floor and roof 
constr. 


“Knitting, Mills: $300,000.00, 4 sty. and 
bas., 90x215. Archt., Lockwood Greene 
and Co., 38 South Dearborn St., Chica- 
go, Ill. Owner, Wayne Knitting Mills, 
Fred.J. Thieme, Secy., Ft. Wayne, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Ready for bids in 30 
days. Brick walls, reinforced concrete, 
flat slab floor and roof construction, steel 
sash, freight elevators, comp. roof, sky- 
light. 

“Theatre (motion pictures), $50,000, 
seating 700, Broadway and Huestes. 
Archt., Henry Meyer, 615 West Jeffer- 
son. Owner, Broadway Theatre Gord 
P. Mollett, Mgr., 2017 Lafayette. Low 
bidder on general contract, Henry Weh- 
renberg, 806 Madison St. Low bidder on 
wiring, Edmunds Electric Co. Will 
award contracts shortly. Brick. 


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“Dance Pavilion: $30,000; 1 sty., 150x 
200, Riverview Park. Archt., Pohlmeyer 
and Pohlmeyer, Central Bldg. Owner, 
Riverview Amusement Co. Archt. tak- 
ing bids. Frame. 

Residence: $18,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
30x36. Archt., Pohlmeyer and _ Pohl- 
meyer, Central Building. 
W. Rose (Jeweler), 1021 Calhoun St. 
Plans in progress, ready for bids in 30 
days. Press brick, tile floors, asphalt 
shingle roof, water softener, hardwood 
floors. 


Bungalow & Garage: $13,000.00, 1% 
Sty. and bas., 29x60, Holland and Fed- 
eral Court. Archt., Pohlmeyer & 
Pohlmeyer, Central Bldg. Owner, Wil- 
liam Pape, c/o Wm. Pape & Son Wall 
Paper Co., 227 E. Wayne St. Plans 
about completed, ready for bids shortly. 
Brick and frame, vapor heating, tile and 
hardwood floors, water softener, shingle 
roof. 

Residence: $12,000 (add. and alt.) 32 
sty. and bas. Archt., Pohlmeyer and 
Fohlmeyer, Central Bldg. Owner, Law.- 
rence Bauer, c/o Archt. Plans in prog- 
ress, ready for bids soon, stucco, shingle 
roof, vapor heating system, 2 baths. 

Duplex (Rem. from residence), $11,- 
000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 621 W. Wash. 
Blvd. Archt., Pohlmeyer and _ Pohl- 
meyer, Central Building. Owner, Nick 
Iammarino, 621 W. Washington. Owner 
receiving bids. 
water softener, oak trim. 

“Store and Apartment Bldg.: $25,000, 
2 sty. and bas., 47x175. Archt., Pohl- 
meyer and Pohlmeyer, Central Building. 
Owner, Christian Miller (Tinner), Broad- 
way and Jefferson. Owner taking bids. 
Brick, furnace, steel sash, copper-set 
store front, metal ceiling. 


“Salesroom and Garage: $80,000, 2 
sty. and bas., 90x150, 3501 S. Calhoun 
St. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 
Central Bldg. Owner’s name withheld. 
Archt. ready for bids in 30 days. 
and reinf. concrete, steel sash. 

“Filling Station and Store: $10,000, 
Lee Road and Clinton St. Archt., Pohl- 
meyer & Pohlmeyer, Central Bldg. Own- 
er, C. S. Altschul, 1117 Jackson St. Own- 
er taking bids. Brick. 

“Residence and 2-Car Garage. $20,- 
000.00, Harrison Hill and Cornell Circ’e. 
Archt., Dr. M. B. Thompson, 327 West 
Jefferson St. Revising plans, mature 
about March 1st. Brick. 

“Church: $100,000. Archt., Bertrand 


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Goodhue, 2 West 47th St., New York 
City. Owner, Trinity English Lutheran 
Church, 202 E. Wayne St., Ft. Wayne, 
Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim. 

Store and Apartment Bldg.: (1 store, 
1 apt.), 2 sty., 25x75, Wildwood and Cal- 
houn Sts. Archt., Pohlmeyer & Pohl- 
meyer, Central Bldg. Owner, Henry M. 
Mil'’er, 3205 Calhoun St. Owner ready 
for bids. Brick, metal ceiling, furnace, 
comp. roof. 

Store Rooms and Offices: (2 build- 
ings). Calhoun St. near Dawson. 2 
sty. & bas. 30x150. Calhoun near Baker 
St. 2 sty. & bas. 24x150. Private plans. 
Owner, Chas. Lambrakis, and James 
Heliotis, 1840 Florida Drive. Plans in 
progress. Ready for bids soon. Brick. 

Residence: $7,500, Kinsmore Ave. 
Archt., Leighton Bowers, 433 Utility 
Bldg. Owner, C. F. Somers, 1428 East 
Lewis St. Plans in progress, ready for 
bids soon. Frame. 

Apartment & Store Building (3 apts. 
1 store), $20,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 25x 
90, 2620 West Drive. . Archt., Henry 
Schnorr, Noll Bldg. 
Scheele, 1218 Maumes Ave. Plans in 
progress. Brick, comp. roof, maple 
floors, ice-making machinery, cork in- 
sulation, copper-set store front, 3 baths 
(meat market). 


Residence: $7,000. Archt., Henry 
Schnorr, Nol! Bldg. Owner, Bertha 
Griebel, 714 W. Superior St. Plans in 


progress. Frame, furnace, asphalt shin- 
gle roof. 

Residences (2) $5,000 each. Archt., 
Ray Aurentz, Bass Bldg. Owner, Dr. 
M. W. Tinkham, 110 W. Wayne. Archt. 
taking bids. Frame, asphalt shingle 
roof, furnaces. 


Residence: $9,000, 2 sty., 30x24. 
Archt., Ray Aurentz, Bass Bldg. Own- 
er, Fred Gallmeier, c/o Archt. Plans 


about completed. Bids in two weeks. 
Brick veneer, asphalt shingle roof, fur- 
nace, hardwood floors. 

“Factory (add.) $100,000, 4 sty., 50x 
120, Superior & Calhoun St. Archt., Chas 
R. Weatherhogg, Wayne & Webster Sts. 
Owner, Ft. Wayne Box Co., Calhoun and 
Superior. Bids in under advisement. 
Brick and concrete. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Manufacturing Plant: (1st unit) 3 
buildings and power plant, 1 sty., saw 
tooth type bldg., 300x210, 2 and 3 sty. 


Owner, Herman - 


bldg., 600x60, sawtooth type, shipping 
dock, 200x150, power plant and 200 ft. 
stack with 2500 H.P. capacity. Owner, 
The International Harvester Co., Michi- 
gan Ave., Chicago, Ill. General con- 
tractor, Hughes-Foulkrod Construction 
Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Work started. Brk. 

Housing (for employes of the Inter- 
national Harvester Co. new plant). 
Owner, Greater Ft. Wayne Development 
Co., Arthur F. Hall, Pres. Plans in 
progress. Expect to get started in the 
early spring. Frame and _ stucco. 

*“Y¥. W. C. A. Building: (rem. and 
alt.) $50,000, 325 West Wayne. Archt., 
Griffith and Goodrich, 11 East Berry St. 
Owner, Y. W. C. A., 325 W. Wayne. 
General contract let to Fred Rump, 2411 
S. Wayne Ave. ‘Start work at once. 

*Stores (6) 1 sty., 122x60, $35,000. 
Archt., R. J. Aurentz, Bass Bldg. Own- 
er, Loos» Grocery Co., 2122 Calhoun St. 
General contractor, Harry’ Kinder. 
Plumbing to Jas. Lordier. 

“Apartment Building: (4 apts.), $25,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas., 40x60. Owner, 
Fred Fell, 1182 St. Joe St. Archt., R. 
J. Aurentz, Bass Bldg. General contract 
let to Monroe, 2318 Crescent St. Heat- 
ing and plumbing to Sanitary Engi- 
neering Co. Wiring to Fisher Electric 


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Factory Bldg.: $50,000. Owner, Dud- 
lo Mfg. Co., G. A. Jacobs, Mgr. Gen- 
eral contractor, Buesching and Hager- 
man Constr. Co., 402 E. Superior St. 
Start work at’ once. Brick, steel sash, 
comp. roof. 

*Masonic Temple: Angola, Ind. 
Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life 
Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Angola Lodge 
F. & A. M., Angola, Ind. Low bidder 
on general contract, Roland Muln, Au- 
burn, Ind. 

*Residence: $9,000, W. Berry. Archt., 
Pohlmeyer and Poh!meyer, Central Bldg. 
Gwner, Louis Momer, W. Berry and 
Thieme Drive. General contractor, 
Pohlmeyer and Miller. Foundation in. 

*Store: $10,000, 1 sty., 24x60. Archt., 
Pohlmeyer and  Pohlmeyer, © Central 
Bldg. Owner, A. W. Manth, 702 East 
Lewis St. General contractor, Curdes 


Realty Co., 125 East Berry St. Foun- 
dation in. Brick. 
*Residence: $11,000, Forest Hills. 


Archt., Henry Schnorr, Noll Bide. 
Owner, Geo. Warren, 830 W. Wayne. 


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Hotel (75 rcoms) and Stores (4), $75,- 
000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 75x100, State and 
Morton Court. Archt., Jos. T. Hutton 
and Son, 314 Hammond Bldg. Owner, 
Arthur J. Weiss, c/o First Trust and 
Savings Bank, Hammond. Archt. taking 
bids. Brick. 

Fire Station: $15,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
40x56. Hohman & Conkey Sts. Owner, 
City of Hammond, Mayor, Daniel Brown 
City Hall, Hammond. Archt., Jos. T. 
Hutton, Hammond. Owner will adver- 
tise for bids in March. Brick. 

Store Building: $18,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 30x90, Whiting, Ind. Archt., Mac 
Turner, 633 Hohman St., Hammond. 
Owner, William Vater, 330 Center St., 
Whiting. Lessee of bldg., F. W. Wool- 
worth Co., 601 N. Michigan Ave., Chi- 
cago, Ill. Plans in progress. Brick, 

Residences: 2, $12,000 bungalows on 
Dyer Blvd. and 2 $4,000 bungalows on 
Blaineave Ave. Owner, Rhoades and 
Graves Constr. Co. Start work at once. 


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Contracts Awarded. 

“Junior High School and Industrial 
Bldg.: _ $200,000. Irregular. Main 
bldg. 2 sty. & bas. 132x188. Industrial 
bldg., 1 stv., 388x140. “Franklin school.” 
Archt., Allen & Garriott, Masonic Tem- 
ple Bldg.. Logansport, and Lombard 


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“Primary Grade School: $50.000. 1 
sty. & bas. 130x72.. “Jefferson School.” 
Architect, Carl J. Horn, Citizens Loan 
& Trust Bldg. Owner. Board cf School 
Trustees, Wm. A. Wright, Prest.; Dr. 
W. J. Roberts, Secy., Logansport. Low 
bidder on general contract (both jobs) 
E. A. Carson, Logansport, figured lump 
sum for the two buildings, including 
heating, plumbing and wiring, $189,972. 
Bids in; under advisement; expect to 
award contract in a few days. 


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will readvertise for bids about March Charles Webb, 619 Pearl St. Plans in SOUTH BEND. 
1st. progress. Ready for bids in two weeks. a 
Contracts Awarded. Frame. Welfare Building: 5 sty. and bas., 800x 
Garage: $15,000.00, 1 sty., 42x132, *Residence: $20,000, 2 sty. and bas. 100 i Archt., Albert Kahn Mardieltc 
Broad St., New Castle, Ind. Archt., (Colonial type). Archt., C. E. Werking F ” Mick Our ih ies 
Houck and Smenner, Muncie, Ind. and Son, Palladium Bldg. Owner, Ed. Bldg., Detroit, Mich. wner, Stude- 
Owner, H. F. Burk, New Castle, Ind. 9, Harris, Mgr. The Richmond Palladium baker Corporation, South Bend. Plans 
General contractor, Albert J. Glaser, Printing Co., 19 S. 9th St. Plans com- jn progress. 
616 S. Mulberry St., Muncie, Ind. Exc. pleted. Archt. will ask for bids in three “Factory Bldg.: $1,000,000.00, 6. sty. 
— weeks. Brick, tile roof, furnace, tile and bas., 100x875, South Bend. ' Archi., 
MOND. floors. Abe ( M ette Bldg. : 
veggies *y *Residence: $12,000. 2 sty. and bas. aiken ee poe haere, 2 De- 
it, Mich. wner, Studebaker Corpo 
“Residence: $10,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., Archt., C. E. Werking and ee Palladi- ration, South Bend. Archt. taking bids. 
35x40. Archt., George W. Mansfield, ¥™ Bidg. Owner, Everett ckerman. pii4k and reinf. concrete. 
336 Colonial Bldg. Owner, Eddie Mari- bet si Ready for bids in 2 
j j f weeks. ucco aT RAGA 
ani, Colonial Bldg. Plans completed. $6,600.09 wir ands ban, TERRE HAUTE, 


Owner wil k f bi 4 : - “Residence: 
Spuuic clos: Sin ates aye fae Archt., C. E. Werking and Son, Palladi- noes 


30x41, Campbellstown, Ohio. Archt., um Bldg. Owner, Howard Dill. Plans __*High School: $700,000.00, | “Hast 
George W. Mansfield, 336 Colonial Bldg., Completed, ready for bids in 3 weeks. Giqo»” Archt., Johnson, Miller and Mil- 


‘Richmond. Owner, Otto Cooper, Camp- Stucco. | ie . ler, 30 N. 5th St. Terre Haute. Me- 
bellstown, Ohio. Plans sent to owner , “Heating System and Plumbing Fix- (yinical Engineer, Lewis and Warren, 
who will take bids shortly. Brick. tures: For the Whitewater School now Louisville Trust Bldg, Louisville, Ky., 


Residence: $9,000, 2 sty. and bas. (Co- Under construEson. Archt., C. E. Werk- and Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indianapo- 


lonial design). sArcht., George W. ie pe node, cg gee Dae. advertise lis. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 


Mansfield, 336 Colonial Bldg. Owner, Pilitencte A weatdud Terre Haute. Plans in progress. Plans 


Dr. F. E. Hagie, 1016 Main St. Plans * : 3 will be ready to advertise for bids in 
in progress. Frame. Werktng and posta Mines a Side, April. Brick, fireproof sare. i aa : 
: “Hotel: $125, 000.00, Paris, Ill rcht., 


Residence: $5,000, 2 sty. Archt., Geo. ; 
W. Mansfield, 336 Colonial Bldg. Owner, cee ee se BaP ee peter on Johnson, Miller and Miller, 80 N. bth 
Hower Hart. Preliminary plans in Anon qeteene Ubetok see ‘ Sha, Terre Haute. Owner, Paris Build- 
progress. Frame. ch Jo : ; ing Corporation, W. T Blackburn, 
Residence: $12,000, 2 sty. and bas. (Co- “Residence: $8,000. Owner, Paul R. pres. Paris, Ill. Bids close February 
lonial type). Archt., C. E. Werking and Werking, Palladium Bldg. Archt., C. E. 13th at 2:00 p. m. at the office of the 
Son, Palladium Bldg. Owner, Clarence Werking and Son. Work started, on Ist Chamber of Commerce, Paris, Ill. (Note 


Brown, 2121 South “B” St. Plans about floor joists. Brick over hollow tile. correct cost). 
completed. Ready for bids in 10 days. “Garage and Stores: Archt., C. E. Hospital: $25,000.00, Vigo County 
Frame. ; Werking and _ Son, Palladium Bldg. Home for Children, near Terre Haute. 


Residence: $10,000, 2 sty. and bas., Owner, A. J. Miller and Son, 731 South Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 
(English design). ” Archt., C. E. Werk- 8th St. Owner builds. On "foundation. N. 5th Sts Terre Haute. Owner, Board 
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Terre Haute. 

2 sty. and bas. 
Farochial School: 2 sty.. and bas. 

Archt., Johnson. Miller and Miller, 30 

N. 5th St. Owner, Sacred Heart Con- 


Plans in progress. Brick, 


gregation, Rev. Fe’**-- Pernard A. 
Duffy. Flans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim, comp. roof, steam heat, class 


rooms and auditorium. 


“Parochial School: $85,000.00, 2 sty. 
and bas. Archt., Johnson, Miller ana 
Miller, 80 N. 5th St. Owner, St. Pat- 
rick’s Congregation, Rev. Father J. B. 
Delaney, 1301 Poplar St. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick, stone trim, 14 rooms and 
auditorium, steam heat, comp. roof. 


Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., Allendale, Terre Haute. Archt., 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th 
St. Owner, William J. Rynick, Agent 
Mutual Life Insurance Co., 408 Terre 
Haute Trust Bldg. Plans in progress. 
Brick, hot water or vapor heating, tile 
and hardwood floors. 


Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas. Areht., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 
30 N. 5th St. Owner, D. Silverstein, 
c/o Silverstein Bros., 526 Wabash Ave. 
Plans in progress. Brick, hot water or 
vapor heating, tile and hardwood floors. 

Residence and Garage: (14 rooms), 
Sullivan, Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller 
and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Hinkle C. Hays (Atty.), Sulli- 
van, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, tile 
Saad hot water heat, tile and hardwood 

oors. 


Residence: 2 sty. and bas., at York, 
Ill. Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 
30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, Rod- 
ney Bell (address), Paris, Ill. ‘Plans in 
progress. Frame, asphalt shingle roof. 

Country Estate: Near Terre Haute. 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 
N. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, Earl 
Shagley, Treas. The Walter. Bledsoe Co., 


708 Terre Haute Trust Bldg., Terre 
Haute. Plans in progress. Brick and 
frame, 


“Bank Building: $100,000.00, 3 sty. & 
bas., 65x160, Twelve Points, Terre 
Haute. Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 
Tribune Bldg. Owner, Twelve Points 
Building and Loan Association, Twelve 
Points, Terre Haute, Ind. Plans near- 
Ing completion. Archt. ready for bids in 
10 days. Brick, stone trim, comp. roof, 
Steam heat, tile and marble work, bank 
fixtures, 

Residence and Garage: $50,000.00. 
Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Trib- 
une Bldg. Owner, James A. Cooper (at- 
torney, 613 Terre Haute Trust Bldg. 

lans in progress, ready for bids in 30 
days. Brick, tile roof, vapor heat, tile 
and. hardwood floors, hardwood: trim. 

usiness Building (3 stores, offices & 
hall), $15,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 56x80. 
Clinton, Ind. Archt.. Thomas and Allen, 
25% South 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner 
gentino Riso, Clinton, Ind. Plans in 
progress, ready for bids in three weeks. 
rick, copper set store fronts, gravel 
roof, gravity steam heating. 

School Building (fire rebuild), $80,000, 

rooms, near Clinton. Archt., Thomas 
and Allen, 2514 South 5th St.. Terre 
Haute. Owner, Frank Slater, Trustee, 
Clinton, Ind. Plans in progress. Own- 
er will advertise for’ bids in 30 days. 
Brick walls, room heaters, gravel roof, 
Slate blackboards, desks. 

Residence’ (Dutch Colonial), $8,000.00, 
2 sty. and bas., 35x35, Potomac Ave., 

dgewood. ~ Archt., J. D. Palmer and 


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Co., McKeen Bank Bldg., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Dr. Sayers, dentist, McKean Bk. 
Bldg., Terre Haute. Plans in progress, 
ready for bids in two weeks. Frame, 
asphalt shingle roof, tile and hardwood 
floors, furnace. 


“Residence: 2 sty. and bas., $8,000. 
Archt., J. D. Palmer & Co., McKeen Bk. 
Bldg. Owner, Dr. Miller, dentist, 7th 
and Wabash Sts. Plans in progress, 
ready for bids March lst. Frame. 

Municipal Stadium: $200,000.00. Own- 
er, City of Terre Haute, City Hall, will 
select an architect in a few weeks. 


Contracts Awarded. 

“Apartment Building: (6 Apts.), rem. 
from residence, $10,000. Archt., Shourds 
Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, 
A. H. Newhouse, 2705 S. 7th. General 
contract awarded on percentage basis to 
E. J. Workman, 435 Willow St. Start 
work shortly. 

“Hospital: $175,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
Clinton, Ind. Archt., Thomas and Al- 
len, 30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. Own- 
er, Board of County Commrs., office of 
Auditor, Vermilian County, Newport, 
Ind. General contractor, Dan Bright, 
Clinton, Ind. Brick work about com- 
pleted. Owner taking bids on 1 auto- 
matic push button elevator, bids close 
March 14th at 2:15 p. m. ‘Archt. de- 
sires catalogues on hospital lighting & 
complete hospital equipment and fur- 
nishings. 

*Store: _ (General Rem.), $5,000. 
Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune 
Bldg. Owner, Sparks and Cody, 715 
Wabash__ Ave. General contractor, 
Roehm Bros., 30 N. 5th. Starting work. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Auburn: Automobile Factory. 1 & 2 
stys. Owner, The Elkhart Motor Co., 
Elkhart, Ind. Plans in progress. Con- 
crete block. Plant equipment will be 
moved from Elkhart to Auburn. 


Attica: Bungalow. $6,000. McDonald 
& New Sts. Will Kirkman. Plans in 
progress. Ready for bids soon. Frame. 


*Brooksville—Church: $50,000. 1 sty. 
& bas., 64x98. Archt., R. G. Gotwald, 
Springfield, Ohio. Owner, St. Thomas 
Lutheran Church, Rev. J. F. Flegler, Pas- 
tor. Foundation in. Owner taking bids 
Brick. 

Bungalows (10). 4 rooms 
Owner, Toffolo Bros. 


Clinton: 
each. Sunnyside. 
Start work soon. 

*Covington: High school (add. and 
rem.). $28,000. Archt., Liese & Lud- 
wick, Danville, Ills. Owner, Board of 
Education, Covington, Ind. Bids close 
February 5th. Brick. 

Greensburg: Cottages (5), 4 rooms. 
each, 3d St. near Home. Owner, Ion 
Woodward. Site purchased. Will start 
work soon. Frame. 

*“Indiana Harbor: Grade school (add. 
& rem... $75,000. “Lincoln Grade 
School. Archt., Karl D. Norris, 224 
Calumet Bldg., East Chicago, Ind. Own- 
er, Board of Education, Indiana Harbor. 
Plans in progress. Mature early spring. 
Brick. 

Jeffersonville: Cold ‘Storage Plant. 
$70,000. 2 sty., 80x150. Owner, Service 
Company; E. M. Frank, in charge, Jeffer- 
sonville. Contemplated. Probably ma- 
ture late spring. Brick. 

Lebanon: Factory. 1. sty., 60x120. 
Lebanon, Ind. Owner, Universal Burner 
Co. L. A. Warner, Prest., Kokomo, Ind.; 


Thos. Arnold, Secy., Kokomo, Ind. Plans 
in progress. Site purchased. Owner 
will ask for bids shortly. Brick, mill 
constr. 

Logansport: James I. Barnes, Logans- 
port, Ind., has been awarded the contract 
for building a High School Building at 
Wooster, Ohio, to cost $375,000. T. 
Ralph Ridley, Akron, Ohio, is the archi- 
tect. Board of Education, J. J. Keister, 
Prest., Wooster, the owner. 

“Michigan City: Bank & Office Build- 
ing, $125,000, 2 sty. & bas., 30x140. 
Archt., K. M. Vitzthum & Co., 600 No. 
Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ills. Owner, 
Merchants National Bank, Michigan City. 
Archt. receiving bids. Brick and stone. 

“Peru: Lodge Building (rem.), Court 
& 5th Sts., $35,000. Archt., Chas. Clif- 
ton, 133 East River St. Owner, Aeria 
No. 258 % Eagles Lodge, 58 East Main 
St. Plans in progress. Ready for bids 
in two weeks. Brick. 

“Plymouth: High school, $300,000. 
Low bidder on general contract, H. H. 
Achmeier, Auburn, Ind.; low on _ htg. 
and plmg., Leige Heating and Plumbing 
Co., Auburn, Ind.; low on electric wir- 
ing, Mid-West Electric Co., Plymouth, 
Ind. Owners expect to award contracts 
Monday night, February 5. 

“Rochester: Dancing Pavilion. 1 sty., 
80x80, east side of the Lake. Owner, 
Harry Page, % The Fairview Hotel. 
Plans completed. Owner ready for bids 
shortly. Frame, steel and concrete. 

Tipton: Residence, $8,000, 2 sty. & 
bas., Green & West Jefferson St. Owner, 
Dr. S. W. Curtis, 1914 East Jefferson St., 
Tipton. Plans in progress. Wrecking 
old house on site. Will take bids soon. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Marion: Church (addition), $50,000. 
Private plans. Owner, Christian Congre- 
gation, G. W. Heinzman, Chmn. Bldg. 
Comm. Owner will build by day labor. 
G. W. Heinzman & Son Constr. Co. will 
superintend construction. Start work 


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ROAD BIDS WANTED. 
Indianapolis: February 16, 1923, at 


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county at Indianapolis, Ind., for the im- 
provement of English ave. road in Cen- 
ter and Warren twp., estimated cost 
$87,638. Leo K. Fesler, Auditor. 
Goshen: February 26, 1928, at 1:30 


p. m., by Commissioners of Elkhart and ° 


Kosciusko counties, at Goshen, Ind., for 
the construction of the “Q1,”’ or Isaac 
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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


GUY MAHOURIN, President | 

WILSON B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directorsz 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 


’ KURT VONNEGUT 


A. F. WICKES 


“Your Individual Prestige Can Never Be Greater Than the Prestige of the Profession to Which You Belong” 


BIGGER, BROADER UNDERSTAND- 
ING IS THE NEW ORDER. 

Times change, so do the ways of the 
world. 

It was not so many years ago, in fact 
probably it is within the ken of most 
of us, that on the whole there was little 
love lost between the architect and the 
contractor. Both were essential, to a 
certain degree, to each other and yet, in 
many instances, there was somewhat of 
an antagonistic attitude assumed by 
each toward the other. ‘Conversations 
led to the belief that these two sets of 
men were inclined to fight each other, 
that is, as far as business dealings 
went. ‘Possibly there were men in both 
ranks which caused such a condition. 

Be that as it may, an awakening 
seems to. have come to the vast major- 
‘ity of these men that they are more or 
less dependent upon each other in fur- 


thering the interests of the great indus- 
try -* which they are a part. This ref- 
erence is made advisedly, for the one 


plans the building and the other exe-. 


cutes it, therefore, their interests are 
more or less mutual. The architect may 
be artistic, while the contractor leans 
to the materialistic, and yet, the consu- 
mation of a building operation affects 
them both. The marked progress of 
building construction activity spells for 
their success. 4 

The advancement of right principles 
for the furthering of the industry means 
much to both architects and contractors 
and that realization seems to have come 
to these classes of men, the thinking 
ones among them. 

When the Associated Building Con- 
tractors of Indiana, builders from_every 
corner of the state, gathered at Michi- 
gan City last week in annual confer- 
ence frequent reference of the highest 
Sort was made to the earnest endeavor 
of the Indiana Society of Architects in 
its aim to co-operate with the contrac. 
tors that building affairs in the state 
might be elevated to a higher plane, 
To the architects due credit and unstint- 


ed praise was given for the aid they 
had been to the contractors in advanc- 
ing constructive policies for’ the future 
guidance of the building industry. Es- 
pecially was reference made to the co- 
operation extended to the contractors in 
their legislative endeavor and mention 
was made to the fact that while the As- 
sociated Building Contractors of Indi- 
ana were in session at Michigan City 
the Indiana Society of Architects had 
their representatives on guard at the 
State Legislature to look after certain 
matters in which the architects and con- 
tractors were: co-operating. 

At the banquet iat the Spaulding Ho- 
tel, Wednesday evening, January 24th, 
these architects were present and heard 
the I. S. of A., referred to in no un- 
complimentary tones, Charles Nicol, La- 
fayette; George W. Allen, Laporte, and 
G. W. freyermuth, South Bend. 


STRONG ARGUMENT , ADVANCED 
BY PROMINENT EDUCATOR 
FOR ARCHITECTURAL 
SERVICES. 


The essential need by universities, col- 
leges, other educational institutions anda 
school authorities, for more definite 
planning under architectural guidance 
in caring for building programs was 
stressed upon strongly by Dr. Living- 
ston Farrand, President of Cornell Uni- 
versity, in an address at Indianapolis 
the past week. He said if more fore- 
sight was exercised in that. direction 
and architectural services were made 
use of to provide definite units, well and 
efficiently planned, to care for future 
needs, not only would the institutions be 


ment of our educational institutions be 
greatly enhanced but the artistic en- 
vironment also would be improved great- 
ly, both lending attractiveness not to be 
denied. 

Dr. Farrington held that it was hard 
to appraise the future growth of educa- 
tional institutions or estimate the de- 
mand to which some of them might be 
subjected. In view of this fact he con- 


tended that in planning for future con- 
tingencies architects should be retained 
and consulted, who by their experience, 
training, and knowledge, are in a position 
to produce comprehensive plans so layed 
out as to approximate that demand and 
care for it more efficiently than any 
other set of men, let alone a few di- 
rectors, a board of trustees or board 
members, who come and go, building here 
or there with no definite end in view and 
merely an overcrowded condition to be 
met. As a result of the latter method 


so frequently employed in the past and . 


even today we find many educational in- 
stitutions a maze of buildings crowded 
into relatively small spaces, in many 
cases showing little regard for efficiency 
since certain structures bear little or no 
relation to each other except as_ they 
all go to make up the - institution of 
which they are a part. 

That Dr. Farrand was not biased or 
prejudiced against any particular uni- 
versity, school or college, rather that 
he condemned as a whole the hap-hazard 
building schemes resorted to to meet 
emergencies, is attested by the fact 
that for illustration he referred to his 
own institution and the building plan 
followed there in years past. 


Originally Cornell University consist- 
ed of three buildings to care for 1,000 
students. Little thought was given to 
future developments -or requirements. 
Gradually the institution has grown, and 
from time to time the various boards 
of trustees have decided to build addi- 
tional structures to meet the growing 
demand for more ‘room. One set of 
trustees would conclude to erect a new 
buiiding and would stick it here, another 
set later were required to build still 
farther and would place it in such a lo- 
cation on the campus as might happen to 
strike the fancy. That has been the pro- 
cedure until today there are twenty- 
seven buildings in the entire group all 
just crowded in here, there and every- 
where. Dr. Farrand contended that an 
architectural scheme so arranged years 
ago to care for possible future needs 
would more adequately have served the 
purpose of this great university of to- 
day, rather than the hit and miss build- 
ing extension policy that has been fol- 
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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE | 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


COO, a, MRT a ss ae President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. . 


FT. WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Trmachiy 53-0329 eee President 


Dph Daileye ss oe Secretary . 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


ENCOURAGING REPORTS MADE BY 
RETURNING CONTRACTORS 
AND ARCHITECTS. 


Local contractors and architects -re- 
turning from their various state con- 
ventions report that the contracting and 
architectural interests of Indiana seem 
to be placing a new value on a more in- 
timate touch with actual conditions -and 
current influences as they bear upon 
the buliding industry. Both of the above 
- interests have come to a realization, ac- 
cording to their actions, that there must 
be co-operation along legislative lines 
to protect the wellfare of the whole 
building construction business, and that 
a further co-operation can be exerted to 
advantage in an endeavor to effect 
more propitious conditions that, in the 
end, will assure an increased building 
volume, 

The contractors through their state 
organization, the Associated Building 
Contractors of Indiana, with which the 
Evansville A. B. C.’s are affiliated, is 
working twelve months in the year in 
conjunction with the local city associa- 
tions to better both city and state-wide 
building conditions and to advance the 
industry. ‘The state association is seek- 
ing to eliminate economic waste by the 
reduction of Labor trouble to a mini- 
mum, to increase the Labor sup- 
ply by an encouragement.of the em- 
ployment of more apprentices, and gen- 
erally to work for effects that are con- 
ducive to stability from which prospec- 
tive builders may be inspired to build. 

Just as the contractors‘ are ‘working 
to improve their industrial sphere so are 
the architects over the state seeking to 
elevate their professional standard and 
those things that, through the architec- 
tural profession, bear on better build- 
ing conditions. , 

There can be no question but what 
the effort now being put forth by the 
State contracting and architectural in- 
terests in the direction of co-operation 
will mean a great deal in the future to 
ies Indiana building construction indus- 
ry. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 


Scarborough-Davies and Co., general 
contractors, with an increased capital, 
are prepared for an active year in 1923. 


STATE CONTRACTORS EXPRESS 
THE OPINION THAT WAGE 
MATTERS WILL NOT BLOCK 

BUILDING THIS YEAR. 


Authoritive information from around 
the country gleaned from surveys made 
by building financing concerns and some 
associations interested in building con- 
struction operations and activities in- 
dicates that wage scales for building 
trades mechanics will in all probability 


show little or no declines for the com- 
ing season, in fact, there is an inclina- 
tion on the part of some contractor 
employers in parts of the country to 
grant slight advances. Except for these, 
Wages seem to have assumed a fair. de- 
gree of stability and are not expected 
to cause much dissention this spring 
to greatly retard the promising pros- 
pects that are in contemplation. There 
seems to be no inclination on the part 
of the employers or Labor to seek to 
effect any radical changes in the pres- 
ent wage standards. 

Conversations with contractors from 
around Indiana attending the State A. 


B. C.’s convention at Michigan City last. 


week merely verified reports aiready in 
that the enormous building volume in 
Indiana in 1922 had put a severe tax 
on the available supply of building 
trades mechanics in certain of the crafts, 
particularly bricklayers and plasterers. 
However, conditions in Indiana  re- 
specting these two trades are not out of 
the ordinary as there is a general ‘scarc- 
ity of these two crafts throughout the 
country. This condition is due greatly 
to the fact that little or no attention 
has been given by the employers to the 
training of apprentices in these two lines 
of work. 

As for the other building trades me- 
chanics there seems to be a good supply, 
resulting in an elimination of premium 
wages and bonuses. This latter is an 
evil that should be eliminated and can be 
by the contractors themselves. Bonuses 
and premiums in remuneration to work- 
men can be traced to the selfishness of 
the contractor himself who: stoops to 
such methods only because he needs men 
and don’t give a hang for the other 
contractors, otherwise, he would not re- 
sort to this trick to steal men from 


other jobs, wreck wage scale standards, 
and generally upset local conditions as 
regards wages. 

However, Indiana contractors at 
Michigan City expressed the opinion 
that Labor was showing a tendency to 
play fair this coming spring in order 
to encourage continued building activ- 
ity. and indications point to an early 
and satisfactory settlement of the wage 
adjusment for the 1923-1924 building 
season, 


For the Ft. Wayne delegation of con- 
tractors, especially the older members, 


who journeyed to Michigan City last ° 


week to attend the big annual meeting 
of state contractors, there was more 
than mere convention interest, it was 
deeper than that and dated back to six 
years ago. Each year the A: B. C.’s 
convention means, to certain Ft. Wayne 
contractors, the reality of a dream. This 
dream in the beginning had for its mo- 
tif the perfecting of a state of affairs 
whereby a big, broad spirit of co-opera- 
tion might be instilled into the building 
contracting ranks of the state that bet- 
ter fellowship might exist amongst the 


builders, that a degree of affable under- Fr 


standings might prevail that would 
make it possible to work in unity for the 
promulgation of principles looking to 
the advancement of the building con- 
struction industry in Indiana, and also 
the protection of the contracting inter- 
ests. 

It was back in 1917 that seventeen 
Indiana contractors gathered in Ft. 
Wayne from various cities in the state 
and organized the Associated Building 
Contractors of Indiana. At first: the 
growth of the organization was slow, it 
did not take hold at once, but in 1920 
it had assumed such proportions that 
the second state meeting was held and 
aroused much interest. From that time 
on each annual convention has grown 
more important and drawn good crowds. 

The gathering at Michigan City, Jan- 
uary 23, 24 and 25 was by far the best 
since the State A. B. C.’s came into 
existence, there was a new tone, more 
serious than heretofore, and an evident 
desire to get down to real constructive 
policies. 

Thus was the Michigan City demon- 
stration most gratifying to those of the 
Ft. Wayne delegation who recalled the 
beginning in their city. and the extent 
to which that early effort has spread,- 
to interest ninety per cent of the build- 
ing contractors in Indiana, and to be 
ceaslessly working all the time for the 
advancement of the industry ‘and those 
things that will make for better condi- 
tions and better buildings. 

No wonder Ft. Wayne contractors 
cherish a sentiment for these conven- 
tions, they mark the mile stones of prog- 
ress of a move that started from Ft. 
Wayne and is moving on and on to real 
accomplishment, 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


FO W.. -Jungcladss. - ous Ss- President 
G. Cy Plerson= 2255 eos Secretary 


320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday ‘each month. 
Painter Contractors meet every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 


Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 


Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l P. M. 


General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


‘ PLANS ON FILE. 


At 320 Peoples Bank Building, 
Indianapolis. 


Plans and specifications are on file for 
a hotel at Paris, Ill., the Paris Building 
Co., W. T. Blackburn, Pres., Paris, IIl., 
is taking bids to close February 13th. 
Johnson, Miller and Miller; Terre Haute, 


| Ind., are the architects. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 
None this week. 


BUILDING PENDULUM SLOWS 
DOWN BUT CONTINUES TO 
SWING. 


Things were somewhat quiet in Indi- 
anapolis building circles the past week 
as far as the development of new proj- 
ects was concerned, nevertheless, there 
are whisperings of contemplated work 
that promise well within a short time. 
A $60,000 light manufacturing building 
was announced by Architects Bacon & 
Tislow for Herff-Jones Co., manufactur- 
ing jewelers, to be located at 14th and 
Illinois streets. 

Bidding on new work was almost at 
a standstill. However, there were two 
nice contracts awarded on work figured 
last week and a big mill work contract 
placed. The J. G. Karstedt Construction 
Co., received the contract to erect a 
$180,000 fireproof warehouse for the 
Allen A. Wilkinson Lumber Co., while 
the John A. Schumacher Co., carried off 
the contract for a fireproof factory for 
the G. J. Mayer Co., for which Vonnegut, 
Bohn & Mueller were the architects. 
The Schumacher Co., also was the suc- 
cessful bidder on the mill work and in- 
terior trim contract for the new Meyer- 
Kiser Bank and Office Building, an 
eleven-story structure on East Washing- 
ton street. 


CAN ENTERTAIN AS WELL AS H 
CAN BUILD. 


Recounting features of the big annual 
convention of the Associated Building 
ontractors of Indiana at Michigan City 


recently, the News of that city had this 
to say of that esteemed Indianapolis 
mason contractor, Mr. James A. Hodg- 
son: 

“Throughout the convention, Jimmy 
Hodgson, prominent mason contractor 
of Indianapolis, head of the firm of 
James Hodgson & Sons, was a bright and 
shining light. Jimmy is a Scotchman, 
talks a heatherish brogue and is ‘proud 
of it. Whenever an opportunity pre- 
sented itself, Jimmy got up and sang, 
‘She’s the Lass for Me,’ and ‘Roaming in 
the Gloamin’.’ 

“While not especially mentioned in 
the program for the evening, ‘Jimmy’ 
put over some _ stunts at the smoker, 
Tuesday night that went big and lent 
much to the enjoyment of the affair.” 

When this affable gentleman forsakes 
the trowel and the “running of the line” 
he has a fine repertoire of Scotch songs 
to fall back on. 


AFTERTHOUGHTS. 


Those Indianapolis contractors who 
took out time enough from the building 
game to journey to the State contrac- 
tors’ gathering at Michigan City last 
week are loud in their praise of the way 
in which the contractors up there as- 
sumed the role of host and proceeded 
to enact their part. If ever there was a 
sincere display of hospitality the Michi- 
gan City men put it across. They were 
constantly on the job to see that not a 
dull moment: ensued, nor that an iota 
of lonesomeness might intervene. 

When the Spaulding Hotel, convention 
headquarters, had ‘become too customary 
there was always a horde of parked 
autos at the curb, manned by some busi- 
ness man of Michigan City, ready to 
convey the contractor guests about the 
city to points of interest. 

Arrangements had been made for 
Wednesday afternoon for a real site 
seeing tour and promptly at three p. m., 
a long string of autos started out from 
the hotel. Industrial plants were visited, 
a long drive was made out along the 
lake front, and some idea of the forma- 
tion of the famous Dunes was given to 
the contractors by a winding trip out 
through towering sand hills, some well 
wooded, others stripped by the high 
sweeping winds from the lake and in 
the process of shifting. As a finale to 
the afternoon’s program a visit of the 
contractors, in a body, was made thru 
the State Penitentiary where a most 
impressive hour or so was spent. 

In passing it is but proper to con- 
gratulate the Michigan City contractors 
upon their convention effort. Nor is thaz 
all, great credit is due the Chamber of 
Commerce, their hustling secretary Mr. 
W. K. Greenbaum, the business men 
and the Rotary Club for the unstinted 
co-operation they extended to their local 
contractors to make the convention a 
success, an event, the remembrance of 
which all visitors will store away in 
memory to call forth in the days to 
come and conjure over in happy recol- 
lection. 


BUILDING PERMITS. 


($4,500 and Over) 
Week of January 25th to January 31st. 
*Bank and Office Building: $600,000, 
128 E. Wash. St. Archt., Vonnegut, 


Bohn & Mueller, Indiana Trust Bldg. 
Owner, Meyer-Kiser Bank, 126 E. Wash- 
ington. General contractor, Bedford 
Stone and Constr. Co., Fletcher Trust 


Bldg. Wrecking old buildings on site. 
Start excavating in 10 days. Terra 
Cotta. 


*Stores: $34,500, 2 sty., 52x120 and 
25x40, 2811 East 10th. Archt., Thos. 
Winterowd, American Central Life Bldg. 
Owner, East Tenth Street Realty Co., 


‘Benj. J. Helkema, 2901 East 10th. Gen- 


eral contractor, A. L. Avey, 538 N. Ta- 
coma. Start work at once. Brick. 

“Duplex: $30,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
45x57, 4118 N. Meridian St. Archt., 
George and Mac Lucas, Consolidated 
Bldg. Owner, Sol Meyer, Pres., Meyer 
Kiser Bank, East Washington St. Start 
work at once. ; 

“Apartment: (4 Apts.) $25,000.00, 2 
sty., 85x85, 5752 E. Washington.  Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, George Hitz, 26 
So. Delaware St. ‘General contractor, 


‘Roy S. Towell, c/o owner. \ Brick ve- 


neer. Start work at once. 


Residences (3) $18,000 total, 4921- 
4911-4915 Central Ave. Owner, Pike 
Bros., at site. Excavating. Frame. 

Drug Store (Rem.) $12,000, 50 E. 
Wash. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and 
Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust Bldg. Gen- 
eral contract let to J. E. McGaughey, 
American Central Life Bldg. Owner, 
Hook Drug Co., Ill. and Wash. General 
rem. and new store fronts. 

Residence: $10,000, 4412 Park Ave. 
Owner, T. J. O’Hearn, c/o contractor. 
General contract let to J. L. Holmes, 608 
East 46th St. Excavating. 

Residence: $7,000, 3139 Bellefontaine. 
Owner, John D. Ross, 3143 Bellefontaine. 
Day work. Frame. 

Residence: $6,700, 3606 Guilford. 
Owner, Carl J. Gakstetter, 1211 N. Oak- 
land. General contract let to H. H. Neg- 
ley, 28338 N. Talbott. Excavating. 


Frame. . 

Residence (double) $7,000, 5083-35 
E. New York St. Owner, E. W. Claus- 
ing, 69 N. Layman Ave. Excavating. 

Residence: (double) $6,500, 418-20 N. 
Sherman. Owner, Chas. L. Hartman, 
315 E. Washington St. Contract let to 
W. P. Roberts, c/o contractor. 

Residence: $6,500, 3349 ‘Carrollton. 


Owner, F. M. Bartholomew, 3720 Salem 
St. Owner builds. Frame. 
Residence: $6,500, 3417 Carrollton. 


Owner W. L. Rush at site. General 
contract let to D. D. Augustus, 4430 
Guilford. Brick veneer. 

Residence: $6,500, 419 N. Bosart. 
Owner, C. B. Durham & Co., Consoli- 
dated Bldg. Owner builds. : 

Residence: $5,000, 617 E, 53rd. Own- 
er, T. G. Bennett, at site, day work. 

Residence: $8,000, 4120 N. Capitol. 
Owner, J. F. Cantwell, Lemcke Bldg. 

Residence: $5.000, 5835 Broadway. 
Owner, Lee E. Kunkler, ‘229 E. 51st. 

Residence: . (double), $5,000, 358-60 W. 
26th. Owner, F. M. Knight, 3106 Cen- 
tral. 

Residence: $4,500, 922 East 40th. 
Owner, T. E. Grinslade, 318 N. Denny 


St. : 
Residence (double), $4,500, 1414-16 E. 
Tabor St. Owner, Clarence Williams, % 


contractor. Contract let to Frank FE. Ros- | 


berg, 1042 E. Tabor. 

Residences (2 doubles). $4,700 each, 
2645-47 E. 17th. and 1636-38 N. Rural. 
Owner. B. F. Bartz, 408 Jefferson Ave. 
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927-928 STATE LiFe BLDG. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 
CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 
Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 

Member StateJA. B. C.’s 


a at Wesley ps oP ape Ra President 
Tier Realy rote Mare 8 Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


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MEETING NIGHTS 


General meeting every third Tuesday evening. 
‘General contractors meet second and fourth 
Monday evening. 

Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


CONVENTION IMPRESSIVE. 


The contractors who were in a posi- 
tion to attend the State A. B. C.’s con- 
vention at Michigan City last week and 
did, were not only. fortunate but were 
well repaid for their effort; those who, 
for one cause or another, failed to at- 
tend surely missed a treat. It was one 
of the best meetings of contractors that 
it has ever been our privilege to attend, 
and we have attended quite a few such 
gatherings, 

There was ever present an undeniable 
spirit of good fellowship and every move 
made bespoke co-operation to a wonder- 
ful degree. That which has been done 
in the interest of the contractors and 
for the advancement of the whole build- 
ing industry in the state by the Asso- 
ciated Building Contractors of Indiana 
can scarcely be realized except by those 
who were present at the convention and 
heard the reports of the officers and 
various committeemen, 

If there was any one report that stood 
out above all the others it was the one 
made by Walter Wise, Indianapolis, 
chairman of the State Building Law 
Codification Committee. The effort put 
forth by Mr. Wise and his committee 
has resulted in the greatest constructive 
measure ever proposed by the State A. 
B. C.’s, a measure that has evolved into 
Senate Bill 140, now pending before the 
State Legislature, which, if passed, will 
mean a virtual state wide building code 
for Indiana. Regardless of the outcome 
of this bill every contractor in Indiana 
owes a vote of thanks to the members 
of this committee for their untiring ef- 
forts to perfect something really worth 
While to the building interests of the 
State. The reading of the committee’s 
report convinced every auditor that in 
formulating the proposed legislation a 
vast amount of work had been required. 

This bill has merit, the things that it 
provides for are actually needed and, as 
a mark of appreciation of the unselfish 
devotion of Mr. Wise and his colleagues 
‘o the welfare of the building industry, 
every association member contractor, 
and even the individual unaffiliated con- 
tractors, should get back of this pro- 
posed bill and work for its passage by 
the legislature. 

Nor is that all, if the state law-mak- 
ers see fit to write this legislation on 
the statute books it will be incumbent 
upon every city contractors’ associa- 
tion and the individual members of the 


State A. B. C.’s to see that the provisions 
therein incorporated are enforced. 

This was but one thing that grew out 
of the convention, but it was really the 
biggest thing and tended to show that 
the building contracting forces are 
really reaching the point where they can 
be a unit when it comes to progressive- 
ness and a betterment of conditions. 


INTENT GOOD BUT MUST LIVE UP 
TOaT, 


Another good move was made by the 
assembled contractors when they voted 
that all members of the State A. B. C.’s 
should avail themselves of the opportun- 
its to employ as many apprentices as 
possible. This was a good resolution and 
will bear living up to. There is only one 
way for the depleted labor market to be 
revamped and supplied and that is for 
the contractors themselves to buckle 
down and aim to make more mechanics 
themselves by employing and teaching 
apprentices who will in time become 
skilled mechanics with which to carry 
on the business. 

As said before, this resolution 1s a 
good one. However, it must be lived up 
to otherwise it will be in vain. One 
thing must be born in mind, it is easy 
to resolve, but, to go back home and for- 
get only means that all the high sound- 
ing protestations and well meaning im- 


,pulses were empty, idle boastings, and 


heartless emotions consuming time that 
might otherwise have been profitably 
spent. F 

It would be interesting to have a re- 
port on apprentices along about next 
July. 


REALLY A REMARKABLE EVENT. 


It is not our custom to enthuse over 
a banquet, they are all more or less cut 
and dried events. However, after that 
affair that the Builders and Manufac- 
turers Mutual ‘Casualty Co. of Chicago 
put on at Michigan City for the enter- 
tainment and edification of the Indiana 
contractors we are forced to ecstatically 
remark that it was “Some Banquet.” 
in the first place the menu was deli- 
cious, the music by the mixed quartette 
was superb, and the addresses delivered 
were not only good, they were remark- 
able. Really we wouldn’t mind being a 
preacher if we could tell stories as Rev. 
Hopkins does. 

The officers of the insurance company, 
YOUR company, deserve unstinted cred- 
it for the commendable way in which 
they turned the evening of January 24th 
into a period long to be remembered, 
undoubtedly never to be forgotten by 
those of us who experienced it. 


HOSTS IN ALL THAT THE NAME 
IMPLIES. 


Don’t ever believe that the Calumet 
contractors were not over at Michigan 
City for the State A. B. C.’s convention. 
They were not only there, they enjoyed 
every minute of their stay, and would 
surely have regretted missing it now 
that they know what went on. — 

The local men who did journey across 
to their neighboring sister city were 
proud of the Michigan City contractors 
for the way they dispensed northern In- 
diana hospitality. The M. C. fellows 


are a live bunch and the way they played 
host was a revelation: If they build as 
well as they entertain they must be some 
builders. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 
General Contractors Rhoades and 
Graves this week began the erection of 
two more bungalows, one on Blaine Ave. 
and the other on Dyer Boulevards. 


The city of Hammond is contemplating 
erecting a fire station of the bungalow 
type on South Hohman St., plans for 
which are now being prepared by 
Architects J. T. Hutton & Son. Bids 
will be asked about February 15th. The 
building is estimated to cost $15,000. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


CMAs.) Towe |i Sy ern President 
a, es Gallivane sy os ee Secretary 


314 Main Street 
EA I ORS RN ke eae ES 
SMALLER CITY CONTRACTORS 
TURNED OUT WELL FOR 
STATE CONVENTION. 


It was gratifying and inspiring to 
note the representation that the smaller 
cities had at the State A. B. G.’s con- 
vention at Michigan City last week. 
This feature only made more impressive 
the aliveness and up-to-dateness of the 
building contractors throughout the 
State and the desire of the smaller 
city contractor to be in closer touch 
with the pulse of the building industry. 
There was a time when organization 
was considered only as essential to the 
contractors and builders of the larger 
municipalities, but gradually the build- 
ing construction industry advanced un- 
til the influences that ruled therein 
spread out to effect the operations in 
the entire state field, and there was but 
one way for the contractors in the 
broadening sphere to cope with the new 
order, that was by co-operating through 
association endeavor. 

That the smaller city and town build- 
ing contractors were awake to the issue 
is today attested by the local associa- 
tions they have built up and their regu- 
lar attendance at the conventions and 
other meetings held by the builders of 
the entire state. 

Every year the interest of the smaller 
contractors seems to increase and the 
fact that they are eager to take the 
floor when discussions arise shows from 
their arguments that the problems they 
encounter are mutual to all builders 
whether they reside in the more thickly 
populated districts or in more or less 
rural communities. 

The intent effort that Indiana con- 
tractors are making toward co-opera- 
tion for the establishment of higher 
principles and the general advancement 
of progressive ideas for greater effi- 
clency and expediency surely augurs 
well for the future. 

Never has there been an Indiana con- 
tractor’s convention that developed a 
more impressive serious atmosphere than 


that that was brought out at Michigan 
City. 


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R. C. HALL ROOFING COMPANY 
General Roofing Contractors 
Prepared to Figure In Any Part of the Country. 
Asphalt Built-Up Roofing 
Repairing and Recoating a Specialty 
Also Roofing Supplies. 

We Carry Full Insurance Protection. 

1103 S. Walnut St. 


Phone 2276 MUNCIE, IND. 


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Engineers and Sheet Metal Contractors 
1030 Canal St. Indianapolis Main 6963 


Ventilating and Dust Collecting 
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Interstate Public Service Company 
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Low rates on Cement from 
Speeds Mill to Indianapolis 
and various other points in 
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Interstate Public Service Company | 
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819 Board of Trade, 
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HYDRAULIC-PRESS BRICK COMPANY 
801-805 Board of Trade 


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Manufacturers and Distributors 


Hy-tex 
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We Solicit a Statement of Your Requirements 


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Face Brick Commons Hollow Building Tile 


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VENTILATORS 


The New Patent Rotary Ball Bearing 
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Published Every Saturday 


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Entered as second class matter August 29, 1919, 


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STATE CONTRACTORS ADOPT IM- 
PORTANT RESOLUTIONS. 


Decide on Greater Publicity and Take 


Definite Stand As Regards 
Apprentices. 


Patent upon the function, future in- 
fluence and further development of the 
Associated Building Contractors of In- 
diana as a real power for advancement 
in building construction circles, and as 
an instrument of latent and _ potential 
usefulness to the building contracting 
fraternity of the state was the attention 
focused on constructive policies to. be 
inaugurated by the state body. As a 
result of such deliberation these resolu- 
tions were introduced, seconded and car- 
ried at the Michigan City convention. 

“Resolved, that the various member 
associations use their efforts to place 
the purposes and advantages of the A. 

C. organization before various civic 
organizations and prospective builders 
of their respective communities.” 


“Resolved, that each member associ- 
ation report within 30 days after the 
convention the number of apprentices 
et gent in the different crafts in each 
city.” 

_ “Resolved, that each member associa- 
tion do now pledge itself and agree to 
indenture as many apprentices in the 
various lines as possible. : 


Another resolution, while not so im- 
portant as the above, aimed at more 
expediency and with a view to making 
It easier for a larger body of men to 
attend all convention sessions, was also 
adopted. 


“Resolved, that the annual convention 


of the A. B. C. be limited to two days’ 
time,” 


_ Further the contractors in the: follow- 
ing manner expressed their pleasure at 
the wav this year’s convention had been 
handled. 


INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, FEBRUARY 10, 1923 


No. 45 


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“Resolved, that we go on record as 
keenly appreciating the well directed ef- 
forts on the part of the Michigan City 
association and the Chamber of Com- 
merce for their splendid part in making 
vur visit to titis convention a pleasure 
and a success.” 


REMEDY OFFERED. 


New Court in New York Promises to 
Facilitate Industrial Employment 
Disputes. 


E. E. COLE, Secy. 


Bldg. Trades Employers’ Association, 
Calumet District. 


A new departure has been made in 
New York by the establishment of a 
Commercial Court, the aim being to 
find a short cut for the settlement of 
business disputes and quarrels. / 

This court should in a great measure 
remedy certain annoying conditions that 
arise from misunderstandings between 
the different building trades and _ be- 
tween such trades and employers. The 
Arbitration Society of America has been 
launched in connection with the new 
court and the society has established a 
Tribunal of Justice, open to the public 
and the trades, for the settlement of all 
kinds of controversies excepting criminal 
and divorce matters. The arbitration 
decisions are binding. Disputes of a 
nature that, heretofore, have dragged 
through the courts from one to four 
years under the new order have been set- 
tled in from one day to a week according 
to the magnitude of the contributions, 
and such decisions have been reached at 


. a nominal, reasonable cost. Then, too, 


the court proceedings have eliminated 
much of the red tape that was so much 
in evidence in former controversy set- 
tlements. 

On the face of things this move ap- 
pears to be a big step forward and one 
that other states well might adopt as it 
would have a tendency to eliminate long 
drawn out and costly litigation. The 
employment of such procedure in Labor 
controversies would eventually put a 
stop to long drawn out strikes and lock- 
outs and would create for better under- 
standings and relations between em- 
ployes and employers. 

There is no reason to dispute the fact 
that here is a great opportunity for good 
in the movement as it would effect an 
economic saving. The loss of money and 
time now caused by labor disputes could 
be cut to a minimum and a great burden 
lifted from industry, especially in the 
building construction field. 


UPWARD PRICE TREND PREDICT- 
ED FOR LUMBER. 


Lumber dealers of Indianapolis are 
forecasting higher prices for the build- 
ing year of 1923, with the increases al- 
ready being quoted and the trend still 
upward. With the substantial advances 
already achieved and_ strongly held, 
prices are surging upward in about all 


‘of the principal soft and hard woods.. 


It is said at the Indianapolis retail 
yards that over the country generally 
there is the strongest demand that has 
been visible in the lumber market since 
the hectic season of 1919-20. While re- 
tailers have been opposing the advances, 


the increases not ohly hold, but promise 


to go higher. 

“If a retail yard wants lumber, and 
all of them do, there is only one way 
to get it—order it and pay the price,” 
said one retailer. “It means of course, 
the cost of building houses this year will 
be higher, yet the building movement is 
already going forward. We are very 
busy making estimates and closing or- 
ders for spring. Indianapolis had a 
great building year in 1922 and is going 
to have another in 1923.” 

The upward movement, in the soft- 
woods markets particularly, has _ been 
gradual thus far, but there is no deny- 
ing that the pressure is heavy. The rec- 
ord showing of the Southern Pine Asso- 
ciation’s barometer for the week ended 
Friday, January 19, in which bookings 
of 127,000,000 feet by 129 mills is in- 
dicated, gives evidence of the flood of 


‘buying. 


WELL-KNOWN BUILDING MAN 
BEREAVED. 


Those of Indianapolis and _ Indiana 
building circles will regret to learn of 
the sudden death the past week of Mrs. 
Gzeo1ge Moring, wife of the widely 
knéwn firedoor representative. 

Mr. Moring, who for years was locat- 
ed at Indianapolis as representative of 
The Peelle Co., fire door manufacturers 
of Brooklyn, N. Y., had been recently 
promoted to western sales manager of 
the company with headquarters at Chi- 
cago. Mr. and Mrs. Moring and their 
son George, Jr., were motoring through 
to Chicago when Mrs. Moring, who had 
been suffering from a cold was taken ill. 
A stop was made at Jamestown, Ind., 
with friends, and overnight Mrs. Moring 
was stricken with pneumonia. After a 
three-day illness she passed away. The 
news upon reaching Indianapolis creat- 
ed quite a shock and the sympathy of his 
many friends in the building business 
is extended to George and his son. 


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vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


*General Office Building: 5 sty. and 
bas., 50x180, corner Alabama and Me- 
Carty Sts. Archt., Robert Frost Dag- 
gett, Consolidated Bldg. Owner, Eli 
Lilly and Co., Josiah K. Lilly, Pres. 
(Mfrs. of pharmaceuticals and biologi- 
cals), 224-249 E. McCarty St. Plans 
nearing completion. Archt. will be 
ready for bids in 10 days. Brick, stone 
trim, reinf. concrete floor and roof con- 
struction, elevators, steel sash, comp. 
roof, steam heat. - 


“Club House: $750,000.00, 8 sty. and 
bas. Archt., Adolph Scherrer, Indiana 
Trust Bldg. Owner, The Elks Realty 
Co., c/o Elks Lodge, 30 East Vermont 
St. Plans completed. Archt. will be 
ready for bids in 10 days. Brick, frpf. 
constr. 

Warehouse and Sales Building: $250,- 
000.00, Missouri and Maryland Sts. 
Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 
610 Indiana Trust Bldg. Owner, Vonne- 
gut Hardware Co., ‘Franklin Vonnegut 
Pres., 120-24 E. Washington St. Pre- 
liminary plans in progress. 
inforced concrete. 

“School: $100,000, 2 sty., 141x65. Cen- 
ter Township, Liberty, Ind., Union Coun- 
ty. Archt., Wilson B. Parker, 620 State 
Life Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, P. B. 
Nye, Trustee, Liberty, Indiana. Plans 
completed. Owner expects to advertise 
for bids soon. (Note new trustee.) 

“School: 2 sty., 107x65, Harrison Twp., 
Union County, Kitchell, Ind. Archt., 
Wilson B. Parker, 620 State Life Bldg., 


Indpls. Owner, Lester Parks, trustee, 
Kitchell, Ind. Plans completed. Owner 
expects to advertise for bids early 


spring. (Note new trustee.) 

Grade School: (general alterations) 
$10,000, Liberty, Ind. Archt., Wilson B. 
Parker, 620 State Life Bldg., Indinapo- 
lis. Owner, P. B. Nye, Liberty, Ind. 
Plans in progress. 

Residence (Colonial Type) $25,000. 
2 sty. and bas. Pennsylvania St. No. o 
30th. Architect, Wilson B. Parker, 620 
State Life Building. Owner, J. C. Schaf, 
Jr., Prest, Electric Machine Corp., 329 
West Ohio St. Plans in progress. . Brick 
veneer. 

Residence: (Colonial type), 2 sty. & 
bas. Architect, Wilson B. Parker, 620 
State Life Bldg. Owner, E. C. Atkins, 
Prest. E. C. Atkins~& Co., 402 South 
Illinois St. Plans in progress. Ready 


for bids shortly. Frame. 


Brick, re-' 


¢ 413 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. 


Dormitory: $90,000 to $95,000 (Schuy- 
fer Colfax Memorial), Greensburg, Ind. 
Architect, Charles Brossman, 1503 Mer- 
chants Bank Bldg., Indpls. Owner., I. O. 
O. F. Lodge. Owner receiving bids to 
close March the 16th, at the Odd Fel- 
lows Bldg., corner of Pennsylvania and 
Washington Sts., Indianapolis. Brick, 
concrete and steel, slate roof, wood or 
steel stairs, heating from Central Plant. 
Est. cost $90,000 to $95,000, including 
heating, plumbing and wiring. 


*Church: $40,000, Newcastle, Ind. 
Archt., Chas, E. Bacon, Odd Fellows 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Baptist 
Congregation, J. W. Kinnett, pastor; W. 
E. Waggoner, Secy., Newcastle. Own- 
er taking bids. The Bowyer Constr. 
Co., Newcastle, and T. E. Setters Constr. 
Co., Noblesville, are figuring. Brick, 
stone trim. 


Filteration Plant: $75,000, Warsaw, 
Ind. Owner, The Interstate Public Ser- 
vice Co., 510 Board of Trade Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. Plans in progress. Brick 
walls, concrete and steel. 


Traction Station: $75,000, Louisville, 
Ky. Archt., Joseph and Joseph, Francis 
Bldg., Louisville. Owner, Interstate 
Public Service Co., 510 Board of Trade 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Preliminary plans 
in progress. Brick, concrete and steel. 

Church (addition), $40,000.00, Pains- 
ville, Ohio. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 
413 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Church of Christ, Painsville, Ohio, pre- 
liminary plans in progress, mature 
spring. Brick. 


Church: (2 units), $45,000 to $60,000, 
Kent, Ohio. ‘Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 
413 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Own- 
er, Church of Christ, Kent, Ohio. Pre- 
liminary plans in progress. Brick, will 
contain Sunday School rooms, Church 
and Gymnasium. 


Church: $25,000, Rushville, Ill. Archt. 
A. A. Honeywell, Penway Bldg., Indian- 
apolis. Owner, Christian Church, Rev. 
George P. Snyder, pastor, Rushville, Ill. 
Plans completed., Owner will ask for 
bids in 80 days. Brick. 


Church: $20,000, 1 sty., 50x40, Crown 
Point, Ind. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 
Own- 
er, Christian Congregation, Rev. G. B. 
Dunning, Crown Point, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Brick. 


“Church (addition), $20,000, 1 sty. and 
bas., 38x70, Greencastle, Ind. Archt., 
A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Presbyterian Con- 
gregation, Rev. Victor L. Raphel, pas- 
tor, Greencastle. Plans about com- 
pleted, ready for bids in three weeks. 
Brick, stone trim. 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 7 


“Church: (addition), $30,000, Nobles- 
ville, Ind. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 
Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Christian Church, A. Cursley, Chmn., 
Noblesville, Ind. Flans nearing comple- 
tion, mature about April Ist. 


Residence and two-car wérage: $15,- 
000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 27x40, 43rd and 
Pennsylvania Sts. Archt., Frank B. 
Hunter, State Life Bldg. Owner, Arthur 
Brown, c/o Century Biscuit Co. Plans 
in progress, ready for bids in 2 weeks. 
Stucco, Spanish tile roof, metal case- 
ment windows, furnace, tile and hard- 
wood floors, Italian type of architeuture. 

Residence: $10,000, 1 sty. & bas., 42x 
45, Bloomfield, Ind. Archt., Frank B. 
Hunter, State Life Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Allen Williams, Bloomfield. Plans 
in progress. Owner ready for bids in 2 
weeks. Brick veneer, stucco, tile roof, 
furnace, tile and hardwood floors. 


Residence: (double), 2 sty. & bas., 
42d and Graceland. Archt., The Elmer 
E. Dunlap Co., 1050 No. Delaware St. 
Owner, Charles M. Wilson, 3541 No. 
Capitol. Plans in progress. Ready for 
bids soon. Frame. 


*Store (music): Rem. from building 
at 285 N. Pennsylvania St. Archt., 
Myers and Coffin, 413 Penway Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, William F. Johnson, 
c/o Archt. Lessee of bldg:, Robertsons 
Music House, Terre Haute, Ind. Archt. 
taking bids. New floors, electric wir- 
ing and fixtures, rem. of heating sys- 
tem, alteration to store fronts, freight 
elevator, painting and general alt. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Store Building: (3 stores), 34th and 
Central. Archt., Russell N. Edwards, 
45 Union Trust Bldg. Owner, Frank R. 
Reynolds, 3362 Central Ave. General 
contract let to Brandt Bros., Indiana 
Trust Bldg. Start work soon. Brick. 


“Apartment Building: $600,000 (36 5- 
room apts.), 3 sty. & bas., 190x208, 
3847-49 No. Meridian St. Archt., Don- 
ald Graham, 1128 Hume Mansur Bldg. 
Owner, Woodsmall-Meridian Corp., H. 
H. Woodsmall, Prest., Fidelity Trust 
Bldg. General contractor, Leslie Colvin, 
Board of Trade Bldg. Revised nlans 
completed. Start work early _ spring. 
Brick, reinf. concrete and struct. steel. 


“Apartment Building (16 apts.), 
$112,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 120x213, 
Maple Road Blvd., between Central Aye. 
and Washington Blvd. Archt., George 
and Mac Lucas, Consolidated Bldg. 
Owner, Ritz Realty Co., J. J. Kiser, c/o 
Meyer-Kiser Bank, 136 E. Washington; 
Lawrence W. George, 1153 Consolidated 
Bldg. Archt. awarding separate con- 
tracts, start work in 10 davs. Brick 
work let to Edgar Stevens, 921 E. Ma- 


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ple Road; carpentry by day labor; heat- 
ing and plumbing let to Freyn Bros., 31 
W. Michigan; terra cotta let to Indian- 
apolis Terra Cotta Co., Consolidated 
Bldg.; electric work let to C. ‘L. Smith 
Electric Co.; plastering to Chas. Mc- 
Garvey, 2335 Broadway; roofing and 
sheet metal work let to Ralph Reeder, 
314 E. 16th Place; mill work to Cap- 
itol Lumber Co.; painting to William 
Waugh, 338 N. Delaware St., all of In- 
dianapolis. 

Boiler House: 1 sty., 30x45, Madison 
Ave. and Ray St. Archt., Chas. T. 
Freijs, Delaware and Market Sts. Own- 
er, Gregg and Son, Madison and Ray 
Sts. Contract let to Nick Noe, Lom- 
bard.Bldg. Start work in 10 days. 

*Store Building: 1 sty. and bas., 40x 
60, 2224 Shelby St. Archt., Myers and 
Coffin, 418 Penway Bldg. Owner, David 
Adeff, 1802 Howard St. Contract award- 
ed to Abe Greenspan, 18 N. West: St. 
Concrete blocks. 


Factory (add.): 1 sty., 21x122, Holmes 
and Mich. Owner, National Malleable 
- Castings Co., Holmes and Michigan. 
Owner builds. Brick, slow burning 
constr. 


Residence: $15,000.00, 2 sty. and. bas., 
27x41, 4720 N. ‘Capitol Ave. Owner, 
David A. Clark, V. P. Century Biscuit 
Co. General contract let to H. L. Burns, 
1307 W. 34th St. Brick veneer. Start 
work in 10 days. 


Residence: $11,000.00, 2 
28x38, 39388 Central Ave. Owner, D. C. 
Plummer, 3938 Broadway. General con- 
tract let to H. A. Wilson, c/o owner. 
Start work soon. 


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ANDERSON 


“Childrens Home: $200,000, “Calvin 
Bronnenburg Farm,’ 2 miles East of 
Anderson. Archt., Ernest R. Watkins, 
Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of 
County Commissioners and Board of 
Childrens ‘Guardians, Court MHouse. 
County Council will hold a meeting the 
night of Feb. 15th to decide on an ap- 
propriation to cover cost of building. 

“Residence: $25,000, 2 sty. & bas., 
West 9th St. Archt., E. F. Miller, Farm- 
ers Trust Bldg. Owner, Hugh Hill, 
Prest. Hill Pump Co., Anderson. Plans 


completed. Ready for bids in 30 days. 
Garage completed. Stucco, hollow tile, 
tile roof. 


Residence: $7,000, Nichol Ave. Archt., 


E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers Trust Bldg. 
Owner, Dr. C. W. Jones, 353 Farmers 
Trust Bldg. Owner taking bids to close 
February 20th. 

Residences: (12), $4,000 to $6,000, Ar- 
row Ave., near 10th. Private plans. 
Owner, W. L. Day and Son, Williams 
Block. Start work about April 1st. 
Frame. 

Residences: (10), $6,000 to $10,000, 
High Point Place. Private plans. Own- 
er, Anderson Investment Association, J. 
C. Shaffer, Prest. Plans in progress. 
Start work in 60 days. Frame. 


Residences: (9), $5,000 each. Private 
plans. Colonial Addition. Owner, The 
Home Builders ‘Assn. Contemplated. 
Mature in April. Frame. 


Residences: (6), $4,000 to $5,000 each, 
Colonial Addition. Private plans. Own- 
er, Walter Vasbinder, Chesterfield, Ind. 
Starting work, will also start a few more 
later this winter. 

Residences: (5), $4,000 each, Colonial 
Addition. Private plans. Owner, Rod- 
ney Williamson, 1815 Ohio St. Start 
work soon. Frame. 

Residence: $5,000, Nicol Ave. Private 
Plans. Owner, Chas. Shaul, 940 Main 
St. Plans in progress. Ready for bids 
soon. 

Residences: (3), Cozy Corner, Nicol 
and Rockey Aves. Owner, G. W. Pierce, 
1821 Central Ave. Starting work, will 
start others later. Frame. 


Duplex: (rem. from residence), 1303 


Jackson St. Private plans. Owner, Mrs. 
Chas. Funk, 1310 Fletcher. Plans in 
progress. Frame. 

BLOOMINGTON 


Hotel: $150,000. Owner, F. Ballard, 
interested. Owner negotiating for site. 
Definite data later. 

“Church: $50,000, 2 sty. & bas., 123x 
60. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher 
Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Fair- 
view Methodist Church, Rev. G. W. Mor- 
gan, pastor, Bloomington. Revised plans 
completed. Will take new bids about 
April 1st. 


CONNERSVILLE. 


“High School: $14,500.00, Patriot, Ind. 
Posey township, ‘Switzerland county. 
Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heinemann 
Bldg., Connersville. Owner, School 


Board of Posey Twp., R. G. Bunger, 
Pres.; Geo. Platt, Secy.; Chas. B, 
Rochat, Secy., Patriot, Ind. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close February 26th at 
1:00 P. M. Brick and tile, steel sash, 
built-up-asphalt roof. See legal adver- 
tising in this issue, 

*Grade School: $12,000.00, Quercus 
Grove, Ind., Posey township, Switzer- 
land county. Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 
108 Heinemann’ Bldg., Connersville. 
Owner, School Board of Posey Twp. and 
Quercus (Grove, R. G. Bunger, Pres.; 
George Platt, Treas.; Chas. B, Rochat, 
Secy., Patriot, Ind. Owner receiving 
bids to close February 26th at 2:30 P, 
M. (See legal advertising in this issue), 
Brick, hollow tile, asphalt roof. 


*“Church (Catholic), 1 sty. and bas, 
$35,000.00, Newcastle, Ind. = Archt,, 
Karl P. Henkle, 108 Heinemann Bldg., 
‘Connersville. ‘Owner, Catholic Congre- 
gation, Rev. J. J. Gallagher, Newcas- 
tle. ‘Foundation in, ready for bids on 
superstructure about February 28th. 
Brick, hollow tile and steel, stone trim, 
slate roof, vapor heat, steel sash, tile 
floors, oak trim. 

“Church: $20,000.00, 1 sty. and bas., 
42x70, Alquina, Ind., Fayette county, 
road from ‘Connersville. Archt., Karl 
P. Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg., Con- 


nersville. Owner, Rev. La. Hue, Ever- 
ton, Ind., Fayette county). Foundation 
in, ready for bids on superstructure 


February 15th. Brick, steel, stone trim, 
slate roof, furnace heat, private water 
system, private lighting system, sewage 
disposal. 

Residence (rem.) $4,500, Grand Ave. 
Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heinemann 
Bldg. Owner, J. J. Turner. Plans in 
progress, ready for bids about April 
Ist. Frame, asphalt shingle roof, fur- 
nace, new bath, electric wiring and fix- 
tures. 

School: $40,000, 2 sty. & bas. Owen 
Township, Jackson County, Indiana. 
Architect, H. M. Griffin, McFarlan Bldg., 
Connersville. Owner, Lemuel 0. Fish, 
Trustee, Norman Station, (Indiana. 
Plans in progress. Brick, stone trim, 
private water system, private light plant, 
Septic tank, fan blast system of heating, 
built-up roof. 

School: (addition), $40,000, Benton- 
ville, Indiana, Posey Township, Fayette 
County. Archt., H. M. Griffin, McFarlan 
Bldg. Owner, Lewis Rayl, Bentonville, 
Indiana. Plans in progress. Brick and 
tile, Slate roof, fire escapes, steam heat. 


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“Church: $25,000, 2 sty., 50x72, Milton, 
Indiana. Archt., H. M. Griffin, McFarlan 
Bldg., Connersville, Ind. Owner, Chris- 
tion Church, Rey. F. C. McCormick, pas- 
ter, Milton, Ind. Start work shortly. 
Brick, hollow tile, 4 ply built-up roof, 
steam heat (brick and hollow tile pur- 
chased). 


School: (township), $49,000, 1 sty. & 
bas. (4 class rooms and auditorium), 
_ Jackson Township, Rush County,. Indi- 
ana. Owner, Henry W. Beckner, trustee, 
Rushville, Indiana, Rural Route No. 8. 
Plans in progress. Brick over hollow 
tile, built-up asbestos roof, private water 
system, private light plant, septic tank. 
Will advertise for bids about March 15. 
Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heinemann 
Bldg., Connersville. 


School: (6 room grade school), $47,000, 
Batesville, Indiana. Archt., Karl P. 
Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg., Conners- 
ville. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
L. E. Howard, Frest.; H. L. Timmerman, 
Secy.; H. F. Buck, Treas., Batesville, 
Indiana. ‘Plans in progress. Brick ve- 
neer over hollow tile. Built-up roofing, 
Direct-Indirect heating system. 


Funeral Establishment: (rem. from 
residence), and 3-car garage, $6,000. 
Architect, Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heine- 
mann Bldg. Owner, C. W. Thompson. 
Plans in progress. Brick, furnace, prism 
glass, floor covering and general altera- 
tions. Owner will build by day labor. 


Duplex: (rem. from residence), and 6- 
car garage, $8,000. Archt., Jos. R. Fal- 
lon, 105 McFarlan Bldg. Owner, E. V. 
Hawkins. Plans in. progress. Frame 
and stucco, Arcola heater, new plumbing, 
electric wiring and fixtures. 


Duplex Residence: $7,500, 2 sty. & 
bas., 30x50. Architect, Joseph R. Fallon, 
105 McFarlan Bldg. Owner, E. V. Hawk- 
ms. Plans in progress. Frame, furnace, 
shingle roof. 


Apartment: (2 apts.), rem. from resi- 
dence, 2 sty. &. bas., 35x60. Archt., 
Joseph R. Fallon, 105 McFarlan Bldg. 
Owner, E. V. Hawkins. Plans in prog- 
ress. Stucco over ‘hollow tile, furnace 
heat, shingle roof. 


Residence: (remodel), $7,000, 114 sty. 
& bas. Archt., Joseph R. Fallon, 108 
McFarlan Bldg. Owner, A. A. Glock- 
zin. Plans in progress. Frame, furnace, 
general alterations. 


CRAWFORDSVILLE 


“Printing Plant: (1st unit), $300,000, 
1 sty. & bas., 250x465. Archt., Howard 
Shaw, 39 South State St., Chicago, Ill. 
Owner, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 731 
Plymouth Court, Chicago, Ill., and Craw- 
fordsville, Ind. Bids in. Expect to 
award a contract within the next few 
days. Brick, stone trim, reinforced con- 
crete and steel, steel sash, comp. roof.’ 


“Electric Light and Power Plant: 
$200,000. Engineer, Carroll & Breining, 
Traction Terminal Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, City of Crawfordsville, James 
W. Hamilton, Clerk, City Hall, Craw- 
fordsville. General contractor, Bowyer 
Constr. Co., Newcastle, Ind. Struct. steel 
to Pan-American Bridge Co., Newcastle. 
On foundation. 


EVANSVILLE 


Ice Cream Plant: $50,000. Architect 
and engineer, W. H.. Timm, Philadelphia, 
Pa. Owner, Fred Miller Bakery and Ice 
Cream ‘Co., Evansville, Indiana. Plans 
in progress. Brick, concrete and steel, 
comp. roof, steel sash, complete equip- 
ment for making ice cream. 


Apartment Building: (2 6-room apart- 
ments), Mary and Franklin Sts. Archt., 
Frank J. Schlotter, 113% Upper 4th St. 
Owner, August H.:Stoermer. Archt. tak- 
ing bids to close at once. Brick. 


“Garage and Stables: 1 sty., 70x127, 
Main and Michigan Sts. Owner, Farm- 
ers Dairy Co., Main and Michigan Sts. 
Plans about completed. Ready for bids 
soon. Brick. 


“Township School: Scott Township, 
Vanderburg County, Indiana. Archt., 
Anderson & Stingle, 108 Upper 4th St., 
Evansville. Owner, Henry Schornhorst, 
trustee, Inglefield, Indiana. All bids re- 
jected. May revise plans to lower cost 
and readvertise for new bids in the 
spring. (Note change of Trustee.) 


Garage (rem. and-add.) $20,000.00, So. 
3rd St. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and 
Co., Furniture Bldg. Owner, Pride 
Bros., South Third St. Plans in prog- 
ress, work will consist of building a 1 
sty, top addition, new outer brick walls, 
steel sash and general remodeling. 

Church (add. and rem.): $6,000.00, 
Rockport, Ind. (Archt., Harry E. Boyle 
& Co. Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 


Owner, Trinity M. E. Church, Rockport, 
Ind. Plans in progress. Small addi- 
tion to building and interior remodeling. 

Filling Station: $8,000, Ky. and 
Wash. Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., 
Furn. Bldg. Owner, Evansville Oil and 


Grease Co. Plans in progress. Brick. 
Store Building: (rem.), % 508 Main 
St. Private plans. Owner, William 


Hughes, Inc., 508 Main St., Evansville. 
Preliminary plans in progress. Work 
will consist of new store fixtures, 2 ele- 
vators (1 freight and 1 pass.), new cop- 
per set front, painting and general in- 
terior alterations. 
Bungalow: (6 rooms), Arber Hill, 
Stringtown Road. Owner, John Fell- 
wock. Taking bids. Brick veneer. 


Contracts Awarded 


Residences (2), $40,000 (both), 2 sty. 
&' bas., Bayard Park Drive, Evansville. 
Architect, Clifford Shopbell & Co., Fur- 
niture Bldg. Owner (1), Fred Miller, 
Sr.; (1), Fred Miller, Jr. Both % Fred 
Miller Bakery and Ice Cream Co. Gen- 
eral contract let to C. Kanzler & Son, 
Furniture Bldg. Plumbing let to Wool- 
ley & Son. Start work shortly. Brick. 

“Apartment: (rem.), $6,000. Archt., 
Anderson & Stingle, 108 Upper 4th. 
Owner, Heseman & Schnacke Co. Car- 
pentry let to J. P. Shopner & Son, elec- 
tric work let to Harding Electric Co., 
heating and plumbing to S. A. Schmitt 
Co., all of Evansville. 


FT. WAYNE 


Parochial School: 2 sty. & bas., State 
Boulevard between Florida Drive and 
Alabama Ave. Private plans. Owner, 
St. Paul’s Lutheran Congregation, Ar- 
nold Scherer, 2621 West Drive, Chmn. 
Bldg. Comm.; other members of which 
are: Max Irmscher (contractor), 118 
West Berry St.; William Buesching  (con- 
tractor), 819 Delaware St.; Paul Wehr- 
enberg (contractor), 2103 Florida Drive; 
Henry Hockemeyer (contractor), 1217 
Summit St.; Henry Lepper (contractor), 
817 East Wayne; Robert Wolf (contrac- 
tor), 1801 California St. Plans’ in prog- 
ress. Expect to award contracts about 
April Ist. Brick, stone trim. 

Physicians Office Building: (rem. from 
large residence), N. W. corner of Harri- 
son and West Jefferson Sts. Owner, 
Company Organizing, ™% the following: 
Dr. K. K. Wheelock, 1020 Harrison St.; 

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Dr. George E. Moats, 1020 Harrison St.; 
Dr. Hugo H. Meier, 209 West Berry St.; 
Dr. M. B. Catlett, 404 Central Bldg. 
Preliminary plans in progress. The 
large residence will be converted into a 
modern Dentists and Physicians build- 
ing. 

Bank: (rem. and alt.), Clinton St., 
Owner, The Lincoln National Bank. Pre- 
liminary plans. Work will consist of re- 
moving partitions, painting, bank fix- 
tures, iron work, electric work and gen- 
eral interior alterations. 


Church: (add. and rem.), $35,000. 
West Washington and Van Buren Sts. 
Owner, St. Johns Lutheran Church, Rev. 
H. P. Dannecker, pastor, 734 West Wash- 
ington St. Owner voted to build this 
spring. Financing at present. 


“Masonic Temple: Angola, ‘Indiana. 
Archt., Guy Mahurin, Lincoln Life Bldg. 
Owner, Angola Lodge F. & A. M., An- 
gola, Indiana. Bids rejected. Archt,. re- 
vising plans. Brick. 

“Apartment and Storage Building: (3 
apts., 1 sty.), $20,000; 2 sty. & bas., 25x 
90, Maumee Ave. and Ohio St. Archt., 
Henry Schnorr, 401 Noll Bldg. Owner, 
Herman Scheele, 2620 West Drive. Plans 
in progress. Brick. (Note correction of 
owner’s address and location of. project.) 


“Residence and Garage: $60,000. 
Archt., J. M. E. Riedel, Noll Bldg. Own- 
er, G. Max Hoffman. Revised plans com- 
pleted. Will ask for new bids in 30 days. 


School Furniture: Henry J. Kolmer- 
ten, Trustee of Washington Twp., Ft. 
Wayne, Indiana, is taking bids: to close 
February 21st, on the following: 

Class No. 10—Four teacher’s desks. 

Class No. 11—Four teacher’s chairs. 

‘Class No. 12—Three primary tables 
and two and one-half dozen primary 
chairs, 

Class No. 13—Sixteen and one-half 
dozen single, auditorium, folding, chairs. 

Class No. 14—Ninety students’ desks. 

Class No. 18—Four (eight day) clocks. 

Class ‘No. 19—Three domestic science 
tables and twelve seats. 

Class No. 21—Two manual training 
benches and one dozen Vices. 

Class No. 30—Three school hacks (mo- 
tor trucks and bodies). 

Water Works Material: Board _of 
Public Works, City Hall, is receiving 
bids to close February 27th at 1:30 P. 


M., for the following: 500 tons of class 
B. 4”, 6”, 8”, 12” cast iron pipe, fittings, 
91 gate valves, 15 tons pig iron, 24,000 
pounds extra strong lead pipe, 25 fire 
hydrants, for the Ft. Wayne Water 
Works. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Dance Paviiion: i sty., 75x150. Archt., 
Pohlmeyer & Pohlmeyer, Central Bldg. 
Owner, Riverview Amusement Co., No. 
Clinton St. and Leo Road. General con- 
tract let to Buesching & Buesching 


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GARY 


“Church: (2 units), $700,000, 6th and 
Wash. Sts. Archt., Lowe & Bollenback- 
er, 108 So. La Salle St., Chicago, Ills. 
Owner, First M. E. Church, Wm. G. Sea- 
man, 654 Madison St., Gary, Ind. Re- 
vising plans. Will ask for new bids on 
1st unit in 30 days. 

“Masonic Temple: $150,000, 3 sty. & 
bas., 80x100, 6th and Jeff., Gary. Archt., 
J. T. Hutton & Son, 314 Hammond Bldg., 
Hammond, Ind. Owner, Gary Masonic 
Temple Assn., L. ‘Bain, Chmn., 583 
Broadway, Gary, Ind. Revising plans. 
Will ask for bids about April 1st. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Depot, Store and Offices: $50,000, 2 
sty. & bas., 50x100, 1083 Broadway. 
Archt., A. F. Wickes, Gary Theater Bldg. 
Owner, Gary Street Railway Co., 583 
Broadway. General contract let to W. 
H. Williams, 528 Georgia St. Start 
work soon. Brick. 


HAMMOND 


School: (add.), $40,000, 4 rooms, gym- 
nasium and new heating plant, Griffith, 
Indiana. Archt., Mac Turner, Hohman 
St., Hammond. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Peter Buger, pastor, Griffith, 
Indiana. Plans in progress. Owner will 
advertise for bids in 30 days. Brick. 

“Hotel: Owner, Dickson Bros. Co. Re- 
vising plans. Owner will ask for new 
bids about March 1st. 

“Garage: $15,400. Owner, Kelley 
Bros. Low bidders, Bates and Alborn & 
Guy Young. The 2 low bidders are re- 
figuring. 


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“Bank: (alt.), $60,000, 2 sty., 40x90. 
Archt., E. Hill Turnock, Elkhart, Ind. 
Owner, Citizens State Bank, Hartford 
City, Indiana. Owner ready for bids. 
2 concrete vaults, vault doors, bank fix- 
tures, tile floors, steel, bronze doors. 

Residences: (2), East Franklin St. 
Owner, The American Security Co. Gen- 
eral contract let to Mason Palmer, 218 
West North St. Frame. 


KOKOMO 

Bungalows: (5), 823 Woodland, 711 
East North St.; 1522 No. Market; 717 
E. North St; 1815 So. Websiter St. 
Owner, South Side Lumber Co. | Day 
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Bunga'ows (4) (6 rooms each), South 
Courtland Ave. Owner, The Peoples 
Trust Co. Owner builds. Frame. Build- 
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Bungalows (3): No. Purdum St. 


Owner, Dr. A. B. Darling, Citizens Bank © 


Bldg. Owner builds. Frame. 


Bungalow (7 rooms): 102 E. Broad- 
way. Owner, Henry Green, at site. 
Building permit granted. 

Bungalow: 1815 So. Union St. Own- 
er, Murray H. Stapleton. Building per- 
mit granted. 

Residence: $10.000, Forest Park Add. 
Owner, Leon Martin. Building permit 
granted. 2 sty. and bas. Frame. 


LOGANSPORT. 


Bank and Office Building: $300,000.00. 
Owner, First National Bank, Logans- 
port. Owners voted to build this sum- 
mer. Brick. 

“County Hospital: (40 rooms), $100,- 
000. Owner, Board of Hospital Trustees, 
George Raub, Williard Winn, W. B. Ket- 
chel, and Board of County Commission- 
ers, Lovansport. Will select an archi- 
tect within the next few weeks. Will 
build this summer. Brick. , 

Residence: $15.000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
25x61, Market St. Archt.. Carl Horn, 
Citizens Loan and Trust Bldg. Owner, 
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Logansport. Plans in progress. Brick, 
tile roof, tite and hardwood floors, steam 
heat. 

Park Pavilion: “Riverside Park.” 
Archt., Carl Horn, Citizens Loan and 
Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of Park Com- 


missioners, City Hall. Plans nearing 
completion. Owner will advertise for 
bids soon. Brick, hollow tile and con- 
crete. 

Garage: 1 sty., Michigan Ave. Own- 


er, Board of Public Works, City Hall. 
Plans in progress. Cement block (build- 
ing will house trucks and equipt. used 
by the Street Cleaning Dept.) 

“Residence: 
30x32, Winamac, Ind. Archt., Carl Horn, 
Citizens Loan and Trust Bldg., Logans- 
port. Owner, Ralph E. Horner, Wina- 
mac. Plans about completed, will ask 
for bids in two weeks.--Frame, hot water 
heat, asphalt shingle roof. 

*Residence: $8,000.00, Winamac, Ind. 
Archt., Carl Horn, Citizens Loan and 
Trust Bldg., Logansport. Owner, E. 
John Russell, Winamac, Ind. Bids soon. 

*Residence: 2706 E. Broadway. Own- 
er, Dr. C. M. Hatch, 7th and Broadway. 
Owner ready for bids. Brick, asphalt 
shingle roof, furnace, hardwood and tile 
floors. 


MICHIGAN CITY. 

“Manual Training Shops, Gymnasium 
and Heating Plant for Buildings: Ad- 
joining the Isaac C. Elston High School. 
Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 654 
Farmers Trust Bldg., South Bend, Ind. 
Owner, Board of School Trusteés, Lizzie 
E. Ohming, Pres.; Clyde L. Taylor, 


$10,000.00, 2 sty. and bas. 


Treas.; Edward M. Moran, Secy., Michi- 
gan City. Owner receiving bids to close 
February 26th at 7:00 FP. M. Brick, 2 
sty. and bas., 200x120, estimated cost, 
$90,000.00. 

Central School Building (addition) and 
rem., also for installation of additional 
heating equipt. to the heating plant. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Lizzie 
E. Ohming, Pres.; Clyde L. Taylor, 
Treas.; Edward M. Moran, Secy., Michi- 


gan City. Owner receiving bids to close 
February 26th at 7:00 P. M. Brick. 
MUNCIE. 


Residence: $15,000, 1 sty. and bas. 
Archt., Houck and Smenner, 123% W. 
Main St. Owner, George Stetter,: c/o 
Capitol Set Screw Co., Muncie. Plans 
in progress, ready for bids in 2 weeks. 
Brick veneer and frame, shingle siding, 
asphalt shingle roof. 

Hospital: $250,000. Archt., Cuno 
Kibele, 335 Johnson Bldg. Owner, The 


Home Hospital. Preliminary plans in 
progress. Brick. 
RICHMOND. 


Automobile Salesroom and Garage: 
$50,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 60x100, 
Brookville, Ind. Archt., John W. Muel- 
ler, Palladium Bldg., Richmond. Owner, 
Brookville Motors Co., Reidman Bros., 
Brookville, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Owner will build by day labor, awarding 
separate contracts and buying material}. 
Brick, reinforced concrete and steel, steel 
sash, 1 freight elevator, fire doors, floor 
and roofing tile, copper-set front, ga- 
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“Residence: $20,000, cornes “C” St, 
and 16th. Archt., Herbert Spieiman, 
1210 Mercantile Library Bldg., Cincin- 
nati, Ohio. Owner, Walter G. Davis, 
Davis Motor ‘Car Co., receiving bids. 
Stone and stucco. 


Contracts Awarded. 


Apartment Building: $125,000.00, 3 
sty. and bas., Richmond. Archt., R. 
Craig, Greenville, Ohio, Owner, E. C, 


Wright (veal estate), Greenville, Ohio, 
General contract let to C. W. Fry, Green- 
ville, Ohio, 707 Peacock Road., and 
Richmond, Ind. Wrecking old_ building 
on site. Start work shortly. Brick. 
Warehouse and Shop: »12,000, 31 N. 
Tth. Archt., George W. Mansfield, Co- 
lonial Bldg. Owner, Roland & Beach 
(furnaces), 1136 Main. St., Richmond. 
General contract let to C. W. Fry, 707 


Feacock Road, Richmond, ‘Ind. and 
Greenville, Ohio. Concrete block con- 
struction. 


SOUTH BEND. 

Automobile Salesroom and Garage: | 
sty. and bas., 66x52, No. Hill St. Own- 
er, F. L. Mendez Co., 517 E. Jefferson St. 
Plans in-progress, ready for bids soon. 
Brick. 

Club Rooms: 2 sty. and bas., 376 N. 
Lafayette Blvd. Owner, The South Bend 
Carpenters’ Local No. 413, South Bend. 
Plans in progress. Owner will build by 
day labor. Brick, will probably contain 
store rooms on Ist floor. 

Pumping Station: (10,000,000 gallon- 
per-day capacity), Sample and Olive Sts. 
Consulting engineers, Burns and Mc- 
Donnell Co., Kansas City, Mo, Owner, 


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City of South Bend, Board of Public 
Works, City Hall, South Bend. Flans 
in progress. Bids will be asked for on 
both steam and electrical equipment. 
Brick. 


BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED. 

Residence: $5,500, 1910 S. Miami St. 
Owner, A. E. McEndarfer, 1514 'S. Michi- 
gan St.; residence, $5,000, 1140 Portage 
St., owner, Adam Webb; double resi- 
dence, 816 L. W. E., owner, G. F. Hug, 
5386 S. Main St., $9,400; store, $8,000, 
525 Birdsell St., owner, B. H. Bader, 524 


’ Birdsell, contract let to West Side Lum- 


ber Co.; residence, $7,500, 1813 N. Col- 
lege, owner, William Fetts; residence, 
$5,100, at 3802 E. Donald St., owner, 
Longway & Zwemer, at site; residence, 
$5,400, 610 E, Indiana Ave., owner, F. 
W. Sweetland, 612 East Indiana Ave. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


Batesville: Factory (addition). Own- 
er, Western Cabinet Co. Contemplated, 
probably mature in spring. Brick, mill 
construction. 

Columbia City: Factory (add.) $25,- 
000. Owner, The Columbia Woolen 
Mills, William F. Fisher, Pres.. Mature 
early spring. Brick. 

Brazil: Factory’ (addition), $50,000, 3 
sty. and bas. Owner, Stout Furniture 
Co., Brazil. Preliminary plans. Ma- 
ture about April 1st. Brick. 

Elkhart: Meat Packing Plant, $100,- 
000.00, 1% miles south of Elkhart. Own- 
er, company organizing, Harley Ecker 


in charge and V. G. Cawley, legal rep- . 


resentative, Elkhart. Owners are await- 
ing permission from the city council to 
build. Definite data soon. Brick. 


Fort Benjamin Harrison (near Indi- 
anapolis), regimental headquarters Bldg. 
(1) 2 company barracks for 164 men 
and (2) 2 company barracks and im- 
provements to Sewage disposal plant, 
$415,000.00. Owner, Ft. Benjamin Har- 
rison, Brigadier-General Dwight E. 
Aultman, commanding officer. Recom- 
mendations have been made to Wash- 
ington, D. C., for these improvements. 
Probably mature about April 1st. 

Franklin: College buildings (5) $750,- 
000.00, science building, mens’ dormi- 
tory, women’s dormitory, dining room, 
chapel-auditorium. ‘Owner, Franklin 
College, C. E. Goodell, Pres., Franklin, 
Ind. This building program will cover 


3 years. Will start dormitories this 
summer. Brick. h 
*“Mishawaka: Waterworks improve- 


Consulting, engineers, 


ment, $125,000. 
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Burns & McDonnell. 
Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. Owner, The 
City of Mishawaka, c/o City ‘Clerk, 
Mishawaka. Owner taking bids to 
close February 19. (1) Concrete reser- 
voir with capacity of 1% million gal- 
lon; (2) 700 G. P. M. pump; (1) 100 G. 
P. M. pump, installing necessary pump- 
ing apparatus, sinking new wells. 
*Muncie: Masonic Temple, $700,000.- 
00, 6 sty. and bas., 116x198. Archt., 
Cuno Kibele, 385 Johnson Bldg. Owner, 
Masonic Temple Assn. Plans about 
completed. Structural. steel awarded to 
the Indiana Bridge Co., Muncie, Ind. 
Archt. will be ready for bids on other 
subs in 30 days. Foundation in. 
*Terré Haute: Church, So. 7th and 
Morton Sts. Owner, Breden Memorial 
Church, Rev. J. A. Bray, pastor. Own 


er will be ready for bids about March 
15th. Brick. 


Winona Lake: Archway to entrance 


of park, $25,000.00. Owner, Winona 
Assembly and Bible School, Winona 
Lake, Indiana. Contemplated, mature 
this summer. 
Contracts Awarded. 
“Frankfort: Theatre (fire rebuild), 
$25,000. Archt., Rodney Leonard, Peo- 


ples Life Bldg. Owner, Blynn Theatre. 
General contract let to Clyde McMas- 
ters. 


Monticello: Brick paving contract let 
to Nees and Co., Frankfort, Ind., for 


$76,963.00. 


WANTED. 


First class experienced draughtsman, 
capable of making complete plans for 
school houses, etc. Must be at least 35 
years of age and capable of developing 
all working drawings from a _ sketch. 
State experience and salary expected. 
Address all communications to T Square, 
Indiana Construction Recorder, 312 East 
Market Street, Indianapolis. 


For Sale 


Building Material Men: A complete 
printed list of Indiana Architects and 
general contractors with their.addresses 
can be purchased for 50 cents. Address 
Box 14, % Indiana Construction Record- 
er, 312 East Market St., Indianapolis. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL HOUSE. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that the School 
Board of Posey Township, Quercus 
Grove, Switzerland County, Indiana, will 
receive sealed bids at the office of the 
secretary in the town of Patrict until 
2:30 P. M., February 26th, 1923, for the 
furnishing of all materials and perform- 
ing’all labor for the construction and 
completion of the grade school building 
to be located near the town of Quercus 
Grove, Switzerland County, Indiana, ac- 
cording to the plans and specifications 
now on file in the office of the secretary, 
also in the office of the State board of 
Accounts and the office of the Archi- 
tect, Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heinemann 
Bldg., Connersville, Indiana. i 

Copies of plans and specifications will 
be furnished any contractor applying 
for same on deposite of the sum of 
$15.00 to be held in escrew for the re- 
turn of said plans and specification to 
the architect on or before March 8th, 
1923, after which all checks on deposit 
will be cashed and no refund made. 

All bids shall be made and submitted 
on form 96 bidding blanks., Each bid 
shall be accompanied by a certified check 
upon a solvent bank made payable to 
the treasurer. Mr. George Platt. In the 
amount of $400.00 (four hundred dol- 
lars), tendered as’ a guarantee that the 


bidder will, if awarded the contract, en- 
ter into bona fide agreement with the 
School Board of Quercus Grove, Indiana, 
for the contract and furnish sufficient 
bond of 100% of the contract price. 


If for any reason whatsoever the 
bidder shall fail to enter into proper 
agreement, or fail to execute a proper 
bond the full amount of the certified 
check shall be retained by the School 
Board as liquidated damages. The esti- 
mate cost of this building is $12,000.00. 

The School Board reserves the right 
to reject any or all bids, and waive any 
defects or informality if deemed in the 
interest of the School Town of Quercus 
Grove, Indiana, so to do. ; 


Dated this 6th day of February, 1923. 
R. G..BUNGER, Pres. 
GEO. PLATT, Treas. 
CHAS. B. ROCHAT, Sec. 
Members of the School Board of Posey 
Township and the Town of Quercus 
Grove, Switzerland Country, Indiana. 


SCHOOL HOUSE. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that the School 
Board of Posey Township, Switzerland 
County, Indiana, will receive sealed 
bids at the office of the secretary in the 
town of Fatriot until 1:00 P. M., Feb- 
ruary 26th, 1923, for the furnishing of 
all materials and performing all labor 
for the construction and completion of 
the Patriot High ‘School building to be 
located in the said town corporation of 
Patriot, Indiana, according to the plans 
and specifications now on file in the 
office of the State Board of Accounts 
and the office of the Architect, Karl P. 


Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg., Conners- 


ville, Indiana. 


Copies. of plans and specifications will 
be furnished any contractor applying 
for same on deposit of the sum of $15.00 
to be held in escrew for the return of 
said plans and specifications to the 
architect on or before March 8th, 19238, 
after which all checks on deposit will be 
cashed and no refund made. 


All bids shall be made and submitted 
on form 96 bidding blanks. Each bid 
shall be accompanied by a certified 
check upon a solvent bank made pay- 
able to the treasurer, Mr. George Platt. 
In the amount of $400.00 (four hundred 
dol ars), tendered as a guarantee that 
the bidder will, if awarded contract, 
enter into bona fide agreement with the 
school board of Patriot, Indiana, for the 
contract and furnish sufficient bond of 
$100% of the contract price. 

If for any reason whatsoever the bid- 
der shall fail to enter into proper agree- 
ment, or fail to execute a proper bond 
the full amount of the certified check 
shall be retained by thé School Board 
s liquidated damages. The estimate 
cost of this building is $14,500.00. 

The School Board reserves the right 
to reject any or all bids and waive any 
defects or informality if deemed in the 
interest of the School Town of Patriot, 
Indiana, so to do. 

Dated this 6th day of February, 1923. 

R. G. BUNGER. Pres., 
GEO. PLATT, Treas., 
CHAS. B. ROCHAT, See. . 
Members of the School Board of Posey 
Township and the Town of Patriot, 
Switzerland County, Indiana. 


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Owing to the durability of the frames, we 
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HIGGIN SCREEN DOORS 


The screen doors reflect more clearly, per- 
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screen installation. Higgin Doors are built to 
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wood used, they match the corresponding house 
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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


GUY MAHURIN, President 

WILSON B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


“Your Individual Prestige Can Never Be Greater Than the Prestige of the Profession to Which You Belong” 


REDUCTION OF BUILDING 
STRUCTION COSTS HELD 
POSSIBLE. 


CON- 


Adoption of Standard National Small 

House Building Code Advocated. 

Reduction in building costs it is con- 
tended will follow the adoption of the 
model building code for small dwellings 
just issued by the Department of Com- 
merce, according to Architect D. Knick- 
erbacker Boyd, member of the American 
Institute of Architects and head of the 
Structural Service Bureau, Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 


This code is the work of a committee 


of brilliant architects and engineers ap- 
pointed by Herbert C. Hoover, and is 
the outgrowth of an investigation insti- 
tuted by the United States Senate Com- 
mittee in 1920 to investigate the high 
cost of building construction. 

Senator William Calder, of New York, 
went to many cities to obtain data. 

The net result of the inquiry was to 
give publicity to the fact that the ma- 
jority of the building codes throughout 
the country insist on the use of an ex- 
cess and wasteful amount of building 
material in the construction of all 
classes of buildings. When Mr. Hoover 
took office he set about providing a reme- 
dy for this state of affairs, and a model 
code providing a remedy covering the 
small house has just been issued. 

The most striking of the excess re- 
quirements found was that in many ci- 
ties the building code demanded a 
twelve-inch and even greater thickness 
for the outside walls of a brick house. 
A survey of the country by the United 
States Bureau of Standards disclosed 
the fact that in many large cities brick 
walls eight inches thick for the first and 
upper stories were being successfully 
used in countless thousands of houses. 
Cities compelling a greater thickness 
than this are adding an extra and need- 
less burden to the cost of a brick house 
In the construction. : ‘ 

The new code, recognizing this, speci- 
fies solid eight-inch brick walls for the 
upper thirty feet, or thirty-five feet in- 
cluding the gable, of a residence. This 
height would include three full stories 


above the ground and an attic. This 
recognition of the enormous strength 
of an eight-inch brick ‘wall will bring 
the cost of a well-constructed brick home 
down to about that of so-called cheaper 
and less desirable substitutes in most 
sections of the country. 

Attention is called to the fact that 
the new brick hollow wall is recognized 
in the code and is specified as desirable 
and safe for two-story and attic houses. 


NO DIRECTORS MEETING THIS 
MONTH. 


As previously decided at the January 
monthly meeting there will be no meet- 
ing of the Board of Directors of the 
1. S. A. in February. 

The next directors meeting will be 
held at Indianapolis, Saturday, March 
10th. 


NEW PIPE ORGAN AT INDIANAPO- 
LIS REALLY A REMARKABLE 
INSTRUMENT. 

Indiana has one of the finest organs 
in the Middle West, a fact that may be 
of interest to the state architectural 
profession. I1t is located in the Taber- 
nacle Presbyterian Church, 34th St. and 
Central Ave., Indianapolis’ newest and 

most handsome house of worship. 


The specification for this organ was 
drawn by John A. Bell, organ architect, 
of Pittsburg, Fa., who superintended its 
construction and installation. 


Casavant Freres, of St. Hyacinthe, 
Quebec, one of the famous organ manu- 
facturers of the world were the builders. 


That some conception of the magni- 
tude of the instrument may be obtained 
the following features are set forth: 

This organ has four keyboards for the 
hand in addition to the usual pedal sec- 
tion, making five separate sections each 
of which is a separate organ in itself. 
Musicians will be interested in the tech: 
nical details regarding these divisions. 

The great. organ, which contains ten 
stops, each with a complete set of pipes 
of seventy-three notes. In this organ 
are the “celestial harp” and the “French 
horn.” 


The swell organ, with eleven stops, 
each with seventy-three pipes. This 
section contains the “Oboe,” “Vox Hum- 
ana,” “Vox Celeste” as well as other va- 
rieties of tones to make a completely bal- 
anced section. 

The choir organ, with seven stops of 
seventy-three pipes, each including the 
“Clarinet,” the “English Horn” and the 
“Concert Flute.” 

The echo organ, with six stops. In 
this organ are the “Cathedral Chimes,” 
“Flute Celeste,” “Vox -Angelica” and 
“Vox Humana.” The Vox Angelica stop 
produces an_ interesting and delicate 
string tone, produced by the use of two 
ranks of pipes. 

The pedal organ, containing eight 
stops. Here is the foundation of the 
whole instrument, without which a large 
part of the volume would be lacking. 

Each of the first four sections named 
is enclosed in a separate expression box 
which greatly increases the tone quality. 
The organ contains over 2500 pipes, 
thirty couplers and twenty-seven pistons 
placed under the various keyboards, for 
the purpose of operating the various 
stops in groups or singly. The modern 
piston enables the organist to change 
h's combination without taking his hands 
off the keys. The action of the organ 
is electric and it is possible to play with 
ease the most rapid passages. A large 
blowing plant in the basement driven 


by an electric motor supplies the wind 
for the bellows of the organ. 


ATTENTION OF INDIANAPOLIS 
ARCHITECTS. 


The regular monthly Meeting of the 
Indianapolis Architects Association will 
be held at the Artists’ Club, When 
building, Wednesday, February 14, 8 
p. m. 

In addition to the regular rogra 
there will be an exhibit of the Teeek of 
Artist Randolph Coats. The evening 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis. 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Bad E.6 Millbank President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


YEAR STARTS OFF WITH BIG 
BURST OF BUILDING IN 
EVANSVILLE. 


Early indications, taking January 
building performance as a criterion, are 
that 1923 will be the biggest building 
year in the history of Evansville. This 
statement is based on the report of 
Building Inspector Ed. C. Kerth for the 
first month of the year. The reports 
strongly bear out the prediction of local 
building men that the year will see an 
unusual amount of building, mostly of 
the residential class. 

During the month just past, forty- 
four residences were licensed, the total 
amount involved being $119,250. These 
figures completely outstrip those of Jan- 
uary, 1922, when fourteen houses were 
licensed at a total investment of $49,800. 
The fact that only four months of 1922 
saw residence totals greater than that 
of the first month of this year also in- 
dicates an unusual year. The building 
boom this year is calculated to begin in 
March. If this prediction is true, totals 
for the three or four months of the year 
in which the great amount of building 
is licensed will see figures never before 
thought of in Evansville. It is the opin- 
ion of building men that the pace start- 
ed during. January was not a temporary 
spurt, but that the stride will be main- 
tained throughout the year. 

All classes of buildings licensed dur- 
ing January, 1923, involved the expendi- 
ture of $208,000. There were 116 per- 
mits issued. In January, 1922, 66 per- 
mits were issued for $85,432 worth of 
work. This was a gain of 143.47 per 
cent over the corresponding period a 
year ago. 


TOOK GOOD CARE OF EVANS- 
VILLE’S INTERESTS. 


Matt Hallenberger, Mike Elpers, and 
Phillip Kessler went to Michigan City 
as delegates from the Evansville A. B. 
C.’s, and gave them up there to under- 
stand “Etown” was still on the organi- 
zation map. They had to admit that 
Evansville building operations during 
1922 were not so’ brisk as might have 
been desired but their come back was 
‘Watch Evansville next year.” 


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The local A. B. C.’s did not make a 
lot of fuss last year but is holding to- 
gether well and managed to keep condi- 
tions pretty well shaped up which, after 
all, is most essential. 


BUILDING NEWS DAILY GATHER- 


ING IN VOLUME. 


Prospects continue to grow brighter 
and brighter day after day, and week 
after week in Evansville. 

Hardly a day passes that there is not 
a reminder in the local papers that under 
the surface building’ affairs are any- 
thing but dormant even though the midst 
of the winter is at hand. Contractors 
are in a cheerful mood looking forward 
to a busy season when spring comes. 
Why shouldn’t they be, for the building 
news tells of new factories, schools, 
mercantile buildings, apartments and 
residences, bids for which are to be re- 
ceived soon, plans for which are in 
course of preparation or are being con- 
templated, the latter stage being sub- 
stantiated by a strong tone. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 


Spirited bidding marked the endeavor 
of Evansville general contractors to Jand 
the contracts for two new residences for 
Fred Miller, Sr., and Fred Miller, Jr., 
the past week. Those figuring and their 
figures were: C. F. Kirves, $36,476; C. 
Kanzler and Son, $36,309; Jacob Bippus 
and Son, $37,575; Anderson and Veach, 
$43,818; Ed Dubber, $36,540. 

The general contract for an addition 
to the Krauss Laundry was recently 
awarded to John Wilkins. It is esti- 
mated to cost $8,000. 


FT. WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Irmscher 2240204 22. President 


Bph -Datléyes ois o32 ee cl Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


HOPS OFF AT GOOD CLIP. 


Ft. Wayne Building Soars at Start of 
the New Year. 

The month of January was an ex- 
ceptionally good month of home-build- 
ing in Ft. Wayne, according to the re- 
port of the city building inspector. 
During the month permits were issued 
for 56 new homes, which is an unusual 
number for the month of January when 
building activities are as a rule very in- 
active. Ninety-nine building permits 
were issued during the month, with an 
estimated value of $390,885. This fi- 


gure is less than the estimate for De- 
cember, but is much greater than the 
figures for January, 1921 and 1922. 
During the first month of 1921 the es- 
timate reached but $98,325 and during 
January, 1922 but $136,660. 

Some idea of the increased volumes of 
building business in Ft. Wayne for the 
first month of 1923 is brought out by 
the above comparison showing a 318 per 
cent gain over the corresponding period 
in 1921 and a 186 per cent gain over 
January last year. 


STRUCTURE FOR EXCLUSIVE USE 
OF MEDICAL AND ALLIED PRO- 
FESSIONS PLANNED. 


An office building of six or seven 
stories, to cost between $200,000 and 
$300,000, is to be erected by the Wayne 
Pharmacal company on property now 
owned by the company at the southeast 
corner of Berry and Ewing streets, ac- 
cording to final decision reached at the 
annual meeting of stockholders of the 
company. Work on the new _ building 
will be started this year and the build- 
ing will be occupied by September of 
1924, it is announced. 

The building will be for ‘the exclusive 
use of medical men, dentists and allied 
professions and will embody all the 
newer principles of professional office 
buildings. It will be constructed of re- 
inforced concrete. 


CAME THRU AS PER AGREEMENT. . 


Northern Indiana _ building contrac- 
tors put in a good representation at 
the annual A. B. C.’s convention at 
Michigan City, living up to the promise 
made a year ago that if the convention 
was awarded to the northern end of the 
state the builders up there would be 
loyal in their support of the big meet- 


, ing. When the time came Nothern In- 


diana made good. 
Ft. Wayne, Gary, Hammond, South 


- Bend, Huntington, Kokomo, Lafayette, 


Peru, came through strong. Then too, 
central Indiana, represented by Indiana- 
polis, Anderson and Muncie was on 
hand, while even the southern end of the 
state with Evansville, Terre Haute, Vin- 
cennes, Princeton and Scottsburg sent 
delegates to answer “present.” 

South Bend with eleven association 
members present, had the largest local 
oo aeaa on hand, excepting Michigan 

ity. 

E. L. Danner, Kokomo, “old faithful,” 
took three other of his colleagues along. 
Elmer never misses an A. B. G.’s meet- 
ing no matter where it is held. 

Those from Ft. Wayne present were: 
Max Irmscher, Eph Dailey, John Kreidt 
and V. J. Cramer. 


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R emember. 


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sation ard liability insurance by insuring in the BUILDERS & 
MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. (a strong com- 
pany, organized and economically managed by contractors, and de- 
voted exclusively to rendering a particular service’ and reducing 
the cost of insurance in building construction.) 


SURPLUS OVER $500,000. 


It will pay you to inquire of its rates and service. 
See the secretary of your association or write to 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus____-.---- President 
Oe Reh AOR ee Secretary 


320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m, 
Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 
Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 
General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


At 320 Peoples Bank Building, 
Indianapolis. 


Plans and specifications are on file for 
a hotel at Paris, Ill., the Paris Building 
Co., W. T. Blackburn, Pres., Paris, IIl., 
is taking bids to close February 13th. 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, Terre Haute, 
Ind., are the architects. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 
None this week. 


FURTHER PLEA MADE. 


State Contractors Asked to Extend 
Organization Effort. 


In speaking to the state contractors 
who gathered recently at Michigan City 
in annual convention, Attorney Harry 
Fenton, Indianapolis, counselor for the 
Associated Building Contractors of In- 
diana impressively and in mo undecisive 
tones reminded his auditors that the 
hope of the builder in the successful 
pursuit of his business lay in the pro- 
tection afforded him through organiza- 
tion. It is the power of numbers, the 
force of unity, a definite plan, he con- 
tended. only possible through associa- 
tion effort that will make it possible for 
the contractors to obtain and protect 
their rights. He referred to the men 
who had conceived the state association 
of contractors several years ago, to the 
men who had carried on the idea and 
those, today, who are sincerely striving, 
giving of their time and money, to effect 
policies that will further the progress of 
the industry. It had not been a vain at- 
tempt, Mr. Fenton said, for much head- 
way had been made even to the extent 
of securing the assistance of the various 
component parts of the building indus- 
try in Indiana in moves toward advance- 
ment. This in itself is advancement 
over the old order. For illustra- 
tion Mr. Fenton referred to the efforts 
that had been exerted by the officials of 
the State Architects’ Society, the State 
Building Trades Council and the Engin- 
ers Association in conjunction with the 
State A. B. C.’s toward the securing of 
a State Building Code which had re- 


sulted in Senate Bill, 140, a document 
Mr. Fenton declared to be the most 
needed progressive and _ constructive 
bill ever advanced by Indiana building 
interests. 

The speaker pleaded earnestly for the 
co-operation of every contractor in In- 


diana in the endeavor that is being made 
by the Associated Building Contractors. 

Nor did he neglect to call attention 
to the organization Labor ceaslessly is 
seeking to perfect while many contrac- 
tors fail to heed the necessity for it 
though the other side constantly brings 
it into play against the contractor. Mr. 
Fenton reminded his hearers that possi- 
bly some day Building Labor might be 
united solidly in one big organization 
just as the Coal Mining Labor is, and 
concluded with “What will you do then 
if you are not organized?” 


“There must be craft organization, 
you men must maintain such, but, for 
goodness sake, have your big associated 
state organization also, and back it to 
the limit,” said Mr. Fenton. 

“Then,too, there is the apprentice 
problem. I am glad you men have de- 
cided definitely to encourage the em- 
ployment of apprentices. Though I am 
an attorney, I was an_ apprentice 
plumber once. Very few know that 
fact. I did learn to-thread pipe but that 
was about as far as I got. You see my 
boss liked his beer and in learning the 
plumbing trade my chief duty was to 
rush the can! Now lets improve the en- 
vironment for the boy when we stand 
by him and take him in to learn. We 
need more skilled workmen, we need the 
boys, it is up to you men to teach them 
that building may go on. 

“Get back of your organization men, 
interest the other fellow in it, in the 
end it will return manifold benefits.” 


GAINS SHOWN ALL AROUND. 


Reports just issued by the city build- 
ing inspection department show that 
building activity in Indianapolis in Jan- 
uary, 1923 was much more brisk than 
that of the corresponding periods of 
1922 or 1921. 

According to the latest announcement 
the comparative January figures for 


the three years are: 

Year Per Est. Val. 
1921 0d bese OD pace et ae, See re sae $1,025,529 
1922 BOB eno be a ly Say ea 580,706 
1923 GPO Re toe ae aoe Eee 2,021,138 


This shows a 249 per cent gain for 
1923 over the January, 1922 figures and 
a 97 per cent gain over the same period 
in 1921. Again, there were 288 more 
permits issued during the past month 
than in January 1921 and 216 more than 
in January 1922. 


Not a bad start for the new year! 


NEW FIRM FORMED. 


Mr. D. A. Stackhouse formerly with 
the General Builders Supply Co., for 
four years, recently formed a partner- 
ship with George Moring, with offices 
at 1130 Hume Mansur building, Indi- 
anapolis. The new firm will be known 
as the Moring-Stackhouse Co., and will 
carry a full line of fire resistive doors. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($4,500 and Over) 
Week of February 1 to February 8, 1923 


“Factory: 4 ‘sty. and bas., 120x98, 
Mich. and Liberty ‘Sts. Owner, Indian- 
apolis Glove Co., Liberty and Michigan. 
General contractor, William P. Jung 
claus Co., 825 Massachusetts Ave. Start 


work at once. Brick, slow burning con- 
struction, $110,000.00. 


Residences (7), $28,000, total, 732-38- 
44-50-56-62-68 Carlyle Place. Owner, J. 
Albert Smith, 2218 N. Meridian St. Gen- 
eral contract let to ‘Bert Wilhelm, Bow- 
ser Ave. Frame. 


Residence: $15,000, 2 sty. and bas., 50x 
67, 4509 Park Ave. Owner, Taylor C. 
Power, Indiana Pythian Bldg. Start 
work at once. Brick veneer. 


Residence: $7,500, 4345 College Ave. 
Owner, B. W. Templeton, 2958 Wash- 
ington Blvd. Owner builds. 


Residence (double), $6,500, 41-43 N. 
Denny ‘St. Owner, Geo. L. Allen, 6128 
Lowell. General contract let to R. M. 
Stuart, 5802 Beechwood. 


Residence: $7/500, 3843 N. New Jersey 
St. Owner, L. S. Dyer, 3249 N. Capi- 
tol. General contract let to Mark Clift, 
4125 Byram Ave. Start work at once. 


Residence: $5/500, 4701 Carrollton. 
Owner, Ben Cloud, 2237 N. Meridian. 
Owner will build by day labor. < 


Residence: $5,500, 5779 N. Delaware 
St. Owner, Hubert Kemp, 4616 Guil- 
ford. General contract let to C. W. 
Eaton, 2841 Highland Place. 


Residence (double), $11,000, 219-21 W.° 


Maple Road. Owner, Ernest T. Tuller, 
227 W. Maple Road. General contract 
let to W. R. Hunter, Lemcke Bldg. Start 
work at once. Stucco and frame. 


Residence: $7,500, 4645 Capitol. Own- 
er, William Dentler, 639 Jefferson Ave. 
Archt. and contractor, William F. Nel- 
son, 4211 Central Ave. Excavating. 


Residence: $7,000, 5142 Park. Owner, 
J. L. Holmes, 608 E. 46th. Owner 
builds. . 


_ Residence: $6,800.00, 6512 E. Wash- 
ington. Owner, Virgil E. Hermsdorfer, 
36 N. Gladstone. ‘Start work: at once. 


Residence (double): $6,500.00, 511-13 
N. Garfield. Owner, J. A. Carr, 319 N. 
Gladstone. Start work at once. 


Residence: $6,500, 4564 Carrollton. 
Owner, J. W. Potter, at site. 


Residence: $6,500, 621-23 N. Euclid. 
Owner, O. H. Guype, 610 Linwood. 


Residence: $6,000, 6032 ‘Ashland. 
Owner, J. W. Leonard, 6036 Ashland 
Start work at once. Day work. 


Residence (double), $5,000, 1302-04 W. 
34th. Owner, John K. Anderson, 1047 
Udell St. Contract let to John E. Hor- 
ton, 1216 Eugene St. 


Residence: $5,000, 321 W. 44th. Owner, 
Walter Evans, at site. Contract let to 
Olvey Bros., 815 Hancock St. 


Residences (3), $4,500 each, 1614-18- 
22 N. Temple. Owner, W. H. Kinnear, 
3306 Ruckle St. General contract let to 
M. B. Zook, at site. Excavating. 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 21 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 
Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 

Member State A. B. C.’s 


J, Wesley ‘Reed. 20- los.2. 5 President 

osm CHG. or ee Secretary 

108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


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MEETING NIGHTS 
General meeting every third Tuesday evening. 
General contractors meet second and fourth 
Monday evening. 
Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


ATTENTION CONTRACTORS! 


Here is a real opportunity for the 
contractors’ association and individual 
contractors of Indiana. 

Proposed legislation under the head 
of Senate Bill No. 151 has been intro- 
duced into the State Senate and is now 
under consideration. 

This bill, if passed, would give an em- 
ployer the absolute right to work with 
his employes without having to ask the 
permission of any Labor Union Busi- 
ness Agent or anyone else. It also pro- 
vides that no employes be interfered 
with in their work by Labor representa- 
tives or anyone else. 

Every contractors’ association and 
each individual contractor in the State 
should get back of this bill and lend their 
oe support for the passage of this 
ill. 

Senator Hill, the author of the bill in 
question, may be a farmer, but he has 
demonstrated that he is possessed of 
more good, old, common, horse-sense 
than some of the other law-makers who 


gather at the State House. More power 
to him! 


“BALL, ONE!” 


The Building Trades Council at Chi- 
cago grew most magnanimous and wait- 
ed upon the contractors of that city to 
inform the latter that the Trades were 
willing to sign up at a uniform scale of 
$1.25 per hour for all crafts. 

Even when the Chicago contractors 
went so far as to get out their _Spy- 
glasses they couldn’t see the proposition. 
It might be added it wasn’t foggy or 
cloudy either. 


AND JUST WHEN THE OLD OVER- 
COAT WAS ABOUT TO BE 
DISCARDED. 


Zero weather swooped down over the 
Calumet for a spell and with an_ icy 
breath chilled everything but the coal 
men’s ambitions and anticipations. 

That was a scurvy trick when every- 
body was gloating because they believed 
old lady Nature had hidden the ground 
hogs shadow. 

There is a dispute on now since some 
are holding that the said ground hog 
does not belong to any union, knows 


nothing about an eight-hour day, and 
may have slipped out early before most 
of us were up and got a peep at a sun 
rise streak that filtered through the 
cloudy veil. 

Be that as it may, its good and cold 
in northern Indiana. How is it over 
your way? 


UNDER ADVISEMENT. 


A committee from the Calumet Build- 
ing Trades’ Employers’ Association met 
with a committee from the brick-layers’ 
union February 1, and submitted to the 
latter the B. T. E. A., wage proposition 
for 1923-24. Since the craftmen’s com- 
mittee did not have full power to act it 
will submit the contractors’ offer to its 
local for instructions. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 


The Griffith School is to have a new 
heating plant, also four rooms and gym- 
nasium addition. Architect Mac Turner 
is preparing the plans which will be out 
for bids about February 20th. Estimat- 
ed cost $40,000. 


All because the bedrooms were too 
small to comply with the State law, the 
Dickson hotel project which was to have 
been let February 1, has been postponed. 
We didn’t know the State was solitous 
about the traveler’s comfort. There is 
not much rest in sleeping standing up, 
and it is nice to have room in which 
to turn over. 


Its hard to get the contour of a house 
completed before it is snapped up. 
Rhodes & Graves who are building a 
$12,000 bungalow on Dyer boulevard can 
back up that argument. That was their 
experience the past week. 

E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chast Hawt ¥250 2 ot Se President 
J: A@SHiven aco eos Secretary 


814 Main Street 


NEW SPIRIT GRIPS THE MUNCIE 
CONTRACTORS’ ORGANIZATION. 


The Muncie A. R. C.’s, like many 
other organizations, though holding to- 
gether in times of stress, has, in the 
serene moments of quietude and through 
periods when no untoward conditions 
have arisen to impede building opera- 
tions, been inclined to grow careless and 
just allow matters to drift. The mem- 
bers just “rode” along a good deal like 
others giving little thought to prepared- 
ness under the supposition that when the 
occasion demanded sufficient force could 
be commanded to take care of the situ- 
ation. The result has been that atten- 
dance at meetings fell off and finally 
the meetings themselves lagged, became 
irregular and then ceased. The men all 
held to their faith in organization and 
did not give up their membership, but, 
as said above, just allowed things to 
drift. 


Just before the State A. B. C.’s, con- 
vention there was an attempt to get 
the local together again and a real meet- 
ing was held, the first in some time. 
There was a good attendance and it soon 
cropped out that interest was not dead, 
merely dormant. 

The fallacy of the policy of lethargy 
that has been allowed to creep in has 
dawned upon the members and a deter- 
mined effort is to be made to. rehabili- 
tate the Muncie Association and hold it 
on the job at all times. Since the dele- 
gates, Charles Rowe and Jerry Galla- 
vin have returned from the Michigan 
City convention they have impressed the 
local contractors with the go-ahead spirit 
that is ruling the State A. B. C.’s, and 
Muncie means to follow just such a 
policy from now on. 


NEW ELKS’ TEMPLE PRODUCT OF 
LOCAL MEN, DEDICATED. 


A fitting climax to the best building 
construction project started and com- 
pleted in Muncie in 1922 marked the 
dedication ceremonies held at the new 
Elks Temple Sunday afternoon, Janu- 
ary 28th. This lodge quarters, complete 
in every detail, costing $250,000, is one 
of the best and handsomest homes of 
the Elks anywhere in Indiana, not only 
that ,it is said to be the most elaborate 
of any lodge home in the central west. 
No effort was spared by the Muncie 
Elks, the architect or the contractor to 
achieve this end. There is a spacious 
lobby, a grand ball room, * gymnasium, 
swimming pool, bowling alleys, commit- 
tee and social rooms and a dormitory. 

Prominent Elks from all over the state 
were on hand for the ceremonies which 
made the dream of years of Muncie Elks 
a reality. 

The building, a most substantial ad- 
dition to Muncie’s structural values, is 
the product of local artisans of the build- 
ing crafts, was designed and planned 


7 by Architects Houck & Smenner, local 


men, and erected by General Contractor 
Joe Snyder, the latter a member of the 
Associated Building Contractors of 
Muncie. 


ACQUITTED THEMSELVES WITH 
GLORY. 


Especial credit is due these men for 
the way they handled the arrangements 
for and “put across” the Michigan City 
end of the Fifth Annual Convention of 
the Associated Building Contractors of 
Indiana, held in that city in January. 

Publicity Committee—Charles Leist, 
C. L. Mathias, Finance Committee—k. 
A. Simpson, H. H. Herbert, Henry 
Koelln. Entertainment Committee— 
Wm. E. Southard, J. C. Fendt, W. J. 
Krause. Automobile Committee—W. 
J. Krause, Vincent Milcarek, Decora- 
tion Committee—E., Blomquist, George 
Johnson, L. O. Ludwig, Albert Bader. 
Reception Comittee—E, Blomquist, John 
Bartels, Howard Jones, W. L, Looker, 
Fred -Telschow, John Chinske, Chas. L. 
Cushing, Vincent Milcarek, J. A. Kit- 
chell, W. J. Krause, Raymond E. Olson. 
Registration Committee—Chas. Leist, 
chairman. ‘ 

This crowd was par excellence when 
it came to looking after the welfare of 
the delegates and making them feel at 
ome. 


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EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT 
1923 WILL OUTSTRIP 1922 IN 
BUILDING VOLUME. 


Huge Totals of Late Attributed to Ex- 
tension of Operations Over An 
“All-Year-Season.” 

American building activity during 
1923 will surpass all previous records 
with an estimated total expenditure of 
$5,000,000,000 according to reports from 
architects, contractors and manufactur- 

ers of building materials. 

It means that the 1922 volume will be 
Larned by more than one billion dol- 
ars. 

Tables prepared by the Architecturai 
Forum from compilation of replies from 
1,767 architects show that builders have 
carried their operations through the 
winter, maintaining an almost steady 
line from the heavy demand of the fall 
and winter months of 1922. 

Dividing the total estimate in general 

groups it is seen that plans for schools, 
colleges and similar public structures 
lead the list with $870,034,000. Apart- 
ments are next with $662,885,000, and 
Industrial buildings are third. with 
$548,037,000. : 
_ An interesting comparison is shown 
in the total for dwellings, which is $414,- 
132,000, almost as great as the total for 
offices and also for hotels. 

Economic experts, studying the con- 
struction field, declare the basis for this 
unprecedented activity lies in the ac- 
tual lengthening of the so-called “build- 
Ing season.” 

Building operations in 1922 reached 
unexpected heights during the summer 
and carried on through the fall and win- 
ter with little abatement. In many lo- 
calities contractors completed work 
Which in other years would have been 
carried over and, in mid-winter, accepted 
new contracts for prompt delivery. 

The result has been far heavier orders 
or steel, cement, trim and other build- 


ing materials from the very start of the 
year 1923 than at any time in the his- 
tory of the country. 

Contractors, realizing the advantages 
of maintaining their forces of workmen 
intact from season to season, have car- 
ried work right along except in extreme- 
ly cold sections. 


The early peak load of demand on 
freight traffic is expected to feel relief 
from this steady movement and manu- 
facturers also have been able to pass 
along the benefits of the longer season. 

Advertisements for contractors in cur- 
rent periodicals specify that contracts 
will be taken for sixty and ninety day 
delivery of homes, a hitherto unheard of 
thing thus early in the year. This means 
that materials and labor are promptly 
available and that wherever possible 
the work will be pushed to completion, 
forestalling the possibility of a builder 
being buried beneath a mass of unfilled 
contracts when the demands of the so- 
called building season are in full swing. 

The greatest difficulty faced by ‘the 
building industry in America has been 
the problem of the short season. Twelve 
months of proposed activity were forced 
into seven months or less. 


the delegates. 


Transportation became an acute prob- 
lem affecting all basic industries. Build- 
ing materials, coal, foodstuffs and other 
essentials were hopelessly tied up semi- 
annually. 

The salvation rested in a spreading 
out of the traffic demands of the ma- 
terials industry and lines affiliated with 
the construction field over a longer sea- 
son. 

During 1922 the first effective demon- 
stration of these claims was given to the 
public and with a record start, 1923 is 
expected to clinch the argument. 


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TRACTORS TO MEET NEXT 
WEEK AT TERRE HAUTE. 


Fourth Annual Convention. 


The fourth annual convention of the 
Sheet Metal Contractors of Indiana will 
be held at Terre Haute the coming 
week, February 21 and 22. Indications 
are that there will be several hundred 
contractors and men associated with the 
metal business at the two-days’ session 
to be held at the Elks Club. In addition 
to the business meetings a banquet and 
theatre party have been arranged for 


FIRST BUILDING FIGURES IN INDIANA FOR THE NEW YEAR SHOW 
BIG GAINS OVER START MADE IN 1922. 


As a starter, January, with her building returns from Indiana’s eight leading, 
cities, was right on the job and got away with a building volume that will aid,! 


in the final accounting, to bring predictions true that the year of 1923 will see 
a greater building construction activity than was witnessed in 1922. When Janu: 
ary, the hub of the fall and winter season, can turn in over a three million and a 
half dollars building total one is inclined to wonder what the future spring and. 
summer months will do when weather conditions are propitious to building ac-' 
tivity and operations are in full swing. . 

Last year was a record one for Indiana as regards building, but, even at thati,. 
the infant 1923 has the edge on the éarly days of 1922 since January, this year, 
has turned in a total estimated valuation greater bv over a half a million dollars 


than the combined figures registered in January and February, last season. The - 


gain for the past month over the corresponding period a year ago is 172.5%. 
There were also 538 more permits issued in January, 1923 than during the same, 
period in 1922. 
Of the eight cities listed seven of them showed substantial gains over the; 
January, 1922 figures. At the head of the column rides little Richmond with a 
gain of 317%, to be followed in order by these others: Indianapolis, 249%; Gary, 
234% ; Hammond, 220.8%; Ft. Wayne, 186%; South Bend, 171.5%; Evansville, 
143.47%. Terre Haute failed to “make the grade” and trailed with a 186% loss. 
The official returns of the various city building inspectors for January are: 


1922 

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Frammiong) 2. Ae ea ce ee 159,150 © 21%, i> %-* 249 600 
iridiamapolis; 24. Bu ek 2 619. _ 2,021,138 4038 580,706, 
PaCMMONG Slo! oe On ae 55,800 pitas 13,375: 
South: Bend ys oo es eee Ti ee 254 471,777 106 173,762' 
Terre Haute... ose oe ee 108 73,868 65 211,645 
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INDIANAPOLIS. 


“General Office Building: 4 sty., at- 
tic and basement, 180x50, Alabama and 
McCarty Sts. Archt., Robert Frost Dag- 
gett, 909 Consolidated Bldg. Owner, Eli 
Lilly and Co., 224-29 E. McCarty St. 
Archt. taking bids to close 12 o’clock 
noon, February 27th. Face brick, re- 
inforced concrete floor and roof con- 
struction, terra cotta and stone, marble 
and tile floors and walls, battleship li- 
noleum, terrazzo floors, steel windows, 
steel sash, steel rolling doors, tin clad 
fire doors, Peelle doors, tubular steel 
doors, hollow metal doors, passenger ele- 
vator front, vault front, skylight, comp. 
roof, cork-tile. The following items are 
reserved: 2 elevators, plumbing, heat- 
ing and ventilating, electric work, 
sprinkler system. ~ The following con- 
tractors are figuring: Bedford Stone & 
Constr. Co., Schlegel & Roehm, Wm. P. 
Jungclaus Co. 


“Y. W. C. A. Apartment Building: 5 
sty. and bas., 125x35x62, $150,000.00, 
Pennsylvania, Walnut and St. Clair Sts, 
Archt., Rubush and. Hunter, 428 Ameri- 
can Central Life Bldg. Owner, Y. W. 
C. A., Pearl B. Forsythe, Gen. Secy., 329 
N. Pennsylvania St. Archt. taking bids. 
Face brick, reinf. conc. and clay tile 
floor and roof constr. Tile partitions, cut 
stone, terrazzo, tile and marble work, 
steel columns and girders, safety gate, 
metal freight elevator, kalamein door, 
comp. roof. The following contractors 
are figuring: Bedford Stone & Constr. 
Co., Schlegel and Roehm, Wm. P. Jung- 
claus Co., J. G. Karstedt Constr. Co. 

High School: 2 sty. and bas., 124x75, 
Mooresville, Ind. Archt., W. H. Garns, 
818 Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Mooresville, and Walter T. Keller, trus- 
tee of Brown Township, Mooresville, 
Ind. Architect selected. Brick, new 
heating unit to take care of 3 schools, 
radial brick stack. 

*Church: $40,000, Bloomington, Ind. 
Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Fairview 
M. E. Church, Rev. Morgan, pastor, 
Bloomington. Plans in progress. Brick 
and stone. 


Heating Plant (basement), Knights- 
town, Ind. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 
Fletcher Trust Bldg. Indianapolis. 
Owner, M. E. Church, Rev. Ice, pastor, 
Knightstown. Plans in progress. 

Residence: $8,000. Archt., W. H. 


Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust Bldg. Owner 


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Mr. West, c/o Archt. Preliminary plans Clair St., Indianapolis. Start work 


in progress. Details undecided. Brick. 

“School (Potter Fresh Air School): 
$92,000.00. Archt., Herbert Foltz, Con- 
solidated Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Walter Twiname, busi- 
ness director, Meridian and Ohio Sts. 
Low bidder on general contract, William 
P. Jungclaus Co., 825 Massachusetts 
Ave., all of Indianapolis. Will award 
contracts shortly. 


Bungalow: 1 sty. and bas., 27th and 
Fennsylvania Sts. Archt., Chas. E. Ba- 
con, 605 Odd Fellows Bldg. Owner, FE. 
H. Pierson, 2238 Pierson Ave. Owner 
taking bids. “ 

“School (township), $31,000.00, 3 rms., 
near Azalia, Indiana. Sancreek Twp. 
Archt. The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 
No. Delaware St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Harley C. Glick, Trustee, Elizabeth- 
town, Indiana. Plans in progress. Own- 
er will advertise for bids soon. Brick. 

“Drug Store, Doctors’ Offices and 6 
Apartments: 2 sty. and bas., 58x86. 
Minn. and So. East St. Archt. Chas. 
Byfield, 923 Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, 
Dr. John W. Emhardt, 1603 South East 
St. Archt. receiving bids. Brick. 

“Stores ('2): $11,000.00, 1 sty. and bas., 
4151Boulevard Place. Archt. Chas.-By- 
field, 923 Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, 
Michael J. Ready, 1213 No. Pennsyl- 
vania St. Archt. revising plans, new 
plans will call for store rooms, instead 
of apts. & stores. 


Garage: 1 sty., 40x100, 325 S. New 
Jersey St. Archt. (Plans only) Chas. 
Byfield, 923 Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, 
Bert Atkins, 1505 Montana St. Start 
work shortly. Owner will build and 
award separate contracts. Concrete 
block and brick, skylights, wood trusses. 


*Church (Rem. and additional class 
rooms) $60,000. Ashland, Ohio. Archt. 
L. H. Sturges, Board of Trade Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Presbyterian 
Congregation, R. V. McConnell, Secy. % 
Farmers Trust Co., Ashland, Ohio. Plans 
completed. Owner will be ready to re- 
ceive bids February 20th. Brick. 


February 28, 1923, at 10 a. m., by 
Commissioners of Marion county, at In- 
dianapolis, Ind., for gravel, crushed 
stone, asphalt, etc., for use on free 
gravel roads. ‘Leo K. Fesler, Auditor. 


March 1, 1923, at 10 a. m., by Com- 
missioners of Marion county, at Indian- 
apolis, Ind., for ten, more or less, one- 
way road drags. Leo K, Fesler, Auditor. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Factory Bldg.: 2  sty., 80x200, 
“Warwood” Wheeling, West Va. Archt., 
Chas. E. Bacon, Odd Fellows Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, U. S. Corrugated 
Fibre Box ‘Co., 1815 Martindale Ave., 
Indianapolis. (General contract awarded 
to John A. Schumacher Co., 818 E. St. 


soon. Brick. 

Hotel and Sanatorium (addition): 
$105,000. “Home Lawn Sanitarium,” 
Martinsville, Indiana. Architect (Plans 
only) D. A. Bohlen and Son, 1001 Ma- 
jestic Building, Indianapolis. Owner, 
Home Lawn Mineral Springs Co., W. A. 
Kennedy, Mgr., Martinsville, Ind. Gen- 
eral contract awarded to Charles F. 
Duncan, Martinsville. Start work short- 
ly. General contractor desires. bids on 
all sub contracts and materials. Brick, 
stone trim, reinforced concrete and 
steel. frpf. constr. 

“Church: $40,000, 1 sty. and bas., 64x- 
115. Winona Lake, Indiana. Archt. L. 
H.: Sturges, Board of Trade Bldg. In- 
dianapolis. Owner, First Presbyterian 
Church, Geo. P. De Hoff, Chmn. Bldg. 
Comm., Winona Lake, Ind. General con- 
tractor, Merle Hodges, Warsaw, Indiana. 
Foundation in, Superstructure has been 
held up; will resume work in 30 days. 
Brick, stone trim. 

“Banking Room and Office: (Rom. 
from bldg. at 23 West Ohio). Archt. J. 
Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg. Owner, Celtic Savings 
and Loan Association, 52 Monument 
Circle. General contract let to C. J. 
Wacker, Peoples Bank Building. Gen- 
eral alterations. 

Residence: $16,000, 42 W.. 48d St. 
Private plans. Owner, D. N. Test, 3024 
Park Ave. General contract let to Spie- 
gel-Brown Co., 4161 College Ave. Start 
work shortly. 

Double Residence: 2 sty. and bas., 
$8,000, 3301 College. Owner, Claude 
Wolff, c/o The Associated Press, News 
Bldg. General contract let to John 
Balz, 2269 N. Illinois St. Frame. Start 
work shortly. 


BLOOMINGTON. 


Apartment Building (3 apts.), rem. 
from residence. Archt. J. L. Nichols, 
204 So. Indiana Ave. Owner, John 
Campbell, No. Grant St. Archt. taking 
bids to close at once. 

Stone Mill: $75,000.00, 350 ft. long. 
Owner, The American Oolitic Stone Co., 
Toledo, Ohio. Start work at once. 

Apartment Building (2 apts.), rem. 
from residence. Private plans. Owner, 
Dr. Homer Woolery, 315 East 7th St. 
Bids soon. 


BLUFFTON. 


“School Building: $105,000.00, Jeffer- 
son Township, Grant County, at Upland, 
Ind. Archt., Everett I. Brown, Stude- 
baker Bank Bldg., Bluffton. Owner, Ross 
Troyer, trustee, Jonesboro, Ind. Own- 
er receiving bids to close March 9, 1923. 


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*High School: $14,500.00, Patriot, Ind. 
Posey township, Switzerland county. 


’ Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heinemann 


Bidg., Connersville. Owner, School 
Board of Posey Twp., R. G. Bunger, 
Pres.; Geo. Platt, Secretary; Chas. B. 
Rochat, Secy., Patriot, Ind. Owner re- 
reiving bids to close March 5th at 1:00 
p. m. Brick and tile, steel sash, built- 
up-asphalt roof. See legal advertising 
in this issue. (Note change of closing 
date.) 


*Grade School: $12,000.00, Quercus 
Grove, Ind., Posey township, Switzer- 
land county. Archt. Karl P. Henkel, 
108 Heinemann Bldg., Connersville. 
Owner, School Board of Posey Twp. and 
Quercus Grove, R. G. Bunger, Pres.; 
George Platt, Treas.; Chas. B. Rochat, 
Secy., Patriot, Ind. Owner receiving 
bids to close March 5th at 2:30 p. m. 
(See legal advertising in this issue).. 
Note change of closing date. 


ELKHART. 

Dormitory: $50,000, 3 sty. and bas., 
39x120, Hanover, Ind. Archt., R. L. 
Simmons, Beardsley Bldg., Elkhart. 
Owner, Hanover College, Hanover, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Will ask for bids 
the latter part of March. Brick, stone 
trim, steel, built-up-roof, steam heat, 
septic tank, tile vestibule. 

Caurch: (fire rebuild), Goshen, Ind. 
Archt., R. L. Simmons, Beardsley Bldg., 
Elkhart. Owner, First Baptist Church, 
Goshen, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, 
slate or asbestos shingle, steam heat, 
electric wiring, plumbing, basement 
sash, steel trusses and beams. ~ 


EVANSVILLE. 


“Catholic High School: $300,000.00, 2 
sty. & bas. Outer Lincoln Ave. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell and Co., Furniture 
Bldg. Owner, Catholic High School 
Committee, Monsignor F. X. Unterreit- 
meyer, Chairman. Archt. receiving bids 
to close March 15th. Bids to be re- 
ceived at the office of the architect. Brk, 
stone trim: 

Hospital (addition). $150,000.00, 2 
sty. & bas. 4th and Oak Sts. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Build- 
ing. Owner, The Walker Hospital, Dr. 
James Y. Welborn, Prest. Plans in pro- 


gress. Plans will be ready for bids April 
1st. Brick, reniforced concrete. 

Parochial School: 2 sty. and _ bas. 
Archt. Cram and _ Ferguson, Boston, 
Mass. Supervising Archt. Russ and 
Karges, Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, Trinity Lutheran Congregation, 
Evansville. Plans in progress. Will 
contain 2 school rooms, auditorium, sev- 
eral committee rooms, kitchen. A church 
will also be built later, total cost of the 
two buildings will be $100,000. 

*Garage and Salesroom: $45,000.00, 2 
sty. & bas. Architect, Chas. L. Trout- 
man, 409 American Trust Bldg. Owner, 
Franklin Motor Co. Architect taking 
bids to close February 21st. Brick, 
comp. roof, steel sash, steam heat. 

Commercial Bldg.: 3 sty. and bas., 
55x126. Indiana and Main Sts. Archt., 
Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Owner, Handy Furniture Co., Evans- 
ville. Plans in progress. Rugby brick, 
stone trim, gravel roof, steam heat. 


*Bank (Rem.): $20,000.00. Mt. Ver-— 
non, Il. Archt. Harry E. Boyle and Co., 


Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
Ham National Bank, Mt. Vernon, Ills. 
Work consists of new front, heating sys- 
tem, banking fixtures and general in- 
terior alterations. Architect taking bids. 

Club House: (interior alterations). 
Archt. Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furniture 
Bldg. Owner, Elks Club, Plans in prog- 
ress. 

“Creamery (addition), Main and 
Michigan. Archt. Alfred Neucks, 515-16 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Farmers 
Dairy Co., Main and Michigan. Plans 
in progress. Brick, ordinary construc- 
tion. Freight elevator. 

“Residence: $10,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
30x40. Archt. Alfred E. Neucks, 515-16 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Edw. A. 
Nisbit, 4 Cherry St. Archt. ready for 
bids. Brick, tile porch and bathroom 
floors, hot water heat, brick garage. 

“Garage (rem. and add.): $20,000, So. 
3d St. Archt. Harry E. Boyle & GCo., 
Furniture Bldg. Owner, Pride Bros. 
Co., South Third St. Bids close at once. 
Work will consist of building a 1 sty. 
top addition, new outer brick walls, steel 
sash and general alt. 

Duplex Residence: $15,000, Henderson 
Ky. Archt.. Harry E. Boyle & Co.’ 
Furniture ’ Bldg.. Evansville. Owner 
Mary Dickson, Henderson, Ky. Plans 
about completed. Ready for bids in two 
weeks. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“City Hall (addition): $47,000.00. 

Archt. Russ and Karges, Furniture 


Bldg. Owner, City of Evansville, Wal- 
ter F. Wunderlich, Clerk, City Hall. 
General contract: let to M. J. Hoffman 
Constr. Co., Heating let to H. G. New- 
man Co., plumbing let to S. A. Schmitt 
Co., Electric work to Althof Howard, all 
of Evansville. 

*Bank (Rem. and Alt.): $15,000, Mor- 
ganfield, Ky. Archt. Clifford Shopbell & 
Co., Evansville. Owner, Peoples Bank 
& Trust Co., Morganfield, Ky. General 
contractor, C. N. Boston & Son, Marion, 
Ky., Vault and door let to Herring-Hall- 
Marvin Co., Hamilton, O. Bank furn, & 
fixtures let to Cowling Co., Louisville. 
Start work shortly. 

Residences (2): ‘$7,000 each, 1528 & 
1530 Mulberry St. Owner, Anderson 
and Veatch. Start work at once. 


“PT, WAYNE. 


“Masonic Temple: $400,000, 5 sty. and 
bas. 70x120. Archt. Charles R. Weather- 
hogg, Ft. Wayne. Struct. Engineer, 
Carson F. French, Plymouth Bldg., 
Cleveland, Ohio. Owner, Masonic Temple 
Assn., F. H. Pocock, Chmn., 709 Court 
St., Ft. Wayne, Ind. Bids in; under 
advisement. 

“Garage: 1 and 2 sty., 250x250, Main 
and Fulton Sts. Archt. Chas. R. Weath- 
erhogg. Owner, Yellow Cab Line, James 
E, Ford, Manager. Douglass and Har- 
rison. Plans completed. Mature early 
summer. 

_ *Church: $150,000.00, tairneld Ave. & 
Berty St. Archt. Guy Mahurin, 500 Lin- 
coln Life Bldg. Owner, Plymouth Con- 
gregation. Archt. taking bids. Brick 
and stone. 

Contracts Awarded, 

“Commercial Bldg. (Add. & Alt.) $35,- 
000. 3 sty. & bas. 60x60. Archt. A. M. 
Strauss, Shoaff Bldg. Owner, Dr. M. I. 
Rosenthal. General contract let to Latz 
and Latz Constr. Co. 


“Schools (3) “Ambridge School,” 
$40,000. 2 sty. & bas. 45x70. ‘“Froebel 
School” side addition, $50,000. ‘‘Kmer- 
son School” $40,000. 1 sty. 70x115. 
Architect, Joe H. Wildermuth and Co., 
690 Broadway. Owner, Board of Edu- 
cation, William A. Wirt, Supt., 401 
Broadway. Owner receiving bids to 
close February 23d at 8:00 p. m. Brick. 


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and Morton Sts. Archt. J. T. Hutton 
& Son, Hammond Bldg. Owner, Meyn 
and Weise, Hammond. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick, 

Dairy and Ice Cream Plant: 1 sty., 
65x70. Akron, Indiana. Archt., A. C. 
Berry & Co., Ruff Bldg., Hammond Dairy 
Co., Hammond, Ind. and Akron, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Brick, struct. steel 
and concrete. 

“Stores and Offices: $30,000, 2 sty., 50 
x100. East State St. Archt. Mac Tur- 
ner, Hohman St . Owner, W. C..Pax- 
ton. Archt. revising plans, changing 
from a 1 sty. bldg. to a 2 sty. bldg. 
Brick. 

Stores and Offices: $30,000, 2 sty and 
bas. 50x90. East State St. Archt. Mac 
Turner, Hohman St. Owner, Mr. 
Soules. Archt. revising plans, changing 
building from a 1 sty. bldg. to a 2 sty. 
bldg. 

Contracts Awarded 

“Garage and Salesroom: $15,000, 1st 
45x140. Archt. Mac Turner, Hohman 
St. Owner, Kelley Bros. Co., So. Hoh- 
man St. General contract let to Bates 
and Ahlborn, Hammond. . 

“Store Building: $15,000, 1 sty, 67x90x 
112. Sibley St. near Monon R. R. Gen- 
eral contract let to McClay and Brady. 
Start work shortly. 


LAFAYETTE. 


“Grade School (Annex), $35,000.00, 
“Oakland Grade School Bldg. at Main 
and Kossuth Sts. Architect, Reidel and 
Zink, 821-22 Lafayette Life Bldg. Own- 
er, School City of Lafayette, Board of 
School Trustees, Alva O. Reser, Prest., 
Herman M. Bahls, Secy., Mrs. Sarah 
Westfall, Treas., Lafayete. Owner will 
receive sealed bids at the office of the 
board, Jocated in the Vocational Bldg., 
6th and Columbia Sts. until 10:00 a. m., 
March 8th, 1923. (See legal advertising 
in this issue). 4 class rooms and gym- 
nasium, brick, slate roof, split system 
of heating, steel ceilings, slate black- 
boards. 

Grade School (4 rooms and auditori- 
um), 2 sty. and bas., “Lincoln School.” 
Archt., Riedel and Zink, 821 Lafayette 
Life Bldg. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Lafayette. Plans contem- 
plated. Owner will advertise for bids 
soon as plans are approved by State 
Board of Accounts. Brick. 


Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, C. H. John FE. Frost, Reporter Bldg. Owner, 
Stewart. ‘Plans in progress. Brick ve- name withheld for present. Preliminary 
neer. plans in progress. Brick, reinforced 
Residence: (Colonial), 2 sty. and concrete, cement columns, factory sash, 
bas., 7 rooms. Archt., Riedel and Zink, composition roof. 
821 Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, C. F. Residence: $5,000. Archt., John E. 
Johnson, 413 Main St. Plans in prog- Frost, Reporter Bldg. Owner, V. E. 
ress. Brick veneer. Ready for bids in Carr. Plans in progress. Stucco. 
30 days. 
Residence (Colonial), 7 rooms. 2 sty. Frost, Reporter Bldg. Owner, John 
and bas. Archt., Riedel and Zink, 821 Trivalgas, c/o Archt. Plans in prog- 
Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, E. H. ress. Frame. 


Schilling, 1902 Thompson St. Archt. —_-—— 
taking bids to close at once. Brick ve- LOGANSPORT. 
neer. 


“Parochial School: $75,000, 2 sty. & 
bas. (8 rooms), Wabash Ave. Archt., dustrial Bldg. “Franklin School,” $150,- 
Riedel and Zink, 821 Lafayette Life 000. Archt. Allen and Garriott, Masonic 
Bldg. Owner, St. Ann Parochial School, Temple Bldg., Logansport and Lombard 
Roman Catholic, Rev. McCarthy, pastor. Bldg., Indianapolis. Primary grade 
Flans nearing completion, ready for bids school, “Jefferson School” $50,000. Archt. 
about April Ist. Brick, stone trim, cen- Car) J. Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust 
tral heating plant to heat new school Bldg., Logansport. Owner, (both jobs) 
and old buildings. he" Board of School Trustees, William A. 

Church (Rem. from Old Building): Wright, Prest., Dr. W. J. Roberts, Secy., 
$10,000.00. ‘Archt., E. C. Kashner, 12 Logansport, General contract (includ- 
Wallace Bldg. Owner, Church of the ing heating, plumbing, wiring and ven- 
Holiness Congregation, Rev. Snow, tilating) awarded to E. A. Carson, 


Chestnut St. Plans in progress. Gen- Logansport, Indiana. Approx. $190,000 
eral alterations, new church furniture. for both projects. Start work soon. 


Bungalows (6): 1 sty. and bas., $5,- Brick, 
000 each. Private plans. Owner, Lairy- 
Harris Realty Co., Lafayette Life Bldg. 
Mature this spring. Frame. 


Residences (7): $5,000 to $6,000 each, «Gymnasium: $150,000, 2 sty. and 
Harvey Ave. (Private plans. Owner, bas, (2 gymnasiums, 2 swimming pools) 
Wible Hiner, cashier ‘Purdue State Bank. Archt. Kibele and Gerrard, 335 Johnson 
Start work about April lst. Frame. Bldg. Owner, Indiana State Normal 

Residence: $35,000.00, 2 sty. and bas. School. Plans nearing completion. Ex- 
Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross pect to advertise for bids about April 
Bldg. Owner, Dr. Edw. C. Elliott, Pres. ist. Brick, stone or tetra cotta trim. 
Purdue University, Lafayette. | Plans in .Dormitory: 3 sty. and bas. Archt., 
progress. Brick, central heating plant, Kibele and Gerrard, 335 Johnson Bldg. 
tile roof, tile and hardwood floors. Owner, Indiana State Normal School. 

ih 3... Sara aaa ee in progress. Mature this spring. 

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Apartment Building: $17,000.00, 2 sty. Y? ‘ a oS 
and an Archt., John E. ake pe a Commrs. "Plans in ahahaha 
er. Owner, Mrs. Hanna Byers. ans 
in progress. ‘Stucco. RUSHVILLE. 

Grain. Elevator: $35,000 to $40,000, 


2 ’  *Store Building and 3-Car Garage: 
aoe Bae, Tea ea F be une $320,000. 1 sty. 165x31. Private plans. 


ae ; Doi Owner, L. L. Allen, 222 West 5th St., 

nd, Serene eee Rushville Owner taking bids. Morris 

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eis Pika Fi ae ace edie contract. Brick and concrete, comp. roof, 
Owner, Mr. Donaldson, ¢/o Archt. Plans 4 Skylights, refrigerator, steam heat. 

Wesccowees. ; Country Residence: $10,000, near 


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Rushville, Owner, J. W.-Amos (Far- 
mer) R. R. No. 1, Rushville. Mature 
early spring. 

Residence: $10,000. Owner, John 
Gray, 220 No. Perkins St. Owner will 
ask for bids in 30 days. Probably frame. 


SHELBYVILLE. 

Factory Building: $200,000.00, 1 sty., 
400x250, Shelbyville. Archt., Engineers 
and contractors, The H. K. Ferguson Co., 
Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Plans in 
progress, start work in 10 days. Brick, 
steel frame construction. 


SOUTH BEND. 


“Factory (body building), $1,000,000. 
6 sty. and bas., 100x875, Lafayette & 
N. Y. C. R. R., South Bend. Archt., 
Albert Kahn, 1000 Marquette Bldg., De- 
troit, Mich. Owner, The Studebaker 
Corporation, South Bend._ General con- 
tract awarded to H. G. Christman Con- 
struction Co., South Bend, Ind. Start 
work in 2 weeks. ‘Face brick and rein 
forced concrete, conc, floor and roof 
constr., monitor steel roof, concrete 
stairs, hollow tile, creosoted wood block 
floors, rolling steel curtains, steel sash 
and sash operators, metal doors, built- 
up-asphalt roofing, 3 freight elevators, 
sprinkler system. 

Apartment Building: $60,000, 9 4-room 
apartments, 3 sty. and bas., 45x115, La- 
fayette and Bartlett Sts., South Bend. 
Archt. (vlans only), Benedict J. Bruns, 
1548 Belmont St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
Holycross and Co., 286 N. Main St., 
‘South Bend. General contract let to 
. Lundquist & Nelson, 2619 Lawrence Av., 
‘Chicago. Finishing plans. Brick. 

Grade School: _$500,000.00. Archt., BE. 
R. Austin, 111 N. Lafayette St. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Claude J. 
Jackson, Pres.; Richard B.. Dugdale, 
Seey.; William Clem, Treas., South 
Bend. Preliminary plans in progress. 
Brick, fireproof construction. 

“Hospital (side addition) and Power 
Plant: $350,000.00. ‘5 sty. and bas., 128 
West Navarre St., South Bend. Archt., 
R. E. Schmidt, Garden and Martin, 104 
So. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
_ Epworth Hospital and Training School, 

H. W. Eldridge in charge, c/o George 
Wyman and Co., 109 N. Michigan St., 


South Bend. Architect receiving bids 


to. close: February 24th. 
concrete and. steel. 
closing date.) 

Church (colored): $30,000, Eddy and 
Campau Sts. 
Zion’s Congregation, Rev. B. F. Gordon, 
pastor; Eddy ‘St. Col. S. C. Bullock, 
Chmn. Bldg. Com. Owners financing, 
mature this spring. 


Brick, reinf. 
(Note change in 


TERRE HAUTE. 

“Municipal Stadium: $200,000.00 
Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune 
Bldg. Owner, City of Terre Haute, City 
Clerk, City Hall, Terre Haute. Archt. 
selected. Brick, steel and concrete. 

Parochial School: $50,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., St. Marys-of-the-Woods, Indiana. 
Archt., Shourds-Stoner & OCo., 511 
Tribune Bldg., Terre Haute. Owner, 
Rev. Hilger, St. Marysof-the-Woods, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Brick. 

“Hotel: $125.000, 5 sty. and bas., 
Paris, Ill. Archt., Johnson, Miller and 
Miller, Terre Haute. Owner, Paris Ho- 
tel Corporation, Paris, Ill. ‘Low bidder 


on general contract, North-Raffin Con- ff 


struction Co., Terre Haute Trust Bldg., 
Terre Haute. Will probably award con- 
tract within the next few days. Brick. 

Residence: $8,000, 2 sty. and bas., Bra- 
zil, Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller and 
Miller, 30 N. 5th St.. Terre Haute. Own- 
er, Porter Farris, Brazil, Ind. Archt. 
taking bids. ‘Brick veneer and stucco. 

“Residence: $8,500, Brazil, Ind. Archt., 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th 
St., Terre Haute, Ind. Owner, Dr. D. 
C. Krider, Brazil, Ind. Archt. taking 
bids. Frame. 

Residences (several): $5,000 to $8,- 
000 each. Owner, The American Realty 
Co., Swope Block. Archt. (plans only), 


‘Thomas and Allen; 251% So. 5th. St. 


Owner will build this spring. Frame 
and stucco. 


Residences: $5,000, 2 sty., 26x34, Clin- 


ton, Ind. Archt., Thomas and Allen, 
25% S. 5th St.) Terre Haute. Owner, 
Mrs. Eli Shelby, Clinton, Ind. Plans 


in progress. 

“Residence (Dutch Colonial), $8,000. 
2 sty. and bas., 35x35, Potomac Ave. 
Archt., J. D. Palmer and Co., McKeen 
Bldg. ‘Owner, Dr. ‘Sayers, dentist, Mc- 
Keen Bldg. ‘Archt. taking bids. Frame. 

Residence: $8,000. 2 sty. and bas. 
Archt., J. D. Palmer and Co., McKeen 


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VINCENNES. 

Apartment Bldg.: $65,000.00, 2 sty. & 
bas., 3 units, 30x45 each, U-Court type, 
15 apartments, 4 & 5 rooms each. Archt., 
Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens Trust 
Bldg. Owner, D. C. Amerine, Vincennes. 
Architect taking bids. Brick, stone 
trim, vapor heat, steel sash, tile floors, 
central heating plant, kitchen equipt. - 

Apartment Bldp.: $15,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 43x36, Washington, Ind. Archt., 
Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens Trust 
Bldg., Vincennes, Ind. Owner, Lewis 
Buris, Washington, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick, asphalt roof, vapor heat, 
4 baths, struct. steel, kitchen equipt. 

Residence: $10,000, 1% sty. and bas.. 
52x46. Fairfield, Ill. Archt., Osterhage 
and Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldg., Vin- 
cennes. Owner, W. L. Grubb, Fairfield, 
Ill, Plans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim, asphalt shingle roof, furnace, tile 
oor. 

Apartments. (2), addition to store 
building: $10,000.00, 1 sty., 25x75. Archt, 
Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens Trust 
Bldg. . Owner, Paul ©. Schultze, Vin- 
cennes. Plans in progress. Brick. terra 
cotta trim, vapor heat, fireproof win- 
dows, terrazzo floors. 2-car garage, in- 
cinerator, baths, kitchen equipt. In-A- 
Door beds. 

Contracts Awarded. 

Residences (2) and Caretaker’s Resi- 
dence: $72,000.00( total). Harrisburg, 
Ill. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, Cit- 
izens Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner 1) 
residence, 2 sty. and bas., 50x71. C. M. 
Wasson. Owner, residence, 2 sty. and 
bas., 50x65, Loran A. Wasson. Owner, 
Caretaker’s residence, 2 sty. and bas., 
22x49. C. M. Wasson, all of Harrisburg, 
MN. General contract awarded to T. J. 
Edwards and Son, Vincennes, Ind. Start 
work shortly. Brick and concret2, stone 
trim, central heating plant. tile roofing, 
struct, steel. marble and tile work, ena- 
mel finish, laundrv, reinforced concrete 
floors, hardwood floors. 

“Lodge Building & Stores: $15,000.00, 
Sumner, Ill. Archt., Osterhage and Sut- 
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*Church: 2 sty. and bas., 78x112. 
Fairfield, Ill. Archt., Osterhage and 
Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldg., Vincennes. 
Owner, First M. E. Church, Rev. C. B. 
Latimer, pastor, Fairfield. I'l Gencral 
contract awarded to-Bert Vail, Olney, 
Ill., for $55,000. Heating, plumbing and 
wiring have not been awarded. Brick, 
concrete, slate roof, vapor heat, art 
glass, pews, kitchen equipt, steel trusses, 
gallery, pine trim. Start work soon. 
*Creamery: $17,500, Princeton, Ind. 


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Owner, Tip Top Creamery Co., Inc., low 
bidder on general contract, Bean & 
Davis, Princeton. 


WABASH. 


Church (Sunday School Auditorium): 
45x80. Owner, First Christian Church. 
Site purchased, will build.next summer. 
Brick. 

Garage: 1 sty., 75x100. Owner, H. A. 
Milburn. Plans in progress, ready for 
bids about April 1st. Brick. 


WARSAW. 


Newspaper Building: $60,000.00. Own- 
er, The Warsaw Daily Times, Warsaw, 
Ind. Will build this spring. 
data later. ‘Brick, 2 sty. and bas. 


Garage and Salesroom: $20,000, 1 sty., 
75x150. Owner, Outcelt and Deeter. 
Start work about April 1st. Brick. 

Furniture Factory (1 sty. and top 
add. to present bldg. and side add. to 
contain 20,000 square feet of floor 
space). Private plans. Owner, The 


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ket St., Warsaw. Plans in progress, 
ready for bids soon. ‘Brick. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


*Anderson: _Parochial School, $125,- 
000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 122x122. 11th 
St. near Fletcher. Archt., E. R. Wat- 
kins, 335 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, 
St. Marys Catholic Congregation, Rev. 
Thomas. Travers, pastor, Anderson. 
Archt. taking bids to close Feb. 28 at 10 
A. M. 12 class rooms, auditorium, phy- 
sical and chemical laboratories, domestic 
science. Press brick, limestone trim, hol- 
low tile and gypsum block, skylights. 
kalsemine work, iron stairs, ornamental 
iron, 400 desks, 800 auditorium seats. 


Attica: Parsonage, 2 sty. and bas. 
Owner, Swedish Lutheran ‘Church. Con- 
templated. 


Brookville: 


Residence, $7,500.00, 2 
sty. Private plans. Owner, Harry 
Brockman, Brookville. Plans in prog- 
ress, ready for bids in 30 days. Brick 
veneer. 

Fowler: Store building and office. 2 
sty. and bas. Owner, Judge B. B. Berry, 
Fowler, Ind. Preliminary plans in 
progress. Mature about April 1st. Brk. 


Frankfort: Grade school building (12 
rooms). Archt., Rodney Leonard, Peo- 
ples Life Bldg. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Frankfort. Plans in progress. 
Owner will advertise for bids about April 
1st. Brick. 

“Lafayette: Hotel, $300,000.00, 175 
rooms, Benton Harbor, Mich. Archt., 
Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Lafayette. 
Owner, William Baster, 719 Lake Blvd., 


Benton Harbor, Mich. Low bidder on 
general contract, R. L. Reisinger, 4640 
Oakland Ave., Milwaukee. Wis. 


Laporte: Comfort station, $9,975.00. 
Archt., Arthur C. Stiegley. Owner, Bad. 
of Park Commrs., ‘Abert F. Schultz, 
clerk, Laporte. Owner taking bids to 
close February 24th at 9:00 a. m. Frame. 

Laporte: (February 27, 1928, at 10 a. 
m., by Board of Public Works of the 
City of LaPorte, at the office of the Bd. 
for furnishing an oil engine pumping 
unit for the ‘Little Kankakee Pumping 
Station. Estimated cost $16,000.00. Also 
for an oil tank, estimated cost $550.00. 
Albert F. Schultz, City Clerk. 

Madison: ° Bungalow, $5,000. Owner, 
Edward Selig, Madison. Plans in prog- 
ress. Frame. 


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circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS. 


Notice is hereby given, that on the 9th day 
of March, 1923, at tha office of the Township 
Trustee, at Upland, Grant County, Indiana, at 
the hour of Two o’clock P. \M., the undersigned 
Jefferson School Township, of Grant County, In- 
diana, will receive bids for the erection and con- 
struction of a one-story and basement brick High 
School and Grade School building, in the town 
of Upland, and for furnishing materials, and 
the performance of all labor required for the 
general construction of said building. 


Separate bids will be received for the general 
contract, plumbing, heating and ventilating, and 
electric wiring of said building. All bids shall 
be in accordance with plans and specifications in 
detail in the office of Everett I. Brown, Archi- 
tect, Bluffton, Indiana, and in the office of the 
State Board of Accounts, State House, Indiana- 
polis, Indiana. 

Separate bids will also be received for the re- 
pair of the school building at the town of Matt- 
hews, in said township, according to plans and 
specifications for plumbing on file in the office of 
Harry G. Bowstead, Architect, Glass Block, Mar- 
ion, Indiana,-and also in the office of the State 
Board of Accounts at the State House, Indiana- 
polis, Indiana, and according to plans and speci- 
fications for heating and ventilating now on file 
in the office of Snider & Rotz, Merchants Bank 
Building, Indianapolis, Indiana, and also in the 
office of the State Board of Accounts, State House, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 


All bids must be submitted on forms as pre- 
scribed by the State Board of Accounts or they 
will not ‘be considered. and the right is expressly 
reserved to reject any or all bids. Each bidder 
must deposit with his bid a certified check made 
payable to Jefferson School Township, Grant 
County, Indiana, in an amount equal to five per 
centum of his bid. In the event the bidder fails 
and refuses to enter into a contract and bond, 
if a contract is awarded to him, within ten days 
after notice of ‘the acceptance of his bid, said 
check, and the amount of money represented 
thereby shall become the property of said Jeffer- 
son School Township, which sum is agreed upon 
as liquidated damages for the failure of the bid- 
der to enter into the contract and furnish bond 
for its faithful performance, 


Each bid must be enclosed in an envelope and 
the name of the bidder and the class of the 


work named in the bid, placed on the outside 
thereof. 


The said Jefferson School Township reserves 
the right to hold the lowest and best bids open 
until such time as it is able ot sell bonds to 
cover the cost of said ‘building. 

The estimated cost of fully completing all of 
the above and foregoing work is: One Hundred 
Ten Thousand ($110,000.00) Dollars. Plans and 
Specifications of all of said work may be seen 
at the office of the Trustee, Upland, Indiana. 

JEFFERSON SCHOOL TOWNSHIP, GRANT 
COUNTY, INDIANA, 


By Ross Troyer, Trustee. 
Feb, 17, 1923 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that the School City of 
Lafayette, Indiana, Tippecanoe County, and the 
card of Trustees thereof, will receive sealed 
bids at the office of the Said Board of Trustees, 
located in the Vocational Building, Southeast 
‘orner of Sixth and Columbia Streets, Lafayette, 
ndiana, until 10 o’clock A. M., March 8, 1923, at 
which time and place same will be opened, read 
and considered for the construction of an Annex 
to the Oakland Grade School Building, located 
at the intersection of Main and Kossuth Streets. 
and for the installation of the Heating and 
Ventilating System for said building, and for the 
installation of (Plumbing and Sewer ‘Systems for 
said building, and for the installation of an 
Electric Wirine System for said building, for 
uses of said school city, and to be constructed 
on Site adjacent to present grade school, and 
according to plans and specifications as provided 
therefor by F. P. Riedel and T. A. Zink, Archi- 
tects, No, 821-822 Lafayette Life Building, La- 
fayette, Indiana, and as further approved by the 
State Board of Health and State Board of Ac- 


counts. Estimated cost of Building, Thirty-Five 
Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00.) 


The plans and specifications are on file for the 
inspection of bidders at the office of the Board 
of School Trustees, Lafayette, Indiana, and at 
the office of Riedel & Zink, Architects, and the 
State Board of Accounts. Copies are available 
to bidders for use at their own offices upon de- 
posit with the Architects or Trustees, of Twenty- 
Five Dollars ($25.00) to guarantee safe return of 
such plans and_ specifications. Bidders must 
familiarize themselves with such plans and speci- 
fications before bidding and no departure from 
the same will be considered. Proposals will be 
considered for: 


1, General Construction of Building. 
2. Heating and Ventilating. 
3. Plumbing. 


4. A Combination of Heating, Ventilating and 
Plumbing. ‘ : 


5. Electric Light, Wiring and Fixtures. 


All bids shall be accompanied by the certified 
check of bidder in sum equal to at least five per 
cent (5%) of his gross bid or bids. Cheeks to be 
made payable to Treasurer of the Board. In 
ease a bidder, whose bid shall be accepted, shall 
not, within five days after notice of such ac- 
ceptance perform his bid by entering into a writ- 
ten contract with the Board, in the form satis- 
factory to the Board, to execute the work and 
construct and complete the building, and within 
that time secure the performance of his building 
contract by a ‘bond in the form satisfactory to 
the Board, with Surety or Sureties to the approval 
of the Board, his certified check and the proceeds 
thereof shall be and remain the absolute prop- 
erty of the Board as liquidated damages for 
such failure it being impossible to estimate the 
amount of damages such failure would occasion 
to the Board. 


All bids and proposals shall be upon forms pre- 
scribed by the State Board of Accounts. Unless 
bids are’ accompanied by certified check as above 
end upon forms as above no attention will be 
given same. Forms will be furnished by the 
Architects upon request. . 

The successful bidder will be required to enter 
into his written contract and also deliver his 
bond with approvel surety to the School City of 
Lafayette, Indiana, in a sum equal to full amount 
of contract, The successful bidder will be re- 
quired by the terms of this contract to enter into 
the active prosecuion of his work immediately 
and complete said work at the time to be agreed 
upon. The Board of Trustees for the School City 
reserve the right to reject any and all bids without 
giving any reason therefor. 

School City of Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, 
Indiana, 


ALVA O. RESER, President. 

HERMAN M. BAHLS, Secretary. 

MRS. SARAH WESTFALL, Treasurer. 
Feb. 17, 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that the School 
Board of Posey Township, Quercus 
Grove, Switzerland County, Indiana, will 
receive sealed bids at the office of the 
secretary in the town of Patrict until 
2:30 P. M., March 5th, 1923, for the 
furnishing of all materials and perform. 
ing all labor for the construction and 
completion of the grade school building 
to be located near the town of Quercus 
Grove, Switzerland County, Indiana, ac- 
cording to the plans and specifications 
now on file in the office of the secretary, 
also in the office of the State board of 
Accounts and the office of the Archi- 
tect, Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heinemann 
Bldg., Connersville, Indiana. 


Copies of plans and specifications will 
be furnished any contractor applying 
for same on deposite of the sum of 
$15.00 to be held in escrew for the re- 
turn of said plans and specification to 
the architect on or before March 8th, 
1923, after which all checks on deposit 
will be cashed and no refund made. 

All bids shall be made and submitted 
on form 96 bidding blanks. Each bid 
shall be accompanied by a certified check 
upon a solvent bank made payable to 
the treasurer, Mr. George Platt. In the 


amount of $400.00 (four hundred dol- 
Jars), tendered as a guarantee that the 
bidder will, if awarded the contract, en- 
ter into bona fide agreement with the 
School Board of Quercus Grove, Indiana, 
for the contract and furnish sufficient 
bond of 100% of the contract price. 


If for any reason whatsoever the 
bidder shall fail to enter into proper 
agreement, or fail to execute a proper 
bond the full amount of the certified 
check shall be retained by the School 
Board as liquidated damages. The esti- 
mate cost of this building is $12,000.00. 

The School Board reserves the right 
to reject any or all bids, and waive any 
defects or informality if deemed in the 
interest of the School Town of Quercus 
Grove, Indiana, so to do. 

Dated this 6th day of February, 1923. 

R. G. BUNGER, Pres. ; 
GEO. PLATT, Treas. 
CHAS. B. ROCHAT, Sec. 

Members of the School Board of Posey 
Township and the Town of Quercus 
Grove, Switzerland Country, Indiana. 


‘Seemerenareiein 


SCHOOL HOUSE. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that the School 
Board of Posey Township, Switzerland 
County, Indiana, will receive sealed 
bids at the office of the secretary in the 
town of Patriot until 1:00 ‘Pp. M., 
March 5th, 1923, for the furnishing ot 
all materials and performing all labor 
for the construction and completion of 
the Patriot High ‘School building to be 
located in the said town corporation of 
Patriot, Indiana, according to the plans 
and specifications now on file in the 
office of the State Board of Accounts 
and the office of the Architect, Karl P, 
Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg., Conners- 
ville, Indiana. 

Copies of plans and specifications will 
be furnished any contractor applying 
for same on deposit of the sum of $15.00 
to be held in escrew for the return of 
said plans and specifications to the 
architect on or before March 8th, 1923, 
after which all checks on deposit will be 
cashed and no refund made. 

‘All bids shall be made and submitted 
on form 96 bidding blanks. Each bid 
shall be accompanied by a certified 
check upon a solvent bank made pay- 
able to the treasurer, Mr. George Platt. 
In the amount of $400.00 (four hundred 
dollars), tendered as a guarantee that 
the bidder will, if awarded contract, 
enter into bona fide agreement with the 


school board of Patriot, Indiana, for the . 


contract and furnish sufficient bond of 
$100% of the contract price. 

If for any reason whatsoever the bid- 
der shall fail to enter into proper agree- 
ment, or fail to execute a proper bond 
the full amount of the certified check 
shall be retained by the School Board 
‘s liquidated damages. The estimate 
cost of this building is $14,500.00. 

The School Board reserves the right 
to reject any or ‘all bids and waive any 


defects or informality if deemed in the 


Interest of the School Town of Patriot, 
Indiana. so to do. 
Dated this 6th day of February, 1923. 
R. G. BUNGRER. Pres., 
GEO. PLATT, Treas.. 
CHAS. B. ROCHAT, See. 
Members of the School Board of Posey 
Township and the Town of Patriot, 
Switzerland County, Indiana. 


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HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


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Board of Directors 
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CITY PLAN LEADERS MEET AT 
LAFAYETTE. 


Move Early Endorsed by Indiana Archi- 
tects Growing Rapidly. 
* That the stand taken by many Indi- 
ana architects, dating back several 
years, favoring the promulgation and 
adoption of the city plan idea by muni- 
cipalities was not a theoretical dream 
but a real practical scheme latent with 
great possibilities has been proven out 
by that which has followed. Elkhart 
_and Gary, early espoused the scheme, 
then came along the 1921 State Legisla- 
ture to pass a law enabling Indiana cities 
to create city plan commissions. Indi- 
_ anapolis and Evansville, Richmond and 
South Bend soon fell into line in this 
progressive move, and Ft. Wayne, An- 
' derson and other cities are now con- 
templating just such action. 

Some idea of the growth in favor of 
the proposition is evidenced by the meet- 
ing held at Lafayete, Wednesday and 
Thursday of this week when the “City 
Planners” had their day. Purdue Uni- 
versity issued a call to the state leaders 
in the city planning movement for a con- 
ference that resulted in this week’s 
gathering at the Tippecanoe County 
Seat. The meeting was held under the 

auspices of the school of civil engineer- 

_ing. Various mayors, city engineers, 
park superintendents and others vitally 
interested attended. 

The program included an address by 
J. Cylde Hoffman, Indianapolis, attorney 
for the Indianapolis city plan commis- 
sion, who spoke on “The Indiana City 
Planning and Zoning Laws.” D. B. 
Davis, of Richmond, secretary of the 
Richmond planning commission, talked 
on “The Organization of a Planning 
Campaign.” “The Advantage of a City 
Planning Campaign from the Standpoint 
of the Realtor,” was discussed by E. M. 
Dickmon, of Evansville, secretary of the 

vansville commission. j 

Harland Bartholomew, of St. Louis, 
_city plan engineer at St. Louis, and con- 
-Sultant at South Bend and Evansville, 
dwelt on the past and future of city 
Manning based on wide experience. 
Prof. Leonard ‘S. Smith, of the Univer- 

sity of Wisconsin, took for his subject 
“Housing and Its Relation to City Plan- 
hing.”.. Robert. H. Whitten, city plan 


ou Belong” 


engineer at Cleveland and consultant for 
Indianapolis, spoke on “Zoning Prob- 
lems,” and James H. Lowry, superin- 
tendent of parks at Indianapolis and 
landscape engineer, made an address on 
“Parks and Park Systems.” <A moving 
picture on zoning was an additional fea- 
ture. 


PLEASE GET BUSY. 


All Indiana architects maintaining 
cost and office systems are requested 
to send in explanations of same and 
suggestions to’ Secy. Harrison of the 
I. S. A., so that the committee ap- 
pointed to make a report on office 
systems for architects’ offices at the 
annual meeting in June can get start- 
ed on this work. ; 

Any aid in this direction will be 
greatly appreciated. 


BILL TO RESTORE POWER OF IN- 
SPECTION OF PUBLIC WORK 
TO STATE BOARD OF AC- 
COUNTS PASSED BY 

THE SENATE. |" 
Proposed Law Holds Interest for All 
State Architects. 


A proposed law, known as Senate Bill, 
181, Tak Paducwd bv Senator W. K. Pen- 
rod, (Martin, Lawrence and Orange 
Counties, Revublican) that carries with 
it much of interest to the state archi- 


tects was passed by the Senate at In-- 


dianapolis the past week by a vote of 
42 to 3. ate 4 

This bill has to do with increasing of 
the powers of the State Board of Ac- 
counts and was designed to restore or 
strengthen findings taken’ from the 
board by a decision of the appellate 
court which ruled that the board had ne 
legal right to go into the matter of ex- 
amining plans amd specifications for 
public buildings and other public im- 
provements, or of investigating contracts 
made for same and their carrying out. 

There was some lively discussion and 
considerable debate over the bill during 
which praise was bestowed upon those 
at the head of the Board of Accounts 
for the sincere effort that has been made 


by the body to see that the State and 
tax-payers get what is coming to them. 
The Senate finally disposed of the bill 
by the above mentioned vote. It is now 


to be passed on to the House for final 
passage. , 


If the Penrod bill becomes a law it. 


will permit examinations by the state 
board of accounts of all contracts for 
public works on petition of the taxpayers 
affected by the project, and will make it 
possible for the state board to examine 
public works as it did before the appel- 
late court made its decision last spring. 
It is the first of these provisions that 
several senators, termed as the “best 
hold-down on contractors that could be 
devised.” 

It gives the board the authority to 
examine and investigate contracts to 
determine whether the specifications are 
being followed, and if the contract is 
violated to report the findings to the 
attorney-general, who could institute 
proceedings to recover for the corpor- 
ation affected. 


SOCIAL FEATURE DISPLACES 
USUAL ROUTINE BUSINESS, 


Indianapolis © Architects in 
Monthly Meeting. 

In lieu of important or essential busi- 
hess matters to occupy the attention of 
members, those of the Indianapolis 
Architects Association who met at the 
Artists’ Club Rooms, When Building, 
Wednesday night for the regular month- 
ly session of the organization turned the 
affair into a social Zathering and a most 
enjoyable evening was spent by the city 
architects. There were informal and 
impromptu discussions on ‘various con- 
ditions as they pertain to architectural) 
practice and buildine construction af- 
fairs, with here and there some joviality 


thrown in. 

As an added feature to the. meeting 
there was a pleasing exhibit of the paint- 
ings of Artist Randolph Coats in which 
much interest was shown. © 

Architect Maurice Thornton, who re- 
cently ovened an office in Indianapolis 
was elected to membership in the asso- 
ciation. The next meeting will be held 
Wednesday, March 14th, of which due 
notice will be made.- 


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Hope of Evansville Contractors Thus 
.Constantly Bolstered. 


How do these. sound? “Modern Three 
Story Building Planned”; “School First 
Unit of $100,000 Building Program Soon 
Ready For Bids”: “Big Dairy Addition 
Contemplated’”’; “Elks’ Home To Be Re- 
modeled”; “Many New Homes Planned”; 
“Big Garage Bids To Be In February 
21”; “Church Plans Ready for Contrac- 
tors”; “Renewed Activity Apparent in 
Building Circles.” 

There you have the drift of one day’s 
news as culled from a local paper pub- 
lished in Evansville. So far January, 
and February to date, have proved to be 
the most promising early season periods 
Evansville has experienced in years and 
there seems to be no let-up to the inten- 
tion of prospective builders to get new 
projects started this year. The best 
part of the whole situation is that an 
early start in that direction has been 
made. This, under present indications, 
means to all intents and purposes that 
Evansville is in for a real building year. 

Last year it was in reality home 

building that kept things moving in 
Evansville building circles, but in addi- 
tion to this type of construetion the 1923 
building construction endeavor has ag- 
sumed a much broader scope and is in- 
cluding structures of a larger and more 
diversified character. 
_ Local contractors, already immersed 
ina flood of estimating are “going to 
it” with a vim inspired with confidence 
by the firm to strong note of determin- 
ation that sounds back of the new work 
that is being placed before them to be 
figured. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 

Two homes are to be built at 1528 
and 1530 Mulberry street by General 
Contractors Anderson and Veatch. The 
houses will cost about $7,000 each. The 
company has just completed three 
erp, at 1537, 1585 and 1517 Mulberry 
street. 


Kessler and Riebenthaler, contractors 
are building a five-room brick bungalow 
for Louis Kessler on Outer First avenue. 
Cost will be about $4,500. 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


John Wilkins, contractor, has started 
work on the addition to the plant of the 
Krauss Laundry. Foundations are be- 
ing poured. 


There were several nice projects for 
Evansville figured during the past week 
and it is hoped to award these contracts 
within the next few days. 


Residents out in the West Heights 
District are clamoring for a school ad- 
dition to consist of two rooms and a 
community hall. 

And in the meantime local architects 
are busy getting out plans and prelim- 
inary sketches for prospective work, all 
of which indicates that the rumors go- 
ing the rounds are not idle myths. 


Workmen, likewise, have started in on 
Phil Raphael’s new thome on Madison 
avenue. This project is to arise under 
the supervision of contractor John Wil- 
kins. The latter is also building a five- 
room bungalow for Guy Coleman. 

Lumber, brick and steel from Evans- 
ville is being shipped regularly each 
week to construction work, outside the 
city, in the surrounding territory, in In- 
diana. Kentucky and Mllinois. 


FT. WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max femicher: os: President 


Be Peeve ie Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


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Phone 2001 


IN GOOD POSITION TO PLAY HOST 
Ft. Wayne To Be All Dressed Up For 
Next State Contractors’ 
Convention. 


The selection of Ft. Wayne as the site 
for the 1923 convention of the Associat- 
ed Building Contractors of Indiana was 
timely, in that the city has done, and 
gives every promise of continuing to do, 
as much if not more building construc- 
tion, in proportion to its size, as any 
other municipality in the country, stand- 
ing well ‘toward the head of the list in 
the matter of building business gains 
over previous years. . The 1922 season 
was Ft. Wayne’s record year she sur- 
passing all previous building efforts put 
forth in any twelve month period since 
her establishment. ‘Nor is that all, the 
new year has started out even more 
auspiciously than did last season and 
there are no indications that the gait is 


to tbe slackened. Prospects are most 
promising and even have assumed, at 
this itime, an early activity affording 
inspiring hope for the future. 
When the state contractors gather in 
Ft. Wayne she is going to be able to 
show them some real building construc- 
ition progress, projects that include 
everything from extensive home build- 
ing operations to most modern school 
construction, industrial buildings, mer- 
cantile structures, commercial edifices, 


financial institutions and even large of- 


fice buildings. 

Fit. Wayne is proud of her building 
endeavor and welcomes the opportunity 
to impress upon the building contracting 
fraternity of the State the enormity of 
the volume of work ‘that her local build- 
ing forces have made possible. 


WATCH US. 


Early Activity In Realty Circles Pro- 
tends Future Building. 


If there is one thing that goes hand 
in hand with building construction it is 
real estate activity. Just let the latter 
drift into stagnation and see what hap- 
pens to the former. Oh, well, Ft. Wayne 
should worry! For instance, note this, 

Local real estate transactions have 
been ,extremely active during the past 
two months contrary to the usual drop 
off during December and January. Many 
real estate firms are reporting excellent 
records and are giving decidedly optim- 
istic opinions for business conditions 
during the spring months. 

Out in the suburban districts there has 
been much lot selling and owners have 
openly acknowledged that these were 
snapped up for home sites next spring 
and summer. In the down town dis- 
tricts many buildings have changed 
hands, the deals having been negotiated 
for the sole purpose of securing good 
business locations for new buildings. 
All of which has cast a bright gleam 
over building construction circles. 


AWARD OF NEW CONTRACTS GETS 
UNDER WAY EARLY. 


New work either actuaNy started or 
about to be launched in Ft. Wayne is 
denoted by a number of contracts on 
buildings awarded during the past two 
weeks. The contracts include the work 
at the Y. W. C. A. building awarded to 
Fred Rump; a new store building for 
the Loos ‘Grocery company awarded to 
Harry Kinder; an apartment building 
for Fred Fell awarded to J. Monroe; 
a factory building for the Dudlo Manu- 
facturing company awarded ‘to Buesch- 
ing & Hagerman; a residence for Louis 
Mommer awarded to Pohlmeyer & Mil- 
ler; a store building for A. W. Manth 
awarded to Curdes Realty: company. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


P. W. Jungelaus....-.. i. President 
Pine Piereons sa set ees Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets. second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


At 320 Peoples Bank Building, 
Indianapolis. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


Ritz Realty Co., a corp., owner, and 
George & McLucas, as architects, agree 
to erect an apartment building on part 
of lot 41 Washington Park for $89,000, 
ete. 


STATE: SENATE PASSES BUILDING 
CODE BILL. 


Measure Sponsored by State Contrac- 
tors’ Association Finai:iy 
Overcomes Opposition. 


Especial interest to city and state 
contractors were the workings of the 
State Senate the past week, particularly 
those that pertained to Senate Bill, 140, 
introduced by Senator Harold Van Or- 
man, Evansville, Ind., having to do with 
the creation of a non-salaried state 
building code commission, same to be 
known as “administrative building coun- 
cil of Indiana.” Under the proposed 
law the council would be. composed of 
chairman of the industrial board, secre- 
tary of state board of health, and state 
fire marshal with twelve appointive 
members. ; 

This bill is the outgrowth of the ef- 
fort that has been put forth jointly by 
the Associated Building Contractors of 
Indiana, the Indiana Society of Archi- 
tects, the Indiana Engineering Society, 
the Indianapolis Chapter, American 
Assn. of Engineers and the State Build- 
ing Trades Council in an endeavor to 
secure a State Building Code that will 
standardize building requirements 
throughout Indiana. These 
tions have been working for months in 
order to whip the proposition in shape 
for introduction before the State Legis- 
‘ature. It has been characterized as the 
most progressive and constructive build- 
ing legislation ever proposed by the In- 
diana building construction interests. — 

Senator VanOrman, explaining his 
bill, declared it did not create any new 
offices or new board, but merely consol- 


organiza- 


idated the functions now exercised by the 
three state boards in the regulation of 
construction work. : 

Senator Walter S. Chambers, Demo- 
crat, opposed the bill. He insisted that 
the measure does create a new board, 
provides for new employes and provides 
for stringent regulations which, he as- 
serted, would affect even the building 
of a double house. The bill would create 
a closed corporation and would exercise 
more power than any in the state, Sena- 
tor Chambers declared. 

Senator Harvey Harmon ot Princeton 
asserted the measure would give the new 
board too great latitude in the interpret- 
ation of building rules. Senator Joseph 
E. Henley of Bloomington called the 
measure the ‘most dangerous before this 
Senate.” 

Though the bill experienced formid- 
able opposition much of it was finally 
Overcome and on the third reading the 
measure was passed by the Senate by a 
vote of 27 to 14, and will now be taken 
before the House for final passage. 


BIG PROJECTS OUT FOR BIDS. 


Two Made Their Appearance Recently 
and Another Expected in a Few 
Days. 


They are still prying away at the lid 
at Indianapolis to get the “building con- 
struction jack in the box” to pop out to 
make everybody happy. 

Plans have just been passed out to 
the local contractors for estimates for 
the construction of a general office build- 
ing for Eli Lilly & Co., and also for an 
additional building at 725 N. Pennsyl- 
vania street, for the Young Women’s 
Christian Association. The former 
structure is to be of fireproof construc- 
tion, 5 stories, 50x180 feet. The asso- 
ciation building will be 5 stories, 125x 
35x62 and is estimated to cost $150,000. 

Then, too, there is another good sized 
project for the down town business sec- 
tion, a four story store and office build- 
ing to be erected by Kresge & Co.,, at 
Washington and Pennsylvania streets. 
Plans, which were prepared by the archi- 
tectural department of the owner at 
Detroit, are expected to arrive in In- 
dianapolis most any day now to be 
figured on by local contractors. 


BLOW AIMED AT EMPLOYERS’ LIA- 
BILITY ACT WARDED OFF IN 
THE SENATE THIS WEEK. 


Move to Relieve Employer of Contractor 
of Injury Liability Postponed. 


Another bill pertaining to contracting 
to which state senators directed their 
attention and action was senate Bill 10, 
designed to amend the employers’ liabil- 
ity act to release employers of contrac- 
tors from liability for injury to em- 
ployes of the contractors. 

Senator Weldon Lambert, favoring the 
measure, declared a farmer or citizen 
who engages a small contractor to erect 
a building or do other work should not 
be responsible, as he now is, for injury 
to employes of the contractor. Building 
trades unions in the state have opposed 
the bill on the ground that many smaller 
contractors are not financially able to 
assume the liability, and workers would 
be unprotected. 

After a short discussion Wednesday 


afternoon action onthe proposed bill 


was indefinitely postponed by a 21 to ' 


14 vote. 


FEATURES OF THE WEEK IN IN- 
DIANAPOLIS CONTRACT 
AWARD ACTIVITY. 


Several Nice Contracts Placed. 


The best contracts awarded in Indi- 
anapolis the past week were signed up 
by the Wm. P. Jungclaus Co. and the 
John A. Schumacher Co. The first 
named firm picked off the contract for 
the erection of the Potter Fresh Air 
School, estimated to cost $93,000. 

While the other contract went to the 
local firm of Schumacher, the project to 
be erected is a factory building to be 
located at Warwood, W. Va., near 
Wheeling and is to be a factory for the 
U. S. Fibre Box Co., who has _ head- 
quarters at Indianapolis. 

Another feature of the week was the 
issuing of a building permit to the Allen 
A. Wilkinson Lumber Co., for the con- 
struction of a $200,000 warehouse. 


BUILDING PERMITS 


($4,500 and Over) 
Week of Feb. 8th to Feb. 15th 
“Warehouse: $200,000.00. Owner, Al- 
len A. Wilkinson Lumber Co. General 


contractor, J. G. Karstedt Const. Co. Ex- 
cavating. 


“Apartment Building: $75,000, 317-19 


East 38th. Archt., George and Mac 
Lucas. Owner, Ritz Realty Co., ¢/o 
Archt. 
cavating. 

“Garage: $32,000. St. Clair and Cap- 
itol. Owner, Capitol-St. Clair Realty 
Co., ‘Capitol and St. Clair. General con- 


tractor, A. V. Stackhouse. Excavating. 
Residences: (5) $13,000 total. High- 
land Flace. Owner, F. M. Knight 


Realty Co. 


Residences (5), $10,000 total: 436-40- » 


44 So. LaSalle, 485-39 Dearborn. Owner, 
Samuel E. Hamilton, 1232 Tecumseh St. 


frame. Day work. 
Residences (3), $9,000 total. 1128-32- 
1417 No. Belle View Pl. Owner, A.. W. 


Cox, 1266 No. Belle View Place. 

Residence: $8,000, 4026 N. New Jer- 
sey. Owner, L. C. Huey Building Co. 
Day work. 

Factory: (rem.) $8,425.00, 1315 E. 
Washington. Owner, Ford Motor Car 
Co. Day work. ; 

Residence: (double), $7,000, 1018-15 
Hervey. Owner, Royse-Borchert Co., 
603 City Trust Bldg. Excavating. 

Residence: $6,500, 68 S. Audubon Rd. 
Owner, Creighton Realty Co., 1101 Peo- 
ples Bank Bldg. Day work. 

Residence: $5,000, 5631 Broadway. 
Owner, W. H. Stein, 3602 Graceland. 
General contract let to L. M. Darringer. 

Residence: $5,000, 660 E. 52nd. Own- 
er, L. E. Isley, 6262 Park Ave. 

Residence: $4,800, 815 Tecumseh. 
wee Everett M. Schofield, State Life 

g. : 

Garage: $4,500, 1 sty., 47x60, 416 E. 
Wabash. Owner, William L. Clifford, 
1120 No. New Jersey St. Day work. 


Residence: (double), 1814-16 South- 
eastern. Owner, C. I. Brillhart, 1202 
Southeastern: Pee 3 Sera 


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CONSISTING OF 
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EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


‘e Wesley Reed ent. 2 President 
EOS IRB Sa lp Secretary 


108 Citizens Nationa] Bank Bldg., 
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MEETING NIGHTS 


General meeting every third Tuesday evening. 

General contractors meet second and fourth 
Monday evening. 

Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


FRAUGHT WITH FUTURE PROMISE 


Contractors And Labor Representatives 
Hold -Friendly Session. 


Another meeting in the Calumet Dis- 
trict the past week worthy of mention 
was that at which the B. T. E. A. direc- 
tors met with representatives from the 
Building Trades Council and talked over 
- building matters. The atmosphere of 
the gathering was most congenial and 
indicated a relationship that will tend 
toward a better understanding between 
the building trades employer and em- 
ploye in the future, whereby the two 
may meet to discuss their differences 
and there will be ‘no waving of the 
bloody shirt.” 

Among other thines referred to was 
the apprentice question and the Build- 
ing Trades Council promised to co-oper- 
ate with the B. T. E. A. in getting and 
training apprentices. 


TIME TO SOFT PEDAL ON TAX 
INCREASES. 


It appears to us that, if our repre- 
sentatives in the Legislature are wise, 
they will strenuously oppose any meas- 
ure that will in any way increase the 
taxes on the homes. High taxes will do 
more to discourage and retard home 
building than almost any other item that 
enters into the cost and maintainance of 
a home, 

As matters stand now, with a high 
city and county tax, and also the pos- 
sibility of an assessment levy for special 
public improvements, there is a tax item 
so enormous to be considered that it 
really makes one hesitate to build and 
assume such a burden. Things have 
reached the stage where it is almost 
next to impossible, with construction 
costs where they are, to build a moderate 
priced home to rent, and get enough rent 
to care for the taxes and interest on the 
investment. - 

Men with money to invest are looking 
for other lines of investment that will 
net better returns on their money, than 
the building of homes. It also discour- 
ages the prospective home owner, as the 
man who purchases a $5,000 home must 
pay big taxes which, together with his 
deferred payments, special assessments 
and interest, makes it almost impossible 
for a man of moderate income to pay for 
a home, 


It would seem that any unnecessary 
expenditures of State or County funds, 
such as, for instance, the purchasing of 
a site for and building of a Junior Nor- 
mal School when.we, at the present time 
have ample facilities for the education 
of all the teachers that are needed if 
they were properly used, is another un- 
necessary move to increase the tax bur- 
den. 


DIDN’T MEET WITH WARM 
APPLAUSE. 


The weather man had no compassion 
for us natives of the Calumet District, 
in fact, he put on a mercury juggling 
stunt for which only the coal men ap- 
plauded. Then he dropped the elusive 
metal and down it plunged to 10 below 
zero, but almost immediately rebounded 
and made us, who are not Esquimos, 
glad. No requests have been filed for 
a return engagement. 


REALTORS AND CONTRACTORS 
DISCUSS CALUMET BUILDING 
PROSPECTS. 


Members of the Board of Directors of 
the Building Trades Employers’ Asso- 
ciation of the Calumet District met at 
the Elks Club on Wednesday for lunch- 
eon with the members of the Hammond 
Real Estate Board. It was a sort of 
round table discussion at which atten- 
tion was directed to general building 
conditions. Then, too, the matter of 
training and encouraging more appren- 
tices for the building construction in- 
dustry was gone into thoroughly. The 
Realtors pledged their support to the 
contractors and promised co-operation in 
all matters that will have for their pur- 
pose the best interests of the building 
industry. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 


McClay & Brady have been awarded 
the contract for the construction of a 
$15,000 store building triangular shape, 
67x90x112, on Sible~ street. 

The Hammond Dairy Co., is having 
plans prepared by Architect’A. E. Berry 
& (n,. for a new dairy and ice plant 
building. The structure, estimated to 
cost $10,000, will be built at Akron, Ind. 

General contractors Bates & Ahlborn 
picked off the contract for the Kelley 


‘Bros. garage in Hohman street. 


E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


GhAS. ROWE 25) 2s oa ee a eh President 
Bi (aevt a Oe WO nie: 0: le oy ar cep ee Secretary 


814 Main Street 


SHALL 1920 BE REPEATED? 


beison Taught Then That Should Not 
Be Forgotten This Season. 


Among the things that stand out in 
making a 1923 forecast may be men- 
tioned the following: 


An unmistakable feeling of optimism 
with regard to all kinds of business. 


A larger volume of winter building 
than has been seen in many years, it 
ever before. 


A rising cost condition, which began 
timidly some months ago, but which 
threatens to pyramid into unwholesome 
inflation. 


It seems impossible under present 
American conditions to separate pros- 
perity from rising costs. Human nature 
is easily moved to buy when prices are 
going upward, even when it should be 
evident that prices are too high. ‘On the 
other hand it is difficult to make sales 


at a time when prices are declining, even ° 


though good judgment tells us they are 
pretty low. 


It is not too much to say that building 
Wages are in the most chaotic condition 
since the war. The reaction from wage 
reduction measures of 1921 resulted in a 
breaking off of amicable relations be- 
tween unions and employers in many 
cities and unmeasured reprisals by un- 
ions wherever they gained the upper 
hand. The result has been relatively 
high scales and (what is worse) scales 
that bear little relation to each other 
but rest simply on the coercive: powers 
of the various unions, 

Materials have also advanced under 
the stimulus of demand. The wonder TS 
under these conditions, that total build- 
ing costs have not advanced more than 
they have. The relative economy that 
many owners are realizing can be cred- 
ited to the improved efficiency of con- 
tracting organizations, which have un- 
doubtedly been operating with less waste 
and with narrower margins of profit 
than ever before. 


The burden of the next few months 
will continue to rest heavily upon the 
contractor. If he should lose his head 
and charge all the traffic will bear, we 
might see some such hectic period as 
that of early 1920,, but the same kind of 
reaction would surely follow. It is evi- 
dently not possible to bring about any 
wholesale wage revision. Wage fights 
under existing conditions would cost 
more in lost time and bad blood than 
would be saved by possible reductions. 
All that can be hoped for is to hold the 
situation fairly level and to effect some 
realignments between crafts. 


Liberal wage is the element of cost 
that should be paid least grudgingly. No 
dollar gets back into the channels of 
trade quicker than the dollar that goes 
in the pay envelope. No lasting pros- 
perity can be based on anything but full 
pay envelopes and many of them. Re- 
moval of union restrictions on produc- 
tion is more important than hammering 
at wage scales. Even in seeking this 
end, direct methods may be unavailing. 
The trade school, encouragement to ap- 
prentices and the fostering of the open 
shop movement are the measures most 
likely to result in ultimate relief, 

In brief, where last New Year found 
us searching for means to stimulate 
building, our chief care today must be 
to avoid the worst phases of a runaway 
building boom—the kind of boom that 
is inevitably followed by severe depres- 
sion. Let us see if we have learned any- 
thing from our recent heights and depths 
of industrial fortune.—(February Bulle- 
tin, National Assn. Bldg. Trades Em- 
ployers.) 


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BOOST THINGS ALONG 


Encouragement of Building Now Will 
Relieve Congestion Later 


Kvery encouragement should be given . 


to a continuance of the present pace in 
construction work. The taking of early 
contracts, purchase, shipment and stor- 
age of materials for building projects 
will release the heavy grip of peak load 
demand and unbalanced seasonal activ- 
ity which have held the American con- 
struction industry at its mercy for so 
many years. 

The experience of 1922 and the prog- 
ress shown thus far in the new year 
demonstrate amply the failacy that any 
“season” for home building exists. — It 
appears that 1928 will offer definite as- 
‘surance of these: facts which builders 
have attempted to impress upon the pub- 
lic for years. 

If the transportation system can be 
kept at even keel, and the demands of 
traffic spread over a twelve months’ 
period instead of approximately seven, 
while stocks are kept moving--from the 
manufacturer to the job, America’s an- 
nual building bill can be materially re- 
duced in proportion to the amount of 
work done. Semi-annual congestion on 
railroads, affecting building materials, 
foodstuffs, coal and a great many other 
basic activities also will be cleared up. 

That.the railroads not only recognize 
this spreading demand but are planning 
active representation in the building 
boom itself “is shown by reports of the 
Railway Age, which places the possible 
construction expenditures by roads at 
more than $900,000,000 this year. j 

This estimate is based upon the actual 
budgets of thirty-one roads controlling 

per cent of the nation’s trackage, 
Which show $387,000,000 set aside for 
1923 work. Much of this total will go 


INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 


, FEBRUARY 24, 1923 


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into stations, underpasses, viaducts, 
bridges, terminals and shops, and gen- 
eral betterments, the need for which has 
become acute. 

An estimated quota of $5,000,000,000 
has been made for all building in the 
United States in 1923. This was based 
upon architects’ reports to the Archi- 
tectural Forum which received detailed 
statements from 1,767 architects in all 
sections of the country and assembled 


them by type of construction, by states 
and districts. 

The result assures not only the big- 
gest year for 1923, but that it will ex- 
ceed 1922—a record-breaker in itself— 
by at least $1,000,000,000. 

There is no better time than now for 
the prospective builder to get his project 
started, for the contractor to buy his ma- 
terials. 


EXTENT OF PROSPERITY IN BUILD- 
ING UP TO THE CONTRACTORS. 


Organization Offers The Surest Safe- 
guard. 


EK. E. COLE, Secy. 
Calumet Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Every notice how gun-shy some fel- 
lows are when it comes to soliciting new 
association members? Meet the aver- 
age member, ask how business is going 


and nine chances out of ten he’ll say 
slow, not much doing; yet; ask that same 
man to get a new member and things 
change rapidly; invariably he’s too busy. 

Moré members are needed, more mem- 
-bers are wanted not only in the Calumet 
District, but all over the State. Not 
only. from-a financial, but from a co- 
operative standpoint are larger asso- 
ciations necessary. There is much of 
truth in the adage, “United we stand, 
divided we fall.” The time is not far off 
until the contractor will have to make 
known his stand. 

‘Prosperity in the building industry 
this year will depend greatly upon the 
attitude of the contractor, and in his 
endeavor to exert an influence that will 
tend to assure conditions that will en- 
courage building. The confidence of the 
Public must be gained first. The Public 
is not going to support building or the 
contractor unless the latter supports the 
Public by standing for reason, fair play 
and earnest return for the money ex- 
pended. Prospective builders are not 
in a mood to be milched of their money 


no matter how big a volume of construc: 
tion business looms. . 

Prices must be right in the future, 
material quotations and Labor wages 
can’t fluctuate at the drop of the hat. 
This element more than any other in the 
building field must be stabilized before 
people will be seized with the confidence 
to build. 

Where in this issue will the contractor 
stand. He must come out squarely and 
fairly, otherwise he can’t blame the Pub- 
lic, nor can he blame Labor. 

The latter will demand and take all 


it thinks it can get, but the business 
can not afford to pay Labor more than 


it is worth. ‘About 80 per cent of the 
cost of blilding is represented by Labor, 
that is when one considers Labor in the 
making of material, its handling and 
putting in place. That 80 per cent pro- 
portion ought to be stabilized when it 


comes to wages. Labor should be paid . 


and paid well, by well is meant a fair, 
square price involving a fair square re- 
turn of effort for that price. 

That is a problem for the contractor 
to consider; how he meets it will deter- 


mine this year’s business when the books’ 


are closed. The surest solution is pos- 
sible only through organization where 
men can stand together, pool their mut- 
ual interests and contend for that which 
is right and just. Contractors need just 
such an agency and until they all come 
to realize it they will be the prey of 
every selfish influence that besets the 
building construction business, their 
business. . 

Therefore, every contractor member of 
an association should get a new men 
ber, then another, and another. 


IN CONTRACTING, LIKE IN SHOO® 
ING, ONE MUST AIM 
CAREFULLY. 


How Are Your Sights? 


Business in building is to be had by 
those who go after it with prices that 
can he justified, and if business is dull 
for the contractor ’or the material man 
it may be worth while for him to devote 
some study on his bids or his prices and 
see if he has them down to the lowe 
level compatible with sound busineg* 
methods. Conditions are improving am” 
it is time for those who want busine**’ 
to go after it immediately. 


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News af the Week 


The asterick (*) pretix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information ‘to report published in pre- 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS. 


*Sanitarium: (1st unit consists of 
main building and power plant), $1,000,- 
000. Total cost. Cunningham Hill, 
Martinsville, Ind. Archt., H. Ziegler 
Dietz, State Savings and Trust Bidg., 
Indpls. Owner, Martinsville Springs 
Hotel and Sanitarium Co., Dr. John W. 
Sluss, Fres., 226 Bankers Trust Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Plans for 1st unit com- 
pleted. Owner expects to ask for 
bids about April Ist. Brick, radial 
stack, hollow tile, comp. roof. 

Residence (Colonial), $10,000 to $12,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas., Forest Manor. 
Archt., H. Ziegler Dietz., 508 State Sav- 
ings and Trust Bldg. Owner, G. E. 
Ryan, 4830 E. New York St. Plans in 
progress. Slate or tile roof, furnace, 
tile floor, hardwood floors. 


Apartment Bldg: (4 Apts.), $25,000.00. 
2 sty. and bas., 35x00, 3543 .N. Pennsyl- 
vania St. Archt., H. Ziegler Dietz, 508 
State Savings and Trust Bldg. Owner, 
Baynham and Co., Inc., Arthur Bayn- 
ham, Pres., c/o The Keyless Loek Co., 
1401 Newman ‘St., Ross G. Caldwell, 
Secy., 508 State Savings and Trust 
Bldg.; Ellis E. Sluss, Treas., 901 Na- 
tional City Bank Bldg. Plans in prog- 
ress. Owner will build by day labor. 
Start work in 10 days. Brick veneer. 

Apartment Bldg. (48 apartments), 
$190,000.00, 3 sty. and bas., 12th and 
Fennsylvania Sts. Archt., Herbert Foltz, 
843 Consolidated Bldg. Owner, Van 
Dyke Realty Co., Henry G. Dollman, 
Pres.; Henry L. Dollman, Secy.; 420 Mer- 
chants Bank Bldg.; J. J. Kiser, c/o 
Meyer-Kiser Bank. Plans in progress. 
Owner will build by day laber, wil pur- 
chase material and award separate con- 
tracts. Brick, stone trim, incinerators, 
comp. roof, steam heat, tile and marble 
work, kitchenettes, ranges, refrigerators, 
laundry equipment. 

“Memorial Building (Soldiers and 
Sailors), $70,000.00, Greenfield, . Ind. 
Archt., MeGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis.. Owner, 
Board of Trustees, George W. Morehead, 
J. Ward Fletcher, William A. Hough, J. 
W. Trittipo, Robert F. Reeves, all of 
Greenfield. Bids are being received at 
the office of the County Auditor, Court 
House, Greenfield. Bids close March 
28th at 10:00 A. M. (See legal adver- 
tising in this issue. 

*Store Rooms and Light Manufactur- 
ing: $60,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 75x150. 


SINK & EDWARDS 


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Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


14th and Illinois. Archt. Bacon and Tis- 
low, 31 W. Ohio St. Owner, Herff-Jones 
Co., 335 N. Pennsylvania St. Plans 
about completed, ready for bids next 
week. Brick, reinf. concrete, steel sash, 
steam heat. 


Residence: $25,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
Pennsylvania St., north of 30th. Archt., 
Wilson B. Farker, 620 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, J. C. Schaf, Jr., Pres. Electric 
Machine Corp., 329 West Ohio St. Ready 
for bids next week. Brick veneer. (Co- 
lonial type.) 


“Residence and Garage: $30,000.00. 
Archt., Frank B’ Hunter, 912 State Life 
Bldg. Owner, Roland M. Cotton, 1720 
East 10th St. Plans nearing completion. 
Ready for bids next week. 


“Residence and Two-Car Garage: $15,- 
000.00, 43rd and ‘Pennsylvania. Archt., 
Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, Arthur Brown, c/o Century Bis- 
cuit Co. Flans about completed. Ready 
for bids in 10 days. Stucco, Spanish tile 
roof, furnace. 


Storage Building (add. and rem.): 142 
W. Vermont. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 
912 State Life Bldg. Owner, Sam Cohn 
(auto parts), 142 W. Vermont St. 
Archt. taking bids. New brick front, 
steel, comp. roof. 


sungalow (rustic style): 5 rooms, 
Morgan county. Archt., Frank B. Hunt- 
er, 912 State Life Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Dr. Edw. W. Katterhenry, 1107 
I. 0. O. F. Bldg. Plans in progress. Will 
build by day labor. 


Residence (double): $12,000.00. 2 
sty. and bas. (6 rooms and bath each 
side) Fark Ave. North of 39th. Archt., 
Everett H. Crabb, 1112 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, Louis Hornstein, c/o architect. 
Architect ‘receiving bids. Frame, as- 
phalt shingle roof, 2 furnaces, tile floor 
in baths, hardwood floors. 

Bungalow: $5,000.00, 36th St. near 
Clifton. Archt., Everett H. Crabb, 1112 
State Life Bldg. Owner, E. S. Pente- 
cost, 2653 Schurmann Ave. Owner re- 
ceiving bids. Frame. 


“Offices and Stores: 4 sty. and bas., 
70x200 (basement, lst floor and part 
of 2nd floor will be occupied by S. S. 
Kresge Co.) S. W. Cor. Penn. and Wash. 
Sts., Indianapolis. Private plans. 
Owner, S. S. Kresge and Co. (5 and 10 
cent: stores, Detroit, Mich.) Mr. C’ J. 
Pankow in charge, 620 Guarantee Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Reinforcing steel let to 
Hugh J. Baker & Co., Indianapolis. Mr. 
Pankow is taking bids on the following: 
Plastering, marble, slate and terrazzo 
work, freight eleavtor doors, Barrett 
roofing, orn. and mise. iron, orn. brass 
and bronze, glass and glazing, hollow 
metal doors and windows, mail chute, tin 


INDIANAPOLIS 


clad doors, bronze windows, steel sash. 
Keady for bids in two weeks on plumb- 
ing, gas fitting, heating, elevators (2 
passenger, 1 freight), electric wiring 
and fixtures. The following contractors 
are figuring general contract: Bedford 
Stone and Constr. Co., Cornell Engineer- 
ing Co., and Wm. P. Jungclaus Co., all 
of Indianapolis. Building will be of 
brick, reinf. concrete and hollow tile 
construction. 


Contracts Awarded. 

“Bank and Office Building: $1,000,000. 
13 sty. and bas., 126 E. Washington. 
Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller. 
Owner, Meyer-Kiser Bank. General con- 


tractor, Bedford Stone and Constr. Co.; 


heating let to Hayes Bros.; plumbing to 
Callon Bros., all of Indianapolis. Pour- 
ing footings. Brick and terra cotta. 
Residences (2 doubles), $20,000.00, 
total, 4809-11 and 4813-15 College Ave. 


Private plans. Owner and builder, Otis . 


Kirkpatrick, 4151 Broadway. Excavat- 
ing. 

“Physicians’ and Dentists’ Bldg.: 
$875,000.00, 9 sty. and bas., 67x130, 
Penn. and Mich. Owner, The Pennsy]l- 
vania and Michigan Realty Co., 914 
Hume-Mansur Bldg. General contrac- 
tors, E. G. Spink Co., 914 Hume-Man- 
sur Bldg. Archt., Wm. K. Eldridge, 914 
Hume-Mansur Bldg. Excavating. Brk., 
Bedford stone. 

“Family Hotel: $400,000.00, 8 sty. & 
bas., 54x170, 2035 N. Meridian St. 
Archt., Wm. K. Eldridge, 914 Hume- 
Mansur Bldg. Owner and builder, The 
E. G. Spink Co., 914 Hume-Mansur 
Bldg. Excavating. Brick, reinf. con- 
crete and hollow tile floor and roof con- 
struction. 

*School (Potter Fresh Air School), 
$95,000.00. Archt., Herbert Foltz, Con- 
solidated Bldg. Owner, Board of Schooi 
Commissioners, Walter -J. Twiname, 
business director. General contract 
awarded to William P. Jungclaus Co., 
825 Mass. Ave., $77,857.00; heating and 
ventilating,, Roland M. Cotton, 1720 FE. 
10th St., $6,785.00; plumbing let to The 
Wiebke Co., 16th and College, $8,765.00; 
electric wiring let to Hatfield Electric 
Co., $1,872.80. 


“Automobile Sales Rooms and Gz. 
rage: $250,000.00, 3 sty. and bas., 100x 
200, 13th and Meridian. Archt., J. Ed- 
win Kopf and Woolling, 402 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg. Owner, Meridian and 
Thirteenth Realty Co., Inc. Lessee of 
building, Buick Motor Car Co. Gen- 
eral contractors, ‘Conder and Culbert- 
son, all of Indianapolis. Excavating. 
Brick and Stone. 


*Apartment Building: Four 5-room 
Apts., 52nd and Central Ave. Private 
plans. Owner, C. H. Norman, 2170 N. 


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Talbott. General contractors, Conder 
and, Culbertson. Excavating. Brick. 


*Stores (2) $11,000, 415 Boulevard 
Place. Archt., Chas. Byfield, Peoples 
Bank Bldg. Owner, Michael J. Ready, 
1213 N. Pennsylvania St. General con- 
tract let to Michaelis Bros., 826 Parker 
Ave. Start work shortly. Brick, hol- 
low tile. : 


*Store Building (8 stores, 34th and 
Central. Archt., Russel N. Edwards, 
45 Union Trust Bldg. Owner, Frank R. 
Reynolds, 3362 Central Ave. Contract 
not awarded. (Previously incorrectly 
reported as awarded.) 


_ Residence (double): $11,000.00, 22 and 
24 E. 32nd. Owner, J. R. Pratt, 18 E. 
32nd St. General contract let to C. E. 
Plummer, 732 N. New Jersey St. 


Building (fire rebuild), $13,000.00, 322 
E. Wabash. Owner, O. Hamilton, 
2011 N. Alabama St. General contract 
let to George Shaner, 2729 College Ave. 

*Store (Music) rem. from building at 
235 N. Pennsylvania, $8,000.00. Archt., 
Myers and Coffin, 413 Penway Bldg., 
Indpls. Owner, Wm. F. Johnson, c/o 
Archt. Lessee of Bldg., Robertson’s 
Music House, Terre Haute, Ind. Gen- 
eral contract let to Joseph Sertell, 
American Central Life Bldg., Indianapo- 
lis. 

*Bakery (Rem.): $9,000.00, 321 E, 
Market. Owner, Taggart Baking Co. 
General contract: let to Joseph Sertell, 
American Central Life Bldg. 


BLOOMFIELD. 
“Hotel (top add), 30 rooms: 1 sty. 
top add., 134x67. Private plans. Own- 


er, Ivan F. Stalcup, c/o Stalcup Hotel, 
Bloomfield. Plans completed. Owner 
expects to start work about April 1st. 
Will build by day labor, buying material 
and awarding separate contracts. Brick., 
stucco. 

*Garage: (rem. from theatre build- 
ing). ‘Archt., John T. Fritz, Linton, 
Ind. Owner, Reid Letzinger, Bloomfield. 
Owner will build by day labor. Start 
work soon. 


BLOOMINGTON. 


“Bloomington: College Bldgs., Union 
Bidg., $1,000,000.00; Athletic Stadium, 
$250,000.00; Woman’s Dormitory, $50,- 
000.00. ‘‘Indiana University. Owner, 


Board of Trustees, Indiana University, 
Bloomington, Ind. The Board of Trus- 
tees have voted to engage architects at 
once. Will build this year. 

Residence: $6,000, 2 sty. and _ bas., 
Prow Gardens. Owner, Dr. Fred J. Prow. 
Flans in progress. Ready for bids soon. 
Frame. 


Residences (3): $5,000 each. So Wash- 


ington St. Owner, Dr. Vermilya. Plans 
in progress. Start work about April 
Ist. Frame. 

*Apartment Building (rem. from 
res.) 14 rooms. 6th and Grant. Archt., 
J. L. Nichols. Owner, John Campbell, 


6th and Grant Sts. 
Brick veneer. 

Residence: $5,000, Washington St. 
Owner, James Wampler. Plans in 
progress, ready for bids shortly. Frame. 

Residence: $5,500.00. South Walnut 
St. Private plans. Owner, Walter 
Geiger. Taking bids. Frame. 

Duplex: $9,000, 7th and Park. Owner, 
T. J. Sare. Plans in progress. Start 
work soon. ; 

“Factory: 1 sty., 48x96, So. end of 
Henderson St., Bloomington. © Archt., 
Merritt Harrison and Turnock, Indian- 
apolis. Owner, Silverstone Stucco Co., 
Dr. J. J. Briggs, Indiana Pythian Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Excavating. Brick, heavy 
timber and tile. 


Owner taking bids. 


BLUFFTON. 


“School Building: $410,000.00, Jeffer- 
son Township, Grant County, at Upland, 
Ind. Archt., Everett I. Brown, Stude- 
baker Bank Bldg., Bluffton. Owner, Ross 
Troyer, trustee, Upland, Ind. Owner 
receiving bids to close March 9, 1923. 


CROWN POINT. 


Tuberculosis Hospital and Power 
Plant: $350,000, 2 miles north of city. 
Archt., Karl D. Norris, Calumet Bldg., 
East Chicago, Ind. ‘Owner, Board of 
County Commrs., George M. Foland, 
Auditor, Crown Point.- Revised plans 
about completed. Owner expects to ad- 
vertise for bids in 30 days. Project 
consists of 6 units, as follows: Unit No. 
1, Administration Bldg., 2 sty., 34x525, 
Dormitories for male and female pa- 
tients, doctors, nurses (150 beds), 2 
kitchens, passenger elevator, mortuary. 
Unit No. 2, bldg 2 sty., 50x100, to con- 
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room, laboratories, kitchen and dining 
rooms. Unit No. 3, power plant and 
boiler room. Unit No. 4, children’s 
bldg. Unit No. 5, Negro patients’ bldg. 
Unit No. 6, 10-car garage, Supt. resi- 
dence (7 rooms). Bids will be adver- 
tised for first 3 units, others will fol- 
low. 

Fair Ground Buildings (3), $15,000 
each. Swine Bldg., Agricultural Bldg., 
Automobile Exposition Bldg. Owner, 
Chamber of Commerce, John Hayhurst, 
Chmn., Court House, Crown Point. Plans 
in progress. Expect to take bids about 
March Ist. 

Church: 1 sty. and bas., 50x40, 
Crown Point. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 
Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
The Christian Congregation, Rev. G. D. 
Dunning, pastor, Crown Point. Plans in 
progress. Brick. 


DECATUR. 


*Parochial School. 2 sty. and bas. 
Archt., Herman J. Gaul, 111 W. Wash- 
ington ‘St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, St. 
Mary’s Catholic Church, Decatur, Ind. 
Plans nearing completion, mature this 
spring. Brick, stone trim, will contain 
gymnasium, auditorium, class rooms. 

“Church: $70,000, 8rd and Jackson. 
Owner, Reformed Church, Rev. R. R. 
Elliker, pastor; J. Fred Fruchte, Chmn. 
Bldg. Com. Plans in progress, mature 
late spring. Brick, stone. 


EVANSVILLE. 


“High School (Boy’s Catholic High 
School), $300,000.00, 3 sty. and bas. “T” 
shape, 230x79x114, and boiler house, 1 
sty., 60x40, Lincoln and Hartz Aves. 
Archt., Ciifford Shopbell & Co., Furni- 
ture Bldg. Owner, Francis J. Reitz 
Catholic ‘High School, Monsignor F. X. 
Unterreitmeyer, chairman building Com. 
and Francis J. Reitz (Doner). Archt., 
receiving bids to close March 14th. Grey 
brick, Indiana limestone trimmings, re- 
inforced concrete and structural steel, 
fireproof constr., terrazzo, tile, cork 
floors, terra cotta, comp. roof, iron 
Stairs, Napoleon grey carthage marble, 
battleship linoleum, will contain an 
auditorium 155x71 ft., stage 50x60 ft., 
study hall, gymnasium, assembly rooms, 
31.rooms, cafeteria, kitchen. 

“Department Store and (6) Apart- 
ments: $40,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 1st & 
Louisiana Sts. Private plans. Owner, 


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Hamburg’s Department Store, 1621 recitation rooms, library, teachers’ rest % Owners, Gary, Ind. General contrac- 
First Ave. Receiving bids. Brick. rooms, boys’ club room, kitchen, dining tor, Mellon-Stuart Co., 348 S. Dearborn 


Filling Station: 1002-06-08 Sycamore 
St. Owner, Henry Jewell. Plans in 
progress, ready for bids soon. Brick. 

Cable Equipment: 14,805 ft. of cable 
equipment for underground wiring, 11 
fire alarm boxes and 15 fire alarm pede- 
stals, 17,440 ft. rubber insulation. Own- 
er, Joe Griener, clerk Board of Public 
Safety, City Hall. Receiving bids to 
close 5:30 p. m., March 9th. 

“Bridges (3): $10,342.00, 
$507.00 respectively. Owner, Sam B. 
Bell, auditor, Court House. Receiving 
bids to close March 5th at 10:00 A. M. 

Apartment Building: 408 to 414 So. 
Second St. Owner, Hiram Adler, Citi- 
zens Bank Bldg. Site purchased, will 


$3,000.00, 


build this year. 
Residences (55): $275,000.00 total 
cost: (2) $10,000 each, Lombard near 


Lincoln; (8) Bellaire Add., $6,000 each, 
work starting; (20) $7,000 to $10,000 
each on Lombard Ave. in Bellmeade; 
(25) bungalows, $3,000 each, on Bellaire, 


Start work in 30 days. Frame and 
stucco. 
Residences (40): $200,000.00 total. 


Owner, West Side Insurance and Realty 

Co. Will build this spring and summer. 

Frame. 
Residences (20): 


$100,000.00 total, 


Jefferson Ave., east of Kentucky. Own-. 


er, Richardt and Biber, W. H. Biber, 
Pres. Will build this spring and sum- 
mer. Frame, stucco. 

. Residences (75): $6,000.00 to $10,000.- 
00 each, Chandler, Powell, Bayard Dr., 
Bellemeade, College streets. Owner, 
Home Builders, Inc., Norman E. Gatsch, 
Secy. and Mgr., 210 American Trust 
Bldg. Archt. (Plans only), Anderson 
and Stingle, 108 Upper 4th. Plans in 
progress. Start work in spring. Stuc- 
co over metal lath. 

Church: $20,000.00, Barker Ave. and 
Edgemont. Owner, The Howell Chris- 
tian Congregation, Rev. A. J. Holloway, 
pastor. Preliminary plans in progress. 
Owner expects to be ready to receive 
bids about May Ist. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Parochial School: $100,000.00, 2 sty. 


and bas., 72x151, Michigan and 10th. . 


Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co. Owner, 
St. Boniface Parochial School, Rev. J. 
H. Hillenbrand, William Muensterman, 
Geo. P. Stocker, West Side, Evansville; 
General contractor, Tri State Construc- 
tion Co. Excavating (12 class rooms, 4 


room, supply room and auditorium seat- 
ing 700 persons. 


“Iee Cream Plant: $50,000.00, 2 sty. 
and bas., 65x67. Archt. and engineer, 
W. H. Timm, Philadelphia, Pa. Owner, 
Fred Miller Bakery & Ice Cream Co., 
Evansville. General contractor, Tri State 
Construction Co., Evansville. Excavat- 
ing. 

Residence: $6,000, 1521 Mulberry St. 
Owner, C. W. Farmer. General contract 
let to Anderson and Veatch. Start 
work at once. Brick veneer and hollow 
tile. 

Foundry (add.): $4,000, 1st. and Pine. 
Owner, Peter Healey Brass Foundry. 
Start work at once. Brick, mill con- 
struction. 


FT. WAYNE. 


Church: $50,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
Gay and Pontiac Sts. Archt., J. M. E. 
Riedel, Noll Bldg. Owner, Grace Evan- 
gelical Church. ‘Architect. selected. De- 
tails undecided. Brick, stone trim. 


Stores and Offices: 2 sty. and bas., 
125x100, West Wayne St. Owner, The 
I. Freiberger Co., Central Building. 
Site purchased. Will build this year. 
Brick. 


Contracts Awarded 

“Factory (Knitting Mills): $225,000.- 
00, 4 sty. and bas., 90x315. Archt., 
Lockwood-Green & Co., 38 So. Dearborn 
St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Wayne Knit- 
ting Mills, Ft. Wayne. General! contract 
awarded to Hagerman-Harris Ccnstruc- 
tion Co., 629 W. 155th St., New York 
City, N. Y. Brick, reinf. concrete and 
steel, steel sash, elevators, comp. roof. 
Start work shortly. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
Filling Station: State Blvd. and Cal- 
ifornia Ave. Owner, Western Oil Re- 
fining Co. 
Residences (3): $5,000 each, Alabama 
Ave. Owner, Albert Lesh, 2726 Chest- 
nut. 


GARY. 


*Steel Plant (tube mill), $10,000,000, 
on Lake Front. Owner, The National 
Tube Co., W. E. Schiller, Pres., Frick 
Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. nd Gary, Ind. 
Archt. and Engineer, R. C. Patterson, 


St., Chicago, Ill. Plans in progress on 
superstructure, working on foundations 
at present. Brick and steel. 


“Armory: $50,000, 11th and Madison. 
Archt., William Larson, 529 Conn. Ave. 
Owner, The Armory Board, F. C. Simp- 
-son, Chmn., 578 Van Buren St. All con- 
tracts rescinded, will revise plans and 
take new bids early spring. Brick, 2 
sty., 75x150. 


KOKOMO. 


“Grade School (additions): $125,000.- 
00, South Side. Archt., The Elmer FE. 
Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St. ,In- 
dianapolis, and Kokomo, Ind. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, A. P. Arm- 
strong, Pres.; Clarence Haworth, Treas., 
Kokomo. Plans nearing completion. 
paper will advertise for bids in 30 days. 

rick. 


Church: $75,000, Webster and Mul- 
berry Sts. Archt., The Elmer E. Dun- 
lap Co., Kokomo, Ind. and 1050 N. Dela- 
ware St., Indianapolis. Owner, The 
Congregational Congregation, Daniel A. 
Shenk, Chmn. Bldg. Com., 1005 West 
Mulberry St., J. E. Frederick, 504 West 
Walnut; W. W. Coles, 1245 E. Jefferson; 
Mrs. Lulu Laymon. 


LINTON. 


Apartment Building (10 Apts.), $20,- 
000.00, 2 sty. and bas. Archt., John T. 
Fritz, Linton. Owner, David D. Ter- 
hune, Linton. Plans in progress. Own- 
er will build by day labor. Start work 
soon. Brick, frame. 

Residence (rem.) $5,000. 
T. Fritz, Linton. Owner, Reed Dickson, 
Linton. Plans in progress. Start work 
soon. \Frame, Colonial type, new roof, 
furnace. 

Stores: (2 or 3). 
and_ Son. 
spring. 


Archt., Jno. 


Owner, J. B. Flater 
Contemplated, mature late 
Brick. 


MARION. 


“Hotel (rem. and add.) and 7 stores: 
6 sty. and bas., ‘Spencer House.’ . 
Archt., William P. Doer, 28 E. Jackson 
Blvd., Chicaon. Ill. Owner, Spencer Ho- 
tel, R. J. Spencer, Mgr., Marion, Ind. 


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trim. 


*High School (addition): $40,000.00, 
2 sty. and bas., 72x88. Gas City, Ind. 
Archt., Hiram Elder, Custer Bldg., Ma- 
rion. Owner, Board of Education, N. J. 
Lasher, Supt. -* Schools, Gas City, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Brick. Class rooms, 
auditorium, gymnasium and add. to 
boiler room, 2 boilers. 


Church: Arrht., Hiram Elder, Custer 
Bldg. Owner, United Brethren Congre- 
gation. Owners financing. Project will 
be started about July 1st if finances can 
be arranged. ‘Brick. 

“Administration Bldg.: $75,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 45x100. Archt., Hiram Elder, 
Custer Bldg. Owner, Marion Machine 
and Foundry Co ©. C. Chamberlin, 
Fres.; H. L.. Erleaine, Secy., Third St. 
and Big Four R. R. Foundation in. Will 
resume work about April ist. Brick, 
reinforced concrete, steel. 


*Church (addition) for Sunday Sch. 
and recreational purposes: $60,000.00. 
Owner, First Christian Church, G. W. 
Heinzeman (contractor) Chmn. Bldg. 
Committee. Plans in progress. | Fi- 
nances assured. Expect to start work 
in 30 days. Brick, stone trim. 

Storage Building: Archt. Hiram El- 
der, Custer Bldg. Owner, Osborn Pa- 


per Co., preliminary plans in progress. 
Brick. . 


Church: Wabash, Ind. Archt., Harry 
Bowstead, Glass Bldg. Owner, Chris- 
tian Science Church, Warsaw. Contem- 
plated, may mature this summer. Brk. 


Club House: Owner, B. P. O. E., Ma- 
rion. Contemplated. Definite data 
later. 


Parochial School: 2 sty. and_ bas. 
Owner, Trustees of St. Paul’s Roman 
Catholic Church, c/o James Corbett, 
Iroquois Block. Contemplated. ie 


Athletic Hall: $65,000.00, National 
Sanitarium, Marion, Ind. Congress has 
appropriated $65.000 to cover cost of 
We building. Will mature this summer. 

rick, 


PRINCETON. 


Commercial Garage: $30,000, 2 sty., 
123x98. Archt., owners and contractors, 
Bean and Davis Construction Co., 226 
S. Main St., Princeton. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick, steel truss roof, steel sash, 
hollow tile, comp. roof. 

*Creamery: $17,500. Archt., John B. 
Bayard, 321144 Main St., Vincennes, Ind. 
Owner, Tip Top Creamery Co., Prince- 
ton. General contract let to Bean and 
Davis Constr. Co., Princeton. 

Country Club: ‘Near Patoka. Owner, 
The Princeton Country Club. Purchased 


48 acres .f ground. Voted to build club 
house this year, definite data later. 


RICHMOND. 

Municipal Light and Power Plant 
(additions and improvements), $88,000. 
Owner, City of Richmond, Board of Pub- 
lic Works, City Hall, and D. C. Hess, 
Supt. of Plant. Plans in progress. Own- 
er wi!l advertise for bids soon. One 
building complete to house the oil cir- 
cuit breakers. One 75-light arc lamp 
rectifier set and panels installed, out- 
door sub-station installed complete in- 
cluding necessary metal frame work, oil 
switches, disconnecting switches, light- 
ning arresters, etc. 1 auto transformer, 
voltage of 2,300 to 4,100-2,000 K. V. A., 
changing present 13,200-volt transform- 
ers to outdoor type, all necessary cables, 
conduits, concrete work to place out- 
going lines under ground from the plant 
to a point near the intersection of North 
Second and A streets, also from the 
plant to a point west of the river bank. 

“Lodge Building (side addition), $70,- 
000.00, 3 sty. and bas., 49x66. Archt., 
George W. Mansfield, 386 Colonial Bldg. 
Owner, Eagles Lodge No. 666, August 
Johanning, Chmn. Bldg. Com. Plans 
nearing completion. Ready for bids in 
30 days. Brick, elevator, comp. roof, 
tile work, boiler, ext. to present htg. 
system. Will contain gymnasium, bil- 
liard room, cafeteria and club rooms. 

Sewer: $62,000.00. Owner, Board of 
Public Works. City Hall. Plans in 
progress. Will advertise for bids in 30 
days. 


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SOUTH BEND. 


Sewer along 7 streets: Owner, Board 
of Public Works, Veronica C. Sweeney, 
Clerk, City Hall. Receiving bids to close 
March 6th at 10:00 A. M. 


Residences (10) $5,000 each, 200 block 
on EK. Eckman St. Owner, Barnes and 
Barnes Co. Owner will build by day 
labor. .Start work at once. 

Store: $7,000, 2382 S. Chapin St. 
Owner, John Suto, 738 Wayne St., con- 
tract let to Odor Bros., 832 Pulaski St. 
Brick. Excavated. 


TERRE HAUTE. 

“Hotel: $125,000, Paris, Ill. Archt., 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. Fifth 
St., Terre Haute. Owner, Paris Hotel 
Corps,.; Paris, Til: General contract 
awarded to J. W. Montgomery; Sidell, 
Ill.; heating and plumbing let to S. W. 
Yontz, Chrisman, Ill. Start work 
shortly. Brick (North-Raffin Constr. 
Co., Terre Haute, were low on the base 
bids, but the contract was awarded on a 
basis of acceptance of alternates IV, V, 
VI, which reduced Montgomery slightly 
below North Raffin.) 


VINCENNES. 

Fillirg Station: $8,000. Archt., John 
Bayard. 320 Main St. Owner, Knox Oil 
Co., 20 W. 3rd St. Owner builds. Exza- 
vated. Brick. 

“Consolidated School: $45,000.00, 2 
sty.. 120x51, Olive Branch, Ill. Archt., 
J. W. Gaddis, Vincennes. Owner, Board 
of Education, Olive Branch, Ill. General 
contractor, William ‘Abeler, 215) Ken- 
tucky Ave., Evansville. On first floor. 

MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 

Fowler: Tile Ditch: Owner, Don 
Heaton, Drainage Commissioner, is tak- 
ing bids to close March 2nd at 1:30 p. 
m. Estimated cost $18,300.00. 

“Gary: Church, 6th and Washington 
Sts., Gary. Archt., Lowe and Bollen- 
bacher, 108 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill. 
Owner, First M. E,. Church, 7th=and 
Adams St., Gary. Archt. ready for bids 
next week. 

Hartford City: Residence. $7,500.00, 
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Owner, Joseph J. Stroup (garage). 
Frivate plans. Owner will ask for bids 
about March 15th. 


Lapel: Waterworks, $28,000.00. Own- 
er, Water Works Board, J. A. Busby, 
Pres., Scott Clark, Charles Whetsell, all 
of Lapel. Will incorporate at once and 
begin work in the spring. 

Laporte: Theatre (rebuild) and rear 
addition, $75,000.00. Archt., Kocher & 
Larson, 6250 S.. Halstead St., Chicago, 
Ill. Owner, name withheld for present. 
Preliminary plans in progress. Brick, 
1 sty., 98x128. 


Lebanon: Grain elevator: $35,000 to 
. $40,000, Ladoga, Ind. .Archt., John E. 
Frost, Reporter Bldg., Lebanon, Ind. 
Owner, Walker Milling Co., Ladoga, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Ready for bids soon. 
Brick and concrete. 


Nappanee: Factory (addition), $25,- 
000.00. Owner, The Mutschler Bros. 
Co. (table manufacturers), Nappanee, 
Ind. Owners voted to double the ca- 
pacity of present plant this spring. Brk. 

New Albany: Factory, $50,000.00, 
New Albany. Archt., Arthur Loomis, 
Todd Bldg., Louisville. Ky. Owner, Na- 
tional Hame and Chain Co., Geo. D. 
Todd, Pres., Penna. R. R., east of Sil- 
ver St., New Albany.. Plans nearing 
completion, ready for bids soon. Brick, 
steel sash, comp. roof. \ 

Warsaw: Warehouse, 2 sty., 70x100. 
Owner, W. F. Marsh, Warsaw, Ind. 
Plans in progress, mature about April 
1st. Brick, mill construction. 


Warsaw: Factory. Owner, The Dal- 
ton Malleable Castings Co., Dr. J. Dal- 
ton, T. C. Frazer, Warsaw, Ind. Own- 
ers just incorporated for $350,000.00, and 
will build. Brick. Definite data later. 


Washington: Lodge Hall and Stores 
(rem. and add.), $40,000. Archt., Geo. 
L. Smith, Washington. Owner, Loyal 
Order of Moose, W. S. Smith, Secy., 
Washington. Plans in progress. Brick, 
3 sty. and bas. 

Contracts Awarded. 

School: $125,000.00, Williamsburg, O. 

Archt., Samuel Hannaford and Sons, 


Dixie Terminal Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Owner, Board of Education, Williams- 
burg, Ohio. General contract awarded 
to Swartz Construction Co., Bedford, 
Ind. Start work shortly. Brick, stone 
trim, reinf. concrete. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement fcr sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and materia] supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field- 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


MEMORIAL BUILDING. 


Notice to Building Contractors. 


Notice is hereby given that the under- 
signed, the Board of Trustees of the 
Hancock County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ 
Memorial Building, of Hancock County, 
Indiana, will until the hour of 10:00 
o’clock a. m., Wednesday, March 28, 
1923, at the office of the Auditor of Han- 
cock County, in the Court House in the 
City of Greenfield, Indiana, receive 
sealed bids for the erection, construc- 
tion and completion of a “Memorial 
Building” all in accordance with the 
plans, specifications and profiles now on 
file in the office of the Auditor of Han- 
cock County, Indiana, also in the office 
of McGuire and Shook, Architects, 
Rooms 320-322 Indiana Pythian Build- 
ing, Indianapolis, Indiana, and the offi- 
ce of the State Board of Accounts, State 
House, Indianapolis, Indiana. 

Bidders desiring duplicate copies of 
the plans, specifications and profiles for 
their personal use may obtain the same 
by depositing $15.00 for the same, which 
deposit will be returned if the plans, 
specifications and profiles are returned 
in good condition on or before the time 
set for receiving bids. 


Mechanical Blast Systems 


Automatic Sprinkler 


ACME RADIATOR and 
REGISTER SHIELDS 


Reinforcing Bars 
Republic Concrete Mixers 
Gasoline Engines 


Pipe and Pipe Fittings—Valves 
Wheelbarrows, Slip ‘Scrapers 
Shovels—Tools 


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Bids will be received according to the 
following classification to-wit: 

First—For the general construction 
complete of the building exclusive of the 
heating, plumbing and electrical work. 

Second—For the furnishing and in- 
stalling of the heating and plumbing in- 
cluding all fixtures. 

Third—For the furnishing and install- 
ing of all electrical wiring. 

Fourth—If any one bidder desires he 
may present a bid covering all of the 
above, provided he sets out the unit bid 
on each of the above classifications, 

All bids must be on forms prescribed 
by the State Board of Accounts and 
must be accompanied with a bond equal 
to the amount of the bid, made payable 
to the State of Indiana, conditioned on 
the faithful performance of the con- 
tract. Bids must also be accompanied 
with all affidavits required by law, also 
a certificate showing that the bidder 
has complied with Section 68, Work- 
men’s Compensation Act. 

At the time of letting contract the 
time for the completion of the work 
will be agreed upon. 

The total cost of the work contem- 
plated is estimated at $70,000.00. 

The Board of Trustees reserve the 
right to reject any and all bids. 

GEORGE W. MOREHEAD, 
J. WARD FLETCHER, 
WILLIAM A. HOUGH, 
J. W. TRITTIPO, 
ROBERT F. REEVES, 
Board of Trustees. 
Feb. 24, 1923. 


For Sale 
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printed list of Indiana Architects and 
general contractors with their addresses 
can be purchased for 50 cents. Address 


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Make sure of a 
permanent roof 


If you want your roof permanent, two things should be done: 


1. Between your structure and the weather should be 
applied a continuous, unbroken ie absolutely im- 
pervious to water. 


2. This unbroken layer should be held in place per- 
manently. 


A scientifically blended bitumen has at last been developed 
which fully meets these exacting requirements. You have 
probably noticed the series of articles about it in each issue 
of The American Architect. The name of this unique product 


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Viskalt is made by a firm backed by over fifty years of manu- 
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and New Orleans, Louisiana. 


For complete details and estimates consult your roofing 
contractor, or 


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Office and Warehouse 815 Ft. Wayne Ave. Phone Main 1818 


ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING 


WE ARE PREPARED TO DO ALL KINDS OF SPECIAL ARCHI- 
TECTURAL DRAWING AND RENDERING PROMPTLY AND AT 
REASONABLE TERMS. WE WILL GLADLY QUOTE PRICE AT 
YOUR REQUEST. 


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They are only 7/16 inch thick and 14% inches 
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wood frames. 

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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


GUY MAHURIN, President 

WILSON B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E, BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 


GEO. W. ALLEN 


DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT - 
A. F. WICKES 


“Your Individual Prestige Can Never Be Greater Than 


ARCHITECTS AND LAW MAKERS 


Some Comments on Registration Laws 


IRVING K. POND, F. A. I. A. 
(In The American Architect) 

As one with individualistic predilec- 
tions views the so-called advance of the 
architectural profession during these re- 
cent years he must regret’ the growing 
tendency to circumscribe its practice 
with laws and rules and formulae. The 
laws are enacted by state legislatures. 
The rules are laid down by the archi- 


tectural bodies themselves. The formu- 
lae are deduced by unemotional people 
who have a mechanical sort of imagina- 
tion or who have taught so long in tech- 
nical schools that to them hard and fast 
limitations are the breath of life. The 
geometricians who have “discovered” 
that triangles and circles and parallelo- 
grams, especially the diagonals of the 
latter, are the bases upon which to build 
all art forms, whether in two or three 
dimensions, are propagandizing the art 
world and endeavoring to fit all imagina- 
tive expression into their stiff and formal 
habiliments. 

The rule makers are formulating codes 
and rules of action in an endeavor to 
make professionals gentlemen and eth- 
ical practitioners. I have no quarrel 
with those who are making this present 
effort along these lines and shall not 
have as long as social and business ethics 
generally are in their present_unsatis- 
factory and chaotic condition. Until the 
individual begins to think in terms of 
’ the mass certain definitely presented 
Standards would seem to be altogether 
desirable. Individuals who are socially 
and communally-minded find it profitable 
to come together and formulate the guid- 
Ing principles of their social and pro- 
fessional intercourse. With this, as I 
say, I have no quarrel. But it is when 
an agglomeration of the pseudo-socially- 
minded begins to make laws in restraint 
not only of art expression but of a 
rational practice of an art that I begin 
to feel my gorge rise within me and I 
am ready for the quarrel. Certain of 
these pseudo-social and professional re- 


the Prestige of the Profession to Which You Belong” 


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formers are now aiming their blows at 
individual expression, by which alone can 
an art advance, though the blows are to 
be delivered by some powerful legal com- 
mission which it is hoped in some way 
to establish. Generally their hope for 
all advance in art methods or products 
lies in legal or legislative enactments, 
as if there were not at present plenty of 
restrictions on the individual along all 


lines, extending to the lines of self- 
expression even when _ self-expression 
implies a virtue and not a demonstration 
of selfishness. 

I would not have the individual run 
counter to the best thought or emotion of 
the public; but I should like to be cer- 
tain that legislatively established com- 
missions would be competent instruments 
through which public thoughts and emo- 
tions could be voiced. As I have seen 
such commissions in operation, I have 
felt that they tended more and more to 
voice not the finer emotions of their pub- 
lic but the mediocre and the conven- 
tional. 

Legislative enactments covering the 
licensing or registration of architects 
seem to me to have fallen far short of 
ministering to the development of real 
art or to a conservation of what is best 
in the public thought and taste. In fact, 
such laws, that is, those licensing and 
registering architects, must necessarily 
tend to throw the practice of art into 
the hands of mechanics and of mechani- 
ciens rather than into the hands of the 
emotionally endowed and_ thoughtful- 
minded artist. The reason given for the 
enactment of such laws is that public 
safety and health are thereby conserved. 
To me, public health and public safety, 
insofar as they have been endangered 
throughout the ages in a rational prac- 
tice of architecture, are much less im- 
portant factors in life than an encour- 
agement of the public’s love of and de- 
sire for beauty and comeliness. These 
latter are spiritual factors which need 
to be conserved: the former are merely 
physical factors which can be safe- 
guarded in other ways than by the 
enactment of registration or license 
laws. But for the interposition of these 
laws we might have looked forward to 


a time, and that at no great distance 
away, when the states and the nation 
itself would have been educated to the 
public’s physical needs and would have 
safeguarded them by doing what certain 
municipalities already have done—that 
is, by establishing building codes, or a 
general building code. modified by local 
conditions, which should control the 
physical aspects of building. With such 
a general building code, modified only as 
above, the public’s health and safety 
would be insured by permitting a build- 
ing to be erected from no set of plans 
which did not conform to the provisions 
of the code. If a building should fall in 
course of construction, or after construc- 
tion, or if the sanitation should prove 
faulty and death or accident or sickness 
should occur as a consequence, the indi- 
vidual would have recourse against the 
architect in due process of law through 
the medium of the courts. It would be up 
to the architect whose building had col- 
lapsed and killed individuals to prove 
that he had not deviated in his plans 
from those accepted by the Building 
Commission or that, using due diligence, 
he had conformed to all the legal build- 
ing requirements. If it can be shown 
that he has been remiss, civil damages 
or even the criminal charge of murder 
or manslaughter should lie against him. 

he experience of past ages has 
shown that this method is -entirely 
feasible and that no establishment of a 
privileged class or close corporation 
through legislative enactments is neces- 
sary to protect the public in the matters 
of health and safety. 


erence 
PLEASE GET BUSY. 


All Indiana’ architects maintaining 
cost and office systems are requested 
to send in explanations of same and 
suggestions to Secy. Harrison of the 
I. S. A. so that the committee ap- 
pointed to make a report on office 
ahaa for architects’ offices at the 
annual meeting in June can get start- 
ed on this work. ep a 

Any aid in this direction will be 
greatly appreciated. 


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INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


Structural Steel for all types of Buildings, 
Garages, etc. 


Steel Bridges Enquiries Solicited 


The Rochester Bridge Company 


ROCHESTER, INDIANA 


Fabricators of 


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ESTIMATES AND DESIGNS FURNISHED 
ON REQUEST. 


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ELEVATOR ENCLOSURES 
WINDOW GUARDS FACTORY PARTITIONS 
SCREENS, GRILLS, GRATINGS, RAILINGS 


2251 Mass. Ave. Phone, Webster 7626 INDIANAPOLIS 


Hetherington & Berner 


Structural Steel and Iron Work for 
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 


Beams Angles Channels 


Gray Iron Castings Special Machinery 


Tel. Main 419 Kentucky Ave. and White River 
INDIANAPOLIS 


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Steel Derricks—Industrial Cars 
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Estimates Cheerfully Given 


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Official Paper 


_ Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


ROO ceils WET PLOWS ols tr Ne President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


BIG BOOST GIVEN LOCAL EARLY 
SEASON BUILDING 


Week’s Permit Total Reaches Close to 
Half a Million Dollars 


Last week Evansville building activ- 
ity took a decided brace as is evidenced 
by the record at the city building inspec- 
tor’s office, where statistics show that 
permits to the amount of $405,663 were 
issued. It was one of the best weeks 
recorded locally for a long time, the 
more so because of the varied types of 
building construction launched. There 
have been larger weekly building totals 
but they were due to one or two ex- 
tremely large projects. The work 
brought out last week consisted of nu- 
merous residences, a church, school, fac- 
tory and several repairs and additions. 

Notable among the permits were those 
for the addition to the city, $50,000; St. 
Boniface Catholic school, $86,488; St. 
Joseph Catholic school, $50,000; General 
Cigar Company addition, $50,000, and 
the addition to the Fred Miller Bakery 
oe Ice Créam Company building, $22,- 
340, 


TEMPORARY HALT CAUSED BY 
THE COLD SPELL 


House Building Inquiries Continue to 
Grow 

Cold weather crept in recently to put 
a temporary halt to local building con- 
struction under way, but it don’t seem 
to have chilled the enthusiasm or inter- 
est of the prospective building public. 
Preliminary inquiries continue to seep 
into the architects’ and contractors’ of- 
fices with frequent regularity. Espe- 
cially is this true regarding home build- 
ing presaging quite an extensive volume 
of this type of construction for the ap- 
proaching 1923 building season. 


BUILDING PRICES IN EVANSVILLE 
HOLDING STEADY 


Renewed Activity Will Probably Cause 
Advances 


There has been considerable talk re- 
cently that the cost of building construc- 
tion is swinging strongly upward, but, 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS | 


according to those who deal in various 
building necessities in Evansville, there 
is no immediate cause for apprehension 
on this score, although practically all 
dealers agree that if the demand con- 
tinues to grow there will come a time 
when the factories will be unable to meet 
it and then prices will ascend. 


From all that can be learned, there 
have been no changes in the price of 
brick, but brick prices have been sta- 
bilized in Evansville for some time. 

Retail costs of lumber have not ad- 
vanced lately, but the wholesale prices 
have. Increasing demand naturally will 
cause prices to advance. 


Prices on other building commodities, 
such as cement, cement blocks, roofing’ 
materials, electrical supplies and fixtures 
and builders hardware are quoted at 
strong in the Evansville market subject 
to probable increases as the demand 
grows. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 


Jacob Bippus and Sons, contractors, 
have started work on remodeling the 
former location of Neustadt Furniture 
Company, 307-9 Main street. 


The outstanding feature of the past 
week in local building circles was the 
first step taken toward the construction 
of the new Catholic high school which 
will be erected on Lincoln avenue at the 
intersection of Bennighof avenue. Con- 
tractors secured estimates and plans for 
the building from the Clifford Shopbell 
Company, architects, and must have 
their bids in on the job on March 14. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Trmscher!2) Fes President 


Eph Dailey___.___.__._.-._-Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 / 


BIG WORK ON VERGE OF 
BREAKING. | 


Close to Half Million Dollar Project 
Figured As a Season Starter. 


Local contractors, the larger operat- 
ors, have been centering their attention 
on the big Masonic temple project figured 
recently. Estimates were asked and 
these are now in. Some revised esti- 
mates were desired as the figures ran a 
little high. It has been hinted that Max 
Irmscher and Son are low, but this could 
not be verified. 

This project is one of the large ones 


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scheduled for maturity in 1923. It is 
estimated to cost $450,000. 
WANTED. 

Architectural Draftsman—At once. 
Man capable and efficient. Please state 
experience, salary desired, reference and 
other details. Address Osterhage and 


ie Citizens Trust Bldg., Vincennes, 
nd. 


HOME OWNERSHIP MOVE HOLDS 
ITS OWN IN JANUARY. 


The home ownership boom which has 
been under way in Fort Wayne since 
early in 1922, is holding its own in 1923, 
as indicated by the January record. Dur- 
ing the month approximately 53 new 
residences were started, in addition to 


the many purchases of homes already 
built. 


CHURCH PROJECT SHAPING UP. 


Bids to Be Asked This Spring. 


Plans for the extensive addition to the 
First Evangelical Church have been ap- 
proved and, according to the building 
committee, this project will be one that 
will be up for the early consideration of 
the contractors this spring. 


As contemplated, the improvements 


will cost between $80,000 and $90,000, 
and will include a big Sunday school de- 
partment. The addition will be most 
modern and will include provisions for 
four Sunday school departments. A big 
auditorium and kitchen are planned for 
the third floor of the structure. 


APARTMENT HOUSE CONSTRUC- 
TION LOOKED FOR LOCALLY. 


City’s Lack of This Type of Building 
Expected to Cause Activity in 
That Direction. 


_ Much has been said about Ft. Wayne’s 
industrial, mercantile, office and home 
building construction work and the pros- 
pect for another large volume of such 
for the coming season all of which is 
bright and cheering, and yet there is an- 
other type of city structure that; if car- 
ried out on a scale such as is followed 
in other growing American cities, will 
ner for a nice additional volume of 
work. 


Reference is made here to the Apart- 
ment or Flat Building. Ft. Wayne never 
has gone into this class of construction 
very heavily and there are those of the 
local building fraternity who expect a 
departure along that line before long. 
Some have predicted that the coming 
season will see the inauguration of con- 
siderable flat building locally with even 
an increasing volume of such projects 
the following years, 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C, 


Po W:: Jungolavist 2 sous. President 
ae Ose tGKGO...2 oe Lea a Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 

Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


At 320 Peoples Bank Building, 
indianapolis. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder this week. 


LOSS SUFFERED BY INDIANAPOLIS 
* CONTRACTING CIRCLES. 


Member of Prominent Building Firm 
Stricken by the “Flu.” 


A cloud was cast over Indianapolis 
building construction circles the past 
week when death stalked in to claim Wil- 
liam W. Wiese, secretary and treasurer 
of the firm of Latham and Walters, well- 
known and prominent general contrac- 
tors. ; 

Mr. Wiese was ill just a week his in- 
disposition having its origin in a slight 
cold which developed into the “flu” to 
be followed by pneumonia which caused 
death Monday, February 19, 10 a. m. 

The deceased had been connected with 
the firm of Latham and Walters since 
1910 during which time many large 
building construction contracts were 
executed, the largest of which was the 
several million dollar ‘addition and_im- 
provement to the Union Depot. Last 
summer’ the contract for the new State 
Reformatory at Pendleton, estimated to 
cost $3,000,000, was taken on, the office 
detail of which was under the super- 
vision of Mr. Wiese. E 

Prior to entering the local contracting 
field the deceased was master mechanic 
for the Big Four at the large Bright- 
wood shops. : } 

In the death of Mr. Wiese Indianapo- 
lis has suffered the loss of a sterling 
citizen, his associates a fine companion 
and building circles a most competent 
man. Sorrow is the portion of those left 
behind and their sympathy goes out to 
the bereaved family. : 

Burial took place Wednesday at 2 
p. m. 


NATIONAL BUILDERS’ EXCHANGES 
HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTION. 


C. C. Pierson Back From Meeting Re- 
ports Interesting Sessions. 


Secretary C. C. Pierson of the Indian- 
apolis Building Contractors’ Association, 
also the Associated Building Contrac- 
tors of Indiana, spent the greater part 
of last week in Des Moines, Iowa, as a 
delegate from Indianapolis to the an- 
nual convention of the National Asso- 
ciation of Builders’ Exchanges. Having 
returned home he reports that the con- 


_ vention was well attended by representa- 


tive contractors from all over the coun- 
try, east, west, north and south. 

The sessions were most interesting 
and the discussions covered many of the 
questions and problems that have been 
taken up and gone into by the A. B. C.’s 
of Indiana.. Particular stress was laid 
upon the encouragement of the employ- 
ment of more apprentices that more 
skilled workmen may be developed to 


meet the demand for mechanies that fu-: 


ture building construction operations 
promise to create. Legislative activity 
was also discussed, especially from a na- 
tional angle, to protect the country-wide 
interests of the building fraternity. 
Nor was the further advocacy for the 
extension of greater co-operating effort 
among constractors neglected. Strong 
pleas were advanced for action along 
that line as the best means of the pro- 


-tection of the contractors’ rights. 


Oklahoma City was chosen as the site 
for the 1924 convention. William F. 
Chew, Baltimore, Md., was elected presi- 
dent, and David T. Riffle, Pittsburgh, 
Pa., first vice-president. 


NO NEED FOR CONTRACTORS TO 
WORRY. 


State A. B. C’s Watching Closely The 
Procedure of the Legislature. 


The present session of the state leg- 
islature has held more than ordinary in- 


terest for the building construction in-. 


terests this year. Legislation touching 
upon contracting, the practice of engi- 
neering and also indirectly touching 
upon the practice of architecture has 
been proposed. 

The proposal for the establishment of 
a State Building Code ‘Commission, 
backed by the building construction con- 
tractors, the state architects, engineers 
and Labor, is probably the most impor- 
tant of all the bills dealing with build- 
ing that have been introduced. This 
bill, known as Senate Bill 140, has 
passed the Sénate and is now up to the 
House for final disposition before being 
sent to the Governor for signature. 

Then among the other bills are the 
ones that would give the Board of Ac- 
counts the legal power to inspect plans 
and specifications, contracts and build- 
ings; various insurance measures; and 
one affecting the law providing for the 
registration of engineers and land sur- 
vevors. 

From the standpoint of the contrac- 
tors it will be’ interesting for them to 
know that the Associated Building Con- 
tractors of Indiana are looking after 
their interests in that Field Representa- 
tive Owens has been on the job daily at 
the State House to watch the legislation 
proposed and the progress made. 


STATE SHEET METAL MEN MEET 
AT TERRE HAUTE. 


Big Turnout for Annual Convention. 


Several hundred sheet metal men not 
only from Indianapolis, but from all 
parts of the State and the country gath- 
ered at Terre Haute, Wednesday and 
Thursday to attend the fourth annual 


convention of the Sheet Metal Contrac- 
tors of Indiana. In addition to the con- 
tractor members of the association there 
were many sheet metal supply men and 
manufacturers’ representatives, who go 
to compose the auxiliary to the associa- 
tion itself. 

The convention, which covered a two- 
day period, was held at the Elks’ Club 
on N. Eighth street, and was opened 
with an address of welcome by Mayor 
Ora Davis of Terre Haute, to which 
Joseph Gardner, Indianapolis, president 
of the state association responded. Other 
addresses mere made by various men 
prominent in the trade, among whom 
was Edward A. Scott, New York, editor 
of The Sheet Metal Worker, who spoke 
on “Organization and Its Benefits.” 

Members, those of the auxiliary, and 
women visitors during the afternoon of 
the first day’s session made an auto tour 
of the city, visiting various industrial 
plants engaged in the manufacture of 
sheet metal products. The evening was 
given over to a _ banquet and theatre 
party. 

The second day’s program consisted of 
business discussions, election of officers, 
and the selection of the site for the 1924 
convention. 


BUILDING PERMITS. 


Week of Feb. 15th to Feb. 22nd 
($4,500 and . Over) 

Residence (double), $5,500.00, 1205-07 
E. Raymond St. Owner, Celia Finnigan, 
1201 E. Raymond St. 

Residence: $5,300.00, 302 S. Arling- 
ton. Owner, Mary A. Vernia, 4317 E. 
Wash. General contractor, S. A. Vernia, 
4317 E. Washington. 


Residence: $4,500, 1210 Finley Ave. 
Owner, H. H. Thoerner, at site. 

Residences (3): $38,500 each, 109-11- 
13 Good Ave. Owner, R. H. Shelhorn, 
4611 Guilford. 

Planing Mill: $4,000, 1 ,sty., 50x80, 
2154 N. Sherman. Drive. Owner, Rags- 
dale Lumber Co. : 

Auto Repair Shop: $4,000, 1 sty., 42x 
83, 2320 Pierson Ave. Owner, Geo. O 
Rafert, Beech Grove. 

Residences (2 doubles), $18,000.00 to- 
tal, 4809-11 and 4813-15 College Ave. 
Private plans. Owner and builder, Otis 
Kirkpatrick, 4151 Broadway. Excavat- 
ing. 

Residence (double): $10,000.00, 22 and 
24 E. 32nd. Owner, J. R. Pratt, 18 E. 
32nd St. ‘General contract let to C. E. 
Plummer, 732 N. New Jersey St. 

Building (fire rebuild): $11,000.00, 
222 E. Wabash. Owner, L. O. Hamilton, 
2011 N. Alabama St. ‘General contract 
let to George Shaner, 2729 College Ave. 

Apartment Building: $24,000.00, 3543 
N. Pennsylvania. Owner, Baynham and 
Co., Arthur Baynham, c/o Keyless Lock 
Co., 1401 Newman St. Start work 
in 10 days. Brick veneer. 


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R emember 


You can substantially reduce the cost of your compen- 
sation ard liability insurance by insuring in the BUILDERS & 
MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. (a strong com- 
pany, organized and economically managed by contractors, and de- 
voted exclusively to rendering a particular service and reducing 
the cost of insurance in building construction.) 


SURPLUS ovER $500,000. 


It will pay you to inquire of its rates and service. 
See the secretary of your association or write to 


Builders & Manutacturers 
Mutual Casualty Company 


1301 Chamber of Commerce Bidg. 
CHICAGO 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 21 


Evidently. this-.company -has--not-> been (horton ee Peed 
harrassed by any heavy losses and, MUNCIE 

could it be that coal sold at a small profit Anca De ae Pence 

would make such a transaction possible? Mevtes Ss 1 

Does this not give a ciew to the oft 


asked question, “why is it that coal is 
so high?” It hardly seems that the con- 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 
Building Trades Employers’ 


Chasis Rowe. 22. = President 
O.:A>Gatlivan: 3.32. So-8- Secretary 


Association. tention made, that the high wages paid ee : 7 
Member State A. B. C.’s the miners has caused coal prices to 314 Main Street 
ee eee tee en aera ee § SORT, is substantiated by such deals as 
J. Wesley Reed --....----- President | above referred to. Looks as though NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN 
j AGS oh G:C ea Secretary } there was a colored gentleman concealed 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


MEETING NIGHTS 


General meeting every third Tuesday evening. 

General contractors meet second and fourth 
Monday evening. 

Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


HERE’S ONE AESOP MISSED 


It Took a Contractor to Work It Out 


Once in a nearby town there were 
several contractors who had, in times 
past felt that any man engaged in the 
same line of business as a competitor 
was their enemy—and it was poor busi- 
ness to fraternize in any way with the 
other fellow. However one man, more 
wise than the others, conceived the idea 
that it might be possible if the contrac- 
tors would get together, talk over their 
problems, and council one with the other, 
it would be a benefit to them and good 
business procedure. 

So, he started out to organize a con- 
tractors’ association, where men in the 
same line of business could meet, get 
better acquainted, and perhaps assist 
each other. At first he met with but 
little suecess, but finally by persistance 
and hard work he induced a small num- 
ber to take a chance and try it out. It 
was not very long before they discov- 
ered that they had many things in com- 
mon and that they could be of great as- 
sistance to each other—not only in hand- 
ling their labor difficulties, but in many 
other ways. They further realized that 
by being united they could work together 
as a unit and were thus enabled to over- 
come many difficulties that heretofore 
had appeared insurmountable. Then, 
too, by adopting policies of fairness and 
co-operation that followed the thought 
of live and let live they, individually, 
found out that the other fellow, though 
a competitor, was not past redemp- 
tion, instead. he was not such “a bad 


somewhere in the coal pile, to modernize 
an old saying. 


NOW WE KNOW HE SAW HIS 
SHADOW 


Groundhog Got Out February 2 Before 


Most of Us Were Up 


That cold spell last week, with the 
mercury hovering around zero, and at 
one time dropping to six below, surely 
put a quietus on building operations in 


the Calumet District. Now everybody is 


waiting for the weather to moderate. 
When the sun peeped forth February 


2nd just after sunrise and permitted 


Mr. Groundhog to get out before work- 
ing hours it meant that the continuation 


of cold weather was going to give our 
contractors a few days in which to catch 
up on their estimating without having 


to burn the midnight oil. However, 
since oil or “juice” is so much cheaper 
than coal the contractors say tney are 
inclined to favor the night work in pre- 
ference to feeding a hungry furnace 
through the cold hours of the lengthen- 
ing wintry days. 


HARDLY A CHANCE 


Too Much Hot Air in Circulation 


It has been suggested in the Calumet 
District that there is little probability of 
the fountains of oratory down at the 


State House at Indianapolis being frozen 
up by the cold spell. 


CAUGHT IN THE MESH 
The B. T. E. A. had to sort of limp 
along as best it could last week while 
the secretary was engaged in wrestling 
with the demon, “Flu,” “Grippe,” “Epiz- 
udic,” or what ever one wishes to call 
the pesky indisposition that has inflicted 


REGULAR MEETINGS 


Time Is Ripe for Contractors to Begin to 
Prepare Definite Policies for 1923 


What has become of the contractors’ 
association meetings? 

We must admit that in Muncie asso- 
ciation affairs for some months had fal- 
len away to such a hum-drum state that 
meetings just naturally followed suit 
and then snuffed out, as it were. 

Since we have not heard much of 
meetings of contractors in Anderson, 
Kokomo, Evansville, Ft. Wayne, South 
Bend and the other cities we have won- 
dered if the contractors in those places, 
too, have grown rather lax about this 
important feature of association en- 
deavor? 

Reference is frequently made to the 
organization of Labor on the other side 
of the fence and the unity and solidarity 
that is thus effected. Well, this much 
can be said of Labor, it does observe its 
meeting nights and does its best to keep 
interest alive not only in times of stress 
out in periods of quiet. It is always on 
the job, working things out, and plan- 
ning in anticipation of the future. 

On the other hand contractors are in- 
clined to grow careless and then when 
emergencies arise they flock together and 
seek in a limited time to reach solutions. 

The time is coming, and not far off, 
when the contractors will have problems 
to face. Why not resume regular meet- 
ings at once, begin to talk things over 
and lay plans for the future? It looks 
as if a big building season lies ahead, 
so, why longer put off till tomorrow that 
which could be done today? Why jeo- 
pardize the building promise by invit- 
ing delays when the season actually be- 
gins? The place to plan the policies 
that are to guide the contractors in 1923 
is at association meetings, if such meet- 


‘ings are regular that much more can 


be accomplished. The time to begin is 
now, not next month or next spring. 

Let’s all begin at once, get out on the 
main line and have full steam up for a 
clear run when the time arrives to get 
building underway. 


Se ee ee a ee. a a 


egg” after all. Moral—You never can itself on so many these days. Se ae ee ‘ 
aL pais ane Sa in ha NEW INDUSTRY FOR MUNCIE uF 
23S CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS If things pan out as planned, Muncie he 
THE POOR COAL MAN! Rhoada & Graver have the contract will have a new institution in the estab- i 
: ; lishment of a stock yards. Just recently a 
= to build a five room cottage, 1 story 24X the Warmers’ National Stock Yards Co. 

It's a Hard Row He Has to Hoe 32 feet on N. Hohman street for D. Lenz, was organized with a capital stock of ni D 
— for $5,000. This firm this week sold for a a PEON ity 
Our attention has been called to the eg500 4 f inom frame banealon they ocal packing plant has been taken y 
dire suffering that has been inflicted = b Ms = 3 in med ate y over and it is contemplated to build a 
on the poor coal dealer by certain pre- **° Pd e ; modern stock yards in connection with ; 
Vailin diti that must make ‘life ; _. same. . 
4 wilscet fox him. The W. C. Atwater _ Mr. Deutch of Gary was the low bid- Representatives of eastern packing F 
Company, whose business is that of sell- der on the Weise & Meyn apartment concerns will ship directly to the eastern 4 
ing and exporting coal, has declared a building. However, the bids were high- markets from the local yards and a com- Van 
dividend of 1,300 per cent on its stock. er than the estimate, so the plans are mission organization to assist the farm- it 
Then, again, the invested capital is in- to be revised and refigured. ers in selling their stock has been bial , 
creased from $100,000 to $1,400,000. ; E. E. COLE. formed. ae 
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now making Walter Concretile. Big profits are 
possible with a small initial investment 


of Walter Concretile machines are in use by haeniae 
some of the largest contractors in this country é 
The average roof-tile plant will have only 


this paper reaches more building contractors 
$5,000 capital invested. 


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the State than any other publication in In- 


Write for Details diana. 


Crawfordsville Foundry Co. APPROVED BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS 


Crawfordsville, Ind. 
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Largest Manufacturers of Face Brick in the World 


PHONE MAIN 2406 —- 


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Manufacturers of and Jobbers in Indianapolis 


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FOUR FACTORIES Hy-tex 


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HANDSOME AND IMPOSING PROJ- 
ECT ATTRACTING ATTENTION 


Hotel and Union Station Will Mean 
Much to Ohio City’s Future 


Over 14,000,000 bricks, 130,000 barrels 
of cement and 27,750 tons of structural 
steel will be used in Cleveland’s new 
Union Station, work on which has finally 
begun, following a recent court order 
empowering the terminals company to 
condemn the remaining land necessary. 

Harry D. Jouett, who built the Grand 
Centra! Terminal, New York, is chief en- 
gineer of the Cleveland project. 

Here is an estimated list of the im- 
portant materials: 

Excavation, 125,000 yards; structural 
steel, 27,750 tons; common brick, 10,000,- 
000; face brick, 4,625,000; paving brick, 
250,000; back-up tile, 4x8x12, 1,050,000; 
tile arches and partitions, 130,000 tons; 
concrete, 51,000 cubic yards; cement, 
150,000 barrels. 

The entire project, including Hotel 
Cleveland, already completed, will aver- 
age thirteen stories in height and will 
cover ten city blocks. 

Hotel Cleveland 

Hotel Cleveland is the first completed 
unit of the terminal project and will be- 
come an integral part of the Union Sta- 
tion when finished. In addition to the 
1,000 rooms in the present building, an 
800-room addition must be added to take 
care of increased business, according to 
Manager Edward M. Buel. : 
_ The magnitude of the terminals proj- 
ect may be appreciated when one consid- 
ers that one of the largest hotels in the 
United States will be but a part of it. 

Other Features : 

The Cleveland Union Terminals proj- 
ect is a part of the largest railway de- 
velopment now under way in the United 
States. . 

It includes, among other things, a high 
level freight yard in Cleveland, which 
will do away with trucking much of 


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Cleveland’s freight up from the. river 
valley and lake shore. Rapid transit to 
outlying areas and large real estate de- 
velopments are a part of the plan. 

All electric interurban lines entering 
Cleveland will run into the station and 
will connect with all city lines under the 
same roof. All steam roads will be elec- 
trified within the city. 

In order to obtain a belt line connect- 
ing all railroads and a right of way 
through the city, it was necessary to pur- 


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chase the entire Nickel Plate Railroad . 


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INDIANAPOLIS. 

“Club House: $900,000.00, 8 sty., at- 
tic and basement, 86x168, Meridian and 
St. Clair Sts. Archt., Adolph Scherrer, 
Indiana Trust Bldg.; owner, Elks Realty 
€o., c/o .Elks Club, 80 E. Vermont St. 
Archt. receiving bids to close Mar. 7th. 
Brick, reinf. concrete, hollow tile and 
siructural steel frame constr., reinf. con- 
crete floors, Oolitic limestone trim, fire 
escape, art and rolled figured glass, tile 
and terrazzo floors, base and wainscot, 
marble work, rolling partitions, tar and 
gravel roof, hollow metal doors, frpf. 
vault front, vault doors, steel stairs, 
steel toilet partitions, steel sash. Heat- 
ing, ventilating, plumbing, wiring and 
elevators. The following contractors are 
figuring. general contract: Bedford 
Stone & Constr. Co., Schlegel & Roehm, 
J. G: Karstedt Constr. Co., William P. 
Jungclaus Co., Cornell Engineering Co., 
all of Indianapolis. 

“Shops and Garage: $86,000.00, (2 
buildings), Yandes and 16th St.. Archt., 
Donald Graham, 11th floor _Hume-Man- 
sur Bldg.; Mech. Eng., Snyder & Rotz, 
Merchants Bank Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Commrs., Walter J. Twiname, 
business director. 150 N. Meridian St. 
Owner receiving bids to close March 27 
at 8:00 p. m. (See legal advertising in 
this issue). Brick, 1 electric freight ele- 
vator, heating, plumbing, sewering, elec- 
tric wiring. 

Factory Building: 1. sty., 125x250, 
205 S. Addison St. Private plans. Own- 
‘er, Chandler and Taylor Co. (general 
founders and machinists), 205 S. Addi- 
son St. Plans in progress. Brick, steel 
frame construction, steel sash, composi- 
tion roof. Ready for bids soon. 

“Store Rooms and Light Manufactur- 
ing: $60,000.00, 2 sty. and bas. (alt. on 
3 sty.) 151x61, 14th and Illinois St. 
Archt.. Bacon and Tislow, 31 W. Ohio 
St. Owner, Herff-Jones Co., 335 N. 
Pennsylvania St. Archt. ‘taking bids to 
close March 10th. Brick, steel sash, 
comp. roof, steam heat. The following 
are figuring general contract: C. J. 
Wacker, Peoples Bank Bldg.; A._ V- 
Stackhouse, Fletcher Trust Bldg.; Ser- 
vice Constr. Co., Castle Hall Bldg.; 
Caldwell and Son, State Savings and 
Trust Bldg.; J. G. Karstedt Constr. Co., 
Lemcke Bldg.; Bremmerman and Son, 
3233 N. Illinois St.; J. G. Curry, Lom- 
bard Bldg.; J. E. McGaughey, American 
Central Life Bldg.; Wm. P. Jungclaus 
Co., 825 Mass. Ave., all of Indianapolis. 


_ “Dormitory (Schuyler Colfax Memo- 
rial): $90,000.00 to $95,000.00. \Greens- 
burg, Ind. Archt., Chas Brossman, 1503 
Merchants Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, I. O. O. F. Lodge. Owner taking 
bids to close March 16th at 10 a. m. 
Bids will be opened at the offices of the 
I. O. O. F. in the Odd Fellows Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. Brick, slate roof, wood joist 
construction. 

“Church (Addition Sunday school de- 
partment): $20,000.00. 2 sty. 40x60. 
Greencastle, Ind. Archt., A. A. Honey- 
well, 413 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Presbyterian Congregation, Rev. 
Victor L. Raphel, Greencastle, Ind. 
Architect receiving bids to close March 
14th. Brick. 

Residence (double) and Two-Car Ga- 
rage: $20,000.00. 2 sty. & bas. Bloom- 
ington, Ind. Archt., E. C. Doeppers, En- 
gineer’s Office, City Hall, Indianapolis. 
Owner, A. O. Henry (Baker), Blooming- 
ton, Ind. * Plans sent to owner who wili 
be ready for bids shorily. Frame, tile 
roof, hot air heat. 

“Residence (double): $12,000.00. 2 
sty. & bas. 40th and Rookwood. Archt., 
E. C. Doeppers, Engineer’s Office, City 
Hall. Owner, Fred L. Smart, 311 W. 
39th St. Bids in; under advisement. 
Stucco. 

Residence: $6,800.00. Archt., E. C. 
Doeppers, City Hall. Owner, Harry M. 
Schubert, 405 City Trust Bldg. _ Plans 
in progress. Ready for bids shortly. 
Frame. 

Office Building (Top Addition): $20,- 
000.00. 1 sty., 882x53. Union Stock 
Yards. Archt., William H. Albersmeier, 
508 Rauh Bldg. Owner, Belt Railroad 
and Stock Yards Co., Samuel E.- Rauh, 
Prest., Stock Yards, Indianapolis. Archi- 
tect ready for bids. Brick. 

Filling Station (11): $60,000.00. Va- 
rious locations. Private plans. Owner, 
Sinclair Refining Co., Pratt & Big Four. 
Plans in progress. Start work in 30 
days. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Factory (1st. unit): 1 sty., 80x200, 
English Ave. and Belt R. R. -Arch., Rus- 
sell N. Edwards Co., 45 Union Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Kramer Realty Co., % L. 
B. Mossiman, Treas., 315 Garfield Ave. 
General contract awarded to Truscon 
Steel Co., City Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Steel building. 

Residence and Garage: $25,000.00, 2 
sty. and bas., 91 W. 43rd St. Owner, 
Marea F. Hare, 4270 N. Meriidan St. 
General contract let to Realtor Bldg. Co., 
Lemcke Bldg. Start work at once. Brk. 
veneer and frame. 

Residence and Garage: $22,000.00, 2 
sty. and bas., 37x50, 5001 N. Meridian 
St. Owner, Dr. J. J. Gramling, 3326 
Clifton. Owner will build by day labor. 
Brick veneer and frame. Tile roof. 


Residences (2 doubles), $20,000.00, to- 
tal, 2317-19 W. Wash. and 402-04 N. Lin- 
wood. Owner and builder, Realtor Bldg. 
Co., Lemcke Bldg. Start work at once. 

Residence (double) and Garage: (2) 
$20,000.00 both, 4809 and 4911 College. 
Owner and builder, Otis Kirkpatrick, 
4151 Broadway. Start work at once. 
Owner builds and buys materials. 


Residence (Double) and Two-Car Ga- 


rage: $15,000.00. 2 sty. & bas. . Fair- 
field & Winthrop. Arch., “Samuel A. 
Hastings, Denniston and Center. Owner, 


Mrs. J. A. Conkey, 2925 N. Talbott. Pre- 
liminary plans in progress. Frame, 
asphalt roof, furnace, tile and hardwood 
floors. 

Duplex (rem. from residence): $5,- 
000.00. 3617 E. 16th. Archt., Samuel A. 
Hastings, Denniston and Center. Owner, 
Frank Sanders, 3617 E. 16th St. Plans 
in progress. Frame, furnace, plumbing, 
asphalt shingle roof. 

Residence: $15,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
2702 N. Pennsylvania. Archt., Chas. E. 
Bacon, Odd Fellow Bldg. Owner and 
builder, Ernest H. Pierson, 2934 Ken- 
wood. Start work shortly. Owner will 
build and award separate contracts. Brk. 
and hollow tile. 

Church: (addition), $12,000.00, 2 sty., 
29x41, 550 N. Rural St. Owner, Right 
Rev. Joseph Chartrand, 1347 N. Meri- 


dian St. General contract let to. Mich- 
aelis Bros., 821 Parker Ave. Brick. 
School Building (8 room _ portable), 


$14,600.00, Arsenal Tech. Private plans. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Wal- 
ter J. Twiname, business director, In- 


dianapolis. General contract let to Kur- 
man and Co., Hume-Mansur Bldg. 
Frame. 


Store Building: $11,000, 1 sty., 40x80, 
3901 E. Washington. Owner, The Mon- 
arch Co. General contract let to Wake- 
field-Fatton Co.. 1238 W. 33rd. St. 
Frame and brick. 

Apartment Building: (4 Apts.), $10,- 
000.00, 2935-37 Boulevard Place. Owner, 
Rose A. Herr, 2937 Boulevard Place. 
General contract let to C. W. Eaton, 2841 
Highland Ave. : 

Residence & Garage: $10.000.00. 2 
sty & bas. 43d and Central. Archt., 
Maurice Thornton, 4178 College Ave. 
Owner, Mrs. Hattie Norton, “% The Cor- 
set Shop. General contract let to M. M. 
Andrews, 3055 N. Meridian. Start work 
at once. Frame. 

Residence: $7,000.00. Buckingham 
Drive. Archt. & owner, Maurice Thorn- 
ton. 4178 College Ave. Bids in. Frame. 

Residence & Garage: $8,500.00. 2 
sty. & bas. 4925 Central. Archt. and 
owner, Maurice Thornton, 4178 College 
Ave. General contract let to Tee-Square 
Construction Co., 4178 College Ave. 
Start work shortly. Frame. 


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Residence: $6,000.00 Archt., E. C. 
Doeppers, City Hall. Owner, William A. 
Holtz, 1103 IN. Oxford St. General con- 
tractor, A. F. Thomas, 215 E. 50th. Start 
work shortly. Frame. 


BEDFORD 

Theater (addition and rem.): “Stone 
City Opera House.” Archt., Milton C. 
Owner, Lawrence County 
Theatrical Co., Bedford, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Ready for bids soon. Work 
will consist of general alterations and 1 
sty. addition, increasing seating capac- 
ity to 1,200 persons. 

Nursery Building: $100,000.00.  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio. Archt., Samuel Hanna- 
ford and Son, Cincinnati. Owner, Ger- 
man M. E. Church, Cincinnati. General 
contractor, Swartz Construction Co., 
Bedford, Ind. Start work shortly. Brick. 


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Fraternity House: $20,000.00.- 2 sty. 
& bas. 38x56. East 3d. Archt., John 
L. Nichols, 204 S. Indiana Ave. Owner, 
A. T. O. Fraternity, % Architect. Archi- 
tect ready for bids. Brick, stone trim, 
pitched roof. 

*Praternity House (add.): $20,000.00. 
Archt., John L. Nichols, 204 South Indi- 
ana Ave. Owner, Phi Delta Theta Fra- 
ternity, Dale Cox, in charge, Blooming- 
ton. Plans nearing completion. Ready 
for bids in two weeks. Brick veneer, 
stone-trim, pitched roof. 


“Church: $25,000.00. Archt., John L. 
Nichols, 204 So. Indiana Ave. Owner, 
Methodist Church, Rev. E. C. Boyles, 
pastor, 127 West First St. Foundation 
in;-completed by J. B. Smallwood (con- 
tractor). Owner will be ready soon for 
bids on superstructure. Brick. 

“Stone Mill and Quarry: 305x105. 
Owner, American Oolitic Stone Co., % 
Snyder and Willings Co., Toledo, Ohio, 
and A. W. Hain (local manager), Bloom- 
ington, Ind. General contractor, Bedford 
Steel and Constr. Co., Bedford. Exca- 
vating. Brick and steel. 


ELKHART 


“Bank (rem. & add.): $60,000.00. 2 
sty. 40x90. Hartford City, Ind. Owner, 
Citizens State Bank, Hartford City. 
Archt., E. Hill Turnock, 501 Monger. 
Bldg., Elkhart. Bids rejected. Archt.’ 
will revise plans and ask for new bids in 
30 days. 


*Gymnasium: $10,000.00. 1 sty. 60x80. 
Middlebury, Ind. Archt., R. L. Simmons, 
Beardsley Bldg., Elkhart. Owner, Board 
of Education, Ben F. Teeters, Prest., 
Middlebury, Ind. Owner receiving bids 
to close March 6th at 1:30.p. m. Brick, 
steel sash, steam heat. 


*Store and Apartment Building: | $25,- 
000.00. 2 sty. & bas. 40x80. Goshen, 
Ind. Archt., H. L. Simmons, Beardsley 
Bldg., Elkhart. Owner, Frank D. Foulks, 
8th St., Goshen, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Ready for bids about April Ist. Brick. 

Garage and Sales Room: 1 sty. & bas. 
Owner, ‘George Kistner (contractor). 
Owner will build. Start work in 30 days. 
Brick. 

Filling Station: $5,000. Owner, Stand- 
ard Oil Co. Start work soon. 

Paving: $27,000.00. Board of Public 
Works receiving bids to close March 16th 
at 10 a.m. Asphalt, bitulithic, concrete 
or brick. 


EVANSVILLE 


Office Building: $1,500,000.00. 16 sty. 
& bas., 75x150. *“Porter Building,” 4th 
and Sycamore, Sts. Archt., Preston J. 
Bradshaw, 614 International Life Bldg., 
St. Louis, Mo. Consulting engineers, W. 
J. Knight and Co., St. Louis, Mo. Gen- 
eral superintendent of construction, 
Harry E. Boyle and Co. (Archts.), Fur- 
niture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Realty 
Co., % J. Lee Porter, Evansville. Pre- 
liminary plans in progress. Brick, rein- 
forced concrete, Indiana limestone for 
the Ist 3 stys., gray mat facings and 
terra cotta above, 4 elevators, vapor 
heating system, mahogany and birch in- 
terior trim, tile, marble and terrazzo 
work. 

*Commercial Building (Furniture): 
$40,000.00. 3 sty. & bas., 55x126. In- 
diana and Main Sts. Archt., Harry E. 
Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg. Owner, 
Handy Furniture Co., 1101 Main St. 
Archt. receiving bids to close March 
12th. Brick, stone trim, gravel roof, 
freight elevator, steam heat. 

Church: _$40,000. 1 sty., & bas., 
50x150. Jackson, Ky. Archt., Harry E. 
Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, First Baptist Church, 
Jackson, Ky. Plans in progress. Will 
be ready for bids in 2 weeks. Brick. 

*Church: $40,000. 2 sty., 50x100. 
Clay, Ky. Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
Baptist Church, Clay, Ky. Owner ready 
for bids. Brick. 


*School: $35,000.00. - Eldorado, IIl. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furni- 
ture Bldg,, Evansville. Owner, Board of 
Education, Eldorado, Ill. Owner receiv- 
ing bids. Brick. 

*Residence: $15,000.00. Harrisburg, 
Ill. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
Steve Farrar, Harrisburg, Il]. Owner 
taking bids. Brick. 
' *Residence: $15,000. (6 rooms). Ky. 
and Jackson. Archt., Harry E. Boyle & 
Co., Furniture Bldg. Owner, Arthur 
Kaiser. Archt. taking bids to close 
March 15th. Brick veneer. 

Newspaper Building: 1 sty. and bas., 
45x70, Princeton, Ind. Archt., Clifford 
Shopbell and Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, The Princeton Clari- 
on-News Co., F. R. Ewing, Princeton, 
Ind. Architect receiving bids to close 
March 10 at 3:00 p m. Brick, steam 
heat, comp. roof, concrete and wood 
floors. 

Bank Buiiding: Poseyville, Indiana. 
Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furni- 
ture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Bozeman 
Waters, National Bank, George J. 
Waters, Prest., Poseyville, Ind. Prelimi- 
nary plans in progress. Brick and stone. 

Cleaning Plant (CAdd.): Archt., Clif- 
ford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Owner, Paramount Cleaners and Dyers, 
2nd & Ingle Sts. Ready for bids shortly. 
Brick. 

Commercial Garage and Sales Room: 
(rem. from building at 217 Vine St.), 2 
sty. & bas. addition 55x25. Archt., Russ 
and Karges, Furniture Bldg. Owner, 
Mrs. Amelia Gumberts. Lessee of bldg., 
U. S. Tire and Rubber Co. Archt. ready 
for bids. Brick. 

Garage and Salesroom: 2 sty. top ad- 
dition to present 3 sty. bldg. (20,000 sq. 
ft. of additional floor space), Ist and Lo- 
cust Sts. Archt., Clifford Shopbell and 
Co., Furniture Bldg. Owner, Tri-State 
Motors Corporation, R. W. Hunter, 
Prest., Ist and Locust Sts. Plans in 
progress. Brick, steel sash, comp. roof. 

Residence: $12,000.00 Johnson Ave. 
Owner, John Rheinhardt, % Wabash Val- 
ley Motors Co. Archt. and general con- 
tractor, The Donaldson Arms Realty Co. 
Plans in progress. Start work soon. 
Brick. \ 
Contracts Awarded. 

*Church: $100,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
85x165 and 2 75 foot towers. Virginia 
and Garvin Sts. Archt. (plans only), 


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“omes, Perry and McMullen, Renshaw 
Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. Owner, St. Jo- 
seph’s Catholic Church, Rev. Michael 
Seter, 1800 E. Virginia St., Evansville. 
Foundation in. General contract for 
superstructure awarded to M. J. Hoff- 
man Construction Co., Furniture Bidg., 
Evansville. 

*Garage and Salesroom: 2 sty. and 
bas. Archt., Charles L., Troutman, 
American ‘Trust Bldg. Owner, The 
Franklin Corporation. General contract 
awarded to Scarborough-Davies Con- 
struction Co., old State Bank Bldg., 
$42,000.00; plumbing let to Grant-Wat- 
ers Co., $1,008.24; heating to J. Woolley 
& Son, $4,406.85; electric work to Alt- 
hoff-Howard Electric Co., $686.55. Start 
work soon. Brick. 

*Dairy Plant: (1 sty. top. add. to 
present building). Archt., Alfred E. 
Neucks, 515-16 Peoples Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Farmers Dairy Co., Main and 
Michigan Sts. General contract let to 
Scarborough-Davies Co., Old State Bank 
Bldg., $15,674.00. Contracts for heat- 
ing, plumbing, wiring, elevator installa- 
tion will be let next week. 

Furniture Store (Rem. and Add. to 
building on Third ‘St.) $40,000.00, 3 sty. 
and bas. The William E. French Fur- 
niture Co., C. F. Bassler, Gen. Mgr. 
General contract awarded to Kanzler & 
Son Construction Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Start work April 1st. Werk will con- 
sist of an elevator, new floors, steel 
construction work, new front, electric 
wiring and fixtures, plastering and 
painting and general alterations. 

“Oil Station: $5,000.00. Owner, 
Evansville Oil and Grease Co. Archt., 
Harry E. Boyle and Co. General, con- 
tract let to Scarborough-Davies Co., Old 
State Bank Bldg. 


FT. WAYNE. 


3ank Building (offices; apartments & 


stores) $75,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 60x- 
100, Creighton and Holton Aves. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, The S. B. Bowser 
(gasoline tanks and pumps),-Ft. Wayne. 
The new bldg. will house the Bowser 
Loan and Trust Co. Plans in’ progress. 
Brick, steam heat, comp. roof, bank fix- 
tures. 

Water Works (extensions and im- 
provements), $400,000.00, Engineers, 
Burns and McDonnell, 402 Interstate 
Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. Owner, City 
of Ft. Wayne, Board of Publi: Works 
and J. W. Toyne, Supt. Water Works, 
Ft. Wayne. Preliminary plans in prog- 
ress. 

“Church: $80,000 to $90,000 (addition 
of Sunday school, auditorium, k’tchen), 
Dewald and Clinton Sts. Archt‘., Griffi- 
th and Goodrich. Owner, Firs. /Kvan- 
gelical Church, Geo. L. Gunder, Chmn. 
Bldg. Com. Plans approved by owner, 
will ask for bids shortly. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Masonic Temple: $400,000.00, 5 sty. 
and bas., 70x120. Archt., Chas. R. 
Weatherhogg, Ft. Wayne. Structural 
Engineer, Carson F. French, Plymouth 
Bldg., Cleveland, O. Owner, Masonic 
Temple Association, F.  H. Pocock, 
Chmn., 709 Court St., Ft. Wayne. ‘Gen- 
eral contract awarded to Buesching and 
Hagerman Constr. Co., 402 E. Superior 
St., Ft. Wayne. Start work soon. Brk., 
fireproof construction. 


GARY. 
Contracts Awarded 

Church: $75,000, 1 sty. and bas., 180x 
70, 7th and Tyler. Archt., Worthman 
and Steinbach, 155 N. Clark St., Chicago, 
Ill. Owner, Holy Angel Parish, R. C., 
Rev. R. Jensen, 700 Tyler Ave., Gary, 
Ind. General contract let to John 
Lagura, 733 Connecticut Ave., Gary, Ind. 
Residences (15), $100,000.00, Grant 
St., Gary. Owner, Gary Tube Co., Gary. 


General contract let to Hall Bros. Con- 
struction Co., 679 Broadway, Gary. Brk. 
hollow tile, asphalt shingle and slate 


roofs, furnaces, also for the construction . 


of 1 large residence at 575 Johnson Aye. 
to cost $23,000.00. 


Residence: $7,000, 569 Grant. Own- 
er, Vernon Berger, 416 Adams St. Con- 
tract let to H. B. Lee, 570 Buchanan St. 
Frame. 


Residence: $8,000, 567 Johnson. Own- 
er, Roy Parry, 673 Broadway. Owner 
will build by day labor. Brick veneer. 


' HAMMOND. 


“School (Ambridge school), Gary, Ind. 
Owner, Board of Szhool Trustees, Gary. 
Low bidder on general contract, Danner, 
Gohman and Meyers Co., Hammond, 
$39,768.00. 

Apartment Building: $42,000.00. Own- 
er, J. H. MeGuire. General contract let 
to Frank G. Wall, East. Chicago, Ind. 
Start work at once. Brick. 


KENTLAND. 


Church: $25,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
46x90, Goodland, Ind. Archt., John A. 
Bruck, Kentland. Owner, Methodist 
Eviscopal Congregation, Goodland, Ind. 
Brick, stone trim, asbestos shingle roof, 
steam heat, toilet room, kitchen, steel 
trusses and girders, oak and yellow pine 
trim. Archt. taking bids on basement 
to 2nd sty. windows; heating and elec- 
tric work to March 10th. Will probably 
put on temporary roof. 

Residence: $6,000.00, 2 sty., 26x36, 
near Brook, Ind. Archt., John A. Bruck, 
Kentland. Owner, George Ade, James 
D. Rathburn, Mgr., Brook, Ind. Plans 
in progress, ready for bids about April 
Ist. Frame, brick porch, asphalt shingle 
roof, hot air heat. 


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KOKOMO. 

Residence: $15,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
42x27, Forest Park, Kokomo. Archt., 
Thos. R. McGaw, Citizens National Bk. 
' Bldg. Owner, G. D. Gerhart, Kokomo. 
Flans in progress. Frame, ‘Colonial 

type, shingle roof, hot water heat. 
School (rem. and alteration), $30,000,- 
00, Swayzee, Ind., Grant county. Archt., 
Thos. R. MeGew, Citizens Bank Bldg., 
Kokomo. -Owner, Earl C. McLain, trus- 
tee, Swayzee, Ind. Plans nearing com- 


pletion. Owner will advertise for bids 

soon. Brick, new garage and boiler 

room, new heating, ventilating and 
plumbing systems, wiring. 
LAFAYETTE. 

*School (Lincoln Grade School and 

Auditorium Annex), $50,000.00. Archt., 

Reidel and Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg. 


Owner, Board of School Trustees, Alva 
O. Reser, Pres.; Herman M. Bahls, Sec.; 
Mrs. Sarah Westfall, Treas. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close March 23 at 10:00 
a. m., at the office of the Board, Voca- 
tional Bldg., 6th and Columbia Sts. (See 
legal advertising in this issue). Brick. 

“Grade School (Annex): $35,000.00, 


“Oakland Grade School Bldg., at Main 
and Kossuth Sts. Archt., Reidel and 
Zink, 821-22 Lafayette Life Bldg. Own- 
er, School City of Lafayette, Board of 
School Trustees, Alva O. Reser, Pres., 
Herman M. Bahls, Secy., Mrs. Sarah 
Westfall, Treas., Lafayette. Owner will 
receive sealed bids at the office of the 
board, located in the Vocational Bldg., 
6th and Columbia Sts., until 10:00 a. m., 
March 8th, 19238. 


LAPORTE. 


“Church (rem. and add.), $40,000.00. 
Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, First Chris- 
tian Church, W. .W. King, Chmn. Bldg. 


Com., 105 Harrison St., Laporte. Plans 
in progress. Brick. 

*Country Residence: $15,000. Archt., 
George W. Allen and _ Son, Laporte. 


Owner, William Pelz, Laporte, Indiana. 
Plans completed. Ready for bids in 39 
days. Frame. 


MARION. 


*School: $110,000.00, Upland, Indiana, 
Jefferson Twp., Grant County. Arckht., 
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Indiana. Owner, Ross Troyer, Trustee, 
Upland, Indiana. Owner receiving bids 
to close March 9th, at 2:00 p.m. (Note 
correction of architect.) 


MUNCIE. 


“Gymnasium and Auditorium: $250,- 
000. 2 sty. & bas. ‘State Normal 
School.’”’ Archt. Kibele and Gerrard, 335 
Johnson Bldg. Owner, Indiana State 
Normal School, Muncie. Bids in under 
advisement. The following contractors 
figured: Eshelman and Son, Anderson, 
Ind.; Chas. W. Morrow, Muncie, Ind. 
and Bowyer Constr. 'Co., Newcastle, Ind. 
Will award contracts in a few days. 
Brick. Will contain 2 gymnasiums, 2 
swimming pools, steel sash, reinforced 
concrete constr., hollow metal doors and 
windows. 

Church: $50,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
50x80. Private plans. Owner, Madison 
Street M. E. Church, Rev. J. H. Runkle, 
Pastor, Muncie, Ind. Contemplated. 
Probably mature this summer. Brick. 


SOUTH BEND. 
“Warehouse: $40,000, 1 sty., 97x155 
and 146x157. Archt., W. J. Clark, 836 


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So. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ills. Owner, 
Crane Co., 836 So. Michigan Ave., Chi- 
cago, Ills. Archt. taking bids. Brick, 
mill construction. 


*Department Store: 6 sty. and bas. 
Archt. Willard M. Ellwood. Owner, Rob- 
ertson Department Store. General con- 
tractor, H. G. Christman Constr. Co. 
Plans about completed. Wrecking build- 
ings on site. Start work soon. 

> Contracts Awarded. 

*High School: $300,000.00, 2 sty. and 
bas. 163x179. Plymouth, Indiana. Archt. 
Ernest W. Young, 512 Dean Bldg., South 
Bend. Asso. Archt. Miller, Fullenwider 
and Dowling, 6 No. Michigan Ave., Chi- 
cago, Ill. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, Plymouth, Indiana. General con, 
tractor, O’Keefe and Thompson Con- 
struction Co., Plymouth; Heating and 
plumbing let to Zimmerman and Bain, 
Whiting, Indiana. Electric wiring let 
to Mid West Supply Co., Plymouth, Ind. 
Start work at once. 


TERRE HAUTE. 


“Parochial School: $85,000.00, 2. sty. 
and bas. Archt., Johnson, Miller and 
Miller, 30 N. Fifth St. Owner, St. Pat- 
rick’s Congregation, Rev. Father J. B. 
Delaney, 1301 Poplar St., Terre Haute. 
Archt. receiving bids. A set of plans 
and specifications are on file at the of- 
fice -* the Associated Building Contrac- 
tors, 316-26 Peoples Bank Bldg., Indian- 
apolis. Brick, stone trim, comp. roof, 14 
rooms, auditorium. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


Curtisville: Canning factory, 1 sty. 
and bas. Owner, company organizing, 
c/o 8. B. Harting, Curtisville. Contem- 
plated. Expect to start work about May 
Ist. Brick. 


‘Decatur: Power plant (add. and equip- 
ment), $40,000.00. Engineer, M. B. 
Gouty, Covington Road. Owner, City of 


Decatur, c/o City Clerk, City Hall, De-' 


catur. Plans in progress. Owner will 
advertise for bids soon. Brick, radial 
brick stack, 2 boilers, stokers and a 
small addition to present Bldg. 
Huntington Hotel Building: Archt., 
Robert Stevens, Huntington. Owner, J. 
F. Bippus. Plans in progress. _ Will 
award contracts in two weks. Brick. 


Petersburg: Commercial garage, 1 
sty. and bas., 60x105, 8th and. Walnut 
Sts. Owner and builder, Smith and 
Craig (contractors). Plans in progress. 
Expect to start work shortly. Brick. 


Jasonville: The First Baptist Church, 
Rev. Otho Almon, pastor, has purchased 
a site at Washington and Sycamore Sts. 
and will build a new church, may mature 
late this year. Definite data later. 


Lafayette: Apartment building (rem. 
from residence), 4 apts., South St., near 
7th. Private plans. Owner, William H. 
Fogg, Supt. of the Northern Division of 
the Monon R. R. Start work soon. 


Morristown: Canning plant. Owner, 
he Morristown Canning Co., has pur- 
chased a site one-half mile west of town 
and will erect a factory. Ready, for bids 
in 80 days. Brick. 

Winona Lake: Street paving. Engi- 
Neer, Stanlty S. Boggs, Warsaw, Ind. 
Owney, Town of Winona Lake, Elizabeth 

Collison, Winona Lake, Ind. Bids 
close March 10th at 1:30 p. m. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement fcr sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field- 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. . 


SHOP BUILDINGS 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Separate sealed bids will be received by the 
Board of School Commissioners of the City of 
Indianapolis, at the offices of the Board, 150 North 
Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, until 8 
o’clock p. m., Tuesday, March 27, 1923, and then 
opened, for the following: 


1. General contract on two buildings to be 
known as “No. 1 Shop Building, No. 2 Garage 
and Shops,’’ to be located at the southwest cor- 
ner of Yandes and Sixteenth Streets, in the city 
of Indianapolis, in accordance with the plans 
and specifications on file in the office of Donald 
Graham, Architect, 1128 Hume Mansur Building, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 


2. Installation of One Electric Freight Elevator 
in said buildings, according to plans and specifi- 
cations prepared by Donald Graham, Architect. 


3. Heating, Plumbing, Sewering and Water 
Supply; and Electrical Wiring and Fixtures, .for 
said shop buildings, according to plans and speci- 
fications prepared by ‘Snider & Rotz, Engineers, 
and on file in their office, 703 Merchants Bank 
Building, Indianapolis, Indiana. 


Each proposal shall be in a sealed envelope, 
with writing thereon plainly indicating the char- 
acter of the work to which proposal relates, as, 
for example, ‘Bid for General Contract, Shop 
Buildings.”’ 

The estimated cost of this building, including 
general contract, contracts for erectric freight 
elevator, heating, plumbing, sewering, ventilating 
and electric wiring, and all fees of architects and 
engineers, is $86,000.00. All work must be com- 
pleted within four months from the date of the 
signing of contract. 


Plans and specifications for all of the above 
work are also on file at the office of the Business 
Director, 150 North Meridian Street, and at the 
offices of the Indiana State Board of Accounts. 


All the bids must be made on blanks prepared 
by the Board, which blanks will be supplied by 
the architects, engineers or business director, 
upon application. These proposals must be ac- 
companied by a check for 3 per cent of the maxi- 
mum bid. The checks must be drawn payable to 
the order of the Board of School Commissioners 
of the City of Indianapolis, and must be certified 
good by a responsible bank or trust company of 
Indianapolis. 


In case a bidder, whose bid shall be accpeted, 
shall not, within five days after notice of such 
acceptance, perform his bid by entering into a 
written contract with the Board, in the form 
made part of the specifications, to execute the 
work and construct and complete the building 
and within that time secure the performance of 
his building contract by a bond, in the form made 
part of the specifications, with surety or sureties 
to the approval of the Board, his certified check 
and the proceeds thereof shall be and remain the 
absolute property of the Board as liquidated dam. 
ages for such failure, it being impossible to esti- 
mate the amount of damages such failure would 
oeeasion to the Board. 


The contractor‘ will be required to execute and 
give bond, forms of which contract and bond are 
madé a part of the specifications. Each contraey 
tor receiving copies of the plans and specifications 
will be required to deposit, as security for their 
return in good order, the sum of $10.00. The 
right is reserved by the Board to reject any or 
all bids, and to refrain from accepting or re- 
jecting bids not more than seven (7) days. 


WALTER J. TWINAME, 
Business Director. 
Indianapolis, Indiana, February 28, 1923. 
Mar. 3-10-17, 1923 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that the School City of 
Lafayette, Indiana, Tippecanoe County, and the 
Board of Trustees thereof, will receive sealed 
bids at the office of the said School Board ot 
‘Trustees, located in the Vocational Building, 
southeast corner of Sixth and Columbia Streets, 
Lafayette, Indiana, until 10 a. m. o'clock, Friday, 
March 23rd, 1923, at which time and place same 
will be opened, read and considered for the con- 
struction of a one story and basement Grade 


School Building and Auditorium Annex known 
as the Lincoln School, located at the intersection 
of 14th and Salem Streets, and for the installation 
of the Heating and Ventilating System for said 
building and for the installation of Plumbing and 
Sewerage Systems for said building and for the 
installation of an Electric Wiring System for said 
building, for uses of said School City and to be 
constructed on site of the present Grade School, 
and according tosplans and specifications as pro- 
vided therefor by F. P. Riedel and T. A. Zink, 
Architects, 821-22-23 Lafayette Life Building, La- 
fayette, Indiana, and as further approved by the 
State Board of Health and the State Board of. 
Accounts. Estimated cost of building and Audi- 
torium, Fifty Thousand Dollars, ($50,000.00). 


The plans and specifications are on file for the 
inspection of bidders at the office of the Board 
of School Trustees, Lafayette, Indiana, and at the 
office of Riedel and Zink; Architects, and the 
State Board of Accounts. Copies are available to 
bidders for use at their own office upon deposit 
with. the architects or Trustees of Twenty-five 
Dollars ($25.00) to guarantee safe return of 
plans and specifications. Bidders must familiar- 
ize themselves with such plans and specifications 
before bidding and no departure from same will 
be considered. Proposals will be considered for: 


No. 1—General Construction of Building. 
No. 1-A—Construction of Auditorium Annex. 


No, 2—Heating *and Ventilating of School 
Building. 

No. 1-C—-Combined figure Heating, Ventilating, 
Plumbing and Sewerage of School Building, 


No, A-AX—Heating and Ventilating of Auditor- 
ium Annex. ' 


No. 2-TC—Total Combined Figure Heating, 
Ventilating, Plumbing and Sewerage of School 
Building and Auditorium Annex, 

No. 3—Plumbing and Sewerage of School 
Building. 

No, 1-C—See Combined Figure 1-C under Heat- 
ing and Ventilating. 


No. A-2—-Plumbing and Sewerage of Auditorium 
Annex. See Combined figure under Heating and 
Ventilating, 


No. 4—Electrical Wiring and _ Fixtures for 
School Building. 


No. 1-A—Electrical Wiring and Fixtures for 
Auditorium Annex. 


No, 1-C—Combined Figure for School Building 
and Auditorium. 


All bids shall be accompanied by the certified 
check of bidder in sum equal to at least five per 
eent (5%) of his gross bid or bids. Checks to 
be made payable to Treasurer of the Board. In 
case a bidder, whose bid shall be accepted, shall 
not, within five days, after notice of such ac, 
ceptance perform his bid by entering into a 
written contract with the Board, in the form 
satisfactory to Board, to execute the work and 
construct and complete the building, and within 
that time secure the performance of his building 
contract by a bond in the form satisfactory to 
the Board, with surety or sureties to the ap- 
proval of the Board, his certified check and the 
proceeds thereof shall be and remain the absolute 
property of the Board as liquidated damages for 
such failure it being impossible to estimate the 
amount of damages such failure would occasion to 
the Board. @ 


Alii bids and proposals shall be upon forms 
prescribed by the State Board of Accounts. Un- 
less bids are accompanied by certified check ‘as 
above and upon forms as above no attention will 
be given same, Forms will be furnished by the 
Architects upon request. 


The successful bidder will be required to enter 
into his written contract and also deliver his 
bond with approved Surety to the School City of 
Lafayette, Indiana, in a sum equal to full amount 
of contract. The successful bidder will be re- 
quired by the terms of his contract to enter into 
the active prosecution of his work immediately 
and complete said work at the time to be agreed 
upon. The Board of Trustees for the School City 
reserve the right to reject any and all bids with- 
out giving any reason therefor. 

School City of Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, 
Indiana. 


ALVA O. RESER, President. 

HERMAN M. BAHLS, Secretary. 

MRS. SARAH WESTFALL, Treasurer. 
March 3, 1923 


WANTED. 


Architectural Draftsman—At once. 


Man capable and efficient. Please state 
experience, salary desired, reference and 
other details. Address Osterhage and 
el Citizens Trust Bldg., Vincennes, 
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The frames are made of galvanized steel, 
enameled both inside and outside in any color 
desired. 

They are only 7/16 inch thick and 14% inches 
wide, or about half the width and thickness of ! 
wood frames. 

Owing to the durability of the frames, we 
use only non- -rusting wire cloth woven from 
commercial bronze wire. 


HIGGIN SCREEN DOORS 


The screen doors reflect more clearly, per- 
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screen installation. Higgin Doors are built to 
order. In width of rails, finish, and kind of 
wood used, they match the corresponding house 
doors. 

Let us furnish without cost or obligation 
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Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


GUY MAHURIN, President 

WILSON B. PARKER, 1st Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 


‘CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


“Your Individual Prestige Can Never Be Gre 


SMALL HOUSE COMPETITION THAT 
SHOULD INTEREST INDIANA 
ARCHITECTURAL CIRCLES. 


Indianapolis News Sponsoring Same. 


As a means to assist prospective home 
builders of limited resources toward the 
goal of their ambition an architectural 
competition is to be staged at Indiana, 
polis in connection with the Home Com- 


plete Exposition in that City, April 2 


to 7. This competition is sponsored by 
the Indianapolis News acting in conjunc- 
tion with the Lake Division, Architects’ 
Small House Service Bureau. 

Money prizes amounting to $550 will 
be awarded to the winning pians as fol- 
lows: First prize, $200; second prize, 
i third prize, $125; fourth prize 
$75. 

Herbert Foltz, a fellow of the Ameri- 
can Institute of Architects, amd presi- 
dent of the Lake division of the archi- 
tects’ small house service bureau, will 
be the architectural advisor for the com- 
petition. A jury of awards has_ been 
selected, composed of Lee Huey, builder; 
Emerson W. Chaille, real estate man; 
Herbert L. Bass, architect; Fermor S. 
Cannon, architect; Edward B. Raub, 
chairman of the city plan commission, 
and Mrs. Felix T. McWhirter, club- 
woman. ; ! 

Those Eligible. 

The competition is open to all archi- 
tects, architectural draftsmen and any 
persons who feel capable of designing 
and drawing plans that will meet the 
requirements set for in the rules ft# 
govern the test of art and skill. 

It is provided that the design ‘of the 
home, shall provide for a house of not 
less than 18,000 and not greater than 
25,000 cubic feet. Such a house would 
meet the needs and desires of the aver- 
age American family, it is said, and, 1n 
addition, would come within the financial 
ability of such families. 


All-Year-Round Occupancy. 


Those who enter the competition wil! 
be instructed that their designs may call 
for any kind of building material they 
select. The house must be designed for 


the all-year-round. occupancy of the 


ater Than the Prestige of the Profession to Which You Belong” 


average American family, “and there- 
fore, the designer shall assume that the 
family is one of taste and refinement, 
and shall provide appropriate accom- 
modations and conveniences.” 

The jury of awards in selecting the 
prize winners “will consider the archi- 


tectural merit and ingenuity shown in ~ 


the development of the plan. The design 
containing the fewest number of cubic 
feet, the fitness of the design to express 
the exterior medium used and the ap- 
propriateness of design to the site shall 
be the determining factors in the selec- 
tion of the prize designs. 

It is provided’ that-the drawings be 
submitted to the architectural advisor 
et 848 Consolidated building, Indianap- 
olis, Ind., under a system by which the 
name of the designer may not be known 
until after the jury of awards has made 
its selections. 


Public May Register Choice. 

The competition will close Thursday, 
March 29, by which time .all designs 
must be submitted. The winners will be 
selected and announced shortly there- 
after. ~An opportunity will be given 
the public, as it visits the home complete 
exposition, to register its choice of the 
designs. Such votes of course, will not 
affect the awarding of prizes, as the 
jury of awards already will have select- 
ed the winners of the prizes. 


pense to the Society to bring the board 
together so often was no small item, all 
influenced the directors in concluding 
that bi-monthly meetings would answer 
the purpose in accomplishing that for 
which the sessions were intended. 

The new order was put into effect at 
the semi-annual meeting of the Society 
at Indianapolis in January and the 
meeting next week, Saturday, March 10, 
will be the first under the new arrange- 
ments. 

All members of the board of directors 
are urged to arrange their affairs so 
they can attend next week's meeting at 
Indianapolis so that all matters of im- 
portance can be disposed of and new 
ones gone into. If you have anything 
up your sleeve that you think would 
benefit the Society, the members, or the 
profession as a whole, bring it along and 
put it up to your fellow directors for 
their consideration.. 


Now that the State Building Code 
Commission Bill has been passed by the 
State Legislature, a bill for the passage 
of which the Society worked, the direc- 
tors will take that matter up and decide 
on the future action of the Society in 
furthering the consummation of opera, 
tion of the new legislation. 


According to present arrangements 


SCCIETY D{RECTORS TO, MEET Saturday’s meeting will be the last until 


AGAIN AT INDIANAPOLIS 
MARCH 10. 


After a two months lay off the board 
of directors of the Indiana Society of 
Architects will get back on the job once 
more Saturday, March 10, at Indiana- 
polis in regular session to consider busi- 
ness matters concerning the organiza- 
tion. 

The directors have not been laying 
down on the job, instead, 1t was their 
interest’ in the = Society’s welfare that 
moved them in their decision to meet 
bi-monthly rather than every month. 
The facts that there was not a great 
amount of business that required im- 
mediate attention every four weeks, that 
it demanded of the directors consider- 
able valuable. time, and that the ex- 


May, when the directors have planned to 
meet in Evansville at the invitation of 
the local architects down there. 


p SATS SAPTeLS aeRO PS an OS a Lt! DCE RR ey O 
PLEASE GET BUSY. 


All Indiana architects maintaining 
cost and office systems are requested 
to send in explanations of same and 
suggestions to Secy. Harrison of the 
I. S. A., so that the committee ap- 
pointed to make a report on office 
systems for architects’ offices at the 
annual meeting in June can get start- 
ed on this work. 

Any aid in this direction will be 
greatly appreciated. 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


. ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geol Millevesce. Joao ui President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


WAGE AGREEMENTS FOR 1923 NOW 
UP FOR ATTENTION 


Evansville Gets Busy Early 

Now that the building season has 
about worked itself around to the portal 
of spring, the thoughts of building men 
once more turn to the matter of wage 
scales for the new building year, the old 
scales expiring April 1. 

Rather than wait till the last moment 
to thresh out this most important fea- 
ture having a direct bearing on the fu- 
ture building activity, those of local 
building circles are now considering the 
subject. 

Agreements have already been drawn 
up, all of which carry increases in wages 
over the last year scales paid the build- 
‘ing trades in Evansville and these have 
been submitted to the contractors for 
consideration. shia 

For several years past the building 
trades employers and employes of Evans- 
ville have simply worked along on verbal 
understandings, no signed wage articles 
having been effected. If the agreements 
now under consideration are consum- 
mated they will be the first that have 
been drawn up, and signed in two years. 


The conditions of the new agreements 
proposed by the building trades include 
a forty-four-hour week, time and a half 
for overtime and double time on Sun- 
days, in addition to a raise on straight 
ime. 

The painters, electricians and plaster- 
ers are asking for an increase in the 
hourly wage of 14 cents, or $1 per hour 
instead of 86 cents, the previous figure. 
Increases also ‘are provided for im the 
agreements of the bricklayers and 
plumbers. The carpenters, too, are out 
for a $1 per hour scale as against 86 
cents paid in 1922. 


NO HESITANCY IN GOING AFTER 
NEW WORK 


Local Contractors by Modern Methods 
Get Old Work Out of the Way 


The past week’ was an active one for 
local builders as many plans were put 
out by the architects for bids on con- 
tracts. Building matters are surely 
looking up and even now there is a great 


Cc. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


impetus given the industry down here in 
the metropolis of “the Pocket.” So rapid 
has been the improvement in the tone of 
local building that everybody is bending 
every effort to so arrange matters that 
no complications may arise to retard 
work when it actually gets under full 
swing. Even now the building activity 
in Evansville is far and away ahead of 
the usual midwinter volume. This is due 
mostly to the fact that there has been 
no.customary winter lull; instead build- 
ing construction operations started in 
October, November and December have 
been carried right on through with little 
loss of time. It used to be that con- 
tractors closed down the work just as 
soon as cold weather set in and every- 
body connected with the building busi- 
ness went into hibernation. However, 
things have changed; the Evansville con- 
tractor, like so many others in the colder 
climates, looks ahead nowadays~ and 
plans his fall operation so.as to get it 
enclosed by the time bad weather sets 
in, and then he can keep his men going 
right along on the work on the inside, 
for he is enabled to heat the building 
under construction. Nor is that- all, 
modern science has devised processes by 
which the contractor can even proceed 
with his concrete and brick work unless 
the weather conditions are too severe or 
the rains are too incessant to drive the 
men to shelter. By such methods the 
local contractors have been placed in a 
position where they have lost little or 
no time this year and have been enabled 
to get their old work so well along that 
they are now in shape to take care of 
the big volume of new work that is 
looming for early spring attention. 


FT. WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Irmscher _____-------- President 


Bok Dalleyos so tle Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 

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MOVE PLANNED TO BAN WOOD 
SHINGLES IN FT. WAYNE. 


Fire Merace Condemns Old Style Typ 
of Roofing. : 


Wooden shingles will be forbidden by 
law in this city in the future, if the 
plans of the board of safety and the 
mayor are carried through by the city 
council. 

The plan to have the city council pass 
an ordinance forbidding the use of 
wooden shingles on all new buildings or 
in repair work was proposed last night 


at the board of safety meeting after As- 
sistant Fire Chief John Stahlhut re- 
ported that the department made 22 runs 
yesterday, practically all of which were 
caused by sparks from chimneys drop- 
ping on wooden roofs. The loss caused 
indirectly through the use of wooden 
shingles yesterday amounts to several 
thousand dollars, according to the fire 
chief’s report. 


It is planned to have the ordinance 
drawn by the city attorney within the 
near future and to present it for the con. 
sideration of the city council at an early 
meeting. Similar ordinances, as fire 
prevention measures, are in effect in 
practically all the larger cities and in 
many cities smaller than Fort Wayne. 


LOCAL CONTRACTORS PUT IT OVER 
ANYWAY. 


Ft. Wayne, like other cities, here and 
there about the country, was not with- 
out certain labor difficulties during. the 
1922 building season and _ there were 
those who were skeptical as to the out- 
come. There is no getting away from 
the fact that the existing conditions for 


a time worked a hardship and rather 


upset things for a few. months. How- 
ever, the contractors got a. grip on 
things in time and-went right ahead re-~° 
gardless to the greatest building season 
the city has ever known. 


REALTY TRANSACTIONS TAKEN AS 
A GOOD SIGN. 


There is considerable activity in the 
changing of titles of down town realty. 
Some of these deals are merely made for 
investment purposes while others pre- 
sage modern building constrution of ex- 
tensive proportions. 

Regarding the latter there was a 
transaction on W. Wayne street that 
means the errection in the near future, 
of a large store and office building. The 
site was purchased by the Pidgeon 
Realty Co., and acording to Mr. Pidgeon 
he has such faith in the future develop- 
ment of Fé. Wayne’s business district 


‘and its extension west of Calhoun street, 


that he is planning to errect ‘the afore- 
mentioned structure on the property just 
acquired. Acording to the architect’s 
estimate the building and the location 
ys cost in the neighborhood of $200,- 


DIMENSION STUFF 


Building prospects are moving slowly 
in the local field just at present, few jobs 
being out for bids, though the architects 
are working on a number of promising 
projects. However, no one is worrying 
about the lull which is only the natural 
sequence of the mid-winter season. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. Ww. sUNSCAUE oor President 
Cris RieeOn..4 cacti oll. Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 

Parochial School, $85,000.00, Terre 
Haute, Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller and 
Miller, Terre Haute. Owner, St. Pat- 
rick’s Congregation, Terre Haute. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


Barrett Bros. Co., as (contractor) and 
Chas. Polster and wife, as owners, to 
erect a residence at s. w. cor. of 30th St. 
and Indianapolis Ave., for $4,485.00. 


LEGISLATURE PASSES STATE 
BUILDING CODE BILL. 


Governor’s Signature Only Needed to 
Make It a Law. 


One more hurdle, that safely negot- 
iated, and Indiana will be possessed of 
legislation providing for a State Build- 
ing Code and creating an administrative 
council to take over the work of the 
State Industrial Board, State Board of 
Health, and State Fire Marshal in con- 
nection with building. j bata,’ 

The object of the new legislation 1s to 
standardize building construction re- 
quirements throughout the state, codify 
all the existing state building laws and 
provide for an administrative council 
to see that same is respected and fol- 
lowed. k ; 

_This was the one big legislative ac- 
tivity upon which the Associated Build- 
ing Contractors of Indiana centered its 
attention and now that the law has been 
passed by the legislature, marks the big- 
gest constructive achievement the A. B. 
‘C.’s have ever accomplished. 

A State Building Code was proposed 


by Architect E. Hill Turnock, Elkhart, 


some three years ago, then president of 
the Indiana Society of Architects, in an 
address before the annual convention of 
the State A. B. @’s at Indianapolis. Fol- 
lowing his proposal a motion was made 
and seconded that the state contractors 
endorse the idea. It was realized then 
that it would require considerable effort 
and time to whip things into shape. 
The following year after much thought 
a bill to provide for a state code was In- 
troduced into the legislature but got 


caught in a late rush jam and failed to 
reach a third reading. 

Then new steps were taken to provide 
for another try at the 1923 session of 
the legislature. The Indiana Society of 
Architects, the Engineers’ Association, 
Labor and the State A. B. C’s all inter- 
ested in a State Building Code, appoint- 
ed committees to act in conjunction in 
formulating a new bill. 

In the first place state officials were 
approached to whom the proposed legis- 
lative effort was explained and it was 
found that they did not look upon the 
move with disfavor. Next the. general 
committee, composed of representatives 
from the architects,’ engineers’, con- 
tractors’, and Labor organizations got 
together and through a long series of 
regular meetings covering many months 
worked out a bill that was finally in- 
troduced in the Senate by Senator Har- 
old Van Orman, Evansville. It was re- 
ported favorably out of committee and 
when brought up for action met with 
some opposition which was finally over- 
come on the third reading when it 
passed the Senate 27 to 4. There still 
remained the House to be met but here 
opposition was almost nil and at the 
final reading was passed 71 to 6. 

The bill, known as Senate Bill, 140, 
having passed both branches of the legis- 
lature has now been sent to the gov- 
ernor for his signature. 


WAGE SCALE MATTERS TAKEN UP 
BY MASTER MASONS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 


Preliminary Negotiations Entered Into. 


The Master Mason contractors of In- 
dianapolis, realizing that the approach- 
ing building season promises to’ be a 
mighty busy one, has taken preliminary 
steps to help the good work along by 
getting in touch with the building trades 
crafts with whom they deal in an at- 
tempt to thresh out and settle upon wage 
scales for 1923. 

Recently a meeting was arranged with 
representatives of the Hod-Carriers’ 
Union, and after the masons had sub- 
mitted their proposition calling for a 
slight wage increase, over which there 
was considerable discussion, the repre- 
sentatives of the workmen expressed 
themselves as favorable to the new 
wage. 

Wednesday night of this week there 
was a meeting of the masons and’ brick- 
layers at which preliminaries were gone 
into relative to reaching a new wage 
scale agreement. While the matter was 
talked over that both sides might know 
just where the other stood no definite 
conclusions. were reached. The only in- 
formation advanced by those who at- 
tended the meeting was to the effect that 
the brick-layers are out for quite a sub- 
stantial wage increase over last year’s 
seale. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($4,500 and Over) 

Week of February 22 to March 1 

Residence and Garage: $23,000, 91 W. 
43rd St. Owner, Marea F. Hare, 4270 
N. Meridian St. General contract let to 
Realtor Building Co., Lemcke Bldg. Brk. 
veneer and frame. 

Residence and Garage: $20,000.00, 
5001 N. Meridian St. Owner, Dr. J. J. 
Gramling, 3326 Clifton. 


Owner will 


build by day labor. 
frame, tile floor. — 

Residences (2 doubles), $18,000.00,.to- 
tal, 2317-19 W. Washington and 402-04 
N. Linwood. Owner and builder, Real- 
tor Building Co., Lemcke Bldg. Start 
work at once. 

Residence (double) and Garage: (2) 
$18,000.00, both, 4809 and 4911 College 
Owner and builder, Otis Kirkpatrick, 
4151 Broadway. Start work at once. 
Owner builds and buys materials. 


Residence: $13,000.00, 2 sty. and 
bas., 2702 N. Pennsylvania.  Archt., 
Chas. E. Bacon, Odd Fellows Bldg. Own- 
er and builder, Ernest H. Pierson, 2934 
Kenwood. Start work shortly. Owner 
will build and award separate contracts. 
Brick and hollow tile.  . 

Store Building: $11,000, 1 sty., 40x80, 
3901 E. Washington. Owner, The Mon- 
arch Co. General contract let to Wake- 
field-Patton Co., 1238 W. 33rd St. Frame 
and brick. 

Apartment Building: (4 Apts.), $9,- 
000, 2935-37 Boulevard Place. Owner, 
Rose A. Herr, 2937 Boulevard Place. 
General contract let to C. W. Eaton, 
2841 Highland Ave. 


Church: (addition), $10,000.00, 2 sty., 
29x41, 550 N. Rural St. Owner, Rt. Rev. 
Joseph Chartrand, 1847 N. Meridian St. 
General contract let to Michaelis Bros., 
821 Parker Ave. Brick. 

Residences (2), $4,500 each, 607 and 
615 W. 31st. Owner, Evelyn B. Schmidt, 
635 W. 31st St. Day work. 


Residences (2), $4,000 each (3915 and 
3919 Winthrop. Owner, Henry Kothe, 
Inc. Contract let to Chas. E. Smith. 

Residence (double), $8,000, 838-40 N. 
DeQuincy St. Owner, Daniel P. Shay, 
625 Parker. General contract let to Em- 
mett Johnson, 942 N. Tremont. 

Milk Plant: $7,000, 1. sty., 80x100, 
Moore and Christian Sts. Owner, Ideal 
Dairy Co. Contract let to B. F. Martz, 
at site. 

Residence: $7,000, 5025 Central. Own- 
er, O. D. Parrish, 5018 Central Ave. 
Owner builds. 

Garage: $7,000, 1 sty., 40x102, 325 S. 
New Jersey. Owner, J. S. Cruse, 128 N. 


Delaware. Contract: let to Atkins and 
Entwistle, at site. Concrete block. Ex- 
cavating. 


Residence: $6,500, 406 Berkley Road. 
Owner, Southern Bldg. and Realty Co., 
at site. Excavating. 

Residence (double), $4,500, 2710-12 N. 
Dearborn. Owner, Kyrie Klepfer, 
2321 Langley Ave. Excavating. 

Residence: $5,000, 5115 E. Mich. Own- 
er, Kenneth E. Clark, 1462 S. Harding 
St. Excavating. 

Residence: $5,000, 5337 Central. Own- 
er. Mary Schreiber. Contract let to 
Johnson and Rasener, at site. Excavat. 

Residence: $5,000, 5260 Broadway. 
Owner, A. E. Ward, 3056 Central. Day 
work. Excavating. 

Residence: $5,000, 714 N.. Gladstone. 
Owner, J. A. Carr, 319 N. Gladstone. Ex- 
cavating. 

Residence: $4,500, 2505 N. Talbott. 
Owner, A. L. Slaick, .2445 N. Delaware 
St. Excavating. 

Residence: $4,500, 2020 Mansfield. 

Owner, A. L. Burroughs, 645 Caldwell. 
Excavating. 
- Residence: $4,500, 248 Eastern. Own- 
er, Minnie M. Martin, 257 Eastern. Con- 
tract let to F. A. Loy, 408 N. Emerson. 
Excavating. - 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 2 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
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Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Keet exceed President 
Bre, Coleisus =. knees Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


MEETING NIGHTS 


General meeting every third Tuesday evening. 

General contractors meet second and fourth 
Monday evening. 

Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


GOING UP! 
Price Rises Beginning to Appear Here 
and There in Building Circles 
As was predicted, the trend of things 
has proven out. Prosperity builders, for 


‘some time, have been advised to get their 


plans ready so as to let their contracts 
as early as possible in order to take ad- 
vantage of the prevailing winter prices. 
This admonition was inspired by the gen- 
eral feeling that quotations were bound 
to advance and the prospective builder 
who acted early would be in line to save 
money. on his building operation. Al- 
ready the inclination upward has set in 
and the advance is a little sharper than 
was anticipated. Among the items show- 
ing increases in price are: Lumber, 10 
to 15 per cent; cement, 10 per cent; 
glass, 30 per cent; hardware, 15 per 
cent; lead, 15 per cent; plaster, 25 per 
cent; plumbing supplies, 30 per cent. 
Indications point to a demand for a 20 
per cent increase in wages by Labor. 
Common brick has not as yet shown any 
market advance in price but pressed 
brick shows a tendency to get in line 
with other building materials that are 
moving quotations upward. 

In view of the fact that the advance 
has been fairly general all along the line 
since the first of the year, and at a time 
when building operations are not so 
brisk, one is led to believe that even fur- 
ther increases may be looked for when 
spring building actually gets under way 
and the rush sets in, : 

Just how much more of a tilt in prices 
the building business will stand and con- 
tinue to grow in volume is a question 
that is causing considerable speculation 
among those who have the welfare of the 
industry at heart. So far the advances 
do not seem to have checked building 
operations. It seems as if people are 
more eager to build on a rising market 
than when a decline is holding sway. 

As matters stand now, Labor, prices 
are as high as during the war period and 
in some instances even higher. Many 
are wondering if material prices, too, 
will show a like tendency. All of which 
resolves itself into the one big question: 

ow lone will it be a paying proposition 
to build? 


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HOW DO THEY DO IT? 


Dark Age Practices Pale Before Certain 
Chicago Usages 


For ways that are dark and tricks that 
are there the Labor leaders of Chicago 
have them all skinned. ‘A fellow named 
Killiher was shot, another by the name 
of McCarthy accused of the crime was 
exonerated by the coroner’s jury. Per- 
haps it was considered as a case of good 
riddance. 

“Big Tim” Murphy, who has a sen- 
tence to Leavenworth hanging over him, 
is lost somewhere in the big city and nei- 
ther the United States marshals nor his 
bondsmen can locate him. The middle 
ages or the “underground” railroad had 
nothing on the modern enlightened day 
modes that are. in practice in the great 
city on Lake Michigan. 


LIKE THE POOR, ALWAYS WITH US 


Hard to Shake Off Metal Trim Dispute 


According to the latest reports, the 
long extended dispute over which craft 
should handle metal trim is still with us 
and, what is more, promises to hang 
around still further. 

This now famous and irritating sub- 
ject has been decided several times only 
to bob up again with a rehearing. The 
case was scheduled for another consid- 


eration at a recent session of the Na- 
tional Board of Jurisdictional Awards 
and has now been postponed once more 
till the summer meeting of the board. 
To a man up a tree it seems as if it 
was about time this controversy was set- 
tled. What is wanted is a final decision 
and a ways and means that will compel 
the disputants to live up to that decision 
of the board so that building operations 
may progress without the constant fear 
that they will be held up by this ever 
recurring dispute of long standing. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 

Danner, Gohman & Meyers, Hammond, 
with $39,768 were the low bidders on the 
addition to the Ambridge school at 
Gary. Their figure did not include heat- 
ing and plumbing. 


General Contractor Frank G. Wall, 
East Chicago, was awarded the contract 
for the apartment building for J. H. Mc- 
Guire. His bid, exclusive of heating and 
plumbing, was $42,000. 

No action has been taken on awarding 
the contract for the construction of the 
Weise & Meyn building. The bids are in 
under advisement... Someone has sug- 
gested that maybe the low bid was too 
low. 


Cold, inclement weather has _practi- 


cally put a stop to all outside building 
work in the Calumet District. 


E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE | 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. Cc. 


Chas. Rowe: 3 ae President 
J. A. Gallivan oc ae Secretary 


314 Main Street 


1923 BUILDING PROGRAM GETS AN 
EARLY START. 


Building activity in Muncie got under 
way once more with the launching of ef- 
forts toward the erection of the new 
$700,000 Masonic Temple. The founda- 
tion for this structure was begun last 
summer and completed in the fall, and 
then further construction operations 
were held in abeyance. Just recently the 
contract for the erection of the struc- 
tural steel was awarded, and bids for 
the erection of the remainder of the su- 
perstructure will be asked in about 
thirty days Cuno Kiebele, Muncie, is 
the architect for this project. 


BEGIN AT HOME. 


Illinois Contractor Would Make Appren- 
tices of Builders’ Sons. 


Since definite action, relative to en- 
couraging the training and employment 
of apprentices in the building trades 
crafts, has been taken by the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana, Henry 
Erickson, Chicago contractor, has sug- 
gested a proposition that Indiana build- 
ers might do well to heed by way of 
backing up their acknowledged intention 
to encourage more apprentices. 

Speaking before the A. B. C. of Illinois 
at their recent state convention, Mr. 
Erickson, proposed that the contractors 
see to it that their own sons be ap- 
prenticed in some building trade thereby 
setting examples to other American 
youths and thus rescue the building busi- 
ness from the disfavor from which it 
seems to have suffered at the hands of 
many of the present day boys. He said 
that the obstacles placed in the way of 
advancement by labor unions deterred 
many boys from entering building trades 
but that the advantages, nevertheless, 
were sufficient to attract many more if 
a good example were set. 

That the apprentice question is a live 
one and worthy of the serious consider- 
ation of the contractors of Indiana is 
evidenced by the fact that the Illinois 
convention devoted lengthy attention to 
the subject, went into the matter of what 
is being done as regards training ap- 
prentices and the speakers advocated 
further extension of the apprenticeship 
idea. 


BIG CONTRACT ABOUT TO POP. 


Bids In On Another Big Project for 
Muncie. 


Building construction interests of 
Muncie just now are centering their at- 
tention on the new $250,000 gymnasium 
and auditorium for the Muncie branch, 
Indiana State Normal School. Bids were 
reecived this week and taken under ad- 
visement. The building, 2 stories high, 
will contain a spacious auditorium, two 
gymnasiums and 2 swimming pools. 


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URGES BUILDING WORK AT ONCE. 


The idea of putting off the ‘erection 
of the home with the view to waiting 
for the fall in prices is poor economy ac- 
cording to an article appearing in a 
recent issue of “Architecture.” 

“Many are waiting for the ‘inevitable’ 
fall in building costs ever since the war 
ended, and many are waiting yet with 
the ever present indications that instead 
of going down costs are going up. One 
may read a lot about business cycles, 
about the influence of the amount. of 
Bold in the world, the shortages of labor, 
and what-not, but all these theories are 
Worthless in the face of fact, and the 
fact is that waiting for.a drop in_build- 
ing costs is like waiting for the core of 
the apples—‘There . ain’t’ going’ to be 
none,’ ” n : ¢ ; aia 7 

"Expect Volume of Work. | 
| “There is every indication of an “im- 
mense amount of building to be, done for: 
next year, and the architects are going 
to benefit thereby. No one would think 
of erecting a business building without 
the services of an experienced architect, 
ud we hope that it will be made evident 

? the man in the street.that. he owes -it 
to himself and his neighbor to have the 
new home he is thinking of building in 
ie spring designed and directed, by: an 
architect. Our domestic architecture 
has been steadily improving; in fact in 
its larger aspects it is now the best 
In the world. But there is yet too little 
attention given to the design of the small 

ouse, ‘ie 
_- “The, trouble with thousands of our 
small houses is that they are designed, 
if designed at all, with the notion of 
making a splurge-tawdriness and pre- 
tension are more thought of than good 
taste and: firmness.” Leon aie 


10, 1923 


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A, SURE ENOUGH SIGN. 


No Mistaking the Fact That Spring Is 
Near. 


You hear folks mention signs of 
spring, the ground hog legend, first rob- 
ins, sassafras peddlers, getting out the 
old fishing tackle, the sap beginning to 
run, etc., but the surest token of the 
approach of spring is when the news- 
papers begin to bubble with building 
wage scale agitation.. 

That being the case spring must be 
right at our threshold. The news dis- 
patches from various sections of the 
country are beginning to-pile in to tell 


of wage scale conferences that have been 
called and settlements that have been 
effected here and there. 

Each year this news means that prep- 
arations are in order to get squared away 
for the new building season. It is a 
question that must be disposed of and 
the sooner it is taken care of the better 
for all concerned. 

The early information shows a gen- 
eral demand for an increased wage scale 
with employers in certain sections grant- 
ing compromise figures. 

With wages advancing and a trend 
toward increased material prices, con- 
struction costs in 1923 are bound to be 
higher than last season. 


CONTINUED GAINS RULE FOR FEBRUARY IN THE INDIANA BUILDING 
CONSTRUCTION FIELD GREATLY INCREASING pees 
CURRENT YEAR’S VOLUME OF BUSINESS. | 7 aa 
Running true to predictions building construction operations in Indiana, as 
evidenced by the reports made by the building inspectors of her eight leading 
cities, are piling up a volume that if continued at anywhere near the current ra- 
tio of gain will total figures for the year that will far outdistance any other like 
figures ever recorded in the State. Not only does the present evidence inspire 
such a statement but the tone of things and the prospects lend strength and con- 
fidence to a conviction that the end of 1923 will witness a verification of this 
forecast. f < ee ¥ a ke nee ees 
The first month of the new year turned jin a remarkable total considering the 
time of the year, mid-winter.. Those figures amounted to over three and-a half 
million dollars, something unheard. of, in.Indiana for January... Nor was that 
building activity a mere flash in the pan for February came right back with an: 
other three million dollar estimated valuation in new building work for which 
permits were granted during the month. With January and February tabulating 
such-records one is inclined to wonder what will. happen when the warm weather 
sets -in. . + 
Though. February was 7% behind January in the matter of. estimated valu- 
ations and not so many permits were issued as in the previous month, neverthe- 
less, the latest total showed a 74% gain over February, 1922. Then, too, the 
total estimated amount of money put into new building for the first two months 
this year is 114% more than was invésted in new work during the corresponding 
period in 1922, : ; é eats 
Six of the eight cities returned nice percentage gains over their building 
performances. a year ago, Hammond, Evansville and South Bend doing particu- 
larly well. The only places to fall behind were Terre Haute and Richmond, which 
failed by quite a margin to reach their, February, 1922,. totals. ; 
According to the latest official returns Hammond did the unusual stunt of 
stepping out at the head of the building procession during February and hung 
up a 1,130% gain over the corresponding period last year. Next comes Evansville 
with a 359% increase, to be followed by South Bend, which showed a 306% gain. 
The other cities fell in line in this order, Gary, 144% gain; Ft. Wayne, 120% 
gain; Indianapolis, 36% gain. lai 
The February totals for the vine geitles this year and last year: 


— — 1922 4 

Cities ~ Per. Est. Val. Per. Est. Val: 
Rivansville (ot See ee 94 $ 450,898 92 $ 98,138 
Be Waonelo oe a 61 420.330 47 191,035 
EC aie I 45 282.450 38 115,390 
Hanhoods Poe ae 23 431 375 19 $35,050 
indinhanolins Ga. ES be 545 1,601,282 576 = 1}170.398 
Richmond BEG i PEN Se RIE os 22 29,626 24 66,000 
South Bend ~------ ns eying 191 340.475 70 85,355 
Terre Haute 22 of so * Foe 3 49,515 83 111,814 
Pole oe ee 1044s ese, $8,278,476 O49 $1,873,180 


Terre Haute, 53% loss; Richmond, 122% loss: | 


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News of the Week 


The asterick \*) pretix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report published in pre- 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS. 


Manufacturing Plant: $1,500,000.00. 
Seymour, Ind. Archt. and Engineer, 


Russell N. Edwards Co., 45 Union Trust ; 


Bldg., Indianapolis; owner, Automatic 
Control Co. (Railway Safety Devices), 
Edw. J. Stiegelmeyer,: sec’y, 707 Odd 
Fellow Bldg., Indianapolis. ‘Plans in 
progress. Brick, reinf. concrete and 
steel, steel sash, radial brick stack, 
built-up roofing, metal lockers, storage 


tanks, motors, iron platform and ladders, 


grab buckets, boilers, wood block floors. 
Foundry building, 1 sty., 90x120; ma- 
chine shop, 1 sty., 100x200; wood work- 
ing shop, 1 sty. and balcony, 60x160; 
paint shop, blacksmith and forge shop, 
1 sty., 60x140; power plant, assembly 


bldg., storage sheds. Plans will be ready 
. for bids in 60 days. 


_ "School (new high school building and. 
rem. grade school); Liberty, Ind., Union 


county. Archt., Wilson B. Parker, 620 
State Life Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Liberty and Center Township School 
Board, F. T. Dubois, Pres.; P. B. Nye, 
trustee; Howard Higgins, Treas; Ellis 
H. Bell, Supt., office in the court house, 
Liberty, Ind. Owner receiving bids to 
close April 7th at 2:00 p. m. (See legal 


‘advertising in this issue.) 


*“Memorial Building: (Soldiers and 
Sailors), $70,000.00, Greenfield, Ind. 
Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Board of Trustees, George W. Morehead, 
J. Ward Fletcher, William A. Hough, 


J. W. Trittipo, Robert F. Reeves, all of. 
Greenfield. Bids are being received at» 


the office of the County Auditor, Court 
House, Greenfield. ‘Bids close March 
28th at 10 a. m. The following contrac- 
tors are figuring: A. V. Stackhouse 
Constr. Co., State Constr. Co:, both of 


Indianapolis; McKinsey & Albertson,- 


Shelbyville, Ind.; Ainsworth and_ Son, 
Terre Haute; H. F. Vahle, New Pales- 
tine, Ind. em 

Church (add.) Sunday School Rooms: 
$15,000.00, 2 sty & bas., 22x57, Green- 


castle, Ind. Owner, Baptist .Congrega-: 


tion, Rev. V. M. McGuire, pastor, Green- 
castle, Ind. Archt., Chas. E. Bacon, 605 
Odd ‘Fellow Bldg., Indianapolis. Plans 
in progress. Brick, stueco, asbestos 
shingle roof, 

Church: $50,000.00, 2 sty. &_bas., 
Newcastle, Ind. Archt., Chas. E. Bacon, 
605 Odd Fellow Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, First Presbyterian Church, Rev. 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


Le Count, pastor, Newcastle, Ind. Plans 
In progress. Ready for bids soon. Brick, 
asbestos shingle roof, steam heat. 


“Church: $50,000.00, 2 sty. & bas., 
Newcastle, Ind. Archt.; Chas. E. Bacon, 
605 Odd Fellow Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Baptist Church, Rev. J. W. Kin- 
nett, pastor, Newcastle, Ind. W. E. Wag- 
goner, sec’y, Newcastle. Owner taking 
bids to close March 15th. Brick. 


*Church: (add.), 42x78, Huntington, 
Ind. Archt., Samuel A. Craig and Co., 
31 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Nazerine Church, Rev. Rich, Huntington, 
Ind. Plans in progress, mature about 
June ist. Brick, stone: trim, steam 
heat, pews, art glass, organ; will con- 
tain auditorium and class rooms. 

School (Township): 
157x62. Liberty Township, Shelby Coun- 
ty, Indiana. Archt., J. Edwin Kopf and 
Woolling, 402 Indiana Pythian Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Thomas H. Cartmell, 
Manilla, Ind., R. R. Plans completed. 
Owner will advertise for bids in two 
weeks. Brick, septic tank, private water 
system, private light plant, 2 cast iron 
sect. boilers. 


Residence and 2-Car Garage:  $30,- 
000.00, 2 sty. and bas., North Meri- 


‘dian near 44th. Archt., Frank B. Hunt- 


er, State Life Bldg. Owner, William B. 


Paul, Pres., Federal Finance Co., 315 


Lemcke Bldg. Plans in progress, ready 


.for bids in 30 days. Stucco, tile roof, 


oil burning furnace, tile and hardwood 


» floors. 


Sewage Disposal Plant and Sewer 


-System: $250,000.00, Seymour, Ind. Own- 


er, City of Seymour, Board of Public 
Works, City Hall, Seymour. Consulting 
engineer, Chas. H. Hurd, 1403 Merch- 
ants Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. Engi- 


‘neer selected. Details undecided. 


Rectory: $15,000, Brazil, Ind. Archt., 
J. W. Edwin Kopf and Wooling, Indian 
Pythian Building, Indianapolis. Owner, 
Church of the Annunciation, Rev. A. G. 
Wicke, Brazil. Plans in progress. Brick. 


Department Store: (rem.) Washing- 
ton and Delaware Sts. Archt., Chas. H. 
Byfield, -Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, 
Goldstein Department Store, Washington 
and Delaware. Archt. taking bids. 
Work will consists of copper set store 
fronts, skylights, struct. steel, roofing, 
plastering, concrete work. Owner re- 
serves heating, plumbing and wiring. 


*School: Sand Creek School Town- 


ship, Bartholomew county, Ind.. Archt., , 


The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 'N. Dela- 
ware’ St., Indianapolis.. Owner, Harley 
C.° Glick, trustee, Elizabethtown, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids to close March 27 
at 10:00 a. m. 

State Roads: Sealed bids will be re- 
ceived by the Director of the State High- 


SINK & EDWARDS 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


1 sty & bas.. 


Boiler Breechings 
Dust Collectors 


way Commission, at the office of the 
State Highway. Commission in the State 
House, City of Indianapolis, Ind.,- until 
10 a. m. on the 15th day of March, 1923, 
for the construction of certain highways 
and described as follows: 


1—F. A. No. 36—Dixie Bee Line, 


Evansville to Inglefield, Van- 
derburgh County  _=---------- 8.513 


2—F. A. No. 47, Sec. A—Lincoln 


Highway, New Haven to Zulu, 
Allen.County: 28 > pan 6.646 
3.—F. A. No. 47, Sec. B.—Lincoln 
Highway, Zulu to Ohio State 
Line;-Allen\ County s.22 4-2 == 6.041 
4, F; A. No. 48, Sec. B—Boot Jack 
Route, ‘Springfield to Rolling 
Prairie, Laporte County_-__--_ 6.723 
Bids will be received for three types of 
pavement—Brick, Bituminous Concrete 
and Concrete. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Club House: $1,000,000.00. “Elks 
Club,” 8 sty., attic and basement, 86x 
168, Meridian and St. Clair Sts. Archt., 
Adolph Scherrer, Indiana Trust. Bldg. 
Owner, The Elks Realty Co., Inc., 30 E. 
Vermont St., Thos L. Hughes, * Pres., 
222 E. Michigan St.; Everett Irish, V.- 
P., c/o Hoosier Coffee Co.; Samuel J. 


‘Miller, c/o Miller Hardware Co. Gen- 


eral contract awarded to William P. 
Jungclaus Construction Co., 825 Mass. 
Ave., $750,000.00. Heating let to Freyn 
Bros., 31 W. Michigan.; plumbing let 
to Callon Bros., 24 S. Alabama St.; con- 
tract for electric work let to C. L. Smith 
Electric Co., Virginia Ave., all of In- 
dianapolis. Start work soon. Brick, 
reinforced concrete, hollow tile, struc- 
tural steel frame construction. 

Residence and Two-Car Garage: $40,- 
000.00, 2 sty. & bas., 4925 N. Meridian 
St. Archt., George and Mac Lucas, Con- 
solidated Bldg. Owner, Lawrence W. 
George, 1153 Consolidated Bldg. Award- 
ing separate contracts, heating & plumb- 
ing let to Freyn Bros. Kentucky stone 
constr. tile or slate roof, tile and hard- 
wood floors, laundry equipt. 

Commercial Building: $50,000.00, 2 
sty. & bas., 46x180, 116 West North. 
Archt. and general contractor,.Lynn B. 
Millikan, 501 N. Delaware St. Owner, 
Rufus H. Syfers, Prest. Majestic Tire 
and Rubber Co., Cruse and Daly Sts. 
Start work shortly. Brick. 

Stores (4) and Apartments: $30,- 
000.00, 2 sty. & bas., 80x80, & 1 sty.,; 
20x40, College Ave. and _ Fairfield. 
Archt., Frank B. Hunter, State Life 
Bldg. Owner, Schreiber-Fertig Co. (Ba- 
kery), Frank A. Fertig, Prest., 24th and 
Alabama Sts. General contract awarded 
to Brandt Bros. Co., Indiana Trust Bldg. 
Start work at once. Brick. 


Residence and Garage: $20,000.00, 2 


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Boulevard. ‘Private plans. Owner, Burt- 
sall Forbes, c/o Forbes-Hubbard Lumber 
Co., Shelby St. and Belt R. R. Generai 
contract awarded to J. F. Fulk, 931 E. 
Tabor St. Start work at once. Brick 
veneer, frame, tile roof. 

*Double Residence: $15,000.00, Park 
Ave. north of 39th. Archt., Everett H. 
Crabb, State Life Bldg. Owner, Louis 
Horntsein, State Life Insurance Co., 
State Life Bldg. General contract let 
to Gale Construction Co., 2117 Gale St. 
Frame. 

Residence: $6,000. 1133 West 36th. 
Archt., Everett Crabb, State Life Bldg. 
Owner, E. S. Pentecost, 2653 Schurmann. 
General contract let to Lewis Chapman, 
1064 West 34th St. ; 


EVANSVILLE. 

Residence (rem. and addition): 1st & 
Adams. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., 
Furniture Bldg. Owner, Max De Jong, 
ist and Adams Sts. Plans in progress. 
Work. will: consist of additional bath 
rooms, solarium, sleeping porch and gen- 
eral interior alterations. 

*Bungalow (6 rooms), $12,000, Boon- 
ville, Ind. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and 
Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
Henry Hayes, Boonville, Ind. Archt. 
taking bids. Brick. 

“Grade School (side addition): $40,- 
000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 48x 59, Eldorado, 


Board of Education, Bob Stinson, Secy., 
Eldorado, Ill. {Owner receiving bids to 
close Marth 19th. — Brick. 

*Bank (rem.); Mt. Vernon, Ill. Archt., 
Harry E. Boyle and Co., 406 Furn. Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, The Ham National 
Bank, Mt. Vernon, Ill. Bids close March 
15th. 

Bungalows (several), $5,000 
Forest and Lauer Hill. Owner, Union 
Building and Loan Co., H. A. Strassweg, 


Secy. Start work soon. Frame. 
*Residence: $10,000, Hopkins Ave. 
Archt., Anderson and Stingle. Owner, 


J. E. Paxton. Archt. taking bids. 
Residence: $12,000.00. Archt., Alfred 
Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Mrs. 
Geo. Brose, 1025 S. znd St. Plans in 
Brick veneer and hollow tile. 


progress. 
Dormitories (frame construction). 
Owner, Board of Trustees, Evansville 


College. Will build this summer to be 
ready for fall term. 

Residence (for Catholic Brothers). 
Owner, Brothers of the Holy Cross, ¢/o 
Rev. Francis P. Ryves. Will build this 
summer, 

Dam and Locks: $3,000,000.00, The 
United States Engineers at Louisville, 
Ky., are receiving sealed bids to close 
April 10th at 2 p. m., for the construc- 
tion of Lock No. 47 on the Ohio River, 
near Newburgh, Ind. 

Church (Social Building): Third St. 
Owner, Trinity Methodist Church. Have 
purchased additional ground and will 


each. 


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Iowa Sts. Owner, Salem Evangelical 
Church. Plans in progress. Mature 
about May 1st. Brick. 

Church: $10,000.00. 1 sty. Owner, 


Garvinwood Baptist Church. Will build 
this spring. Probably frame. — 


Contracts Awarded. 


“Garage and 2 Apts.: $15,000, Harris 


burg, Ill. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and 
Co., 406 Furniture Bldg., Evansville, 
Owner, August Zvara (garage), Harris- 
burg, Ill. General contract let to eh 
Thompson and Sons, Harrisburg, Ill. 
Brick. 


“City Hall (Add.), $47,000.00, Archt., 
Russ and Karges. Owner, City of Evaris- 
ville. ‘General contractor, M. J. Hff- 
man Constr. Co. Start work shortly. 
Brick. 


FRANKLIN 


Church: (Sunday school building), 
$50,000.00, 2 sty. & bas., 53x56., Frank- 
lin, Ind. Archt. Chas. E. Bacon, 605 Odd 
Fellow Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Owner, 
First Baptist Church, Rev. W. R. Mc- 
Millan, pastor, Franklin. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick, new steam heating plant. 

Church (rem. and addition), $20,000.- 
00, 1 sty. and bas. (Sunday school rooms 


and gymnasium. add.), Madison and 
Home _ Ave. Private plans. Owner, 
Grace Methodist. Congregation, Frank 


Smith, Chmn. Bldg. Comm., 200 N. Main 


Ill. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., 406 build this summer. Brick. St. Plans i Morese. Mi : : 
Furniture Bldg., . Evansville. Owner, Church: $35,000.00. Lafayette and in ae ed duve Bride eee 


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FT. WAYNE. 

*Medical Building: 6 sty. and bas., 
60x150, Berry and Ewing Sts. Archt., 
Geo. Ohmart, Mitchell Bldg., Svvingfield, 
Ohio, and Utility Bldg., Ft. Wayne. 
Owner, Wayne Medical Bldg. Co., Wil- 
liam Jordan, Secy., c/o Wayne Pharma- 
cal Co. Plans in progress, ready for 
bids in 60 days. Brick. 

*Lodge Building: 3 sty. and bas., 53 
x152, Defiance, Ohio. Archt., A. M. 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. 
Owner, Elks Lodge, Defiance. Owner 
taking bids. Brick. 

*Bank and Offices: 3 sty. and bas., 
238x182, Defiance, Ohio. Archt., A. M. 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. 
Owner, Security Bldg. and Loan Assn., 
Defiance, Ohio. Ready for bids shortly. 
Brick. 

*Lodge Bldg.: $60,000, 2 sty. and: bas., 
80x99, Kendallville, Ind. Archt., A. M. 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Sidg., Ft. Wayne. 
Owner, Elks Lodge, Kendallville, Ind. 
Plans nearing completion, ready for bids 
in 60 days. Brick. 


Bank and Offices: $40,000.00, 2 sty. 
& bas., 25x75, Garrett, Ind. Archt., A. 
M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. 
Owner, Garrett Savings and Trust Co., 
Garrett, Ind. Plans in progress. Brk. 

*Church: 1 sty. and bas., 35x50, So. 
Milford, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 
Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Chris- 
tian Church, South Milford, Ind. ‘(Plans 
completed. Archt. ready for bids soon. 
Frame. 

Residence: $25,000.00, So. Wood Park. 
Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg. 
Owner, W. L. Smith, c/o Archt. Plans 
in progress. Brick, hollow tile, vapor 
heat. . 

Summer Residence: $10,000, Lake Wa- 

wasee, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 
Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Mrs. 
A. L. Axzander, c/o Archt. Plans in 
progress. Frame. 
* Apartment Bldg. (2 apts.): $20,000, 
2 sty. and bas. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 
705 Shoaff Bldg. Owner, L. J. Novitsky, 
1106 Erie St. Plans in progress. Frame 
and stucco. ‘i 

Residence (alt. and add.): ~$5,000.00, 
K endallville, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 
705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. _Owner, 
C. C. Southwick, Kendallville. Plans in 
progress. Frame. 

Residence: $7,000, Garrett, _ Ind. 
Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., 
Ft. Wayne. Owner, Joseph Christ, Gar- 


Owner, Nick Iammarino, 621 West Wash. 


rett, Ind. Plans in progress. Frame. 


Undertaking Establishment (alt. and 
add.), $10,000.00, Angola, Ind. Archt., 
A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. 
Wayne. Owner, Lawrence M. Klink, An- 
gola, Ind. ‘Plans in progress. Frame, 
slate roof. Baths. 


Residence: $10,000. Archt. A. M. 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg. Owner, Isidor 
Hassan, 1023 Erie St. Plans in progress. 
Brick veneer and frame, furnace. 


Commercial Garage: $18,000.00, 1 sty. 
60x88, Dawson and Fairfield. Archt., 
Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 303 Central 
Bldg. Owner, Kappel Bros. Plans in 
progress. Brick, steel sash, comp. roof, 
steel truss roof. - 

Residences (3): $18,000 total. Archt., 
Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 303 Central 
Bldg. Owner, William Bayer and A. 
Banghorst, 2309 Anthony. Plans in 
progress. Owner ready for bids in 10 
days. Frame. 

Residence: $10,000, South Wood Ad- 
dition. Archt., Pohlmeyer and _ Pohl- 
meyer, 303 Central Bldg. Owner, Homer 
Hartman. Plans in progress. 


Residence (Alt. and Add.), $10,000. 
Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 303 
Central Bldg. Owner, James Elliott, 
3102 Taylor St. Plans in progress. 
Frame and stucco, includes garage. 

Store and Apartment: $35,000.00, 2 
sty. and bas. ‘Archt., Pohlmeyer and 
Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg. Owner, 
Carl S. Altschull, 1117 Jackson. Owner 
taking bids. Brick, vapor heat, water 
softener, tile floors, comp roof: 

Residences (20) $5,000 each. Archt., 
Fohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 303 Central 
Bldg. Owner, Lawrence Bauer, c/o 
Archt. Plans in progress. Frame; also 
for remod. and add. to residence on 
Wayne St. to cost $12,000.00 for Mr. 
Baur. 

*Residence and 2-Car Garage: $13,000 
1 sty. and bas.,. 60x29, Federal Court. 
Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 303 
Central Bldg. Owner, William Pape, 227 
E. Wayne St. Bids in under advisement. 
Frame, brick porches, vapor heat. 

*Residence: $18,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
50x36. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohl- 
meyer, 303 Central Bldg. Owner, Carl 
W. Rose, 1021 Calhoun St. Ready for 
bids. Press brick, tile floors, vapor 
heating system, asphalt shingle roof. 

*Duplex (rem. from residence): $11,- 
000, 621 W. Wash. Blvd. Archt., Pohl- 
meyer and Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg. 


Bids in under advisement.- Frame, 2 fur- 
naces, tile floors, press brick porches, 
hardwood floors, creo dipt roof. 


*Stores (2) Apartments and Hall: 
$25,000, 2 sty. and bas. Archt., Pohl- 
meyer and Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg 
Owner, Christian Miller, Broadway and 
Jefferson. Bids in under advisement. 
Brick. 

*Filling Station and Store: $10,000, 
Lee Road and Clinton. Archt., Pohl- 
meyer and Pohlmeyer, 303 Central 
Bldg. Owner, C. S. Altschull, 1117 Jack- 
son. Start work soon. Brick. 


*Residence (add. and rem.), 2 sty. and 
bas., Churubusco, Ind. Archt., J. M. E. 
Reidel, Noll Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, 
Otto Shealy, Churubusco, Ind. Owner 
taking bids. Frame, vapor steam heat, 
hardwood floors, 1 bath. 


*Residence and Garage: New Haven, 
Ind. Archt., J. M. E. Riedel, Noll Bldg., 
Ft. Wayne. Owner, Dr. Cowen, New 
Haven, Ind. Plans completed, ready for 
bids soon. Brick, 2 sty. and bas., 85x 
35. 4 

Swimming Pool. and Dressing Rooms: 
$8,000.00, 1 sty., 40x120, Weisser Park. 
Archt., J. M. E. Riedel, Noll Bldg. Own- 
er, Board of Park Commrs., City Hall. 
Plans in progress. Owner will adver- 
tise for bids in 60 days. Reinf. con- 
crete. 


Parochial School: $20,000.00, 1 sty. & 
bas. Archt., J. M. E. Riedel, Noll Bldg. 
Owner, St. Paul’s Lutheran Congrega- 
tion. Plans in progress. Brick. 

*Apartment and Store Bldg. (3 
apts., 1 store, $20,000, 2. sty. and bas., 
25x90. Archt., Henry Schnorr, Noll 
Bldg. Owner, Herman Scheele. Archt. 
ready for bids in 10 days. Brick. 

Store and Office Building: 2 sty. and 
bas., 77x75, E. Lewis and Clinton Sts. 
Owner, A. T. Vail, Pres. The Vail Coop- 
erage Co. Site purchased. Will prob- 
ably build this year. Brick. 

Ditch: “Eli Yoder Ditch.” A. W. 
Grosvenor, Supt. of Constr., 122 E. 
Wash. St., is receiving bids to close 
March 31st at 1:00 p. m. on the follow- 
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Contracts Awarded. 

*Masonic Temple: $615,000.00, 5 sty. 
and bas., 70x120, E. Wash. Archt., Chas. 
R. Weatherhogg, Ft. Wayne, Struct. 
Engineer, Carson F. French, Plymouth 
Bldg., Cleveland, O. Owner, Masonic 
Temple Association. FE. -H. ‘Pocock; 


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eral contract awarded to W. A. Sheets, 
344 Utility Bldg., Ft. Wayne. (Please 
note correct general contractor, incor- 
rectly reported in our issue of March 3.) 


*Church: $220,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
60x120 and 56x90, Berry and Fairfield. 
Archt., Guy Mahurin, 501 Lincoln Life 
Bldg. Owner, Plymouth Congregational 
Church, W. J. Hess, Chmn Bldg. Com., 
1345 Maple _ St. General contract 
awarded to The Indiana Engineering and 
Construction Co., Central Bldg.; heating, 
ventilating and plumbing !et to. Ft. 
Wayne Plumbing and Heating Co.; elec- 
{ric work let to P. B. Arnold & Ce., all 
of Ft. Wayne. Start work soon. 


“Factory: $100,000, 4 sty. and bas, 
80x120, W. Superior St. Archt., -Chas. 
R. Weatherhogg, 250 W. Wayne. Own- 
er, Ft. Wayne Box Co., A. G. Burry, 
general manager, Calhoun and Superior 
Sts. General contractor, Busching and 
Hagerman, 402 E. Superior St. Exca- 
vating. (Brick. 


Warehouse: $75,000, 7 sty., 80x80. 
Private Plans. Owner, Pettit’s Storage 
Warehouse Co., W. L. Pettit, Jr. in 
charge, 404 E. Columbia. General con- 
tract awarded to Indiana Engineering 
and Construction Co., Central Bldg. 
Start work soon. Brick, steel sash, 
freight elevator, comp. roof. 


Office Building: $13,000, 1 sty., 78x48, 
Taylor St. Archt., Mahurin and Mahur- 
in, 127 E. Jefferson St. Owner, Van Ar- 
nam Manufacturing Co. (plumbing sup- 
plies), Taylor St. General contract 
awarded to Indiana Engineering and 
Construction Co., Central Bldg. Start 
work shortly. Brick, 

Factory Building: $30,000, 2 sty., 50x 
100. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff 
Bldg. Owner, Perfection Biscuit Co., 
Webster and Pearl Sts. General con- 
tract awarded to Max Irmscher and Son, 


118 W. Berry St. Brick, concrete and 
steel. j 

Residence: $15,000. Archt., Pohlmeyer 
and Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg. -Own- 
er, Clem App, 915 W. Washington St. 
General contract let to Achenbach and 
Son Construction Co. Brick. 

“Factory: $65,000. Owner, Dudlo 
Mfg. Co. General contractor, Buesching 
and Hagerman, 402 E. Superior St. On 
foundation. 

Store (1) and Apt. (1): $20,000.00, 
Wildwood &. Calhoun. Archt., Pohl- 
meyer and Pohlmeyer, 303 Ceniral Bldg. 
Owner, Henry W. Miller (paints), 3205 
S. Calhoun St. General contract let to 
David Arnold, 2226 LaFayette. Brick. 

*School (alt. and add.): “Nebraska 
school.” Archt., A. M. Strauss. Own- 
er, Board of School Triistees. General 
contractor, John C. Johnston Contract- 
ing Co. Start work soon. Brick. 

Residence: $7,500. Archt., J. M. E. 
Riedel. Owner, C. Schmidt, 1002 E. 
Jefferson. General contract let to. Henry 
C. Hockemeyer and Son. Frame. 


HAMMOND. 

Store Building (4 stores): 1 sty. and 
bas., 75x90. Archt., J. T. Hutton and 
Son, Hammond Bldg. Owner, Barialli 
Bros. Plans in progress. Brick. 

Apartment Bldg. (9 apts.): $30,000, 2 
sty. and bas:., 34x123, West Hammond. 
Archt., A. C. Berry & Co., Ruff Bldg., 
Hammond. Owner, Floyd Hamacher, 
Hammond. ‘Archt. ready for bids.~ Brk. 

Garage and Salesroom: $28,000.00, 64x 
90, Hohman and Ogden Sts. Archt., Mac 
Turner, Hohman St. - Owner, Louis 
Roth. Archt. ready for bids. Brick. 

Stores (3): $20,000, 1 sty., 50x80, Hoh- 
man, near Russell. Archt., Mac Turner, 
Hohman St. Owner,. George Paxton. 
Plans in progress, ready for bids in 30 


Contracts Awarded. 
Commercial Garage: $18,000.00, 1 


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sty. and bas., 50x90. Owner, Bauvens- 
Studebaker Sales Co. ‘General contract 
let to Rhoades and Graves Constr. Co. 


Store aid Apartment Bldg.: $17,000, 
2 sty. and bas., 30x60, Michigan and 
Howard Sts. Frivate plans. Owner, H. 
P. ‘Prevo. General contract let to 
Rhoades and Graves Constr. Co. 


Store and Apartment Bldg.: $17,000, 
2 sty. and bas., 30x 60, Michigan and 
Howard Sts. Private plans. Owner, 
H. P.. Prevo. ‘General contract let to 
Rhoades .and Graves. Brick. 


LAPORTE 


Office Building: 2 sty. & bas., 90x100. 
Archt., Chatten and Hammond, 64 East 
Van Buren St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
Sam Fox Sons, Inc., 414 Fox St., La- 
porte, Ind. Plans in progress. Ready 
for bids in April. Brick. 

Suburban Residence: $50,000.00, 2 
sty. and bas., “Summit Farm,” near La- 
Porte. Owner, R. A. Fouts, c/o The 
Rumley Hotel, Laporte. Will build late 
spring. 


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“Office Building: $1,000,000.00, 8 sty. 
and bas., 100x165, and 7 stores. Michi- 
gan and Jefferson, South Bend. Archt., 
H. B. Beidler, c/o Owners. Owner, 
Strauss Bros. (securities), 10 So. La 
Salle St., Chicago, Ill. Plans in prog- 
ress, ready for bids in:June. Brick, re- 
inforced concrete, stone or terra cotta 
trim. 

“Body Plant: $1,000,000, 6 sty. and 
bas., 100x875. Archt., Albert Kahn, De- 
troit, Mich. Owner, Studebaker Corp., 
South Bend. General contractor, H. G. 
Christman Constr. Co., 306 So. Notre 
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Brick, reinforced concrete floor and 
roof construction. Sprinkler system, 
150,000 gallon steel gravity tank on steel 
tower. 


*Masonic Temple: $750,006, 6 sty. 
and bas., 132x165, South Bend. Archt., 
Osgood and Osgood, Monument Square 
Bldg., Grand -Rapids, Mich. Struct. En- 
gineer, Wm. A. Adams, 32 Campau 
Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Owner, Masonic 
Temple Assn., Col. Studebaker, Wilkiam 
Bender, Jr., South Bend, receiving bids. 
Reinf. concrete, brick and stone. 


Church: $75,000.00. Private plans. 
Owner, Lowell Heights M. E. Church, 
Rev. U. Brandon, pastor. Taking bids. 
Brick. 


“Commerce Building: $150,000, 3 sty., 
“Notre Dame.” Archt., John P. Heffer- 
man, 168 High St., Boston, Mass., and 
Vincent F. Gagen, Notre Dame Univer- 
sity. Owner, Notre Dame University, 
Rev. Jos. R. Burns, Prest., South Bend. 
Plans in progress. 


*Manual Training Shops, Gymnasium 
and Heating Plant for Buildings: $90,- 
000, 2 sty. & bas., 200x120, Michigan 
City, Ind. Archt., Freyermuth and 
Maurer, South Bend. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Edward M. Moran, 
sec’y, Michigan City. Low bidder on 
general contract, Ainsworth and Son 
Constr. Co., Terre Haute, Ind. Low on 
heating, Lige Htg. & Vtg. Co., Auburn, 
Ind. 


Repeater Station: $38,000.00, 66x50, 
2 sty. & bas., Scott and Wayne Sts. 
Owner, American’ Telephone and Teie~ 
graph Co. Start work at once. Brick. 


Residence and Garage: $16,000.00, 2 
sty. and bas. 30x35. Archt. E. Hilt 
Turnock, 501 Monger Bldg., Elkhart, 
Ind. Owner, Bernard J. Voll, South 
Bend. Plans in progress. Ready for 
bids in 30 days. Brick, steam heat, tile 
roof. 


TERRE HAUTE 


Parochial School: 2 sty. and bas. 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 
No. 5th St. Owner, Sacred Heart Con- 
gregation, Rev. Father Bernard A. 
Duffy. Plans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim, comp. roof, steam heat, class 
rooms and auditorium. 


“Parochial School: $85,000.00, 2 sty. 
and bas. Archt., Johnson, Miller and 
Miller, 30 No. 5th St. Owner, St. Pat- 
rick’s Congregation, Rev. Father J. B. 
Delaney, 1301 Poplar St. Brick, stone 
trim, 14 rooms and auditorium, steam 
heat, Barrett roof, hollow tile, terrazzo 
work, steel stairs. Archt. receiving bids. 


The following are figuring general con- 


tract: Ainsworth and Son, William Ca- 
ton, Roehm Bros., all of Terre Haute; 
Dunlap Constr. Co., Columbus, Ind., and 
John A. Schumacher Co., Indianapolis. 


Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., Allendale, Terre Haute. Archt., 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 No. 5th 
St. Owner, William J. Rynick, Agent 
Mutual Life Insurance Co., 408 Terre 
Haute Trust Bldg. Plans about com- 
pleted. Bids soon.’ Brick, hot water or 
vapor heating, tile and hardwood floors. 


Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas. Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 
30° No. 5th St: Owner, D. Silverstein, 
c/o Silverstein Bros., 526 Wabash Ave. 


Plans in progress. Brick, hot water or 
vapor heating, tile and hardwood floors. 


Residence and Garage: (14 rooms), 
Sullivan, Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller 
and Miller, 30 No. 5th St., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Hinkle C. Hays (Atty.), Sulli- 
van, Ind. Bids soon. Brick, tile roof, 
hot water heat, tile and hardwood floors. 


Residence: 2 sty. and bas., at York, 
Ill. Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 
3 No. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, Rod- 
ney Bell (address), Paris, Ill. Plans in 
progress. Frame, asphalt shingle roof. 


Country Estate: Near Terre Haute. 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 
No. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, Earl 
Shagley, Treas. The Walter Bledsoe Co., 
708 Terre Haute Trust Bldg., Terre 
Haute. Ready for bids in 30 days. 
Brick and frame. 


Residence and Garage: $50,000.00. 
Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune 
Bldg. Owner, James A. Cooper (attor- 
ney), 613 Terre Haute Trust Bldg. 
Ready for bids next week. Brick, tile 
roof, vapor heat, tile and hardwood 
floors, hardwood trim. 


’ Business Building (3 stores, offices & 
hall), $15,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 56x80. 
Clinton, Ind. Archt., Thomas and Allen, 
25% South 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, 
Agentino Riso, Clinton, Ind. Ready for 
bids in three weeks. Brick, copper set 
store fronts, gravel roof, gravity steam 
heating. 


School Building (fire rebuild), $80;000, 
2 rooms, near Clinton. Archt., Thomas 
and Allen, 25% South 5th St., Terre 
Haute. Owner, Frank Slater, Trustee, 
Clinton, Ind. Owner will advertise for 
bids in 30 days. Brick walls, room heat- 
ers, gravel roof, slate blackboards, desks. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Bank Building and Offices: $100,000, 
3 sty. & bas., 65x160. Twelve Points, 
Terre Haute. Archt., Shourds-Stoner 
Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, Twelve 
Points Building and Loan Ass’n, Twelve 
Points, Terre Haute. General contract 
hee to J. W. Montgomery, Sidell, 


RICHMOND. 


Relief Sewer: $61,000. Owner, City of 
Richmond, Board of Public Works, tak- 
ing bids to close March 15th at 10:00 
a. m. Vitrified tile. 


Apartment: $125,000, Richmond. 
Archt., R. Craig, Greenville, O. ne 
E. C. Wright, Greenville, O. General 
contract let to C. W. Fry, Greenville 
O., and 707 Peacock Road, Richmond. : 


WASHINGTON 


*Grade School: $56,000.00. West End. 
Washington, Ind. Archt., Osterhage and 
Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldg., Vincennes 
Ind. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
R. L. McIntosh, sec’y, Washington Ind. 
Plans in progress. . f 


Consolidated School: 5 
Washington School Towhshit ee 
south of Washington. _ Owner, Lester 
Lee, trustee, Washington, Ind. Owner 
receiving bids to close March 24th. 
Class rooms, gymnasium and auditoriiim. 


WARSAW. 


“Business Building: $25,000.00, 2 sty. 
75x100. Buffalo and Main. Owner, 
Charles Butler, Warsaw. Private plans. 
Plans in progress. Ready for bids in 
30 days. Brick, will contain 4 offices and 
2 stores. 

Factory (addition of 20,000 square fa 
of floor space) Owner, Braude & Pierce 
Furniture Co., Warsaw. Plans in prog- 
ress. Ready for bids soon. Merle 
Hodges, Warsaw, will figure general con- 
tract. Brick, mill construction. 


WHITING. 


Heating and Plumbing: William Zim- 
merman, Whiting, Ind., has been award- 
ed the heating and plumbing on the fol- 
lowing projects: High school, Plymouth, 
Ind. (Htg. and Plmg., $40,000); Method- 
ist Episcopal Church, Whiting, Ind., 
(Htg. and Plmg., $4,900); St. John’s 
Church, St. Johns, Ind., $3,000. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Alexandria:: Memorial building, $15,- 
000.00 (auditorium and gymnasium). 
Owner, City of Alexandria, City Coun- 
cil. Site donated. ‘A committee to ob- 
tain plans and estimates include Carl, 
Robinson, Chester Hughes, E. V. Beigh, 
Samuel G. Phillips. 


“Bedford: Bank (rem. & add.), $20,- 
000.00, 3 sty., 30x110. Archt., K. M. 
Vitzthum and Co., 600 No. Michigan, 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, Citizens Trust Co., 
W. R. Martin, Prest. Archt. ready for 
bids. Brick and Bedford stone. 


Bedford: Sewer System, $162,369.00. 
Owner, City of Bedford, Ind., George M. 
Dodd, city clerk, Bedford. Owner tak- 
ing bids to close March 19th at 8:00 p. 
m. 


Chesterfield: Church, $10,000.00. Own- 
er, The Christian Congregation. Voted 
to build this summer. Frame. 


Decatur: Lodge building, No. 2nd and 
Jackson Sts., $25,000. Owner, Elks lodge. 
Taking bids to close April 2nd. 


*“Fowler: Stores and Offices, 2 sty. & 
bas., 60x61, 2 stores, 4 offices. Private 
plans. Owner, Judge B. B. Berry, Fow- 
ler. Plans in progress. Owner will be 
ready for bids in 30 days. Brick. 

Goshen: The Board of Public Safety 
will advertise for bids shortly for a 
water pressure booster pump at an esti- 


_mated cost of $12,500. 


Jasper: Power plant and equipment, 
$57,000.00. Owner, City of Jasper, Adam 
Dudine, city clerk, Jasper, Ind., is’ taking 
bids to close March 14th at°7:30 p:'m., 


~-at Jasper, Ind., on the following: -Brick 


building, 1 sty., 30x38, generator and 
turbine, brick smoke stack, 125°ft. high, 
1 30h. p. boiler. Engineer, J. R. Lowe, 
111 Third St., Louisville, Ky. 


-Lebanon: Masonic Temple, $100,000. 
Washington and East Sts. Owner, Ma- 
sonic Holding Association, Lester F. 
Jones, W. H. Orear, Jr., Ben H. Combs, 
Lebanon. Contemplated, probably ma- 
ture late summer. Brick. = ~~ 


Logansport: Hotel. Noble C. Camp- 
bell of Bloomington, Ind., has taken an 
option on the site of the old Barnett 
hotel with the view of constructing 2 
new hotel to be operated in connection 
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“Monon: “Masonic Temple, $20,000.00, 
2 sty. & bas., 48x72. Archt., True L. 
Brookie, Monon. Owner, Bradford 
Lodge," F. "& ‘A. M., Herbert Horner, 
chmn.’ Owner will build by day labor, 
buying materials and awarding separate 
contracts. ‘Expect to start work April 
1st. Brick and hollow tile. 

*Portland: Lodge building, 2 sty. & 
bas. Architect, Hulskein and Strong, 
Lima, Ohio. Owner, Elks Lodge, J. A. 
Limle, J: G: Orr, Dr. L. F. Foster, Dave 
Abramson.’ Arch. selected. Details un- 
decided. Brick. 


Swayzee: Canning factory, $15,000.00. 
Owner, Levi Hiatt, mgr., % address, Lei- 
sure, Ind., Madison County, rural deliv- 
ery from Elwood, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. Start work April 1st. 


‘Whitestown: Community building, 
$6,000. Owner, Community Building 
Ass’n. Owners financing. Will build 
this spring. Frame. 

Vincennes: Glass manufacturing 
plant, $1,000,000.00. Owner, Blackford 
Window Glass Co., Frank Bastin, Prest. 
Plans about completed. Expect to start 
work in 30 days. Brick. 


Winslow: Church, $25,000.00. 
Winslow Christian Church. 
voted to build this spring. Brick. 


West Baden: Hotel (bath house), 
$225,000.00, 2 sty. & bas., 70x270. Own- 
er, West Baden Springs Hotel Co., West 
Baden. Wrecking old building. Start 
work in two weeks. Mr. Ed. Richard- 
son, superintendent of construction for 
the owners, is ready for bids on all ma- 
terials. Tile and terrazzo let to Ameri- 
can Mosiac Tile ‘Co., Louisville, Ky. 
Press brick, steam heat, 3 swimming 
pools, comp. shingle roof, steel truss 
roof, steel beam construction. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Anderson: Parochial school, $75,- 
000.00 (12 class rooms, gym & aud). 
Archt., E. R. Watkins, 335 Farmers 


Definite 


Owner, 
Owners 


Trust Bldg. Owner, St. Marys Catholic’ 


Congr., Rev. Thomas Travers, pastor, 
Anderson. General contract awarded _ to 
Ainsworth and Son Construction Co., 
Terre Haute, Ind. Heating, Barnhardt 
Co, Wilkinson, Ind.; plumbing, V. W. 
Osborn, Anderson; electric work, Carter 
i Co., Kokomo. Start work soon. 
rick, 


“Bloomfield? Residence, $10,000.00. 
Archt., Frank B. Hunter, State Life 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Allen Wil- 
liams; Bloomfield. General contract let 
to Clarence Wilson, Bloomfield, Ind. 
Start’ “work soon. Brick veneer and 
frame, Rr ee | 

“Bloomington: Salesroom and garage, 
$85,000.00, 2 sty. & bas., 75x175, 3d and 
College, Private plans. Owner, Graham 
Motor Sales Co., William Graham, Prest. 
Ford Agency), Bloomington. General 
contract awarded to Swartz Construc- 
tion Co., Bedford, Ind. Brick, reinforced 
concrete and steel. ‘> ° ; 


Charlestown: Residence (alt. & add.), 
$12,000.00, near Charlestown, Ind. ~ Archt. 
and contractor, Clarence E. Howard, 
effersonville, Ind. .Owner, Allen Bar- 
nett, Charlestown, Ind, R. R. Start 
Work soon. Work will’consist of private 
Water supply and private light plant, 
asphalt shingle roof, hot water heat, new 
porches, brick work and general altera- 
ions. coated 


“Clay City: Church, $40,000, 2 sty., 
60x75. Archt., Leonard F. W. Steube 
Co., Danville, Ill. Owner, United Breth- 
ren Church, Rev. T. B. Kelsey, pastor, 
Clay City, Ind. General contract award- 
ed to C. H. Lutes, French Lick, Ind. 
Start work soon. Brick. 

*Elwood: Church, $60,000, South “A” 
and 18th Sts. Archt., A. A. Honeywell 
and Co., 413 Penway Bldg.,. Indianapolis. 
Owner, Presbyterian Church, H. G. Cor- 
neulle, pastor, Elwood. General contract 
let to W. A. Risinger, Elwood, Ind. Per- 
centage basis. Brick veneer. 

*Lafayette: Hotel. $300,000, (175 
rooms) Benton Harbor, Michigan. Archt. 
Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Lafayette. 
Owner, William Bastar, 719 Lake Blvd., 
Benton Harbor, Mich. General contract 
let to R. L. Reisinger, 4640 ‘Oakland 
Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. 


*Muncie: Gymnasium and Auditorium. 
2 sty. & bas. “State Normal School.” 
Archt. Kibele and Gerrard, 335 Johnson 
Bldg. Owner, Indiana State Normal 
School, Muncie. Low bidder on general 
contract, Bowyer Constr. Co., Newcastle, 
Ind. Will award contract March 10th. 
Brick. Will contain 2 gymnasiums, 2 
swimming pools, steel sash, reinforced 
concrete constr., hollow metal doors and 
windows. 

*New Albany: Factory building, $30,- 
000, 1 sty., 50x280. Archt. and contrac- 
tors, The Austin Co., 16112 Euclid Ave., 
Cleveland, Ohio. Owner, National Hame 
and Chain Co., Silver St. and Penn. R. R., 
New Albany, Ind. Start work shortly. 
Brick, steel frame, steel sash. 


*Whiting: Church, $60,000. Archt., 
Lowe and Bollenbacher, 108 S. LaSalle 
St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Methodist. Epis- 
copal Cong., Rev. Homer Ivey, pastor, 
807 Sheridan Rd., Whiting. General con- 
tractor, Strandberg Bros., 608 S. Dear- 
born St., Chicago, Ill. Excavating. Brk. 
and stone. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, | affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circles from one end of the- State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field- 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS’ 

Sealed proposals will be received at the office 
of the School Board in the Court House, Liberty, 
Indiana, until 2 o’clock P. M., Saturday, April 
7th, 1923, by the Board of School Trustees of the 
consolidated School District of the School Town 
of Liberty and Center School Twps., Union Coun- 
ty, Indiana for the construction of a new High 
School Building, and for alterations to the Liberty 
Grade School Building all in accordance with 
plans and specifications for same prepared by 
Wilson B. Parker, Architect, 620 State Life Bldg., 
Indianapolis, Indiana, now on file at this office 
and at the office of the School Board at Liberty, 

na. - : ae 
eee bids will also be received at this time 
for the heating and ventilating, plumbing, ana 
electric wiring, and fixtures for the new Hig 
School, Grade School remodeling, plumbing and 
heating of the grade school and _the demolishing 
of the present High School Building. — 

All proposals to be in accordance with Form 10 
of the State Board of Public Accounts and none 
will be considered unless complying, with such 
forms. Proposals shall be enclosed in an en- 
velope with name of bidder and class of work 
named in the proposal placed on the outside 
thereof, and all bids subject to the approval of 
the Indiana Tax Commission. _ as 

Each bidder must submit with his’ proposal a 
certified check from a reliable bank or trust com- 
pany in a sum equal to the amount of 3% of 
each proposal, made payable to Dr. Franklyn 
DuBois, president of the Board. In case any 


bidder, whose bid shall be accepted shall not — 


within 5 days after notice of acceptance enter 
into a written contract with the Board to perform 
the bid and secure the contract by a Surety Com- 
pany Bond in the form and to the approval of the 
Board, his check and its proceeds shall be and 
remain the property of the. Board as liquidated 
damages for such failure, and the bidder shall 
not be liable for anything beyond the proceeds 
of the check for such failure. The School Trus 
tees reserve the right to reject any or all bids 
received for this work. 


Plans and specifications may be obtained on 
application to Wilson B. Parker, Architect, 620 
Staté Life Bldg., Indianapolis if accompanied by» 
a check for $10.00, which will be returned on 
receipt of the plans and specifications in good 
order. 


Signed 


FRANKLIN T. DUBOIS, 
PHILLIP B. NYE, 
HOWARD HIGGINS, 


School Trustees of the Consolidated School 

District of Liberty School Town and Center 

School Township, Union County, Indiana. 
March 10th, 1923 


SHOP BUILDINGS 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Separate sealed bids will be received by the 
Board of School Commissioners of the City of 
Indianapolis, at the offices of the Board, 150 North 
Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, until 8 
o’clock p. m., Tuesday, March 27, 1928, and then 
opened, for the following: 


1. General contract on two buildings to be 
known as “No. 1 Shop Building, No. 2 Garage 
and Shops,” to be located at the southwest cor- 
ner of Yandes and Sixteenth Streets, in the city 
of Indianapolis, in accordance with the plans 
and specifications on file in the office of Donald 
Graham, Architect, 1128 Hume Mansur Building, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 


2. Installation of One Electric Freight Elevator 
in said buildings, according to plans and specifi- 
cations prepared by Donald Graham, Architect. 


3. Heating, Plumbing, Sewering and Water 
Supply; and Electrical Wiring and Fixtures, for 
said shop buildings, according to plans and speci- 
fications prepared by Snider & Rotz, Engineers, 
and on file in their office, 703 Merchants Bank 
Building, Indianapolis, Indiana. 

Each proposal shall be in a sealed: envelope, 
with writing thereon plainly indicating the char- 
acter of the work to which proposal relates, as, 
for example, “Bid for General Contract, Shop 
Buildings.” 


The estimated cost of this building, including 


general contract, contracts for etectric freight: 


elevator, heating, plumbing, sewering, ventilating 
and electric wiring, and all fees of architects and 
engineers, is $86,000.00. All work must be com- 
pleted within four months from the date of the 
signing of contract. 


Plans and specifications for all of. the above 
work are also on file at the office of the Business 
Director, 150 North Meridian Street, and at the 
offices of the Indiana State Board of Accounts. 


All the bids must be made on blanks prepared 
by the Board, which blanks will be supplied by 
the architects, engineers or business director, 
upon application. These proposals must be ac- 
companied by a check for 3 per cent of the maxi- 
mum bid. The checks must be drawn payable to 
the order of the Board of School Commissioners 
of the City of Indianapolis, and must be certified 
good by a responsible bank or trust company of 
Indianapolis. 


In case a bidder, whose bid shall be accpeted, 
shall not, within five days after notice of such 
acceptance, perform his bid by entering into a 
written contract with the Board, in the form 
made part of the specifications, to execute the 
work and construct and complete the building 
and within that time secure the performance of 
his building contract by a bond, in the form made 
part of the specifications, with surety or sureties 
to the approval of the Board, his certified check 
and the proceeds thereof shall be and remain the 
absolute property of the Board as liquidated dam. 


h ages for such failure, it being impossible to esti- 


mate the amount of damages such failure would 
occasion to the Board. 


The contractor will be required to execute and 


‘ give bond, forms of which contract and bond are 


made a part of the specifications. Each contrac. 
tor receiving copies of the plans and specifications 
will be required to deposit, as security for their 
return in good order, the sum of $10.00. The 
right is reserved by the Board to reject any or 
all bids, and to refrain from accepting or re- 
jecting bids not more than seven (7) days. 


WALTER J. TWINAME, 
Business Director. 


Indianapolis, Indiana, February 28, 1923. 
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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects | | 


Officers 


GUY MAHURIN, President 
WILSON B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 

MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 

CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Director: 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILI.ER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A: F. WICKES 


“Your Individual Prestige Can Never Be Greater Than the Prestige of the Profession to Which You Belong” 


RIGHT TO STATE 
ACCOUNTS TO 


BILL GIVING 
BOARD OF 


EXAMINE PLANS AND ; 


SPECIFICATIONS 
PASSED. 


Conditional Clauses Contained. 


Despite the strong opposition put up 
against it, and a staggering blow dealt 
when the House voted indefinite post- 
ponement of action, the Board of Ac- 
counts Bill came back strong with re- 
vised amendments and, under a ‘sus- 
pension of rules, was passed by the 
legislature and has been signed by the 
governor. 

This new legislation in a measure 
gives to the State Board of Accounts a 
power that the appellate court ruled 
some months ago it had no right to exer- 
cise, that of examining plans, specifica- 
tions and contracts having to do with 
public building and improvement con- 
struction. 

The original bill introduced by Sen- 
ator Penrod, Lawrence and Orange 
counties, was passed by the Senate 42 
to 4, but when it reached the House, a 
strong lobby which had been unsuccess- 
ful in gaining much opposition to the 
bill in the senate, worked nights and 
days on the house members, and when 
the bill came up the lobby showed its 
hand, and the bill was tucked away by 
a vote of 57 to 37 for indefinite post 
ponement. 

The lobby against the board of ac- 
counts bill consisted principally of con- 
tractors over the state, who were not 
anxious to have the accounts board get 
back the power of examining pu 
roads and buildings and their plans an 
speci i ! 
Pte ail intents and purposes the bill 


tration’s measures, set , rk 
susitation and by certain revisions 
amendments, succeeded in getting 


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and that it throws a new light on the sub- 
the ject and brings to the fore points seldom 


bill reintroduced under a suspension of 
the rules and after some fight it was 
passed in the closing hours of the Legis- 
lature. : 

The final measure as passed differs 
from the original Penrod bill by increas 
ing the number of petitioners necessary 
to ask the state board of accounts to in- 
vestigate local improvement projects or 
suspected malfeasance in office. The 


original measure provided that only ten 
petitioners be necessary to require an 
examination of any public contract. The 
new bill increases the number of peti- 
tioners to twenty-five. 


DIRECTORS GATHER FOR. REGU- 
LAR MEETING. 


The Board of Directors of the Society 
are meeting in Indianapolis today at the 
Lincoln Hotel in bi-monthly session to 
consider matters that have come up since 
the last meeting in January. 

While there was no outstanding fea- 
ture requiring particular attention there 
was considerable routine business to be 
disposed of and preliminary arrange- 
ments to be talked over regarding the 
next meeting, of a regional mature to be 
held in Evansville in May. 


ONE END TO WHICH IT LEADS. 


Further Comment on Restrictive Archi- 
tectural Legislation Shows Same 
to Possess a Back-Lash. 


’ Since there has been so much agitation 
of recent years all over the country seek- 
ing to put across legislation that would 


blic require the licensing or registering of 
d men who desired to practice as archi- 


tects, and such legislative effort has 
been ‘accomplished in some states, the 
following from the pen of Irving K. 
Pond, F. A. I. A., reprinted from the 


ts 


considered or, if considered, generally 
ignored. 

Mr. Pond, whose council is worthy of 
thought, since he occupies a prominent 
position in the architectural world, says: 

“In this country twenty-four of the 
forty-eight states have enacted laws 
governing the practice of architecture. 
These laws vary in kind and quality and 
make the practice of the profession a 
burden to architects who, by right and 
necessity, are’ called upon to practice 
beyond the bounds of their own com, 
monwealth. Imagine the case when all 
forty-eight states shall have their laws 
and the architect who is practicing gen- 
erally in many states is called upon for 
a continual and increasing payment of 
taxes in these various states in which 
he does not reside; states which in shut- 
ting him out would lose spiritually if 
he were really an architect and im.uea 
with the artist’s ideal and endowed with 


rare emotionalism and possessed of the. 


learning and experience which are fac- 
tors in his professional equipment. 


“I was pleased that during the last 


season the Royal Institute of British 
Architects was not swept off its feet in 
that it refused-to endorse a’ proposed 


and powerfully propagandized scheme 
for the unification and _ registration. 
Registration ina way seemed, however, 
to appeal to the British architects; but 
my hope is that the current toward uni- 
fication and registration being «stemmed 
for a time, a really rational state of 
mind will prevail and that the’ practice 
of an art will not be limited to those 
only who can make good in an examin< 
pee along purely physical and material 
ines. ‘4 “ 
“These years, since the war, have been 
chaotic and hysterical. I am going to 
continue to hope, almost against hope, 
that we may come to our senses and that 
formalists and legislators and commis- 
sion makers may soon be expelled from 
the architectural field and the bars put 
up.so that they,never again may. enter.” 


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Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
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ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


of Indiana 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
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BUILDING WORK IN EVANSVILLE 
ASSUMES NEW IMPETUS 


February Volume Shows Substantial 


Gains 


Though the first two months of’ the 
year have generally been considered as 
dull periods for building sonstruction 
owing to the fact that they fall in mid- 
winter, Evansville this year has upset 
all local precedents and rushed ahead at 
a building pace that has run up figures 
to make old-timers stop and wonder. 

January got away from the scratch 
with a good burst of speed only to be 
followed by February; which took up the 
running where January left off and in- 
creased the monthly pace in the annual 
building relay. ‘ ip 

The latest returns from City Building 
Inspector Ed Kerth’s office show ‘ that 
ninety-four permits were issued during 
February for a total estimated valua- 
tion of $450,898, a gain of 116 per cent 
over January this year and a 359 per 
cent advantage over February, 1922. 

Early building. activity in Evansville 
strengthens the belief that the city is at 
the threshold of the ‘greatest building 
season in its-history. The figures so far 
recorded during the months of January 
and February, 1923, show a total of 
$659,098 estimated investment in new 
building as against. $183,570 for the same 
two months last year, a gain of 259 per 
cent, The future looks even brighter, 
holding as it does prospective ‘work of 
encouraging promise. 


ACTIVE OPERATIONS STARTED ON 
EVANSVILLE’S NEW RESTRICTED 
RESIDENCE DISTRICT 


New Home Section to Be a Garden Spot 


Evansville’s new restricted suburban 
residence plat, “Lincolnshire,” sponsored 
by Contractors Anderson and Veatch, 
promises rapid development this _sum- 
The tract upon which fine homes are to 
be built is quite extensive and grading 
work has been started to get things in 
shape for active building construction 
operations as soon as possible. 

Contracts for the new. sewer system: 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


throughout the tract have been awarded 
to J. L. Newman while the asphalt street 
paving work has been let to the Western 
Construction Co. 

The streets are to be layed out as 
boulevards and all buildings are to be 
restricted to artistic single family resi- 
dences. When completed Lincolnshire 
will compare favorably with the high 
grade modern residence districts of other 
cities. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 
Generai contractors Scarborough & 
Davies Co., have started work on the 
new $40,000 ice cream factory for the 
Farmers’ Dairy Co. 


The remodeled store rooms at 307-309 
Main street for the Phillips Co., was 
finished up by contractors J. Bippus & 
Son this week and turned over to the 
owners. i 


Estimating is going along at a merry 
clip, all local contractors being kept 
steadily at it by the new projects, plans 
for which are being turned out steadily 
by the architects. 


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Max Irmscher —_._..-._____ President 
To ROM Ie ee ces ee ae Secretary 


825 Calhoun St. 


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Local Construction Work Going Merrily 
and Busily On ‘ 


Further promise that 1923 will be a 
big building year in Fort Wayne was 
given recently when the figures for the 
estimated amount involved in local build- 
ing activity for February amounted to 
$420,330. The increase in building work 
can be noted by a comparison of the past 
month with February of last year when 
the estimate was $191,035. Last month 
showed a substantial increase over Janu- 
ary of this year, when the estimate 
reached $390,885. Out of the sixty-one 
permits issued, a total of twenty-nine 
were for new homes. The majority of 
the remaining permits were for remodel- 


ing residences and for garages. The. 


largest permit was for $155,000 for the 
new McCulloch school building. The 
second largest was for $40,000 for a fac- 
tory building. ‘ 


BIG HOME BUILDING PROGRAM IN 
PROSPECT. 


The completion of the first units of 
the Fort Wayne plant of the Interna- 
tional Harvester company wilii mark the 
beginning of the buildmeg program of 
the Greater Fort Wayne Development 
corporation. As the big plant nears 
completion steps are to be taken toward 
the erection of modern, moderate priced, 
homes to care for the thousands of em- 
ployes who will find occupation there. 
This great home building scheme will 
probably be launched in 1923. 


DIMENSION STUFF 


Featuring current local building activ- 
ity was the recent award of the contract 
for the construction of the new $650,000 


‘Masonic Temple’ on Washington street. 


The contract was given to W. S. Sheets. 


Home building operations are showing 
renewed activity, indicating what may 
be expected when the real building sea- 
son sets in. : : 


Another big building construction 
operation broke ‘the past week when 
awards were made for the erection of the 
new $220,000 Plymouth Congregational 
Church. The general contract went to 
the Indiana Engineering and Construc- 
tion Co., the heating, plumbing and ven- 
tilating to the Fort Wayne Plumbing and 


‘Heating Co. and the electric work to P. 


B. Arnold Co. 


The Indiana Engineering and Con- 
struction Co, also picked off two other 
projects this week—a $75,000 warehouse 
for Pettit’s Storage Warehouse Co., and 
an office building for the Van Arnam 
Manufacturing Co. 


Among other awards during the week 
was a $30,000 factory building for the 
Perfection Biscuit Co., let to Max Irm- 
scher & Sons. 


.General Contractors Buesching & Ha- 
germann, who havé the contract for a 
$100,000 factory building for the Fort 
Wayne Box Co., have started work on 
this job. The building will be four 
stories high, 80x120. 


And then, on top of the Masonic Tem- 
ple start, comes the announcement that 
the Fort Wayne Shriners will soon be 
asking for bids on_ their contemplated 
new quarters estimated to cost half a 
million dollars. . 


Nor is that all, the local architects 
are unusually busy on plans and pro- 
spective prospects and when questioned 
express a decidedly optimistic view re- 
garding the outlook for 1923, 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F, W. Jungclaus_....-___- President 
Go Cs PIGEON. vsccnwn- eee Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet every 


Wednesday,, 3:00 p. m. 
Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. : 
Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. 
General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


Parochial School, $85,000.00, Terre 
Haute, Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller and 
Miller, Terre Haute. Owner, St. Pat- 
rick’s Congregation, Terre Haute. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 
None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder this week. 


ANOTHER LARGE CONTRACT 
AWARDED. 


Elks Million Dollar Club House to Add 
to Construction Activities. 


Big construction operations in Indian- 
apolis promise soon to be on in earnest. 
At the present time there is more than 
the usual amount of late winter build- 
ing going on, some of which is of large 
proportions and in addition there are 
some really large projects about to be 
let. 

Just this week another big contract 
was awarded when the W. P. Jungclaus 
Co. picked off the new Elks’ Club House, 
estimated to cost, when completed $900,- 
000. The heating went to Freyn Bros., 
the plumbing to Callon Bros., and the 
electric work to Smith Electric Co. 

The building, to be located at St. 
Clair and Meridian Sts., will be eight 
stories high, four of which are designed 
for club quarters and the remaining pcr- 
tion of the structure will be used for ho- 
tel purposes. It was stipulated in the 
provisions of the contract that the build- 
ing is to be completed in thirteen montks. 


BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT. 


Indianapolis Steel Firm Makes Known 
Change of Personnel. 


Hetherington & Berner announces the 
resignation of Robert Berner from active 
connection with this company, to be 
effective March 17, 1923. 

This company will continue the opera- 
tion of all departments of its business 
as heretofore, including structural steel 


fabrication, foundry, pattern and ma- 


chine work. 


MORE HELP NEEDED. 


Upon’ Building  Inspector’s 
Office Growing Steadily. 


Demand 


The city officials would do well to give 
some heed to the building inspector's 
office where a heavy demand is being put 
upon the clerks and unless s»me more 
assistance is directed that way the office 
will be swamped before long. Clef 
Clerk Hays is doing his level best to 


keep up with the applications for build- 
ing permits but even at that there is 
quite a congestion as the demand for 
permits is growing daily. 

There are certain requirements called 
for in submitting plans to be passed on 
and applicants for permits can save 
themselves a lot of time and annoyance 
by presenting a set that will give mea- 
surements and a clear conception of the 
work to be done. Many people, even 
contractors, call at the inspector’s office 
with drawings that are very vague, upon 
which the inspector can not pass and 
then these same people become miffed 
at no permit being forth coming when, 
in answer to certain essential inquiries, 
they simply say they imagine such and 
such things are to be done in the con- 
struction operation. 

But, getting back to the original idea, 
more help in the building inspector’s of- 
fice would aid greatly since the applica- 
tions for permits is going to be exceed- 
ingly heavy as soon as the weather 
opens up. 

BUSINESS STRUCTURE FOR DOWN 
TOWN SECTION DRAWS 
ATTENTION. 


Many Figuring Plans. 


Plans have arrived from Detroit for 
another modern mercantile and _ office 
building to be erectea in the heart of 
Indianapolis. . 

The building, to be four stories high 
with a frontage of seventy feet and a 
depth of 200 feet, is to be built at the 
southwestern corner of Washington and 
Pennsylvania street by the Kresge Com- 
pany. The basement, first and part of 
the second floors will be used as quarters 
for a five and ten-cent store and the re- 
maining part of the building will be fit- 
ted, up as office suites. ; 5 

The general contract is ‘being esti- 
mated by the Bedford Stone and Con- 
struction Co., the Cornell Engineering 
Co. and the William P. Jungclaus Co., 
to say nothing of the subcontractors and 
numerous material men who are prepar- 
ing estimates covering the branches of 
the work that is of interest to them. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($4,500 and Over) 
Week of March Ist to March 8th 
Stores (4) and Apartments: $25,000. 2 sty. 
and bas. 80x80. and 1 sty. 20x40. College Ave. 
and Fairfield. Owner, Schreiber-Fertig Co., 24th 
and Alabama St. General contract awarded to 
Brandt ‘Bros. Co., Indiana Trust Bldg. Start 
work at once. Brick. 
Garage: $50,000. 4 sty. 70x142. 216 No. Mer- 
idian. Private plans. Owner, William H. Cole- 
, 216 No. Meridian. General contract let to 
Frank Bremmerman and Son, 1050 West 30th St. 
Foundation in. Brick, conc. 


Commercial Building: $35,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
46x180. 116 West North. General contractor, 
Lynn B. Millikan, 501 No. Delaware St. Owner, 
Rufus H. Syfers, Prest. Majestic Tire and Rubber 
at ae hae and Daly Sts. Start work shortly. 

rick. 


Residence and Garage: $20,000. 5001 No. Mer- 
idian St. Private plans. Owner, J. J, Gramling, 
3826 Clifton. General contract let to H. 
Burns, 1307 West 31st St. Brick, veneer and 
frame. Excavating. 


Residence and Garage: $17,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
4504 Washington Blvd. Private plans. Owner, 
Burtsall Forbes, % Forbes-Hubbard Lumber Co., 
Shelby St. and Belt R. R. General contract 
awarded to J. F. Fulk, 931 E,. Tabor St. Start 
work at once. Brick veneer. 


Residence and Garage: $10,500. 4110 No, New 
Jersey. Private plans. Owner, William Sturm, 
412 Ruskin Place. General contract let to B. 
L. Burns, 1307 West 34th St. Brick veneer. 
Excavating, 

Residence (double) $10,000. 4017 Broadway. 
Private plans. Owner, Otto O. Lewis, 3938 Col- 
lege Ave, General contractor, F. M. Bartholomew 
& Son, 3720 Salem St. Frame. Excavating. 

Residence and Garage: $10,500. 206-08 E. 46th 
St. Owner, William Wright, % Contractor. 
General contractor, Theo. Sander, 401 Orange St. 
Excavating, frame. 

Residence (double) $10,000. 929-31 No. Gray 
St. Private plans. Owner, E. E. Montgomery, 
% Contractor. General contract let to Realty 
Finance and Bldg. Co., 402 National City Bank 
Bldg, Excavating. Frame. 

Residence: $10,000. (double) 19-21 Spencer. 
Owner, John H. Larison. Owner will build by 
day labor. Frame. 


Store Rooms: $9,350. 646 Fairfield. Private 


plans. Owner. G. G. Schmidt, Mgr. Crysta} 
A ay No. Ills. St. Excavating. Concrete 
lock. 


Residence: (double) $9,000. 2857-59 No. Ala- 
bama St. Owner, N. Mann, 4309 Central. 
General contract let to O. F. Mann, 4309 Central 
Ave. Brick. Start work at once, 


Residence (double) $9,000. 838-40 No. Bancroft. 
Owner, Louis W. Schupp, 2357 No. La Salle St. 
Owner will build by day labor. Frame. 


Residence (double) $9,000. 517-19 No. Wallace. 
Owner and builder, Realty Finance and Building 
Co., 402 National City Bank Bldg, Exe. 


Residence and Garage: (double) $8,000. 3521- 
23 \No. Illinois. Owner, Roy Kreipke, 3036 Ruckle 
St. General contract let to Roy Wellington, 322 
No. Emerson. Frame. Excavating. : 


Residence: (double) $8,000. 801-03 No. De- 
Quincey. Owner, Jos. Adrian, 4910 E. New York 
St. General contractor, Geo. Adrian,. 4912 E. 
New York, Exc. 


Residence: $7,500. 341 Poplar Road. Owner, 
S. L. Montgomery, 3604 East Washington St. 
Apt. No, 4. Exeavating. Frame. 


Residence: $4,800. 5144 Carrollton. Private 
plans. Owner, John Steinmetz, at site. Genera) 
contract let to Harrell and Robb, 2920 Mace 
‘Pherson Ave. 


Residence (double) $7,000. 511-13 No. Colorado. 
Owner, Ernest H. Michelis, 549 East Drive, 
Woodruff Place. Contract Jet to L. A, Loy, 408 
No. Emerson. Frame. Excavating. 


Residence: $7,000, 5025 Central. Owner, O. D. 
Parrish, 5018 Central. Day work. Excavating. 


Residence: $6,345. 2843 Wash. Blvd. Owner, 
Ralph E. Updike, 1386 Congress, General con- 
tract let to T. W. Davis,.1213 West 31st. Frame. 


Residence: $6,000. 129 E, 50th. Owner, George 
E. Stout, 4808 Central. Owner builds. Frame. 


Residence: $5,500. 1353 No. La Salle. Owner 
Mary E. McGuff, 1207 Broadway. 


Residence: $6,000. 451 No. Emerson. Owner, 
oo Stamm, 604 No. Keystone. Day work. 
rame. 


Residence: $5.000. 760 No. Emerson, Owner, 
Ostrom Realty Co. Owner builds. Excavated. 


Residences (2) $4,950 each. 29 and 33 No. 
Webster. Owner, A. L. Avey, 538 No. Tacoma. 
Owner builds, Excavating. Frame. 


Residences (8) $5,000 each. 603-611-641 West 
31st. Owner, Evelyn B. Schmidt, 635 West 31st. 
St. Day work. Excavating. 


Residence: $5,000. 1133 West 36th. Archt. 
Everett Crabb, State Life’ Bldg. Owner, E. S. 
Pentecost, 2653 Schurmann. General contract 
let to Lewis Chapman, 1064 West 34th St. 

Residence (double) $4,500, 2710-12 No. Dear- 
born, Owner, Kyrie Klepfer, 2311 Langley. Gen- 
eral contractor, H. A. Klepfer, 2153 No. Arsenal, 

Residences (3) $4,200 each. 745 Linwocd. 332 
& 336 No. Euclid. Owner. E. E. Barb, 612 No. 
Colorado. Owner builds. Excavating. 

Residences (2 dowbles) $3,500 each. 923-25 & 
935-37 Sherman Drive. Owner, Miles E, Hollo- 
way, at site. Excavating. Frame, 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed oie seeapeseti aes President 
(RE SS) aa a a A Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


MEETING NIGHTS 


General meeting every third Tuesday evening. 

General contractors meet second and fourth 
Monday evening. 

Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


MAY COME TO THIS. 


High Wages Threaten to React. 


Indications are that the high wages 
being demanded by building and com- 
mon labor in the Calumet District will 


in all probability act as a boomerang 
eventually to this element and the pow- 
ers that be, Labor leaders, either are not 
wise enough to realize the situation or 
are just utterly disregarding future con- 
sequences. During the last month ap- 
proximately 1,200 negroes have been 
brought into the Calumet District to 
work in the mills. 


The Chicago Tribune reports that, on 
account of the high wages being paid 
in the Chicago District and other parts 
of the North, there is a big emigration 
or negroes from the Southern States to 
the industrial districts up North so much 
so that the southern planters, and manu- 
facturers as well, are beginning to feel 
this exodus, as it is impossible to se- 
cure labor to take the place of the cheap 
colored help upon which they had come 
to depend. It is further argued that the 
colored men attracted by the high prices 
paid labor in the building industry will 
be drawn into the building field and 
brought into competition with the white 
labor in that industry. 

While some contractors are loath to 
employ colored labor there are on the 
other hand many” who will be glad to 
take advantage of the situation to se- 
cure cheaper labor. It has been found 
that some colored men make good build- 
ing laborers, and if they can be pro- 
cured at a lesser cost they will in time 
oe long way toward displacing white 
abor. 


NOT WAITING TILL THE LAST 
MOMENT. 


Having some business in Chicago the 
other day the secretary of the Calumet 
Building Trades Employers’ Association 
took out time to drop in upon the boys 
at the Associated Builders’ and the 
Builders and Manufacturers Casualty 
Co.’s headquarters, there to find the 
crowd exceedingly busy. The B. & M. 
are making some extensive changes in 
their office quarters in order to take 
care of an ever increasing volume of 
business, 


SELDOM FAILS. 


Laborers Now Drop Wrench in the 
Machinery. 


There most always is some sort of 
delay at the start just when one thinks 
that everything has been put in ship- 
shape. 


Up here in the Calumet District the 
contractors thought they had everything 
prepared for a good get-away for the 
approaching building season when, 
“blam,” “bing,” “blooey,” the laborers 
stepped to the fore with a demand for 
$1.00 per hour for building laborers, and 
$1.10 per hour for plasterers’ tenderers. 
A meeting has been called for a general 
conference between the employers and 
the laborers and in the meantime every- 
body is waiting in expectancy to see 
“which way the cat will jump.” 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 


Plans are being prepared by Archi- 
tects J. T. Hutton & Son for the con- 
struction of a 1 story building, 75x100 
to contain four store rooms. The pro- 
ject is for Barialli Bros., tailors, and will 
be erected on W. State St. The same 
architect is working on plans for a ga- 
rage and salesroom for Louis Roth on 
Hohman St., and a store buliding for 
Geo. Paxton on Hohman St. near Russell. 


Architects A. C. Berry & Co. are tak- 
ing bids on a 2 story apartment build- 
ing to contain 9 flats. Floyd Hamacher 
is the owner. The building is estimated 
to cost $30,000. 3 


H. B. Prevo will build a store and flat 
building at Michigan St. .and Howard 
Ave., estimated to cost $17,000. 
Rhoades & Graves have the general con- 
tract for the construction. 4 


General . contractors Rhoades and 
Graves also’ have the contract for the 
erection of a-1 story garage for the 


Bauwens-Studebaker Sales Co., at. Sohl’ 


St. and Plummer Ave. Estimated cost, 
$18,000. is E: 
, E. BE. COLE. 
Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas:,, Rowégisgene: es a President 
J, “A, Gallivan es sos Secretary 


814 Main Street 


REORGANIZATION MOVE STARTED. 


Muncie Contractors Would Revive Or- 
ganization Ideals and Influences. 


Efforts have been started that will 
have for a result a complete reorganiza- 
tion of the Muncie Associated Building 
Contractors. There was a. time when 
the city was possessed of a red hot con- 
tractors’ association, one that held regu- 
lar meetings and was on the job all the 
time. Through periods of stress, the 
same old story every where, Muncie was 
no exception to the rule, the builders 


came flocking in with their “griefs,” 
pooled their troubles and sought to fight 
their way out shoulder to shoulder. Suc- 
cess and satisfactory compromises fol- 
lowed this demonstration of what could 
be accomplished through co-operation. 
Conditions then swing around to a more 
normal state and things moved along 
nicely. As has occurred innumerable 
times before in other localities, some- 
how, the contractors began to forget 
the organization tie that bound, became 
more or less careless of the fact that 
they all had a mutual interest in each 
other, that there were underlying funda- 
mental elements, separate from the mere 
business of contracting, that held a mu- 
tual attraction for all building trades em- 
ployers. These factors were separate 
and distinct from the regular business 
routine, they were the’ basic principles 
upon which success or failure depended, 
the foundation upon which the super- 
structure of the business itself was 
built, and a foundation, the component 
parts of which should be protected mu- 
tually by the employers. 


With the forgetfulness that crept in 
came a luke warmness toward the or- 
ganization resulting in desultory meet- 
ings, then no meetings at all. Disin- 
terestedness bred a tendency to indi- 
viduality, every man for himself, as it 
were. 


There could be but one result, no 
meetings meant the membership just na- 
turally lost interest, dues fell away to 
nothing and a general disentigration set 
in. 

There are those in Muncie among the 
contractors who realize the seriousness 
of the situation and are seeking to pre- 
serve the traditions and aims of the lo- 
cal A. B. C.’s and to that end have re- 
vived the meetings to talk over plans for 
a revamping of the association so that 
the building trades employers may be 
brought back in line to protect, as a 
whole, their interests and that of the 
industry. 


.. MUNCIE TO COME ACROSS. 


Predicted She Will Do Her Bit Toward 
Building Volume This Season. 


It is a little early at. present to pre- 
dict Muncie’s building volume for 1923 
but there are several large sized projects 
that are sure to assume. action before 
long, and as a starter they are inspiring 
optimism among the builders. 


A prominent building construction 
operator of Muncie in sizing up the 1923 
prospects said: “There is little or no 
evidence to expect any large commercial 
or mechanical building operations in the 
downtown business district, though there 
will be some remodeling and alterations 
but hardly on a large scale. 

The Masons will undoubtedly erect a 
fine temple and the State Normal School 
has some good work in contemplation. 


. It is possible that the industrial plants 


may build some additions which should 
help things along. Last season many 
new houses were erected in Muncie and 
continued effort in that direction is ex- 
pected though a start on that type of 
work is not looked for until the weather 
really becomes settled.” 


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about Muncie, she will do her share of 
the building this year.” 


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INDIANAPOLIS. 
_“Grade School (additions), $125,000, 
Kokomo, Ind. Archt., The Elmer EF. 
Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St., In- 
dianapolis. 
Trustees, Kokomo. Owner taking bids 
to ¢lose March 80th at 10:00 A. M. 

Church: $100,000.00, 40th St., Indian- 
apolis. Archt., Leon E. Stanhope, 5. S. 
Wabash Ave., Room 1802, Chicago, Ill. 
Owner, Third Church of Christ,*Scien- 
st, 3348-50 Washington Blvd. Curtis 
Day, Chniw! ‘Building Com., Pres. Circle 
City. Construction “Co.,, Indianapolis. 
Archt. and owner taking sub bids. Brk. 
and stone. ' 

“Grade School Building: $30,000.00, 
Bedford, xInd. Archt., The Elmer E. 
Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware’ St., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Henry D. Martin, Pres.; John 
Laughlin, Treas.; Bertha M. Boruff, 
Secy., Bedford. Owner receiving bids to 
close March 29th at 12 o’clock noon. 
Brick, stone trim. 

High School (assembly and gymnasium 
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addition), ‘$30,000.00, Mecca, Ind., Wa- 
bash townsnip. Archt., Allen and Gar- 
riott, Lombard Bldg., Indianapolis, and 
Masonic Bldg., Logansport, Ind. Owner, 
R. B, Kendall, trustee, Mecca, Ind. Plans 
nearing completion. Owner will adver- 


_ tise for bids in April. Brick. 


Residence and Garage: $10,000.00, 
Michigan Road and 61st St. Archt., Al- 
len and Garriott, Lombard Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis, and Masonic Bldg., Logansport, 
Ind. Owner, Geo. A. lLaughner, c/o 
Laughner Bros. (Restaurant), 310 West 
Washington St., Indianapolis. Plans in 
progress. Brick veneer, private water 
system, septic tank, asphalt shingle roof. 

Public Hall and Community Building: 
1 sty., basement and balcony, 40x90, 
12th and Alabama Sts. Archt., Everett 
H. Crabb, 1112 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of 
America, Ben Kwitny, Secy., 323 W. 
Washington St. Plans nearing comple- 
tion. Archt. ready for bids March 24th. 
Brick, stone trim, city heat, comp. shin- 
gle roof. Wéall contain stage, balcony, 
auditorium, kitchen, dining room. 

Double Bungalow: 5619 Central Ave. 
Archt., Everett H. Crabb, 1112 State 
Life Bldg. Owner, John Vollrath, Jr., 
200 Fidelity Trust Bldg. Plans nearing 
completion. Archt. will be: ready for 
bids March 24th. Brick yeneer, stone 
trim, tile roof, steam heat. ; 

“Residence and Garage: $20,000.00, 2 
sty. and bas., 33x48, 4504 Wash. Blvd. 


‘Archt., Weesner’ and Kellogg, When 


Bldg. Owner, Burtsall Forbes, c/o 
Forbes» Hubbard Lumber Co., Indpls. 
Owner-awarding separate contracts. Brk. 
veneer, tile roof, oil-burning furnace. 

Residence (rem.): | $5,000.00, 4502 
Washington Blvd. Archt., Weesner and 


‘Kellogg, When Bldg. Owner, George C. 


Bryant, 4502 Washington Blvd. Plans 
in progress. Owner ready for bids next 
week, work will consist of brick veneer- 
ing present.frame residence, new heat- 
ing, plumbing and wiring and general 
alterations. 

Duplex (rem. from residence): 3183 


Kenwood Ave. . Archt., Weesner and 
Kellogg, When Bldg. Owner, Ida M. 
Ade, 3183 Kenwood Ave. Plans in 
progress. Frame, new plumbing and 
heating and general alterations. 

Roofing: Archt. Roger N. Williams, 
4025 Kenwood Ave., desires catalogs 
and prices on asphalt shingle and asbes- 
tos shingles for roofing. 


Contracts Awarded 


“Offices and Stores: 4 sty. and bas., 
70x200. Private plans. Owner, S. S. 
Kresge and Co. (5 and 10 cent stores), 
Detroit, Mich., Mr. C. J. Pankow, rep- 
resenting owner in Indianapolis, ad- 
dress, 620 Guaranty Bldg., Indpls. Gen- 
eral contract awarded to William P: 
Jungclaus & Co., 825 Mass. Ave., In- 
dianapolis. Start excavating next week. 
Brick, reinf. conc. and steel. 

*General Office Building: 4 sty., attic 
& basement, 180x50.  Archt., Robert 
Frost Daggett, Consolidated Bldg. Own- 
er, Eli Lilly & Co., 224 East McCarty 
St. Mechanical. engineer, Chas. R. Am- 
merman, Occidental Bldg. General con- 
tract awarded to Leslie Colvin, Board of 
Trade Bldg., all of Indianapolis. 

“Apartments (6) Drug Store and Of- 
fices: 2 sty. and bas., 58x86, Minn. and 
S. East Sts. Archt., Chas..H. Byfield, 
Peoples' Bank Bldg. Owner, Dr. John 
W. Emhardt, 1603 S. East St. General 
contract awarded to Sylvester Gwinn, 
3142 Central Ave.; heating and plumb- 
ing let to Cook Bros., 212 S. Pennsyl- 
vania; electric work to C. L. Smith Elee- 
tric Co., 122 Virginia Ave. Start work 
at once. ; 

Residence and Garage: $25,000.00, 2 
sty. and bas., 40x45, West Lafayette, 
Ind. Archt., Frederick Wallick, Hume- 
Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Own- 
er, Dr. Frank S. Crockett, Lafayette. 
General contract let to William L. Free- 
man, 1914 Kossuth St. Brick, hollow 
tile, slate .roof. 

Garage and Salesroom: 
Northwestern. 
Sales Co. (Ford Agency), 2966 North- 


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western Ave, Excavating. Brick, 1 sty. 


“Factory: Ist. unit, 1 sty., 80x200. 
Archt., Russell N. Edwards Co. Owner, 
Kramer Manufacturing ,Co. Contract 


let to Mr. McCullough, c/o owner. Steel 
sash and steel trusses let to -Truscon 
Steel Co., all of Indianapolis. Exca- 
vating. 


BRAZIL. 


“Residence: $8,500. Archt., Johnson, 
Miller and Miller, Terre Haute, Ind. 
Owner, Dr. D. C. Krider, Brazil. Con- 
tract awarded (not signed) to B. E. Ru- 
beck, Staunton, Ind. Frame. 


*Residence: $8,000. Archt., Johnson, 
Miller and Miller, Terre Haute, Ind. 
Owner, Porter Farris, Brazil. Bids in, 


will probably award contract to Urban 

and Appel, 719 S. Walnut St. Brazil. 

Brick veneer and stucco. 
CONNERSVILLE. 

“High School Building: $280,000.00, 
Connersville, Ind. Archt., The Elmer 
E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Board of School 


Trustees, Edward V. Hawkins, Pres.; 
John E. Page, Treas.; Fred C. Neal, 
Secy., Connersville. Owner receiving 


bids to close April 3 at 9:00 a. m., at the 
office of the Supt. of City Schools, Con- 
nersville, Ind. 

Parochial School: $85,000.00, 2 sty. 
and bas., 80x120. ‘Archt., Karl P. Hen- 
kel, 108 Heinemann Bldg. Owner, St. 
Gabriel’s School, Rt. Rev. T. S. Mesker. 
Preliminary plans in progress. Brick 
over hollow tile, reinf. conc., terrazzo 
work, steel sash, slate blackboards, ma- 
ple floors, oak trim, struct. steel. Will 
contain 8 class rooms, auditorium, gym- 
nasium, 

*School: $49,000.00, 4 rooms and audi- 
torium, Jackson Twp., Rush county, In- 
diana. Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 
Heinemann Bldg., Connersville. Owner, 
Henry W. Beckner, trustee, Rushville, 
Owner will advertise for bids at once. 
Plans can be obtained from Archt. upon 
deposit of $15.00. Brk. over hollow tile, 
built-up asbestos roof, D.-I. heating. 

School (township): $30,000.00, 1 sty. 
and. bas., 56x79 (4 rooms), Liberty Twp., 
Union county, Dunlapsville, Ind. Archt., 
Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg., 
Connersville. Owner, Byron Nickels, 
trustee, Liberty, Ind., Route 5. Owner 
will advertise for bids at once, plans can 


be obtained from Archt. upon deposit “Church: $20,000, 1 sty. and bas., 42x “Furniture Bldg.: $40,000.00, 3 sty. & 


of $15.00. Brick veneer over frame, 
forced air heating system, built-up roof. 

“Grade School (6 rooms): Batesville, 
Ind. Archt., Karp P. Henkel, 108 
Heinemann Bldg., Connersville. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, L. E.. How- 
ard, Pres.; H. J. Timmerman, Secy., 
Batesville. Flans in progress. Owner 
will adv. for bids in 30 days. Brick. 

*“Schools (2): $14,500 and $12,000, re- 
spectively, Patriot, Ind. and Quercus 
Grove, Ind. Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 
Heinemann Bldg., Connersville. Owner, 
School Board of Posey Twp., Chas. B. 
Rochat, trustee, Patriot, Ind. Low bid- 
der on general contract, J. E. Knue, 
Lawrenceburg, Ind. 

“School: $40,000, Owen Twp., Jackson 
county, Ind. Archt., H. M. Griffin, Mc- 
Farlan Bldg., Connersville. Owner, L. 
O. Fish, trustee, Norman Station, Ind. 
Plans nearing completion. Owner will 
advertise for bids soon. Brick. 

*Séhool (side addition): $40,000, Ben- 
tonville, Ind., Posey Twp. Archt., 
M. Griffin, MecFarlan Bldg., Conners- 
ville. Owner, Lewis Rayl, trustee, Ben- 
tonville. Plans nearing completion, ma- 
ture late spring. Brick. 

Apartment Bldg. (4 Apts.): $15,000,- 
00, 2 sty. and bas., 57x40.. Archt., Jos. 
R. Fallon, 610% Central Ave. Owner, 
Mrs. Peter Mancini, 1204 Central Ave. 
Plans in progress. Brick veneer, comp. 
roof, steam heat, incinerators, tile floor 
and wainscot, garage. 

Country Residence and Garage: 2 sty. 
and bas., 41x30, “Dutch Colonial,’ near 
Connersville. Archt., Jos. R. Fallon, 
610% Central Ave. Owner, Carl Man- 
grum, 1033 Central Ave., Connersville. 
Plans in progress. Brick veneer, hot 
air furnace, private water system, wood 
shingle roof. 

*Residence and Garage: $6,000. Archt., 
Jos. R. Fallon. Owner, Willard Bearly, 
2ist and Indiana. Archt. taking bids. 
Frame. 

Barn (fire rebuild): $3,300.00. Archt., 
Jos. R. Fallon. Owner, Board of County 
Commrs. Owner taking bids to close 
April 10th. Wood, 2 sty., 36x48. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Church (Catholic): $35,000, New- 
castle, Ind. Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 
Heinemann Bldg., Connersville. Owner, 
Rev. J. J. Gallagher in charge, New- 
castle. General contract awarded to A. 
J. Glazer, 616 Mulberry St., Muncie, Ind. 
Brick, hollow tile and stone, slate. roof, 
vapor heat. 


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70, Alquina, Ind. (Road from Conners- 
ville). Archt., Karl P.~ Henkel, 108 
Heinemann Bldg., Connersville. Owner, 
M. E. Church, Q. A. Price, pastor, Al- 
quina, Ind. General contract awarded 
to Jones Construction Co., Connersville, 
Ind. 

Filling Station: $5,000. Archt., H. M. 
Griffin. Owner, Connersville Oil Co. 
Contract let to Wm. T. Nash. Brick. 

“Residence (rem.) and Garage: $7,000. 
-Archt., Jos. R. Fallon. Owner, Albert A. 
Glockzin, 1526 Indiana Ave. Contract 
let to Wm. T. Nash. 


CRAWFORDSVILLE. 


Contracts Awarded. 

*Crawfordsville: Printing Plant (1st 
unit, $300,000.00), 1. sty., 250x465. 
Archt., Howard Shaw, 39 South State 
St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, R. R.. Don- 
nelley and Sons Co., Crawfordsville, 
General contract awarded to The 
Austin Co., 208 South LaSalle St., Chi- 
cago, Ill. Start work shortly. Brick and 
structural steel. 


EVANSVILLE. 


*Catholie High School: $500,000.00. 
Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co. Owner, 
Catholic High School, F. J. Reitz, in 
charge. Bids in; under advisement; ran 
a little high, expect to award contracts 
next week. The following figured gen- 
eral contract: M. J. Hoffman Constr. Co., 
Tri-State Contracting Co., Scarborough- 
Davies Co., all of Evansville; Simmons- 
Dick Co., Bloomington, Ill; I. D. Smith, 
Owensboro, Ky.; Strandberg’ Constr. Co., 
Chicago, Ill.; Forbes Constr. Co., Hop- 
kinsville, Ky. 

“Bank Building and 1 Store: 2. sty. 
and bas., 52x80, Poseyville, Ind. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell and Co., Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Bozeman 
Waters National Bank, George J. Wat- 
ers, Pres., Poseyville. Plans in prog- 
ress, ready for bids soon. Brick, terra 
cotta trim, Napoleon Gray Carthage 
Marble interior, mezzanine floor, rein- 
forced concrete vault, vault door. 

Central Heating Plant: $35,000.00 
(to supply the county jail, Court House 
and Coliseum Bldgs.) © Archt. and En- 
gineer, Clifford Shopbell and Co., Furni- 
ture Bldg. Owner, Board of County 
Commrs., Court House, Evansville. 
Archt. selected. 


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| Church, Rockport, Ind. Archt. taking type. 


Duplex (rem. from residence), $12,- work at once. 
000.00, 6 rooms and 3 baths on each 


| i bas. Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., Owner, William Ingle (coal operator), 
Furn. Bldg. Owner, Handy Furniture Oakland City, Ind. 


19th. Brick. tile, 11 rooms and 3 baths. ress, 
“Bungalow: $15,000.00, Ky. Ave. and Residence and Garage: $10,000.00, 2 concrete and steel, steel sash. 

i. Jackson. Arch., Harry E. Boyle & Co., sty. and bas. (8 rooms). Lincolnshire Club House (rem. from residence)). 
| Furniture Bldg. Owner, Arthur Kaiser. Addition. Archt. and contractor, Ander-.Owner, Mizpah Temple, Bldg. Commit- 
511 Upper 8th St., tee. Owners have purchased the Olds 
*Church (rem.): $6,000, Rockport, Ind. Evansville. Owner, } , 
in progress. Start rem. into club rooms. Will build a small 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Trinity M. E. work shortly. Brick veneer, Colonial ball room, a cafe, billiard room, bowling 


Garage for Taxi Cabs: $15,000. $7,000.00, 217 Vine St. 1 
Archt., Anderson and Stingle. Owner, Karges, Furniture Bldg. Owner, Amelia the plans for the new Mizpah Temple, 


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Private plans. Owner, Korte Bros. Auto 


Flans in progress, Accessories Co. (Martin and William 
Stucco over hollow Korte), 217 W. Main St. Plans in prog- 


ready for bids soon. Brick, reinf. 


Cutler Vickery, Homestead on West Berry St. and will 


alleys and recreation rooms. Plans in 


bids. “Commercial Building (rem. and add:) progress, ready for bids shortly. This 


Archt., Russ and project will not conflict in any way with 


in progress, ready for bids soon. Brick. tract let to Jacob BIDE ee and Son. Start weeks. 


“Stores: (add. and alt.), 3 sty., 60x 
— 60, $35,000.00, Calhoun St. and Nickel 


floor, 1014 S. 2nd St.. Archt., Harry E. 
. ' Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg. Owner, 
: Leon Siegel, 1014 S. 2nd St. Plans in ‘ : 
progress. Brick. “Masonic Hotel 


Commercial Bldg. (rem. and addition): 


Owner, William E. Prench Cos. essee. cs = a 

. Yellow Taxi Cab Co. Plans in prog- Ciation, William 

ress. Brick, concrete floors, steel col- 
umns, comp. roof. 


113% Upper 4th St. Owner, Richard E. fe 
Meier, c/o Archt. Plans in progress. ee By 406 
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and Club House: 
$300,000.00, Lake Wawasee, Ind., former ‘ 
i] i $25,000.00, 318 S. Third St. Aircht., Site of the Wawasee Inn. Archt., Chas. Nurses’ Home: 
rave Gohiottor 4 R. Weatherhogg, Ft. 
Frank J. Schlotter, 113 % Upper 4th St. Wawasee Square and Compass Asso- Chas. R. Weatherhogg. Owner, Board 
Griffin, trustee, Ft. of County Commrs., Court House. Own- 
Wayne. Plans in progress. er receiving bids to close April 30th. In- 
Factory, Office Bldg. and Power Plant: cludes plumbing, heating ane ange? 
| : Sabet ESAS { aoicas 210x50, 2 sty., 41x Paving: (30 streets and alleys), $400,- 
; } Pn ote ° ae bt rite, eee ae 50. Engineer, CE B. Rowley, 220 Union 000.00, Board of Public Works, City 
AOS ald sees ah fank ¢. wcniotter, Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. 


$100,000.00, 2 sty., 


Wilt soon. Brick, 
) Contracts Awarded. steel sash, built-up roof, 2 150 H. P. re- Bldg. Owner, H. H. Rogers, 205 West 


i . Yellow Taxi Co., 504 S. Third St. Plans Gumberts, 217 Vine St. General con- which will be ready for figures in two 
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| Residence and Garage: $35,000.00, 2 turn tubular boilers, 


Flate R. R. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 


Re ae Shoaff Bldg. Owner, Dr. M..O. Rosen- 


thal. General contractor, Lantz and 
Lantz, Ft. Wayne. Start work shortly. 
1 sty. and bas., 60x60, 
Wayne. Owner, “Irene Byron Sanitarium.” Archt., 


Owner, Nationa] Hall, are receiving bids to close "March 


Central Bldg., Ft. 29th at 7:30 p. m. 
progress, ready for Duplex: $14,000.00, 2 sty. and bas. 


mill construction, Archt., Geo. L. Ohmart Co., Utility 


steel cranes, gener- Wayne St. Plans in progress. Brick, 


steam heat. 


Archt. and contractor, Anderson and Commercial Garage and Storage: 2 “Theatre: $30,000, 2487 Broadway 
Veatch, 511 Upper 8th St., Evansville. sty. and bas., 60x150, 221 W. Main St. Owner, Broadens Theater Pigttnit 2437 


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Broadway. Excavating. Permit grant- 
-ed. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded. 

Factory Building: 2 sty. ‘& bas. 50x50. 
Owner, Van Arnam Mnfg. Co. General 
-eontract let to Fred Rump and Son, 2411 
So. Wayne. Start work shortly; a con- 
tract was awarded to the Indiana Engi- 
neering & Constr. Co., last week for the 
office bldg. 2 sty. 48x78. Excavating. 

*Masonic Temple: $100,000, Angola, 
Ind., 3 sty. and bas:, 75x120. Archt., 
Guy Mahurin, 501 Lincoln Life Bldg., Ft. 
Wayne. Owner, Angola Lodge No. 326, 
F. & A. M., Angola, Ind. ‘General con- 
tract awarded to Chas. L. Sanders and 
Son, 215 Main St., Portland, Ind., and 
Decatur, Ind., $72,249.00; heating and 
electric work to Jordan Co., Ft. Wayne, 
$12,292.00, Brick. 

' *Church: (rem. and add.) $30,000.00. 
Owner, Salem Reformed Church, Rev. 
_F, W. Knatz, pastor, 502 E. Wayne St. 
General contract let to J. F. Gumpper 
and Son, 614 Home Ave. Start work at 


Apartment: (46 apts.), $160,000.00, 3 
sty. and bas., 100x140, 5th and Filmore. 
Archt., Isadore M. Cohen, 708 Broadway. 
Owner, William H. Welter & Co., 515 
Broadway. Owner will build and award 
separate contracts. Excavating. 

Recreation Pavilion: 1 sty., 90x95, 
Archt., George W. 
Maher, 157 E. Erie St., Chicago, Ill. 
Owner, City of Gary, Board of Park 
Commrs., City Hall, Gary. Plans in 
progress. Stone, tile roof, steam heat, 


Contracts Awarded. 

*Office Building: $100,006, 3 sty., 50x 
130. Owner, National Tube Co., Frick 
Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. General con- 
tractor, Anderson Bros., 17 #.. 5th St., 
Gary, Ind. Start work sven. Brick. _ 

Garage: $40,000, “1 sty., 60x180. 
Archt., H. C. Wiley, Eas: Chicago, Ind. 
Owner, Gary Baking Co., Gary. Con- 
tractcr, Anderson Bros., 17 . 5th St., 
Gary. Excavating. Brick. ee 

Garage and Apartment: $70,000, “2 
sty., 62x128, 649 Wash. St., Owner, Sav- 


Lake Front Park. 


age Auto Supply Go., 650 .Wash., Gen-» 


eral contractor, C. V. Verplank, 553 Ver- 
mont St. Start work at once. Brick. 

“Garage, Machine Shop and Stores: 
$60,000, 2 sty., -120x100, 937 Wash. 
Archt., L. H. Warriner. Owner, Sam 
Lakin, 24 E. 11th. General contract let 
to C. V. Verplank. Brick. 

“School (Anbrodge) $40,000. General 
contract awarded to Rufus Danner, Ham- 
mond, Ind. Start work shortly. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees. Archt., Joe 
H. Wildermuth, Gary. 

Apartment: $40,000. Archt., Joe 
Wildermuth. Owner, Geo. W. Schwartz, 
749 VanBuren St. Contractor, Ander- 
son Bros., 17 E. 5th. Excavating. Brk. 

“Store and Apartments: $14,000, 2 
sty., 4481 Broadway.. Owner, Helen 
Stanton, 708 Broadway. Archt., .L. 
Harry Warriner, 675. Broadway; con- 
tractor, Ephriam Pera, 7th and Wash. 
Sts. Excavated. Brick. 

Store: $8,000, 1 sty., 1808 Broadway. 
Owner, B. Silverman, 1526 Broadway. 
Contractor, Jos. Goldman, 701 Connec- 
ticut St. Start soon. 

“Apartment  Bldg.:  — $8,000, .. 2461 
Adams St. Owner, Al Gorin, 2461 
Adams St. Owner will build by day la- 
bor. Brick. 


GREENFIELD. 


Residence and Garage: $14,000, 2 sty. 
and bas. Archt., O. P. Gordon, 412 Me- 
chanic St. Owner, Dr. Ralph A. Arnold, 
117 E. Grant St. Plans in progress. 
Ready for bids soon. Hollow tile and 
stucco. 

Commercial Garage: $15,000. Archt., 
QO» F. Gordon, 412 Mechanic St. -Owner, 
Ray Hooton, 322 S. State St. Plans in 
progress. Owner will build by day la- 
bor. Brick, steel truss roof, steel sash, 


comp. roof. 
$6,000, Greenfield. 


Residence: near 
Archt., O. P. Gordon, 412 Mechanic St. 


Owner, Clifford Smith, R. R. No. 6, 
Greenfield. Plans in progress. Bids 
soon. Frame. 

HAMMOND. 


“Theatre and Offices: $100,000, 1 and 
2 sty. and bas., 68x125, Indiana Harbor, 
Ind. Archt., Mac Turner, 627 Hohman 
St., Hammond. Owner, James Piwar- 
onas, Indiana Harbor. Archt. ready for 
bids. Brick. 

Apartment Building: $17,000, Whiting, 
Ind. Archt., Mac Turner, 627 Hohman 
St.. Hammond. Owner, Max Sudza, 
Whiting, Ind. Owner ‘will build by day 
labor. Is taking bids on sub. contracts 
and material. 

Stores (4), 1 sty., 70x80, S. Hohman 
St. Archt., Mac’Turner, Hohman St. 
Owner, Roland Piazza. Plans in prog- 
ress. ‘Brick, ordinary construction. 

*Fire Station (bungalow type). Own- 
er, City of Hammond, City Hall. Low 
bidder on general contract, Guy Young. 

Apartment Building (8 apts.): $50,- 
000.00, 3. sty. and bas., 50x100. Archt., 
L. H. Warriner, 675 Broadway. Owner, 
T. J. O’Connor, 585 Ingraham St. Plans 
in progress, ready for bids in 2 weeks. 
Brick, stone trim, tile and maple floors. 

Apartment Building (20 apts.): $75,- 
000, 3 sty. and bas., Ruth St. Archt., 
L. Harry Warriner, 675 Broadway. 
Owner, M. Nademan 
Hohman St. Plans in progress, ready 
for bids shortly. Brick. 

Apartment Building: $25,000, 3. sty., 
35x125, Hammond, West Side. Archt., 
A. C. Berry and Co., Ruff Bldg., Ham- 
mond. Owner, Floyd Harmasher, c/o 
Archt.. Archt. taking bids: Brick. 

Church: (add. and rem.), $20,000, Rus- 
sell St. Archt., K..R. Vaughn, Ham- 
mond. Owner, First Methodist Church, 
Rev. Benjamin Rist, pastor, Russel St., 
Hammond. Owner taking bids. Brick, 2 
sty., 60x80. © 
~ Apartment Bldg. (4 apts.): $16,000.00. 
Archt., Mac Turner. Owner, I. Weiner 
& Son, 548 New York St. Ready for 
bids. Brick, ordinary construction. 

Residence: $10,000. Archt., H. R. 
Vaughn. Owner, Frank Wachewicz, 155 
E. State St. Owner builds: ‘Start work 
at once. ‘ 

Cleaning Plant: $13,000, 1 sty., 27x91. 
Archt., K. R. Vaughn. Owner, Isadore 
Levin, 453 -Michigan Ave... Plans in 
progress. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 

*Stores and Offices: $25,000.. Archt., 
Mac Turner:~ Owner, Sam Lavine. - Gen- 
eral contract let to Chas. N. Scott, 525 


Lyons St. Excavating. : 
.*Store -~ Building: . $20,000. Archt., 
Mac Turner. Owner, W. D. Paxton, 603 


General contract let to 
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Chas. N. Scott, 525 Lyons St. 


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- *Store Building: $20,000. Archt., Mac 
Turner. Owner, A. Solius, 166 State St. 
Contract let to Chas. N. Scott, 525 
Lyons St. Start work soon: 

Store and Apartment: $16,000.00, 2 
sty., 26x75. Owner, Hammond Electri- 
cal Supply and Repair Co. General con- 
tract let to McClay and Brady. Brick. 

Store Building (4 stores): $35,000, 1 
sty.- and: bas.,’’ 75x95,°"West “State St. 
Owner, Weise and Meyn. General con- 
tract let to Alborn and Bates Constr. 
Co. Start work shortly. 

“Apartment (12 apts.): $55,000, 3 sty. 
Archt., J. T. Hutton & Son. Owner, J. 
H. McGuire, 911 Calumet Ave. Con- 
tractor, Frank G. Wall, 1105 Beacon St. 
Excavating. ica aes 


Duplex: $9,500.. Owner, M. D. Metz, 
Hammond Bldg. . Owner builds by day 
labor. Excavating. ; 

LAFAYETTE. 

“Warehouse and Storage: $75,000, 2 
sty. and bas., 70x110, Michigan City, 
Ind. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoff- 
man, Ross. Bldg., Lafayette. Owner, 
Haviland Transfer and Storage Co., 120 
E. Michigan St., Michigan City, Ind. 
Plans nearing completion, ready for bids 
in 10 days. Brick, reinf. conc., steel 
sash, comp. roof, steam heat, elevator. 

Commercial Garage and Salesroom: 
$90,000.00, 2. sty. and bas,, 98x125. 
Michigan City, Ind. ~Archt., Nicol, 
Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg., La- 
fayette. Owner, Prince Motor Co., 
Michigan City, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Brick, reinf.. concrete, steam heat. 

Store Building (3 stores): $20,000.00, 
1 sty. and bas., 50x70, Michigan City, 
Ind. Archt., Nicol, Scholes and Hoff- 
man, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. Owner, M. 
A. Cushman, 310 Franklin St., ready for 
bids. Brick, hot water heat, comp. roof. 

Store and Office Bldg.: $75,000.00, 2 
sty. and bas., 70x130, 7th and Main 
Sts. Archt., Nicol, Scholer ard Hoffman, 
Ross Bldg. Owner, D. L. Ross, 8th and 
Heath Sts. Plans in progress, ready for 
bids in 30 days. Brick, hollow tile, 
comp. roof. 


Grade School Bldg.: $90,000.00, 1 sty. 
and bas.. (14 class rooms and gymna- 
sium.) Archt., Riedel and Zink, 821-23 
Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Alva O. Reser, Pres.; 
Herman H. Bahls, Secy., Lafayette. 
Plans in progress. Face brick veneer 
on hollow tile, stone trim, hollow tile 
intérior walls, comp. roof, comp. floor on 
concrete, metal sash, slate blackboards, 
steel trusses, pressed steel lumber and 
metal lath for roof constr., built-in 
wardrobes, G. I. ventilators, wood and 
metal trim, heating, plumbing, sewerage, 
slate stalls, electrie wiring and fixtures. 

: Contracts Awarded. 

“Grade School (addition): “Oakland 
school.” Archt., Riedel and Zink. Own- 
er, Board of School Trustees. General 
contract let to A. E. Kemmer Constr. 


Co., $34,360.00; heating. and - ventilating 


let to Wallace Bros., $2,600.00; plumb- 
ing let to 
$1,948.00; electric wiring and fixtures 


let to Wolever Electric Co., $972.00, all 


of Lafayette. Start work at once. 

Bungalow: $5,500.00. _ Archt., Riedel 
and Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, 
George Fachinger. Contract let to 
Cecil D. Troxell; plumbing to Duncan 
& Larson. Excavating. 


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Milk Depot (add.) Archt., Riedel & 
Zink. Owner, Mennen Milk Depot. 
Inabeyance. 

Residence: Archt., Riedel & Zink. 
Owner, Earnest Schilling. Inabeyance. 


LEBANON. 


Commercial Garage: $20,000, 1. sty. 
120x170. Private plans. Owner, J. B 
Coverdale, 419 W. North St. Plans in 
progress. Owner will ask for bids soon. 
Brick, steel sash, comp. roof. 

“Drill Hall and Stables: $25,000, 1 
sty., 30x115 and 68x100. Owner, 
Thompson and New (real estate), lessee 
of bldg., Battery C., 139th Field Artil- 
lery, Capt. Virgil Eickenberg, Lebanon. 
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LOGANSPORT. 

“County Hospital: $100,000.00, 3 sty., 
and bas., 60 bed capacity. Archt., Rod- 
ney Leonard, Peoples Life Bldg., Frank- 
fort, Ind. Owner, Board of Hospital 
Trustees and Board of County Commrs., 
Logansport, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Owner will advertise for bids about May 
Ist. Brick, stone trim, reinf. cone. and 
hollow tile floor and roof constr., tile 
roof, metal skylights, fire escapes, com- 
plete hospital equipt, laundry equipt., 
elevators. 


Contracts Awarded. 


"Schools (2): $200,000.00, Logansport. 
Archt., Allen and Garriott, Logansport, 
Ind., on one, and Carl Horn, Logans- 
port, on the other. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Logansport. General 
contractor, E. A. Carson, 406% East 
Broadway, Logansport; heating let to 
Hipskind Plmg. and Htg. Co., Wabash, 
Ind.; plmg. to Whitehead and Sons Co., 
Logansport; struct. steel to Wallace 
Foundry Co., Lafayette, Ind. Start 
work at once. 


MARION, 


“Hotel (200 roms), $400,000.00. 8 
sty. and bas. Archt., H. A. Durr, 123 
W. Madison St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
Spencer Hotel Co., R. J. Spencer, Pres., 
Marion, Ind. Archt. taking bids to close 
March 24th. Brick. 

-*School (High and Grade), 1 sty. and 

bas., Upland, Ind., Jefferson School Twp., 
Grant county. Archt., Everett I. Brown, 
Studebaker Bank Bldg., Bluffton, Ind. 
Owner, Ross Troyer, Trustee, Upland 
Ind. General contract awarded to L. E. 
Wickersham, Logansport, Ind., $59,000; 
heating and-»ylumbing to Chas. Liniger, 
Hartford City, Ind., $2,000; electric 
work let to Wells Electric Co., Bluffton. 
(These contracts were awarded subject 
to the sale of school bonds, if bonds are 
sold work will be started soon.) 

“School (rem.), Matthews, Ind., Jef- 
ferson Twp., Grant county. Owner, Ross 
Troyer, trustee, Upland, Ind. Archt., 
Harry G. Bowstead, Glass Block, Mari- 
on, Ind. General contract let to Brunka 
Bros. Construction Co., Marion, Ind., 
$19,000.00. (Contract awarded subject 
to the sale of school bonds, if bonds are 
sold work will be started soon.) 


MONTICELLO. 


Offices: $8,500.00, 2 sty. and bas., 21x 


-80. Archt., Samuel Young. Owner, J. 


B. Dorsett. Plans in progress, ready 
for bids: about May Ist. Brick. 

Residence: $10,000, near Delphi, Ind. 
Archt., Samuel Young, Monticello. 
Owner, Frank Poncebaker, Yeoman, Ind. 
(Carroll County). Plans in progress. 
Brick veneer, shingle roof, private water 
system, septic tank, furnace. 

Residence: $8,000.00. Archt., Samuel 
Young. Owner, William Griffin., Plans 
in progress, ready for bids about April 
lst. Frame, furnace, asphalt shingle 
roof. 


School (add.): $20,000.00, Jefferson 
Twp., Cass county, Lake Cicott, Ind. 
Archt., Samuel Young, Monticello. 
Owner, Charles L. Bantz, Logansport, 
Ind., R. R. No. 10. Preliminary plans 
in progress. Brick. 


MUNCIE. 

Scicnce Hall (North Wing): $60,000. 
“Indiana State Normal.” Arczht., Kibele 
and Garrard, 335 Johnson Bldg. Own- 
er, Board of Trustees of the Indiana 
State Normal School, Helen C. Ben- 
bridge, Secy., Muncie. Owner receiving 
bids to close April 9th at 8:00 p. m. at 
the office of the Eastern Division, Indi- 
ana State Normal School, Muncie, Ind. 
(See legal advertising in this issue.) 


RICHMOND. 
“Ceal Bin and Boiler Room, $2,509 
Htg. and Vtg. system, $6,000 (1 bldg.) 
and Htg. and Vtg. for another bldg., 
$8,800.00, Franklin Twp., Wayne County, 
Ind. Archt., Werking and Son, Palladi- 
um Bldg., Richmond. Owner, Osro 
Blose, Trustez, Richmond, Ind., Rural 
Route. Owner receiving bids to close 
April 5th at 2:00 p. m. 
Residence and Garage: $15,000.00. 


Archt., Werkirng and Son, Palladium . 


Bldg. Owner, Dr. F. E. Hagie, 1016 
Main St. Archt. taking bids. Frame. 

Power Plant: 1 sty., 39x69, $15,000. 
Owner, City of Richmond, Board of Pub- 
lic Works, City Hall; engineer, D. B. 
Davis, City Hall. Plans in progress. 
Brick, adv. for bids soon. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Residence and Garage: $10,000.00. 
Archt., Werking and Son, Palladium 
Bldg. Owner, Clarence Brown, Colonial 
Bldg. General contract let to Vincent 
Juerling, Frame. 

Residence and Garage: $10,000.00. 


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Archt., Werking and Son, Palladium Vice-pres., 801 So. Michigan Ave.; Will be used for 7th and 8th grade nigh 
Bldg. Owner, C. C. Schaefer, 1233 Main Dick Johnson, Pres., 814 South Michi- school. : 
St. General contractor, William Hen- gan Ave., South Bend. General contract City Hall: (interior rem.). Owner, 


dricks, 235 S. 11th St. let to Strandberg Bros., 6€8 So. Dear- Board of Public Works, C. L. Tucker, 

“Garage and Salesroom: $50,000, 2 born St., Chicago, Ill. Brick, stone clerk, is taking bids to close March 27th 
sty., 60x100, Brookville, Ind. Archt., front. at 2:00 p. m. on plumbing and electric 
John W. Mueller & Co., Palladium Bldg., *Stores and _ Apartmtenins.« 319.000. WORE A fe Dae Oe 


Richmond. Owner, Brookville Motors ,.. : 

: y : Frivate plans. Owner, Seifert Bros., 
Co, Reidman Bros. Brookville, Ind. 1395" Washington St. Contract let to MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 
Owner will build by day labor, taking Jos. H. Brink. 602 -S. Third Si. Brick 
bids on material. Brick, reinf. conc. yee ’ Z A : 
freight elev. fire doors, steel sash, floor 
and roof tile, copper set front. 


Cynthiana: Church (fire rebuild) and 
parsonage, $15,000.00. Private plans. 
VINCENNES. Owner, Methodist Church, Cynthiana, 

Ind. Plans in progress, ready for bids 
eee ee “Consolidated School: $55,000.00, 1 paced Rn Goede. “cena 

“Church: $150,000.00, Huron and Olive ye ane Rees eet oS ape ata Auditor, is taking bids to close April 2d 
Sts., South Bend., Ind. Archt., Worth- ong ir pad Citizen se eee Bld ° Vin at 1:00 p. m., on 34,154 feet of concrete 
man and Steinbach, 155 N. Clark St, cannes. Owner Lenter i Tenstes road 18 feet wide. 

Chicago, Ill. Owner, St. Adalberts Pol- We shinoton Ind. Owner receiving bide <> Khart: Packing - plant, $50,000, 
ish Catholic Parish, Rev. John W. Osa- ,° Moke Match 2A at 1 pv. m. Brick» Con. Yellow Creek. Private plans. Owner, 
dink, 2420 Huron St., South Bend, Ind. crete Slate and com pts steam heat, The Elichart Packing Co., Inc., C, H. Kol- 

Garage: $35,000.00, 1 sty., 66x52. fire esca e riveteceatee: suppl and lar, Pres.; H. A. Compton, V.-P.; H. R. 
Archt., Willard Murdock Elwood, 215 N. (oc ace tianlee Will Pen idee Maxwell, Treas.; H. W. Ecker, Secy., 
Scott St. Owner, F. L. Mendez and ae bedt weibontas peta udi Elkhart, Ind. Preliminary plans in prog- 
Co.;'217 E. Jefferson St. Plans in prog- i aa oh reel end Avactie ress. Will start work about May Ist. 
. ress. Brick, reinforced concrete, steel aieiin: denis wihais g £UC Concrete and concrete block. 

Hi 1 sash, comp. roof. < ; WSs ge. Jasper: Light and Water Plant (Im- 
ii ih Residence and Garage: $14,000.00. Township High School: $52,000.00, 1 provements), $30,761.00. Engineer, Jas. 
| Archt., Willard Murdock Elwood, 215 N. sty. and bas., 116x71, Wheatland, Ind. R. Lowe, 111 N. 3rd St., Louisville, Ky. 

Scott St. Owner, W. J. Mailhoit, 1135 Steen Township, Knox county. Archt., Owner, City of Jasper, A. P. Dudine, 

Woodward Ave. Plans in progress. Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens Trust City Clerk, Jasper. Owner taking bids 

| - Brick veneer. Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, John R. Bate- to close March 21st at 7:30 p. m. (Note 

4 Garage: $6,000.00. Archt., Willard man, trustee, Wheatland, Ind. Plans in extension of closing date.) Steam 
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| | in progress. Brick. sash, struct. steel, septie tank, ‘private steam header - and connecting pipes, 

i Contracts Awarded. water system. Will contain assembly brick stack and addition to present 
Bank Building: $100,000, 1 sty. and room, stage, library, recitation rooms, bldg. 
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Hh | i | Bank (just organized), L..C. Kreidler, tic science depts., gymnasium, gallery. sty., 46x70, Jasonville, Ind. Archt., John 
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T. Fritz, Linton, Ind. 
Baptist Church, Rev. Otha Alsman, 
pastor, Jasonville, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick, stone trim, comp. roof, 
warm air furnace. Owner will build by 
day labor, Mr. L. M. Howard, Jasonville, 
Ind., will superintend construction. 

“Middlebury: Gymnasium, $10,000, 1 
sty., 60x80. Archt., R. L. Simmons, Elk- 
hart, Ind. ‘ Owner, Board of Education, 
Middlebury. Low bidder on general 
contract, Fred Hershberg, Middlebury; 
low on wiring, Miller Electric Co., Go- 
shen. Will award contracts shortly. 
Concrete block. 


Peru: Club House (rem.), Eagles 
Home Aerie No, 258. Bids are being re- 
ceived at office of P. H. Martin, close 
April 9 at 10:00 a. m. (See legal ad- 


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-vertising in ‘this issue.) 


“Speeds: Bungalows, (25), $4,000.00 
each. Owner, Louisville Cement Co., 
Louisville, Ky. Archt., Nevin, Wisch- 
meyer & Logan, 1317 Starks Bldg., 
Louisville. Archt. taking bids. Stucco 


on metal lath, 


Contracts Awarded. 

“Printing Plant and Office: $30,000, 1 
sty., 80x105, and 2 sty., 22x80. Owner, 
Indiana Printing Co., 1191%6 So. Wash- 
ington St., Crawfordsville. Archt., The 
Austin Co., 208 So, LaSalle St., Chicago, 
Ill. Brick, steel sash, tin clad fire doors, 
marquise, comp. roof. Plans in prog- 
ress. Owner will probably award. con- 
tract to the Austin Co. : 

Huntington: Factory (addition), 1 
sty., 100x240. Private plans. Owner, 
Orton and Steinbrenner Co. (machinery 
mfrs.) ‘General contract let to H. W. 
Elser, Huntington, Ind. Start work next 
week, Brick and steel. 


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CLUB HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Bids will be received at the office of 
- H. Martin in the city of Peru, Ind,, 
at_the hour of 10 a. m. on the 9th day 
of April, 1923, for the erection, remodel- 
Ing and completion of the new Eagles 
ome, Aerie No, 58, of Peru. Plans and 
Specifications an file at the above named 
office can be had on and after March 19, 


1923. Contract will be let to successful 
bidder on or before thirty days from 
above date. All bidders will be required 
to deposit a certified check payable to 
the Chairman of Board of Trustees in 
the amount of $25 for the safe return of 
said plans and specifications. The right 
is reserved by said trustee to accept or 
reject any or all bids. 
‘March 17 and 24, 1923. 


SCIENCE HALL 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS. 


Bids will be received by the Board of 
Trustees of the Indiana State Normal 
School at 8:00 p. m., April 9, 1923 °° at 
the office of The Eastern Division, Indi- 
ana State Normal School, Muncie, Ind., 
for the erection and completion of the 
North Wing of the Science Hall at the 
Eastern Division, Indiana State Normal 
School, Muncie, Ind. Bids must be made 
on Form 96 prescribed by the State 
Board of Accounts and must be accom- 
panied by certified check equal to 5% 
of the amount of the bid. Bids must be 
made in accordance with provisions of 
specifications prepared by Kibele and 
Garrard, architects, Muncie, Ind. Copies 
of plans and specifications may be found 
at the office of the Dean of the Faculty 
of the Eastern Division, Indiana State 
Normal School, Muncie, Indiana; at the 
office of Kibele and Garrard, Architects, 
335 The Johnson Building, Muncie, Ind., 
and at the office of the Registrar of the 
Indiana State Normal School, Terre 
Haute, Ind. The total estimated cost of 
the North Wing is $60,000.00. 


BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE IN- 
DIANA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, 
Helen C. Benbridge, Sec. 
March 17-24-31, 1923. 
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


The undersigned Board of School _Trustees of 
the School City of Connersville, Indiana, hereby 
gives notice that on Tuesday, April 3, 1923, until 


.9:00 o’clock A. M., at the office of the Superin- 


tendent of City Schools in the High School Build- 
ing in the City of Connersville, Indiana, they will 
receive sealed bids and proposals for the erection 
and completion of a new High School Building, 
and at the same time and place, will also re- 
ceive sealed bids and proposals for the installa- 
tion of the Heating and Ventilating, and the 
‘Plumbing and Sewering in said Building, all in 
accordance with the plans and specifications here- 
tofore adopted and. approved by said Board and 
which are now on file in the office of the Superin- 
tendent of City Schools in the City of Conners- 
ville; Indiana. : é ; 

The estimated cost of the proposed building is 
Two Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($280,- 
000.00). : 

All bids must be in writing, on forms provided 
therefor, delivered, signed and sealed, and in 
every respect must conform to the laws of the 


State of Indiana. 


Each bid for the General Construction shall be 
accompanied by certified check for Three Thou- 
sand Dollars ($3,000.00); each bid for the Heat- 
ing and Ventilating shall be accompanied by a 
certified check for One Thousand Dollars ($1,- 
000.00); and each bid for the Plumbing and 
Sewering shall be accompanied by a certified 
check for Seven Hundred Fitty Dollars ($750.00). 


‘These checks must be made payable to the Board 


‘School Trustees of the School City of Con- 
Be ia Indiana, and will be held by them as a 
guaranty of good faith that said bidder or bid- 
ders will enter into a contract and execute a 
bond for the full amount of his bid, approved 
by said Board of School Trustees for the due 
performance thereof, if his or their bid or -bids 
are accepted. The checks of those bidders who 
fail to be awarded a contract will be returned 
to them when. the contracts have -been awarded. 
Should the successful bidder or bidders fail to 
enter into such contract and execute such bond, 


then, he or they shall forfeit the amount of said 
certified check as liquidated damages for such 
failure, for the use and benefit of. the proper 
fund of the School City of Connersville, Indiana. 

Copies of said plans and specifications are on 
file in the office of The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
Architects, 1050 North Delaware Street, Indiana- 
polis, Indiana. 

Copies. of said plans and specifications may be 
obtained from the office of the Architects, upon 
the deposit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each set. 
Said deposit will be returned to the bidders upon 
the safe return of said plans and specifications 
Sg before the day and hour set for receiving 

ids, 

The right is expressly reserved to reject any or 
all bids and to use sufficient time to investigate 
the “bids and qualifications of the bidders. 

EDWARD. V. HAWKINS, 
JOHN E. .PAGE, 
FRED C. NEAL, 
Board of ‘School Trustees of the School 
City of Connersville, Indiana. 
March 17th to 24th, 1923. 


SHOP BUILDINGS 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Separate sealed bids will. be’ received by the 
Board of School Commissioners of the City of 
Indianapolis, at the offices of the Board, 150 North 
Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, until 8 
o’clock p. m., Tuesday, March 27, 1923, and then 
opened, for the following: 


1. General contract on two buildings to be 
known as “No. 1 Shop Building, No. 2 Garage 
and Shops,” to be located at the southwest cor- 
ner of Yandes and Sixteenth Streets, in the city 
of Indianapolis, in accordance with the plans 
and specifications on file in the office of Donald 
Graham,. Architect, 1128 Hume Mansur Building, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 

2. Installation of One Electric Freight Elevator 
in said buildings, according to plans and specifi- 
cations prepared by Donald Graham, Architect, 

3. Heating, Plumbing, Sewering and Water 
Supply; and Electrical Wiring and Fixtures, for 
said shop buildings, according to plans and speci- 
fications prepared by Snider & Rotz, Engineers, 
and” on’ file in their office, 703 Merchants Bank 
Building, Indianapolis, ,Indiana. 

Each proposal shall be in a sealed envelope, 
with writing thereon plainly indicating the char- 


‘ acter of the work to which proposal relates, as, 


for example, “Bid for General Contract, Shop 
Buildings.’ 

The estimated cost of this building, ineluding 
general contract, “contracts for erectric freight 
elevator, heating, plumbing, sewering, ventilating 
and electric wiring, and all fees of architects and 
engineers, is $86,000.00. All work must be com- 
pleted within four month from the date of the 
signing of contract. 


Pians and specifications for all of the above 
work are also on filé at the office of the Business 
Director, 150 North Meridian Street, and at the 
offices of the Indiana State Board of Accounts. 

All the bids must be made on blanks prepared 
by the Board, which blanks will be supplied by 
the architects, engineers or business director, 


upon application. These proposals must be ac- . 


companied ‘by a check for 3 per cent of the maxi- 
mum bid. The checks must be drawn payable to 
the order of the Board of School Commissioners 
of the City of Indianapolis, and must be certified 
good by a responsible bank or trust company of 
Indianapolis. 

In case a bidder, whose bid shall be acepeted, 
shall not, within five days after notice of such 
acceptance, perform his bid by entering into a 
written contract with the Board, in the form 
made part of the specifications, to execute the 
work and construct and complete the building 
and within that time secure the performance of 
his building contract by a bond, in the form made 
part of the specifications, with surety or sureties 
to the approval of the Board, his certified check 
and the proceeds thereof shall be and remain the 
absolute property of the Board as liquidated dam. 
ages for such failure, it being impossible to esti- 
mate the_amount of damages such failure. would 
oecasion to the Board, 

\The contractor will be required to execute and 
give bond, forms of which contract and bond are 
made a part of the specifications. Each contrac. 
tor receiving copies of the plans and specifications 
will be required to deposit, as security for their 
return in: good order, the sum of $10.00. The 
right is reserved by the Board to reject any or 
all. bids, and to refrain from accepting ‘or re- 
jecting bids not more ‘than seven (7)- days. ~ 

WALTER J. TWINAME,~ 
Brie Business Director. 
' Indianapolis, Indiana, February 28, 1928. 

Mar. 3-10-17, 1923 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


GUY MAHURIN, President 
WILSON B. PARKER, list Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


“Your Individual Prestige Can Never Be Greater Than 


STATE BUILDING CODE LAW 
DRAWS ATTENTION OF I. S. 
OF A. DIRECTORS. 


Chairman Cannon Reviews Legislative 
Activities for New Law. 


Evidently less frequent meetings of 
the Board of Directors of the Indiana 
Society of Architects entailing less de- 
mand upon the valuable time of the 
board members is going to work out well 
with the result that just as much busi- 
ness will be transacted through the bi- 
monthly plan as was accomplished when 
meetings were held each month. It was 
no easy matter for the directors to drop 
their business and sacrifice time to rush 
in to meetings every month. Then, too, 
the expense was quite an item for the 
Society. ‘ 

Under the new plan a meeting was 
held Saturday, March 10, at the Lincoln 
Hotel, these directors attending: _ Guy 
Mahurin, Ft. Wayne; A. F, Wickes, 
Gary; G. W. Allen, Laporte; W. D. Mil- 
ler, Terre Haute; Charles Brossman, 
Wilson B. Parker and Merritt Harrison, 
also Fermor “S. Cannon, Chmn. of the 
Building Code Committee, all of Indian- 
apolis. 

Attention of the directors was direct- 
ed chiefly to the new State Building 
Code law just passed by the legislature, 
Fermor S. Cannon making a complete 
report of all action that resulted in the 
passage of the new legislation. In con- 
clusion, Mr. Cannon said that, while it 
Is generally conceded that the new law is 
the most constructive ever advanced by 
the building industry of Indiana, it was 
only through the complete co-operation 
exerted by the Indiana Society of Archi- 
tects, the Engineers Association, the 
Associated Building Contractors of In- 
diana and the State Building Trades 
Council that made it possible to secure 

@ passage of the new law. ; 

directors passed a resolution of 
appreciation and thanks for the efforts 
put forth by Architects Cannon, Bacon 
and Honeywell who composed the com- 


mittee that represented the I. S. of A. 

Secretary Harrison read a letter from 
K. C. Kemper, Executive Secretary of 
the A. I. A., in which an invitation was 
extended to the Society to send repre- 
sentatives to the Fifty-Sixth Annual 
Convention of the A. I. A., at Washing- 
ton, D. C., May 16, 17 and 18. 

It was moved and carried that the I. 
S. of A. co-operate with the Indianapolis 
Real Estate Board and hold the annual 
June meeting on such a date as to con- 
form with the Architectural Exhibit of 
the Chicago Tribune Competition, which 
is to be held in Indianapolis some time 
that month. ; : 

New members taken into the Society 
Saturday were: Wayne Bell, Ft. 
Wayne; George V. Bedell, Indianapolis, 
and F. H. Ahlgrin, Michigan City. 

-Before’ adjournment the directors 
voted to hold their next meeting in 
Evansville in May, an invitation having 
been extended by the architects of that 
city. 


RECORD SELDOM EQUALED 


Architectural Firm at Indianapolis 
Through Three Generations Performs 
Seventy Years of Continuous 
Service 


The passing of the present week 
marked an interesting event in the In- 
diana architectural field in ‘that it 
rounded out the seventieth year of con- 


tinuous service by one family in that 
field. Reference is made to the architec- 


tural firm of D. A. Bohlen & Son, Indi- 
anapolis, started away back in March, 
1853, by D. A. Bohlen, who located in 


Indianapolis after a short stay in Cin- I 


cinnati, following his immigration from 
Germany. He carried on the practice 
alone until 1885 when he admitted to 
partnership his son Oscar, now head of 
the firm. Associated with Mr. Bohlen is 
his son August, who entered the busi- 
ness upon his graduation from Cornell 
University in 1909. Mr. D, A. Bohlen, 
the originator of the firm, died in 1890, 


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the Prestige of the Profession to Which You Belong” 


and his son and grandson have continued 
his work establishing the name of Bohlen 
high in architectural circles, Mr. Oscar 
Bohlen is a member of the American In- 
stitute of Architects and both he and his 
son are members of the Indiana Society 
of Architects. 

Monday, March 12, the firm represent- 
ing three generations of the Bohlen fam- 
ily celebrated the seventieth anniyersary 
of its organization in Indianapolis. Dur- 
ing that period ‘this family has contrib- 
uted much to the architectural] growth 
and beauty not only of Indianapolis but 
of various localities about the State. 


Virtually all of the buildings for the - 


Sisters of Providence, St; Mary-of-the- 
Woods, at Terre Haute, were erected by 
the Bohlen firm and a new dormitory, 
chapel and Swimming pool are now being 
built there by. the Bohlens. From the 
time of the elder Bohlen down to August 


the firm has done work for St. Mary-of- 


the-Woods. 


Other notable buildings planned by the 
Bohlens include Tomlinson hall, Murat 
temple, Roberts Park Methodist Church, 
Aetna building, St. John’s cathedral, old 
Indiana National bank, where the Wool- 
worth store building stands; -Pennway 
building, English hotel, Johnson building, 
Meridian Street Methodist Church, St. 
Vincent’s Hospital, Little Sisters of the 
Poor school, shop unit, Arsenal Technical 
high school, St. ‘Agnes academy, “St. 
Joan of Arc school, Indianapolis fire 
headquarters building, Bartholomew 
county hospital, Decature county hospi- 
tal, First National bank, Lebanon, Ind.; 
ndiana National bank, and the Farmers 
Trust Company building. 

_ At the present time the Bohlen firm 
is taking care of ithe architectural sery-' 
ices involved in the erection of a $2,000,- 
000 project for the School of the Immac- 
ulate Heart of Mary at Detroit, Mich. 
This work consists of a dormitory, a lib- 


eral arts building, a chapel, a power 
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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo, Li Millepos tea es President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


STATE PLUMBERS VISIT 
“THE POCKET” 


Gathered for State Convention 


Evansville the past week played host 
to the Sanitary Engineers of the State, 
the occasion being the twenty-sixth an- 
nual convention’ of the state body which 
convened Monday at the McCurdy Hotel 
and extended over a period of three days. 
In attendance at the gathering were sev- 
eral hundred plumbers from all over In- 
diana, their wives, and many representa- 
tives of plumbing supply firms. . 

Among subjects discussed were the 
following: How to conduct a‘loca! or- 
ganization, trade schools. and appren- 
tices, business location, show windows as 
silent salesmen, arrangemei:; of show 
rooms, arrangement of shop, advertis- 


ing, mail order competition, accounting, 


inventory, had accounts, charge system 
and record keeping. 

Unique in its make-up, the Indiana So- 
ciety of Sanitary Engineers has a Ladies 
Auxiliary, the membership of whichis 
composed of the wives of the members 


of the society, and the women hold regu-.. 


lar annual sessions, too, in conjunction 
with the big convention. ¢ 

As features to the meeting there were 
auto trips.about the city, a theater party 
and a banquet and dance. 

The annual election of officers: for the 
ensuing year resulted in the re-elettion 
of J. A. Gallivan, Muncie, for president 
and the naming of these new men: A. C. 
Fandberg, Lafayette, vice-president;. J. 
A. Lamure, Ikammond, secretary-treasur- 
er; O. H. Hoff, Brazil, sergeant at arms; 
Harry Newntimy, Evansville, and J. M. 
Freitag, Terre “Haute, directors. 

As for the next convention the matter 
of site was left to the board of directors. 


MORE CAUSE FOR OPTIMISM 


Evansville Business Stepping Right 


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Local cleaving + house totals for the 
Week ending: March 10 showed an in- 
Crease of $1,016,328.66 over the corre- 


Building 


sponding week last year. The totals this 
year were $4,985,233.37. For the same 
period last year they were $3,968,304.73. 


TEAMSTERS RAISE PRICES 


New Charge to Take Effect on and After 
April 1 


Giving the advance in the upkeep of 
teams as a reason, Evansville teamsters 
engaged in excavating work have an- 
nounced that after April 1 their prices 
will be $8 per day_of nine hours. This 
is a slight advance over the former 
prices charged. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


The Scarborough-Davies Co., general 
contractors, started work recently on the 
new $50,000 garage for the Franklin 
Corporation. 


The contract for the construction of a 
handsome new home on Riverside ave- 
nue for William Ingle has just been 
awarded to Anderson & Veatch. The 
house will be of stucco exterior and is 
estimated to cost $30,000. 


FT. WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Mas lamscher. a5 oe President 


Usyy) os EN CS ahd ae Eg aie Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


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INCREASED BUILDING TREND 
SHOWN 


Total Comparisons for  Feb- 
_ ruary Prove Interesting 


. Figures-they say don’t lie. That being 
the case a reference to the official build- 
ing returnssfor Fort Wayne for the 
month of February for the past five 
years not only shows that the building 
construction tide has been on the rise as 
the years rolled on, but impresses by its 
surging that it is billowing in at an ever 
gaining momentum. ote 

In February, 1919, things were at a 
low stage, only $32,810 being involved in 
new construction operations that month. 
The following corresponding period 
building construction showed a 231.8 per 
cent increase. In February, 1921 there 
was a gain of 535.7 per cent over Feb- 
ruary, 1919, and 92 per cent over Feb- 
ruary, 1920. The next year the same 
month showed a 480 per cent gain over 
February, 1919, but an 8.4 per cent loss 
from the figures of 1921. This year 


building construction work for which 
permits were granted in February leaped 
away out in front with an 1,181.1 per 
cent gain over February, 1919, and an in- 
crease of 120 per cent over the same 
month the year previous. 


To gain some idea of the increase in 
the volume of local building construction 
work for which permits were ‘granted 
last month.one has but to compare the 
February, 1923, figures with the total 
figures returned by the corresponding 
months from 1919 -to 1922 inclusive. 
Such comparison shows that the Feb- 
ruary, 1923, volume lacked by 22.3 per 
cent of equaling the combined total of 
the other four Februaries, 

The February building totals for the 
past five years in Fort Wayne are: 


Year Per. | Est. Val. 
LOUD iy exe tae de | es BS 23 $ 32,810 
UO ZO Sore tees aera ae ee 20 108,630 
DOD tive a5 race ones Body Sab wn, HE 57 208,600 
DD em TUN es art anita ake 47. 191,035 
13: 1: pai Bea a ae 61 420,330 


DEMAND HEAVY 


Need for Common Labor Grows 


Brisk activity in building operations 
despite the earliness of the season has 
begun to make itself felt in Fort Wayne, 
where there has been created a heavy de- 
mand for common laborers, the contrac- 
tors and builders being badly in need of 
same. 


The free employment bureau has been 
of considerable. aid in the matter of as- 


sisting the builders, having been able to: 


place 125 common laborers during the 
week. 


ALL BUSINESS THRIVING 


Banking Circles in Fort Wayne Steadily’ 


Busy 

While building is. showing a healthy 
tone it is not alone, for the general busi- 
ness trend in Fort Wayne is equally 
good. Activity in banking circles, in- 
dicative of business growth and a 
healthy growth, continues steady. 

The local bank clearings for last week 
showed a good volume of ‘business going 
on daily, according to: the daily report, 
which-is as follows: mF : 
Monday) +1... e___$ 464,628.95 


PUCSUsy oi aN 409,129.27 
Weanesday (50-97 sade. 424,419.96 
aT nursday ss yee he 506,485.82 
BYIGAY: 5.2 ge een SS 325,248.02 
Saturday oo 0D) Seg Dee 258,105.83 

Ota Se See eh eet $2,388,012.74 
BOlANCe ful Jo et Se ee om $ 225,737.36 
Last week co Ae iE pets 2,713,743.55 
Week last year iui .<ees su. 1,842,483.60 


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WM. P. ‘JUNGCLAUS CO. 
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GENERAL CHEMICAL CO. 

“Hard-N-Tyte”’ for Better Concrete Floors. 
RANSOME CONCRETE MACHINERY. 

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INDIANAPOLIS 


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Double and Single Cage Material Elevator Platform i 

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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


Fr. W. dungclauseso 222. President 
Orbs Pisrton cutscenes ae Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets. second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet. every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 
Plasterer Contractors 

Wednesday noon. . 
Mason Contractors Association meets 


meet every 


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General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


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PLANS ON FILE. 
School, . $85,000.00, Terre 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and 
Owner, St. Pat- 
rick’s Congregation, Terre Haute. 

None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder this week. 


Parochial 
Haute, Ind. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 
TURNING A RUMOR INSIDE OUT. 


Cause for Uneasiness Shown Through 
Co-operation to Be Groundless. 


Rumors now and then, a good deal as 
a comedian once described a_ cyclone, 
starting nowhere, going nowhere in par- 
ticular and in a heck of a hurry to get 
there can stir things up pretty well and 
cause quite a lot of confusion unless run 
down and discredited by fact. 

The word got around Indianapolis 
that the Kresge Co., Detroit, intended 
to ignore Indianapolis contractors in 
awarding contracts for its new building 
at Washington and Pennsylvania Sts. 
The matter was taken up with the Cham- 
ber of Commerce and Secy. Reynolds got 
in touch with the Building Contractors 
Association, expressing the desire of the 
Chamber to co-operate to see that In- 
dianapolis men and organizations should 
have every opportunity to sell their 
wares and services to those doing busi- 
ness, 

Mr. Reynolds also wrote the Kresge 
Co. to inquire of its attitude toward the 
award of contracts. In reply he re- 
ceived the information that it was not 
the intention of the company to let the 
eontract to a contractor outside of In- 
dianapolis without giving the local men 
a chance to figure. At that time it was 
stated that arrangements were being 


made to submit plans to as many In- 


dianapolis builders as might care to fig- 
ure on the work. : 

Substantiating its declared stand in 
the matter the company did submit plans 
to local contractors, opened an_ Indian- 
apolis office, and placed a building con- 
struction superintendent there to con- 
sult with the contractors. 

The final result was that the general 
co-operation employed killed the isturb- 
ing rumor, created satisfaction and in 
the end developed to the point where, 
the past week, the general contract was 


with the 


awarded to the Wm. P. Jungclaus Co. of 
Indianapolis. The only reservation made 
by the owner was that he himself pur- 
chased some of the materials, such as 
cement, reinforcing steel and metal 
lath. Even the reinforcing steel was 
sold by an Indianapolis firm, Hugh J. 
Baker & Company. 

Thus it was that organization and co- 
operation got down to the real truth, 
cleaned up what appeared to be an un- 
favorable situation and satisfied all con- 
cerned. 


CARPENTERS’ SCALE DECISION 
REACHED IN INDIANAPOLIS. 


Craft and Employers Sign Up Working 
Agreements, 


Good news emanates from Indianapo- 
lis this week glowing like nature 
awakening sunshine in the spring, nor, 
is it unlike sunshine at this season of 
the year when the drao, dark clouds of 
uncertain labor wage scale adjustments 
squalls hover about the horizon of the 
new building season. 

Profiting by past years of bitter ex- 
perience, when weeks and months were 
consumed in wage settlement altera- 
tions, the members of the Building Con- 
tractors Association got down to busi- 
ness early this year and though the pre- 
vious wage scale does not expire until 
April 1, a satisfactory scale of 92% 
cents per hour has been decided upon 
Carpenters Union and _ the 
working agreement, with very minor 
modifications, has been signed. 

In the handling of this matter the 
carpenters’ representatives displayed a 
most commendable and sensible atti- 
tude and, evidently imbued with the idea 
of encouraging building construction 
operations as far as it was within their 
power, did not ask for increase in their 
craft scale, instead, all they asked was 
that the 1922 scale be maintained. This 
attitude was most fair and is deserv- 
ing of commendation. When one con- 
siders the numerical strength of the 
carpentering craft and its influence on 
the industry this early settlement of the 
carpenters’ wage scale should have a far 
reaching effect in keeping building con- 
struction operations moving right along. 


THERE’S A REASON. 


Contractors’ Headquarters a Busy Place 
These Days. 


The approach of spring always 
brings with it the annual wage seale ad- 
justment with its attendant hustle and 
bustle around the Building Contractors 
Association headquarters and right now 
things are buzzing at that locality. 

Each hour, almost, each day is marked 

by the arrival and departure of craft 
representatives and contractor empioy- 
ers as they gather for committee ieet- 
ings for wage negotiations, and then de- 
art. 
Except for the carpenters, no definite 
conclusions have been reached, but so 
far there has been no serious break be- 
tween the employers and employes, in 
fact, negotiations are zoing on, to all 
intents and purposes, smoother than in 
years past. There are many who an- 
ticfpate that by April 1st and May Ist, 
when various agreements expire prac- 
tically all new wage scales and agree- 
ments will have been decided upoh if 
not actually signed up. 


BUILDING PERMITS. 
($5,000 and Over) 
(Week of March 8th to March 15th) 


Residences (4) $6,500 each, 5145 E. 
Mich. and 325-33-35 Poplar Road. Own- 
er, J. T. Smith and Son, at site, 1 sty., 
24x45 each. Excavating. 


“Factory: $25,000. Owner, Geo. J. 
Mayer & Co., South Meridian. Con- 
tractor, John A. Schumacher & Co. 

Residence: $11,500, 4304 Central. 
Owner, Hattie M. Norton, 11 N. Meri- 
dian. Contract let to M. M. Andrews, 
4715 Park Ave. Excavating, frame and 
stucco. 

Residence: $9,500, 3954 Rookwood. 


Owner, Fred L. Smart, 311 W. 39th St. 
Contract let to Mark Clift, 4125 Byram 
Ave. Stucco. Start work at once. 


Residence (double) and Garage: 2 
sty., 32x50, $9,000, 3323-25 College. 
Owner, M. S. Myers, 2306 Brookside. 
Owner builds. Frame. Excavating. 


Residence (double) $8,400, 2 sty., 30x 
47, 326-28 N. Jefferson. Owner, Fred 
C. Bonnett, 162 N. Illinois. Contract 
let to Moslander & Son, Indianapolis 
Securities Bldg. Start work at once. 
Frame. 

Residence: $8,000, 2 sty., 24x38, and 
garage, 4617 Park, Owner and builder, 
L. C. Huey Bldg. Co., American Central 
Life Bldg. Excavating. Frame. 

Residence (double) and Garage: $8,- 
000, 5148-50 E. Wash. Owner, Realty 
Finance and Bldg. Co., 402 National 
City Bank Bldg. Frame. Excavating. 


Residence: $7,000, 483 W. 44th. Own- 
er and builder, Maryland Realty Co., at 
site. Frame. 

Residence: $7,500, 811 N. DeQuincy. 
Owner, Fred S. Saunders, 811 N. Dear- 
born St. Frame. : 

Residence: $7,500, 2 sty., 28x38, 4715 
Broadway. Owner, Fred W. Jenkins, 
4221 Central Ave. Owner builds. Frame. 
Excavating. 

Residence: $7,300, 241 Buckingham 
Drive. Owner, Kenneth P. Fry, 3544 
Carrollton. Contract let to M. M. An- 
drews, 4715 Park Ave. Excavating. 

Residence: $6,000, 416-18 E. Sanders 
St. Owner, C. G. Sander, 421 Sanders 
St. Contract let to Theo. Sander, 401 
Orange St. Excavating. Frame. 

Residence: $7,000, 250-52 N. LaSalle. 
Owner, Jos. Hochadel, 3223 N. New Jer- 
sey St. Contract let to T. L. Tharp, 412 
N. Dearborn. Excavating. | 3 

Apartment Bldg. (4 apts.), $7,000, 
2731 Kenwood. Owner, N. L. Searcy, 
124 E. Market St. Excavating. Day 
work. 

Residence: $6,000, 5141 E. Mich. 
Owner, J. T. Smith and Son, at site. 

Residence: $5,000, 5017 Broadway. 
Owner, Walter C. Kelly Co., 3936 Cor- 
nelius. Day work. Excavating. 

Residence: $5,500, 606 W. 28th. Own- 
er, W. C. Kent, 557 W. 28th. Day work. 

Residence: $5,500, 5006 College. Own- 
er, William Ruthhart, 2616 N. New 
-Jersey. 

Residence: $6,000, 480-32 Euclid. Own- 
er, D. F. Cowell, 217 N. Tacoma. 

Residences (2) $5,000 each, 236 W. 
35th and 3512 N. Illinois. Owner, Clark 
Bremerman, 501 W. 32nd St. 

Residence: $5,000, 956 Harvey. Own- 
er, I. F. Larkin, 125 E. Ohio St. Con- 
tract let to Harry C. Sohn, 1218 S. Sen- 
ate Ave. ; 


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It will pay you to inquire of its rates and service. 
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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


Afr Wesley Reed rR eee President 
Toy RAG. 2 Sine eee as ce Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
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MEETING NIGHTS 


General meeting every third Tuesday evening. 

General contractors meet second and fourth 
Monday evening. 

Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


THINK WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF IT 
MET OFTENER. 


It Could Be Worse. 


Thank goodness that’s over! Refer- 
ence is made to the fact that another 
session of the State Legislature hak 
come and gone, 

Sometimes one is inclined to wonder 
if the state wouldn’t be better off if the 
Legislature only met every four years 
instead of two. It is true that this body 


is a necessary part of our government’ 


and one that could not be dispensed 
with, and yet such frequent sessions as 
are customary now bring into existence 
new laws, or effect so many changes and 
modifications in the current statutes as 
to cause a condition that creates more 
or less confusion. Citizens no more get 
accustomed to operating under a certain 
set of laws than along comes ‘the Legis- 
lature with a new set of statutes that 
seek to regulate most everything from 
the jump of a grasshopper clear on 
through to the golar system. Then, too, 
there is always the statesman with an 
improved taxation syscem hobby who 
yelps about a reduction of taxes and 
then proceeds to hang it on. Possibly, 
one of these days some of these pseudo 
expert economic geniuses will arise in 
our legislative halls and put across such 
stuff as will compel all citizens to wear 
meters to charge off the air they 
breathe, 

Taxes in Indiana now have reached 
such a high level that in- the Calumet 
District men are disposing of their 
property and are buying or building 
across the line in Illinois, where taxes 
are about two-thirds less. 

Nor is that all. The most recent ses- 
sion of the Legislature has reached out 
for another grab and tacked a 2c a gal- 
lon gasoline tax on the -poor dub who 
was foolish enough to buy a flivver in 
order to transport his family axound so 
they could get a fresh breath of air out 
where the city dirt and smoke are un- 
known. i q 

One thing is sure, this gasoline tax 
move won’t cause the railroad and 
Street car company officials any worry 
or loss of sleep unless the mirth that is 
theirs keeps them laughing unproar- 
iously as they think of the increased 
cost of operation that has been tacked 
on their competitors, the truck and _ jJit- 
ney companies. 


GOT NOWHERE. 


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There was a meeting between the rep- 
resentatives of the local B. T. BE. A. and 
the Laborer’s Union last week to recon- 
sider the wage scale matter but, since 
the latter did not have full power to act 
no definite conclusions were reached. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 


The Weise & Meyn job on West State 
street was changed from store and hotel 
to a one-story store building 75x95, con- 
taining four rooms. Ahlborn and Bates 
got the contract. 


When the bids were opened on the 
Bungalow Fire Station for the south 
side the low bidder was Guy Young, 
whose bid was $2,000 above the esti- 
mate. The bids were taken under ad- 
visement. 


Architect Mac Turner is making plans 
for Roland Piazza for a one story brick 
store building 70x80 on S. Hohman St. 


The Gary contractors and the labor- 
ers over there had a run in last week 
all because the former wished to pay off 
with checks. When the contractors 
ignored the cash deman¢ and insisted on 
using checks the Laborers’ Union offi- 
cials pulled the men off of the works. 

In Hammond we had: the same trouble 
but our association got behind the em- 
ployers and stood for the check pay- 
ment plan which continued to be used. 
That’s what organization does. 


General Contractors McClay & Brady 
secured the contract for the construc- 
tion of a $16,000 store and flat building 
on Calumet Ave. for the Hammond Elec- 
tric Supply & Repair Co. 

E.-E. COLE, 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chase showegriec ss ee President 
J. &. Geallivaie fer Secretary 


814 Main Street 


MUNCIE SANITARY ENGINEERS 
VISIT EVANSVILLE. 


Go to Attend Annual State Convention. 


A good representative crowd of local 
plumbers, headed by J. A. Gallivan, 
president of the Indiana Society of Sani- 
tary Engineers left for Evansville early 
in the week to attend the annual con- 
vention of the organization held in that 
city, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Muncie plumbers have always been 
active in the work of the State Sanitary 
Engineers and can always be,counted on 
at the annual conventions. 

It was the Muncie sanitary engineers 
who originated the idea »x guaranteeing 
the workmanship of its members and 
seeing that all provisions of contracts 
taken by the individual members were 
lived up to. 


STORM PLAYED HAVOC WITH NEW 
CONSTRUCTION OPERATION. 


High Wind Tears Away Brick Wall. 


The high wind that swept the country 
Monday of this week leaving death and 
destruction in its wake over a wide ex- 
panse of territory, included Muncie in 
its itinerary and played havoc with the 
new construction work under way at the 
State Normal School. 

Gripped by the gale that raged forty- 
five feet of brick work on the new Sci- 
ence Hall was torn from its moorings 
and toppled over. This was the great- 
est single item of damage in the county. 

The southwest wing of the third floor, 
just completed last week end was leveled. 
The collapse of ‘the wall was attributed 
to the fact that the mortar was still 
green, not having had time to set prop- 
erly. 

Kshelman & Son, of Anderson, the 


general contractors, were fully covered . 


by insurance. 


NEGLECTED APPRENTICE PROB- 
LEM PROMISES TO MAKE SELF 
FELT THIS YEAR. 


Wage Trend Upward One Effect. 


Evidently from the word coming in, 
not only from various points of Indiana 
but from all over the country, the build- 
ing industry this season is going te 
feel more than ever the lack of appren- 
tices in the building field, a feature that, 
years of neglect, may develop into a 
quite serious situation before the sum- 
mer is over, 

Muncie is no exception to the rule for 


the demand on the available supply of. 


skilled building trades mechanics prom- 


ises to be exceedingly heavy in view of - 


the volume of work in prospect. Al- 
ready the big cities are feeling the effect 
and are raising wages. The result is 
bound to tell in the smaller localities 
which, in self defense will be forced to 
increase wages to some extent in order 
to retain skilled help, for, the men, a 
large proportion of them, can not es- 
cape the wage lure the big cities hold 
out to them. 

This season the natural law of supply 
and demand.seems about to come into 
its own for there is a big demand in 
prospect with a limited supply of good 
mechanics to meet it. This latter con- 
dition is the result of the continued 
lethargy of the contractors regarding 
the induction of more apprentices into 
the building industry. 

High wages do not make good me- 
chanics, rather, it takes time and train- 
ing to produce them and the building 
trades empioyers must acknowledge this 
fact and be willing to buckle down and 
assume their legitimate responsibility to- 
ward encouraging and training appren- 
tices. When such a stand is taken the 
better off all will be whose interests are 
wrapped up in building. Prosperity in 
building depends on activity and that 


‘activity is more or less regulated by con- 


struction costs levels, they can mount 
just so high and beyond that point in- 
ertia sets in to effect the public, the 
architect, the contractor, the material 
man and the mechanic. 

The apprentice problem is a far reach- 
ing one and one that concerns greatly 
the contractors who must determine to 
tackle it, the sooner the better, for the 
salvation of the building business. 


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been labeled as the most progressive and passage and publication of this act. the 

b : A é Pi : ‘ ? 
is Published Every Saturday — constructive legislation ever sponsored administrative committee shall meet and 
URGH FmLTON nn ~"“yiews ReblWH by the State Building Contre” In- Srusnize by the election of a chairman 
JOHN H. OWENS MUSES Field Manager dustry. and a secretary, each of whom shall hold 


The bill, which follows, was introduced office for one year, at which time the 


312 E. Market Street, in the Senate January 18, 1923, by State committee shall make all appointments 


Indianapolis, Ind. _ Senator Harold Van Orman, Evansville, of the members of the advisory commit- 

PHONE—MAIN 5678 was passed both by the Senate and tee. Within thirty days after such ap- 

‘TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION ~~~ House, and was signed by Governor Mc- pointments shall have been made, the 

ML RG ER TREES RED, ARS SEE ETI -$6.00 Cray, March 3, 1923, thus making it a advisory committee shall meet and or- 

Six Months ......... meteemissnereenee naa eeeeenncsensreee $400 law: ganize by the election of a chairman and 
Advertising — Rates Furnished _on Application... 


Ms ceeding date of issue. A Bill for an Act providing for an ad- the administrative committee and the ad- 

Entered as second class matter August 29, 1919, ministrative building council and pre- visory committee shall each organize in 

ut the Post Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, under scribing its powers and duties, 
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Section. 1. Be it enacted by the Gen- respective committees. shall serve with-. 
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, eral Assembly of the State of Indiana, out compensation, for any duties which 
NEW INDIANA BUILDING LAW. There is hereby created a council which they may be required to perform under 
..;_. Shall be known as the “Administrative the provisions of this act. _ Pate 
Better Building Construction Supervision Building Council of Indiana,” which shall Sec. 3. The administrative building 
Assured. consist of the chairman of the industrial council of Indiana shall hold four regu- 
; board, the secretary of the state board lar quarterly meetings each year. The 
Though not, strictly speaking, a build- of health and the state fire marshal, first meeting to be called not later than 
ing code law, nevertheless, the one bill which shall be known as the administra- September 1, 1923, at which time the 
above all others up for passage at the tive committee of the building council, council shall adopt by-laws and rules not 
recent. session. of the State Leislature mM together: with twelve. appointive mem- ineonsistent with law, needed in per- 
which the building industry of Indiana bers, as hereinafter provided, which shal) forming its duty. The chairman, and 
Was most interested and upon which it be known as the advisory committee of secretary of the administrative commit- 
entered its combined effort that it the building council. The members of tee, shall be chairman and secretary of 
might be passed, and was, does provide the advisory committee shall be ap- the administrative building council. Spe- 
or better building regulations and uni- pointed or removed by the administra- cial meetings of the council may be 
orm standards throughout Indiana and tive committee with the approval of the called at any time, by the chairman, 
administrative power to enforce same governor, and a majority vote of the by designating the date and the pur- 
tnd also any present building statutes three members, together with an ap- pose of the called meeting in writing. 
how on the books and any future ones. proval of the governor, shall be neces- Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the ad- 
When the matter of a building code sary to make any appointment or re- ministrative committee and it Shall have 
Was gone into it was found that there moval. The advisory committee shall power, jurisdiction and authority; to ad- 
Were some sixteen or more good state be composed of three engineers, three minister, execute and enforce any 7 
building laws, but the provision was architects, three contractors and three all laws now in force or hereafter enacte 
acking to administer same. The Gen- building mechanics, all of whom are rep- in this state relative to ye Pebdagotin « 
eral Committee composed of representa- resentative of the building industry and repair, or maintenance of places o “ie 
tives from the Associated Building Con- engaged in actual practice and construc- ployment and public buildings, as sha 
tractors of Indiana, the Indiana Society tion, submitted from the membership of render the some ead we Habel 
of Architects Indiana Engineering So- their respective organizations; Indiana To evetere x an Sie er oi Pec 
clety and ‘the Indiana State Building Enginering Society, Indiana Society ‘of sonable standards, ie ache a Ses ot 
den tp Council then, decided upon an sore. of Indes ae ointly bo the tank. See employmedt 
lea to perfect a bill to provide for an tors of In lana and jointly 7 4 9 lig: Waddlinps ca wT’ te aeeces 
‘dministrative building council and pre- ana State Building Trades Counci and ‘an | Poe bak pnt pnede te ree 
Scribe its powers and duties. The idea [Indiana State Council of Wel erreags sary Pie canines : cvs tai fined 
was a ministrative One member from each of the groups o act. € majority of the 
ommittee Constn gen is Obairman ‘e paleo: Ts tsea BS agree cay Si re pater oas ier siacase ms ipa 
© Industrial Board, the Secretarv of ignated shall be app for a term of thority conferred upon it, In case of a 
rieuste eas Sacha uals fives eee poy ee ahee for a term vacancy the remaining two members of 
he Bestia Committee then set to of. four years, Thereafter all members the administrative sire bes ce Pe 
Work and by ne reyint and untiring effort shall be appointed for terms of Se cise all ee pances se au in ‘ds ve 
drafted a Bill far panaaveeeichas pee years. In making the original appoint- adminis ide committee u g 
Solved itself ; bey P ae will be prac- ments, the administrative committee cancy Is oy iy besa aes edi 
tieal for and ; i site to the State shall designate the terms of the halt be _ See. ms Ree ; geese: ave pari ss 
Build be st rs of the tive appointees. All vacancies shall be visory committee to co-pperate a th 
mp:industry. The members 0 by the administrative committee in administrative committee in an advisory 
oud oh iding organizations should beh db ecare as original appoint- capacity to furnish such information as 
Proud of the result accomplished by their the feo unexpired terms. In any case, may be necessary, and to carry out such 
teneective committees, for it was the nai ae mber appointed shall serve un- duties that may ‘be conferred upon it 
a “ty and co-operation displayed es Ohi atatipedd © shall have been appoint- by the administrative committee. The 
th ies to the General Committee til “et hall have qualified. advisory committee shall not have power 
at made it possible to prepare and ed ands Within thirty days after. the (Continued on Page 7) 


“ture the passage of a law that has — Sec. 2. 


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or authority to issué rules ‘and regula- 
tions of its own volition, however: The 
committee may recommend to. .the, .ad- 
ministrative committee such. rules and 
regulations as are deemed practical, ap- 
plicable and. considered necessary. 
Sec. 6. Every employer and every 
owner of a place of employment oy, a 
public building now or hereafter con- 
structed shall so construct, repair or 


maintain such place of. employment. or d 


public building,» and every architect, 
engineer or any one who designs a build- 
ing shall so prepare the plans and speci- 
fications for the construction of ‘such 
place of employment or public building, 
as to render the same safe and sanitary, 
in accordance with the rules, and regula- 
tions as promulgated by the administra- 
tive committee. 

Sec. 7 The administrative committee 
is hereby ‘authorized and empowered to 
éxercise such supervision of every place 
of emvloyment and public buildings in 
the state as may be necessary adequately 
to enforce and administer all laws and 
all lawful orders requiring such places 
of employment or public buildings to be 
safe, sanitary and to secure thes protec 
tion of the life, health, safety, and wel- 
fare of every employee in and every fre 
quenter of such place of employment, and 
the safety of the public or tenants\in any 
such public buildings. 

Sec. 8. The administration of these 
rules and regulations shall be enforced: 
in co-operation with local officials as. de- 
fined in the statutes to mean building 
inspectors .of every city; if there be no 
building inspector, then of the mayor, 
townshin trustee of every township, the 
board of trustees of every town and the 
board of commissioners of every county, 
Who are required by law to enforce all 
orders, rules and regulations of the. ad- 
ministrative committee which are "ger: 
mane to their, respective duties. . With 
the rules-and regulations: issued .by the 
administrative committee as'a: basis, city 
ordinances may go more into detail if de- 
sired, or may contain more stringent, re- 
quirements, provided the same do not 
conflict with any order. of the-adminis- 
trative committee. ~- 

See. 9. Upon petition by any person 


that any place of enyployment or public 


building is not safe and sanitary, the 


administrative committee may proceed, . 


with or without notice, to make such in- 
vestigation as may be necessary to de- 
termine the fact of the complaint. After 
such hearing, as may be necessary, the 
administrative committee may enter 
such order relative thereto as may be 
necessary to render such place of em- 
ployment or public: building safe’. and 
Sanitary. Whenever the administrative 
committee shall learn that any place of 
employment or public building is not 


Safe or sanitary, it may, of its own mo- 
tion, summarily investigate the same, 
with. or without notice, and enter such 
Order as ‘may be necessary relative 
thereto. 

Sec. 10, The administrative commit- 
tee may. upon application of any employ- 
er or owner, grant such time, or such 
extension thereof, as: may be reasonably 
necessary for compliance with any. or- 
el. r Ng 
Sec. 11. Any employer, owner, or 
other person in interest being dissatisfied 
with any order of the administrative 
committee may commence an action in 
the circuit court of jurisdiction against 
the administrative committee as defen- 
dant to vacate and set aside any such 
order on the ground that the order is 
unlawful, or that any such order is un- 
reasonable, in which action the complaint 
shall be served with the summons. 

Sec. 12. If any employer, owner or 
person shall-violate any of the provis- 
ions of this. act, or shall do any act. pro- 
hih**-7 therein, or shall fail to perform 
any duty lawfully enjoined, within the 
time prescribed by the administrative 
committee or shall fail. neglect or refuse 
to obey any lawful order given or made 
by the administrative committee or any 
judgment or decree made by’ any court 
in connection with the provisions of this 
act, for each such violation, failure or 
refusal, such employer, owner or other 
person upon conviction thereof shall be 
fined in any sum not less than ten dol- 
lars ($10) nor more ‘than’ one hundred 
dollars ($100) for each offense. 


Sec. 13. Except where the context 
clearly indicates a different meaning the 
terms used in this act shall be construed 
‘as follows: “The phrase “place of em- 
ployment” shall mean and include every 
place, whether indoors or out or under 
ground and the premises avvurtenant 
thereto where either temporarily or per- 
manently any industry. trade or busi- 
ness is carried on, or where any process 
or operation, directly or indirectly re- 
Jated to any industry. trade or business, 
is carried on, and: where any’ person is 
directlv or indirectly employed by an- 


other for_direct or indirect gain or profit, 


but shall not include any place where 
persons are employed in agricultural 
pursuits. 

The term “employer” shall mean and 
include every person, firm, corporation, 
agent, manager, representative or other 
person having control or custody of any 
employment, place’ of' employment or of 
anv employee. 

The term “owner” shall mean and_in- 
clude every person, firm, corporation, 
state, county, town, city, manager, rep- 
resentative, officer, or other person or 
persons having ownership, control or 
custody of any place of employment or 


public building, or the construction, re- 
pair or maintenance of any place of: em- 
ployment or public building, or who ‘pre- 
pares plans and. specifications for the 
construction of any place of. employ- 
ment or public building. The term “fre- 
quenter” shall mean and include: every 
person, other than an employee, who-may 
go in or be in,a place of employment 
under circumstances: which render. him 
other than a trespasser. The -term “or- 
der’. shall. mean and include. any de- 
cision, rule, regulation,. direction, _ re- 
quirement or standard of the adminis- 
trative committee. The term “public 
building” shall mean and include any 
structure used in whole or in part as a 
place of resort, assemblage, lodging, 
trade, traffic, occupancy, or use by. the 
public, or by-two or more tenants. 

Sec. 14. Nothing contained in the pro- 
visions of this act shall affect, amend,- 
reveal or alter in any way: the present. 
building and’ housing laws of the state, 
but, this act shall be deemed. additional 
and supplemental, thereto. 


News of the Week 
The asterick (*) pretix to an item indicates ad- 


ditional information -to .report published, in pre- 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


“State Fair Grounds: (Cattle barn, 
$200,000, capacity 1,600 cattle); sheep 
pavilion, $50,000; swine pavilion, $150,- 
000 (capacity 3800 swine); 2 barns for 
speed horses, $50,000; hotel add. and 
rem., $13,000); “State Fair Grounds,” 
38th St., Indianapolis. Archt., J. Edwin 
Kopf and Wolling, 401 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg. . Owner, Indiana Board of Agri- 


culture, State House, Indpls. Plans 


nearing completion, will ask for bids 
soon. Brick, reinforced concrete and 
sicél, ; 

“Apartment Building: $125,000.00 (48 
apts.), 12th and Pennsylvania. Archt., 
Herbert Foltz, Consdlidated Bldg. Own- 
er, Van Dyke Realty Co., Inc.,. Henry G. 
Dollman, Henry L. Dollman, 420. Mer- 
chants Bank Bldg., and J. J. Kiser, ¢/o 
Meyer-Kiser Bank. Plans in progress. 
Wrecking old buildings on site. Will 
start excavating next week. Owner 
builds and awards separate contracts. 
Brick. 

“High School Building (additions and 
alterations), $100,000.00, Winchester, In- 
diana. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
1050 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis: Own- 
er, Board of School Trustees, David F. 
Hardman, Chas. H. Davis, Edward S. 
Goodrich, Winchester, Ind. Owner re- 


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ceiving bids to close April 13th at 11:00 
a.m. Brick. 

“Light Manufacturing Building: $80,- 
000.00, 3 sty. & bas., N. Senate Ave., N. 
of Washington St. Archt., Rubush and 


Hunter, American Central Life Bldg. 
Owner, Joseph Gardner (roofing and 
sheet metal work), 37-43 Kentucky Ave. 
Plans nearing completion. Archt. will 
be ready for bids in a few days. Brick, 
reinforced concrete, steel sash, comp. 
roof, freight elevator. 


Theatre and 4 Stores: 1 sty. and bas. 
(Theatre seating 500) 200 block on 


East St. Clair St. Archt., J. Fred Bru- 
baker, 157 E. Market St., Room No. 420. 
Owner, Michael J. Duffecy, 2223 Central 
Ave. Plans nearing completion. Brick. 
Archt. will build and award separate 
contracts. 

“Office Building: 1 sty. top addition, 
82x53, $20,000.00, “Union Stock Yards.” 
Archt., Wm. H. Albersmeier, Rauh Bldg. 
Owner, Belt Railroad and Stock Yards 


General contract awarded to William P. 
Jungclaus Co., 825 Mass. Ave., Indian- 
apolis; heating, plumbing and wiring not 
let. Face brick, reinf. concrete floor and 
roof construtcion. Start work shortly. 

“Dormitory: (Schuyler Colfax Memor- 
ial).on the grounds of the Indiana I. O. 
O. F. Home, Greensburg, Ind. Archt., 
Chas. Brossman, 1503 Merchants Bank 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, I. O. O. F. 
Lodge, Odd Fellow Bldg., Indianapolis. 
General contract awarded to W. R. Dun- 
kin and Son, Flora, Ind., $76,770.00; 
heating, plumbing and sewerage let to 
W. A. Watson, Greensburg, Ind., $11,- 
927.00; electric work let to Ernest Wat- 
son, Greensburg, Ind., $1,049.00. Start 
work next week. Brick, slate roof, wood 
joist construction. 

“Church: $40,000, Newcastle, Ind. 
Archt., Chas. Bacon, 605 Odd Fellow 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Baptist 
Congregation, Rev. J. W. Kinnett, pastor, 


BLOOMINGTON 


Residence (double) and Garage: $10,- 
000.00, 8th and Washington. | Archt., 
John L. Nichols, 204 South Indiana Ave. 
Owner, William Sears, prest. Showers 
Bros. Co. Plans in progress. Brick. 

Residence: $8,000. Archt., John L. 
Nichols, 204 S. Indiana Ave. Owner, Dr. 
Rodney Smith, 120 E. Sixth St. Plans 
in progress. Frame. . 

* hoartment Bldg. (4 apts.): $17,000. 
Archt., John Nichols. Owner, John 
Campbell, N. Grant St. Contract let 
to Mundy and Son, 400, W. Ist St. Brk. 
veneer. 


CONNERSVILLE. 


“School: $49,000.00, 4 rooms and audi- 
torium, Jackson Twp., Rush county, In- 
diana. Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 
Heinemann Bldg., Connersville. Owner, 
Henry W. Beckner, trustee, Rushville, 
Plans can be obtained from Archt. upon 


Co., Sam Rauh,. Prest., Stock Yards. W- E. Waggoner, sec’y Bldg. Com., New- geposit of $15.00. Brk. over hollow tile, 
Archt. taking bids. Brick. pam ac eee paling gies si built-up asbestos roof, eh enwets 
Resi : ; ; aries A. Like, Newcastle, snd. art Owner receiving bids to close April 1 
Ao Bont SU ake. Wm. H er work shortly. Heating, plumbing and at 10:00 o’clock A. M. (See legal ad- 

bersmeier, Rauh Building. Owner, Mrs. ne: Owner taking bids. vertising in this issue. 
W. McCann, 323 East Market St. Archt. “Country Club: $35,000.00, Lebanon, ——————_—_—_———— 
ready for bids. Frame, asphalt shingle Ind. Archt., Bass-Knowlton and Co., 312 
roof, furnaces (2). N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. Owner, = 
Contracts Awarded. Ulen Country Club, H. C. Ulen, Jr., Pres., Residence: $10,000.00. Private plans. 

“Y. W..C. A. Apartment. Building: 38 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. and Owner, J. F. Stephenson, E. Main St. 
$200,000.00, 5 sty. and bas., 125x35x62, 120 Broadway, New York City. Plans Plans in progress. Owner ready for bids 
Penn. and St. Clair. Archt., Rubush and about completed. Owner will build, I. J. shortly. Brick, hollow tile. 
Hunter, American Central Life Bldg. McDaniels, Supt. of Constr., Lebanon, Bank: $90,000.00, 1 sty. & bas., 42x81, 
Owner, Y. W. C. A., 329 N. Penn. St. Ind. Start work soon. Brick. Green and Main Sts. Archt. and con- 


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tractor, St. Louis Bank and Equipment - 7 ‘ 
Co, St. Louis, Mo. Owner, Saw Pants. FT. WAYNE. plant. Owner, National Handle Co., 


; ; : ; Utility Bldg., Ft. ne. -Contract let 
ville State rie Ba C. Barnhill, prest., “Warehouse: $20,000, 1 sty., 50x125. to Bice Jonas ee Co., cy: Unig 
Charles L. Goodbar, cashier. Start work Archt., Chas. R. Weatherhogg. Owner Building, Cleveland, Ohio. Start work 
at once. Bedford stone front, brick walls Kraus and Apfelbaum, Edgerton: and at once. : 

(vault doors let to Mosler Safe & Lock Main Sts. Archt. taking bids. Brick, *Residence and Garage: $18,000.00. 
Co.), marble & tile work, steam heat, concrete, steel sash, comp. roof. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, Cen- 
Bhar we oer steel basement sash, “Apartment Building: $16,000.00, 2 tral Bldg. Owner, Carl W. Rose, 1021 
skylight, bank fixtures and furniture. sty. and bas., 30x60. Archt., R.'H. Calhoun St. General contract let to Fred 


: Aurentz, 306 Bass Block. Owner, H. C, H. Grote, 211 West Leith St. Heating, 
EVANSVILLE. Berghoff, 327 E. Jefferson St. ‘Archt. Plumbing and wiring bids in. Brick. 
OP ad ready for bids. Brick veneer. Stores (2): $13,000. Archt., Leighton 


“Taxi Building: $15,000 btyew ae “Residence and Garage: $15,000.00, 2 Bowers, 430 Utility Bldg. Owner, R. E. 

3rd pe Wana yaditle Aiwa aad La ind bas., Kensington Court. Archt., Wbersole, 3514 Broadway. General con- 

Stingle, Owner, Yellow Taxi Co., Ed- Keighton Bowers, 430 Utility Bldg. tract let to Henry C. Hockemeyer & 

ward C, Henning, Pres. Ready for bids OWner, Harry EF. Lowery, 1116 Loree St. Son, 1217 Summit St. Brick. 

shortly. Brick, terra cotta trim. Archt. ready for bids. Brick veneer, hot |, Residence: $10,000. Owner, Carl L. 
Residence: (rem.) $6,000, Mt, Carmel, Water heat, asphalt shingle roof, tile and Bolyard, 3218 Smith St. Contract let to 

ll. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co,, hardwood floors, laundry tubs and dry- shee Hoffman, 2914 Weisser St. Brick 

Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, TS: , Bea aia 

Kigh Foster, Mt. Carmel, Ill. “Plans in , Residence and Garage: . $15,000.00, ,,/ Factory i a a Oe yp 

progress. Will stueco exterior and rem, 2@echwood addition. Archt., Leighton 


progr Bowers, 430 Utility Bldg. Owner, Geo. gated Paper Co., Ft. Wayne. Owner 
interior, E. Koonts (contractor ea builder), 1401 builds by day labor. Steel let to Indiana 
Contracts Awarded. Wall St. Owner will build. Brick ve- Bridge Co., Muncie. Brick, steel sash, 


‘Catholic Boys’ High School: $500,- neer, hot water heat, tile roof, tile and Comp. roof. 

000,00, 3 sty. and bas., “T” shape, 230x hardwood floors. HAMMOND 
feo and boiler Ag a ayia “Residence: $9,000, 2 sty. and bas. 4 3 
Lincoln and Hartz ve. reht., Clif- Archt., Leighton Bowers, 430 Utility Va adil 
ford Shopbell & Co., Furniture’ Bldg. Bldg. Owner, William Thiel, Jr., 1522 Ba Sage pt ii tee ee 
Owner, Francis J. Reitz Catholic High W. Main St. Owner ready for bids. Brk. ‘Ar Tapper Plane: in rog¢ress “ark 
School for Boys, Monsignor F. X, Un- veneer, furnace heat, slate roof. bits Contracts eater F ; 
terreitmeyer, chairman building com- “Residence: $8,000, South-Wood Park *Fire Station: $16,165.00 Owner 
mittee; Francis J. Reitz, in charge. Gen- addition. Archt., Leighton Bowers, 430 City of Hammond, Board of Public Saf. 
eral contract awarded to the M. J. Hoff- Utility Bldg. Owner, Robert Burns, 435 ety, City Hall. General contract award- 
man Construction Co., Furniture Bldg., RB. Wayne St., ready for bids. Frame:~ >’ . 


Evansville. Start work in 10 days. Grey and stucco, tile roof, furnace. editor Guy Young. 

brick, Indiana limestone trimmings, re- Residence: $7,000.00, McKinney St. LEBANON 
inforeed concrete floor ‘and roof con- Archt., Leighton Bowers, 430 Utility “atch 
struction, Bldg. Owner, William J. Gary, 1123 


) ; “Nurses’ Home and Solarium: $17,- 
“Furniture Building: $35,000. es iin teas apogee Pas! Rtante, ue Aoshi. dali Boe Sepa 
Harry E, Boyle & Co. Owner, Handy urnace. : pital.” Archt., John Frost, Reporter 
Furniture Co. Contract awarded, not _ Residence: $6,500. Archt., Leighton Bldg. Owner, Board of Hospital, Trus- 
signed, George Graul, 2409 Fourth Ave. Bowers, 430 Utility Bldg. Owner, A. M. 


, tees, Frank QO. Staton Pres.; James 
Brick, Underhill, 1130 Nelson St. Owner Gardner,  Secy.; Chayton Mekinuay, 
rower Plant (add. and rem.), $25,- ready for bids, Frame, furnace, asphalt Rol, KE. Williams. Bids are being re- 


000.00,. Owner, Fendrick Cigar Co. Gen- shingle roof. ceived by the Board of Trustees at the 
eral contract dvedtded © M. J. Hoffman _ “Residence: $10,000, Lake Wawasee, office of the county auditor, Lebanon, 
Construction Co., Furniture Bldg. Start Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, Ft. Wayne. Ind., until 2:30 p. m., Friday, April 6th. 
Work at once, Brick, concrete and steel, Owner, A. L. Alexander, Syracuse, Ind. General construction, including heating, 


skvlichts « cae Archt. taking bids. Frame. lumbin sewage, électric wirin nd 
“Kylights, steel sash, *“Funeral Establishment (rem. and Pxeen s ga 


*C m . B ildi s (rem. and . . A 
add.) $25,000.00, 318 S. 3rd St. Archt,, 2d4.), $10,000, Angola, Ind. Archt., 


M. Strauss, Ft. Wayne. Owner, L. M. MUNCIE 

Qnnk 4. Schlotter, (118%, Upper 4th. pi Angola, “Areht. taking bide, Brk a 
tg =. " gola. recht. taking bids. Brk. 

contact Taam CE. French Co. General" *Residence: $10,000.  Archt., A..M. Church: $55,000.00, 1 sty. and bas, 

Furniture Blog. Start wack at once.” Strauss, Shoaff Bldg. Owner, Isidor 50x80" Madioon St Archt., Houck and 

Urniture Bldg. Start work at once. Hassan, 1023 Erie St. Archt. taking Smenner, 1231%4 Main St. Owner, Mad- 


boty ey se is Slates reise bids. Brick veneer. ison St. M. E. Church, Rev. J. H. Runkle, 
unnymeade, , 


Brown (d store). General con- Contracts Awarded. pastor, 1406 S. Madison St. Preliminary 
tract let “ Sook Bippus and Son. Start “Factory and Power Plant: 2 sty., 212 Plans in POOR TOBE. Brick, stone trim. 
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Schools (2), ventilating system, Park- 
er and Farmland schools, Monroe Twp., 
Randolph county, Ind. Archt., Houck 
and Smenner, Muncie, Ind. Owner, 
Chas. Gilbert, trustee, Farmland, Ind. 
Will advertise for bids soon, work will 
consist of the installation of roof ven- 
tilators, ventilating ducts, dampers, dia- 
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Contracts Awarded. 
“Gymnasium Building: $400,000.00, 2 
sty. and bas., 254x140, “Indiana State 
Normal School,” Muncie. Archt., Gar- 
rard and Kibele, Johnson Bldg. Owner, 
Board of Trustees, Indiana State Nor. 
mal, Muncie, Ind. General contract 
awarded to Bowyer Construction Co., 
Newcastle, Ind. Will contain cheek 
‘ooms, parlors, 2 natatoriums, bowling 
alleys, gymnasium. Start work shortly. 
Pump House and Shelter House (2 
bldgs.): Owner, City of Muncie. Gen- 
eral contract let to Morrow and Morrow; 

plumbing let to J. A. Gallivan. 


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“Bank: $100,000, 911 S. Michigan. 
Archt., Jos. Scheidler, 605 N. Mich. Ave., 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, South Bend State 
Bank, South Bend. Contract let to 
Strandberg Bros. Co., 608 S. Dearborn, 
Chicago, Ill. Heating and plmb. to John 
Burke, So. Bend; electric work to Elec- 
trie Service Co., So. Bend. Start work 
shortly. Brick,*stone front, 1 sty. and 
bas., 45x96. 


TERRE HAUTE. 

“Bank and Theatre Bldg.: 38 sty. and 
bas, 65x160, $100,000. Twelve Points, 
Terre Haute. Archt., Shourds-Stoner 
Co, 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, Twelve 
Points Building and Loan Assn., Twelve 


Points, Terre Haute. Plans completed. 
Archt. ready for bids next week. Pre- 
viously incorrectly reported as awarded). 

“Residence and Garage: (14 rooms) 
Sullivan, Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller 
and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Hinkle C. Hays, Atty., Sullivan, 
Ind. Plans completed. Owner will prob- 
ably award general contract on a per- 
centage basis to William Caton, Terre 
Haute. Brick, tile roof, hot water heat, 
tile and hardwood floors. 


Contracts Awarded. 

“Parochial School: $85,000.00, 2 sty. & 
bas. Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 
30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, St. 
Patrick’s Congregation, Rev. Father J. 
B. Delaney, 1301 Poplar St. General 
contract awarded to William Caton and 
Son, 900 S. 8th St., Terre Haute. Start 
work shortly. Brick. 

MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


“Covington: High school (add and 
alt.), $28,000.00. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees. Taking bids to close 
March 30th. Archt., Liese and Ludwig, 
Danville, Il. 

“Marion: High _ school (addition), 
$38,000.00, Gas City, Ind. Archt., Hi- 
ram Elder, Marion, Ind. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees, Carrie E. Mock, 
Pres.; O. Gordon, Sec.; L. H. Conley, 
Treas., Gas City, Ind. Owner receiving 
bids to close March 31st at 12 o’clock 

“Nashville: Sheriff’s residence and 
jail, $9,500. Owner, Board of County 
Commissioners, R. S. Moser, auditor, 
Nashville. Owner receiving bids to close 
April 2nd at 1:00 p. m. 


VINCENNES. 

Bank Building: $65,000.00, 1 sty. and 
bas., 50x100, Washington, Ind. Archt., 
John B. Bayard, 320 Main St., Vincennes. 
Owner, Washington National Bank, 


Lewis L. Read, Pres., Washington, Ind. 
Plans in_ progress. Brick, Limestone 
front, concrete vault, vault doors, tile 


, and marble work, bank fixtures, steam 


heat, comp. roof. 

“School: $28,000, “Whiskey Run Twn.” 
Milltown, Ind., Crawford county. Archt., 
J. W. Gaddis, American National Bank 
Bldg., Vincennes, Ind. Owner, Willard 
Vance, Trustee, Milltown, Ind. General 
contract let to E. E. McRoberts, Prince 
ton, Ind.; heating and plumbin;: let to 
Victor C. Knauth & Co., Vincennes. 


FOR SALE. 


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Blocks and Guides, for sale cheap. Ad- 
dress Paul J. Myers, 107% South Wash- 
ington St., Crawfordsville, Ind. 


For Sale 


Building Material Men: <A complete 
printed list of Indiana Architects and 
general contractors with their addresses 
can be purchased for 50 cents. Address 
Box 14, % Indiana Construction Record- 
er, 312 East Market St., Indianapolis. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement fcr sealed Proposals inserted 
in these columns places the Proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


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tion of a school building in Jackson Township, 
Rush County, Indiana. 

At the same time and place bids will also be 
received for the instalation of 
(a) ‘The installation of heating and ventilating 
system; (b) plumbing and sewerage system and 
(c) electrical work, all in accordance with the 
plans and specifications heretofore adopted and 
approved by said Trustee and the Advisory Board 
of said township. which plans and specifications 
are now on file in the office of said Trustee and 
of the State Board of Accounts. 

The ‘estimated cost of the proposed building 
completed is $49,000.00. All bids must be in writ- 
ing on forms prescribed by the law of the State 
of Indiana, and delivered to said Trustee on or 
before the time mentioned herein. Each bid on 
the general construction shall be accompanied by 
a certified check for $500.00, payable to said 
Trustee: each bid for the heating and ventilating 
contract shall be accompanied by a certified check 
for $300.00; each bid for the plumbing and sewer- 
age disposal shall be accompanied by a certified 
check for $200.00; each bid for the electric wir- 
ing shall be accompanied by the certified check 
for $100.00. These checks to be held by said 
Trustee as a guarantee of ood faith that the 
bidders will enter into a contract and execute a 
bond for the full amount of his bid, approved by 
said Trustee and Advisory Board, for the due 
performance thereof, if his bid 1s accepted, The 
checks of the unsuccessful bidders will be re- 
turned when the contract has been awarded and 
entered into. Should the successful bidder fail to 
enter into a contract and execute such bond he 
shall forfeit such certified checks as liquidated 
damages for the use and benefit of said township. 

Plans and specifications may be examined at 
the office of the township Trustee and at _the 
office of Karl PP. Hinkle, Architect, 108 Heina- 
mann Building. Connersville, Indiana. 

A deposit of $15.00 will be required of pros- 
pective bidders for plans and specifications for 
eech branch of work taken from the office of 
said Architect, which amount will be returned 
in full in case the said plans are returned on 
the day of letting and a bona fide bid is sub- 
mitted by the contractor. Should the bidder fail 
in one of said requirements only the sum of $5.00 
shall be refunded to him, but should he fail in 
the observance of both conditions he shall forfeit 
the full amount of said deposit. . 

Each bidder shall stamp or write his name on 
the back of the drawing or covering or the speci- 
fication used by him in preparing his proposals. 

Said contract will be let in four parts as stated 
above, to the lowest responsible bidder, who upon 
the award of a contract shall give a bond to the 
approval of the Trustee and said board for the 
benefit of any person, persons or corporations, 
who shall suffer any loss or damage by the reason 
of such bidder failing or nevlecting to perform the 
work awarded him by said Trustee and to pay 
for all labor or materials furnished him or any 
sub-contractors in the construction of said work. 

The Trustee reserves the ritht to reject any 
and all bids. 

Dated at Rushville, Indiana, this 20th day 
March, 9123. 

HENRY W. BECKNER. Trustee. 
Jackson Townshin, Rush County, Indiana. 
R. R. 6, Rushville, Indiana. 


March 24th, 1923. 


NOTICE OF BOND SALE. 


Notice is hereby viven that a 3:00 o’clock. P. 
M.. on Wednesday. April 11, 1923. at the office 
of the County Superintendent of Schools. at Rush- 
villa, Indiane. Henry W. Beckner, as Trustee of 
Jackson Township. Rush Countv. Indiana. will 
offer for sale to the hichest bidder an_ issue of 
$51000.00 of bonds of Jackson School ‘Township, 
Rush Countv, Indiana. 

Said bonds shall be 60 in number. dated March 
J. 1923. of $850.00 each and besrine interest tf 
the rate of 5% per annum, pavable semi-annually. 
two of which bonds shall be du2 and nayable on 
Aucust 1. 1924. and a like number and denomin- 
etion shall become dne and neyablie every six 
months thereafter until #11 of said bonds are paid. 
The first interest on said bonds shall be pavabie 
on Aucust 1. 1924, and every six months there- 
after and shall he evidenced by coupons attac 
to same and seid bonds and interest shall be pav- 
phie at the office of the Peoples National Bank, 
of Rushville. Indiana. Said bonds have been is- 
sned strictly in comnliance with the law of the 
State of Indians, end pursuant to an order of the 
Advisery Board of’ Jackson School Township. 
Rush County. Indiana, end duly entered of record 
on January 9%. 1923. authorizing s2id bonds to be 
issued for the purpose of providing bonds for 


the construction of a school house in said town-_ 


shin. 

Said bonds will he sold according to law to the 
hichest and best bidder for not less than par and 
fore valne: the rizht is reserved to reject any 
and all bids. 

HPNRY W. RECKNER. Trustee. 
Jerkson Township School. Rush County, 
JIndiena. R. R. 6. Rushville, Indiana. 
March 24th. 31st, April 7th, -7923. 


HOSPITAL 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice of letting contract for the new Nurses 
Home and Solarium for the F, J. Witham Mem- 
orial Hospital, Boone County, Indiana, including, 
heating and ventilating, plumbing and’ sewage, 
electrical wiring and fixtures, etc., for the Board 
of Hospital, Trustees, of Boone County, Indiana. 
To be erected on lots cornering at Lebanon and 
Camp street, Lebanon, Indiana. 

Separate sealed proposals will be received by 
the Board of Hospital Trustees at the Auditors 
Office, court house, Boone county, Indiana,. until 
2:30 p. m., Friday, April 6, 1923, and opened at 
the said time for the completion of said_.Nurses 
Home and Solarium, according to plans and 
specifications and detailed drawings now on file in 
the office of James Gardner at the Boone county 
State Bank, Lebanon, Indiana,; also in the office 
of the auditor of Boone county in the court house 
at Lebanon, Indiana, Board of State Charities, 
State Board of Accounts, State House, Indiana- 
polis, All bids must be in writing, sealed and 
with envelope endorsed giving bidder’s name and 
the class of work bid upon and all bids will be 
opened and read publicly at the time and place 
fixed in this notice. 

The Board of Trustees reserve the right to re- 
ject any and all bids and to take time to in- 
vestigate the bids and the qualifications of the 
bidder. 

Bach bidder shall file with his bid the Statutory 
affidavits required by law in the State of Indiana 
and each bid shall be accompanied by a certified 
check equal to 3 per cent of the bid, made pay- 
able to the Board of Trustees, which check will be 
held as a guarantee of good faith that the bidder 
will enter into contract and execute a bond for 
the full amount of his work, approved by the 
Board of Trustees, for the due performance 
thereof if his bid or bids are accepted. The checks 
of those bidders who fail to be awarded con- 
tracts shall be returned to them when the con- 
tracts are let. Should the successful bidder or 
bidders fail to enter into such contract and 
execute such bond, then he or they shall forfeit 
the amount of said certified check as liquidated 
damages for the use and benefit of the proper 
fund of the F. J. Witham Memorial Hospital, 
Boone county, Indiana. 

Contractors may obtain plans and specifications 
from the office of Frost and Kellogg, Architects, 
Lebanon, Indiana, 

All contractors to whom contracts have been 
awarded must furnish the Board of Hospital Trus- 
tees a certificate from the Industrial Board that 
the Workmen’s Compensation Law of Indiana 
has been complied with. 

Payment to the contractor shall be made upon 
estimates as the work progresses and the final 
payment shall be made as stated and fixed in the 
specifications for said work. 

Frank O. Staton, Pres. 

James Gardner, Sec. 

Crayton McKinsey, 

Rolla E. Williams. 
March 24th. 1922 


CLUB HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Bids will be received at the offic 
P. H. Martin in the city of Peru, ind, 
at the hour of 10 a. m. on the 9th day 
of April, 1923, for the erection, remodel- 
ing and completion of the new Eagles’ 
Home, Aerie No. 58, of Peru. Plans and 
specifications on file at the above named 
office can be had on and after March 19 
1923. Contract will be let to successful 
bidder on or before thirty days from 
above date. All bidders will be required 
to deposit a certified check payable to 
the Chairman of Board of Trustees in 
the amount of $25 for the safe return of 
said ee ma ppm ogc The right 
1s reserve y said trustee t 
reject any or all bids. a ee 

March 17 and 24, 1923. 


SCIENCE HALL 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS. 


Bids will be received by the B ue 
Trustees of the fididia| Stake Morea 
School at 8:00 p.’m., April 9, 1928, at 
the office of The Eastern. Division Indi- 
ana State Normal School, Muncie, Ind 
for the erection and completion of the 


North Wing of the Science Hall at the 
Eastern Division, Indiana State Normal 
School, Muncie, Ind. Bids must: be made 
on Form 96 prescribed by the State 
Board of Accounts and must be accom- 
panied by certified check equal to 5% 
of the amount of the bid. Bids must be 
made in accordance with provisions of 
specifications prepared by Kibele and 
Garrard, architects, Muncie, Ind. Copies 
of plans and specifications may be found 
at the office of the Dean of the Faculty 
of the Eastern Division, Indiana State 
Normal School, Muncie, Indiana; at the 
office of Kibele and Garrard, Architects, 
335 The Johnson Building, Muncie, Ind., 
and at the office of the Registrar of the 
Indiana State Normal School, Terre 
Haute, Ind. The total estimated cost of 
the North Wing is $60,000.00. 


BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE IN- 
DIANA STATE NORMAL SCH#OL, 
Helen C. Benbridge, Sec. 
March 17-24-31, 1923. 


HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


The undersigned Board of School Trustees of 
the School City of Connersville, Indiana, hereby 


gives notice that on Tuesday, Apri 3, 1928, until 
9:00 o'clock A. M., at. the office of the Superin- 
tendent of City Schools in the High School Build. 
ing in the City of Connersville, Indiana, they will 
receive sealed bids and proposals for the erection 
and completion of a new High School Building, 
and at the same time and place, will also re- 
ceive sealed bids and proposals for the installa- 
tion of the Heating and Ventilating, and_ the 
Plumbing and Sewering in said Building, all in 
accordance with the plans and specifications here- 
tofore adopted and approved by said Board and 
which are now on file in the office of the Superin- 
tendent of City Schools in the City of Conners- 
ville, Indiana. 


The estimated cost of the proposed building is 
Se cut es Eighty Thousand Dollars ($280,- 


All bids must be in writing, on forms provided 
therefor, delivered, signed and sealed, and in 
every respect must conform to the laws of the 
State of Indiana, 


Each bid for the General Construction shall be 
accompanied by certified check for Three Thou- 
sand Dollars -($3,000.00) ; each bid for the Heat- 
ing and Ventilating shall be accompanied by a 
certified check for One Thousand Dollars ($1,- 
000.00); and each bid for the Plumbing and 
Sewering shall be accompanied by a_ certified 
check for* Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). 
These checks must be made payable to the Board 
of School Trustees of the School City of Con- 
nersville, Indiana, and will be held by them as a 
guaranty of good faith that said bidder or bid- 
ders will enter into a contract and execute a 
bond for the full amount of his bid, approved 


.by said Board of School Trustees for the due 


performance thereof, if his or their bid or bids 
are. socepted. The checks of those bidders who 
rd: be awarded a contract will be returned 
ee em when the contracts have been awarded. 

ould the successful bidder or bidders fail to 
antes into such contract and execute such bond, 
t eh. be or they shall forfeit the amount of said 
pert ed check as liquidated damages for such 
ea pa Ae the use and benefit of the proper 

a of t : School City of Connersville, Indiana. 
al pies of said plans and specifications are on 
ile in the office of The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 


polls, tadiincee 0 North Delaware Street, Indiana- 


Copies of said plans and speci i 

) pecifications may be 

oaige ee from the office of the Architects, upon 

ee owe of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each set. 

oat Pdiade will be returned to the bidders upon 
sate return of said plans and_ specifications 


ge before the day and hour set for receiving 


The right is express] 
: y reserved to reject any or 
all bids and to use sufficient. time to investigate 


the bids and qualifications of the bidders. 
EDWARD V. HAWKINS, | 
JOHN E, PAGE,. . | ; 
FRED’ C. ° NEAT: 
Board of School»'Trustees of the School 


City of Connersville, Indi 
March 17th to 24th, 1923. eis 


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WALTER SCHOLER. 
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ARCHITECTURAL’ CIRCLES ALL 
OVER THE STATE REPORTED 
BUSY. 


Good Tone Back of Inquiries. 


It is interesting to learn from the 


members of the Board of Directors of — 


the Indiana Society of Architects who 
attended the regular board meeting re- 
cently held at Indianapolis that practi- 
cally every section of the state is brist- 
ling with good live building prospects, 
substantial evidence to back up the many 


forecasts that have been made ‘relative 


toa big building season ahead during the 
spring and summer of 1923. 

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ana architects representing the north, 
south, east and west sections of the State 
and one and all reported that the out- 
look Was most promising. The architects 
generally are reported to be very busy 
hot only on plans, but in taking care of 


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builders, 

While many preliminary jobs fall by 
the wayside long before reaching ma- 
turity, nevertheless, the’ architects say 
that the public generally seems to realize 
that, construction costs can not be ie 
pected to come down or be he ha 
shortages” of labor prévalent, and ent 
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‘inquiries now being made. Further, the 
‘architects ‘say they do not look for eee 
heavy activity until the new wage sca es 
for 1923 are settled. Most pelrldllens re 
are holding back on -estimating ee 
‘Wage decisions have been definitely mene 
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SMALL HOUSE COMPETITION DATE 
DRAWING NEAR TO CLOSING. 


Prize List Inviting. 


__ Don’t forget; March 29th is the clos- 
ng date “for ‘all plans to be Lhe Ai 
‘or the Small House Competition tha 
'S being staged by the Indianapolis News 


2 conjunction with the Lake Division, 


‘Architects’ Small House Bureau. — 
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the Profession to Which You Belong” 


nection with the Home Complete Ex- 
position to be held at the Coliseum, State 
Fair Grounds, Indianapolis, April 2 to 
7, inclusive. oa! 

Money prizes amounting to $550 will 
be awarded to the winning plans as fol- 
lows: First prize, $200; second prize; 
$150; third prize, $125; fourth prize, $75. 

Architect Herbert Foltz, Indianapolis, 
is the architectural advisor. to the com- 
petition to be judged *by a Jury of 
Awards, composed of architects, realtors, 
builders, and club women. . ; 

The idea of the on irc acne 
velo lans for ideal moderate price 
a bowen of from 18,000 to 25,000 
cubic feet, such as would meet the needs 
and desires of the average American 
family. The rules place no restrictions 
upon the kind of materials to be used, 
but the plans must provide for a struc- 
ture allowing for all year occupancy. 

All plans must be entered anony- 


‘mous, so'that the name of the competitor 


designer may not be known till after the 
jury makes known its awards. 
' All designs submitted will be placed 
on exhibit at the Home Complete Ex- 
ition. ‘ guts ce § 
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architects and draftsmen and though the : 


i i i -off and 
‘losing, date is still a few days -o 
hare ;7 no definite data on the number 


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the competition. 


INVITATION DEMONSTRATES _IN- 
TEREST OF A. I. A. IN STATE 
ARCHITECTS’ BODIES. 


Representation from I.. S. of A. Asked 
at Washington Convention. 


The interest in State Architects’ So- 


‘_dieties and Associations taken by the 


i Institute of Architects is re- 
voled a recent , communication < 
ceived by the Indiana See 8 riage 

extending an invitatio i 
aeiceatee to the, A. I. Ac enpne ean 
vention at Washington, D. C., y 16, 
17 and 18. ; 
Several y 
ganization 0 


ears ago the national or- 
f architects went on record 


‘as*favoring the~ encouragement of- the 


organization of state architects’ asso- 
ciations and since that time has worked 
to that end. The American Institute of 
Architects has kept in close touch with 
the Indiana Society of Architects and 
shown interest in the latter’s develop- 
ment. In December, 1921, the A. I, A. 
conferred’ quite an honor upon the JI. 
S. of A., by having its Board of Direc- 
tors meet at Indianapolis upon invitation 
from the Indiana Society. Prominent 
architects from all over the U. S. gath- 
ered at the Hoosier ‘Capital City upon 
that occasion, it being the biggest archi- 
tectural professional event in the history 
of Indiana. 


‘Last year the I. S. of A. sent delegates 
to the Chicago convention of the’ A. I. 
A. and this year is contemplating the 
same action when time for the Wash- 
ington gathering rolls around. 


‘While the delegates from: the state 
societies have no “voting power their 
participation .in the discussions is wel- 
comed. ‘Such procedure places the state 
architects’ organizations in intimate 
touch with the pulse and actions-of the 
A. I. A., from which benefits. are bound 
to acerue.- The’ report of the delegates 
who go to Washington this year will 
make interesting material for the annual 
meeting of the Society. in June. 

The delegates are to be appointed by 


the Board -of’ Directors - at their May 
meeting. ao 


ANNOUNCES OPENING OF OFFICE. ° 


Architect Hadley Enters Indianapolis 
Field. 


- Elliott B. Hadley, architect, Indiana- 
polis, has opened an office for the prae- 
tice of architecture, at 600 State Life 
Building. _ ‘ * 

Mr. Hadley for five years was con- 
nected with the office of Architect Frank 
B. Hunter, and for two years was in the 
service of. Arehitects Bass-Knowlton & 
Co., both Indianapolis firms. 

Catalogs and building material samples 
will be very acceptable to Architect Had- 
ley. for filing purposes. “ , 


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tRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


Official Paper 


of Indiana 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C., 


reo, Ta. BEiter ce i es) President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


NOT WITHOUT EFFECT. 


Evansville’s | Building Revival Makes 
Self Apparent. 

Riding into second place, as regards 
its February building performance, com- 
pared with those of Indiana’s eight lead- 
ing cities, was a new position for Evans- 
ville. and the achievement was most 
gratifying to local building men. It is 
the first time in a long period that 
vanville has overtopped Ft. Wayne and 
South Bend in the building race and 
edged in next to Indianapolis who, by 
nature of her size, affording much more 
extensive building operations, naturally 
can not be overhauled easily by the cities 
of much less population. 

There are those in Evansville who be- 
lieve that the city has at last struck her 
building gait, after a long stretch of 
desultory building, and will now be able 
to step right along with the other cities 
of her class. At least the prospects en- 
courage such a view. 


REACH WAGE AGREEMENT. 


Contractors Agree to 90c per Hour With 
Hoisting Engineers. 

The Evansville contractors have now 
gotten down to wage scale matters once 
more and as a result have reached an 
agreement with the hoisting engineers. 
The latter presented a new wage contract 
for 1928 calling for 90c per hour, which 
as been approved by the contractors. 


INCREASED CONSTRUCTION COSTS 
EXPECTED LATER. 


Renewed Activity to Have Effect. 
Naturally with the prospect of a big 
uilding season ahead to create a heavy 
demand upon labor and the supply, of 
building materials many are wondering 
to what extent this demand will have 
upon construction costs. 
_ As far as Evansville is concerned the 
indications are that theré will be ad- 
Yances in building trades mechanics 
wages and also in material prices. Al- 
ready the unions in the building field 
ave come forward with increased de- 
mands, and material prices which have 
eld strorig to firm all winter are almost 
Sure to show the effect of a greater de- 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


uilding Contractors 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


mand caused by renewed building con- 
struction activity. 

Lumber dealers in the local field claim 
that there is no cause for worry as re- 
gards their commodity prices in the im- 
mediate future as the yards are well 
stocked with material bought when 
prices were right. However, when the 
present stocks have been consumed it is 
intimated that prices may advance some 
as the new supply will have to be se- 
cured from a wholesale market that will 
be active due to the increasing spring 
and summer volume of business, 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 


The offices of J. Bippus & Son and C. 
Kanzler & Son, both general contractors, 
managed to limp along the past week 
while Miss Rose Moehlenkampy and Miss 
Lulu Kern slipped away to Franklin, 
Ind., to attend the convention of the 
Federation of Business Women’s Clubs. 
Incidentally they took out enough time 
while in Indianapolis to call at the office 
of the Construction Recorder to ‘el! how 
busy Evansville was at building. 


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Max Irmscher _____________ President 
Eph ‘Daileyi 2s Secretary 


825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


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EARLY ACTION ON PROSPECTIVE 
BUILDING WILL GET THE 
BEST RESULTS. 


One Best Bet Is to Beat the Rush. 


It is acknowledged by everybody con- 
nected with building construction in Ft. 
Wayne that, to assure the consummation 
of the tremendous volume of. building 
work that lies ahead for the city, a de- 
termined fight must be made against 
time. In this fight the prospective own- 
er, as much as any one else, must do his 
part. There is a great deal of local 
building activity at present, and as the 
days and weeks roll on it is bound to 
be augmented. This ever increasing vol- 
ume is going to put a heavy demand on 
the labor and material supply and this 
is where the prospective builder comes 
in, the man who starts his building early 
is going to get it finished in seasonable 
time, he will thus escape delays that 
probably will occur later when extensive 
construction operations cause more or 
less congestion owing to shortages of la- 
bor and heavy demands on building ma- 


“jal supplies. 
ir Se amongst. the contractors 


brought forth information that, summed 
up as a composite whole, is to this ef- 
fect: “The local contractors have their 
working organizations in good shape and 
are in a position to handle work expedi- 
ently if unreasonable demands are not 
made upon them. The fact can not be 
emphasized too strongly that any con- 
tractor must be allowed time to plan his 
work on any particular job, otherwise, 
if he is not given time in which to ar- 
range his working details, plan for the 
distribution of his men to secure the 
maximum output, and figure out when 
he can have his apparatus, machinery 
and supplies ready for certain particular 
work. there will be a constant rushing 
and confusion resulting in costly and 
time-losing hinderances all of which will 
react on the whole project and the owner. 

It is admitted that a man spending 
money for building work will receive 
better work at less cost by giving the 
contractor time rather than waiting till 
the last moment and then insisting on a 
rush job.” 

Building this year is going to put all 
those concerned on their mettle and as 
far as the prospective owner is con- 
cerned the situation just comes down to 
the old saying about “the early bird.” 
He who plans early and gets his work 
under way is going to get his new pro- 
ject finished; he who waits will probably 
wait some more. 

Nor is this any more applicable to Ft. 
Wayne than it is to other Indiana’ cities, 
they all are facing the promise of an un- 
usually active building season just ahead, 
LUTHERANS WOULD ERECT NEW 

INSTITUTE BUILDING. 


Campaign for Funds Started. 


Another promising prospect in the 
shape of a $100,000 school has appeared 
above the building horizon of Ft. 
Wayne and though undoubtedly some 
distance off, nevertheless, time is fleet- 
ing and maturity may come soon ‘to 
swell the local volume of building con- 
struction, : 

Local Lutherans have launched a cam- 
paign to raise $100,000 to provide a 
structure for the Luther Institute. While 
no definite plans have been made the 
building committee is on the lookout for 
a desirable site. . 
BUILDING PROGRAM CONTEM- 

PLATED BY Y. W. C. A. 


Would Increase Capacity of the Present 
’ Structure. 


The announcement was made the past 
week that an effort will be made to 
erect considerable of an addition to the 
local Y. W. C. A. Building. The pro- 
ject in mind would provide a new gym- 
nasium, social rooms and additional dor- 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


iF. W. Jungelaus_.. 23) > President 


iC. C. Pierson... co Ucoee ae) Secretary 
! 320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 

Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

. Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 
Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. | 

/ General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. : 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 
None filed with Marion County Re- 
order this week, ; ti Ay Yq hS i 


None this week. 


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NO WONDER LOCAL BUILDING 
| FIGURES ARE MOUNTING. 


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Unusual Activity Apparent. 


' Recollect how the grass turns green, 
how the trees bud, and the flowers pop 
up over night in the spring? It is a 
wee bit too early yet to experience such 
demonstrations, therefore, recollect is 
used advisedly. + | gz 

Well, the above was, called to mind 
by drives about the city, Out in the 
suburbs where, heretofore, vacant lots 
graced the scenery a change has come. 
The scenes are being shifted rapidly, and 
almost over night new houses are 
Springing up. It is really remarkable 
the amount of construction work that is 
going on at this time of year, brand 
hew work, not merely remodeling and 
additions. Visitors who have gone about 
the city have been impressed by the evi- 
dence of building activity and have re- 
marked about how much busier Indian- 
apolis seems in a_ building construction 
Way than other cities they have visited 
recently, 


NEW COMPANY FOR HANDLING 
STRUCTURAL STEEL AND OR- 
NAMENTAL IRON ENTERS 


INDIANA BUILDING 
FIELD. 
Well Known Men Organize Another 
Steel and Iron Firm. 


There is a new structural steel firm in 
the Indianapolis field, the Robert Berner 
Structural Steel Co., for which articles 
of incorporation were recently filed with 
the Secretary of State. The officers of 
the new concern are Robert Berner, pres- 
ident; R. H. Dickson, vice-president; A. 

- Gage, secretary; F. C. Miller, treas- 
urer, and F. W. Gronauer, estimator. | 
The president, Mr. Robert Berner, 1s 
Well known to the contracting public and 
the building fraternity, having been con- 
Nected with the Hetherington & Berner 
Co. for the last ten years in the capacity 


of. vice-president and -has. been active in 
the executive affairs of that company 
Since 1900. He has been quite active 
in the affairs of the Building Contrac- 
tors Association of Indianapolis and at 
the present time holds the office of First 
vice-president in that association. 

The remainder of the executive per- 
Sonnel of the company are all well known 
to the building construction trade, they 
having been engaged in the local build- 
ing field for from 15 to 23 years in the 
designing, fabrication and erection of 
structural steel. 

“Located at 401 S, Harding street, in a 
Spacious shop 100 ft. by 200 ft., equip- 
ped with traveling crane and modern 
tools for the quick and economical fab- 
rication of structural steel and orna- 
mental iron, the new company is now 
prepared to handle contracts, in fact, is 
already in full operation. 


EFFORT AT REORGANIZATION AT 


GARY ATTEMPTED? 


Contractors Convinced Their Salvation 
Lies In That Direction. 
Field Representative John H. Owens, 


of the Associated Building Contractors 
of Indiana, 326 Peoples Bank Bldg., In- 


‘dianapolis, spent the past week at Gary 


in an attempt to aid the contractors of 
that city in a reorganization move. 
The experience of the Gary contrac- 
tors at organization has been sort of an 
in and out affair. They have labored 


‘along diligently, going good for a time 


only to hit a snag and then they would 
set about to salvage what they could 
from the wreck. 

The sooner they can get together and 
exert a little co-operation effort amongst 
themselves the better off they:.and the 
building industry up there will be: 

Gary’s greatest difficulty has been the 
contractor who let his union card domi- 
nate his affairs. Such men would ride 
along with the contractors’ organization 
until some contention arose with the 
Building Trades Unions and then rather 
than fight they just got weak kneed, 
threw up the sponge, and layed down, 
while: the Unions counted, them out. 
Though calling themselves contractors 
they shirked the responsibilities that de- 
volve upon the employer, and sought the 
easiest way out. As a result, the or- 
ganization of which they were members 
just naturally blew up and they them- 


selves were contented to piddle along. 


at mechanic’s wages while the contract- 
ing business, tossed about by billows of 
uncertainty, suffered, as did the real 
contractors, the public and the em- 
ployes who felt the decline of active op- 
erations which gave way under the cha- 
otic state. 
Tired of such conditions certain con- 
tractors of Gary, in an effort to stabil- 
ize things and induce a healthy building 
atmosphere, have determined to organ- 
ize, hence, Mr. Owens’ sojourn to that 
city. He also dropped in | to pay the 
Building Trades Employers’ Association 
at Hammond a visit and size up building 


affairs there. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($4,500 and Over) 
March 14th to March 22nd. ee 
: $187,650.00. Wash. enn. 
Periinctiy dae: oniaed Co., Detroit, Michigan. — 
eral contract let to William P. Jungclaus & Co. 


Excavating. ; 
Residences -(4- doubles) $32,000. Fotal, 409-11 


No. Denney. 761-63 No... Riley. 3863-65 Park.- 
3867 Park. Owner, Realty Finance and Building 
Co., 402 National City Bank Bldg. Owner builds 
and buys materials. 

*Store and Apartment: $30,000. 1621 So. East 
St. Owner, Dr. John W. Emhardt, 1612 So. 
East. Contract let to Sylvester A. Gwinn, 3142 
Central Ave. Brick. 

Residence: $18,000. 2650 Sutherland. Owner,- 
C. H. Brackett, Prest., Hoosier Casualty Co., of 
Indianapolis. General contract let to C. S. Clif- 
ton, 1415 No. Tuxedo. Start work at once. 

Residence (double) $15,000. 4002-04 Broadway. 
Owner, C. C. Winchell, Union Stock Yards, Gen- 
eral contract let to Walker-Brooks Realty Co., 134 
No. Delaware St. Start work. at. once. Brick 
yeneer..- a ere ‘ ¢ 
. Residence: (double) $145000. 3827-29 Central. 
Owner, ..E. . Ellerkamp.. Contract let to F. 
Nuckles, at site. Excavatine. : 

Residence: $12,000. 4454 Central. Owner, C. J., 
Williams, 4023 Central Ave. Start work at once.’ 
Brick veneer. 

Residences (2) $11,000 total. 5101-5104 Ken-. 
wood, Owner, William Low Rice, 600 State Life 
Bldg. Excavating, Day work. 

Residences: (3) $11,000. $11,500, $12,000, 4726-- 
4730-4734 Park Ave. Owner, H. L. Simons, 4244° 
No. Capitol. Brick veneer and stucco. Start. 


_work at‘ once, 


Residence and Garage: $10,000. Owner, Elias 
Atkins, % E, C. Atkins and Co. Owner will 
build by day labor. Excavating. ; 

Residences: (4) $10,000. Total.  438-40-54-58 
Concord. Owner, C. J. Williams, 4023 Central., 
Excavating. a3 i 1 

Residence: $9,400: 2860 No. Delaware (double)’ 
Owner, Georve J. Hasely, 810 Virginia Ave. Con- 
tract let -to  E. H. Pierson, 2288 Pierson Ave. 
Start’ work at once. ; 

Residence: $9,000. (double) 601-03 No. Ban- 
croft.; Owner, Grinslade Constr. Co., Lemeke 
Bldg. Excavating. + $ 

Residence (double) $8,200. 934 Fairfield. Own- 
er, Genevieve Conkey. Contract. let to A. J. 
Smith, at ‘site. Excavating. * 

Residence: $8,000. 4621 Park Ave. Owner, L. 
C. Huey Bldg. Co., American Central Life Bldg. 
Excavating, 

Residence: (double) $8,000. 36-38 So. Audubon. 
Owner, Lillian T. Faussett, 5711 Rawles. Con- 
tract let to R. M. Stuart, 5802 Beechwood. 

Residence: $8,000. 551 E. 36th, Owner, Jose- 
Balz Co., 742 Consolidated Bldg. Owner builds. 
Excavating. 

-Residence: (double) $7,800. 1101-03 No. Dear- 
born . Owner, Henry W. Sandman, 1123 No: 
Tuxedo. . Contract to C. Paschall, 842 No: Beville. 


‘Residence: $7,500. 4709 Broadway.’ Owner and 
Builder, Fred W.- Jenkins, 4221 Central. Owner 
builds, 


Residence (double) $7,500, 1401-03 Sturm. Own- 
er, Jos. Adrian, 4910 East New York St. Gen- 
eral contract let to George Adrian, 4912 East 
New York St. 

Residence (double) $7.500. 3939 Ruckle. Owner, 
Anna Hasler. Contract let to F. Graham, at 
site. 

Stores: $7,000. 1 sty. 30x90, 710 No. Meridian. 
Owner,, Oreci Seibert, 510 No, Meridian. Con- 
tract let:to! Hub City Constr, Co. Start work at 
once, : : 

Milk Plant: .$7,000. 1 sty.- 40x100 & 30x75. 
1115 No: Sherman Drive, Owner, East End Milk 
Co., 1016 Kealing. 

Residence: $7,000. 5228 Broadway. Owner, Pike 
Bros., 4031 Park Ave. Owner builds. 

Residence: $7,000. 4924 Wash. Blvd. Owner, 
Oscar X. Buehler, 3910 No. Capitol, Contractor, 
Pike Bros, 4031 Park. 

Residence: $6,400. 5420 Carrollton. Owner, 
Theo. Conradt, % contractor. General .contract 
let to Moslander and Son, Indpls. Securities Bldg. 

Residence: $5,600. 123 Ridzeview Drive. Owner 
C._E. Stephenson. CGontract to G. E. Elvers, at 
site, ‘ 

Residence: (double) $5,500. 914-16 No. Tuxedo. 
Owner, Daisy M. Ahl, 1128 Reid Place. 

Residence (doublé) $5,500. 2378-80 Adams St. 
Owner, James A. Cromer, 2402 Adams St. Owner 
builds. 

Residence: $5,000. 965 No. Bancroft. Owner, 
Quincy A, Bucker, at site. Contract let to S. C. 
Kirkpatrick, 2307 East 88th. 

Residence: $5,000. 730 No. De Quincy. Owner, 
Ostrom Realty Co., Peoples Bank Bldg. Day 
work. 

Residence: $5,000. 5152 Pleasant Run Blvd. 
Owner, Chas. H. Kuhlman, 1462 Brookside. Con- 
tract let to Marion County Realty Co. 

Residence: $5,000. 1855 Koehne. Owner, Anton 
Walter, 1827 Koehne St.. 

Residence: $5,000. 2811 Brookside. Owner, 
Everett M. Schofield. Owner builds. ‘ 

Residences (3) $4,500 each. - 3831-3905-3949 
Winthrop Ave. Owner, C. J. Williams, 4023 
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Nt R emember 


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sation and liability insurance by insuring in the BUILDERS & 
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SURPLUS ovER $500,000. 


It will pay you to inquire of its rates and service. 
See the secretary of your association or write to 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 
Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 

Member State A. B. C.’s 


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Bou tn Cole 2 Cl see, Secretary 


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Hammond, Indiana 

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MEETING NIGHTS 


General meeting every third Tuesday evening, 
General contractors meet second and fourth 
Monday evening. 


Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


"TWAS EVER THUS 


Maybe Some Day There Will Be a Dif- 
ferent Story 


One would be led to believe and, be- 
lieving, naturally suppose that there 
would be no trouble to keep the contrac- 
tors interested and enthusiastic in the 
support of an organization that has for 
its prime purpose the working out of con- 
ditions that will safeguard their interests 
and be of benefit to their business; fur- 
ther, as their interests are, in the main, 
mutual it would seem that these same 
contractors would be inclined to stand 
united and be eager to promote their in- 
terests by working for and backing up 
an organization that had its for aim 
greater protection for them and their 
business, 

The labor unions know full well the 
benefits to be derived from organization, 
consequently they are very careful in 
promoting same that they may better 
guard their interests. If the contractors 
were as zealous in protecting their inter- 
ests they would have a good strong work- 
ing organization, too, in every city and 
town of any size in the state. ‘ 

However, a different spirit regarding 
organization seems to rule the majority 
of contractors; so long as there ‘is trouble 
and danger threatens their business the 
building trades employers are inclined to 
‘lean toward organization and take an 
active interest in it, but just as soon as 
the trouble blows over, danger departs, 
and things settle down to normal once 
more the contractors, many of them, for- 
get all the benefits that have been se- 
cured through unity of purpose, are In- 
clined to grow careless and neglectful of 
their organization. The result is that 
they grow lax in their attendance at 
meetings, haven’t time to serve on com- 
mittees, and quite a few of them fail to 
pay their dues. In the end there are a 
few faithful members who are left, to 
carry the burden and keep the organiza- 
tion alive until such time as new perils 
arise to threaten the building contract- 
ing industry and then the careless con- 
tractors come rushing. back pell ne 
shouting for help, expecting service an 
protection such as only organization can 
afford, 

It is hard to impress upon these slack- 
ers that organizatton must have support 
all the time; that the officers are con- 
tinually on the job even, in many in- 


stances, sacrificing their time in the work 
of watching to see*that the interests of 
the contractors are not assailed by 
inimical forces that would endanger and 
impede the continued active building con- 
struction operations; that it is only 
through ceaseless effort of this kind on 
the part of the officers that assures fa- 
vorable conditions under which the con- 
tractor is enabled to work. Mayhap, 
some day, the light will dawn upon -the 
contractors as to the direction in which 
their salvation lies, at least it is to be 
hoped so. 


A VERY POOR LINE 


Weather Man Took No Orders on Sam- 
ples Displayed 


Building construction operations were 
sort of called off in the Calumet district 
the past week while the weatherman, un- 
invited, butted in with his samples which 
he put on display. He had a little bit of 
everything in his kit as far as weather 
goes, but there was nothing that carried 
with it any appeal and what he expected 
to accomplish by his untimely intrusion 
is beyond our ken. His display of goods 


called upon to gaze at; there was rain, 
wind, sleet, snow and ice, fog, clouds and 
absolutely nothing to cheer or warm. 
The worst of it was that he insisted on 
sticking around with his abominable as- 
sortment. If he will only drop in again 
soon with a lot:of sunshine goods the 
whole contracting fraternity will be only 
too pleased to have him tarry as long as 
he wishes. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


The word is out that plans are being 
prepared for three large apariment 
houses to be built this season on the 
South Side. 


General Contractor Guy Young was 
the successful bidder on the new city fire 
station on South Hohman street. The 
building to be of the bungalow type to 
conform to the environment is estimated 
to cost $16,165. 

E. E. COLE.’ 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas; Rowe sae es President 
J AvGallivatiiees 2 Secretary 


814 Main Street 


EFFECT BROUGHT ABOUT BY WIN- 
TER BUILDING MAKES SPRING 
CONDITIONS PROPITIOUS 


Indiana Building Prospects Never 
Brighter 


building construction industry in 
anad and enreuphout Indiana has been 
aided greatly the past winter by the open 
weather that prevailed, enabling contrac- 
tors to get away from the annual old 
style winter lay-off and, instead, keep 
right on with their building construction 


operations. 


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There have been very few 


days lost since last the sun started south 


ushering in the fall and winter seasons. 


The result has been that the builders 
were in a position to carry on any work 
that came up and are in shape to take 
on new projects that arise without hav- 
ing their affairs all cluttered up with a 


lot of delayed building. 


Building trades mechanics, too, have 


had employment generally continuously: 
through the winter period and have 


reaped a harvesteat high wages, there 
having been little or no lost time. 

Nor is it stretching a point to attribute 
the activity toward building this early 
to the confidence that has-been inspired 
in the prospective builder by the fact 
that he has seen no lull in building con- 


struction operations. 


In years gone by 


people were inclined to wait for a time 
to see if the other fellow was game 
enough to take a chance and go ahead. 
That waiting tendency had quite a bear- 
ing on the building business and many is 
the time that the influence extended even 
into the summer before building opera- 
tions really got into full swing. 

It is hard to recall when a spring 
building season in Indiana dawned under 
more propitious conditions, with the im- 


Such conditions as have 


Was abous ste aeatwe have ever been petus back of building as it is this year. 


ruled have 


aided in catching up, to some extent, to 
the much delayed building program, and 
have made it possible to release for the 
new building season a supply of labor 
that otherwise would have been required 
to finish up the old work had there not 
been the winter building such as pre- 


vailed the past few months. 


There seems but one impediment to the 
successful pursuit of a most promising 
building season in 1923 and that has to 


do with the building trades’ 


tude. 


labor atti- 


If this element, realizing the vast 


amount of work in prospect, inclines to- 
ward taking advantage of conditions and 
runs. amuck with excessive wage de- 
mands a most promising situation will 
be materially altered. Construction costs 
are high and any great wage increases 
will but send them higher to scare away 
investment capital to other fields. Should 
such come to pass the present building 
bubble will burst into a thousand glooms, 
to leave the contractors, employes and 
the whole building indusiry caught in a 
vacuum of inertia, and all the good that 
winter building has done will be wiped 


out. 


If there ever was a time for a display 
of discretion in Indiana building con- 
struction history now is the time for it. 


SOME SUCH CALLS IN THE BUILD- 


ING BUSINESS 


: Ferryman Took No Chances 


At an early morning hour an old 
ferryman was awakened by the call of 
someone wanting to cross the river. He 
answered and received the reply, “Yes, 
suh, boss, I wants to cross the river, but 


I ain’t got no money.” 


The ferryman 


replied, “Well, it makes damn little dif- 
ference as to which side of the river 
you're on if you ain’t got no money.” 
This little fable is to impress upon your 
mind the importance of investigating a 
man’s credit before soliciting his busi- 


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Builders of Chicago. 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 
Published Every Saturday 


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LEIGH FELTON 


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Entered as second class matter August 29, 1919, 
at the Post Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, under 
the Act of March 8, 1879. 


News of the Week 


The asterick (*) pretix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report published in pre- 
vious issue. 


TORe me ene enenemeseeenantececene 


INDIANAPOLIS, 

Store Rooms (15) and Warehouse: 
$85,000, 800 block on Mass. Ave. Archt., 
Bass, Knowlton and Co., 312 N. Meri- 
dian St. Owner, Massachusetts-Pratt 
Realty Co., Dick Miller, Pres., c/o City 
Trust Co.; C. E. Miller, V.-P., c/o City 
Trust Co.; C. Milton Kelly, Treas., ¢/o 
City Trust Co. Plans in progress, ready 
for bids soon. Brick, steam heat, comp. 
roof, copper-set store fronts. 

“Commercial Garage and Light Manu- 
facturing: $80,000, 3 sty. and bas., N. 
Senate, opp. State House. Archt., Ru- 
bush and Hunter, American Central Life 


Bldg. Owner, Jos. Gardner, 39 Ken- 
tucky Ave. Archt. taking bids. Brick, 
reinf. concrete. 


‘Shop Buildings (2) 16th and Yandes 
Sts. Archt., Donald Graham, Hume- 
Mansur Bldg. Owner, Board of School 
Commissioners, 150 N. Meridian St. Low 
bidders as follows: General contract, 
Chas. J. Wacker, Peoples Bank Bldg., 
$67,200.00; low on heating and plumbing, 
Freyn Bros., 31 W. Michigan St., $13,- 


Senne 


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Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


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298.00; low on electric wiring, C. L. 
Smith Electric Co,, Virginia Ave., $2,325. 
low on elevators, Home Elevator Co., 
$2,690.00. Bids ran below the estimate, 
will award contracts within the next few 
days. Brick. 


“Memorial Bldg.: $70,000, Greenfield, 
Ind. Archt., McGuire and Shook, Indi- 
ana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. Own- 
er, Board of Trustees, Memorial Bldg. 
George W. Morehead, J. Ward Fletcher, 
Greenfield. Bids in under advisement. 
Low bidder on general contract, H. F. 
Vahle, New Palestine, Ind.; low on heat- 
ing and plumbing, W. F. Spangler, 
Greenfield; low on electric wiring, San- 
born Eléctric Co., Indianapolis. May 
award contracts soon. 


Township School Building: $60,000.00, 
Jackson School Township, Decatur Coun- 
ty, near Westport, Ind. Owner, A. C. 
Moncrief, trustee, Westport, Ind. Archt., 
The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Dela- 
ware St., Indianapolis. Owner taking 
bids to close April 18th at 10:00 a. m. at 
the office of Tremain and Turner, Greens- 
burg, Ind. - (See legal advertising in this 
issue) . Brick. 

Swimming Pool and Dressing Rooms: 
$60,000, 1 and 2 sty., 100x130, “T” 
shape. St. Mary’s of the Woods, Indiana, 
Vigo county, near Terre Haute. Archt., 
D. A. Bohlen and Son, Majestic Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Sisters of Provi- 
dence, St. Marys of the Woods, Indiana. 


Archt. taking bids to close at once. Brk. 
tile floors and walls, marble work. 
Stores (8) and Offices: Rem. of old 


Empire Theatre Bldg. No. Delaware St. 
Archt., Chas. H. Byfield, Peoples Bank 


Bldg. Owner, Empire Theatre, c/o 
Archt. Archt. taking bids to close at 
once. Work will consist of adding a 


1 sty. top addition, new front and gen- 
eral alterations. : 

Water Tube Boilers, Mechanical Stok- 
ers, Engines and Generators, Radial 
Brick, Chimney, Electrical Elevators: 
For the James Whitcomb Riley Hos- 
pital, now under construction, Indian- 
apolis. Mechanical Engineer, Chas. R. 


SINK & EDWARDS 
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Ammerman, Océidental Bldg., Indpls.; 
Archt., Robert Frost Daggett, Consoli- 
dated Bldg., Indianapolis; owner, Board 
of Trustees, John W. Cravens, Secy., c/o 
Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. 
Bids are being received at the office of 
the architect up to 12 o’clock noon, 
Thursday, April 12th. 


Dehydration Building and Equipment: 
Sewage Disposal Plant. Engineer, Chas. 
H. Hurd, 1405 Merchants Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Board of Sanitary Commission- 
ers, Jay A. Craven, Pres.; J. L. Elliott, 
V.-P., City Hall, Indianapolis. Owner 
is receiving bids to close April 24th at 
10:00 a. m. on the following: Dehydra- 
tion bldg., Dryer Settings; Electric wir- 
ing, Stokers, Coal Storage and Handling 
Equipt., Bunker, Conveyors, Sludge Dry- 
ers, Fans and Motors, Sludge Handling 
Equipt., Sludge Conveyors, Sludge 
Breakers, Dry Sludge Screen, Traveling 
Crane, Cast Iron Pipe and Specials, Spe- 
cial Sludge Gates. 


Residence and Garage: $25,000, 2 sty.’ 
and bas., “Irvington”. Archt., Edw. D. 
Pierre, 321 Occidental Bldg. Owner, A. 
R. Kimmick, Pres., Indiana Builders 
Corp., 816 I. O. O. F. Bldg. Plans in 
progress. Owner will build by day labor. 
Brick, variegated slate roof, hét water 
heat, tile and hardwood floors. 

Service Building and Garage: $25,- 
000, 1 and 2 sty., 55x195, Capitol Ave. 
Archt., Edw. D. Pierre, 321 Occidental 
Bldg. Owner, H. T. Electric Service 
Co., c/o architect. Plans in progress, 
ready for bids soon. Brick, steel, slow 
burning construction, steel sash. . Ad- 
dress all correspondence to architect. 

*Club House (add.) $30,000, 2 sty., 56x 
89. “South Grove Golf Course.” Archt., 
John Parrish, 418 Castle Hall Bldg. 
Owner, Board of Park Commrs., City 
Hall. Owner receiving bids to close 
April 12th at 3:00 p. m. Brick, metal 
lockers, asbestos roof, new steam heatt- 
ing plant. - 

*Residence and Garage: $30,000. 
Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life 
Bldg. Owner, Roland M. Cotton, 1720 


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. “"Residencé-and .2-car Garagé: $30 000, 
2 sty. and bas., “English ‘eee Meri- 
dian near 44th, ‘Archt., Frank B. Hunt- 
er, 912 State Life Bldg. Owner, Wil- 
liam B. Paul, Pres. Federal Finance Co., 
315 Lemcke Bldg. Plans nearing’ com- 
pletion. Ready for bids in 10 days. 
Stucco, tile roof, oil-burning furnace, 
tile and hardwood floors. laundry equipt. 

“Residence and 2-Car Garage: $15,000, 
2 sty. and bas., 27x40. “Ttalian Type,” 
43d and Penn, Archt., Frank B. Hunter 
912 State Life Bldg. Owner, Arthur 
Brown, ¢/o Century Biscuit Co. Archt. 
recelving bids. Stucco, - Spanish tile 
roof, metal casement windows. 

Residence (double) : $9,000, 2 sty. and 
bas. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State 
Life Bldg. Owner, Mrs. Stella Ever- 
ingham, 2226 Bellefontaine St. Archt. 
receiving’ bids, 

“Public Hall and Community Building: 
1 sty., basement and balcony, 40x90, 12th 
and Alabama Sts, Archt:, Everett H. 
Crabb, 1112 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of 
America, Ben. Kwitny, Secy., 323 West 
Washington. Archt. receiving bids to 
close next week. Brick, stone trim. 

Residence (double) $12,000, Central 
Ave. Archt., Everett H. Crabb, 1112 
State Life Bldg. Owner, Edward Muel- 
ler, c/o Archt. Architect receiving 
bids. Brick and stucco, tile roof. 

“Church: $35,000, Brownsburg, Ind. 

Archt., Merritt. Harrison and Turnock, 
500 Board of Trade Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Christian Church, Will Evans, 
Chmn., Brownsburg, Ind. On working 
drawings. Bids soon. Brick. 
_ Residence (double): $20,000, 46th and 
Broadway. Archt., Merritt Harrison 
and Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg. 
Owner, Herman Kothe, Fletcher Trust 
Bldg. Plans in progress. Brick veneer 
and frame, 

“Residence: $15,000, 40th and Meri- 
dian. Archt., Merritt, Harrison and 
Turnock, Owner, Dr. W. H. Hughes, 
pume-Mansur Bldg. Archt. taking bids. 

rick, 


Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., 30x40., 41st and Meridian. Archt., 
Fermor §, Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave, 
Owner, Arthur Wolf, Secy. Automobile 
Underwriters, 711 Occidental Bldg. 
Plans in progress, ready for bids about 
April 10th. Brick veneer, tile roof, Far- 
quar heating, water softener, tile and 


hardwood floors, laun i incin- 
pcre, et dry equipt., incin 

Office Building: 2 sty., 21st and 
Northwestern. Owner, Polar Ice and 
Fuel Co., 21st and Northwestern. Plans 
FS Progress. Brick, ordinary construc- 

ion. 

Residences (7) $15,000 each, 46th and 
Meridian. Owner, Fred W. Jenkins, 4221 
Central Ave. Plans in progress. Owner 
will build and buy material. Start work 
soon. Brick veneer. : 


Bridge: $300,000.00, over White River, 
at Bedford, Ind. Owner, State Highway 
Com., John D. Williams, Director State 
House, Indianapolis; engineer, William J. 
Titus, c/o State Highway Commission, 
State House, Indpls. Plans in progress. 
Owner will advertise for bids early sum- 
mer, 1200 feet long, 7 spans concrete 
foundations. ; 


Contracts Awarded. 


“Club House and Dormitories: $1,000,- 
000.00, 8 sty. and bas. Archt., Adolph 
Scherrer. Owner, Elks Realty Co., c/o 
Elks Lodge. General contractor, Wm. P. 
Jungclaus Co.; steel and misc. iron, Cen- 
tral States Bridge Co.; orn. stairs, J. J. 
Tuite Co., all of Indpls. Excavating. 


. “Bank and Office Building: 8 sty. and 
bas., 61x132, Marion, Ohio. Archt., .Wil- 
liam Earl Russ, Meridian Life Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Citizens Bldg. and 
Loan Co., Marion, Ind. Plans complet- 
ed. Owner builds by day labor. Start- 
ing work. Brick, frpf. 

“Garage and Salesroom: $250,000, 4 
sty. and bas. Archt., J. Edwin Kopf and 
Woolling. Owner, Meridian and 13th 
Realty Co., Crawford Fairbanks, Pres. 
Lessee, Buick Motor Co. General con- 
tractor, Conder & Culbertson. On foun- 
dation. Brick, frpf. 


“Factory: $400,000. 5 sty. and bas. 
Archt., ‘Rubush & Hunter. Owner, In. 
dianapolis_ Glove Co. Contractor, Wm. 
P. Jungclaus Co. Steel and erection, 
Hetherington & Berner. Stone to Edw. 
Dux. reinf. steel to H. J. Baker & Co. 
On foundation. 

“Stores and Offices: $300,000. Archt., 
private plans. Owner, S. S. Kresge Co., 
Detroit. General contractor, Wm. P., 
Jungclaus Co., Indpls. Excavating. Brk. 
4 story and bas. 

“Suburban Residence and _ Garage: 
$400,000. Archt., Bass, Knowlton & Co. 
Owner, Chas. B. Sommers, Capitol and 
Wash. Sts. General contractor, Bedford 
Stone and Constr. Co. Reinf. steel to 
Truscon Steel Co.; marble and tile to 


Wege-Stanford Co. On foundation. Brk. 
and stone. oe 

“Y. W. C. A. Apartment and Hotel: 
4 sty. and bas., $200,000. Archt., Ru- 
bush & Hunter. Owner, Y. W. C. A.; 
general contractor, Wm. P. Jungclaus 
Co. Start work at once. Brick: 

“Warehouse: $200,000, 4 sty. and 
bas. Archt., Rubush & Hunter. Owner, 
Allen A. Wilkinson Lumber Co.; gen- 
eral, contractor, J. G. Karstedt Constr. 
Co. Foundation in. 

“General Office Building: $300,000, 5 
sty. Archt., Robert Frost Daggett. 
Owner, Eli Lilly Co. General contractor, 
Leslie Colvin. Excavating. Brick, frpf. 

“Church: $60,000, Brightwood. Archi., 
McGuire and Shook. Owner, Brightwood 
M. E. Church, 2358 Station St. General 
contractor, Wm. P. Jungclaus Co. Ex- 
cavated. , 


“Potter Fresh Air School: $92,000. 


Archt., Herbert Foltz. Owner, Board of: 


School Trustees. General contractor, 


Wm. P. Jungelaus Co.; rfg. and sheet. 


metal work to Hoosier Rfg. Co.; cut 
stone to Edw. Dux; reinf. steel to Trus- 
con Steel Co.; plstg. to Harry Cramer, 
all of Indpls. Excavating. 

“School: Sand Creek Twp., Bartholo- 
mew county, Ind. Archt., The Elmer E. 
Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Harley C. Glick, 
trustee, Elizabethtown, Ind. General 


contract awarded to S. W. Snively. Co- - 


lumbus, Ind., subject to sale of bonds. 

*Churech (rem. and add.): Noblesville, 
Ind. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 Pen- 
way Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Chris- 
tian Church, A. Cursley, Chmn. Bldg. 
Comm., Noblesville, Ind. General con- 
tract let to Spannuth and Earl Constr. 
Co., Noblesville, $21,991. Start work at 
once. Brick. 


CONNERSVILLE. 


“High School Building: $280,000.00, 
Connersville, Ind. Archt., The Elmer E. 
Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Board of- School 
Trustees, Edward V. Hawkins, Pres.; 
John E. Page, Treas.; Fred C. Neal, 
Secy., Connersville. Owner receiving 
bids to close April 3 at 9:00 a. m., at the 
office of the Supt. of City Schools, Con- 
nersville, Ind. (See legal advertisement 
in this issue.) : 

Residence: $6,000, . Archt., Karl P. 
Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg. Owner, 
A. E. Fick. Plans in progress. Frame 
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Residence: $5,500. Archt., Karl P. 
Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg. Owner, 
Robert Cain. Plans in progress. Frame, 
asbestos shingle roof, furnace. 


ELKHART. 


*High School (addition of auditorium 
and gymnasium): $125,000 1 sty. and 
bas., 104x120x80. Archt., E. Hill Tur- 
nock, 501 Monger Bldg. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees; H. A. Compton, 
Pres.; J. L. Harmon, Secy. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close April 20th at 10:00 
a. m. Brick, stone, steel roof ‘trusses, 
split steam heating, 500 metal lockers, 
metal windows, skylights. 

Residence: $5,000. Archt., E. Hill Tur- 
nock, 501 Monger Bldg. Owner, C. C. 
Scott, Elkhart. Plans in progress, ready 
for bids in 10 days. Brick veneer. 


*Hospital (1 sty. top add. to present 
bldg., 40x70). Archt., E. Hill Turnock, 
501 Monger Bldg. Owner, Elkhart Gen- 
eral Hospital, Mary E. McDonald, Supt. 
Plans in progress. Brick, hollow tile, 
mature about 30 days. 

Residence and Garage: $12,000. Archt., 
E. Hill Turnoek, 501 Monger Bldg. Own- 
er, C. C. Lickey. Plans in_ progress, 
ready for bids in 30 days. Brick, hol- 
low ‘tile, hot water heat. 


ELWOOD. 


Masonic Lodge: (addition and remodel- 
ing), $20,000, Elwood. Archt., Nicol, 
Scholer & Hoffman, Lafayette. Owner, 
Elwood Masonic Lodge. Plans in prog- 


ress. Plans to be submitted to owners 
on April 19th for approval. 

Church: (alt. and add.), $11,000. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, St. John’s Lutheran 
Congregation, Rev. J. A. Longbaum, pas- 
tor. Plans in progress, ready for bids 
shortly. Brick veneer and frame. 


EVANSVILLE. 


Bank (alt. and add.): $8,000, Clay, 
Kentucky. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and 
Co., Furniture Bldg. Owner, Farmers 
National Bank, Clay, Ky. Architect se- 
lected. 

Residence: (add. and alt.), 1510 Ful- 
ton Ave. Archt, Frank J. Schlotter, 
113% Upper 4th. Owner, William Ben- 
nighoff, 1510 Fulton Ave. Plans in prog- 
ress; work will consist of new verandas, 
tile floors, stone columns. 

Bungalow: $5,000, Grand and Jack- 
son. Archt. Frank J. Schlotter, 113% 
Upper 4th. Owner, Richard E. Meier. 
Plans in progress. Frame. 

*Parochial School: $100,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 72x151. Archt., Clifford Shopbell 
& Co. Owner, St. Boniface Parochial 
School, William Muensterman, George P. 
Stocker, West Side. General contractor, 
Tri State Constr. Co., foundation in. 

*Garage & Salesroom: $50,000. Archt., 
Chas. L. Troutman. Owner, The Frank- 
lin Corp. (automobiles). General con- 
tractors, Tri-State Constr.:Co. Exca- 
vated. Brick. 

Flag Pole Memorial: $4,100.00, Garvin 
Park. Owner, Board of Park Commis- 
sioners, Evansville. Receiving bids to 
close April 2nd. 


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Contracts Awarded. 

“Commercial Bldg. (Furniture Store): 
$45,000. 3 sty. & bas. 52x126. Archt. 
Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Owner, Handy Furniture Co. ‘General 
contract awarded to William Abeler, 215 
Kentucky Ave. Start work shortly. 
Brick. 

Residence and Garage: $9,000, 2 sty. 
& bas. Howard St. Private plans. 
Owner, Dr. Victor Jordan. General con- 
tract let to George L. Miller and Sons. 

Residence and Garage: $8,000, 13820 
Blackford. Private plans. Owner, Mr. 
Killias, 1320 Blackford St. General con- 
tract let to George L. Miller and Sons. 
Start work at once. 

“Residence: $10,000. Archt., Alfred 
Neucks. Owner, Edw. A. Nisbet Gen- 
eral contract let to George Graul, 2409 
Fourth Ave. 


FT. WAYNE. 

“Office Building (for physicians and 
dentists): 7 sty. and bas. Archt., Geo. 
Ohmart, Utility Bldg. Owner, Wayne 
Medical Bldg. Co., William Jordan, Sec., 
c/o The Wayne Pharmacal Co. Lessee 
of two floors and basement, The. Wayne 


Pharmacal Co. Plans in progress. 
Plans will be ready to figure late in 
April. 


Dormitory and Gymnasium: $150,000, 
2 sty. and bas., Howe, Ind., LaGrange 
county. Archt., Chas. R. Weatherhogg, 
Ft. Wayne. Owner, Howe School, Chas. 
H. Young in charge, Howe, Ind. Plans 
about completed. Archt. ready for bids 
next week. Brick, slow burning con- 
struction. Will contain dormitory (75 


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boys), gymnasium, dining room, kitchen, 
assembly room, class rooms. 

“Nurses and Physicians’ Home: $85,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas., 26x95. “Trene Byron 
Tuberculosis - Hospital.” Archt., Chas. 
R, Weatherhogg, 250 w. Wayne St. 
Owner, Board of County Commrs., Court 
House. Receiving bids to close April 
30th at 10:00 a. m. Brick, steam exten- 
sion from present plant, terrazzo floors, 
Spanish ‘tile roof. 

Hospital Addition: (40 beds). Owner, 
Board of Directors of the Methodist 
Hospital. Voted to build this summer. 
Definite data later. Brick. 

Orphanage: $65,000.00, 2 miles east 
of city. Archt., Griffith and Goodrich, 
211 E. Berry St. Owner, Orphans Home 
of the Reformed Church, c/o Rev. 5 Pe on 
Winter, Ft. Wayne. Archt. taking bids. 
Brick, hollow tile. 

Bank (general interior alterations): 
$20,000. Ligonier, Ind. Archt., A 
Strauss, Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Own- 
er, Mier State Bank, A. B. Mier, Pres., 
Ligonier. Plans in progress, work will 
consist of bronze doors, new vault, bank 
fixtures and furniture, tile floors, steam 
heat, plumbing, wiring and general al- 
terations. 

“Parochial School: $25,000. Archt., 
J. M. E. Riedel, Noll Bldg. Owner, St. 
Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Congrega- 
tion, Rev. Jacom Miller, 1126 Barr St. 
Plans nearing completion, ready for bids 
in 2 weeks. Brick, concrete, hollow tile 
and steel, 

Store Building: $10,000, 1 sty. and 
bas., 23x50. Archt., Leighton Bowers, 
430 Utility Bldg. Owner, C. F. Reink- 
ensmeier, 2725 Broadway. Archt. ready 
for bids. Brick. 

Residence: $10,000, 2. sty., 33x41, 
Archt., Leighton Bowers, 430 Utility 
Bldg. Owner, H. L. Logue, 3309 So. 
Clinton St. Archit. ready for bids. Brk. 
veneer, 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Masonic Temple: $650,000, _ Archt., 
Chas. R. Weatherhogg. Owner, Masonic 
Temple Assn. General contractor, W. A. 
Sheets, Utility Bldg; marble and tile to 
R, Dawson, all of Fit. Wayne; steel 
and erection, Forest City Steel Co, 
Cleveland, O.; reinf. steel to Truscon 
Steel Co. Excavating. 


‘Theatre: (M. P.) $50,000. Archt., 
Henry Meyer. Owner, Broadway Thea- 
tre Co. General contractor, Henry 


Wehrenberg, 802 Madison St.; htg. and 
plmg. to S. E. Grosvenor Co.; electric 
work to Edmunds Electric Co. Exca- 
vated. Brick. 

Store and Apartment Bldg.: $20,000. 
Owner, John H. Welch, 1915 Calhoun St. 
General contract let to Fred H. Grote, 
211 W. Leith St. Brick (2 apts. 2 
Stores, : 

*Church (add.) $50,000.  Archt., Guy 
Mahurin. Owner, Salem Reform Church. 
Contractor, J. F. Gumpper and Son, 614 
Home Ave, Excavating. | 

Residence: $9,500. | Private plans. 
Owner, Christ Kramer, 2002 Fairfield. 
Contractor, Chas. Kirachofe & Son, 939 
Lincoln Ave. Excavating. Frame. 

"Stores (7), $28,000.  Archt., Guy 
Mahurin. Owner, Chas. Meigs. Seay 
contractor, Hilgeman and Schaaf, Nol 
Bldg. Excavated. Brick. 


GREENCASTLE. 
“Fraternity House: $75,000, 3 sty. & 
Das, “Depauw University. Archt., 


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Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Delta Kappa 
Epsilon Fraternity, Indiana Alumni As- 
Sociation, E. C. Atkins, Pres., Meridian 
and South. Sts., Indpls.; Evans Woollen, 
Jr., V.-P., American Central Life Ins. Co., 
Indpls. Plans in progress, ready for 
bids in 30 days. Brick. 

“Sorority House: $30,000, (for 31 
girls) Greencastle. Archt. Fermor s. 
Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Alpha Chi. Omega Sorority, 
Greencastle. On working drawings. 
Archt. ready for bids in two weeks. Brick 
veneer and stucco, asphalt shingle roof, 


(addition), $22,000, 1 sty. 
& bas. 38x70. Greencastle. Archt. A. A. 
Honeywell, 413 Penway Building, Indi- 
anapolis. Owner, Presbyterian Congre- 
gation, Victor L. Raphael, Pastor, Green- 
castle. General contract awarded to Wal- 


M. ter R. Heath, Greencastle. $20,884.00. 


Start work soon. Brick. é 
Apartment Building: (2 5 room apts.) 
Archt., Liese and Ludwick,\Danville, Ill. 
Owner, Rev. J. G. Campbell, Greencas- 
tle. Plans in progress. Brick, stucco, 
steam heat, asphalt shingle roof. 


HAMMOND. 


“Theatre: $38,000, Indiana Harbor, 
Ind. Archt., Mac Turner, Hammond. 
Owner, Joe Piwaronas, Indiana Harbor. 
Archt. ready for bids. Brick. 

“Garage and Salesroom: $28,000, 64x 
90, Hohman and Ogden Sts. Archt., Mac 
Turner. Owner, Louis Roth. Archt. 
ready for bids. Brick. 

“Stores (3) $20,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
50x80, Hohman near Russell. Archt., 
Mac Turner. Owner, J. C. Paxton. Archt, 
ready for bids. Brick. 

Ice Plant (Alt. and Add.): Archt., A. 
C. Berry & Co. Owner, Hammond Dairy 
Co. Plans in progress. 

Store and Apartment: 2 sty. and bas., 
25x65, Columbia Ave. Archt., J. T. Hut- 
ton and Son. Owner, Yarovisky Bros. 
Archt. ready for bids. Brick. 


LINTON. 


*“Stores and Apartments: Rem. from 
bldg. at “A” and Main Sts. Archt., John 
Fritz. Owner, David D. Terhune. Plans 
in progress, 12 apts., 6 stories. Brick. 

Residence: $5,000. Archt., John Fritz. 
Owner, William Holz. Plans in progress. 
Frame. 


LOGANSPORT. 


*Stores and Offices: $20,000.00, 3 sty. 
and bas., 20x120, 5th and Broadway. 
Archt., Carl Horn, Citizens Loan and 
Trust Bldg. Owner, A. IL. Jones. 
Plans in progress. Brick, vapor heating, 
tile floor, comp. roof. : 

Residence: $10,000.00, private plans. 
Owner, Henry Schwier, 406 E. Broadway. 
Plans in progress, mature this spring. 

rame. . 
Gale $35,000.00, 13th and Broad- 
way. Owner, United Brethren ~Church. 
Site purchased. Congregation voted to 


build this summer. Brick. 


is idence: $10,000, Winamac, Ind. 
Aveht: Carl Horn, Citizens Loan and 
Trust Bldg., Logansport. Owner, Ralph 
E. Horner, Winamac, Ind. Plans com- 
pleted. Owner ready for bids about 
April 15th. Brick veneer, vapor heat, 


asphalt shingle roof. 


MARION. 


Sealed proposals will be received at 
the office of the general treasurer, Na- 
tional Home for D. V. S., National Muii- 
tary Home, Dayton, 0O., until 1 o’clock p. 


m., April 3, 1923, for furnishing labor ° 


and material required in alterations and 
improvements to building No. 10, at the 
Marion branch, National Military Home, 
Marion, Ind., as per plans and specifica- 
tions on file with the architects, Schenck 
& Williams, Dayton, O., and in the office 
of the quartermaster, Marion branch. 


MT. VERNON. 


Undertaking Establishment: $15,000. 
3 sty., 40x72, Mt. Vernon. Archt., Clif- 
ford Shopbell & Co., Evansville. Own- 
er, Paul Short, Mt. Vernon. General 
contract awarded to Jacob Behrick and 
Son, Mt.. Vernon. Plans in progress. 


Will start work in 60 days. Brick and 


stucco. 

Office Building: $8,000, 1 sty. and bas., 

20x45, Mt. Vernon. Archt., Clifford 
Shopbell & Co., Evansville. Owner, Ed- 
win Wade, Mt. Vernon. General contract 
let to Jacob Behrick and Son, Mt. Ver- 
non. Start work soon. Brick, terra cot- 
ta, hot water heat. 
_ Warehouse: Owner, The Mt. Vernon 
Strawboard Co. is contemplating the 
building of a warehouse this spring. 
Definite data later. 


RICHMOND. 


_ Richmond: Gymnasium and Assem- 
bly Rooms, $40,000, 2 sty., 60x80, Rich- 
mond. Archt., Perkins, Fellows and 
Hamilton, 814 Tower Court, Chicago, Il. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Chas. 
W. Jordan, Pres.; Henry R. Robinson, 
William X. Reid, Richmond. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close April 13th at 10:00 
a.m. at the office of the Board of School 
Trustees, No. 8th and “B” Sts.. Rich- 
mond. (See legal advertising in this is- 
sue.) 

Richmond: Water tube boilers and 
stokers, $65,000.00, “Eastern Indiana 
Hospital for the Insane,” Richmond. En- 
gineer, Snider and Rotz, Merchants 
Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Dr. 
S. E. Smith, Medical Supt., Eastern In- 
diana Hospital for the Insane, Richmond. 
Owner receiving bids to close April 9th 
at 12 o’clock noon. 

“Bank and Office Building (rem. and 
add.), $50,000. Archt., Werking and 
Son, Palladium Bldg. Owner, American 
Trust and Savings Bank, Richmond. Gen- 


eral contract let to Frank Greers, 200 S. 


18th St., Richmond. Brick. 


SOUTH BEND. 


“Stores and Offices: $25,000, 2 sty., 
33x80. 514 So. Mich. Archt. W. W. 
Schneider, 120 So. Main. Owner, Sal- 
inger & Burke, 530 So. St. Joe St. Archt. 
taking bids. Brick, terra cotta trim. - 
“Store Room and 2 Apts.: $20,000. 2 
sty. 44x90. 530 So. Mich. Archt. W. W. 
Schneider, 120 So. Main. Owner, Bres- 
kin Wall Paper & Paint Co., 412 South 
Michigan. Archt. taking bids. Brick, 
terra cotta. 
_Apartment: (6 apts.), $45,000, 3 sty., 
36x70. Archt. Freyermuth and Maurer, 
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W. Schaffer, 1005 So. La Fayette. Bids 
close at once. Brick, stone trim. 


“Battery Service Station: $25,000, 1 
sty. & bas. 55x63. Archt. Ernest W. 
Young, 509 Dean Bldg: Owner, Peter- 
son Storage Battery 'Co., 323 South La- 
fayette. Archt. ready for bids next 
week. Brick, steel sash. 


"Factory (add.): 1 sty., 40x40x20. 
Archt. Ernest W. Young, 509 Dean Bldg. 
owner, L. B. Slaughter & CO) “TST “Se. 
Emerick St. Ready for bids next week. 
Brick and frame. 


Automobile Sales Room: $25,000, 1 
sty. 72x120.. Archt.. Ernest W. Young, 
509 Dean Bldg. Owner, Phillip Herwich, 
805 West Marion St. Plans nearing 
completion. Ready for bids in two weeks. 
Brick. 

Laundry Building: 2 sty., 110x50. 
Archt., Shankland and Pingrey, 209’ So. 
Lasalle St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Su- 
perior Laundry Co., 209 Syracuse St., 
South Bend, Ind. Archt. ready for bids. 
Brick, steel sash. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Dance Hall and 6° Stores: $30,000. 
Archt. Ernest W. Young. Owner, Thad 
M. Talcott, 8346 Farmers Trust Bldg. 
General contractor, Jos. R. Good, 1118 
Woodward Ave. Excavating. Hte. 
Plmg. wiring not let. . 

Double Residence: $20,000, 580 S. Car- 
roll. Owney, V. R. Roberts, 530 Carroll 
St. Owner builds. Excavating. 


SOUTH WHITLEY. 
Lodge Building and Stores: $25,000.00. 
Owner, Miller and Pook, South Whitley. 
The Masonic Lodge will probably lease 
the second floor for lodge rooms. Plans 
in progress. Start work soon. Brick, 
2 sty. and bas. 
Business Building: $20,000, 2 sty. and 
bas. Owner, William F. Norris (drugs 
and Jeweler). Plans in progress, ma- 


ture in 30 days. Brick, ordinary constr. 

Factory: _A. D. White, representing a 
manufacturing company to manufacture 
steel cabinets and filing cases, is nego- 
tiating for a site to build a factory. Defi- 
nite data later. 


TERRE HAUTE. 


“Warehouse and Store: $85,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 63x124 (being designed to carry 
4 additional stys.), 321 N. 9th St. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. 
Owner, Hamilton-Harris & Co., 229 N: 
9th St., Terre’ Haute, and Penn. and 
Maryland Sts., Indianapolis: Plans in 
Die rve ee Brick, reinf. concrete and 
steel. 


Commercial Garage and Storage Bldg.: 
$50,000.00. Owner, Kintz Automobile 
Service Co., 10th and Third Sts. Con- 
templated, probably mature this sum- 
mer. Brick and concrete. 


School (Township School) $70,000, 


Vermilion Twp., Vermilion county, Ind. ' 


Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 
N. Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, Wil- 
liam S. Brown, trustee, Newport, Ind. 
Preliminary plans in progress.’ Brick, 6 
class rooms, auditorium and gymnasium. 

“Store and Office Bldg: (70 offices 
and stores), 6th and Cherry Sts. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. 
Owner, Demas Deming Estate, First Na- 
tional Bank Bldg. Archt. preparing new 
plans. Brick, 2 sty. and bas., 110x115. 

“Business Building (3 stores, offices 
and Hall), $15,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 
56x80. Clinton, Ind. Archt., Thomas 
and Allen, 25% S. 5th St., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Agentino Riso, Clinton, Ind. 
Ready for bids. Brick, copper-set store 
fronts, gravel roof, gravity steam heat- 
ing system. 

“Swimming Pool: $60,000.00, 220x180, 
“Fairbanks Park.” Archt., R. A. Bintz, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. Owner, Board of 


Park Commissioners, City Hall, Terre 
Haute. Bids closed March 30th. Rein- 
forced concrete. 
Contracts Awarded. 

“Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., Allendale, Terre’ Haute. Archt., 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St. 
Owner, William J. Rynick, Agent Mu- 
tual Life Insurance Co., 408 Terre Haute 
Trust Bldg. General contract let to 
Roehm Bros., 30 N. 5th St. 


VINCENNES. 


“Glass Manufacturing Plant: $1,000,- 
000. Owner, Blackford Window Glass 


- Co., Frank Bastin, Prest., Chas. A. Weis- 


ert, V. P., R. J. Dognaux, Secy., Vin- 
cennes. Owner will build by day labor. 
The Osterhage Lumber Co., Vincennes, 
will furnish all lumber, roofing, plaster, 
mill work. Excavating. 

“Residence: $10,000, 14% sty. and bas., 
52x46, Fairfield, [Il]. Archt., Osterhage 
and Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldg., Vin- 
cennes. Owner, W. L. Grubb, Fairfield, 
Ill. Owner will build by day labor, start 
work soon. Brick, asvhalt shingle roof, 
tile floors, hardwood floors. 


“Apartment Building (2 apts.), addi- 
tion to store building: $10,000.00, 1 sty. 
and bas., 25x75. Archt., Osterhage and 
Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldg. Owner, 
Paul C. Schultze. Archt. taking bids to 
close March 31. Brick, terra cotta trim, 
comp. roof, vapor heat, fireproof win- 
dows, terrazzo floors, 2 car garage, in- 
cinerator, In-a-Door beds, kitchen equipt. 

Residence: 5 rooms. Archt., Oster- 
hage and Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldg. 
Owner. Fred Kixmiller. Plans in prog- 
ress. Frame. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Consolidated School: $55,000, 1 sty. 
& bas. 120x130. 1 mile south of Wash- 
ington, Ind. Archt. Osterhage and Sut- 
ton, ‘Citizens Trust Bldg.,° Vincennes. 


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Ind. General contract awarded to Baird 
and Vail Construction Co., Sumner, IIli- 
nois, $53,226.00. Start work shortly. 
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*Residence _ and _Garage: $15,000. 
Archt., Samuel A. Craig and Co., 31 W. 
Ohio St., Indianapolis. Owner, Flint E. 
Bash, Warsaw. Archt. and owner ‘tak- 
ing bids. 

*Telephone Bldg. (rem.): $12,000, 
Warsaw. Archt., Samuel A. Craig & Co., 
31 W. Ohio St., Indpls. Owner, Com- 
mercial Telephone Co., J. W. Scott, Mer., 
Warsaw. Taking bids. 

*Parsonage and Garage: $12,000, War- 
saw. Archt., Samuel A. Craig & Co., 31 


W. Ohio St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Methodist Church, Rev. C. B. Croxall, 
pastor, Warsaw. Owner taking bids. 


Merle Hodges of Warsaw is figuring. 

Commercial Garage: $15,000, 1 sty., 
45x130. Private plans. Owner, R. A. 
Stewart. Owner taking bids. 

Contracts Awarded. 

*Apartment (1) and Restaurant: $15,- 
000. 2 sty. 22x67. Private plans. Own- 
er, Joseph Foote, (Restaurant) Main St. 
General contract let to Merle P: Hodges, 
Warsaw. Start work soon. Brick. 

*Newspaper Building: $50,000, 2 sty. 
& bas., 66x88. Private plans. Owner, 
The Warsaw Daily Times, Warsaw. 
General contract let to Merle P. Hodges, 
Warsaw, Ind. Start work next week. 
Brick. 


WASHINGTON. 


*Grade School Bldg.: $60,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., Washington, Ind.. Archt., Os- 
terhage and Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldg., 
Vincennes, Ind. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, R. M. Smiley, Pres.; R. L. Mc- 
Intosh, Secy.; A. C. Wise, Treas., Wash- 
ington, Ind. Owner taking bids to close 
April 12th at 2:00 p. m., at the office 
of the Secy., No. 6 K. of C. Bldg., Wash= 
ington, Ind. 

Apartment Building (4 apts.): $15,000. 
2 sty. and bas., 36x41, W. Main St. Pri- 
‘vate plans. Owner, Mrs. Jacob Boling- 
baker. Plans in progress, mature in 60 
days. Brick. 

Commercial Building: $18,000. Private 
plans. Owner, Lewis Evans, E. Main 
St. Plans in progress, ready for bids 
on material in 10 days. Owner builds by 
day labor.. Brick. 

Washington: Theatre (rem. and add.) 
$13,000.00. Archt., John Kretz. Own- 
er, Harry Vonderschmitt, Washington. 
Plans in progress. Start work in 30 
- days. Work will consist of new front, 
raising room and additional seating. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


*Columbia City: Warehouse, $30,000, 
3 sty., 36x72. Owner, Columbia Woolen 
Mills. Taking bids on material both for 
mill -constructed bldg. and fire proof 
bldg. 

*Frankfort: Grade school, $80,000, 
Frankfort. Archt., Rodney Leonard, 
‘Peoples Life Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Richard M. Heavilon, 
Pres.; Marvin S. Hufford, Secy.; Howard 
Harshman, Treas., Frankfort. Owner 
receiving bids to close April 10th at 10 
a. m. at the office of the Board of School 
Trustees, Library Bldg., Clinton and Co- 


lumbia Sts. (See legal advertising in 


this issue.) _ 

*Gary: Church, $70,000, 7th and 
Tyler. Archt., Worthmann and Stein- 
bach, 155 N. Clark St. Chicago, Il. 
Owner, Holy Angel Parish, Rev. R. Jen- 
son, 700 Tyler St., Gary. Archt. receiv- 
ing bids. Brick... ~ 

*Kokomo: Hospital (add. and rem.) 
and new power plant. Archt., The Elmer 
E. Dunlap Co., Kokomo. Owner, Good 
Samaritan Catholic Hospital, Kokomc. 
Preliminary plans in progress.. Brick. 

*Kokomo: Archt., Oscar F. Cook, 220 
Citizens National Bank Bldg., would like 
to get in touch with two or three good 
plastering contractors who are experi- 


~enced in ornamental plaster work to 


figure the Elks Club Bldg. 

*Lafayette: Warehouse and gavage, 
$75,000. 1 and 2 sty., 70x110, Michigan 
City, Ind. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and 
Hoffman, Lafayette. Owner, Haviland 
Transfer & Storage Co., 120 Michigan 
St., Michigan City, Ind. Archt. and 
owner taking bids. Brick, reiaf. con- 
crete floor and roof construction. 

*Laporte: Office building, 2 sty. and 
bas., 90x103. Archt., Chatten and Ham- 
mond, 64 E. Van Buren St., Chicago, Il. 
Owner, Sam Fox Sons, Inc., 414 Fox St., 
Laporte, Ind. Plans completed, ready for 
bids in a few days. Brick, mastic floors, 
fire doors, steel stairs, vault doors. 

*Laporte: Comfort station, $10,000, 
let to Cook Bros., Laporte, Ind. 

*Lebanon: _Nurses’ Home and Solari- 
um: $19,500. Archt., Frost and Kellogg, 
Reporter Bldg. Owner, Board of Trus- 
tees, F. J. Witham Memorial Hospital, 
Lebanon. Bids close April 6th at 2:30 
p. m. (See legal advertising in this 
issue.) 

New Albany: College Bldg., $60,000.- 
00, 3 sty. and bas., 50x150, on Dixie 
Highway. Owner, St. Francis College, 
New Albany. General contract let to 
Stephen Day, New Albany. Brick, mill 
construction. Start work shortly. 

*Newcastle: High and grade school 
(add.) $60,000. At Gaston, Ind. Archt., 
Chas. W. Taylor, 818 Main St., New- 
castle. Owner, Henry M. Long, trustee, 
Summitville, Ind., R. R. No. 1. Prelim- 
inary plans in progress, 12 class rooms, 
auditorium and gymnasium, manual 
training and domestic science depts. 

*Princeton: Newspaper Building, $15,- 
000. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Evansville. © Owner, Princeton-Clarion 
News Publishing Co. General contract 
let to Bean and Davis, 226 S. Main St. 
Brick. 

Wabash: Lodge Building (rem. and 
add.), $8,000 to $10,000. Archt., H. D. 
Hartman (county surveyor), Court 
House. Owner, Moose Lodge. Plans in 
progress. 


Contracts Awarded. 


“Gary: Residence (for general man- 
ager), $40,000, 2 sty. and bas., 50x45 
7th and Lincoln Sts., Gary. Owner, The 
National Tube Co., Frick Bldg., Pitts- 
burgh, Pa. General contractor, Hall 


Bros., 679 Broadway, Gary, Ind. Start 
work soon. Brick. 
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man with general experience, capable of 
handling preliminaries, working draw- 
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Position as superintendent or assistant 
superintendent by married man _ who 


thoroughly understands plans; can do- 


own engineering and detail work. . Have 
experience on reinforced concrete con- 
struction. Best of references furnished. 
Address, D. L. Davis, 600 So. Walnut 
Street, Muncie, Indiana. 


FOR SALE. 


Double Cage Material Hoist, Sheaves, 
Blocks and Guides, for sale cheap. Ad- 
dress Paul J. Myers, 107% South Wash- 
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Building Material Men: A complete 
printed list of Indiana Architects and 
general contractors with their addresses 
can be purchased for 50 cents. Address 
Box 14, % Indiana Construction Record- 
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Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or’ entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. . 


SCIENCE HALL : 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS. 


Bids will be received by the Board of 
Trustees of the Indiana State Normal 
School at 8:00 p. m., April 9, 1928, at 
the office of The Eastern Division, Indi- 
ana State Normal School, Muncie, Ind., 
for the erection and completion of the 
North Wing of the Science Hall at the’ 
Eastern Division, Indiana State Normal 
School, Muncie, Ind. Bids must be made 
on Form 96 prescribed by the State 
Board of Accounts and must be accom- 
panied by certified check equal to 5% 
of the amount of the bid. Bids must be 
made in accordance with provisions of 
specifications prepared by Kibele and 
Garrard, architects, Muncie, Ind. Copies 
of plans and specifications may be found 
at the office of the Dean of the Faculty 
of the Eastern Division, Indiana State 
Normal School, Muncie, Indiana; at the 
office of Kibele and Garrard, Architects, 
335 The Johnson Building, Muncie, Ind., 
and at the office of the Registrar of the 
Indiana , State Normal School, Terre 


Haute, Ind. The total estimated cost of 


the North Wiig is $60,000.00. ©. 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE _IN- 
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elen C. B idge,- Sec. 
March 17-24-31, 1923. sarees at 
HOSPITAL 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice of letting contract for the new Nurses 


Home and Solarium for the F. J. Witha 
_Ho : . J. Witham Mem- 
_ Orial Hospital, Boone County, Indiana, including, 


heating and ventilating lumbi e. 
electrical wiring and Aetaste wie aie te Booed 
To be Srocted. on: loth our echke ae aan 
, oOo rf 
Camp street, Lelation, Sndienh Reine: Teh 
qerpente sealed proposals will be received by 
ear oard of Hospital Trustees at the Auditors 
poh eeuibt, Mouse, Boone county, Indiana, until 
be hye riday, April 6, 1928, and opened at 
oe a er for the completion of said Nurses 
Specific in oarium, according to plans and 
Soo ions and detailed drawings now on file in 
e office of James Gardner at the Boone county 


affording ., 


of the auditor of Boone county in the court house 
at Lebanon, Indiana, Board of State Charities, 
State Board of Accounts, State House, Indiana. 
polis, . All bids must be in writing, sealed and 
with envelope endorsed giving bidder’s name and 
the class of work bid upon and all bids will be 
opened and read publicly at the time and place 
fixed in this notice. 

. The Board of Trustees reserve the right to re- 
ject any and all bids and to take time to in- 
er eagaad the bids and the qualifications of the 
bidder. , 

Bach bidder shall file with his bid the Statutory 
affidavits required by law in the State of Indiana 
and each bid shall be accompanied by a certified 
check equal to 3 per cent of the bid, made pay- 
able to the Board of Trustees, which check will be 
held as a guarantee of good faith that the bidder 
will enter into contract and execute a bond for 
the full amount of his work, approved by the 
Board of Trustees, for the due performance 
thereof if his bid or bids are accepted. The checks 
of those bidders who fail to be awarded con- 
tracts shall be returned to them when the con- 
tracts are let. Should the successful bidder or 
bidders fail to enter into such contract and 
execute such bond, then he or they shall forfeit 
the amount of said certified check as liquidated 
damages for the use and benefit of the proper 
fund of the F, J, Witham Memorial Hospital, 
Boone county, Indiana. 

Contractors may obtain plans and specifications 
from the office of Frost and Kellogg, Architects, 
Lebanon, Indiana, 

All contractors to. whom contracts have been 
awarded must furnish the Board of Hospital Trus- 
tees a certificate from the Industrial Board that 
the Workmen's Compensation Law of Indiana 
has been complied with. 

Payment to the contractor shall be made upon 
estimates as the work progresses and the final 
payment shall be made as stated and fixed in the 
specifications for said work. 

Frank O, Staton, Pres. 

James Gardner, Sec. 

Crayton McKinsey, 

Rolla E, Williams. 
March 24th. 1992 


NOTICE OF BOND SALE. 


Notice is hereby given that a 3:00 o’clock, P. 
M., on Wednesday, April 11, 1928, at the office 
of the County Superintendent of Schools, at Rush- 
vill, Indiana, Henry W. Beckner, as Trustee of 
Jackson Township, Rush ‘County, Indiana, will 
offer for sale to the highest bidder an issue of 
$51,000.00 of bonds of Jackson School Township, 
Rush County, Indiana. y ‘ 

Said bout. shall be 60 in number, dated March 
1, 1923, of $850.00 each and ‘bearing interest at 
the rate of 5% per annum, payable semi-annually, 
two of which bonds shall be due and payable on 
Aueust 1, 1924, and a like number and denomin- 
ation shall become due and payable every six 
months thereafter until all of said bonds are paid. 
The first interest on said bonds shall be payable 
on August 1, 1924, and every six months there- 
after and shall be evidenced by coupons attached 
to same and said bonds and interest shall be pay- 
able at the office of the Peoples National Bank, 
of Rushvile, Indiana. Said bonds have been is- 
sued strictly in compliance with the law of the 
State of Indiana, and pursuant to an order of the 
Advisory Board of Jiackson School Township, 
Rush County, Indiana, and duly entered of record 
on January 9, 1923, authorizing said bonds to be 
issued for the purpose of providing bonds’ for 
ny construction of a school house in said town- 
ship. cal 

Said bonds will be sold according to law to the 
hirhest and best bidder for not less than par and 
face value; the rieht is reserved to reject any 
and all bids. 

SS ONRY W. BECKNER, Trustee, 
Jackson Township School. Rush County, 
Indiana, R. R. 6, Rushville, Indiana. 
March 24th, 81st, April 7th, 1923. 


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JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GYMNASIUM 
NOTICE TO naa oy See wine 
Notice is hereb iven that the School City 0 
Richmond, indiana, by its Board of Trustees, wi 
receive sealed bids at the office of said Board, 
southeast corner of North Eighth and B streets, 
Richmond, Indiana, until 10 o'clock ee 
Friday, April 18th, 1928, at which time and place 
the same will be publicly opened, read and or 
sidered for the construction of Gymnasium ae 
Assembly Room and for the construction of ate 
ing system, ventilating system, electric wiring pe 
plumbing, for said building, on site there i 
South Twenty-second and South veces ihe Aa 
South B streets, in said School City, and all by 
and according to the plans and dip a 
adopted therefor as prepared by Perkins, Fe ab 
& Hamilton, architects, 814 Tower Court, 
cago, Illinois; and as further approved by be 
State Board of Health and by State Board o 

ccounts, of State of Indiana. 


_ The plans and specifications are on file for the 
inspection of bidders at the office of said Board 
of Trustees, and at the office of said architects ; 
and copies are available upon application to archi- 
tects, and deposit of Ten Dollars to insure return 
of the Same, and additional copies are available 
upon like application and upon payment of 
Fifteen Dollars per set to cover cost of printing 
and forwarding, 

_ All items of masonry, carpentry, plastering, 
iron work, painting, glazing, sheet-metal work, 
roofing, special flooring, ete., will be included and 
considered in the general contract in one pro- 
posal, 

All items of plumbing, sewerage, heating sys- 
tem, ventilating system, and electric wiring will 
be separately considered in separate proposals, or 
the bidder may include all of the same in his 
general proposal, but in so doing the same items 
must be separately stated, and the amount and 
proportion of the reneral bid represented by these 
special items shall be indicated upon the bid. 

The each bid of the each contractor shall be 
accompanied by the certified check of the bidder 
in sum equal to five per centum of proposal, same 
payable to School City of Rickmona, Indiana, 
and same is subject to being declared forfeited to 
School City of Richmond as liquidated damages, 
in case the bidder withdraws his bid after same 
is opened, upon the consent of said Board of 
Trustees, or if successful bidder fails to enter 
into contract if same is’ to him awarded, or if 
successful bidder fails upon entering into con- 
tract to accompany same with approved surety 
bond of-Surety company authorized to do busi- 
ness in the State of Indiana, in guaranty of 
compliance with contract. Checks of unsuccessful 
bidders will be to them returned. 

All bids and proposals shall be upon forms pre- 
scribed by the State Board of Accounts of Indi- 
ana, or the equivalent of such form; and unless 
same are upon’such forms and accompanied by 
required check, no attention can be given to 
same. i 

The estimated cost of all of the proposed con- 
struction is within the sum of Forty Thousand 


Dollars; said building approximately the size of. 


60 feet by 80 feet. 

The successful bidder will be required to enter 
into his written contract in the forms approved 
by the State Board of Accounts, and also to de- 
liver his Surety Company bond in an amount 
equal to the amount of his contract, such Surety 
Company to be one authorized to do business 
in the State of Indiana. 

The Surety bonds to be given by contractors 
shall be bonds written in the City of Richmond, 
Indiana, by authorized agents of surety companies 
maintaining such resident agents in said City. 

The Board of Trustees of the,.School City of 
Richmond, Indiana, in its receiving bids, re- 
serves the right to reject any and all bids. 


SCHOOL CITY OF RICHMOND, 
INDIANA, 
By Charles W. Jordan, 
Henry R. Robinson, 
Walter V. Reid, 
Board of Trustees. 
William G. Bates, Supt. 
Perkins, Fellows & Hamilton, Architects. 
Gardner, Jessup & Hoelscher, Attys. ; 
March 31, 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE: 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be 
received by the undersigned Trustee and Advisory 
Board of Jackson Township, Decatur County, 
Indiana, at the office of Tremain & Turner in 
Greensburg, Indiana, until Ten o’clock A. M., on 
the 18th day of April, 1923; for the erection and 
completion of a Township School Building ; all in 
accordance with the plans and specifications here- 
tofore adopted and approved therefor by the said 
Trustee and Advisory Board, and which are now 
on file in the office of the said Trustee of Jackson 
Township, Decatur County, Indiana, and in the 
office of the State Board of Accounts, State House, 
Indianapolis, Indiana, and in the office of The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., Architects, 1050 N. Dela- 
ware St., Indianapolis, Indiana. Nae 

t the same time and place bids will also be 
cobetoce for installation of the Electric Wiring 
and Bell System; Plumbing and Sewering; and 
Heating and Ventilating plant for the above 
building. 

The estimated cost of all of the above con- 

is $60,000.00. 
ie ry ie must be in writing,“on Form No. 96 
as prescribed by the State Board of Accounts ; 
delivered sealed, and must in every respect con- 
form to the laws of the State of Indiana. ee 

Eech bid for the General Construction shall e 
accompanied by a certified cheek for “or hag 
each bid for Electric Wiring and Bell Merce Vv 
a certified check for $200.00; and each bid ns 
Heating and Ventilating, and Sete cae an 
Sewering by a certified check for $1,000.00. 

Contractors may submit bids on any part or 
all of above work, or on any combination of two 
or more of above items. 


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State Bank, Lebanon, Indiana,; also in. the office ” 


Certified checks must be made’ payable to the 
Township Trustee of Jackson Township, Decatur 
County, Indiana; and will be held by him as a 
guarantee of good faith that the said .bidder or 
bidders will enter’ into a contract and execute 
a bond for the full amount of his bid, approved 
by the Trustee, for the due performance thereof, 
if his or their bid or bids are accepted. The 
checks of those bidders who fail to be awarded 
a contract will be returned to them when the 
contracts have been awarded. 

Should the successful bidder or bidders fail to 
enter into such a contract and execute such bond 
within ten days, then he or they shall forfeit 
the amount of said certified check as liquidated 
damages for such failure, for the use and benefit 
of the proper fund of said Jackson Township, 
Decatur County, Indiana. 

Copies of the plans and specifications may be 
obtained at the office of the Architects upon de- 
posit of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each set, 
said deposit to be returned to the bidders upon 
the safe return of said plans and specifications 
ee is before the day and hour set for receiving 
ids, 

The right is expressly reserved by the said 
Trustee to reject any or all bids. 

A. C. MONCRIEF, Trustee. 
William Barton, 
Harry Irwin, 
Ernest G. Sims, 
Advisory Board, Jackson Township, 


Decatur County, Indiana. 
March 31, April 7th-14th. 


GRADE SCHOOL 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 

Notice is hereby given that the School City of 
Frankfort, Indiana, Clinton County, and _ the 
Board of Trustees thereof, will receive sealed bids 
at the cffice of the said, Board of Trustees, located 
in the library building, northwest corner of Clin- 
ton and Columbia streets, Frankfort, Indiana, un- 
til 10 o’clock A. M., Tuesday, April 10th, 1923, at 
which time and place same will be opened, read 
and considered for the construction of a new 
Ward School Building, including heating, ventil- 
ating, plumbing, wiring, clock and signal system 
and lighting fixtures,. for use of said. school city, 
and to be constructed on lots and lands now 
owned by the School City of Frankfort and _ lo- 
eated in said city, and all by and according to 
plans and specifications as provided therefor and 
as further approvel by the State Board of Health 
and State Board of Accounts. Estimated cost of 
building, $80,000.00. 

The plans and specifications are on file for the 
inspection of bidders at the office of the Board 
of School Trustees, Frankfort, Indiana, and at 
the office of Rodney W. Leonard, Architect, 309 
Peoples Life Building, Frankfort, Indiana, Copies 
are available to bidders for use at their own 
offices upon deposit with the Architect or Trustee 
of $20.00. to guarantee safe return of same on or 
before opening of bids. Bidders must familiarize 
themselves with such plans and specifications be- 
fore bidding and no departure from the same will 
be considered. 


Biaders in‘ submission of bids will submit same 
as’ follows: 

1. On general contract. 

2. On thheating and ventilating. 

3. On plumbing. 

4. On electric wiring, clock and signal sys- 
tems and lighting fixtures. 

5. For all the work inclusive and as com- 
prehended complete by the plans and specifications. 

In this way the bidder only being required to 
submit his bid for such portion or portions of 
the total work as he may desire. 


All bids shall be accompanied by the certified ‘ 


check of the bidder in sum equal to at least 5 per 
cent of his gross bid or bids, conditioned upon his 
entering into his written contract with sufficient 
and approved surety if he is the successful bidder, 
according to proposal. Checks to be made pay- 
able to Treasurer of Board. 

All bids and proposals shall be upon the forms 
prescribed by the State Board of Accounts. Un- 
less bids are accompanied by certified checks as 
above and upon forms as above,.no attention will 
be given same. 

The successful bidder will be required to enter 
into his written contract and also deliver his bond 
with approved surety to the School City of Frank- 
fort, Indiana, in a sum equal to full amount of 


contract as usually conditioned. The successful . 


bidder will be required by the terms of his con- 
tract to enter into the active prosecution of his 
work immediately and. complete said work at the 
time mentioned in general conditions of the speci- 
fications, The Board of Trustees for the School 
City reserve the right to reject any and all bids 
without giving any reason therefor. P 
SCHOOL CITY OF FRANKFORT, 
CLINTON COUNTY, INDIANA. 
(Richard M. Heavilon, Pres., 
Marvin §S. Hufford, Secy. 
Howard Harshman, Treas. 


March 31, 1923. 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 
GUY MAHURIN, President 
Eton B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
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HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
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Indianapolis, Ind. 


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WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
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USUALLY AN EXPENSIVE SAVING. 


Passing Up Architectural Service Usu- 
ally Entails “Grief” in the End. 


By F. W. Ives, 
Agricultural Engineer 


Good friend, you do not pull your ow 
teeth. Nor do you try to fill them. You 
= to the nearest dentist and let him 
o it. 

The maker of building plans, the archi- 
tect, is a somewhat rarer bird, with very 
little of the advantage of the dentist in 
dealing with people, driven to him by 
sheer painful necessity. But, just the 
same, those who do not go to the archi: 
tect at first generally have the bitter ex- 
perience of being stung by their own lack 
of knowledge in the long run. 

The architect who can not save you the 
amount of his fee on a building, in terms 
of convenience therein on materials and 
workmanship, is not worthy of his hire. 
If he is a good architect, his period of 
study and preliminary training is fully 
as long as that of the average dentist, 
lawyer and undertaker, to say nothing of 
the plumber, brickmason and carpenter; 
and his help is often worth many times 
its cost. 

Yet how often do we pass by the 
architect’s service because we feel that 
it adds just that* much expense to the 
house, and, besides, we can get plans for 
nothing, anyway! As a matter of fact, 
it usually costs more not to have an 
architect than it does 'to have one. A few 
typical examples will show what I mean: 
“A student whom we will call Jackson 
lived on a farm. He sat in classes and 
heard the warning of an instructor about 
the cost of plumbing, chimneys and stair- 
Ways carelessly planned or not planned 
at all, : 
The next summer Jackson and his 
father decided to build a “modern 
house, plumbing and “everything. A 
local carpenter, a good builder, helped 
them make a plan of a house something 
like one they had seen a picture of in 
some magazine. The plans were drawn 
on a pine board. After the frame was 
up, the partitions in, and the roof on, 
they went to town to get a plumber to 
gure on the necessary piping. On ac- 
count of the awkward arrangement and 


relation of bathroom, kitchen and laun- 
dry, long leads of pipe were necessary. 
The plumber’s estimate was $1,200 for 
the job. 

In despair, Jackson came to his for- 
mer instructor and wanted to know if the 
plumber was robbing them. The instruc- 
tor went over the rough sketches of the 
floor plans and showed Jackson where a 
few changes made in the start would 
have saved just half of the plumber’s 
bill. 

When asked why they had not em- 
ployed an architect, Jackson stated that 
the plans would have cost $300, and that 
would have been too much. The follow- 
ing example in arithmetic enlightened 
him, as it may some others: 
$1,2000 estimated cost of plumbing. 


606 estimated saving by careful plan. 


600 loss by not ‘having plan. 

300 architect’s fee. 

$300 net saving had architect been em- 

employed. 

There were other items that would 
have made the house more livable, and 
where a direct saving of about $600 
could have been made. Furthermore, an 
estimate of cost could have been made in 
advance. 

Another man, anxious to save, bought 
a set of ready-made plans for 50 cents. 
An architect had asked him $200. _ The 
house was a square, two-story affair of 
rather common arrangement. The frame 
was erected, the partitions set on both 
floors without considering the stairway 
or chimneys, these sometime being left 
to the last in construction. 

The day came when these necessary 
elements were to be built, and it was dis- 
covered that two separate plans had been 
used—one of the first floor and an- 
other for the second floor—two sets of 
plans of the same outside dimension. hav- 
ing been mixed. The cost of making the 
necessary changes amounted to $560 in 
labor and material. Your own arithmetic 
applied here will show you that the 
architect’s plans would have saved not 
less than $360 on this one item alone. 

A good farmer obtained free plans 
from an. equipment company. He took 
them to some local contractors for esti- 


mates. The lowest bid was $6,000. This. 


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the services of a barn architect. By cut- 
ting out needless equipment, the barn 
was reduced in size, increased in effi- 
ciency and animal comfort, and new bids 
received were accepted at $4,800. After 
deducting the architect’s fee, this farmer 
had saved nearly $1,000. 


These examples are typical of many 
that have come to the writer’s attention, 
and may be verified by names and dates. 
They are given in hope that others will 
profit by them. 

Any building worth building is worth 
planning and an estimate of cost and 
specifications, even if it be a dog house 
or a gate. A knowledge of cost in ad- 
vance will save many a hard-earned dol- 
lar. It is the only check on a dishonest 
contractor, and a. protection for the hon- 
est contractor as well as the owner. 

A plan allows for change in the build- 
ing before it is built. Changes in ma- 
sonry, framing, plastering, etc., are much 
more expensive than erasing lines on a 
drawing. ’ 

Somehow I feel that if you pull your 
own teeth—why, then draw your own 
plans; the results will be much the 
same.—(From Farm & Fireside, issue of 
April.) 


MUST STAND IDLY ON THE 
SIDE LINES. 


Architects Watch While Others Play the 
Game Bearing On the Future 
Building Business. 


Very important to the architectural 
practice are the wage negotiations now 
in progress between the building trades 
employers and the ‘mechanics since upon 
the outcome and settlement of the wage 
scales depends, to a large extent, the 
degree of activity that will mark future 
building operations. 

It is true that while the architects are 
not directly connected with these nego- 


tiations and have no place in the deliber-. 


ations, at the same time, the trend of 
wages, if greatly upward, will vitally 
effect the architects’ business if owners 
balk at too greatly increased construc- 
tion costs caused by high wages and also 
advanced material quotations. ‘ 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
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of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


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EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B.C, 


RAROs, | dite: SUMO? cms an be eal President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 
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BIG HIGH SCHOOL BEING RUSHED. 


Activity Assures Completion on Time 


Since the foundations for the new half 
million dollar Bosse High School have 
been completed all attention of the con- 
tractors has been turned to the task of 
rearing the brick walls which, in some 
places, have been carried up to the sec- 
ond floor line. Every effort is being 
exerted toward getting the required ma- 
terials on the site so that there may not 
be any unnecessary delays in the future 
construction operations. At ‘the present 
time there are a hundred or more build- 
ing trades mechanics on the job daily. 
When completed, scheduled for opening 
next fall, this will be Evansville’s finest 
school structure and will compare favor- 
ably with the best in the country. 


ALL HAVING A BENEFICIAL EF- 
FECT ON THE INDUSTRY. 


Evansville Reaping the Harvest Sown 
During the Winter. 


Keeping up with expectations and pre- 
dictions, the building business locally is 
forging right ahead with operations 
Started moving forward actively, new 
contracts being awarded weekly, plenty 
of estimating being asked for to keep the 
Spare time of ‘the contractors occupied, 
and, further, the local architects are con- 
tinuing to prepare numerous plans for 
the future consideration of the builders. 
_ It has been years since such a promis- 
Ing season for building has been the lot 
of Evansville, nor is it easy to recall 
when there was such an early spring 
activity in building circles. This latter 
condition is traced to the fact that, win- 
ter building ruled strong in southern In- 
diana, there having been practically no 
let-up since late last fall. Hence, as 
spring neared there was not the cus- 
tomary waiting for a restoration of con- 


dence, or, for the other fellow to start ° 


Is work first. y 
he assurance with which prospective 
builders have fallen into line with a de- 
termination. ‘to proceed with their pro- 
_ Jects can be attributed to the morale that 
Was established by the awarding of con- 
tracts, during the winter, for the con- 
struction of several projects each of 


which will total half a million dollars or 
more. Beyond these big projects the 
nature of the other work inclined to 
smaller proportions, residences, small 
store buildings, some flats and almost 
innumerable remodelings and additions 
of all classes of buildings. While these 
projects individually were not of unusual 
Importance, nevertheless, collectively 
they have gone to swell a volume that 
has meant hundreds of thousands of dol- 
lars to the building industry of Evans- 
ville, afforded an employment feature 
carrying weight and the effect created 
by the great evidence of activity was of 
incalcuable value. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 


George L. Miller & Sons, general con- 
tractors, will soon begin the erection of 
a new home for Dr. V. Jordan on How- 
ard street, also one for Mr. Killias on 
Blackford avenue. 


Wm. Abeler was successful in bidding . 


off the general contract for the construc- 
tion of a $45,000 store building on Main 
street, for the Handy Furniture Co. 


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Member State A. B. C. 


Max-Irmscher fog 226 President 


E. F. Oelschlager__________ Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


YES, BUSINESS IS GOOD IN FORT 
WAYNE 


Bank Clearings Tell Pleasing Story 


The notable gain that Fort Wayne 
bank clearings have been showing every 
week was in evidence again last week in 
the report of the local clearing house. 
There were only two days out of the six 
when the CGlearings totaled less than 
$300,000, and on these two days, Thurs- 
day and Saturday, the amount was close 
to $300,000. The total for the week was 
$2,229,593.99. The week’s total. was 
$30,000 more than the previous week, and 
over $750,000 more than the correspond- 
ing week of last year. 


ITTLE NORTHERN INDIANA CITY 
; TAKES TO HOME BUILDING 
ENCOURAGEMENT 


Would Increase Housing Facilities 


Lots has been, and is being, said about 
home building operations and efforts to 
encourage same in the larger cities, but 
one hears very little about~- what the 


smaller cities are doing in the same di- 
rection. . 

Just as the greater municipalities are 
cramped for housing facilities, so are the 
cities of lesser degree. Many of them 
actually have been up against it good 
and strong and as a consequence of not 
having sufficient homes to care for new 
citizens have .suffered in that their 
growth has been stunted and where there 
were industries they have been put to it 
to get additional hands to take care of 
increased business. 

All of which accentuates the enterpris- 
ing spirit that has cropped out at Ken- 
dallville, Fort Wayne’s little neighbor to 
the north a few miles, where some sixty 
citizens have formed the Kendallville 
Home Building Corporation with a capi- 
tal of $50,000 to promote new home con- 
struction operations by helping to finance 
prospective home builders who wish to 
own their homes. It is thus that Ken- 
dallville will seek to increase her housing 
facilities and to make for a better city. 

Here’s hoping the scheme prospers and 
thereby our neighbor. 


NEW SECRETARY NAMED. 


Eph Dailey Makes Business Change 


At a recent meeting of the members of 
the Fort Wayne Builders’ Exchange 
some changes were voted chief of which 
was the election of a new secretary, Mr. 
E. F. Oelschlager, of the Fort Wayne 
Plumbing & Heating Co. The new sec- 
retary succeeds Eph Dailey, who for a 
number of years looked after the secre- 
tarial duties of the Fort Wayne Ex- 
change and was active in the affairs of 
the Associated Building Contractors of 
Indiana. 

Owing to the fact. that Mr. Dailey has 
made a new business connection which 


will require his undivided attention a new 


secretary was named to look ‘after the 
interests of the local Exchange. 


DIMENSION STUFF 


Along in the train of new residence in- 
formation advanced during the week was 
the announcement that H. H. Rogers, 
prominent local optician, will award con- 
tracts next week for the construction of 
a modern duplex of colonial type to be 
erected on Jackson Street, near’ Wayne, 
same to cost $13,000. 


A move, having for iis ultimate’ pur- 
pose the erection of a school on the South 
Side, was made recently by the congrega- 
tion of the Emmaus Lutheran Church 
when seven lots on South Webster St. 
were purchased for a school site. The 
maturity of the permanent. structure is 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. AL, 


F. W. Jungelaus__u 2. President 
C..G.\'Pierson one eee Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 
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MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


a Leen 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 
None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder ‘this week. 


EVERY REASON TO EXPECT NEW 
HIGH BUILDING FIGURES AT 
INDIANAPOLIS THIS SEASON 

Present Year’s Operations Already Far 
Ahead of Those Previous Corre- 

sponding Periods 


New construction in Indianapolis in 
1923 promises to attain a new high rec- 
ord that may stand for years to come, 
not only as to number of jobs completed 
and as to the money involved, but also 
as to the scope it embraces. The speed 
attained in new building operations with- 
in the last fifteen months has been so 
rapid that many veteran ‘builders and 
contractors have ceased talking in hun- 
dreds of thousands and have taken up 
figures beginning with millions. 


The cost of a building. campaign in 
Indianapolis these days must be figured 
in the tens of millions rather than in the 
hundreds of thousands. : 

The building season in Indianapolis for 
the year 1928, right from the first week 
in January, opened actively. 
new building operations have been de- 
veloping from the very first day of the 
year—never stopped entirely for the 
cold weather—and now, the first week of 
spring, finds the season several weeks 
ahead of the schedule. The number of 
new dwellings already completed this 
year stands out as a new record as to 
number, wre 
_ The indications this year give prom- 
ise, according to local contractors, archi- 
tects and officials of companies financing 
new home building work, of eclipsing in 
volume and figures the high marks of 
1922. This applies not only to dwelling 
house construction, but also to construc- 
tion of factories, warehouses, apartment 
buildings and public work. But this is 
not all promise, quite a volume already 
is under construction, while another siz- 
able amount of new building work has 
been contracted for, with actual construc- 
tion a matter of days or weeks ahead. 


In fact, : 


i According to an official of one of the 
city’s big building and loan associations, 
there is every reason for the belief that 
more new homes will be erected in Indi- 
anapolis this year than in any former 
year of the city’s history. This official 
places an estimate of $10,000,000 for new 
homes to be completed during the pres- 
ent year. That would be a new high rec- 
ord. Some there are who are inclined to 
believe even this estimate will be topped. 


While the lesser contractors are 
Swamped with a demand for figures on 
new dwelling construction prospects, the 
large contracting firms are busily en- 
gaged in compiling estimates on big 
work, such as warehouses, business 
structures and industrial buildings. Nor 
is this the end, on beyond is looming a 
still greater volume of prospective work. 
So much for the future outlook. 


_Construction work already started 
since the first of the year and which has 


been. financed represents a combined cost | 


of several millions of dollars and includes 
two large office buildings and five or six 
large apartment houses. 


Contrary to the expectations of many 
builders who, after last year’s vast pro- 
gram, ventured predictions of a letup in 
construction under the impression that 
Indianapolis had cared for its most ur- 
gent needs, the demand for new houses, 
apartment buildings, industrial and busi- 
ness buildings continued to expand rather 
than to contract. 


The belief is confidently expressed 
these days in building trade circles that 
the rate of new construction will con- 
tinue at the present pace throughout the 
year. There is only two factors which 
may become a deterring influence, and 
these relate to mounting costs of mate- 
rials and labor. In some cities this rise 
in costs has begun to be noted and may 
soon be expected locally to some extent, 
the degree of which it would be hard to 
hazzard a guess. 


PITTSBURGH CONTRACTORS, HOD 
CARRIERS AND BUILDING LA- 
BORERS REACH AGREE- 
MENTS 


From Pittsburgh, Pa., comes the in- 
formation that an agreement has been 
signed there between the Building Trades 
Employers’ Association and the Hod 
Carriers, Building and Common Labor- 
ers. 


The agreement calls for $1 per hour 
for Hod Carriers beginning March 16, 
1923, and common laborers’ wage is the 
old rate until April 1. From April 1 to 
July 1, 1923, common laborers’ wage will 
be 60 cents per hour and from July 1, 
1923, to March 1, 1924, the wages will be 
70 cents per hour. 


BIG CONTRACT LET, ANOTHER 
ABOUT TO BE AWARDED 


Of special interest to contracting cir- 
cles of Indianapolis the past week was 
the award of the general contract to the 
W. P. Jungclaus Co. for the erection of 
a new $200,000 annex to the Y. W. C. A. 


Also the announcement was made that - 


Charles Wacker was low bidder, at $67,- 
200, on the general contract for the con- 
struction of two shop buildings for the 
Board of Education. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($5,000 and Over) ~ 
Week of March 22nd to March 29th 


Residence: $18,000. 2 sty. & bas. 36x38. 3674 
No, Delaware St. Owner, American Estates Co., 
801 Occidental Bldg. General contract let to 
Alonzo Jeffers, 3124 Walker St. Start work at 
once. Brick. 


Residence and Garage: $17,500. “Golden Hill’ 
Archt., Owen Mothershead, 540 North Meridian 
St. Owner, Harry R. Fitton,.540 No. Meridian. 
General contractor, Builders Construction Co., 540 
No. Meridian. Excavating. Brick, 


Storage & Loading Platforms: $17,000. 42x60. 


“Riverside Park Fish Hatchery.” Owner, State’ 


of Indiana, Division of Fish and Game, State 
House. Owner builds by day labor. 


Residences (9) $25,000, total, 2426 to 2442 
E, 16th and 2814-26 East 17th. Owner, E. L. 
Cothrell Realty Co., 801 Fletcher Trust Bldg. 
Starting work. 


Residence: $15,000. 4531 No. Meridian. Owner, 
Fred W, Jenkins, 4221 Central Ave, Owner builds 
od day labor. Excavating. Brick veneer and 
rame, 


Residence and Garage: $15,000, 4625 Boulevard 
Place, Owner, William Low Rice, 600 State Life 
Bldg. Owner builds. Excavating. Brick veneer 
and frame. ; 


Residence and Garage: $13,000. 2822 Washing- 
ton Boulevard. Owner, Hattie A, Smith, care of 
contractor, General contract let to Glossbrenner 
Realty Co., 20 So. Delaware St. Excavating. 


Residence (Double) $14,000, 42-44 East 46th. 


Owner, J. L. Masters, % contractor. General 
contract let to Glossbrenner Realty Co., 20 So. 
Delaware St. Brick veneer. Excavating. 


Public Garage: 1 sty. 32x128. East Michigan. 
Owner and contractor, E. M. Hardin, 3217 E. 
Michigan St. Start work soon. Brick. 


Residence (double) $14,500. 3906-08 Park. 
Owner, Louis Hornstein, % State Life Insutance 
Co. General contract let to Gale Construction 
Co., 2117 Gale St. Excavating. 


*Sales Building & Garage: $13,000. North- 
western and Eugene Sts. ner, Northwestern 
Sales Co., Northwestern and Euzene Sts. General 
contractors, J. W. and W. C. Martin Construction 
Co. Foundation in. 


Residence, (double) $10,000, 5201-08 KE. Wash. 
Owner, John Larison, 5117 East Washington. 
Owner will build by day labor. 


Residence (double) $10,000. 4214-16 Ruckle St. 
Owner, George W. Kiefner, 3017 Broadway. Gen- 
eral contract let to Realtor Building Ce., Lemcke 
Bldg. Start work at once. Frame and stucco. 


Residence (double) $8,000. 2446-48 No. Dela- 
ware. Owner. Geo. J. Schick, 1508 Roosevelt Ave. 
General contract let to Roy Wellington, 322 No. 
Emerson. Frame and stucco. 


Residence: $8,000. 5114 No. Penn. Owner, J. 
W. Esterline, 227 East South St. Excavating. 


Residence: $8,000. 5120 No, Penn. Owner, J. 
W. Esterline, 227 E. South St. Excavating. 


Residence: $8,000, 1860 No. Alabama St. Own- 
er, Inda Myers, 1806 No. Alabama St. 


Residence: $7,790. 4920 Blvd. Place. Owner, 
W. P. Crockett, 4627 Boulevard Place. , 


Business Bldg.: $9,000. 1 sty. 40x95. 813-15 So. 
Delaware. Owner, Louis Grossman, 813 So. Dela- 
ware. Contract to W. A. Hamilton, 1149 East 
Market St. Excavating. 


Residence (double) $7,800. 2615-17 E. St. Chair. 
Owner, T. P. Breeden. Contract let to H. R. Cox, 
648 No. Temple. 


Residence: $5.000. 2526 West 16th. Owner, C. 
C. Shaffer, 970 No. Tremont. 


‘Residence: $8,100, 5262 Broadway. Owner, E. 
Ruster, Contract to A. E. Ward, 3056 Central 
Ave. : 


* Residences (2) $9,000 total. 2301 and 05 Suth- 
erland. Owner, C. J. Van Tassel, 4907 Park. Day 
work. 


Residence: (double) $5,000. 245-47 West 35th. 
Owner, Burns Realty Co, Consolidated Building, 


Warehouse: $5,000. 1 sty. 30x115. 557 West 
Norwood. Owner, Advance Paint Co., 557 West 
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The Gary men present appeared en- ure on future ruling conditions, wage. - KZ 
c ALUMET DISTRICT thusiastic over the latest move and seem scales and material supply prices. What Ne y 
determined to organize with the view of will Labor demand in the way of wages, ; h 
CONSISTING OF burying personalities and 


individual and where will quotations on materials ene 


business interests in an endeavor to work go? There is every indication that the AX Se 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR for the good of the whole industry rather demand for building is going to be heavy, 0 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING than from a selfish point of view. If im fact, it has already set in and its ef- 41 
Building Trades Employers’ the Gary builders will hold fast to that fect is making itself felt at this early Potent 
Association. . Purpose, the greatest good for the great- date. Herein lies tne crux to the future bs ; 
Member State A. B. C.’s ‘est number, it will not be long before of building, if a little reason is exerted 4 rh { 
serine nasi achievements will reward their efforts. by both Labor and the building supply . base 
J. Wesley Reed ____...____ President |. Gary offers a good field for association manufacturers, well and good, but if self- 7 rt 
BiB. Cole:.22u ees) Secretary } effort, as there has been too much of in- ishness and avarice creeps in and de- a aG 
Ste he = ————— } dividualism over there and not enough mands are made upon the prospective a wed 
108 Citizens: National Bank Bldg., | C°-Operation effort among the contrac- builders’ financial resources, regardlessly, : ; 
Hammond, Indiana tors. Hammond, in her feeble way them gradually, if not precipitately, the kat 
| stands ready at all times to aid if great promising building volume now AS oe 
en ae ee ee eee eee possible the new association. held forth will show a. big shrinkage. iad ¢ 
MEETING NIGHTS Eee Building operations are almost wholly ry 
General meeting every third Tuesday evening. “4 PLAYS MISSIONARY. _ investment propositions and they must 
General contractors meet second and fourth b 


. —= e attractive to draw capital, otherwise, 
State A. B.C. Field Man Seeks to Bol- the latter will turn to other more lucra- 
ster Up Calumet Association. tive fields. Building can stand just so 
nae ue to develop and beyond 
. ee lls that point becomes stunted as to volume. 
PARTED TO CALUMET cane en eee A country wide demand for building 
CONTRACTORS, over ae Hammond, Mr. Owens, in com. 28 is prevalent will tax both the Labor 

o pany with Secretary Céle of the B. T and material supply and increases in 

Effect of State A. B. C. Grows More E. A., spent three days of missionary construction costs must follow, such will ‘ 
Apparent All the Time. work in the Calumet District in an en- be only the natural result, but, every = 

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At th lar’ monthly ‘meeting of ths to pep up the local contractors. ee is wondering what the increase will o> 
e regula onthiy meevng o any calls were made and many prom- ”®: . = 

the Building Trades Employer’s Associa- isos pavaneed by the various builders to iar ae aot ie feomenen hes LS 
tion of the Calumet District a splendid hecome active workers in association af- ty (iscti is will thee rand Red Sk - 
and most interesting report was made by fairs. Now, as to the outcome, that Seng on ark ey ie - - : men x 
Field Representative J. H. Owens of the yemains to Le seen, but the State Field {pe*or8 2° hee S fic ela ANG, 
Associated Building Contractors of In- Representative surely did his part and h e & € ton ae Pe en egg as Ze 
ca on ee ihe organization has his visit is bound to yield Benetite | cat ee ee 

one an at which it 1S seeking to ac- “Jack? jg always welcome, the latch ge : . 
complish not only for the contractors string is always out to him and Ham- sundries pen ete Pete va 
but for the advancement of the building mond will be looking forward expect- Indiana oan eee oe i earaae ie 
industry of the State. He also recount- antly to his return. Seem qo fi 2 ‘ 
ed the trend of conditions encountered eco much concerned, Hence, the wondering. “fo 
in the various localities, included in his CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 


itinerary a summing up of which amounts Though considerable of the new work DEEPLY ENGROSSED. 


to one of the most promising outlooks, has fallen by the wayside for one reason ar : 
all things taken into consideration that or another nobody seems discouraged, in Building Contractors and Mechanics 


has been held forth to the Indiana build- fact, the contractors are rushing right Threshing Out Wage Scale ee 
ing business in years. ahead estimating and—hoping. Most of Matters, Se. 


There are breaks here and there and them have little or no time to sleep, eat ; g 
differences of opinions and yet there is or to attend meetings. While Indiana contractors are wrest- 


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a good spirit of co-operation amongst E. E. Cole. ling with wage scale matters they are ; 
the contractors being manifested that . mie: shag tan toe neta a AS 
is getting results, it may seem slow yet repor oO e country, for 
the result is undeniable, all of which is MUNCIE that seems to be the favorite indoor © j 
attributable to the influence of the A. Associated Building Contractors sport these days. It is to be hoped that Ls 
B. C.’s of Indiana Member State A. B. C. these indoor preliminaries will be con- a 
es. Lao. “ SSS fF ducive: to. @ lot “of outdoor action later ‘x 
x ala bl N n ; Ee ie sid nt on. 3 4 
ae sts ected eo 1 Chas, Here og ar ae rs It seems the universal tendency of the 
Néw iAdgeelation® Launched J. A. Gallivan_._-_--------- ecretary | Labor wage demand for 1923 is upward 
AME cia sie , 3 Eee ST + Cae though tgs of the crafts ae: not ap- 
“ : 314 Main Street pear to be overly unreasonable. The 
Hom Gan ys nent Mocria Hom: larger cities in quite a few instances ve 
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mond, Secretary E. E. Cole of the B. T. have already signed up at increased 


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A., and Field Representative J. H. 


We (ead Pas ; -, the smaller localities will have to reckon ‘ 
Abr Theos By a i eli Everyone Awaiting the Flip of the Coin with as the influence will be felt and y 
Feel ke tatat ch ane pp imp mab As It Were. will have to be met to some extent in av 
ipaisactee's " peeoeiedaattie at that place. order to, protect the local building trades % 


There were 25 contractors present at the 
meeting at which a tentative organiza- 
tion was formed with J. J. Verplank 
named as temporary president and A. E. 
Deutsch, temporary secretary. Commit- 
tees wére also named to make a drive 
or more members and March 29th was 
named as the next meeting night, when 
reports are to be made and a permanent 
organization effected. In lard a hae a 
a newly appointed committee, name 
Thursday night is to meet with the Hod 
arriers’ and Building Laborers’ repre- 
Sentatives to talk over the increased 
wage demands being made by _ those 
workmen. 


The annual yeriod of wondering has 
rolled around again, that period whic 
always precedes the dawn of the new 
building season. Everyone in the con- 
struction industry has his eyes, aspira- 
tions and hopes centered on the future 
and has been buoyed up and encouraged 
by the ever growing evidence of a large 
contemplated volume of prospective 
business in the building field a large pro- 
portion of which is bound to mature with 
anything like favorable conditions pre- 

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var is relative to the conditions where 
che wondering comes in. There are two 
most important elements that must fig- 


scales with various crafts, a feature that 


labor supply. 

The carpenters at Indianapolis are to 
be commended for their attitude in sign- 
ing up for 92% cents per hour, the past 
season’s scale. It showed foresight on 
their part in an attempt to encourage 
building and the fact that they did not 
bost their scale should have a beneficial 
effect in keeping the big volume of resi- 
dental building construction moving. 
The conservative action of the Indian- 
apolis carpenters might well be emulated 
by the other crafts as a means of assur- 
ing active building overations carrying 
with them steady employment for <l’ 
building trades mechanics, 


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CONSTRUCTION 


RECORDER 


FOR ; 
ARCHITECT Devoted to the CONTRACTOR 
ENGINEER Interests of the Indiana Construction and Engineering Industry SUPPLYMAN 
Vou. V INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, APRIL 7, 1923 


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TYPICALLY REPRESENTATIVE 


As Such State Contractors’ Association 
Seeks Only for Betterment of Indiana 
Building Construction Industry 


J. H. OWENS 
Field Representative of the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana. 


What are the great major industries 
upon which the wealth and the stability 
of the nation are founded? 

_ Agriculture, construction, manufactur- 
ing, transportation, communication and 
mining. 

What about the construction industry? 

It is second only to agriculture— 

viewed from the standpoint of the yearly 
volume of dollars and cents involved in 
all of its branches, and is entitled to rank 
first when measured by the number of 
men who are dependent upon the indus- 
try for a livelihood. Basing the figures 
upon a eareful survey by the United 
States Department of Commerce, the 
number of workers who, together with 
their families, depend upon the construc- 
tion industry for a livelihood, totals 
more than eleven million persons, or 
about 10 per cent of the population of 
the United States. 
_ One of the greatest needs of mankind 
is shelter, in order to comply with the 
requirements of modern civilization all 
food, clothing and machinery for the 
manufacturing and preparing of same 
are made under shelter. The construc- 
tion industry is called upon to satisfy 
these demands. 

The Associated Building Contractors 
of Indiana whose membership is com- 
posed of both general and subcontractors 
of all branches of the business is truly 
an organization that represents this 
great industry. The association is ever 
watchful of the interest of its members, 
and seeking to serve every member’s in- 
terest in the greatest possible manner by 
striving for uniform methods of prac- 


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tice; by inculcating principles of justice 
and equity to govern dealings between 
themselves and others connected with the 
business; by advocating helpful legisla- 
tion, regulations and rules, that will help 
place the industry as a whole upon the 
plane of which it is rightly entitled to 
occupy. 

To accomplish the greatest good, it is 
necessary that the contractors present a 
united front and realize the responsibili- 
ties placed upon them in caring for the 
business of the industry of which they 
are dependent upon for a_ livelihood. 
There should be no division in the ranks 
of the contractors in this state. It is 
the division of efforts that has kept the 
contracting fraternity in the background. 
It is the failure of the contractors to pre- 
sent a united front that has made the 
various organizations they have to deal 
with the more powerful. Petty jealou- 
sies and miserably small funds ought not 
to be allowed .to exist, and we feel that 
we have only to call your attention to 
the great advantages to be derived from 
a union of strength, in order for you to 
see how imperative it is that we stand 
together, all working for the common 
good of the industry. 

Membership in the association is not a 
matter of selfish concern. It is an un- 
selfish consideration and determination 
to aid the association in the perpetuation 
of its principles and policies, and to 
maintain the benefits gained through col- 
lective effort. To make your efforts ef- 
fective, you must co-operate with your 
business associates. If contractors do 
not do this they deny themselves the sup- 
port that others can convey to them, and 
they deprive their business associates of 
strength and co-operation that can, with 
little effort and expense, be contributed 
to the mutual advantage of all concerned. 


PERMANENT REORGANIZATION OF 
CONTRACTORS EFFECTED AT © 
GARY 


Builders There Make New Start 


The building contractors of Gary, after 
floundering around on a go-as-you-please 
basis for a year or more following the 
dissolution of their Builders’ Exchange, 
have seen the error of their way and de- 
termined on a return to co-operative 
principles. The result has been the re- 
organization of an association of a per- 
manent nature. 

At a recent meeting all this was 
brought about and these officers elected: 
President, John Anderson; first vice- 
president, Albert Patch; second vice- 
president, W. H. Williams; third vice- 
president, F, Hall; secretary and treas- 
urer, E. F. Cramer. 


In the organization detail it was 
unanimously voted to adopt the uniform 
constitution and by-laws as advocated by 
the Associated Building Contractors of 
Indiana. : 


TO BUILD GREATER 
ORGANIZATION. 


State A. B. C.’s to Enlist Aid of Various 
City Associations. 


The Associated Building Contractors 
of Indiana having accomplished what it 
set out to do, secure the passage of a 
State Building Administrative Council 
Law to provide for the enforcement of 
building laws and regulations and the 
establishment of standard uniform build- 
ing construction requirements through- 
out Indiana, has now turned its atten- 
tion to its own internal affairs once 
more with the view of enlarging and 
strengthening the organization. 

The legislative activity of the State A, 
B. C. in the interest of the new state 
building law was untiring and in full co- 
operation with the organizations of the 
architects, engineers, and Labor, a co- 
operation that made the new legislation 
possible. It is the first time such co- 
ordination of action was ever attempted 
by these combined interests of the build- 
ing industry in Indiana and goes to prove 
that organized effort along constructive 
lines and for a progressive principle will 
get results when the selfish element is 
discarded. 

That is the aim of the State A. B. C.’s, 
an organization ‘that stands on the prin- 
ciple of all for one’ and one for all, the 
greatest good for the greatest numbers, 
and with such ideals in mind is deserv- 
ing of the support of all Indiana con- 
tractors. 

Having proved its ability to do things 
of a real constructive nature its mem- 
bers and the new ones to come can eX- 
pect further worth while achievements. 
There is no question but that the A. B. 
Cs of Indiana has done more for the 
contracting fraternity and construction 
industry of the state than any other 
state contractors’ association in the coun- 
try has accomplished in its own indi- 
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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report published in “pre. 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS. 


*Grade School: $175,420.95, School-No. 
76, College Ave. and 30th St. Archt., 
Chas. Byfield, Peoples Bank Bldg. Own- 
er, Board of School Trustees, Richard 
Johnson, business director, 150 N. Meri- 
dian. Plans in progress. Owner will 
advertise for bids in 30 days. Brick (16 
class rooms, 2 shops, domestic science 
rooms.) 

Residence and Garage: $10,000, 5540 
Central Ave. Archt., Chas. H. Byfield, 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, John H. 
Rader (atty.), 413 Lemcke Bldg. Archt. 
receiving bids. Brick veneer, frame ga- 
rage. 

“Grade School: $166,845, West 14th 
and Belleview. Archt., Rubush and 
Hunter, American Central Life Bldg. 
Owner, Board of School Commissioners, 
Richard Johnson, business director, 150 
N. Meridian. Flans in progress. 
advertise for bids in a few weeks. Brk., 
fireproof constr. Will contain 12 class 
rooms, 2 domestic science rooms, 2 shop 
rooms, drafting room and assembly hall. 

*“Grade School: $130,963.78, School No. 
30, Miley Ave. near Washington, 10 class 
rooms, 2 shops, domestic science dept. 
Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 
N. Delaware St. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Richard Johnson, busi- 
ness diretcor, 150 N. Delaware St. Plans 
in progress. Owner will advertise for 
bids in 30 days. Brick, frpf. constr. 

. Wabash: Lodge Building (rem. and 
alt.). Owner, Masonic Lodge, Paul Ebb- 
inghouse, Frank Conner, trustees, Wa- 
bash. Archt., Samuel R. Craig, 31 W. 
Ohio St., Indianapolis, Ind. Preliminary 
plans in progress. Work will consist 
of a new front, installing of a new steam 
heating system, an automatic elevator. 

*Grade School: $60,000, 2 sty., 75x38, 
Bedford, Ind. Archt., The Elmer E. Dun- 
lap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St., Indpls. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Henry 
D. Martin, Pres.; Bertha M. Boruff, Sec., 
Bedford, Ind. All bids rejected. Owner 
will readvertise for new bids soon. Brick. 

*School: Letts, Ind., Jackson, Twp., 
Decatur County. Archt., The Elmer E. 
Dunlap Co., 1050,N. Delaware St., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Cliff N. Fulton, 
trustee, Letts, Ind. Contracts recinded. 
Owner will advertise for new bids soon. 


Brick. 


Masonic Temple: $30,000, Lawrence, 
Ind. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
1050 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis 
Owner, Masonic Lodge, Board of: Trus- 


Will. 


tees, Lawrence, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Brick. ; 


“Grade School (addition of 6 rooms), 
$102,299, School No. 28, West 13th and 
Missouri Sts. Archt., Bass, Knowlton 
and Co., 312 N. Meridian St. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Richard John- 
son, business director, 150 N. Meridian 
St. Plans in progress. Owner will ad- 
vertise for bids soon. 

Grain Elevator & Warehouse: $25,000, 
Gilman, Ind. Engineer, Fred Childers, 
406 Marion Block, Indianapolis. Owner, 
Farmers Co-Operative Co., J. M. Mor- 
gan, Mgr., Gilman, post office, Alexan- 
dria, Ind. Start work soon. Frame, cor- 
rugated iron siding, Fairbanks 10-ton 
truck scales, oil engine, oil, tanks, pump, 
grain conveyors. 

Laboratory Building: $75,000, 2 sty. & 
bas., 100x135, Blackford and New Yoix 
Sts. Archt. and engineer, McMeans and 
Tripp, 510 Majestic Bldg. Owner, Ester- 
line-Angus Co., John W. Esterline, Pres. 
(electrical supplies), 227 East South St. 
Plans nearing completion, ready for bids 
in two weeks. Brick, curtain walls, steel 
sash, steam heat. 


Office Building: $60,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 76x85, Spencer, Ind. Archt and 
engineer, McMeans and Tripp, 510 Ma- 
jestic Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Farm 
Life Publishing Co., D. W. Beach, Mer., 
Spencer, Ind. General contract awarded 
to J. E. McGaughey, American Central 
Life Bldg., Indianapolis. (Percentage 
basis). Plans in progress. Brick, rein- 
forced concrete, steel sash, flat deck roof, 
freight elevator, boiler, additional radi- 
ation. 

Lighting System (Rem. and Add., 
$6,000, Indianapolis Public Library. En- 
gineer, McMeans and Tripp, 510 Majes- 
tic Bldg. Owner, Board of School Com- 
missioners, Richard O. Johnson, business 
director, 150 N. Meridian St. Owner 
taking bids’ to close April 24th at 8:00 
p. m. 

*High School (assembly and gymna- 
sium addition), $30,000, Mecca, Ind., Wa- 
bash township. Archt., Allen and Gar- 
riott, Lombard Bldg., Indianapolis, and 
Masonic Bldg., Logansport, Ind. Owner, 
R. B. Kendall, trustee, Mecca, Ind. Plans 
nearing completion. Owner will adver- 
tise for bids next week. 

*Residence and Garage: $10,000,00. 
Michigan Road and 61st St. Archt., Al- 
len and Garriott, Lombard Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis, and Masonic Bldg., Logansport, 
Ind. Owner, Geo. A. Laughner, c/o 
Laughner Bros. (Restaurant), 310 West 
Washington St., Indianapolis. Archt. 
ready for bids April 10th. Brick veneer, 


private water system, septic tank, 
asphalt shingle roof. 
*School: $75,000, Zionsville, Ind., 


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Eagle Township. Archt., The Elmer E. 
Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St., In* 
dianapolis. Owner, Jesse F. Phillippi, 
trustee, Zionsville. Plans nearing com- 
pletion. Owner will advertise for bids 
in 80 days. Brick. : 

*Chureh: $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., 53x 
56, Newcastle, Ind. Archt., Chas. Ba- 
con, Odd Fellow Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, First Presbyterian Church, Rev. 
M. M. LeCount, pastor, 1206 Church St., 
Newcastle. Archt. taking bids to close 
April 20th. Brick, stone trim. 


*Church: $15,000 (add.) 2 sty., Green- 
castle, Ind.. Archt., Chas. Bacon, Odd 
Fellow Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Bap- 
tist Church, Rev. U. M. McGuire, pastor, 
Greencastle. Archt. taking bids. Brick 
and stucco. 


*Church: $60,000, 2 sty. and bas., 90x 
100; Sunday School and Auditorium, 
Emerson Ave. Owner, Emerson Ave. 
Baptist Church, Rev. P. J. Morris, pas- 
tor, 50 N. Bolton Ave. Archt., Chas. 
Bacon, Odd Fellow Bldg. Archt. re- 
ceiving bids to close April 11th. Brick. 


Sorority House: $30,000, Greencas- 


tle, Ind. -Archt.; L. H. Sturges, 527 
Board of Trade Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Iota Chapter, Kappa Kappa 


Gamma Sorority, Mrs. Donner in charge, 
Greencastle. Archt. receiving bids to 
close April 11th at noon. Brick, 2% 
sty. and bas., 15 rooms, kitchen, library, 
dining room, showers. 


Residence and Garage: $25,000, Hamp- 
ton Drive and Illinois St. Archt., Elliott 
Hadley, 600-State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Joseph C. Dissette, Pres., Indpls. Wire- 
bound Box Co., 1300 Beecher St. Plans 
about completed. Archt. ready for bids 
next week. Stucco, Spanish tile roof, 
laundry, boiler room and social room in 
basement, oil-burning boiler, incinerator, 
water softener, tile floors in baths and 
halls, hardwood floors, orn. iron stairs. 
Bungalow: $5,000, 51st and Kenwood. 
Archt., Elliott Hadley, 600 State Life 
Bldg. Owner, Herbert H. Hadley, 103 K. 
Pratt St., Apt. No. 8. Plans in prog- 
ress. Bids in 10 days. Frame, asphal! 
shingle roof, furnace. (5 rooms.) 

“Bank Building (rem. and al:.), $45,- 
000, Greencastle, Ind. Archt., McGuire 
and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Central National 
Bank, Greencastle. On working draw- 
ings. Bids soon. Work will consist of 
a new stone front, new vault, vault door, 
bank fixtures and general interior rem. 

Bank (rem. and alt.), $40,000, Greens- 
burg, Ind. Archt., McGuire and Shook, 
320 Inidana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Union Trust Co., Greensburg, 
Ind. Plans in progress, work will con- 
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vault, vault door, new bank fixtures and 
general interior alterations. 

Bank (rem.), $10,000. Rushville, Ind. 
Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Farmers Trust Co., Rushville, Ind. Plans 
in progress. New front and general in- 
terior alterations. 


Bank (rem. and alt.); Connersville, 
Ind. Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 
Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. 


Owner, First National Bank, Conners- 


ville. Preliminary plans in progress. 
Details undecided. 
Residence: $10,000, 2 sty. and bas., 


Knightstown, Ind. Archt., McGuire and 
Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, L. A. Carroll, 
Knightstown, Ind. Plans in progress, 
ready for bids soon. Frame. 

‘Residence:: $12,000, Greensburg, Ind. 
Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Earl Garten, Greensburg, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Brick veneer. 

Church (rem.): $15,000, Rushville, Ind. 
Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, St. 
Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church, 
Rusville, Ind. . Plans in progress, ready 
for bids soon. 

Power Plant (alt.): Rushville, Ind. 
Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Rushville Water and Light Co., Rush- 
ville. Plans in progress, work will con- 
sist of struct. steel frame and steel 
trusses. Equipt. for: plant let to In- 
dianapolis Belting Supply Go., Indpls. 
_Residence (general remodeling), Rush- 
ville, Ind. Archt., McGuire and Shook, 


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320 Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. 


Owner, George Wyatt, Rushville. Plans 
in progress. 

Residence: $8,000 (bungalow), Nobles- 
ville, Ind. Archt., McGuire and Shook, 
320 Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, W. A. Stockinger, Noblesville. 
Plans in progress. Frame. 

Residence (double): 1 sty. and bas., 
52x30. Archt., George and Mac Lucas, 
1153 Consolidated Bldg. Owner, Sol. 
Kiser, V.-P. Meyer-Kiser Bank. Archt. 
taking bids to close next week. Brick, 
tile roof, oil burning boiler. 

Freight Elevator: Owner, The board 
of Industrial Aid for the Blind, 214 Pen- 
way Bldg., Indianapolis.,-is receiving bids 
to close April 10th at 10:00 a. m. for 1 
electric elevator. Archt., Adolph Sherr- 
er, 415 Indiana Trust Bldg. 

: Contracts Awarded. 

“Commercial Garage and Light Manu- 
facturing Building: $80,000, N. Senate 
Ave., opposite State House. Archt., Ru- 
bush and Hunter, American Central Life 
Bldg. Owner, Jos. Gardner (roofing and 
sheet metal), 39 Kentucky Ave.; gener 
al contract awarded to the Service Con- 
struction Co., Castle Hall Bldg.; heat- 
ing let to Freyn Bros., 31 West Michi- 
gan St. Start work soon. Brick, reinf. 
concrete. 

“Church (Rem. and additional class 
rooms): $50,000, Ashland, Ohio. Archt.; 
L. H. Sturges, 527 Board of Trade Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Presbyterian 
Church, R. V. McConnell, Secy., Ashland, 
Ohio. General contract awarded to Un- 
capher and Welch, Marion, Ohio. Brick. 

Rectory: $35,000, 317 N. New Jersey 
St. Private plans. Owner, St. Mary’s 


Church, Rev. John E. Sheefers, pastor, 
New Jersey and Vermont Sts. General 
contract awarded to Nicholas Noe, Lom- 


bard Bldg. Brick. 

*Church (add), $15,000, Raymond and 
Barth Ave. Owner, Barth Place M. E. 
Church, Rev. Clarence R. Stout, pastor, 
Raymond and Barth. Owner will build 
by day labor. Brick. 
leGinvawe: (8 cars), 38th and College. 
Archt., Chas. Byfield, Peoples Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Bert McCammon, 38th and Col- 
lege. General contract let to Michaelis 
Bros., 826 Parker Ave. Concrete block. 

*Swimming Pool and Dressing Rooms: 
$60,000, 1 and 2 sty., 100x130, “‘T” shape, 
St. Mary’s of the Woods, Ind., Vigo Co. 
Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son, Majestic 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owners, Sister of 
Providence, St. Mary’s of the Woods, Ind. 
General contract awarded to Eshelman 
and Son, Griffith Block, Anderson, Ind., 
and at site. Start work shortly. Brick. 


ANDERSON. 


Sales Pavilion: (Live Stock), 2 sty., 72 
x144, 8th St. and Central Ave. Archt., 
EK. R. Watkins, Farmers Trust Bldg. 
Owner, Anderson Sales Pavilion Co., Inc., 
Anderson, Ind. Plans in progress. Archt. 
will be ready for bids in 10 days. Brick, 
concrete and steel. 

Factory (additions), 41,000 square feet 
of floor space. Private plans. Owner, 
Anderson Foundry and Machine Co., W. 
N. Durbin, Pres. Start work at once. 
Owner will build and award separate 
contracts. Brick and steel, 1 sty. bldgs. 


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BLOOMINGTON. 


Studio and Residence: $35,000, 2 sty. 
and bas. Archt., Alfred Grindle, Public 
Square. Owner, Charles Gilbert Shaw 
(photographer), Public Square, Bloom- 
ington, Plans in progress. Brick ve- 
neer. 

“Residence and Garage (for Dr. W. L. 
Bryan, Pres. Indiana University), $40,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas., 78x48, Bloomington, 
“Indiana University.” Archt., Robert 
Frost Daggett, 959 Consolidated Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Indiana Univer- 
sity, Board of Trustees, J. W. Cravens, 
Secy., Bloomington. Revised plans near- 
ing completion, ready for bids soon. Brk. 


Contracts Awarded. 

“Fraternity House (Add. and Rem.): 
$20,000, 2 sty. and bas., 38x56. Archt., 
J. L. Nichols, 204 S. Indiana Ave. Own- 
‘er, Phi-Delta-Theta Fraternity, Dale Cox 
in charge. General contract let to Chas. 
F. Johnson, carpentry to J. O. White. 
Brick. 

*Residence: $10,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
30x45, 8th and Monroe Sts. Archt., J. 
L. Nichols, 204 S. Indiana Ave. Owner, 
Roy Wingert. General contract let to 
Joe Neill and Son, all of Bloomington. 
Brick veneér and frame. 

“Store and Apartments: $30,000. E. 
Kirkwood Ave. Private plans. Owner, 
Bell Cleaning Works, 415 E. 5th St. Gen- 
eral contract awarded to Bedford Steel 
and Construction Co., Blomington. Brk. 

*Fraternity House: 16,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 40x60. Archt., J. L. Nichols, 204 
South Indiana Ave. Owner, Delta Zeta 
Fraternity, Bloomington. General con- 


tract awarded to Chas. F. Johnson, 
Bloomington. Brick. 

*Residence: $8,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
35x60. Archt., J. L. Nichols, 204 S. In- 


diana Ave. Owner, Dr. Rodney Smith, 
120 E. 6th St. General contract: let to 
Ed. Duncan, all of Bloomington. Start 
work soon. Brick veneer. 


ELKHART. 


*High School (addition of auditorium 
and gymnasium): $145,000, 1 sty. and 
bas., 104x120x80. Archt., E. Hill Tur- 
nock, 501 Monger Bldg. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees; H. A. Compton, 
Pres.; J..L. Harmon, Secy. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close April 26th at 12 
o'clock noon. Brick, stone, steel roof 
trusses, split steam heating, 500 metal 
lockers, metal windows, skylights. Note 
extension of closing date. 


*Lodge Building and Theatre: $250,- 
000.00, 3 sty. and bas., 82x165, 117 N. 
2nd St. Archt., E. Hill Turnock, 501 
Monger Bldg. Owner, Grotto Ma-Ha- 
Di No. 53; Harvey Wambaugh, Chmn. 
Bldg. Comm., 1511 Sixth St. Plans in 
progress. Brick, hollow tile, metal lum- 
ber, steel sash, skylights, fire doors, art 
glass, comp. roof, steam heat, fire escape, 
marble and tile work. Will contain bil- 
liard room, bowling alleys, lodge rooms, 
kitchen, dining rooms, gymnasium, audi- 
torium. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Packing Plant: $75,000, 3 miles 
south of city. Private plans. Owner, 
Elkhart Packing Co., C. H. Kollar, Pres.; 
H. A. Compton, V.-P.; H. W. Ecker, Sec., 
Elkhart. General contract let to Grant 
B. Bushnell, Monger Bldg., Elkhart; 
Htg. and Plmg. let to Peoples Bros., 
Elkhart; roofing, Johns-Manville; struct 
steel and erection, Elkhart Bridge and 
Tron Co., Elkhart. 

Excavating, 3 sty., 78x125. 

“Gymnasium: $10,000, Middlebury, 
Ind. Archt., R. L. Simmons, Beardsley 
Bldg., Elkhart. Owner, Board of Edu- 
cation, Middlebury. General contractor, 
eee Hershberger, Middlebury. Cement 

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EVANSVILLE. 


*School: 2 sty., 73x109, French Lick, 
Ind. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Bd. 
of School Trustees, Chas. Gilliott, Pres., 
French Lick. Revised plans in prog- 
ress. Owner will advertise’ for bids in 
May. Brick. 

School fire rebuild): 
60x70. (4 class rooms), “Lodge Ave. 
School.” Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peo- 
ples Bank Bldg. Owner, Board of Edu- 
cation. Plans in progress. Brick. Own- 
er will advertise for bids in three weeks. 

Residence: $15,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
1029 S. Indiana. - Archt., Alfred E. 
Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, 
Mrs. George Brose. Archt. taking bids. 

Church (add.), $20,000, 1 sty. and 
bas., 64x44, 8th and Division Sts. Archt. 
Anderson and Stingle, 108 Upper § 4th. 
Owner, Salem -Evangelical Church, 8th 
and Division. Plans about completed, 
Ready for bids soon. Brick. 

Residence (Alt. and 1 sty. top add.), 
$8,000, Princeton, Ind. Archt., Harry E. 
Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg. Owner, 
Morris Lewis, Princeton, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Bids in two weeks. 


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Residence: $10,000. Owner, J. O. 
Davis, V.-P. Old State Bank. General 


contract let to The Donaldson Arms 
Realty Co. Concrete and stucco. 

Residence: $5,000, Ravenswood Drive. 
Owner, C. W. Trimble. General contract 
let to Samuel J. Johnson. Frame. Start 
work at once. 

Residence: $5,000, 1510 W. Ohio. Own- 
er, William Habbe. General contract let 
to Matt Hallenberger, West Heights. 
Start work at once. Frame, | 

Residence: $5,000, Iowa and 11th Sts. 
Owner, M. Mill. General contract let 
to Matt Hallenberger, West Heights. 
Frame. Start work at once. 


FT. WAYNE. 


“School Buildings and Additions: 
$975,500, grade school, 24 rooms add. to 
Lakeside School, add to Forest Park 
School to cost $225,000, 16 room add. to 
The James Smart School, 30 room South 
Side Grade School, Adams Dist. School, 
16 rooms, $150,000, 4 room add. to Roll- 
ing Mill School, 6 room add. to Franklin 
School. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, L. C. Ward, Supt. of Schools, Ft. 
Wayne, Ind. Will build this year. Brk. 
fireproof construction. 


“Movable Dam and Appurtenances: 
$189,840, across Maumee River at Ft. 
Wayne. Engineer, A. W. Grosvener, 122 
E. Wash. St., Ft. Wayne. Consulting 
engineer, Chas. W. Brossman, Merch- 
ants Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Board of Public Works, John B. Kocks, 
Otto Bengs, Jesse Brosius, City Hall, Ft. 
Wayne. Owner receiving bids to close 
April 9th. at 10:00 a. m. 

“Church and Parish House: $300,000, 
“L” shape, Wayne and Ewing Sts., Ft. 
Wayne. Archt., Bertrand Goodhue, 2 
West 47th St., New York City, N. Y. 
Owner, Trinity English Lutheran Con- 
gregation, 202 E. Wayne St., Ft. Wayne, 
Ind. Plans nearing completion. Ready 
for bids soon. Variegated grey Indiana 
Limestone. Exterior green copper shin- 
gle roof, steam heat, 2 sty. and bas., 
approx 170x150. “Cruciform Gothic 
Architecture.” 

Residences (50), Garrett, Ind. Archt., 
A. M. Strauss, Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. 
Owner, The Greater Garrett Improve- 
ment Co. Plans in progress, will start 
work shortly on several. 


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GOSHEN. 

“Bank (rem. from store rooms), $40,- 
000. Private plans. Owner, State Bank 
of Goshen, H. Oppenheim, Pres., Goshen. 
Work will consist of new stone front, 
concrete vault, vault door, tile and mar- 
ble work, new bank fixtures and furni- 
ture, skylight, heating, electric wiring 
and fixtures and general interior rem. 
Preliminary plans in progress, mature 
about June Ist. 

Store Rooms (4): $16,000, “Old Whit- 
aker Estate,” West Washington. Archt., 
Elwood and Miller, Haynes Bldg., Elk- 
hart, Ind. Owner, The Dembufsky-Lewis 


Co., Goshen, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Bids shortly. Brick. 
Warehouse: 2 sty., Archt., Elwood 


and Miller, Haynes Bldg., Elkhart, Ind. 
Owner, Sol and Dave Dembufsky, Go- 
shen, Ind. Plans in progress. Bids soon. 
Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Church (fire rebuild), $60,000, Go- 
shen. Archt., R. L. Simmons, Beards- 
ley Bldg., Elkhart. Owner, First Bap- 
tist Church, Rev. G. H. O’Donnell, pas- 
tor, Goshen. Owner builds and awards 
separate contracts, Steel let to Elkhart 
Bridge and Iron Co., Elkhart, Ind. 
Painting and decorating, M. E. Overholt, 
Goshen. Start work at once. 


HAMMOND. 


Apartment Building (5 Apts.): $30,- 
2 sty. and bas., 50x55, Clinton St. Archt., 
Mac Turner. Owner, T. J. Terry. Plans 
in progress. Brick. 

Dairy Bldg. (alt. and add.), Akron, 


Ind. Archt., A. C. Barry & Co., Ham- 
mond. Owner, Hammond Dairy Co., 
Hammond. General contract let to M. 


V. Grim, North Manchester, Ind. Brick. 
KOKOMO. 

Apartment Building (18 apts.). Archt., 
The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., Kokomo, Ind. 
Owner, William A. Hansell, 1102 West 
Mulberry St. Plans in progress. 

Contracts Awarded. 

*School (Grange Hall Grade School), 
$125,000, Kokomo. Archt., The Elmer 
E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St., 
Indianapolis and Kokomo, Ind. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, J. A. Kautz, 
Pres.; Kenneth H. Rich, Sec., Kokomo. 


General contract awarded to Ed S. 
Moore and Son, West Mulberry St., Ko- 
komo; heating let to Hipskind Co., Wa- 
bash, Ind.; plumbing let to Anleitner 
Plumbing Co., Kokomo; electric wiring 
not let. 


LAFAYETTE. 


_*Parochial School: $75,000 (8 rooms, 
library, kitchen, combination auditorium 
and gymnasium, club rooms). Archt., 
Riedel and Zink. Owner, St. Ann’s R. 
C. Church, Rev. John A. McCarthy, 612 
Wabash Ave. Owner taking bids to 
close April 23 at 7:00 p.m. (See legal 
advertising in this issue). 

“Residence and Garage: $35,000, for 
Dr. Edw. C. Elliott, Pres. Purdue Uni- 
versity, “Purdue Campus,” Lafayette. 
Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross 
Bldg. Owner, Board of Trustees, Purdue 
University, W. T. Middlebrook, Con- 
troller, West Lafayette. Owner receiv- 
ing bids to close April 21st at 11:00 a. 
m. Brick, hollow tile, Italian type of 
architecture; heating from Central plant, 
tile roof, tile and hardwood floors. 


LAPORTE. 


Theatre: $150,000. Archt., Kocher and 
Larson, 6250 Halstead St., Chicago, IIl. 
Owner, Central Theatre Corporation, O. 
K. Reddington, Pres., 901 Lincoln Way 
West, Laporte. Plans in progress, ready 
for bids about the middle of April. Brick, 
terra cotta, comp. roof, steam heat, tile 
and marble work, orn. iron, seating ¢a- 
pacity 1,500. 

Office Building: $6,000, 1 sty., 32x30. 
Archt., George Allen and Son. Owner, 
Levi and Gottlieb, Laporte. Archt. ready 
for bids. Brick, hot water heat, vault 
and door, comp. roof. 

Residence and Garage: $40,000, 2 sty. 
and bas. Archt., Arthur Heun, 64 East 
Van Buren St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Ho- 
bart M. Cable, Pres., Cable Piano Co., 
Laporte, Ind. Archt. receiving bids. Brk. 
tile roof, steam heat, tile and hardwood 
flors, incinerator, laundry equipment. 


*Club House (rem. from old residence) 
and 9 hole golf course: Archt., Weller- 
Ripple, 120 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, II]. 
Owner, Laporte Country Club, Geo. C. 
Aldrich in charge, Laporte, Ind. Plans 


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completed. Start work soon, $30,700. 
Filling Station: 1 sty., 15x25, Indi- 
ana and Jefferson. Owner, H. H. Hal- 
verson. Start work shortly. Brick. 
Contracts Awarded. 
“Duplex (2 apts.) $7,000. 
George W. Allen and Son. Owner, Geo. 
Ellerson, 216 “E” St. General contract 
let to Otto Goers, 308 “E” St. Brick. 


LOGANSPORT. 


Archt., 


“Memorial County Hospital: $100,000, 
3 sty. and bas. (60 beds and operating 
rooms), College Hill Bluffs, Logansport. 
Archt., Rodney Leonard, Peoples Life 
Bldg., Frankfort, Ind. Owner, Board of 
Trustees, Memorial Hospital, J. G. Ell- 
iott, Chmn.; George Raub, Williard 
Winn, Logansport. Owner taking bids 
to close April 27th at the office of the 
County Auditor, Court House, Logans- 
port. 

“Residence: $10,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
45x59, Winamac, Ind. Archt., Carl 
Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust Bldg., Lo- 
gansport. Owner, Ralph E. Horner, 
Winamac, Ind. Archt. and owner tak- 
ing bids. Brick. veneer and frame. 


MICHIGAN CITY. 
Residence: $9,500. Park. Archt., 
Ahlgrim and Boonstra, Brinkman Blde. 
Owner, Otto Aicher, 710 Franklin St. 
Plans in progress, ready for bids next 


week. Frame. 
Residence: $5,000. Sheridan. Beach. 
Archt., Ahlgrim and Boonstra, Brink- 


man Bldg. Owner, M. C. Murray, ¢/o 
Archt. Taking bids, frame. 
Residence: $6,500, Sheridan Beach. 
Archt., Ahlgrim and Boonstra, Brinkman 
Bldg. Owner, Harry K. Kramer, 318 
Cedar St. Archt. ready for bids. Frame. 
Residence: $10,000, Coolspring . Ave. 
Owner, A. T. Gill, 117 East 8th St. Gen- 
eral contract let to Matthews Constr. 
Co., Brinkman Bldg. Brick veneer. 
Residence: $9,000, Coolspring Ave. 
Owner, Dr. W. L. Drehmel, 203 E. 5th 
St. General contract let to Matthews 
Constr. Co., Brinkman Bldg. Brick ven. 
Residence: $6,500, Baltimore Ave. 
Owner, Geo. Baker, 502 Franklin St. 
General contract let to Matthews Con- 
struction Co., Brinkman Bldg. Brick 
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RICHMOND. 


Grade School: $30,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
70x70, District No. 6, Wayne, Twp., 
Wayne County, Ind. Archt., Werking 
and Son, Palladium Bldg., Richmond, 
Ind. Owner, Charles Hodge, trustee, 
Richmond. Plans in progress. Brick, 
stone trim, built-up roof, direct-indirect 
system of heating, private light plant, 
sewage system. 

High School: $80,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
133x80, Milton, Ind. Archt., Werking 
& Son, Palladium Bldg., Richmond. 
Owner, William Miller, trustee, Milton. 
Plans in progress. Brick, built-up roof, 
D.-I. Heating, private light and sewage 
disposal. 


‘SOUTH BEND. 


“Grade School (addition): $300,000; 
3 sty. 100x240. “Lincoln Grade School.” 
Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 654 
Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, W. W. Borden, Pres.; 
R. B. Dugdale, Secy., South Bend. Plans 
in progress. Owner will advertise for 
bids in 60 days. Brick, fireproof con- 
struction. 

“City Pumping Station: $300,000, 
Olive St. Consulting engineers, Burns 
and McDonald Co., Kansas City, Mo. 
Owner, Board of Public Works, City 
Hall, South Bend., and John W. Toyne, 
Supt. of the Water Works Department, 
South Bend. Plans in progress. Owner 
expects to advertise for bids in 30 days. 

*Church (Polish Catholic): $150,000. 
1 sty. and bas., 170x70, Huron and Olive 
Sts. Archt., Worthman and Steinbach, 
155 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
St. Adalbert’s Parish, 2420 Huron St. 
South Bend. Archt. and owner taking 
bids. Brick, stone trim, tile roof, steam 
heat. 

“Warehouse and Storage Building: 
$100,000, 4 sty., 60x100, Division and 
Carroll Sts. Archt., Austin and Sham- 
bleau, 111 N. Lafayette. Owner, Na- 
tional Storage Warehouse Co., c/o 
Archt. Archt. taking bids. Brick, reinf. 
concrete floor and roof constr., steel 
sash, freight elevator, fire doors. 

“Stores (2) and Light Manufacturing: 
$25,000, 2 sty., 66x100, 413 S. Mich. 
Archt., W. W. Schneider, 120 S. Main 
St. Owner, A. H. Heller, 116 S. Michi- 
gan. Archt. ready for bids. Brick. 

Warehouse: $25,000. 1 sty., 50x82. 
Private plans. Owner, Mooren Bros. 
(commission merchants), 416 S. Wil- 
liams St. Plans in progress, ready for 
bids soon. Brick, ordinary construction, 
heavy ‘timber. 

*Store Building (2 stores), $14,000, 1 
sty., 38x57.  Frivate plans. Owner, 
Michael Kinscherff, 131 E. Bowman St. 
Taking bids to close at once. Brick, 
terra cotta trim. 

*Garage: 1 sty., 40x55. Archt., Wil- 
lard M. Elwood, 215 N. Scott St. Own- 
er, J. S. Nolan, 212 Citizens Bank Bldg. 
Archt. taking bids. Brick. 

Residence: $12,000, Harter Heights. 
Archt., Ernest W. Young, 509 Dean 
Bldg., Thomas A. Hynes, 512 Dean Bldg. 
Plans in progress, ready for bids next 
week. Frame, vapor heat, asphalt shin- 
gle roof. 


Residence: $6,000, Harter Heights. 
Owner, Miss Adeline L. and Helen Creed, 
820 West Colfax St. Archt., Ernest W. 
Young, 509 Dean Bldg. Ready for bids 


in two weeks. Frame, shingle roof, fur- 
nace. 
Residence: (addition and general re- 
modeling), $8,000. Archt., EN 
Young, 509 Dean Bldg. Owner, I : 
Cushing, 240 Farmers Trust Bldg. Plans 
in progress. Bids shortly. Brick. 
Contracts Awarded. ee , 
*Apartments (4) and Stores an 
Sawthic Alleys: $20,000. Archt., Austin 
and Shambleau, 111 N. LaFayette. Own- 
er, Elliott & Elliott, 621 J. M. S. Bldg. 
Contract awarded (not signed) to Barnes 
Constr. .Co., Wells Bldg., South Bend. 
*High School: $300,000, Plymouth, 
Ind. Archt., Ernest W. Young, South 
Bend. - Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, Plymouth. General contractors, 
O’Keefe and Thompson Constr. Co., Ply- 
mouth. On foundation. 
*Residence and Garage: $20,000. 
Archt., Austin and Shambleau, 111 N. 
LaFayette. Owner, W. F. Harrah, Pres. 
National Standard Co., Niles, Mich. 
General contract let ‘to Stanley Cowles, 
816 N. Main St., South Bend. Start work 
at once. Brick, -hollow tile. 
*Department Store: $300,000, 6 sty., 
150x100. Archt., Willard M. Elwood. 
Owner, Robertson Bros., 129 S. Michi- 
gan. General contractors, H. G. Christ- 
man Co., 306 S. Notre Dame Ave. Ex- 
cavating. Brick, terra cotta front, re- 
inforced concrete floor and roof constr. 
Apartment and Restaurant: 2 sty., 
36x120, So. Lafayette and Division Sts. 
Owner, Russel H. Brubaker, Lasalle and 
Hydraulic. General contract let to Thos. 
Hickey, 305 N. Sycamore St. Brick, 
foundation in. 
Apartment: $14,000. _Owner, James 
Kimerer, 220 S. Lafayette. Contract let 
to Grant McCready, Citizens Bank Bldg. 


TERRE HAUTE. 


Hotel: (addition), 6 sty. and bas., 100 
rooms, “The Deming.” Owner, The 
Deming Hotel, W. E. Bayfield, manager. 
Will build this summer, definite data 
later. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded. 
“Swimming Pool: $60,000, Fairbanks 
Park. Archt., R. A. Bintz, Grand Rap- 
ids, Mich. Owner, Board of Park Com- 
missioners, City Hall, Terre Haute. Low 
bidder on general contract, North-Raffin 
Constr. Co. 


VINCENNES. 
Grade School: $18,000, 1-sty. and 1 


ae bas. 
Bicknell, Ind. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, G08 
American Bank Bldg., Vincennes. Own- 
er, Board of School Trustees, F, M. 
Curry, Pres., Bicknell. Plans nearing 
completion. Owner will advertise for 
bids in 30 days. Brick. ' 
Contracts Awarded 
“Apartment (4 apts.): $15,000, 2 si 
43x37, Washington; Ind. Archt., Botan 
hage and Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldg 
Vincennes. Owner, Lewis Buris, Wash. 
ington. General contract let to W. “A 
Poked pot Waemingtan, heating and 
plumbing let to Logan H, P : 
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MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


Boston: Residence, 2 st 
Owner, Mark Bozworth, Bonton eee 
in progress. Bids soon, Frame * 
_ Decatur: Elks Lodge Bidg., $30.000 
Bids were rejected, 1an to) high 0 NS: 


Point: School (consolidated), 
975,000, Railroad Township, Starke 
County, at San Pierre, Ind. Archt., N. 
L. Smith, Meeker Building, Crown Point, 


* Tid. . Owner, Leonard Rennewanz, San 


Pierre, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, 
stone trim, steam heat, private water, 
light and sewage system. Owner yill 
advertise for bids in 30 days, 

Frankfort: Bungalow, $7,000, East 
South St., between Prairie and Harrison, 
Owner, Bud Ransom, Plans in progress, 
Bids soon, Frame. 

“Bast Chicago: Grade school (add 
and alt.), $75,000, “Lincoln Grade 
School.” —Archt., Karl D. Norris, 224 
Calumet Bldg., East Chicago, Ind. Con. 
sulting Archt., W. B. Ittner, Board of 
Education Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Dan C, Mor. 
ris, Pres., East Chicago. Owner taking 
bids to close April 25ta at 8:00 p, m, 
Brick. 

*Greenfield: Residence and Garage, 
$14,000, 2 sty. and bas. Archt., Omer P, 
Gordon, 412 Mechanic St. Owner, Dr, 
Ralph A. Arnold, 117 E. Grant St., tak- 


‘ing bids, stucco and hollow tile. 


Hantington: Factory (additions), 90,- 
000 square feet of floor space. Private 
plans. Owner, Caswell-Runyan Co., J, 
W. Caswell, in charge. Plans in prog- 
ress. Owner will ask for bids soom Brk, 

“Kokomo: School (rem, and alt.) $30,- 
000, Sims township, Swayzee, Ind. Archt, 
Thos. R. McGaw, Citizens Bank Bldg,, 
Kokomo, Owner, Earl C, MeLain, trus- 
tee, Swayzee, Ind. Mechanical engineer, 
Chas. R. Ammerman, Occidental Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner taking bids ‘to close 
April 14th. Garage, boiler room, new 
heating and plumbing system, wiring, 

“Logansport: Gymnasium and _ audi- 


torium Bldg., 1 sty. and bas., $30,000. 


Owner, Young Women’s Christian Assn., 
Loganspo:'t. Conte:nplated, will prob- 
ably mature this summer. Brick. 
_Marion: P. G. Froeming, Treas., Na- 
tional Military Home is taking bids to 
close April 12th for furnishing and in- 
stalling (1) steam jet ash conveyor and 
ash tank. 

Noblesville: Residence, $10,000, 2 

sty. and bas. Private plans. Owner, J. 
G. Heinzmann, Noblesville. Owner tak- 
ing bids. Brick veneer. 
Plymouth: Lodge Building and Stores, 
$40,000, 3 sty. and bas., 76x88, Archt., 
Arthur Thompson, ¢/o O’Keefe and 
Thompson (general contractor), Ply- 
mouth. Owner, I. 0. O, F. Lodge, Adam 
EK. Wise Chm, Bldg. Com., Wm, J, Lake, 
Wm. Rudd. Plans in progress. Brick, 
expect to mature this summer. 

| Contracts Awarded. 

, Alexandria: Packing plant (add.), 
2 sty., 50x160, Owner, Rieeundae Pack- 
Ing Co. General contract let to Oliver 
Mottweiler, Alexandria, Concrete block. 
Agere onas -Bank (rem.) — $20,000. 
ear K. M. Vitzthum and Co., 600 N. 
qichigan Ave., Chicago, Ill, Owner, 
itizens Trust Co., Bedford. General 
contract let to Strandberg Bros., 608 S. 
earborn, Chicago. 

Brownstown: — Canning plant and 
Power plant, $50,000, 1 sty., 124x400. 
wner, Morgan Packing Co., Austin, In- 
See” ’ General contract let to Bedford 
Tnd mae Construction Co., Bedford, 
struct, BN Need foundations, Brick, 

“Gas City: High school (addition) 
$38,000, 2 &ty., 72x88. pete Hiram 


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Elder, Custer Bldg., Marion, Ind. Bd. 
of School Trustees, Carrie F. Mock, 
‘Pres.; L. H. Conley, Treas. General 
contract let to J. H. Waldron, Gas City, 
Ind.; heating and plumbing to Hawks 
Plmg.. Co., Elwood, Ind, 


“Lafayette: School (add.), “Lincoln 
Grade School, $50,000. Archt., Riedel 
and Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Lafayette. 
General contract let to Joshua Chew, 908 
S. 20th St.; heating and plumbing let to 
Lane-Pyke-Werkhoff Co.; electric wir- 


ing to Bowens Bros., all of Lafayette. 
Start work shortly. Brick. 


Mishawaka: .Apartment Bldg. and 
Stores: (9 apts. 8 stores). $30,000, Lin- 
‘coln Way. Owner, Roy Rohleder, 223 
‘West Lincoln Way. Plans in progress, 
ready for bids next week. Brick, steam 
heat, copper set store fronts. 


“Monon: Masonic Temple, $20,000, 2 
sty., 48x72. Archt., True Brookie. Own- 
er, Bradford Lodge No. 582 F. & A. M.., 
Herbert Horner in charge, Monon; gen- 
eral contract awarded to Hodshire and 
Young, Monticello, Ind. 


*Paoli: Church (addition and brick 
veneering present building), $20,000. 
Private plans. Owner, Methodist Church, 
Paoli. Owner builds and awards seper- 
ate contracts. Start work at once. Brk. 
veneer. 


“Tipton: Apartment Bldg. (4 apts.), 
$16,000, 2 sty. and bas., 54x56. Private 
plans. Owner, Le Roy Harker (pharm- 
acy). General contract let to W. R. 
Shook; Tipton, “Ro F.D." No. ‘3. 


Position as superintendent or assistant 
superintendent by married man who 
thoroughly understands plans; can do 
own engineering and detail work. Have 
experience on reinforced concrete con- 
struction. Best. of references furnished. 
Address, D. L. Davis, 600 So. Walnut 
Street, Muncie, Indiana. 


For Sale 


Building Material Men: A complete 
printed list of Indiana Architects and 
general contractors with their addresses 
can be purchased for 50 cents. Address 
Box 14, % Indiana Construction Record- 


Sealed Proposals. 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


NOTICE OF BOND SALE. 


Notice is hereby given that a 3:00 o’clock, P. 
M., on Wednesday, April 11, 1923}: at the office 
of the County Superintendent of Schools, at Rush- 
ville, Indiana, Henry W. Beckner, as Trustee of 
Jackson Township, Rush County, Indiana, will 
offer for sale to the highest bidder an issue of 
$51,000.00 of bonds of Jackson School Township, 
Rush County, Indiana. 

Said bonds shall be 60 in number, dated March 
1, 1923, of $850.00 each and bearing interest at 
the rate of 5% per annum, payable semi-annually, 
two of which bonds shall be due and payable on 
August 1, 1924, and a like number and denomin- 
ation shall become due and payable every six 
months thereafter until all of said bonds are paid. 
The first interest on said bonds shall be payable 
on August 1, 1924, and every six months there- 
after and shall be evidenced by coupons attached 
to same and said bonds and interest shall be pay- 
able at the office of the Peoples National Bank, 
of Rushville, Indiana. Said bonds have been is- 
sued strictly in compliance with the law of the 
State of Indiana, and pursuant to an order of the 
Advisory Board of Jackson School Township, 
Rush County, Indiana, and duly entered of record 
on January 9, 1923, authorizing said bonds to be 
issued for the purpose of providing bonds for 
the construction of a school house in said town- 
ship. 

Said bonds will be sold according to law to the 
highest and best bidder for not less than par and 
face value; the right is reserved to reject any 
and all bids. . 

HENRY W. BECKNER, Trustee, 
Jackson Township School, Rush County, 
Indiana, R, R. 6, Rushville, Indiana. 
March 24th, 31st, April 7th, 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


‘Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be 
received by the undersigned Trustee and Advisory 
Board of Jackson Township, Decatur County, 
Indiana, at the office of Tremain & Turner in 
Greensburg, Indiana, until Ten o’clock A. M., on 
the 18th day of April, 1923; for the erection and 
completion of a Township School Building; all in 
accordance with the plans and specifications here- 
tofore adopted and approved therefor by the said 
Trustee and Advisory Board, and which are now 
on file in the office of the said Trustee of Jackson 
Township, Decatur County, Indiana, and in the 
office of the State Board of Accounts, State House, 
Indianapolis, Indiana, and in the office of The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., Architects, 1050 N. Dela- 
ware St., Indianapolis, Indiana. 


At the same time and place bids will also be 
received for installation of the Electric Wiring 


and Bell System; Plumbing and Sewering; and 
Heating and Ventilating plant for the above 
building, 

The estimated cost of all of the above con- 
tracts is $60,000.00. - 

All bids must be in writing, on Form No. 96 
as prescribed by the State Board of Accounts; 
delivered sealed, and must in every respect con- 
form to the laws of the State of Indiana. 

Each bid for the General Construction shall be 
accompanied by a certified check for $2,500.00; 
each bid for Electric Wiring and Bell System by 
a_ certified check for $200.00; and each bid for 
Heating and Ventilating, and Plumbing and 
Sewering by a certified check for $1,000.00. 

Contractors may submit bids on any part or 
all of above work, or on any combination of two 
or more of above items. ‘ 

Certified checks must be made payable to the 
Township Trustee of Jackson Township, Decatur 
County, Indiana; and will be held by him as a 
guarantee of good faith that the said bidder or 
bidders will enter into a contract and execute 
a bond for the full amount of his bid, approved 
by the Trustee, for the due performance thereof, 
if his or their bid or bids are accepted. ‘The 
checks of those bidders who fail to be awarded 
a contract will be returned to, them when the 
contracts have been awarded, 

Should the successful bidder or bidders fail to 
enter into such a contract and execute such bond 
within ten days, then he or they shall forfeit 
the amount of said certified check as liquidated 
damages for such failure, for the use and benefit 
of the proper fund of said Jackson Township, 
Decatur County, Indiana. 

Copies* ofthe plans and specifications may be 
obtained at the office of the Architects upon de- 
posit of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each set, 
said deposit to be returned to the bidders upon 
the safe return of said plans and specifications 
sie before the day and hour set for receiving 

ids, 

The right is éxpressly reserved by the said 
Trustee to ‘reject any or all bids. 


A. C. MONCRIEF, Trustee, 
William Barton, 
Harry Irwin, 
Ernest G. Sims, 
Advisory Board, Jackson Township, 


Decatur County, Indiana. 
March 31, April 7th-14th. 


PAROCHIAL SCHOOL. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Sealed proposals will be received April 
23d at 7:00 p. m., at the office of Rev, 
John A. McCarthy, pastor of St. Ann’s 
Roman Catholic Congregation, 612 Wa- 
bash .Ave., Lafayette, Ind., for the gen- 
eral construction of a new 2 story and 
basement school with auditorium; also 
bids for 2 pipe vacuum heating system, 
plumbing, sewerage, electric wiring and 
fixtures for the above building and a 
Sisters’ House, the Rectory and _ the 
Church. Plans on file at the office of the 
architect, Riedel and Zink, Lafayette 
Life Bldg., Lafayette, Ind., and at the 
office of the pastor at his residence, 612 
Wabash Ave. 

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Indiana 


15 


Society of Architects 


Officers 
GUY MAHURIN, President 
owen B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
en 
HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. - 


Board of Directore 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


SMALL HOUSE COMPETITION 
AWARDS MADE. 


Interest in Affair Reached Far Beyond 
Borders. of. Indiana. 


, FIRST PRIZE 
William H. Harrison, Gladstone apartments, 
Indianapolis, 
Prize award, $200. 


SECOND PRIZE 

Richard E. Bishop, 1719 North Alabama 
street, Indianapolis. 
Prize award, $150. 


THIRD PRIZE 
Coulton Skinner and Edmund Jacques, 
Linwood Avenue, Detroit, Mich. 
Prize award, $125. 


9825 


FOURTH PRIZE 
Edward D. Pierre, 321 Occidental building, 
Indianapolis. 
Prize award, $75. 


HONORABLE MENTION. 
First. : 
Joseph M. Kellogg and Mason C. Abbitt, Uni- 
versity of Kansas, Lawrence, Kas. 
Second. 


Galbraith, 3107 Central avenue, 


R. Karl 


Indianapolis. 


No little interest centered in the Small 
House Competition just held at Indiana- 
polis by the Indianapolis News and the 
Small House Service Bureau, A. I. A., 
Lake Division, in conjunction with the 
Home Complete Exposition which opened 
at the Fair Grounds, April 2nd, and 
continued through the week. There 
were twenty-three designs submitted, 
they coming in from Indianapolis, East 


Chicago, Evansville, Detroit, Mich.; 
Lawrence, Kas.; Pittsburgh, Pa., and 


Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 

The aim of the competition was to ob- 
tain designs for small houses that would 
meet the requirements of the builder of 
limited means and to promote the idea 
of the necessity of architectural plant- 
ing if improved standards for American 
homes was to be sought. Be 

Those back of the competition were 
greatly gratified by the interest shown 
which resulted in really. meritorious, 
practical plans covering the require- 
ments set forth in the program making 
the work of the award committee in 
reaching a decision no easy task. 

The committee making the award was 
composed of: Herbert L. Bass, Indiana- 
polis architect; Fermor S. Cannon, vice- 


president of the Lake division of the 
Architects’ Small House Service Bureau; 
Emerson Chaille, member, and Edward. 
B. Raub, chairman of the city plan com- 
mission; Mr. Huey, of the L. C. Huey 
Building Company, and Mrs. Felix T. 
MeWhirter, Indianapolis clubwoman. 
Herbert Foltz, president of the bureau, 
was architectural advisor of the com- 
petition. 


As regards the awarding the first 
prize to Mr. Harrison, that which in- 
fluenced most was, that although fol- 
lowing a somewhat stereotyped plan, 
showing in the opinion of the committee, 
that certain principles, already worked 
out as to arrangement to provide the 
greatest cubage, have been standardized 
and must be adhered to, Mr. Harrison 
added modern embellishments with a 
touch of originality that gave his work 
distinction and placed it in the category 
of a real creation. Moreover the com- 
mittee found in the ground arrange- 
ment, which sought proper blends, and 
effects, along with utility and economy, 
provision for real attractiveness. In 
none of the details of the general scheme 
was a point overlooked that would mark 
an improvement over old styles and old 
plans. It was a work well done, the com- 
mittee said. 


Architect Cannon, ex-president of the 
I. S. of A., a member of the award 
committee commenting upon the win- 
ning design said: 

“House design No. 12, winner of the 
first prize, is that of the old Dutch 
colonial type with modern embellish- 
ments to make it consistent with pres- 
ent-day requirements. It is typically 
and essentially American, one that any 
American citizen would feel at home in, 
would be proud to live in. The archi- 
ect followed a more or less stereotyped 
plan, which shows there are fundamental 
principles that must be adhered to. How- 
ever, its modern handling has given it 
all the elements of attractiveness pos- 
sible from the one central idea—it has 
accomplished that or at least made pro- 
vision for it. 

“With economy, utility, beauty and 
convenience among the considerations in 
making the awards, the design won the 
first prize on its merits. In considera- 
tion of the economy element the com- 
mittee saw in the design opportunity for 
the best combination in usage of ma- 


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terials for effects in arrangement to pro- 
vide the greatest area of floor space and 
cubage, and adaptability to lot area.” 

The plans submitted were placed on 
exhibition at the Home Complete Show 
and drew much attention, calling forth 
much favorable comment. ‘ 


BOARD LEAVES NAMES OF ELIG- 
IBLES FOR APPOINTMENTS 
TO PRESIDENT MAHURIN. 


Announcement Expected Shortly. 


Though the Board of Directors of the 
Society listened with interest to Archi- 
tect Cannon’s report on the legislative 
activity that resulted in the passage of 
the new Administrative Building Coun- 
cil Law and were gratified that provis- 
ion was made for representation of 
architects in the new council no appoint- 
ments were made to fill the new posi- 
tions. Instead, it was thought best to 
allow more time for the consideration 
of this matter and it was voted to leave 
the appointments up to Fresident Ma- 
hurin, who announced that he would 
make known his decision as soon as he 
could give the matter the proper thought. 

The interest taken by the organiza- 
tions of the building industry who spon- 
sored and fought for the new law is to 
be ‘rewarded in that the statute provides 
specifically that the advisory committee, 
to be appointed by the administrative 
committee with the approval of the gov- 
ernor, shall be composed of three engi- 
neers, three architects, three contractors, 
and three building trades mechanics, all 
of whom must be representatives of the 
building industry and engaged in actual 
practice and constructior, and must be 
submitted from the membership of their 
respective organizations; Indiana Engi- 
neering Society, Indiana Society of 
Architects, Associated Building Contrac- 
tors of Indiana and jointly by Indiana 
State Building Trades Council and In- 
, diana State Council of Carpenters. This 
will give the Indiana Society of Archi- 
tects a direct say in the administration 
of the new law and recognizes the or- 
ganization in a way never before ac- 
corded it. 

The new law is the direct result of 
that for which the I. S. of A. has stood 
for years, co-operation amongst those of 
the building industry for the general 
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Associated Building Contractors 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
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ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors. 
Member State A. B. C. 


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BEST MARCH FOR BUILDING IN 
SIX YEARS. 


Work Though of Small Nature, Makes 
Good Aggregate Volume. 


The trend of building construction 
operations in Evansville in March ran 
more toward small projects and though 
there were 209 building permits issued 
by City Building Inspector Kerth, as 
against 94 in February, the total esti- 
mated valuation placed on the new work 
only amounted to $272,365 as against 
$450,898 for the February work. 

This falling off was due to the fact 
that no new projects of any large ex- 
tent came up for consideration, instead, 
the March activity was directed to house 
construction, of which type there was 
considerable, and to remodeling and ad- 
dition effort. 

At that, though falling behind the 
February, 1923 valuation, the March 
building volume ran ahead of that of a 
year ago to the extent of $40,675, was 
greatly in excess of the figures for the 
same item recorded in March, 1921, and 
was a better valuation, except for two, 
than turned by any month during the 
whole year of 1922. The May and De- 
cember, 1922, total estimated valuations 
were the only ones to surpass the March, 
1928 total. 

Going back over the records the lat- 
est figures reported are found +o be the 


best recorded by any March since 1918. 
Years Per. Est. Val. 
PGRG os tees 82 $$ 42,880 
POO" xsc 2 oe 82 54,125 
UG AO uy koi oe ee Re ea 85 69,635 
(10a MEE Seen Pies = 130 59,404 
ROM AY anpcheayc abs s'-) Ue mueeeer, 97 54,125 
1109 ANE ly, Ri page EM 209 272,365 


MASTER PLUMBERS AND THE 
UNION SETTLE WAGE QUESTION 


Master Craftsmen Announce Agreement 
at a Scale of $1.12 an Hour 


Master plumbers of Evansville have 
reached and signed an agreement with 
the union plumbers calling for a wage 
scale of $1.12% per hour to be in effect 
till April 1, 1924. ; 

Union plumbers will work eight hours 
with Saturday half-holidays. 


The old scale, providing 95 cents an 
hour expired April 1 at midnight. 

Members of the master plumbers who 
negotiated the contract were H. G. New- 
man, Albert Grant, Ben Newman and 
Harry Grant. 


MORE HOMES NEEDED 


Survey Shows Such to Be the Case at 
_Evansville 


Despite the great forward strides of 
Evansville in the direction of home build- 
ing a survey by the Housing Committee 
on Community Welfare, made at a meet- 
ing with City Building Inspector Edward 
Kerth, showed that some 200 new homes 
are needed to replace intolerable habita- 
tions occupied by some citizens. Most of 
the latter are colored and it was pointed 
out that most of the dilapidated quarters 
should be razed. 

The committee further recommended 
that a building association be formed to 
take care of the financial arrangements 
necessary to erect at least 300 new 
dwellings. 


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825 Calhoun St. 


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APPROVE BIG BUILDING PROGRAM. 


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Board of Education Would Relieve Local 
School Congestion, Thereby Increas- 
ing the 1923 Building Volume. 


Not only have increased and steady 
building construction activities _evi- 
denced the rapid progression of Fort 
Wayne the past few years but there is 
another good barometer to indicate the 
growth of the city. The latter is noth- 
ing more nor less than the great demand 
that has been put upon the local school 
system. 

As a matter of interest to the local 
building fraternity it has been an- 
nounced by the Board of Education that 
quite a building extension program, un- 
der contemplation for some time, has 
been approved and will be pushed this 
year. The new work proposed consists 
of a 30-room grade building on the South 
Side, a 24-room addition in Lakeside, a 
$225,000 building in Forest Park, 16- 
room addition at the James Smart 
School, 16-room addition in the Adams 
District, 6-room addition to the Franklin 
School, 4-room building in the ‘Rolling 


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is entire building program is set forth 
at $975,500. : aca 


NO BETTER EVIDENCE OF CITY’S 
RAPID STRIDE FORWARD. 


Building Figures for 
‘Conviction. 


March Carry 


Building projects in Fort Wayne for 
the month of March show a volume in 
total estimate for improvements that 
runs close to a million and half dollars, 
That carries near to the total of one 
and three-quarter millions last Septem- 
ber, the largest month in the city’s his- 
tory. There can be stated nothing to 
gainsay the widespread and deep grati- 
fication in Fort Wayne that the propor- 
tion of those operations which is devoted 
to industrial and commercial building is 
so large, but there is an equal if not a 
surpassing satisfaction that the records 


for the month just closed exhibit so 
large a proportion for home building. 
During the month permits for the build- 
ing of 155 homes were issued. That is 
evidence that the demand for homes is 
great and will in large degree be met. 
Fort Wayne’s growth is rapid. The re- 
cent census bureau estimate sets down 
a gain of more than seven thousand pop- 
ulation in the last three years. The 
probability is that the census figures are 
actually short of the fact. The demand 
for homes is insistent. If the supply 
shall approximate that demand the city’s 
growth is going to have an increased 
ratio which the census estimates, com- 
puted upon past performances, will 
scarcely keep up with. An analysis of 
the March records in building discloses 
that the type of homes mostly projected 
is of that type mostly needed; the kind 
of homes which reflects the coming of 
new people to the city. That this is to 
be a notable year for building in Fort 
Wayne was amply forecasted before the 
year began. It is no surprise to find it . 
so at the outset, but that it was expected 
does not in the least diminish the pleas- 
ure felt in the event which confirms pre- 
diction. 


- DIMENSION STUFF. 


The growing volume of local building 
construction work has whittled the com- 
mon labor supply down to nothing, mak- 
ing this one element exceedingly scarce 
under a heavy demand. 


The issuing of building permits over 
at the city building inspection depart- 
ment continues active under a steady 
movement of house building. 


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Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


EF; W. Jungeclaus2. 2 e222 President 
Cy Cz Pierson: 2 eee Secretary 


320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 

Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors meet every 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


Wallis, Arthur T., et al, as owners, and 
Benjamin E. Farmer, as contractor, to 
erect a bungalow on lot 3 Vehling et al. 
Tr.’s subdivision and add. for $5,472. 


HALT CALLED 


Failure to Reach Wage Agreements 
Causes Let Up in Immediate Build- 


ing i 


Spring building ‘construction — work 
which was making a fine beginning in 
Indianapolis, with prospects of continu- 
ing through the building season of 1923 
was in part stopped this week when 
unions in six building trades walked out, 
after failing to come to terms on new 
wage scale agreements with contractors. 
The old wage scales expired at midnight 
last Saturday night. 

The workers who walked out yester- 
day were union plasterers, painters, elec- 
tricians, iron workers, lathers and hoist- 
ing engineers. While these unions failed 
to reach agreements with employers, the 
scales were signed by five other unions— 
carpenters, cement finishers, sheet meta 
workers, plumbers and asbestos workers. 


The agreement with the cement finish- 
ers makes no change in working condi- 
tions, but gives ten cents an hour in- 
crease in wages, bringing the pay to 
$1.10 an hour for foremen, and five cents 
more, or 95 cents an hour, for journey- 
men. 

About 250 electricians struck for a 
minimum wage of $1.22% an hour, while 
some contractors said their men were de- 
manding $1.25 an hour, which the ae 
ployers refuse to pay. Charles Lutz, Be 
the electricians’ wage committee, sal 
the men would be willing to return = 
work at once at a temporary scale 0 
$1.10, and continue negotiations. et 
changes in working conditions are als 
desired. vane : 

Several large downtown building am 
process of eonstruction_ are mostly <3 
fected by the strikes. It has heer pr ‘ 
dicted that the walk-outs would be o 


short duration. 


The strikes caught Indianapolis in the 
stride of what promises to be the great- 
est building year in the city’s history. 


MAINTAINING EARLY PACE 


Total Building Valuations to Date Con- 
tinue to Run 100 Per Cent Ahead of 
Same for Like Period in 1922 


The March building permit figures is- 
sued by F. F. Hamilton, city building 
commissioner, made the new high record 
for that month, the total valuations be- 
ing $3,028,839, compared to $2,065,051 
for March last year. The month which 
just closed also reached the third highest 
mark of any month in the last two years, 
only May and June of last year going 
higher. 

There were 1,438 permits granted for 
new building construction work in March 
as against 1,218 issued in March, 1922. 

The figures compiled by the building 
commissioner for the first three months 
this year gives the total valuations at 
$6,651,259, compared to $3,816,155 for 
the period of last year. 


BACK AT THE BIG A. B. C. GAME 
ONCE MORE MENDING FENCES 


State Field Representative Looking Over 
the Premises 


The little old room at 326 Peoples 
Bank Building, Indianapolis, cozy, and 
busy most of the time, headquarters of 
the Associated Building Contractors of 
Indiana, has been rather drab and lonely 
the past few months owing to the mat- 
ters out on the road that have required 
the attention and presence of Field Rep- 
resentative Owens, and, what is more, 
the prospect is that the same conditions 
will continue to rule for several weeks 
more. 

“Jack,” following an active campaign 
around the State House while the Legis- 
lature was in session, began early in 
March to turn his attention once more to 
the affiliated local city associations and 
found quite a lot to do. Since March 7 
he has been traveling considerably, hav- 
ing visited these cities and intending to 
visit others: Lafayette, March 7; Evans- 
ville, March 11 and 12; Gary, March 19 
and 22; Hammond, March 20 and 21; 
Muncie, April 2; Terre Haute, April 6; 
Michigan City, April 16; Hammond, 
April 17; Gary, April 19. It is also prob- 
able that he will drop in on South Bend 
and Fort Wayne before long. 


WELL-KNOWN MASON CONTRAC- 
TOR SUCCUMBS. 


Death Invades Ranks of Mason Con- 
tractors At Indianapolis. 


The Indianapolis Master Mason Con- 
tractors’ Association lost one of its char- 
ter members and earnest adherents, and 
the local building industry a sterling 
contractor this week when E. M. Stevens, 
921 E. Maple Road Blvd., answered the 
summons of Death at his home, April 
4. Funeral services, attended by the 
members of the association of which he 
was a member for years, were held Fri- 


day, April 6, from his late home. Inter-: 


ment was made at Crown Hill. Mr. 
Stevens is survived by a widow and two 
sons to whom the sympathy of the con- 
tracting fraternity is extended in their 
dark hour of loss. 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 19 


BUILDING PERMITS. 


($5,000 and Over) 
Week of March 29th to April 5th. 


Elks Lodge Building: 9 sty. 86x168. Owner, 
pea Tadiey wenera) contractor, Wm, P. Jung- 
claus O.; ass. Ave. Permit iss 5 
$570,900. Excavating. ee eee 


Church: Brightwood M., E. Church. General 
contractor, Wm. P. Jungelaus Co., 825 Mass. 
Ave. Permit issued for $35,000. 2 sty. 42x91. 


Rectory: $35,000. 317 No. New Jersey St. 
Owner, St. Marys Church, 817 No. New Jersey 
St. General contractor, Nicholas Noe, Lombard 
Bldg. Brick. 


Residences (4) $18,000 total. 6225 Central. 
4230 Winthrop, 2915 and 2937 Brookside, Owner, 
ys M. Schofield, State Life Bldg. Owner builds. 

rame. 


Residence: $6,000. 2906 Broadway. Owner, H. 
O. Lipscomb, 4608 Hovey St. Day work. 


Church (Add.) $12,000. Raymond and Barth 
Ave. Owner, Barth Avenue M. E. Church, Barth 
Ave. Owner will build by day labor. Start work 
at once. Brick. 


Residence: Double. $8,900. 4226-28 Ruckle St. 
Owner, William 'P. Bruning, care of contractor. 
General contract let to Indiana Builders Corp. 
1. O. O. F. Bidg. 


Residence: $14,000. 2 sty. & bas. 80x48, 430 
West Maple Road Blvd. Owner, A. F, J. Baur 
(Florist) 38th and Rookwood. General contract 
let to Mark Clift, 4125 Byram Ave. Brick ven- 
eer. Start work soon, 


Residence and Garage: $12,000. 2 sty. 28x58. 
4910 Wash. Blvd. Owner, Frank J. Lahr, Judge, 
Court House. Start work shortly. Frame, 


Stores and Apartments: $11,000. 2 sty. 34x42, 
2309 E. Michigan. Owner, Theodore Holtman, 
2309 E. Michigan. General contract let to M. C. 
LeFeber, at site. Brick. Start work at once. 


Residence and Garage: $10,000, 2 sty. 27x51. 
3617-19 Salem St. Owner, Fred Brier, 8615 Salem 
St. General contract let to I. N. Darter, 3015 
No. Senate. Start work at once. Frame, 


Residence: $10,000. 2 sty. 31x46. 4536 Car- 
rollton. Owner, Kath Hankemeier, 2008 Pros- 
pect. General contract let to William G. Piel, 
1026 St. Paul St. Brick veneer. 


Residence: (double) $9,000. 8762-54 Graceland. 
Owner and builders, Indiana Builders Corp., Odd 
Fellows Bldg. Excavating. 

Residence and Garage: $9,000. 8401 Guilford, 
Owner, Realtor Building Co., Lemcke Bldg, Ex- 
eavating. Owner builds. Frame. 

Residence and Garage: $9,000. 5250 Washing- 
ton Blvd. Owner, Earl O. Noggle, care of Leo 
Land and Co, (Jewelers). General contract let 
to O. C. Pierson, 5345 No. Delaware St. Frame 
and stueco. Start work at once. 

Double Residence: $8,600. 8315-17 East 16th. 
Owner, Andrew S, Greene, 3209 Bast 16th. Gen- 
eral contract let to J. J. McEowen, 2018 Brook- 
side. Frame. 

Residence and Garage: $8,000. 4441 Centra! 
Ave. Owner, L. O’Malley, 4901 Washington 
Blvd. General contract let to J. L. Holmes, 605 
E, 46th. Frame. 

Residence: $8,500. 3922 Carrolton. Owner, R. 
F. Mayhew, 1206 West 31st. General contract let 
to Wm. F. Nelson, 4211 College. Brick veneer 
and frame. : 

Residence (double) $8,000. 3612-14 Salem St. 
Owner, G. A. Connell, 3612 Salem. Genera! 
contract let. to I. IN. Darter, 8015 No. Senate. 
Frame. 

Residence (double) $7,000. 4810 College. Owner, 
A. G. Watson, at site. Day work. 

i : $6,000. 2843 -Wash. Blvd. Owner, 
Peg met 206 Indiana Trust Bldg. Gen- 
eral contract let to I. W. Davis, 1218 West Blast. 
St. Frame. ; oe 

i $5,000 each. 402 and J 0. 
smug  RN nant C. Brandt, 809 No, Key- 
stone. a ae 

idence: $5,000, 124 Hampton Drive. ner, 
apeeeiBrown Constr. Co., 319 E. 49th. 

Residence: $6,000. 5829 Broadway. Owner, L. 
E. Kunkler, 229 E. 51st. Day work. 

i : (double) 773-75 No. De Quincy. 
en C. Kelly Co., 3936 Cornelius. 
ees 1-08 No, G St 

i double) $5,000. 601-0° o, Gray St. 
Pesca ee aia 632 No. Lasalle St. 

Residence: $5,000. 634-86 No. Gladstone, Own- 
er, H. F. Kehlbeck, 126 Euclid. 

Residence: $5,500. 5136 E: North. Owner, J. 
K. Vance, 2253 College. Day work. 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 
Building Trades Employers’ 
Association, 

Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed 


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MEETING NIGHTS 


General meeting every third Tuesday evening. 
General contractors meet second and fourth 
Monday evening. 


Master plumbers every Thursday evening. 


SKY GROWS CLOUDY 


Demand of Calumet Building Labor 
Dims Otherwise Bright Glow 


It looks as if the contractors of East 
Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Indiana Har- 
bor and Whiting were in for a siege at 
the hands of common building labor. A 
meeiing was held last week at the B. T. 
E. A. headquarters at Hammond, at- 
tended by builders from the. above named 
cities, to discuss the situation resulting 
from the insistent demand of common 
labor for a wage of $1 per hour. 

This element in ‘the building field, 
hardly termed a craft, has not only made 
its demand but has refused to appoint a 
committee to meet with the contractors 
to talk matters over in an attempt to 
reach a settlement. ‘Common labor has 
apparenily taken the stand for $1 per 
bour or nothing. 

‘At the conterence at Hammond the 
contractors thoroughly analyzed the sit- 
uation and unanimously decided to ap- 
point committees to make a canvas of 
the contractors in the Calumet District 
and seek to prevail upon all builders to 
stand back of the Hammond and Gary 
associations in the effort not only to pro- 
tect the contraciors but the building in- 
dustry from unreasonable and exorbitant 
wage demands that threaten to run con- 
struction costs up to a point where they 
will knock off a large proportion of a 
most promising volume of building con- 
struction work. 

The concensus of opinion of those at 
‘the meeting was that the demand of the 
laborers is excessive and the arbitrary 
stand taken by them is most unreason- 
able. The contractors who attended de- 
cided to stand by whatever action was 
deemed best by the Hammond and Gary 
associations. a cae 

Secretary Cole was caiied upon Tor. 
report valative to what had been done e 
an effort to effect an adjustment or pte 
tlement of the eek Mai through the 
Building Trades Council. ; 

The final outcome of the meeting ype 
that the contractors voted to notify t - 
Building Trades Councils at ga ert 
and Gary that the coniractors 0 : 
Calumet District will continue ne ths 
the 1922 scale to common building labor 
until such time as the labor gle topte ee 
point a committee to thresh out gee 
<ercation and a settlement 1s reac ie 
If the employers’ and employes: commit 


tee fail to reach an agreement it has 
been suggested that the mater be put 
up to arbitration by an impartial board 
and that all wages be paid on the agreed 
basis from a time to be fixed by agree- 
ment or arbitration. 


TEAMING EMPLOYERS MAKE 
OFFER. 


Set Teamsters’ Wages at Sixty Cents 
Per Hour. 


Team owners meeting at the Chamber 
of Commerce rooms have sent out the 
proclamation that 60c per hour is the 
limit that they intend to pay teamsters 
this season. 


B. T. E. A. OF HAMMOND AND 
NEIGHBORING CITIES EXTENDS 
FELICITATIONS TO GARY. 


Just to look in on the proceedings, and 
as a demonstration of Hammond’s good 
will, Joe Wolf and Secretary E. E. Cole, 
went over to Gary, March 29th, when the 
contractors of that section got together 
and organized a _ permanent building 
contractors’ association. Following the 


election of officers quite a few applica-- 


tions for membership were passed upon 
favorably. 

The new association has quite a task 
ahead of it before it gets to working 
smoothly, but if the spirit of enthusiasm 
counts for anything the Gary organiza- 
tion will be heard from before long. 

The best wishes of the B. T. E. A., of 
Hammond and the Calumet District are 
back of the newly born Gary A. B. C.’s 
in the big work they have set out to 
accomplish. 


NEW RECORD. 


Hammond Building for March Reaches 
New High Mark. 


Hammond made a fine record for build- 
ing activity in March, 1923, according 
to the figures of city building inspector 
Henry Vis. During the month just past 
more permits were issued than in any 
one month last year and also far ex- 
ceeded the number of permits granted by 
the city for any month of March the 
past five years. 

As far as estimated valuations are 
concerned, those for March, 1923, stand 
out prominently above like figures tab- 
ulated for corresponding periods since 
1919, and even top any one monthly esti- 
mated valuation recorded throughout the 
year of 1922. 

The March building figures for Ham- 
mond the past five years are: 


Years Per. Est. Val. 
1. OF Giese <a ee BG .$ 78,675 
1S eee tS ee ae 26 99,050 
ROO gs ar, els sey 58 514,475 
VOB ae Poe ogee, ad 72 187,725 
CVS Tee CN ah Se Be Sak 119 606,225 


The old robin that has camped in our 
cherry trees every summer showed up 
Sunday. He was all humped up Monday 
morning and crabbid and fussy as could 
be. Can’t blame him much since the 
mercury was only 10 above. 


E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas. Rowe zo) ete President 
eo Pi APRA aga Vato Soe ae Secretary 


314 Main Street 
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WAGE TROUBLES CROPPING OUT 


Annual Flurry On 


Strike news seems to be quite preva- 
lent in the Indiana building field at 
present, hardly an untoward circum- 
stance, but nevertheless interesting since 
the time for expiring wage scales has 
arrived. These bieaks are a good deal 
like the spring freshets, everyone expects 
them, the only question is how great will 
they be in their extent. 

Well, the start has been made. At 
Anderson the steamfitters are out, hay- 
ing demanded an increase from 80 cents 
to $1 per hour. ‘!'he employers have of- 
fered 85 cents and the matter is now 
being threshed out. At the same city the 
electricians are asking for an advance 
from 75 cents to 90 cents an hour. 

From northern Indiana comes the word 
that, when the building trades employ- 
ers refused to meet in toto the demands 
of several of the crafts for advanced 
wages, all bricklaying, excavating and 
plastering is at a standstill, 

Terre Haute was threatened until the 
brick masons agreed to continue work 
under the old scale, which expired March 
31, until a readjustment is effected. The 
bricklayers want a 22%4-cent increase to 
the $1.15 present scale. Hod carriers 
were granted 80 cents per hour, a 5-cent 
advance. Other agreements do not ex- 
pire till May 1. 


PERHAPS THE AUTHOR HAD THE 
BUILDING INDUSTRY IN MIND 


At Least One Might So Believe 


Two fool jackasses, say get this dope, 

Were tied together with a piece of rope. 

Said one to the other, “You come my way 

While I take a nibble at this new mown 
hay.” 

“T won't,” said the other, “You come with 
me, 

For I, too, have some hay you see.” 

So they got nowhere, just stumped the 


dirt, 
And, oh, by golly, how that rope did 
hurt. 


They faced about, these stubborn mules, 

And said, “We are nothing but two hu- 
man fools. 

Let’s pull together. I’ll go your way, 

Then you come mine, and we'll both eat 
hay.” 

And hey ate their hay and they liked it, 
too; 

And swore to be comrades ever true. 

And as the sun went down, they were 
heard to bray, 

“This is the end of a perfect day.” 
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NEW SECRETARY NAMED FOR RE- 
CENTLY REORGANIZED SOUTH 
BEND BUILDERS’ EX- 
CHANGE 


Announcement from South Bend is to 
the effect that the contractors up there, 
in preparation for what promises to be 
an unprecedented building season, are 
building a strong organization and mean 
to take every precaution to encourage the 
activity that has seized upon the build- 
ing industry in that city. 

The old contractors’ association has 
been completely reorganized along broad- 
er lines and is to be known hereafter as 
the South Bend Builders’ Exchange. 

One of the. first steps taken was to 
secure a new secretary who could give 
all his time to the Exchange and look 
after the mutual interests of the mem- 
bership and the contracting fraternity as 
a whole. After due consideration, the 
man selected for the position was Mr. 


‘-E. H. Hyman, for three. years secretary 


of the Evansville Chamber of Commerce, 
and who also held a like station with the 
Muncie Chamber of Commerce for two 
years. The new secretary’s past experl- 
ence in business organizations is ¢x- 
pected to stand him in good stead in his 
new field,‘ ultimately resulting in a pow- 
erful Builders’ Exchange for South Bend. 

The headquarters of the new organi- 
zation will be located at Rooms 9, 10 and 
11, Warner Block. ; ; 

Scheduled for Thursday evening, April 
19, is a membership banquet to be held 
at the new LaSalle Hotel. 


AN UNSOLICITED 
PRONOUNCEMENT. 


Terre Haute Bank Acknowledges Pub- 
licly Achievement of Local 
“Builders. 


There is a much overused, much 
abused word that has been pretty well 


INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, APRIL 14, 1923 


No. 2 


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worn threadbare while being carelessly 
handled about in an effort to attract 
and catch business and that word is 
“service.” However, there is no getting 
away from the fact that it has lost none 
of its real meaning when properly ap- 
plied. 

No better confirmation of that latter 
contention could be better illustrated 
than by an incident that just recently 
occurred at Terre Haute. . 


Some months ago the Terre Haute 
Trust Co. conceived the idea of making 
extensive improvements to its eight 
story bank and office building and turned 
to the local building industrial field, con- 
tractors and mechanics, for the execu- 
tion of the work. That no mistake was 
made, and that real service was ren- 
dered to the satisfaction of the owner, 
is evidenced by the following full page 
advertisement that was inserted in a 
Terre Haute paper by the trust com- 
pany all unbeknown to the contractors 
and building trades mechanics employed 
on the work. 


100% LOCAL LABOR. 


The work done on the remodeled 
Terre Haute Trust Co., building 
was executed by Terre Haute men 
—all of whom were members of 
various union labor crafts, and em- 
ployed by members of the 


Associated Building Contractors. 


A few words of explanation re- 
garding the Associated Building 
Contractors: 


The object of this organization 
is the protection of the building 
industry and improvement of 
building conditions in the City of 
Terre Haute, Indiana, through the 
co-operation of employers connect- 
ed with the industry so that a full 
knowledge of conditions and a 
strong, sympathetic bond of fel- 
lowship may be established, there- 
by securing unity of action and ef- 
fort in the accomplishment of a 
common purpose. 


Coming as a surprise as it did to the 
local building fraternity, both contractor 
and mechanic, it created easily under- 
stood gratification. 

_ The immediate inference to be drawn 
from this unsolicited acknowledgement 


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of achievement by the local building 
crafts is to the effect that when men get 
together, co-operate to the fullest ex- 
tent for accomplishment, stand shoulder 
to shoulder, not for combination and con- 
nivance, but to render real service to the 
public, they are bound to be recognized 
as worthy and will command the respect 
of the community to which they belong, 
and a respect to which rightfully they 
are entitled. 


KURMAN CO. MOVES TO LARGER 
QUARTERS. 


Installs Attractive Brick Displays. 


Greatly increased business, the result 
of the heavy demand for brick that has 
been brought about by the great wave 
of building construction activity that is 
sweeping over Indiana, is responsible 
for the: move that has been made by 
Wm. A and Edward Kurman, the Kur- 
man Brick Co., who have moved from 
1017 to 1122 Hume-Mansur Building, 
Indianapolis. 

In the new quarters attractive brick 
panel displays have been layed up to 
give to the architect, contractor and 
prospective builder a clear conception 
of the ultimate effect to be obtained by 
the use of various types of face brick. 

The Kurman Company has among the 
many large jobs sold, the new State Re- 
formatory at Pendleton, Ind., (a $3,000,- 
000 brick order), the million dollar Elks’ 
Building, Indianapolis, Wm. Penn 
Apartments, Indianapolis, Tuberculosis 
Sanitarium, Rockville, and numerous 
schools and other public and _ private 
building projects about the State. 


ATTENTION TO SWEDES 
ATTRACTED. 


Strikes in That Country Cause Mechan- 
ics to Look to America. 

The report has come from Sweden 
that on account of the great strike in 
the lumber and paper mills in that coun- 
try there is an exodus from that field 
to the United States of good mechanics 
and laborers the word having been noised 
around that big wages are being paid 
in this country. It is announced that 
within the last few wéeks 8,000 mechan- 
ics have left Sweden, and at all ports 
the steamship companies are exceeding- 
ly busy booking passengers to the U. 8. 
Estimations have been advanced that 
within the next few months from forty 
to fifty thousand Swedes will make their 
entry into this country. These men are 
said to be good mechanics, are strong, 
healthy and thrifty, all traits that make 
for good citizenship. 


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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an. item indicates ad- 
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INDIANAPOLIS. 


Commercial Garage and Salesr : 
2 sty. and bas., 46x215, Ft. Wayne Ave 
Archt., Donald Graham, 11th floor Hume. 
Mansur Bldg. Owner, Anthony W. 
Bowen (Ford Agency), 937-47 Ft. Wayne 
Ave. Plans in progress, ready for bids 
about May Ist. Brick, reinf: concrete. 

“School (consolidated high and grade): 
2 sty. and bas., 107x71, Harrison Twp., 


Union county, at Kitchell, Ind. Archt., 
Wilson B. Parker, 620 State Life Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Lester Parks, 


trustee, Kitchell, Ind. Owner taking bids 
to close April 27th at 2:00 p. m. Brk. 

“Grade School: $25,000, Bedford, Ind. 
Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 
N. Delaware St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Henry D. Mar- 
tin, Pres., Bedford, Ind. Owner taking 
new bids to close April 20th at 10:00 
a.m. Brick. 

Residences (8) 2 semi-detached houses 
19x87 each, E. Wash. and DeQuincy Sts. 
Archt., John Hagel, 2632 E. 10th. Own- 
er, Jacob Reuter, 4801 E. Wash. Tak- 
ing bids. Frame and stucco, Kewanee 
boiler, tile floors, J. M. roof. 


Packing Plant: $30,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 45x200. Owner, Hilgemeier & 
Bro. (packers), 824 Market House. 


Taking bids. 
sash, 1 boiler, 
Trust Bldg. are 
tract. 


Brick, reinf. conc., steel 
Brandt Bros., Indiana 
figuring eneral con- 


Contracts Awarded 

“Shop Buildings (2) 16th and Yandes 
Sts. Archt., Donald Graham, Hume- 
Mansur Bldg. Owner, Board of School 
Commissioners, 150 N. Meridian St. 
General contract, Chas. J. Wacker, Peo- 
ples Bank Bldg., $67,200.00; heating and 
plumbing, Freyn Bros., 31 W. Michigan 
St., $13,298.00; electric wiring, C. L 
Smith Electric Co., Virginia Ave., $2,325. 

“Movable Dam and Appurtenances: 
$206,000. Across Maumee River at Ft. 
Wayne. Engineer, A. W. Grosvenor, Ft. 
Wayne. Consulting engineer, Chas. W. 
Brossman, Indianapolis. Owner, Board 
of Public Works, Ft. Wayne. General 
contract let to Isaac E. Smith Construc- 
tion Co., Richmond, Ind., for $206,000. 

“Commercial Garage and Light Manu- 
facturing Building: $80,000. No. Sen- 
ate Ave. Archt., Rubush and Hunter. 
39 Kentucky Ave. 
Hall Construction 
(Note cor- 
Start work at once. 


Owner, Jos. Gardner, 
General contract let to 
Co., Board of Trade Bldg. 
rect contractor). 


taking bids 


* Connersville. 


' progress. 


ANDERSON 

‘Grade School Building: $150,000, 2 
Sty. and bas., 80x176 (15 classrooms), 
Shadeland school.” Archt., E. F. Miller, 
545 Farmers Trust Building. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Anderson, 
Ind. Plans in progress. Owner will ad- 
vertise for bids in thirty days. Brick, 
terra cotta trim, folding partitions, comp. 
roof, split system of heating. 


“Sales Pavilion: $30,000, 2 sty, 72x144, 
Eighth and Central. Archt., E. R. Wat- 
kins, 337 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, 
Anderson Sales Pavilion Co., c/o County 
Agricultural Agent, Court House. Archt. 
‘ ito close in a few days. 
Brick, concrete and steel. Eshelmann 
and Sons, Anderson, Ind., are figuring 
general contract. 

“Machine Shop (additions): 


i ystyi; 
50x80 and 32x100. Private plans. 


Own- 


er, Anderson Foundry and Machine Co. | 


Owner taking bids on general contract to 
close in a few days. Struct. steel let. 
Eshelman and Sons, Anderson, Ind., are 
figuring’ general contract. 


CONNERSVILLE 


“Consolidated High School Building 
(addition and rem.), $40,000.00, 2 sty. 
and bas., Bentonville, Ind., Posey Twp., 
Fayette county. Archt., Harry M. Grif- 
fin, McFarlan Bldg., Connersville. Own- 
er, Lewis Rayl, trustee, Bentonville, Ind. 
Route No. 1. Owner receiving bids to 
close April 28 at 1:00 p. m. -(See legal 
advertising in this issue). Brick, hol- 
low tile, slate roof, fire escape, lockers, 
folding partitions. 

*Klementary Grade School: Liberty 
Township, Union county, Ind.° Archt. 
Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg., 
Connersville. Owner, Byron Nickels, 
Trustee, Liberty, Ind., Route No. 5. 
Owner taking bids to close May 7th (See 
legal advertising in this issue). 1 sty. 
and bas., 4 rooms. Brick veneer over 
frame, forced air heat, comp. roof. 

Country Residence and Garage: 2 sty. 
and bas., 32x50, Country Club Heights. 
Archt., Joseph R. Fallon, Smith Bldg., 
Owner, Mrs. J. J. Cooney, 
Hamilton, Ohio. Plans in _ progress. 
Ready for bids soon. Stucco,’ frame, 
shingle roof, furnace, private water sys- 
tem, sewerage, oak trim. 

Bungalow and Garage: 1 sty. and 
bas., 28x44, 21st and Indiana. Archt., 
Joseph R. Fallon, Smith Building. Own- 
er, Clem Storch, Connersville. Plans in 
Frame, asphalt shingle roof, 


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furnace. 

Bungalow and Garage: 1 sty. and 
bas., 28x44, 21st and Indiana, Archt., 
Joseph R. Fallon, Smith Bldg. Owner, 
Williard Bearley. Archt. taking bids to 
close April 18th. Frame, shingle roof, 
furnace. 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Rivaied or Welded Tanks 


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Bungalow: 1% sty. and bas., 28x40, 
21st and Western. Archt., Joseph R. 
Fallon, Smith Bldg. Owner, Clem 
Storch, Connersville. Plans in progress. 
Frame, asphalt shingle roof, furnace. 

Residences (3) and 4-Car Garage: 
12th and Central. Archt., Joseph R. Fal. 
lon, Smith Building. Owner, E. V. 
Hawkins. General contract let to Wil- 
liam T. Nash. — Electric wiring and 
plumbing let to Neal and Stoll. 


EVANSVILLE 


“School (addition, gymnasium, audi- 

torium and study room), $40,000, French 
Lick, Ind. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & 
Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, French Lick. 
Owner taking bids to close, April 19. 
Brick. 
“Offices (rem. factory and bldg.), 8 
offices. Archt., Chas. L. Troutman, 
Owner, Mead-Johnson Co. Plans in prog- 
ress. 

Community Hall: $10,000, 1. sty., 
45x60. Archt., Anderson and Stingle. 
Owner, Stringtown M. EF. Church. Plans 
in progress. Frame. 

Residence: $6,000, Second and’ How- 
ard. Archt., Chas. L. Troutman, Ameri- 
can Trust Bldg.. Owner, Dr. J. C. Me- 
Clurkin. Plans in progress. 

“Garage (for taxicabs), 504 S. Third. 
Archt., Anderson and Stingle. Owner, 
Yellow Taxicab Co. Revising plans. 
New bids shortly. Brick, 1 sty., 24x140. 

Residence: $7,500, Bayard Park Drive 
and McCormick Ave. Archt., Harry E. 
Boyle & Co. Owner, M. Hahn. Plans in 
progress. Frame, 9 rooms. 

Residence (alt. and add.): $8,000, 
Frinceton, Ind. Archt., Harry E. Boyle 
& Co., Evansville. Owner, Morris Lewis, 
Princeton, Ind. Plans in progress. Bids 
soon. 

Contracts Awarded 

“Residence: New Harmony, Ind. 
Archt., Chas. L. Troutman, Evansville. 
Owner, Chas. Kemmerling, New Har- 
mony. Excavating, Day work. 


“Residence (alt. and add.): $7,000. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle. Owner, Max De 


Jong. General contract let to Christ 
Kanzler & Son, Furniture Bldg. 
FRANKFORT. 
“Grade School Building: $80,000. 


Archt., Rodney Leonard, Peoples Life 
Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Frankfort. Low bidders on general con- 
tract, John Paden, Frankfort, and L. E. 
Wickersham, Logansport, Ind. Low 
bidder on heating and plumbing, Ems- 
hoff and Layton, Frankfort. Award 
contracts shortly. 


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7 FORT WAYNE ee M, Shonen, 1785, Maynee Ave, Mow Fart, ASch te bz Smithy 6 
. ' Plans nearing completion. Bids soon. rena Peay Waady for bids. Brick, 


*School: $89,000, Pierceton, Ind., No- Frame. 


ble county, Sparta township. Archt., Parochial School: $10,000, Garrett, tile roof, vapor heat. 


i i *Resi : Garrett, Ind. 

Griffith and Goodrich, Fort Wayne. ” Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer “Residence: $7,000, , 

: Owner, Curtis G. Lenwell, trustee, ee pin fe tee Port Wayne. Onnek: Archt., A. M. Strauss, ee ye Pes, 
Pierceton, Ind. Owner taking bids to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gar- Fort Wayne. Owner, oa ed : 

close May 4, 1923. Brick. rett, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick. 1 rett, Ind. Archt. taking bids. ame. 

e and Garage: $10,000, Al- 


‘ *Residence ren ORE tee a sty. reeare and Giaighton Bowers 430 
and Anthony. Archt., Pohlmeyer anc Reside d Garage: $9,000. Archt., bion, Ind. Arcnt., 
Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg. Owner, polimever sant ae 303 Central Utility Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, Wal- 
John Kiett, 336 Pearl St. Plans in prog- Bidg. Owner, Carl Centlivre, 637 Law- ter Bonham, Albion, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick. ton. On working drawings. Bids soon. ress. Ready for bids soon. Brick veneer, 
Dutch Colonial. 


Residence and Garage: $16,000, Beech- Frame. 
Residence: $6,000. Archt., Leighton 


N wood and S. Wayne. Archt., Pohlmeyer : . 000. Archt., Pohlmeyer 
; and Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg. Own- ant Ponimeyer 303 Central Bldg. Own- Bowers, 430 Utility Bldg. Owner, J. J 
i er, R. A. hoe c/o architect. Plans oy Fred Tellman, 2714 John St. Plans Junk, ae 664 Hanna St. Plans in prog- 
/ in progress. rame. in progress. Frame. ress. rame. d 
3 Residence and Garage: $11,000, Oak- Resi . $7,500. Archt., Pohlmeyer _ Residence: $6,000. Archt., Leighton 
s dale. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, ant Punlmeyer $03 Central Bldg. Own. Bowers, 430 Utility Bldg. Owner, Chas, 
303 Central Bldg. Owner, Mrs. E. G. er, Howard Townsend, 2501 Hoagland. M. Brown, c/o Archt. On working 
/ Kempe, c/o architect. Plans in progress. pjans about complete. drawings. Bids soon. Frame. : 
y Press brick. Mansonic Temple and Stores: $59,000, | Residence: $5,000. Archt. (plans 
= Residence and Garage: $12,000, Ar- Garertt, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 only, Leighton Bowers, 430 Utility Bldg. 
.- cade Court. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, Ma- Owner, E. Q. Laudeman, e/o the Gunder 
x Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg. Owner, sonic Lodge, H. F. Mountz, in charge, Agency (real estate). Plans completed. 
¢ Ed. Oe at 2514 Webster. Plans in Garrett, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, Pte se ie cage heed a ake ad ake 
a) progress. Hrame. t stone trim. *Residence: 000, South-Wood Fark, 
‘ Residence and Garage: $10,000, Pierce Apartment Building: (4 apts.), 2 sty. Archt., Leighton Bowers, 430 Utility 
ge: $10,000, 
Ave. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, and bas., Wabash, Ind. Archt., A. M. Bldg. Owner Robert Burns, Worthing- 
—~ 303 Central Bldg. Owner, Frank L. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. ton Apartments. Owner taking bids. 
Becker, .2118 Webster. On working Owner, M. L. Huff, Wabash, Ind. Plans Frame and stucco. 
3 drawings. Frame. in progress. Brick. *Parochial School: $20,000. Archt., 
¥ Residence and Garage: $11,000, Ken- *Bank and Offices: 3 sty., 23x132, De- J. M. E. Riedel, Noll Bldg. Owner, St. 
sington. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohl- fiance, Ohio. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Pauls Lutheran Congregation, Rev. Jacob 
,, meyer, 303 Central Bldg. Owner, Ed. Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, Se- Miller, Pastor, St. Paul’s Church. — Archt. 
Wood, c/o architect. On working draw- curity Bldg. & Loan Ass’n, Defiance, taking bids to close at once. Brick. 
a) ings. Frame. Ohio. Bids being received to close April Residence (6 rooms) and Garage: 
r Bungalow: $9,000. Archt., Pohlmeyer 19. Brick. $10,000. Archt., Mahurin and Mahurin, 
and Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg. Own- “Residence and Garage: $25,000, S. 124 W. Jefferson. Owner, Chas. Miller, 
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progress. 
Brick. 

“Dormitory and Gyninasium: $150,000, 
Howe, Ind. Archt., Chas. R. Weather. 
~hogg, 250 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 
Owner, Howe School, Chas. H. Young, in 
charge, Howe, Ind. Project postponed 
until late summer. 


Contracts Awarded 


“Nursery (50 beds), $65,000, 2 miles 
east of city. Archt., Griffith and Good- 
rich, 211 E. Berry. Owner, Orphans 
Home of the Reformed Church of the 
United States, c/o Rey. J. F. Winter, 
Fort Wayne. General contract awarded 
to Olds Bros. Construction Co., Fort 
Wayne. Brick. 

“Elks Lodge Building: 3 sty., 53x152, 
Defiance, Ohio. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 
705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, 
Elks Lodge, Defiance. General contract 
let to Baker and Shinuer Construction 
Co., Defiance, Ohio. 

“Funeral Home (add. and alt.): $10,- 
000, Angola, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 
705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, 
L. M. Klink, Angola, Ind. Owner builds 
and awards separate contracts. Start 
work at once. Will take bids about May 
1 on htg, plmg. and wiring. 

“Residence and Garage: $15,000, 
Beechwood Add. Archt., Leighton Bow- 
ers, 430 Utility Bldg. Owner, George E. 
Koontz, 1401 Wall St. General contract 
let to Schinnerer and Truemper, 3630 
Bowser Ave. 

“Garage and Salesroom (addition): 
Owner, Korte Bros., 217 W. Main. Gen- 
eral contract let to M. Koch Constr. Co., 
818 Farmers Bank Bldg. ~Brick, 1 sty., 
50x100. 

*“Residence: $6,500. Archt., Leighton 
Bowers. Owner, Wm. J. Gary, 1123 
Polk. Contract let to Fred Rippe, 1111 
Park. Frame. 

“Stores: $10,000. Archt., Leighton 
Bowers, 4430 Utility Bldg. Owner, C. F. 
Reinkensmeier, 2725 Broadway. General 
contract let to Schinnerer and Truemper, 
3630 Bowser Ave. Brick. 

“Residence and Garage: $18,000. 
Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 303 
Central Bldg. Owner, Wm. Pape, 227 
E. Wayne St. General contract award- 
ed to Harry Kelsey, 440 W. DeWald. 
Frame, press brick porches. 

Residence: Archt., Pohlmeyer & Pohl- 
meyer, 303 Central Bldg. Owner, Clem 
App, 915 Washington Blvd. General 
eontract let to John Ankenbruck, 735 E. 
Wayne. Excavating. 


; Plans in 
Ready for bids in 10 days. 


GREENSBURG 


Residence: 2 sty. & bas., $7,000, North 
Broadway. Owner, C. B. Evans (County 
Treasurer), Court House. Private plans. 
Frame. Owner will take bids in May. 


Office Building: 2 sty. & bas., $10,000, 
North Michigan Ave. Private plans. 
Owner, The Allen Bros. Lumber Co. 
Plans in progress. Start work in 30 days. 
Brick, concrete and steel. Owner will 
furnish material. 


Salesroom and Garage: 1 sty. & bas., 
on the Powell lot. Private plans. Owner, 
Charles Redington (Agent for Haynes 
and Cleveland Motor Cars), Greensburg. 
Plans in progress. Ready for bids soon. 
Brick, concrete and steel. 


KOKOMO 


*Commercial Garage, Salesroom and 
Storage: $45,000, 1 sty. and bas., 86x132, 
Howard and Superior Sts. Archt., Oscar 
F. Cook, 217 Citizens Bark Building, Ko- 
komo. Owner, Carl F. Seward, 315 N. 
Buckeye St. Architect ready for bids. 
Brick, stone trim, steel roof trusses, 
steam heat, comp. roof, steel sash. 


Residence and Garage: $8,000, Forest 
Park. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
1125 N. Buckeye St., Kokomo. Owner, 
Jesse E. Reeder, 304 N. Main St. Archt. 


taking bids. Frame, 2 sty. and bas. 


LAFAYETTE 


Office and Store Building (9 stores, 9 
offices), $50,000, Main St., near Seventh. 
Private plans. Owner, D. L. Ross, 221 
S. Ninth St. Plans in progress. Ready 
for bids shortly. Brick, copper set store 
fronts, steam heat, comp. roof. 


Foundry (addition): $20,000. Archt., 
Riedel and Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg. 
Owner, Schwab Safe and Lock Co. Plans 
in progress. Concrete construction, steel 
sash, composition roofing. 


Residence (Colonial): $12,000. Archt., 
Riedel and Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg. 
Owner, Mr. I. Efroymson, 1130 State St. 
Plans in progress. Brick veneer, asphalt 
shingle roof, vapor heating system. 

Residence (rem.): Archt., Riedel and 
Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, Dr. 
A. C. Arnett, 516 S. Seventh St. Plans 
in progress. 

Residence (rem.): Archt., Riedel and 
Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, Dr. 


’ awards separate contracts. 


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ress, 

Complete Plumbing and Sewerage 
Layout: For St. Boniface Congregation, 
Ninth and North Sts., Father Florian 
Briede, Pastor. Archt., Riedel and Zink, 
Lafayette Life Bldg. Plans in progress. 
New closets, urinals, showers, slate par- 
titions. 

Undertaking Establishment (2. sty., 
side add., 85x166, and general rem.), 
$50,000, 181 W. Michigan St., Michigan 
City, Ind. Archt., Nicol, Scholar and 
Hoffman, Ross Building, Lafayette. 
Owner, George O. Redpath, Earl Road, 
Michigan City. Lessee, A. F. Earl (un- 
dertaker), 131 W. Michigan St., Michi- 
gan City. Owner will build by day labor, 
awarding separate contracts and buying 
material. Brick, comp, roof, steam heat, 
steel sash, copper set store fronts, tile or 
terrazzo floor. 


‘Contracts Awarded 


*Grade School (Lincoln — school). 
Archt., Riedel and Zink, Lafayette Life 
Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees. 
General contract let to Joshua Chew, 908 
S. 20th St., $47,538. Heating and venti- 
lating let to. Lane-Pyke-Werkhoff Co., 
$5,807. Plumbing and sewerage let to 
Wallace Bros., $1,925 (old plmg. fix- 
tures taken out of old building will be 
used in new building). Electric wiring 
and fixtures let to Bowers Bros., $740.85. 
Attica face brick selected. 

*Residence: (Colonial). Archt., Riedel 
and Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, 
Cc. H. Stuart, 601 Perrin Ave. General 
contract awarded to Roland Powell, 
$10,000. Heating, plumbing and sewer- 
age let to John Orth, $2,150. Electric 
wiring let to Bowers Bros., $165. Mouat- 
Squires vapor heating system. Attica 


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LAPORTE 


*Club House (Rem. and Add.): $17,- 
000. Archt., George Allen and Son, 721 
Lincoln Way. Owner, Laporte Country 
Club. General contract let to W. G. An- 
derson and Fred Leubker, Second St. 
Start work shortly. Frame. 

*Residence (suburban), $15,000, near 
Laporte. Archt., Geo. W. Allen and Son. 
Owner, William Pelz. Owner builds and 
Excavating. 


LEBANON 
Community Building: 1 sty., 60x120, 
Whitestown, Ind. Archt., John Frost, 


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Reporter Building, Lebanon. 
Community Building Committee, Whites- 
town. Plans in progress. Frame. 
Contracts Awarded 
Hospital (Nurses’ Home and Solarium 
Archt., John Frost, Reporter Buildine: 
Owner, Board of Trustees, F. J. Witham 


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Memorial Hospital, Lebanon. General 
contract awarded to W. R. Dunkin and 
Son, Flora, 


Ind., $16,500.50; heating an 
plumbing let to Tice-Brown Co., tee 
non, Ind., $2,600.07; electric wiring let to 
Ezra Chaille Co., Frankfort. Start work 
soon. 

“Armory Drill Hall and Stables: 
$25,000. Owner, H. T. Thompson and 
H. P; New. ‘Lessee, Battery C, 139th 
Field Artillery, Indiana National Guard. 
General contract awarded to Pickett and 
Gill, Lebanon. Start work at once. 


MARION 


Residence and Garage: $10,000, 2 sty. 
and bas. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap 
Co., 1125 N. Buckeye St., Kokomo, Ind. 
Owner, Mrs. W. D. Moss, 1122 W. Third 
St., Marion, Ind. Plans completed. 
Ready for bids in a few days. Brick 
veneer, hot water heat, tile roof. 


MICHIGAN CITY 


“School Buildings: Archt., Freyer- 
muth and Maurer, South Bend, Ind. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Michi- 
gan City. All bids rejected. Ran too 
high. Owner will revise plans. 


MUNCIE 


“Science Hall (North Wing), $60,000, 
State Normal School. Archt., Kibele and 
Garrard, Johnson Bldg. Owner, Board 
of Trustees, Indiana State Normal, Terre 
Haute, Ind., and Muncie, Ind. General 
contract let to Bowyer Constr. Co., New- 
castle, Ind. Start work shortly. Brick. 

“Masonic Temple: $700,000, 6 sty. and 
bas., 116x198, Main and Madison Sts. 
Archt., Kibele and Garrard, Johnson 


Bldg. Owner, Masonic Temple Associa- 
tion, .G. Wagner, A. L. Johnson, 
chmn., Muncie. Erecting steel. Archt. 
will be ready. for bids shortly on other 
contracts (foundation and steel work are 


the only contracts that have been 
awarded. 
NEWCASTLE 


Contracts Awarded 

“Church: $40,000. Archt., Chas. Ba- 
con, Odd Fellow Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Baptist Church, Rev. J. W. Kin- 
nett, Pastor, Newcastle. General con- 
tractor, Chas. Pike. Owner taking’ bids 
to close April 18 on heating, plumbing 
and wiring. Excavating. 

Residence: $7,000, South 11th St. 
Owner, A. O. Harding. Owner builds. 

Garage Building: $10,000, 2. sty. 
Owner, The Fresey Creamery Co. Owner 
will build by day labor. 


RICHMOND 


“Church: $100,000.00., 2 sty. and bas. 
Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 412 Penway 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, First Chris- 
tian Church, Rev. L. E, Murray, Pastor, 
2 Tenth St., Carl Thompson, 211 Kinsey 
St., W. L. Stump, 40 S. 16th St., all of 
Richmond. Preliminary plans in prog- 
ress. Archt. selected. Brick and stone. 

“Stores: $20,000. Archt., Werking 
and Son, Palladium Bldg. Owner, Miss 
Helen Miller. Archt. taking bids to close 
at once. Brick, hollow tile. 

Residence: $6,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
North Ninth St. Archt., John Hasse- 
coster. Owner, R. L. Adams, 33 S. 13th 
St. Owner taking bids. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Residence and Garage: $10,000. 
Archt., Werking and Son. Owner, Ever- 
ett Ackerman, 918 Main St. General con- 
tract let to Richard Benfelt. Stucco. 

*Residence and Garage: $15,000. 
Archt., George Mansfield, Colonial Bldg. 
Owner, E. E. Hagie, 238 S. 15th. Gen- 
eral contract let to Burdsal Willett & 
Custer Co., 710% Main St. Frame. 


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“Residence and Garage: $87000. Archt., 
John Mueller, Palladium Bldg. Owner, 
C. A. Kleinnecht, Wayne Apts. General 
contract let to Harry Rhinehart, 1042 S. 
8.h St. Frame. 


SHELBYVILLE 

Store and Offices: $40,000, 2 sty, and 
bas., Harrison and Franklin Sts. Owner, 
Birely-Mardis-Stewart Realty Co., Inc., 
Jos. R. Mardis, Prest., Chas. Birely, V.- 
P., Thos. D. Stewart, Sec’y and Treas., 
all of Shelbyville. Plans in progress. 
Ready for bids soon. Brick, copper set 
gore fronts, steam heat, comp. roof, tile 
oor. 


Gasoline Filling Station and Rem. of 
Old Residence: Broadway and South 
Pike Sts. Private plans. Owner, Alonzo 
Ballard. Lessee, Indian Refining Co., 
Shelbyville. Plans in progress. Ready 
for bids shortly. Press brick, Spanish 
tile roof. 


“Laundry (add. and rem.), $50,000. 
Archt., Shankland and Pingrey, 209 S. 
La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Davies 
Laundry Co., W. O. Davies, Prest., 117 
S. Lafayette St., South Bend. General 
contract let to Kuehn-Jordan Constr. Co., 
725 Wilbur St. Start work at once. 
Brick. Steel sash, roofing, cut stone, 
struct steel and iron all let. 


TERRE HAUTE 
“Parochial School: 2 sty. and bas., 
105x54, Barbour Ave., near 18th. Archt., 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. Fifth 


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Rev. Father Bernard A. Duffy. Archt. 
receiving bids 

“School (rebuild): $7,000, Clinton 


School Township, District No, 6, Ver- 
million County, Indiana. Archt., Thomas 
and Allen, 25% S. Fifth St:, Terre Haute. 
Owner, Frank Slater, Trustee, Clinton. 
Owner receiving bids. Brick. 


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*Salesroom and Garage and Apart- 
ments ( 2): $20,000, 1 and 2 sty., Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, R. A. Stewart, Buf- 
falo St. Owner will build by day labor, 
start work shortly. Brick, steel sash, 
comp. roof, skylights, copper set store 
fronts, fire doors, small motor, steam 
heat. 


*Service Station, Stores and Offices: 
$30,000, 1 sty., 75x100. Owner, Charles 
Butler, Warsaw. Excavating. Owner 
builds by day work. Brick. Struct steel 
let to Elkhart Bridge & Iron Works. 
Owner taking bids on all materials. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


*Bloomington: $35,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 38x56, Bloomington. Archt., John 
L. Nichols, 204 S. Indiana Ave., Bloom- 
ington. Owner, A. T. O. Fraternity. 
General contract let to E. T. Wolfe, 1010 
£. Walnut St., Kokomo, Ind. Brick. 


*Delphi: Consolidated High and 
Grade school, $75,000.00, 1 sty. and 
bas., 60x85, Adams Twp., Carrol county, 
near Delphi, Ind. Archt., Samuel Young, 
Monticello, Ind. Owner, T. O. Peterson, 
trustee, Delphi, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Will advertise for bids in 60 days. Brk. 


*Decatur: Church, $35,000, 1 sty. & 
bas., 64x65. Archt., R. W. Stevens, 
Huntington Gas and Fuel Bldg., Hunt- 
ington. Owner, Zion Reformed Church, 
Rev. J. Fred Fruchte, Chmn., Decatur, 
Ind. Owner taking bids to close April 
20th. Brick. 


*Griffith: Bank Bldg. Archt., A. F. 
Wickes, 567 Broadway, Gary, Ind. Own- 
er, Griffith State Bank, Griffith, Ind. 
Plans nearing completion. Bids in 30 
days. Brick. 


Kendallville: Church, $25,000, Oak & 
Mitchell Sts. Owner, Baptist Church. 
Voted to build this summer. Brick. 
Definite data later. 


*Logansport: County Hospital, $120,- 
000. Archt., Rodney Leonard, Peoples 
Life Bldg., Frankfort, Ind. Owner, Cass 
County Hospital, Board of Trustees, Lo- 
gansport. Bids are being received at the 
office of the County Auditor, Court 
House, Logansport. Bids close May: 8. 
(Note date.) 


*Logansport: School Equipment for 


Jefferson Grade School. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees, C. C. Carr, Sec., tak- 
ing bids to close April 25th at 1:30 p. 
m. on the following: Auditorium seats, 
pupils’ desks, laboratory equipt., lockers, 
chairs, office furniture, typewriters, 
pianos, shades. 


*Rochester: School Bldg. (2 rooms), 
$15,000, Richland Twp., Fulton county, 
Ind. Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 
South Bend, Ind. Owner, J. Howard 
Reed, trustee, Rochester, Ind. Owner 
ering bids to close May 1 at 1:30 p. m. 
Brick. 


Spurgeon: Residences (5). Owner, 
Albert Jordan, cashier, First National 
Bank. Start work soon. Frame. 


Shelbyville: Parsonage, $12,000. Own- 
er, First Christian Church. Owners vot- 
ed to build this summer. 


_ Tipton: Memorial Community Build- 
ing. Archt., L. J. Richards, Tipton. 
Owner, Board of Trustees of the War 
Memorial, Tipton. Archt. selected. 
Brick. 


*Upland: High and Grade School 
Building. Archt., Everett I. Brown, 
Bluffton, Ind., and repair school building 
at Matthews, Ind. Archt., Harry G. 
Bowstead, Marion, Ind. Total cost, 
$110,000. Owner, Ross Troyer, trustee, 
Upland, Ind. General contractor, L. E. 
Wickersham, Logansport, Ind. Work not 
started. Can not begin work until bonds 
are sold. 


Wakarusa: Ford Service Station, 
$20,000, 1 sty., 56x130. Archt., A 
Dippold, 4631 Cottage Grove Ave., Chi- 
cago, Ill. Owner, Smith Motor Co., c/o 
Archt. Archt. taking bids. Brick. 


Seymour: Consolidated School, $15,000, 
Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ind. 
Archt., Robert H. Hall, City Hall, Sey- 
mour, Ind. Owner, Lew Auffenburg, 


trustee, Seymour, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Brick. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Brookville: $55,000, 1 sty. and. bas., 
65x99. Archt., R. G. Gotwald, 310 M. 
and M. Bldg., Springfield, O. Owner, 
St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Brookville. 
General contract let to William H. Wal- 
bur, Brookville, Ind. Start work at 
once. Brick, stone trim. 


*Union City: Printing plant (add) 


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SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 
Notice is hereby given .that Liberty School 
Township in Union County, Indiana, by Byron 
B. Nickels, the Trustee of said Township, and 
the Advisory Board thereof, will receive sealed 


* (bids at the office of said Trustee at the school 


house in the Village of Dunlapsville in said school 
township in Union County in the State of In- 
diana, on Monday, the 7th day of May, 1923, at 
1 o’clock P. M., of said day, for the construction 
of a new elementary grade school building in 
Liberty Township, Union County, State of In- 
diana. At the same tirfe and place bids will also 
be received for the installation of: 


(a) The heating and ventilating system; 
(b) The plumbing and sewerage system; 
(c) The electric work and electric plant; 


ali in accordance with the plans and specifications 
heretofore adopted and approved by the Trustee 
and the Advisory Board of said township, which 
plans and specifications are now on file in the 
office of the Township Trustee and in the office 
of the State Board of Accounts. Said building 
to be a one-story brick building and basement to 
be located upon the following described real 
estate belonging to said school township in Lib- 
erty Township, Union County, State of Indiana: 

Beginning at the southeast corner of the north- 
west quarter of Section 28, Township 11, north, 
Range 2 west, running thence west 4 chains and 
45 links; thence north 5 chains and 87 links; 
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5 chains and 87 links to the beginni 
pas easgtie’ 3 ae ie more or sti i i ein and 
the estimated cost of the buildi 
completed is $28,500.00. All ORY tui ag omed 
writing on forms prescribed by the laws of the 
State of Indiana, and delivered to the Trustee 
on or before the time mentioned herein Each 
bid on the general construction shall be accom- 
panied by the certified check of the bidder in the 
sum of $500.00, payable to said Trustee. Each 
bid for the heating and ventilating installation 
shall be accompanied by the certified check of 
the bidder in the sum of $300.00. Each bid for 
the plumbing and sewerage installation shall be 
accompanied by the certified check of the bidder 
for the sum of $200.00. Each bid for the electric 
work and electric plant shall be accompanied by 
the certified check of the bidder for the sum of 
$200.00. These certified checks to be held by said 
trustee as a guarantee of good faith the bidder 
will enter into a contract and execute a bond 
for the full amount of his bid, approved by the 
Trustee and Advisory Board, for the due per- 
formance thereof, if his bid is accepted. The 
checks of the unsuccessful bidders will be re- 
turned to them when the contracts are awarded 
and entered into. Should the successful bidder 
fail to enter into a contract and execute said 
bond, he shall forfeit said certified checks as 
liquidated damages for the use and benefit of said 
township. The plans and _ specifications may be 
examined at the office of the Township Trustee 
and at the office of Architect Karl P. Henkle 
108-110 Heinemann Bldg., Connersville, Indiana. 
A deposit of $15.00 will be required of prospec- 
tive bidders for plans and specifications for each 
branch of work taken from the office of said 
architect, which amount will be returned in full 
in case the same are returned on the day of the 
letting and a bona fide bid is submitted by the 
contractor. Should the bidder fail in one re 
quirement only, the sum of Five ($5.00) Dollars 
only shall be returned to him, but should he fail 
in the observance of both conditions, he shall 
forfeit the whole amount of said deposit. Each 
bidder shall stamp or write his name on the 
back of the drawing or cover of the specifications 
used by him in preparing his proposals. Said 
contract will be let in four parts as stated above, 
to the lowest responsible bidder who, upon the 
award of a contract, shall give a bond to the 
approval of the Trustee and Advisory Board for 
the benefit of any person, persons or corporation 
who shall suffer any loss or damage by reason 
of such bidder failing or neglecting to perform 
the work awarded him by such Trustee, and to 
pay for all labor and materials furnished him or 
any of said contractors in the construction of 
said work. The bidder shall have the right and 
privilege im connection with his bid for the 
weneral construction of said building, to make 
a bid for the purchase of the old school building 
located upon the above described real estate. 
The trustee reserves the right to reject any and 

all bids. 
Dated this 10th day of April, 1923. 
BYRON B. NICKELS, 
Trustee of Liberty School Township, 
Union County, Indiana. 


Liberty, Indiana, R. F. D. 


Postoffice address, 
No. 5. 


April 14-21-28, 1923 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 
Notice is hereby given, That the School Nore 
ship of Posey, Fayette County, Indiana, La the 
Trustee and the Advisory Board thereof, will re- 


‘ceive sealed bids at the office of the said trustee, 


in the Director’s Room of the Bentonville 
gd at Bentonville, Indiana, until 1:00 Si it 
| M., on Saturday, April 28th, 1923, for the con- 
struction of an. addition to, and alterations in, 
and for the installation of a heating and ventil- 
ating system, the installation of additions to the 
plumbing and Sewerage system and for the in- 
Stallation of an electric wiring system, all in 


and to the Consolidated High School building at. 


Bentonville, Fayette County, Indiana; all bids 
shall _include all necessary labor, materials and 
supplies necessary to the complete construction or 
installation of that part of the work bid on, and 
all strictly in accordance with the plans and 
specifications provided therefor, which have been 
properly accepted and are now on file in the 


office of the said trustee. Bidders will submit 
their bids as follows: 


(1) For general construction of addition (Gen- 
eral Contract). 


_ (2) For installation of heating and ventilat- 
ing system complete. 


(3) For installation of additions to plumbing 
and sewerage system. 


(4) For installation of electric wiring system 
complete, 


(5) For the whole or any combination of con- 
tracts. 


The estimate cost of the construction as a 
whole is Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars. 

All bids must be in writing on forms provided 
therefor, delivered, signed and sealed, and in 
every respect conform to the laws of the State 
of Indiana. Each bid for the general con- 
struction must be accompanied by a certified 
check or draft, payable to the order of Lewis 
Rayl, trmstee Posey School Township, in the 
amount of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, and 
eopies of the plans and specifications therefor 
may be had at the office of the Architect Harry 
M. Griffin, 108 McFarlan Building, Connersville, 
Indiana, by making a deposit of $15.00 for each 
set. All bids for the installation of heating and 
ventilating system must. be accompanied by a 
similar check or draft for $300.00, bids for the 
installation of additions to the plumbing and 
sewerage system by a check or draft for $50.00, 
and bids for the installation of an electric wir- 
ing system by a check or draft for $50.00, and 
copies of the plans and specifications therefor 
may be had at the office of Charles Ammerman, 
529 Occidental Building, Indianapolis, Indiana, 
by making a deposit of $10.00 for any set; the 
checks accompanying the bids are with the under- 
standing that said check or draft shall remain the 
absolute property of said School Township, unless 
the successful bidder shall, within ten days after 
notice of the unconditional acceptance of his bid, 
enter into a written contract, secured by bond 
in the full amount of his contract, to the ap- 
proval of the trustee and Advisory Board, for the 
faithful performance thereof; When the con- 
tracts are awarded the checks of all unsuccessful 
bidders will be returned to them, All deposits 
made for plans and specifications will be returned 
on receipt of the same in good condition, on or 
before the hour set for the receiving of bids. 


The right is expressly reserved to reject any and 


all bids. ; 
LEWIS RAYL, 

Trustee [Posey School Township, Fayette 

County, Indiana. Address Bentonville, In- 


diana, Route No. 1. 
G. ANDREW GOLDEN, 
‘Connersville, Indiana. 
Attorney for Trustee. 
April 14th. 


STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MAN- 
AGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., RE- 
QUIRED BY THE ACT OF CON- 
GRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912. 


Of Indiana Construction Recorder, published 
weekly ‘at Indianapolis, Indiana, for April ps 
1923, State of Indiana. County of Marion, ss: 


Before me, a notary in and for the state and 
county aforesaid, personally appeared Donald 
Campbell, who, having been duly sworn according 
to law, deposes and says that he is the publisher 
of the Indiana Construction Recorder, and that 
the following is, to the best of his knowledge and 
belief, a true statement of the ownership, man- 
agement (and if a daily paper the circulation), 
etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date 
shown in the above caption, required by the Act 
of August 24, 1912, embodied in Section 443, Pos- 
tal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse 
of this form, to-wit: 


1. That the name and address of the publisher, 


editor, managing editor and business manager 
are: 
Publisher, Donald Campbell, Indianapolis, In- ' 


diana; editor, Donald Campbell, Indianapolis, In- 
diana; managing editor, none; business manager, 
Donald Campbell, Indianapolis, Indiana. 


2. That the owners are: (Give names and ad- 
dresses of individual owners, or, if a corporation 
give its name and the names and addresses of 
stockholders owning or holding 1 per cent, or 
more of the total amount of stock.) Donald 
Campbell, Indianapolis, Indiana. 


3.. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, 
and other security holders owning or holding 1 
per cent. or more of total amount of bonds, mort- 
gages, or other securities are: (If there are none, 
so state.) None. 


4, That the two paragraphs next above, giving 
the names of the owners, stockholders, and se- 
curity holders, if any, contain not only the list 
of stockholders and security holders as they ap- 
pear upon the books of the company, but also, in 
eases where the stockholder or security holder ap- 
pears upon the books of the compariy as trustee 
or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of 
the person or corporation for whom such trustee 
is acting, is given; also that the said two para- 
graphs contain statements embracing affiant’s full 
knowledge and belief as to the circumstances 
conditions under which stockholders and security 
holders who do not appear upon the boks of the 
company as trustees, hold stock and securities in 
a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; 
and this affiant has no reason to believe that any 
other person, association, or corporation has any 
interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, 
or other securities than as so stated by him. 


5. That the average number of copies of each 
issue of this publication sold or distributed, 
through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscrib- 
ers during the six months preceding the date 
shown above is : . (This information is 
required from daily publication only.) 


DONALD. CAMPBELL, Publisher. 


Sworn to and subscribed before me this second 
day of April, 1923. 
(SEAL) JUNE STEELE, Notary Public, 
(My commission expires December 22, 1924.) 
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Officers 


GUY MAHURIN, President 


ELSON B. PARKER, 1st Vice-Presi 
en 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Official Paper 


Indiana 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Society of Architects 


Board of Directors 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER ‘SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


STATE CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIA- 
TION ACKNOWLEDGES AID 
EXTENDED BY STATE 
ARCHITECTS’ 

SOCIETY. 

An Aftermath of Legislative Activity. 
As an acknowledgment of the effort 
put forth by the Indiana Society of Ar- 
chitects toward the securing of the pass- 
age of Senate Bill No. 140 (the Admin- 


istrative Building Council Law), and as 
a token of appreciation of the co-opera- 
tion extended by the architects to that 
end, Fermor S. Cannon, chairman of 
the I. S. A. State Building Code Com- 
mittee, has received a letter from the 


~ Associated Building Contractors of In- 


diana. 

The communication, written by John 
H. Owens, Field Representative of the 
A. B. C.’s of Ind., expresses the satis- 
faction and gratification of the con- 
tractors at the unstinted support given 
by the architects to secure a progres- 
sive and constructive state law that will 
tend to establish state-wide standardized 
building construction requirements and 
regulations. : 

Commenting on that which has been 
achieved, Mr. Owens says: 

“Only through the corelation of ideas 
and the co-ordination of efforts of all 
parties interested was it possible to pro- 
mulgate, prepare and pass such a law, 
which has been pronounced one of the 
most constructive measures ever at- 
tempted by those who represent the 
building industry. 

Your committee at all times worked 
in harmony with the general committee, 
and endeavored to express their opin- 
ions in terms of working for the interest 
of the industry as a whole rather than 
representing a single organization there- 
by, and only, through the display of this 
unselfish spirit, and the proper regard 
for others was it possible to attain the 
results so much desired.” a é 

It is to be hoped that the feeling in- 
dicated in this letter from the State A. 
B. C.’s is but a forerunner of closer re- 
lationships that will exist in the future 
between the various elements of the 
building industries of Indiana for the 
attainment of greater and greater con- 
structive moves for the advancement of 
the industry as a° whole. 


INDIANAPOLIS CHAPTER AMERI- 
CAN ASSOCIATION OF ENGIN- 
ERS EXTENDS INVITATION 
TO I. S. OF A. 


Would Entertain Architects. 


An invitation has been extended to 
the members of the Indiana Society of 
Architects, their families and friends to 
meet with the Indianapolis Chapter, 
American Association of Engineers, at 
the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, 
7th Floor, Friday, April 20, 8 p. m. 

The Chapter has arranged to have 
Mr. Frank Yeigh, one of America’s fore- 
most travel lecturers, from the Bureau 
of Commercial Economics, Washington, 
D. C., to give his widely known lecture, 
“Trailing the Hudson’s Bay Posts.” 
This lecture takes about one and a quar- 
ter hours and is continuously illustrated 
by a marvelous series of moving and 
still pictures, most of them in color. 

This lecture is not only educational, 
but is intensely interesting. All of us 
know more or less of the famous posts 
and men of the old Hudson’s Bay Com- 
pany. The romance of that great fight- 
ing, commercial organization, the grand- 
eur of the lakes, woods, and streams, the 
picturesqueness of the “couer du bois,” 
the hardships, the adventures, the lure 
of those hardy pioneers and their pres- 
ent day followers, are all brought out 
most vividly. 

Following the lecture there will be 
a social period the aim of which will 
be to better acquaint the technical men 
of Indianapolis and Indiana with each 
other. 

All Indianapolis and Indiana archi- 
tects who can arrange to attend the 
above meeting will please notify Secy. 
Harrison by April 17, so he can inform 
the engineers that proper accommoda- 
tions can be provided. 


SUMMER TOUR OF EUROPE IS 
PLANNED FOR ARCHITEC- 
TURAL STUDENTS 


American students of architecture will 
be interested in the opportunity offered 
to them by the Institute of International 
Education to study the development of 
architecture in Europe next summer un- 
der Professor Albert C. Phelps, profes- 


sor of architecture in the College of 
Architecture, Cornell University. Pro- 
fessor Phelps will be a member of the 
faculty of the Art Students’ Tour which 
has been organized for the summer of 
1923 under the sponsoiship of the Insti- 
tute; other members will be Miss Edith 
A. Abbot of the Metropolitan Museum of 
Art, New York City, as a lecturer on the 
history and appreciation of painting and 
sculpture; Mr. John C. Tidden of Rice 
Institute, Texas, as instructor in paint- 
ing and lecturer on the fine arts from the 
standpoint of the creative artist, and 
others whose names will be announced 
later. 

The group will sail from New York on 
June 30, 1923, on the Gunarder “Sax- 
onia.” Professor Phelps will lecture dur- 
ing each day of the transatlantic voyage, 
as a means of sketching in the broader 
outlines of the development of architec- 
ture and of preparing for the more spe- 
cific lectures during the land portion of 
the trip. His lectures on shipboard will 
be illustrated by stereopticon slides from 
the collection of the Cornell College of 
Architecture. 

After landing at Cherbourg, the group 
will visit Paris and Versailles, Rome, 
Perugia, Assisi, Florence, Venice, Milan, 
Ghent and Bruges, Brussels and Ant- 
werp, the Dutch cities of Amsterdam, 
Haarlem and The Hague, and finally 
England. The return voyage will be by 
the “Saxonia,” due to arrive in New 
York September 4. 

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dents’ Tour has been organized, has for 
many years been carrying on an impor- 
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ties as exchange scholarships, exchange 
professorships, etc. During the last two 
years it has been extended to include also 
European travel for college students, or- 
ganized so as to permit students to travel 
more inexpensively, more conveniently, 
and with greater educational return, 
then they could do otherwise. 

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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 17 


Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Gao... Miller.) = o2> 22745 President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


EVANSVILLE BUILDING OPERA- 
TIONS AND CONDITIONS RULING 
JUST AS WAS FORECASTED 


Great Activity Prevailing 


To date every prediction made late last 
winter regarding building construction 
activity in Evansville when spring came 
has come true. First and foremost indi- 
cations pointed to an unusually large 
volume of building operations, and men 
close to the pulse of the industry freely 
forecasted that just such a volume would 
come to pass as soon as the weather 
grew favorable to active work. All this 
has materialized and Evansville is enjoy- 
ing one of the greatest building periods 
in her history. Not only that, but prom- 
ising prospects continue to pile high 
promising still greater activitv as the 
weeks roll on. ; : we 

The employment. situation for building 
trades mechanics was never better, for 
there is most every kind of construction 
operation, from large ones down to small 
additions and repairs, going on. 
craft is going at full speed. 

Then, further, there were 1 
saw that increased building operations 
would bring increased material. prices 
and wage demands and so announced 
their opinions. The wage demands have 
materialized as expected and in a few 
instances have been granted. As for 
greater material costs Evansville can not 
hope to escape them when they have al- 
ready become an actuality in other parts 
of the country. 

Construction ee 
vance, they can’t help. 
supply and demand is sure to, affect 
things. The enormous awakening of 
building construction is not local but uni- 
versal throughout the country, creating 
a terrific demand both upon the dee eco 
material supply market and ithe Sata 
of the available supply of skilled build- 
ing labor. 


are bound to ad- 
it, for the law of 


i | illion dol- 

Brickwork on the new half million 
enjami e high school at 

fee 2. weiner avenues has 


Washington an 
been Rempleted to the second story on 


Every . 


those who . 


the eastern section, and arrangements 
are being made to increase the force of 
men as work progresses. 


Preliminary plans are being consid- 
ered by the congregation of Bethel 
Evangelical church for a Sunday school 
hall adjoining the church at Jefferson 
avenue and Garvin street. A $100,000 
building fund is now being raised for the 
above purpose. 


There is hardly any end to the new 
home building campaign that is on in 
Evansville. Hardly a section of the city, 
unless it be right down town, is free 
from new houses springing up. Contrac- 
tors are busy estimating more of these 
homes and the local architects are stead- 
ily engaged in preparing plans for still 
more of them. 


FT. WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Irmscher ~.-..--.----- President 


Hed. Oelschlager_——--=--- Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


CARPENTER CONTRACTORS NAME 
NEW OFFICERS. 


All Set for a Big Year. 


At the annual election of officers the 
members of the Ft. Wayne Builders’ As- 
sociation, made up of the carpenter con- 
tractors, named these men: 

Albert Weinman, President. 

Martin Hockmeyer, Vice-President. 
James Mullen, Treasurer. 

The newly elected officers are from the 
ranks of the younger contractors and 
are expected to instill new impetus to 
the organization. Though the older 
heads are as much interested as ever 
in the Builders Association they have 
decided to sit back and give the young 
men a chance at organization effort. 


TO MAKE INSURANCE FEATURE OF 
THE EXCHANGE STRONGER. 


Eph Dailey Put in Charge of That 
Branch of Organization Effort. 


The Ft. Wayne Builders’ Exchange has 
established an insurance department and 
placed Eph P. Dailey at the head. Mr. 
Dailey, who had served five years as 
secretary of the exchange will devote 
his time almost exclusively to the new 
department and Mr. Oelschlaeger was 


named to the post made vacant by the 
former secretary’s elevation. Thus, 
though moving on Mr. Dailey will al- 
ie bi be on hand for council when need- 
ed. 


As regards the insurance feature, it 
has grown to such an extent that it re- 


quired more attention, hence, the 
change of secretaries to enable Mr. 
Dailey to look after that end. He will 


be located at Exchange headquarters and 
be on the job at all times. 


JUST SHORT OF ONE AND A HALF 
MILLION DOLLARS. 


Greatest March Building Record in Ft. 
Wayne’s History. 


“Coming events cast their shadows” is 
rather a moth-eaten saying, yet, never- 
theless true. That being the case, how 
does this augur? When a recapitula- 
tion was made at the passing of March, 
1923, it was found that during that pe- 
riod 281 building permits had been is- 
sued for a total estimated valuation of 
$1,450,000, marking one of the very best 


‘building months in Ft. Wayne in years, 


only a few monthly totals “made during 
the great record making year of 1922 
exceeding last month’s figures. With 
such a burst of building at the very 
dawn of the spring building season the 
question naturally arises, to what pro- 
portions will the building construction 
volume swell when the season gets into 
full swing? 

In March, 1923, Ft. Wayne granted 
101 more permits than during the cor- 
responding period the year previous, 
while the gain in the amount of money 
involved was $876,625 or 156.9%. 


WOULD CREATE NEW FIRE PRE- 
VENTATIVE ZONES. | 


Action Considered a Necessity. 


Hardly a week passes ‘that some evi- 
dence does not crop out to impress with 
the fact that Ft. Wayne’s great building 
strides are carrying the city forward 
rapidly to the point where modern means 
must be employed to protect the city, 
insure it against increased hazards, 
brought about by constant growth, and . 
assure the welfare of the citizens to the 
greatest degree possible. ‘ 

The past week there was introduced 
before the city council an ordinance that 
if passed, will place restrictions on 
downtown building construction, The 
new move would provide a new fire zone 
necessitating fire resistive buildings m 
certain districts and semi-fireproof 
structures in other less congested sec- 
tions. The designated territories com- 
prise the real business heart of the city. 


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MEETINGS. 

Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


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PLANS ON FILE. 


Parochial School: 2 sty. and bas., 
105x54, Terre Haute, Ind. Archt., John- 
son, Miller and Miller, Terre Haute. 
Owner, ‘Sacred Heart School, Terre 
Haute. Archt. taking bids. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


Rink, Edward A., et al. as owners and 
Indiana Builders Corp. as contractor, 
agrees to erect a brick veneer bungalow 
and garage on premises located at 242 
N. Arsenal Ave. for $11,550. 


WAGE SCALE MATTERS AT 
INDIANAPOLIS. 


Many Crafts Sign Up. 


The building construction situation at 
Indianapolis, rather seriously threat- 


> ened a week or so ago, has been brought 


around to a fairly favorable condition 
that at least should carry the early 


stages of building operations along at 


an, uninterrupted pace. 

There was a time when the annual 
readjustment of wage scales looked as 
if it might cause considerable trouble, 
but by diligent effort, and sticking right 
to the task before it, the Building Con- 
tractors Association succeeded in reach- 
ing satisfactory figures with most of the 
crafts resulting in signed agreements. 

At the present time all the crafts, ex- 
cept the electricians, lathers and plast- 
erers, have fallen into line. As regards 
the three who are still out there seems 
to be quite a difference of opinion be- 
tween the employers and the men as to 
what the wages should be with chances 
for an early settlement somewhat re- 
moved. : 

The iron workers stood off for a time 
not on the matter of wages, but for the 
insertion of a clause in the agreement 
that would have made the agreement ap- 
plicable all over the State. The Indiana- 
polis contractors contended they had no 
right to thus extend the Indianapolis 
wage scale throughout the State, and 
stood solidly against such a proposition. 
Finally the iron workers waived their 
demand and signed up. 


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The scales-so- far agreed upon for 1923 
are: 


Crafts Per Hr 
Asbestos workers —_-_________ $ .90 

P TePiCRAVers SC hee sl OS 1.35 
ae penterg eset a ee 92% 
Gement workersvsss ne 6 pase are 95 
FOU -Carriers-— oe ee 2@tO. cf) 
Hoisting engineers ________ 1.15 to 1.25 
Iron workers (to May 1)_______ 1.17% 
Iron workers (after May 1) ____ 1.25 
IResiniene eens 2) Sees or 8 Be nC IT% 
Pye T trees Salis Sevres he ea 1.22% 
Sheet metal workers —_.___2=-___ IT1% 


COMPARISONS MAKE MARCH 
BUILDING AT INDIANAPOLIS 
A REMARKABLE PER- 
FORMANCE. 


Easily Outstrips Previous Records for 
Early Spring Activity. 


Interesting in more ways than one 
were the new building construction fig- 
ures registered at Indianapolis for the 
month of March this year. First and 
foremost, both the number of permits 
issued and the total estimated valuation 
covering the same were far in excess of 
any other building record ever made by 


March since the city was established. 
Then, too, the steady advance that has 
been made from year to year in build- 
ing construction operations in March 


was greatly increased over correspond-’ 


ing periods in previous years. When one 
considers that the real building season 
has just begun the March performance 
is all the more remarkable. 

‘The volume of business transacted 
during the month just past showed a 
gain of 800% over the volume for 
March, 1918; 472% over March, 1919; 
264% over March, 1920; 29% over 
March, 1921; 46% over March, 1922. 
Building figures for the month of 
March for the past six years at Indian- 
apolis are: , 


Year Per Est. Val. 
105 poe oe ee 462 $ .334,719 
1301S Seed aaa 606 529,314 
TUL apt Sa 714 831,454 
172 Ly SAA 1091 2,336,964 
1133 74° a 1218 2,065,051 
101K i eae 1438 3,028,839 


CERTAIN LABOR SHORTAGES SEEN 


Lack of Apprentices Gives Rise to Same 
Old Condition. 


In view of the fact that early evi- 
dence forecasts a big building season for 
Indianapolis in 1923 quite a few of the 
local contractors who were approached 
on the matter of labor supply expressed 
the opinion that in all probability the 
labor question was going to be a real 
one for the contractors to meet. Lack 
of a good apprentice training system has 
caused a dearth of skilled .mechanics 
and the supply of same has not kept 
pace with the ever growing demand 
caused by the great revival of building 
construction. There are two causes for 
this condition, first the inclination of the 
contractor to not want to be bothered 
with apprentices, and on the other hand 
certain restrictive apprenticeship meas~ 


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ures enforced by the Unions. The lack 
of interest shown by the building trades 
employers was no incentive to the Un- 
lons to encourage the employment of 
apprentices. : 

As seen from the present angle there 
will be no scarcity of common labor, car- 
penters and some of the other trades, 
but, a serious shortage of brick layers 
and plasterers is expected when the big 
spring and summer building operations 
open up. 

All the talk of encouraging more ap- 
prentices, that year after year has fil- 
tered through the air from time to 
time, seems to have accomplished no 
more than an echo and while few new 
men were being taken on at the same 
time the ranks of the skilled mechanics 
were being depleted by one cause or an- 
other. Nor can any remedy for this 
growing menace of dwindling supply be 
looked for until ‘the contractors assume 
a determined stand on the apprentice 
question and take a hold of it with a 
will using their every effort to re-vamp 
their forces by training young men into 
a skilled stage to carry on building in 
its various ramifications. 


BUILDING PERMITS. 
($5,000 and Over) 


Week of April 5th to April 12th. 

Residences (2) $17,000 each, 1353 and 
1361 E. 38th St. Owner, Laban C. John- 
son, 3414 Birchwood Ave. Owner will 
build by day labor. Brick veneer; also 
1 residence at 3404 Fall Creek Blvd., to 
cost $10,000. 


Residences (4) $16,000 each, 46th and 


Meridian. Owner, Fred W. Jenkins, 
4221 Central Ave. Owner will build by 
day labor. 


Residences (2) $12,500 each, 4402 and 
4404 Central. Owner, John W. Castor 
(Marion County Recorder), Court 
House. Owner will build by day labor. 
Brick veneer. 


Commercial Bldg. (rem.), $14,000, 117 
S. Meridian. Owner, McKee Realty Co., 
117 8S. Meridian. General contract let 
to Jos. Sertell, American Central Life 


Bldg. 


Residence: $9,000, 540-42 N. Gray St. 
Owner, C. L. Elder, c/o Van Camp Hdw. 
& Iron Co. General contract let to 
Realtor Building Co., Lemcke Bldg. 


Residence: $10,000 (double), 4214-16 


Ruckle. Owner, George W. Kiefner, c/o 
Chas. W. Lauer and Co., State Life 
Bldg. General contract let to Realtor 


Bldg. Co., Lemcke Bldg. 


Residence (double), $8,000, 5807-09 E, 
Wash. Owner, George Hitz, 28 S. Dela- 
ware St. General-contract let to Roy S. 
Towell, at site. 

Residence: $8,500, 5479 Hibben. Own- 
er, Walter L. Carey, 5928 University 
Ave., general contract let to Edw. New- 
ell, at. site. 


Residence: $8,000 (double), 5222-24 
College. Owner, Hal Gary, 4155 Park. 
Day work. 


Residences (4): $4,500 each, 5115-16- 
19-40 Carrollton. Owner, H. Shel- 
horn, 111 Monument Circle. 

Residence: $9,000. Owner, Wm. E. 
Davis, c/o contractor; general contract 
let to Ora C. Pierson, 5445 N. Delaware 
St. 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C. s 


J. Wesley Reed 
BE. E. C 


Ras os 2 President 
BiG bc ies ~ cere oe Secretary 


LABOR TROUBLE. 


Hod Carriers and Laborers Still Bucking 
the Game. 


Things are still at sixes and sevens 
concerning the hod carriers’ and build- 
ing laborers’ wages in the Calumet Dis- 
trict. Though representatives from the 
B. T. E. A. of Hammond and the A. B. 
C.’s of Gary have met twice with com- 
mittees from the Hod Carriers’ and La- 


borers’ District Council no settlement 
or agreement has been arrived at. 

The employers have offered plaster- 
ers’ tenders 95c per hour, and hod ¢ar- 
riers and building laborers 85 cents, both 
10c increases over the old scale. The 
men are holding out for $1.10 and $1.00 
per hour respectively. 

As a result of the dispute the con- 
tractors are now using non-union la- 
borers and because of such action the 
plumbers and electricians have walked 
out on some of the work where the non- 
union men were employed. However, the 
brick layers and carpenters are living 

| up to their agreements and are sticking 
regardless of the latest turn of events. 

The ‘prospects appeared rather rosey 
last Thursday for a settlement, but when 
the joint committee meeting got under 
way the employes crowd went up in the 
air and—blooey, it was all off again. 

| It is to be regretted that the honest-to- 

goodness working men in the labor or- 

| ganizations must play second ‘fiddle to 
the radicals who somehow usurp the 

reins and seek to drive ahead wildly 
trampling the others under foot. It has 
been our experience that many of these 
radicals are mere trouble makers, men 
who don’t give a hang about working, 
but do revel in stiring up trouble _and 
depend upon their ability in that direc- 
tion to draw support from the rabble to 
hold their positions of power. 

Some entertain a prejudice as to meet- 
ing with colored men, in fact, certain 
men in the B. T. E. A., have not been 
above it and yet, Thursday night, as 
far as deportment, reason and language 
were concerned the negroes prove 
they could at least be gene 
in comparison with tactics employed by 
some of the white men present. 


HOLE SOON PLUGGED. 


Intimidation Succeeds Only to Fail. 


The descent of a Labor delegation 
upon the new hotel job in Hammond ie 
other day succeeded in frightening sot 
of the colored laborers off the work, 


their places were soon filled by white 
men and some Mexicans and the building 
operation is progressing. 


IF NOT ONE THING IT IS ANOTHER. 


Building Industry Sorely Beset. 


Talk about handicaps, first the ground 
hog had his fling, then the weather man 
butted in, and now Labor has come up 
stage to gum up the building perform- 
ance. So far it is not “curtain” yet. It’s 
a pretty big show to try to bust up. 


METTLE TRIED. 


Gary Builders United. 

One thing has been proved; the Gary 
contractors have a real organization 
nowdays, one that is wide awake, full of 
earnestness, and alive to the situation. 


_The new association is receiving the sup- 


port it is entitled to and this is go- 
ing to prove most beneficial as time 
wears on. Certain things have arisen of 
late that has aroused the fighting blood 
of the Gary contractor who refuses to 
be used as a buffer to every whim and 
selfish motive that may seize upon La- 
bor. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 


Architects A. C. Berry & Co., con- 
tinue to keep the horizon bright. At 
present they are engaged in getting out 
plans for a $25,000 residence for John 
Jarnouski, the road contractor. They 
also have plans for a $35,000 bank and 
office building for the Lansing Bank at 
Lansing, Ill. 


The steel reinforcing for the first floor 


of the new hotel having been placed the 
contractors have put their force to work 
pouring the concrete. 

BR. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Clias, Rowe... 22 es President 
Deca Gallivan acts 34525 Secretary 


814 Main Street 


CLEANING UP OLD ACCOUNTS. 


Muncie Contractors Reorganizing. 


A new start is under way by the Mun- 
cie contractors. 

The former local A. B: C.’s got into a 
bad way through lack of attendance at 
meetings, luke warm interest and the 
old, old bug-bear, failure to pay dues. 
Then came'a general losing sight of the 
real motive of organization, co-operative 
effort. Out of this chaos sprang dis- 


d satisfaction and disolution. 


There are those contractors in Muncie 
who realize the value of the holding to- 
gether of the building trades employers 
for the protection of the building in- 
dustry through a stand for right, sound 
and progressive principles and are striv- 
ing to that end. 5 } 

To forget by-gones and wipe the slate 
clean, a drive is being made to clean up 
all the old business and obligations of 
the association. That accomplished, an 
effort to reorganize on a more earnest 


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basis is to be made with the purpose of 
building up a strong membership from 
men who possess the vision and business 
acumen to appreciate what solidarity in 
their ranks will mean to the future of 
building. ‘ 


MUNCIE BUILDING RECORDS TO BE _ 
AVAILABLE HEREAFTER. 


March Does Fairly Well. 


Possessed of a building code which 
provides for and makés _it™:compulsory 
now to take out building construction 
permits when new work. is to’be started, 


-Muncie is ina position to keep a more 


authentic tab on her building operations, 
a method such as is in vogue in the 
larger cities in Indiana. This building 
inspection will also mean better build- 
ing and more protection for the owner. 

Though there is no record of’ the build- 
ing started locally for the same period 
in 1922, March figures this year show 
that there were 54 building permits 
granted, representing an estimated in- 
vesitment of $89,775, which is considered 
a fair beginning for the new season at 
hand. There were no really large proj- 
ects started in March, the building con- 
struction operations consisting of vresi- 
dences, alterations, additions and _ re- 
pairs. 

It will be interesting to note from 
now on the actual trend of Muncie build- 
ing from month to month as set forth 
by the official figures to be kept by the 
city. 


A REAL. PROBLEM. 


Muncie, Like Other Cities Her Size, Has 
Something to Figure Out. 


Building conditions in Muncie are ef- 
fected at the present time mostly by the 
labor situation. There is an absolute 
shortage in the labor supply with the 


= result that wages aré* giving every in- 


dication of an upward ‘trend. Such is 
not surprising as the big. cities with 
their liberal scales are holding out a 
lure for the building mechanic in the 
small city that to, many. is: irresistible. 
As a matter of self-defense the latter 
places, like Muncie, are practically com- 
pelled to advance wages sharply to off- 
set the influence which is allowed to 
grow, would deplete thé local labor sup- 
ply and leave prospective owner con- 
tractor, matgrial. supply man, architect 
and the eity, in its needed building ex- 
pansion, to suffer. There is but one way 
for the small city to assure itself of an 
available skilled labor supply for build- 
ing operations and that is to pay a 
wage that will hold the building me- 
chanics at home. That is what Muncie 
and her like must do,»hence, the wage 
trend. 

On the other hand, these advanced 
wages make themselves felt in building 
construction costs, and already this ef- 
fect is getting in its work as there is a , 
strong complaint cropping out against 
high building costs. Just to what extent 
this phase of the case will go there is 
none to say, though ‘there are those who 
predict that it will decrease greatly an 
otherwise promising prospect. 

In the meantime, people interested in 
building, and those who are anxious to 
see Muncie go ahead, are hoping a happy 
medium may be reached that will assure 
to the city a good share of new building 
operations in 19238. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 
Warehouse: $200,000.00, 6 sty. and bas., 17x 
195, East Washington St. Archt., Sam Hastings, 
Denniston and Center, Indpls. Owner, The 
Standard Grocery Co., L. A. Jackson. Owner, 
4238 East Washington St. Plans in progress. 
Brick, reinforced concrete. 


Cattle Barn: $250,000, 670x210, 1 and story, 
Indiana State Fair Grounds. Architects and engi- 
neers, J. Edwin Kopf and, Woolling, 402 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Owner, Indiana 
Board of Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Prest., I. 
Newt Brown, Sec’y. Concrete, brick, steel sash, 
frame and steel construction, composition and tile 
roof, plumbing, wiring and barn equipment. 
Drawings ready for figures about May 1, 1923. 


Swine Pavilion: $150,000, Indiana State Fair 
Grounds. Architects and engineers, J. Edwin 
Kopf and Woolling. Owner, Indiana Board of 
Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Prest., I. Newt 
Brown, Sec’y. One story, 330x302, concrete, brick, 
steel sash, wood and steel framing, composition 
and tile roof, cement floor, plumbing, wiring and 


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barn equipment. Drawings ready for figures 
about May 1. 
Horse Training Stables (2 or more), $25,000 


each, Indiana State Fair Grounds. Architects and 
engineers, J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling. Owner, 
Indiana \Board of Agniculture, H. M. Moberly, 
Prest., I. Newt Brown, Sec’y. One story, 186x85, 
hollow tile walls, steel sash wood and steel con- 
struction, composition roof, plumbing, wiring and 
barn equipment. Drawings ready for figures 


about May 1. 


INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, APRIL 2i, 1923 


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Sheep Pavilion: $60,000, Indiana State Fair Residence and Garage: 16,00 
Grounds. Architects and engineers, J. Edwin bas., Fall Creek Ronlevasd ea Gutiinrd Ronee 
Kopf and Woolling. Owner, Indiana Board of Frank B. Hunter, 902 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Agriculture, | H. M. Moberly, Prest., I. Newt Dr. John J. Bibler, 906 te Life Bldg. Plans 
Brown, Sec’y. One story, 356x130, concrete, in progress. Brick veneer, tile roof, forced air 
brick, EA art oe po i construction, heating. ; 
composition and tile roof, plumbing and wiring. Warehouse: 1 sty., 60x80, West and 
Drawings ready for figures about May 1. Sts. Archt., Russell N. Edwards, 45 Wate ene 


Hotel (move and remodel): $15,000, Indiana 
State Fair Grounds. Architects and engineers, 
J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling. Owner, Indiana 
Board of Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Prest., I. 
Newt Brown, Sec’y. 60x40, two floors and base. 
ment, concrete foundation, frame construction, 
exterior stucco, composition shingle roof. Steam 
Drawings ready for 


Meditch, Mgr., 14 South West St. 


io Peet 
Plans in prog- 


World Memorial Bldg. 


Bldg. Owner, National Importing Co., 


Indianapolis: 


$2,000,000.00. Archt., Walktr and Weeks, 


803-1900 Euclid Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. 


heat, plumbing and wiring. - 
figures about May 1. Owner, World Memorial Bldg. Com., 
puigh School (Assembly and Gymnasium Add.): [ndpls. Archt. just selected. Limestone 


$30,000, Mecca, Ind., Wabash Twp. Archt., Allen 
and Garriott, Lombard Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, R. B. Kendall, Trustee, Mecca, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids to close Friday, May 11, at 
10:30 a. m. Brick. 

High School (Addition):~. $78,000, Carthage, 
Ind., Ripley Twp., Rush County. Archt., John P. 
Parrish, 418 Castle Hall Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Thomas J. Passwater, Trustee, Carthage, 
Ind. Plans in progress. Owner will advertise for 
bids in May. Brick. 

Residence and Garage: $15,000, West 46th. 
Archt., John P. Parrish, 418 Castle Hall Bldg. 
Owner, C. V. Raiser, Mgr. Burroughs Adding 
Machine Co. Bids in under advisement. Brick 
veneer and stucco. 

*School: (Township), $60,000, Jackson Twp., 
Decatur County, near Westport, Ind. Archt.,° E. 
E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St., Indianapo- 
lis, Owner, A. C. Monereif, Trustee, Westport. 
Owner taking bids to close April 25 at 10 a. m. 
(Note extension of closing date.) 

*Service Bldg. and Garage: $25,000, 1 and 
sty., 55x195. Archt., Edw. D. Pierre, Occidental 
Bldg. Owner, The H. T. Electric Service Co., ¢/o 
Archt. Plans ready for bids in a few days. 
Brick, slow burning constr. 

Hotel: (for colored people), 60 rooms, Indiana 
Ave, Archt., Wm, H. Albersmeier, Rauh Bldg. 
Owner, Ed. Sanders (manufacturer of lamp 
shades), 229 Indiana Ave. Archt. taking bids. 
Brick. 

Residence and Four-Car Garage: $40,000, N. 
Meridian near 44th St. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 
902 State Life Bldg. Owner, Roy C. Shaneberger, 
Prest. Progress Laundry Co., 422 East Market 
St. On working drawings. Bids soon. Brick 
veneer and stucco, tile shingle roof, oil burner and 
forced air heating, incinerator. 

Residence, Garage and Stables: $20,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., S. E. corner Ill. and 43d Sts. Archt., 
Frank B. Hunter, 902 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Mrs. Marea F. Hare, 4270 North Meridian St. 
Plans in progress. Brick veneer, slate roof, fan 
blast furnace, 


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Residence and Garage: $15,000, 1 sfy. and 
bas., N. W. corner 40th and Broadway. Archt., 
Frank B. Hunter, 902 State Life Bldg. Owner, 


Jacob Zier, 472 Market House. On _ working 
drawings. Brick veneer, tile roof, furnace. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


000, 1429 So. Meridian St. 


Boiler Breechings 
Dust Collectors 


exterior» marble interior. 


Contracts Awarded. 


Apartment, Picture Theatre and 2 Stores: $30,- 
Private plans, Own- 


er, Jake Friedman. Geneval contract let to W. 


C. LeFeber, 440: N. Rural St. Concrete block 
and steel. Start work soon. 
*Bungalow (double): $20,000, Central Ave. 


Archt., Everett H. Crabb, 1112 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, Edward H. Mueller, 188 East Market 
St. General contract let to Spiegel-Brown Con- 
struction Co., 42nd and College; plumbing let to 
Strong Bros.; heating let to L. C. Thiele Go. 
Brick veneer, stone trim, tile roof. 

Newspaper Building: Shelbyville, Ind. Archt., 
C. O. Morris, 938 West 32nd St., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Shelbyville Republican Publishing Co., 
Shelbyville. Plans in progress. Brick. 

*Parsonage and Garage: $12,000, Warsaw, Ind. 
Archt., Samuel Craig & Co., 31 West Ohio St., 
Indpls. Owner, First M. E. Chuich, Warsaw. 
General contract let to Homer Sailor, Warsaw. 

*Residence and Garage: $18,000. Archt., Frank 
B. Hunter, 902 State Life Bldg. Owner, Arthur 
Brown, ¢/o Century Biscuit Co. ‘General con- 
tract let to McDonald Constr. Co., Peoples Bank 
Bldg. Frame and stucco. 

*Office Bldg.: (2 sty. top add.), $20,000, Union 
Stock Yards. Archt., W. H. Albersmeier, Rauh 
Bldg. Gen. owner, Belt R. R. and Stock Yards Co., 
Union Stock Yards. General contract let to 


John Watson, 4004 No. Capitol. Brick. 
Residence: $14,000, 346 ‘Pleasant Run Blvd. 
Owner, George L. Paetz, 817 So. Alabama St. 
General contract let to Nicholas Staub, 1830 Ap- 
plegate. 
Residence: $15,000, 5015 Washington Blvd, 
Owner, Thomas F. Ross, 4002 Carrollton. Gen- 


eral contract let to H. L. Simons, 4240 No. Capi- 


tol. Brick venzer: 
ATTICA. 
Theatre: 1 sty. and bas., 38x71. Archt. 


Owner, Ed Lip- 


L. J. Johnson, Attica. 
Brick, steam 


pold. Plans in progress. 


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heat, plumbing, wiring, struct. steel, 
comp. roof. 

Residence: (farm), Newton, Ind. 
Archt., L. L. Johnson, Attica, Ind. Own- 
er, Dan C. Reed, Newton, Ind., (Foun- 
tain county). Plans in progress. Brick, 
furnace, comp. roof, 7 rooms and bath. 


CONNERSVILLE. 


*High School: $280,000.00. Archt., Elmer E. 
Dunlap Co., Indpls. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees. Low bidder on general contract, Leslie 
Colvin, 204 Board of Trade Bldz., Indpls. Owner 
will hold a meeting .Monday night to decide 
whether or not to award, contract. 


“School: $50,980.70, 1 sty. and bas., 
83x118, Jackson School Township, Rush 
county, Ind. Archt., Karl =P. Henkel, 
-108 Heineman Bldg., Connersville. Own- 
er, Henry W. Beckner, trustee, Rushville, 
Ind., R. R. No. -6. General contract 
awarded to R. O. Sharp, Camden, Ind.; 
heating and plumbing let to Herman 
Zie‘low, 548 Eastern Ave., Indianapolis; 
electric wiring let to Lucas and Tingle, 
Connersville. Start work shortly. Brk., 
hollow tile and steel. 


CROWN POINT. 

“Commercial Garage: $30,000, 1 sty., 
55x170, Walnut St., private plans. Own- 
er, Henry Batterman, Main St. Owner 
taking bids. Brick. 

“Residence: $10,000. Private plans. 
Owner, S. Krokow, 1255 South Halstead 
St., Chicago, Ill. General contractor, 
Fred Huffman, Crown Point. On foun- 
dation. 


EVANSVILLE. 
“Grade School: 


(side add.), $30,000. 
Eldorado, Ill. Archt., Harry E. Boyle 
and Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 
_ Owner, Board of Education, Robert Stin- 
son, Secy., Eldorado, Ill. Owner receiv- 
ing new bids to close May Ist. Brick, 
2 sty., 48x59. 

School: (high and Grade), $15,000, (5 
class rooms and 1 assembly room), Fol- 
somville, Ind. Archt., Harry E. Boyle 
and Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Fol- 
somville. Plans in progress. Brick ve- 
neer. 

Bark Building: (cemodeling and gen- 
eral alterations), Petersburg, Ind. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville, Ind. Owner, Citizens State 
Bank, Petersburg. Plans in progress, 
ready for bids soon. 

Bank Building: 1 sty., basement and 


‘Upper 4th, Evansville. 


-H. Brockman. 


balcony, Francisco, Ind. Archt., Clifford 


‘Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 


ville. Owner, Francisco State Bank, 
Francisco, Ind. Flans in progress. Brk., 
stone.- 

Bungalows: (10), $3,500 each, Jasper, 
Ind. Archt., Anderson and Stingle, 108 
Owner, Jasper 


Realty Co. Plans in progress. Bids 
soon. Frame. 

Residences: (9), $5,000 each, Miller 
Terrace. Qwner, George L. Miller and 
Son. Taking bids on materials. Frame. 

Residence: $20,000. Owner, J. W. 
Johnson, c/o The Mead-Johnson Co. 


General contract awarded to Anderson 
and Veatch, 511 Upper 8th St. Start 
work shortly. Brick. English type. 
Residence and Garage: $15,000, Archt. 
and general contractors, Anderson and 
Veacch, 511 Upper 8th St. Owner, Miss 
Sarah Vickery. 
Stucco, Dutch colonial design. 


Residence: $10,000. - Archt., Alfred 


Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Mrs. ; 


George Brose. General contract let to 
John Wilkins, Stringtown’ Road; plmg. 
to H. A. Grant. 

Residence: $8,000. Archt., Alfred 
Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, R. 
General contract let to 
John Wilkins, Stringtown Road. Start 
work at once. 

Government Dam No. 47: $3,000,000, 
Newburg, Ind., along Ohio River. Own- 
er, U. S. Government Engineers, Louis- 
ville. General contract let to National 
Contract Co., Evansville, Ind. Start 
work soon, contract to be completed by 


FRANKFORT. 

“County Hospital, Logansport, $120,000. 
Archt., Rodney Leonard, Peoples Life 
Bldg., Frankfort, Ind. Owner, Cass 
County Hospital, Board of Trustees, Lo- 
gansport. Bids are being recgived at 
the office of the County Auditor, Court 
House, Logansport. Bids close May 8 
at 10 A. M. for the general constr., 
heating and ventilating system, plumb- 
ing, gas and sewer, electric wiring, ele- 
vator and dumb waiter. (See legal ad- 
vertising in this issue). 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Grade School Building: $80,000. 
Archt., Rodney Leonard, Peoples Life 
Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Frankfort. General contract, John Pad- 
en, Frankfort; heating and plumbing, 
Emshoff and Layton, Frankfort. 


‘pletion. 
‘sist of bronze doors, new vault, bank 


Start work shortly.. 


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FT. WAYNE. 


Church: $50,000.00, Gay and Pontiac 
Sts., Ft. Wayne. Archt., David Riebe!l 
and Sons and Matheny, 916 First Na- 
tional Bank Bldg., Columbus, Ohio. Own- 
er, - Grace Evangelical- Church, Ft. 
Wayne, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, 
stone trim. - Mae ‘ 

“Bank: (general interior alterations), 
$20,000, Ligonier, Ind. Archt., A: M. 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. 


‘Owner, Mier State Bank, A. B. Mier, 


Pres., Ligonier, Ind. Plans nearing com- 
Bids in 30 days, work will con- 


fixtures, tile floors, steam heat, plumb- 


‘Ing, wiring and general alterations. 


Residence: $10,000. 
Bowers, Utility Bldg. Owner, H. L. 
Logue, 3309 S. Clinton St.. Archt. ready 
for bids in a few days. Brick veneer. 

“Residence: $9,000. Archt., Leighton 
Bowers, Utility: Bldg. Owner, William 
Thiel, Jr., 1522 West Main. Owner tak- 
ing bids. Brick veneer. 

Contracts Awarded. «9 

“Stores: (2) $13,000. Archt.,’ Leigh- 
“on Bowers, Utility Bldg. Owner, R. E. 
Ebersole, 3514 Broadway. General con- 
Henry C.. Hockemeyer, 1217 
Summit St. Start work at once. Brick. 

*“Chureh: Harrison & Rudisill Blvd. 
Owner, Redeemer Lutheran Churce 
General contractor, W. A. Sheets, Util- 
ity Bldg. Excavating. 

“Parochial School: $25,000. Archt., J. 
M. E. Riedel. Owner, St. Paul’s Evan- 
gelical Lutheran Congr., Rev. Jacob Mil- 
ler, 1126 Barr St. Contract let to Henry 
Wehrenberg and Son, 802 Madison; Htg. 
and Plmg. to Schwegeman-Witte Co.; 
electrical work to P. B. Arnold. Start 
work shortly. Brick. 

“Garage: 1 sty., 50x72. Archt., Pohl- 
meyer & Pohlmeyer. Owner. L. T. Hook, 
1216 Marion.. Contract ‘o Hilgeman & 
Schaff, Noll Bldg. 

Residence: $9,000. Archt., Fohlmeyer 
& Pohlmeyer. Owner, Carl Centlivre, 
637 Lawton. Contract let.to August 
Fuhrman, 237 W. Leith St. 

*Residence: $10,000. Archt., 
meyer & Pohlmeyer. Owner, Homer 
Hartman, 902 West Creighton. Contract 
to Wm. H. Koldeway, 1302 Park. 

“Residence: $12,000.  Archt., Pohl- 
meyer & Pohlmeyer. Owner, Ed 
O’Rourke, 2514 Webster. Contract let 
to E. W. Snouffer, 430 E. Washington. 

*Residence: $25,000. Archt., A. M. 
Strauss, Ft. Wayne. Owner, W. L. 


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Smith, Van Wert, Ohio. General con- 
tract ‘to Oscar Springer, 1525 Crescent 
Ave., Ft. Wayne. Brick. 


GARY. 


*Church: $100,000. Archt., A. F. 
Wickes. Owner, Central Christian 
Church, 686 Harrison St. Archt. taking 
bids. Brick. 

*Apartment: $45,000. Owner, Joe 
Wildermuth & Co., 690 Broadway. Con- 
tract let to Anderson Bros., 17 East 5th. 
Brick. Start shortly. 

Apartment: $45,000, Hammond. Archt. 
L. H. Warriner, Gary. Owner, Deutsch 
and Mehler (builders), 28 West 8th, 
Gary. Taking separate bids. Owner 
will build by day labor. 


HAMMOND. 


Warehouse and Shop: $20,000, 2 sty., 
50x25, Sibley St. Archt., Mac Turner, 
Citizens National Bank Bldg. Owner, 
P. H. Mueller, 789 Hohman St. Archt. 
taking bids. Brick. 

Automobile Sales Room and Stores: 
$40,000, 1 sty. and bas., 65x80, Ogden 
and Hohman Sts. Archt., Mac Turner, 
627 Hohman St. Owner, Louis Roth. 
Archt. taking bids. Brick, terra cotta. 

Stores: (3), $12,000, West State St. 
Archt., J. T. Hutton and Son. Owner, 
Barialli Bros., State St. Archt. taking 
bids. Brick, 1 sty., 50x90. 

Contracts Awarded. 

Stores: (3), $30,000, 1 sty., 75x100, 
State and Morton Ct. Archt., J. T. Hut- 
ton & Son, Hammond Bldg. Owner, 
Arthur J. Weiss, lst Trust and Savings 


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Bank. General contract let to Bates and 
Ahlborn Constr. Co. Brick, terra cotta 
trim. 

Apartment Building: (15 apts.) and 
garage (5 cars), $65,000. Owner, Wil- 
liam T. Hutton. General contract let 
to F. G. Wall, East Chicago, Ill. 

Store Building: $20,000. Owner, W. 
C. Paxton (Lumber), let to J. Wesley. 
Brick. 

Bungalow: $10,000. Owner, Mrs. | a 
Golden. General contract let to J. Wes- 
ley. Brick veneer. 


HUNTINGTON. 


Commercial Garage & Sales Room: 
$40,000, 1 sty., 142x145. Private plans. 
Owner, The Custance-Wright Co. Plans 
in progress, ready for bids in two weeks. 
Brick. 

Storage Building: $15,000. Private 
plans. “Owner, Majestic Company, will 
build late summer. Brick. 


LAFAYETTE. 


Underwood Steam Distribution Sys- 
tem: At the new service bldg., Indiana 
State Soldiers’ Home, Lafayette. Con- 
sulting Engineer, R. W. Noland, Lafay- 
ette. Owner, Board of Trustees, Mrs. 
Caroline B. Morrison, Secy. of the Board, 
422 N. 7th St. Owner receiving bids to 
close May 10th at 10:00 a. m, (See 
legal advertising in this issue. 

“Fraternity House: $75,000, Grand 
and Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette. 
Archt., Verner Wilhelm and Mobley, 602 
Book Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Owner, Phi 
Kappa Psi Fraternity of Purdue Univer- 


‘erts Hotel, Muncie, Ind. 


sity, Lafayette. Plans completed. Own- 
er will be ready to receive bids in 10 
days. Brick, 3 sty. and bas. Bee 
*Garage and Warehouse: $75,000, Michigan 
City, Ind, Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, 
Lafayette. Owner, Haviland Transfer Co., Mich. 
City. Low bidder, Henry KoehIn, Michigan City. 


MUNCIE 

Power House, $26,500; Pipe Tunnel, $17,500 ; 
Chimney, $6,500; Steam Supply and Return Lines, 
$14,000; Boilers (2), $15,000. ‘“‘Eastern Division, 
Indiana State Normal,” Muncie. Archt., Kibele 
and Gerard, Johnson Bldg., Muncie. ‘Owner, 
Board of Trustees, Helen C. Benbridge, Sec’y, 
Terre Haute. Owner receiving bids at the Rob- 
Bids close May 7 at 
8:00 p. m. (See legal advertising in this issue.) 


MARION. 
Contracts Awarded. 

“Gymnasium: (Alt. and Imp. Bldg. No. 
10), $60,000. Archt., Schenk and Wil- 
liams, Dayton, Ohio. Owner, Soldiers 
Home, Marion. General contract let to 
E. L. Danner, 116 West Monroe St., Ko- 
komo, Ind. Start work shortly. 


PERU. 


Hospital: (2 wings) $150,000, 3 sty. 
and bas., 50x150. “The Duke’s Memorial 
Hospital.” Archt., Meyer J. Sturm, 116 
South Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Own- 
er, The Miami County Hospital Asso- 
ciation, Wm. W. Welch, Chmn., 12 So. 
Broadway; A. E. Cathcart, 5 East River 
St.; C. N. Hall, 20 No. Broadway, all of 
Peru. Preliminary plans in progress. 
Owners financing. Brick, fireproof con- 
struction. 

*Apartment (4 apts.) and Garage (4 
Cars): $12,000, 160 West 8rd. Archt., 
Jesse T. Osborne, 306 Home Savgs. & 
Loan Bldg. Owner, Dr. J. A. Kruetzer, 


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to Ertel & Wolf, Home Savgs. and Loan 
Bldg., Peru.; Htg. to Peru Htg. Co.; 
Plmg. to R. E. Cloud; electric work to 
Kling Electric Co. 


TERRE HAUTE. 


Fire Alarm Building: (for fire alarm 
system), 2 sty., 35x45. Archt., Johnson, 
Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St. Owner, 
Board of Public Works, City Hall. Plans 
in progress. Owner will advertise for 
bids shortly. Brick, frpf. 

Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and bas. 
40x40, Edgewood Grove. Archt., J. D 
Palmer, McKeen Bank Bldg. Owner, E. 


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H. Goodman, 88 Potomac Ave. Prelim- 
inary plans in progress. Brick veneer 
and stucco; hot water heat; asphalt 


shingle roof. 


Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., 52x44. Archt., J. D. Palmer, Mc- 
Keen Bank Bldg. Owner, G. W. Freder- 
ick, 11 Davis Apartment. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick veneer and stucco, compo- 
sition floors, hot water heat, tile floors. 

Residence: $10,000. Archt., Reintzes 
and Floyd, 523% Ohio St. Owner, E. D. 
Richardson, 1330 N. 8th St. Plans in 
progress. Frame and _ stucco, furnace, 
tile bath, asphalt shingle roof, 2 sty. and 
bas., 30x40. 

Residence: $8,500, 1 sty. and bas., 38x 
59. Archt., Reintzes and Floyd, 523% 
Ohio St. Owner, George W. J. Hoffman, 
1425 So. 6th St. Plans in progress, 
Bids soon. Frame and stucco, furnace, 
asphalt shingle roof. 


Jail: (repair), $600.00. Owner, Board 


of County Comrs., Court House. Taking 
bids to close May 2nd. Painting, re- 
roofing. 

“Children’s Hospital: $25,000. Archt., 


Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th 
St. Owner, Board of County Commrs., 
Chas. M. Lee, Auditor, Court House, 
Terre Haute. Owner taking bids to 
close May 18th at 11:00 a. m. 

“School: (rebuild), $7,000, 


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Clinton 


Twp., Clinton, Ind. Archt., Thomas and 
Allen, 25 So. 5th St., Terre Haute. Own- 
er, Frank Slater, trustee, Clinton, Ind. 
Owner taking bids to close April 30th 


at 7:30 p. m. 

*Warehouse and Store: $85,000. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner Co. Owner, Hamilton-Harris Co. 
Owner taking bids, 2 sty., 638x124, : 

*Bank and Theatre: $100,000. Archt., 


Shourds-Stoner Co. Owner, Twelve Points Bldg. 
and Loan Asso. Low bidder on general con- 
tract, North-Raffin Constr. Co. 

Contracts Awarded. 

Storage Warehouse: $20,000, 2 sty., 
43x84. Archt., J. D. Palmer, McKeen 
Bank Bldg. Owner, Morge Delivery Co., 
721 Spruce St. General contract let to 
North-Raffin Co., Terre Haute Trust 
Bldg. Brick, concrete. 


“Swimming Pool: $73,265, 192x128, 
Fairbanks Park. Owner, Board of Park 
Commissioners, City Hall. General con- 
tract let to North-Raffin Construction 
Co., Terre Haute Trust Bldg. Concrete. 

Residence: $6,000. Archt., Reintzes 
and Floyd, 523% Ohio St. General con- 
tract let to James Peters, 2310 Fifth 
Ave. Owner, Miss Virginia Stewart, 
632 Walnut St. Frame and stucco. 

*Church: $100,000, Brazil, Ind. Archt., John- 
son, Miller & Miller, Terre Haute. Owner, Pres- 
byterian Congregation, Brazil. Contract let to 
O. V. Miller, c/o basis, Brazil, Ind. 

*Residence and Garage: Archt., Johnson, 


Miller and Miller. Owner, Wm. J. Rynick. Con- 
tract let to Roehm Bros. 


VINCENNES. 


*School (Township High), $52,000, Wheatland, 


Ind. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, Vincennes. 
Owner, John R. Bateman; trustee, Wheatland, 
Ind. Owner taking bids to close April 26th at 


3:00 p. m. 


“Grade School: $62,840, 2 sty. and bas., 
Washington, Ind., “West End School.” 
Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens 
Trust Bldg., Vincennes, Ind. Owner, Bd. 
of School Trustees, R. M. Smiley, Pres.; 
R. L. MelIntosh, Secy.; A. C. Wise, 
Secy., Washington, Ind. General con- 
tract awarded to Klingensmith and 
Dillon, Washington, Ind.; heating and 
plumbing let to Logan H. Peek, Wash- 


ington; electric wiring let to E. K, Sud- 
duth, Washington. Start work soon. 
Brick and concrete. 


WABASH. 


“Lodge Building (rear add. and gen- 
eral remodeling), $10,000. Archt., Wm. 
Stewart. Owner, L. O. O. M. Lodge No. 
1195, Roy Reed, Chmn.; William Derr, 
Chas. Palumbo. Owner taking bids to 
close April 30th. Frame, 1 sty. and 
bas., 50x80. 

“Factory: (add.) 3 sty., 60x62, Own- 
er, Wabash Cabinet Co. General con- 
tract let to Floyd Webb, Wabash, Ind. 
Start work at once. Brick, mill con- 
struction. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


Angola: Residence, $6,500. 
R. E. Willis, Angola. 
mature this summer. 
veneer. 


Cicero: Canning Plant: 1. sty; 
Owner, The Hartley Packing Co., El- 
wood, Ind. Start work soon. 

Crothersyille: Packing plant (add.), 
1 and 2 sty., 70x270. Owner, The Rider 
Packing Co. Building to be used as a 
warehouse and dormitory, will include 
dining room, kitchen, rest rooms, sleep- 
ing rooms for 100 employes. Brick, re- 
inforced concrete. Starting work. 

*Decatur: Church, $40,000. Archt., Oscar 
Hoffman. Owner, Reformed Church, Archt. tak- 
ing bids. 

Decatur: Club House (rem.), Second 
St. Owner, Knights of Columbus Lodge. 
Plans in progress, ready for bids soon. 
The work will consist of raising the roof 
16 inches, re-arrangement of rooms, in- 
stallation of an electric elevator, steam 
heat. 


“Elkhart: Grant B. Bushnell (con- 
tractor), has started work on the 
Beardsley School, $100,000. Residence 
for B. D. Houseworth to cost $17,000, 


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for Harry Lerner, lessee. 

Elkhart: Theatre and Office Building, 
3 sty. and bas., 170x160, Elkhart. Archt., 
K. M. Vitzthum and Co., 600 No. Michi- 
gan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Owner, H. E. 
Lerner, Mgr., Buckler Theatre, 527 So. 
Main St., Elkhart. Preliminary plans in 


progress. 

“Gary: Recreation pavilion, 1 sty., 
90x94, Lake Front Park. Archt., Geo. 
W. Maher, 157 East Erie St., Chicago, 
fll. Owner, City of Gary, Park Board, - 
Gary, Ind. Owner taking bids to close 
April 23d at 8:00 p..m. Brick and con- 
crete. ° 

Goshen: Ike W. Miller, general con- 


tractor, Goshen, Ind., has received the 
contract to build a city school at Sturgis, 
Mich., cost $30,000.00. 


Hartford City: Residences (2) 
$6,000 each, Mill St. Owner, American 
Security Co. Plans in progress. Frame, 


asphalt shingle roofs, furnaces. 


Kokomo: A building permit was is- 
sued to D. C. Jenkins Glass Co. for a 
factory add. to cost $9,000 and to Hot 
Spot Gasoline Co. for a filling station 
to cost $6,000. 


Lebanon: Assembling room, 1 sty., 
40x80, Indianapolis Ave. Owner, Cline 
and Hicks (Mfrs. of auto bus bodies). 
General contract let to Pickett & Gill 
Construction Co. Work started. The 
owners are now working on plans for 
a new 2 sty. bldg., 40x140, plans will 
be ready for bids about June Ist. Brk. 

New Harmony: Electric Light Plant. 
Owner, City of New Harmony, ¢/o City 
Clerk. Plans are to change the present 
plant from Lovern St. to the site adjoin- 
ing the New Harmony Grain Co. A mod- 
ern plant will be erected this year. 
Definite data later. Brick. 

“Logansport: Park pavilion, $19,000, 
12040, Riverside Park. Archt., Carl 
Horn, Owner, Board of Park Commrs, 
City Hall. Plans nearing completion. 
Brick, concrete and tile. Owner will ad- 
vertise for bids in 30 days. 

“Mishawaka: Central High School 
Building, $700,000, 3 sty. and bas., 80x 
120. Archt., Perkins, Fellows and Ham- 
ilton, 814 Tower Court, Chicago, Ill. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, H. W. 
Jones, Pres.; E. Byrkit, Secy., Misha- 
waka. On working drawings. Brick, 
stone, reinforced concrete floor,and roof 
constr. 

Monticello: Water System and Elec- 
trification of Water Works Plant: $31,- 
000. Owner, City of Monticello, c/o City 


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“Muncie: Y. W. C. A. Building, $238,- 
000, Adams and Jefferson.  Archt., 
Kibele and Garrard, 335 Johnson Bldg. 
Owner, Y. W. C. A. Plans in progress. 
Owners are conducting and financing 
campaign to raise $150,000 to add to 
$88,000 on hand. The building will con- 
tain administrative offices, assembly hall, 
department club rooms, gymnasium, 
and swimming pool. 

Oakland City: Printing plant, 2 sty 
and bas., Harrison St. Owner, The J. 
W. Cockrum Printing Co., Oakland City. 
Site purchased, will build this summer. 
Brick. 

Paoli: Factory (add.). Owner, The 
Edgerton Manufacturing Co. (Basket 
Mfrs.), are contemplating the erection 
of an addition to present factory, ma- 
ture early summer. Brick, mill con- 
s.ruction. 

Paragon: Canning tactory. Owner, 
The Paragon Canning Factory, Paragon, 
Ind. Flans in progress. Start work 
shortly. Brick, 1 sty. 

“Petersburg: Commercial garage, 
$30,000.00, 2 sty. and bas., 60x105. Own- 
er and builders, Smith and Craig Con- 
struction Co., Petersburg, Ind. Plans 
in progress. Start work soon. Brick. 

Plainville: Residence and Garage: 
$25,000. Private plans. Owner, Ernest 
Killion (general store). Owner taking 
bids. Hollow tile and stucco, 2 s-y. and 
bas., 45x45. 

Plymeuth: Double residence, $8,000, 
2 sty., Jackson and Michigan. Owner, 
James Schultheis. General contract let 
to Sam Riddle, Plymouth. Start work 
shortly. Mr. Riddle will also build a 
semi-bungalow for L. D. Griewank at 
Garro and Third Sts, both are frame. 

Princeton: $20,000. Sewage Disposal 
Plant at plant of H. J. Heinz Co. Own- 
er, The H. J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, Fa. 
and Princeton, Ind. Plans in progress, 
mature in 60 days. : 

Seymour: The Jackson County Agri- 
cultural Fair Association. have incorpo- 
rated for $50,000, and will purchase 40 
acres of ground for a new fair grounds. 

Sullivan: School, $150,000, and rem. 
school, $25,000. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Sullivan, Ind. Voted to build 
this year, definite data later. 


Contracts Awarded. 

*Anderson: Sales pavilion. Archt., Es R. 
Watkins. Owner, Anderson. Sales Pavilion Co. 
General contract let to Ben F. Wrizht, $20,320. 

“Bedford: Bank (rem. and add.) $20,- 
000. Archt., K. W. Vitzthum & Co., 600 


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Citizens Trust Co., Bedford: Contrac- 


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“Morristown: Canning Plant, ware- 
house, 2 sty., 64x36; husking room, 1 
sty., 106x46; process room, 1 sty., 36x 
36; engine room, 1 sty., 32x48. New 
Canning Co., c/o Mr. Billman, Prest., 
Morristown. Start work at once, foun- 
dation and floors let to Harvey Snider 
and W. C. L. Cass, Fountaintown, Ind.; 
carpentry, day work; lumber and mill 


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Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
% publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
} no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 
Notice is hereby given that Liberty School 
Township in Union County, Indiana, by Byron 
B. Nickels, the Trustee of said Township, and 
the Advisory Board thereof, will receive sealed 
bids at the office of said Trustee at the schoo! 
house in the Villave of Dunlapsville in said schoo] 


. township in Union County in the State of In- 


diana, on Monday, the 7th day of May, 1923, at 
1 o’clock P. M., of said day, for the construction 
of a new elementary grade school building in 
Liberty Township, Union County, State of In- 
diana. At the same time and place bids will also 
be received for the installation of: 

(a) The heating and ventilating system; 

(b) The plumbing and sewerage system; 

(ec) The electric _work and electric plant; 
ali in accordance with the plans and specifications 
heretofore adopted and approved by the Trustee 
and the Advisory Board of said township, which 
plans and specifications are now on file in the 
office of the Township Trustee and in the office 
of the State Board of Accounts. Said building 
to be a one-story brick building and basement to 
be located upon the following described real 
estate belonging to said school township in Lib- 
erty Township, Union County, State of Indiana: 


Bezinning at the southeast corner of the north- 
west quarter of Section 28, Township 11, north, 
Ranve 2 west, running thence west 4 chains and 
Ad links; thence north 5 chains and 87 links; 
thence east 4 chains and 45 links; thence south 
5 chains and 87 links to the place of beginning, 
containing 8 acres, more or less. 


The estimated cost of the proposed building 
completed is $28,500.00. All bids must be in 
writing on forms prescribed by the laws of. the 
State of Indiana, and delivered to the Trustee 
on or before the time mentioned herein. Each 
bid on the general construction shall be accom- 
panied by the certified check of the bidder in the 
sum of $500.00, payable to said Trustee. Each 
bid for the heating and ventilating installation 
shall be accompanied by the certified check of 
the bidder in the sum of $300.00. Each bid for 


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the plumbing and sewerage installation shall be 
accompanied by the certified check of the bidder 
for the sum of $200.00. Each bid for the electric 
work and electric plant shall be accompanied by 
the certified check of the bidder for the sum of 
$200.00. These certified checks to be held by said 
trustee as a guarantee of good faith the bidder 
will enter into a contract and execute a bond 
for the full amount of his bid, approved by the 
Trustee and Advisory Board, for the due per- 
formance thereof, if his bid is accepted. The 
ehecks of the unsuccessful bidders will be re- 
turned to them when the contracts are awarded 
and entered into. Should the successful bidder 
fail to enter into a contract and execute said 
bond, he shall forfeit said certified checks as 
liquidated damages for the use and benefit of said 
township. The plans and specifications may be 
examined at the office of the Township Trustee 
and at the office of Architect Karl P. Henkle, 
108-110 Heinemann Bldg., Connersville, Indiana. 
A deposit of $15.00 will be required of prospec- 
tive bidders for plans and specifications for each 
branch of work taken from the office of said 
architect, which amount will be returned in full 
in case the same are returned on the day of the 
letting and a bona fide bid is submitted by the 
contractor. Should the bidder fail in one re- 
quirement only, the sum of Five ($5.00) Dollars 
only shal] be returned to him, but should he fail 
in the observance of both conditions, he shall 
forfeit the whole amount of said deposit. Each 
bidder shall stamp or write his name on the 
back of the drawing or cover of the specifications 
used by him in preparing his proposals. Said 
contract will be let in four parts as stated above, 
to the lowest responsible bidder who, upon the 
award of a contract, shall give a bond to the 
approval of the Trustee and Advisory Board for 
the benefit of any person, persons or corporation 
who shall suffer any loss or damage by reason 
of such bidder failing or neglecting to perform 
the work awarded him by such Trustee, and to 
pay for all labor and materials furnished him or 
any of said contractors in the construction of 
said work. The bidder shall have the right and 
privilege in connection with his bid for the 
general construction of said building, to make 
a bid for the purchase of the old school building 
located upon the above described real estate. 
The trustee reserves the right to reject any and 
all bids. 


Dated this 10th day of April, 1923. 
BYRON B. NICKELS, 


Trustee of Liberty School Township, 
Union County, Indiana, 


Postoffice address, Liberty, Indiana, R. F. D. 
No. 5. 


April 14-21-28, 1923 


HOSPITAL BUILDING 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given that the Hospital Board 
of Cass County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids 
at the office of the Cass County Auditor in the 
Court House at Logansport, Indiana, until tén 
o’clock a. m., Tuesday, May 8, 1923, at which time 
and place same will be opened, read and consid- 
ered for the construction of a hospital building 
and for the installation of the heating and ven- 
tilating system of said building, and for installa- 
tion of plumbing, sewer and gas system for said 
building, and. for the installation of electric wir- 
ing and apparatus system for said building, and 
for an elevator and dumb waiter system for said 


said county and all by and according to plans and 
specifications as provided therefor. Estimated 
cost of building ($120,000.00). 

The plans and specifications are on file for the 
inspection of bidders at the office of said County 
Auditor and at the office of Rodney W. Leonard, 
Architect, Room 309 People’s Life Building, 
Frankfort, Indiana. 

Bidders in submission of bids will submit same 
as follows: 

1. For construction of building (general con- 
traet) or 

2. For the installation complete of heating and 
ventilating system or 

3. For the installation complete of plumbing, 
gas and sewer, or 

4. For installation complete of electric wiring 
and apparatus system, or 

5. For installation complete of elevator and 
dumb waiter, or 

6. For all work inclusive and as complete by 
the plans and specifications. 

In this way the bidder only being required to 
submit his bid for such portion or portions of the 
total work as he may desire. 

All bids shall be accompanied by an approval 
bond of the bidder in sum equal to full amount of 
his gross bid or bids, conditioned upon his enter- 


-ing into a written contract with said Board of 


Trustees if he is the successful bidder, according 
to proposal. 

All bids and proposals shall be upon the forms 
prescribed by the State Board of Accounts. Un- 
less bids are accompanied by a bond as above and 
upon forms as above no attention will be given 
same. 

The successful bidder will be required to enter 
into a written contract with said Board of Trus- 
tees. Contract as usually conditioned. The suc- 
cessful bidder will be required by the terms of 
his contract to enter into the active prosecution 
of his work immediately and complete said work 
at the time mentioned in general conditions of the 
specifications. , 

The Board of Trustees for Cass County reserve 
the right to reject any and all bids without giv- 
ing any reason therefor. 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CASS COUNTY 
HOSPITAL : 
JOHN T. ELLIOTT, President. 
GEORGE A. RAUB, Secretary. 
WILLARD WINN, Trustee. 
EMERSON B. KITCHEL, Trustee. 
April 21, 1923. é 


NOTICE TO BIDDERS ON THE UNDER- 
GROUND STEAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 
KNOWN AS PART 1 OF THE NEW SERVICE 
PLANT FOR THE INDIANA STATE SOL- 
DIERS HOME. 


Please note the following instructions govern- 
ing the filing of proposals and the awarding of 
contracts: 

Sealed proposals to the Board of Trustees of the 
Indiana State Soldiers Home for the furnishing 
of labor and materials for a new underground 
steam distribution system, in accordance with the 


“plans and specifications prepared by R. W. No- 


land, consulting engineer, will be received by -the 
Board of Trustees, c/o Secretary of the Board, 
Mrs. Caroline B. Morrison, at 422 North Seventh 
Street, Lafayette, Indiana, up to 10 a. m. on the 
10th day of May, 1923, at which time the bids will 
be publicly opened in the Board’s room in the 
Commandant’s residence at the Indiana State Sol- 
diers Home. 

One main proposal and one sub-proposal shall be 


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made and if both proposals are accepted, two 

separate and distinct contracts for the work will 

be executed. The proposals shall be as follows: 
Proposal No. 1 

This proposal shall include all labor and mate- 
rial for a complete underground steam distribu- 
tion system as shown on the plans and specified. 

Proposal No. 1A, Trenching and Backfilling 

This proposal shall include all labor and mate- 
rials included in the paragraph in the specifica- 
tions headed Trenching and Backfilling. 

The trustees reserve the right to reject any 
and all bids. ‘ 

A Bidder’s Bond is to accompany each and 
every bid. 

The successful bidders will each be required 
to execute a contract on a form provided by the 
Board of Trustees. Each successful contractor 
will also be required to furnish satisfactory 
Surety Company’s Bond to the amount-of the 
Contract Price to secure the fulfillment of the 
Contract, 

Plans and specifications relating to any of the 
above work may be consulted daily at the Com- 
mandant’s Office at -the Indiana State Soldiers’ 
Home. 


All communications and references to the above 
proposals or contracts should be addressed to 


the undersigned: . } 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, STATE SOLDIERS’ 


HOME, ¢/o Sec. of the Board, Mrs. Caroline B. 

Morrison, 422 No. 7th St., Lafayette, Indiana. 

(Each bidder is required to furnish a check 
for fifteen dollars ($15.00), made payable to the 
engineer, upon receipt of the plans and speci- 
fications, to guarantee the return of the plans 
and specifications. This check will be returned 
to the bidder when the plans and specifications 
used for making up the bids are returned to the 
engineer. The plans and spécifications must be 
turned in with the bid.) 
April 21-28; May 5, 1923. 


POWER HOUSE EQUIPMENT 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS. 


Bids will be received by the Board of Trustees 
of the Indiana State Normal School at 8:00 P. 
M., May 7, at the Roberts Hotel, Muncie, Ind., for 
the erection and completion of a power house, 
tunnel, etc., at the Eastern Division, Indiana State 
Normal School, Muncie, Indiana. Bids must be 
made on Form 96 prescribed by the State ‘Board 
of Accounts and must be accompanied ‘by a certi- 
fied check equal to five (5%): per cent of the 
amount of the bid. Separate bids must be re- 
ceived for the following items: First, for the erec- 
tion of the power house, estimated cost $26,500.00 ; 
second, for the construction of the pipe tunnel, 
estimated cost, $17,500.00; third, for the erec- 
tion of the chimney, estimated cost, $6,500.00; 
fourth, for the main steam supply and return 
pipes, estimated cost $14,000.00; fifth, for fur- 
nishing and erecting two boilers, estimated cost 
$15,000.00. Bids must be made in accordance 
with provisions of specifications prepared by 
Kibele & Gerard, Architects, Muncie, Indiana. 
Copies of plans and specifications may be found 
at the office of the Dean of the Faculty, Eastern 
Division, Indiana State Normal School, Muncie, 
Indiana; at the office of Kibele & Gerard, Archi- 
tects, 335 The Johnson Building, Muncie, Indiana, 
and at the office of the Registrar of the Indiana 
State Normal School, Terre Haute, Indiana. 


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INDIANA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, 


Helen C. Benbridge, Secretary. 
Apr. 21-28; May 5, 1928. 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


GUY MAHURIN, President : 
gas B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
ent 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 

‘CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 


WAR MEMORIAL ARCHITECTURAL 
COMPETITION CLOSED THIS 
WEEK 


Numerous Plans Submitted 


The attention of professional archi- 
tectural circles all over the country dur- 
ing the latter part of this week has been 
centered on Indianapolis, where the se- 
lection of an architect to plan the $2,000,- 
000 World War Memorial has been hang- 
ing in the balance. 


That the best in the way of design and 
construction might be secured for this 
notable structure the War Memorial 
Commission months ago decided upon ar 
architectural competition along a given 
program with Thomas’ R. Kimball, 
Omaha, Neb., past president of the 
American Institute of Architects, acting 
as architectural adviser. Those entering 
the competition were required to furnish 
proof. of their qualifications and compe. 
tency to handle such a large commission 
if selected. 

Milton Bennett Medary, Jr., architect 
of Philadelphia, Pa.; Henry Bacon, archi- 
tect of New York, and Charles Adams 
Platt, painting and landscape expert and 
architect of New York were named to act 
as a judging and an awarding committee. 
All contestants were required to submit 
plans not later than April 16. 

As a result of the above arrangements 
twenty-six sets of plans were submitted. 
The members of the award jury, together 
with Mr. Kimball, assembled at Indian- 
apolis the past week and Tuesday en- 
tered upon their task, the finale of which 
will be to award to some architect one of 
the largest single architectural commis- 
sions ever given out in Indiana. 

The plans were taken to the John 
Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, where 
it consumed practically a full day to un- 
pack and hang the array of drawings. 
More than 1,700 square feet of wall dis- 
play space was required for the hanging 
of the exhibits. é 

It was generally agreed that it would 
take from three to four days to review 
and judge the work submitted by the 
competitors. ; 

The room in which the plans were dis- 
played was closed to all except members 
of the jury until an award decision was 
reached. At the conclusion of the work 
of the judges the plans will be put on 
displav for the edification of the public. 


A. F. WICKES 


Members of the jury naturally at first 
refused to comment upon the plans, but 
Mr. Kimball, advisory expert to the com- 
mission, who was in charge of the con- 
test, declared the designs submitted set 
a new high mark for originality of treat- 
ment, beauty of design and practicability. 

The winning architect will receive an 
award of $120,000 for his work, $12,000 
of which will be paid immediately upon 
signing of the contract. The second win- 
ner in the contest will be given a cash 
award of $10,000 and the third of $7,500. 
The jurors will each receive $2,000 and 
expenses for their services. 


THAT $60,000,000 DOOR 


Fifteen Years in the Making 


(Boston News Bureau) 


A hollow sheet metal door with metal 
trim, hung,on hinges like any other 
door, plain-looking and simply fashioned, 
has caused a bitter squabble fifteen years 
long and country-wide, and has cost thus 


far $60,000,000. The fight may end—and 


it may not—on May 21 next. 

The court created to settle just such 
controversies is to make a “final”. deci- 
sion on that date. But the same court 
rendered a “final” decision two years 
ago, and the wrangle went on just the 
same. 

It involves the whole building indus- 
try.. The carpenters “claim” that door, 
and their union has 300,000 of the 800,000 
members in the building trades depart- 
ment of the American Federation of 
Labor. The sheet metal workers also 
“claim” the door and their union has only 
25,000 aa bape The national board of 
jurisdictional awards was created ex- 
pressly to settle such disputes. 

The question at issue is: Whose job 
is it to hang a metal door? The board 
two years ago gave it to the little union, 
whereupon the big union withdrew from 
the department while staying in the fed- 
eration. The big union officially in- 
structed its members everywhere to 
strike against any contractor who as- 
signed sheet metal workers to hang 
metal doors. 

More than that, when the carpenters, 
for example, quit a job in Cleveland for 
this reason and no other, they also were 
ordered off all other jobs in charge of the 
same contractor not only in Cleveland 


but in other cities scattered about the 
United States; no matter whether the 
doors on a job in Memphis or Seattle or 
Baltimore. were metal or wood, the car- 
penters walked out. The owners of a 
cheater in Cleveland were hurt in that 
way to the extent of $500,000. 

Such confusion might éasily result in 
chaos throughout the industry. To head 
off threatened anarchy both the Ameri- 
can Federation of Labor and the con- 
tractors asked the board to open this 
case again. At the new hearings the car- 
penters’ claims were presented not by the 
artisans themselves but by manufactur- 
ers of metal doors and some contractors. 
The president of the carpenters’ union 
appeared only as an accredited observer, 
The president of the sheet metal workers 
affirmed the intention of his union to 
abide by any decision the board makes. 
On that subject the head of the carpen- 
ters’ union is mute. If the board ratifies 
its former decision the carpents will be 
confronted with an ugly dilemma. Will 
they quietly submit? Or will they risk 
upsetting all the building trades? 

The money losses inflicted on owners, 
workers and public by this prolonged 
struggle foot up to an enormous sum. 
It has caused numerous strikes and lock- - 
outs. The metal door business now 
amounts to $7,000,000 a year, but the 
makers claim it would be $70,000,000 
were it not that the builders and archi- 
tectcs specify wooden instead of metal 
doors in order to avoid “trouble.” 

Compared with the total number of 
workmen in the building trades and the 
aggregate amount involved in the indus- 
try the metal door figures in men and 
money are trivial. But the stakes really 
at issue in this altercation are vast. 


NEXT DIRECTORS’ MEETING SET 
FOR MAY 12 AT EVANSVILLE 


Will Be a Regional Affair 


Flans are being made to hold the next 
meeting of the Board of Directors of the 
Indiana Society of Architects at Evans- 
ville, Ind., Saturday, May 12. 

This is in accordance with the policy 
outlined at the last annual meeting when 
it was decided to hold bi-monthly meet- 
ings, first at Indianapolis and then every 
other one in some other Indiana city, 
either by selection or invitation. 


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Structural Steel for all types of Buildings, 
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Steel Bridges Enquiries Solicited 


Interstate Public Service Company 
INDIAN APOLIS—LOUISVILLE 


Low rates on Cement from 
Speeds Mill to Indianapolis 
and various other points in 
the state. 


TRY OUR OVER-NIGHT FREIGHT SERVICE 


Interstate Public Service Company 
BERT WEEDON, Traffic Megr., 

819 Board of Trade, 

Indianapolis, Indiana. 


HOLLENBECK ironworks 


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WINDOW GUARDS FACTORY PARTITIONS 
SCREENS, GRILLS, GRATINGS, RAILINGS 


2251 Mass. Ave. INDIANAPOLIS 


Phone, Webster 7626 


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Structural Steel and Iron Work for 
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 


Beams 


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Gray Iron Castings Special Machinery 
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Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EV ANSVILLE 


* Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller_._______.._| President 


Office, 411 Sycamore’ St. 
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NEW WORK CONTINUES TO DE- 

VELOP AS OLDER BUILDING OP- 
ERATIONS REACH MATURITY 


Things Swinging Along Nicely 


Here and there about the city prospec- 
tive owners continue to contemplate and 
anticipate prospective building opera- 
tions spelling for continued construction 
operations right on through spring and 
summer in a volume far beyond that to 
which. Evansville has ordinarily been ac- 
customed. , 

Every week new projects talked about 
some time back are developing actively, 
first in the architects’ offices and then 
moving on for the attention of the local 
contractors. The latter have had very 
little spare time so far this season as 
the work appearing for estimates has 


shown no let up. Then, too, the award- ~ 


ing of contracts has been quite brisk, 


necessitating immediate attention in or- 


der to get the work under way. 

It has been a real open season for 
Evansville building trades mechanics, 
who have had no trouble whatever in 
finding employment; in fact, right now 
the city, if anything, could use more 
as craftsmen if they were avail- 
able. 


SEEK TO OVERCOME THE HOUSING 
i SHORTAGE 


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Commission Organized 


A building program that would greatly 
relieve the shortage of houses is to be 
the main object of the work of a recently 
appointed housing commission in Evans- 
ville. It is planned to secure the forma- 
tion of a corporation that would build 
enough houses to take care of the short- 
age existing. The cost of constructing 
such a number of houses is estimated by 
some as high as $1,000,000. ; 

Appointment of committee chairmen 
who will have charge of different phases 
of the work of the housing commission 
were appointed:at a meeting at city hall. 

M. S. Sonntag, president of the Ameri- 
can Trust and Savings Bank, was named 
chairman of the committee which will 
work out a tentative plan. A. L. Holland 
was named chairman of the publicity 
committee. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 


General contractors Anderson &Veatch 
have contracted with J. W. Johnson and 
also Miss Sarah Vickery for the con- 
struction of two fine new residences in 
Lincolnshire, tthe new restricted  resi- 
dential sub-division. 


Geo. L. Miller & Son, general con- 
tractors, started this week on the erec- 
tion of nine new residences in Miller 
Terrace. 


While building has been active in 
Evansville and the new work has de- 
veloped with rapidity there has been lit- 
tle or no trouble as regards the ability 
of the local material supply men to keep 
up with the contractors in keeping ma- 
terial on hand for their use when needed. 


John Wilkins has the contract for the 
building of a new $9,000 home for Mrs. 
Geo. Brose, 1025 S. Second St. 


Ed Dubber has put a force to work on 
the remodeling of a home for Wm. Ben- 
nighof, 


General Contractors C. Kanzler and 
Son are busy on a various assortment of 
construction jobs ranging from new resi- 
dences down to remodeling projects. 


Foundations are being put in for the 
new store for the Handy Furniture Co. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


eae Irmnsaner 5 President 


E. F. Oelschlager__________ Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


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THE FUTURE AS WELL AS THE 
PRESENT TO BE CARED FOR 
BY FT. WAYNE. 


Move On to Establish Building Lines in 
Business District. 


Not forgetting the future, in the pres- 
ent day rush of improvement, but look- 
ing ahead with the idea of providing 
adequate facilities for handling the 
business of a Greater Ft. Wayne when 
the occasion demands city officials, in ac- 
cordance with prevailing city plan ideas, 
would establish building lines on East 
and West Main Street, as far as new 
building construction is concerned to 
provide for future widening of the 
street. 


A resolution establishing a building 
line five feet back on each side of the 
street from the present line is being 
prepared. ’ 

Petitions asking for such an establish- 
ment of building lines are now being 
circulated by Main Street property 
owners. 

All of which means that Ft. Wayne is 
wide awake to a greater and greater 
development, and is not to be caught 
napping. 


ENDORSE BIG SCHOOL BUILDING 
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. 


To Spend Practically a Million Dollars 
on New Structures. 


The city council committee of the 
whole met with tthe school board mem- 
bers this week in the city council cham- 
ber and approved the $979,500 school 
building program proposed by the school 
trustees. Of the amount named it is 
proposed, according to the program, to 
expend $287,000 on the Lakeside school; 
$175,000 on the James Smart school; 
$287,500 on the Harrison Hill school; 
$150,000 on the Adams school; $50,000 
on the Rolling Mill school and $30,000 
on the Franklin school. 


OTHER CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS 
TO MAKE FOR FURTHER 
BUILDING. 


While building construction, because 
of its unusual volume has had the call 
in’ Ft. Wayne’s activities for the year 
there is another form of construction 
that has done much for the city’s wel- 
fare. The latter item covers public im- 
provements and gives every indication 
of going onward with a greater impetus 
next season. There are overhead cross- 
ing matters, new boulevards, paving aad 
sewer extension improvements which, if 
consumated, will mean a great deal to- 
ward continued building activity in 1923. 


HANG UP ANOTHER RECORD. 


Residential Building Permits for One 
Day Greatest Ever. 

A new record was established in the 
local building inspector’s office last Sat- 
urday when permits were issued for 87 
new homes in addition to permits for 
other buildings. 


A low bid may mean no profits. 


The word minimum on ‘the wage rate 
really means no set wage rate. 


The National Jurisdictional Awards 
Board meets at Washington next month. 
All contractors should read the disputes 
coming before it. 


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Roofing All Styles 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contracter’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


EF. W... Jungelaus. 2 ee President 
CG Pierson, eo Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 

Executive Committee meets. second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


Parochial School: 2 sty. and bas., 
105x54, Terre Haute, Ind. Archt., John- 
son, Miller and Miller, Terre Haute. 
Owner, Sacred Heart School, Terre 
Haute. Archt. taking bids. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


Burford, Clarence G., et al., as own- 
ers) and’ E. H. Tuck, as_ contractor, 
agrees to erect a dwelling house on lot 
235 Park Crest for $2,000.00. 


THREE CRAFTS STILL OUT AT 
INDIANAPOLIS. 


Contractors and Men Divided Regarding 
Working Conditions. 

There was no change in the Indiana- 
polis wage scale adjustment situation 
during the past week from that which 
prevailed a week ago. Though all the 
other building trades crafts have reached 
understandings and signed agreements 
with the employers, the — electricians, 
plasterers and lathers have failed to 
reach agreements with the Building Con- 
tractors’ Association and are continuing 
their strike. 

According to Secretary Pierson the 
contractors have advanced no wage pro- 
posals to the unions that are out. The 
differences that exist between the men 
and the bosses hinge on the matter of 
conditions rather than the wage figures. 
The unions who are out desire to run in 
a lot of helpers on jobs when they are 
not needed, the contractors contend, 
hence, the break. rege 

There are about 300 union electricians 
in the city, and their strike has stopped 
work since April 1 on four or five large 
office buildings in the downtown district. 

Wage increases were made the first 
of the month in the other building 
trades, these unions, including the car- 
penters and bricklayers, went back to 
work. Contractors say that the effect 
of the wage increases on building costs 
have not been determined as yet, but 
that it is certain that the higher wages 
will boost the cost of building to a high- 
er level than has prevailed during the 
last two years. If costs reach a point 
where there is a general cessation of 
building and the union men are forced 


into idleness the-workmen will have only 
themselves to blame, the contractors say. 


SCHOOL AUTHORITIES AT INDIAN- 
APOLIS DECIDE ON EXTEN- 
SIVE BUILDING SCHEME. 


Eight New Structures Proposed. 


A school building expansion program 
that will call for an estimated expendi- 
ture of $1,385,000 was approved this 


week at Indianapolis and active steps’ 


are to be taken at once by the Board of 
School Commissioners to get the work 
under way. 

The program calls for eight structures, 
providing in all 82 new rooms, as fol- 
lows: 

School No. 38, eight-room addition and 
remodeling, $179,865. 

School No. 62, ten-room — building, 
$189,750. 

School No. 67, ten-room building, 
$208,239. 

School No. 79,: eight-room building, 
$171,500; or possibly twelve-room build- 
ing $193,500. 

School No. 76, sixieen-room building, 
$232,020. 

School No. 30, ten-room building, 
$130,963. 

School No. 23, eight-room addition, 
$55,500. 

School No. 75, twelve-room building, 
$218,245. 

When completed the buildings will of- 
fer facilities for accommodating 3,444 
additional pupils. 


SCARCITY OF PLASTERERS MAKES 
THEIR STRIKE THE MOST 
SERIOUS. 


Means Jam Later On. 


With the plasterers out now there is 
a possibility that in a few months there 
will be quite a building jam at Indiana- 
polis, for, there is much plastering work 
on projects started months ago that 
should be gotten out of the way now to 
make room for that which will come 
later. 


Of all the crafts the local building in- 
dustry can least afford is a lay out by the 
plasterers. This is the one trade in 
which there is a great scarcity of me- 
chanics due to the fact that the ap- 
prentice restrictive clause enforced by 
this particular union is very strong and, 
too, the boss plasterers have made little 
or no effort to take on new apprentices. 
Realizing at last the growing dearth of 
skilled plasterers it was just the past 
winter that the National: Master Plast- 
erers’ Association at its annual conven- 
tion went on record insisting on all 
members taking on their full quota of 
appentices in order to as soon as possible 
replenish the supply of plasterer crafts- 
men. 

Since there is known to be a scarcity 
of plasterers, not only in Indianapolis, 
but in Indiana and the country gen- 
erally, it is realized that all time lost 
now is going to make things just that 
much harder later on to handle the work 
that will have to be done in order to get 
this year’s building out of the way. 


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1923 BUILDING PERMITS SMASH 
ALL RECORDS. 


One billion and a_ quarter dollars 
worth of building permits, the greatest 
amount for a similar period in the na- 
tion’s history, were taken out through- 
out the country during January, Febru- 
ary and March, S. W. Strauss & Co. 
announced today. All records for March 


_alone were broken, $420,851,343 worth 


of work being authorized in 205 cities, 
a gain of $161,357,012 or 62 per cent 
over March of last year. 

Thus it can be seen that Indianapolis, 
by transacting the great volume of 
building construction work she has to 
date. this year, has more than held her 
own for her percentage of gain over 
last year’s corresponding period is even 
greater than the general average of 
gain. ° 

BUILDING PERMITS. 
$5,000 and Over. 
Week of April 12th to April 19th. 


Warehouse: $1000,000, 3 sty., 80x162, 814-20 N. 
Senate. Private plans. -Owner and contractor, 
T. A: Moynahan, 517 S. Delaware St. Lessee, 
Westinghouse Electric Co, 

Residence: $25,000, 4925 No, Meridian. Owner, 
Lawrence W. George. c/o George and Mac Lucas, 
Consolidated Bldg. Day work. 

Office Bldg (Add.): $18,000. Owner, Indpls. 
Union Stock Yards Co. Contract let to John 
Watson, 4004 N. Capitol. ‘Brick, 2 sty. top add. 


Residence: $16,000, 4303 No, Penn. Owner, 


Arthur Brown, ¢/o Century Biscuit Co. Gen- 
eral contract let to J. F. McDonald, c/o owner. 

Office and Bakery (rem.): $13,000, 383 E. Mar- 
ket. Owner, Taggart Baking Co. Contract let 


to Joe Sertell, Amer, Central Life Bldg. 

Residences (3) $12,000 total. 808-09-138 Tecum- 
sech. Owner, Lilli C. Steinmetz, 3825 Central 
Ave. 

Residence: $10,000. 5724 Central. Owner, H. 
lL.. Mitchell, 4012 Broadway. Contract let to 
Maynard Realty Co, 

Residence: (double), $9,000, 540-42 No. Gray. 
Owner, C. L. Elder, 1867 Tuxedo. Contract let 
to Realtor Bldg. Co., Occidental Bldg. 

Residence (double): $8,700, 5119-21 Jentral. 


Owner, L. H. Renkert, c/o contractor. Genera! 
contract to I. N. Darter, 3015 No. Senate, 
Residence (double), $8,000, 658-60 Eugene. 


Owner, D. L. Farmer, at site. 

Residence: $11,500, 115 Peneay. Owner and 
builder, Taylor C, Power, Indiana Pythian Bldg. 
Day work. 

Residence (Double), $8,000, 917-19 Bradbury. 
Owner, C. F. Niemeyer. 916 Garfield Drive, Gen- 
eral contract to Roy Wellington, 322 No. Emer- 
son. 

Residence (double): $8,000, 5222-24 College. 
Owner, Hal Gary, 4155 Park. 

Residence: $8,000, 4839 No. Capitol. Owner, 
William Low Rice. Excavating. f 

Residence: $8.000, 4631 Park. Owner, L. C. 
Huey Building Co., American Central Life Bldg. 

Residence: $8,000, 3610 Carrollton. Owner, oO. 
D. Parrish, 5018 Central. Day work. 

Residence (double), $7,500, 409-11 Gladstone. 
Owner, R. H. Cradick, 506 No. Drexel. General 
contract to George M. Clegg, ¢/o owner. 

Residence (double), $7,400, 421-28 Oakland. 
Owner. Mrs. E. Schakel, 837 No. Rural St. Con- 
tract let to Christ Prader, 330 Hast Sanders 
si <r e D $7,000, 4552 Carrollton. Owner, J. 
A. Deery. Contract to Michaelis Bros., R21 

r Ave, : 
Peedencs (double) : $6,500, 509-11 No. Chester. 
Owner, W. L. Van Sant, 838 No. Chester. Owner 
builds, ‘ 
eaidentes $6,000, » | en Owner, ©. M. 

an and Co., 4208 College, 
wy eatderios: $6,000. Owner, Seth Jolly, 2250 

iers ve. 

esas Mi $6,000, 5157 Pleasant Run Pkwy. 
Owner, Geo. J. Lehnert, 5130 FE. Michigan. | 

Residence: 5,000, 3840 College. Owner, C. A 
atterson, at site. rg 
“¢ Riaidckies? (double) © $5.500, 560-62 4 Udell. 
Owner, M. Wandrei. 220 West 29th. Contract 
to Wm. C. Kent, 557 West 28th St. 

Residence: $5.280, 469 W. 26th. | Owner and 
builder, Taylor C. Power, Ind. Pythian Bldg, 

Residences (6), $2.500 each. Owner, F. M. 
Knight Realty Co., 3106 Central. 

Residences (5). $2,500 each, No. Mount St. 
Owner, A. W. Cox, 1266 No. Belleview. 


20 INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


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108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 
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FRONTAL ATTACK AND SAPPING 

PLAY HAVOC WITH DEFENSE. 


Heavy Odds Thrown Against Calumet 
Contractors. 


One thing is certain; when pressure 
is brought to bear four ways on “the 
thin valiant line” of determined con- 
tractors, holding out for conditions that 
would protect the building industry and 
lend assurance to the possibility of a 
greater volume of work in the end, con- 
tinued resistance assumes the aspect of 
fool-hardiness. 

Each spring there is a hue and cry 
about increased construction costs when 
Labor steps forth for more wages. 
Prospective owners utter a wail of la- 
ment, financial men threaten to have 
nothing to do with promoting construc- 
tion work, architects wring their hands 
and bemoan the fact that advancing 
costs will wreck their prospects, and 
then, the contractor steps in to block the 
effort to send wage scales soaring, be- 
lieving that such action on his part Is 
necessary to hold things to even keel. 

This check on Labor brings construc- 
tion operations to a halt with a jolt, 
crafts walk out and strikes ensue. Sud- 
denly the contractor finds the attack has 
veered to himself, Labor is pounding all 
along his front and from the rear he 
finds contractors outside his association 
aiding his assailants by capitulating to 
the advanced wage levy that is being 
made by Labor. From the rear the con- 
tractor feels another thrust, for owners 
and architects whose work is delayed by 
the wage battle begin hammering on the 
defense lines in desperation, seeming to 
reckon not with the future. 

The foregoing sums up the present 
situation in Hammond. Under a com- 
bined attack from Labor, outside con- 
tractors, impatient owners and archi- 
tects many of the contractors on the 
firing line have been mowed down or 
forced to give ground with the result 
that they have been compelled. to give 
in to the advanced wage demands of 
building laborers. Outside contractors 
who announced they would not. make 
those wage concessions shut down over 
night or for a few days and then backed 
up, flopped. as it were, and did the very 
thing they said they wouldn’t. There 
are some of our members still fighting 
as they have their work in such shape 
that itcan’t be tied up, and are employ- 
ing non-union laborers. 

‘Skilled mechanics are more or less 
justified in having a say about building, 
but, when ordinary laborers, unskilled, 
who never cared to devote time to learn- 
ing, or in mastering a trade, can step 


‘in and hold up the great building indus- 


try, rule or ruin it, by contending that 
they are entitled to $1.00 per hour, as 
much as skilled mechanics draw, some- 
thing is radically wrong, and, because 
some contractors would fight this wrong 
they are left to hold “the bag.” 


SALE RESIDENCES RATHER THAN 


RENTAL HOMES HURT. 


Hammond Suffers As Do Other Cities 
From Above Condition. 


What Hammond needs mostly in the 
way of building is rental residences. 
She could use to advantage five hundred 
plain, substantial, five or six-room, cot- 
tages that would rent at a figure that 
the working man could afford to pay 
without being cramped. 

There are any number of home build- 
ers in Hammond, but they all build to 
sell operations that don’t fill the exi- 
gency that exists. There is a great 
shortage of homes to rent and the people 
in need of places to live all do not have 
the ready money to make a first pay- 
ment necessary on a new home pur- 
chase. 

Many new citizens arriving in Ham- 
mond want to get located and size up 
conditions before they wish to plunge 
into a home purchasing deal. During 
the period of thinking things over they 
must have a place in which to live. As 
matters stand now they arrive, hunt for 
a place to rent only to fail and then 
move on to some city that can offer 
rental facilities. 

Rental homes would afford a better 
labor supply, increase the population, 
make business better and generally re- 
dound to the city’s benefit. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 
General contractor F. G. Wall, East 
Chicago was awarded the contract by 
W. H. Hutton, for the erection of a 
three-story flat building, to contain 15 
apartments. The estimated cost is 
$65,000. - 


Among our active contractors is J. Wes- 
ley Reed, who in addition to the con- 
struction of a pretty brick veneer bung- 
alow for Mrs. P. J. Golden on Summer 
street, is building a store building at 
Hohman and Hanover streets for W. C. 
Paxton, the lumber man. The structure 
will cost approximately $20,000. 

E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas. Rowe <3" S3ee5 President 
J. A SIAR: 2s. sae ee Secretary 


814 Main Street 


SEEMS TO EXTEND TO THE ENDS 
OF THE EARTH. 


Apprentice Problem More Than Local. 


While the building trades employers 
in Muncie, Indiana, and in fact, all over 
the United States have been more or 
less exercised over the apprentice prob- 
lem, it seems that even beyond our 
shores means for supplying future skilled. 


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workmen is a subject that is beinfi given 
careful consideration. 

Down in the antipodes, in Australia, 
to be exact, the government has gone 
into the apprentice question thoroughly 
according to the Chicago Journal, which 
in an issue of recent date said: 

“The Australian government has laid 
the foundation for future supply of good 
workmen is a subject that is being given 
system by which the interests of all the 
parties concerned are taken care of. The 
pay, care, instruction and amusement of 
apprentices are prescribed in carefully 
prepared laws. In certain specific dis- 
tricts, Instruction from a state or con- 
tinuation trade school, approved by the 
authorities, must be given for not less 
than five hours a week for not less than 
three years, and this must be given on 
the time of the employer. If the ap- 
prentice elects to take such course in 
his own time, allowance must be made 
for it upon his term of apprenticeship. 
Apprentices must be allowed all holidays 
or paid for their services upon such days 
at the rate allowed for adult workmen. 
All disputes between apprentices and em- 
ployers must be settled by the board, 
which has power to prescribe a punish- 
ment in the shape of a fine.” 


JUST WHY? 


Always Seems Something to Beset Build- 
ing When Prospects Grow Bright. 


Why discourage building? 

Every effort is being made in other 
lines of business, according to informa- 
tion filtering in from about the country, 
to guard against depression and to that. 
end everything: is being done to nurse 
business along by. all kinds of encour- 
agement. One thing is certain, if other 
businesses had behind them at this time 
the impetus that the building construc- 
tion industry has the encouragement, ef- 
fort to carry it forward would be just as 
great that the golden opportunity might 
be prolonged indefinitely. 7 

However, when building starts and 
shows signs of turning in a great vol- 
ume in the future there are certain in- 
fluences that get to work to reap a har- 
vest regardless of consequences. 

Indications are appearing that con- 
siderable of the contemplated building 
projected earlier in ithe season will not 
go ahead on account of the tendency to 
advance wage scales and material supply 
prices. There have been wage ad- 
vances practically all along the line and 
though material prices have increased 
there are rumors of still other added ad- 
vances to come. 

Such conditions are having a strong 
tendency to slow up building operations 
and though there is so much work al- 
ready under way that there is no great 
danger of a period of idleness, neverthe- 
less, there will be a reaction later, if not 
this season, next year. 

But why choke off a business proposi- 
tion-that runs into billions just to sat- 
isfy the spirit of greed? Building needs 
encouragement, it needs the establish- 
ment of conditions that inspire confi- 
dence, and above all must have an attrac- 
tion for investment capital. The great- 
est negative influence to building con- 
struction operations are mounting con- 
struction costs. and yet there are those 
who seemingly refuse to realize or 
acknowledge the danger that their ac- 
tions threaten. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Freight House: $560,000.00, 3 sty. and 
bas., 450x50, Pearl St. Archt. and En- 
gineer, A. S. Kent, c/o Monon Railroad, 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, Monon Railroad 
Co., Chicago, Ill., F. B. Humston, Di- 
vision Freight Agent, Indianapolis. Own- 
er receiving bids to close May 7th. Brk., 
reinforced concrete and steel, stone trim, 
4 electric freight elevators, steel vaults, 
steel sash throughout, refrigerating sys- 
tem, concrete loading platform, composi- 
tion roof. 

*Grade School: No. 76, 30th and College Ave., 
$232,020, 16-room building, seating space for 673 
pupils. Archt., Chas. Byfield, Peoples Bk. Bldg. 
Mechinacal engineers, Snider & Rotz, Merchants 
Bank Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Richard Johnson, business director, 150° N. Me- 
ridian St, Plans in progress. Will advertise for 
bids soon. Brick, frpf., will contain combina- 
tion assembly hall and gymnasium, vocational 
class rooms and boiler room. 

*Grade School: No. 75, $218,245 (12 rooms), 
seating space for 504 pupils, 14th and Rochester 
Ave. Archt., Rubush and Hunter, American Cen- 
tral Life Bldg. Mechanical engineers, Snider and 
Rotz, Amer. Cent, Life Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Richard Johnson, business direc- 
tor, 150 N. Meridian St. Plans in progress. 


APRIL 28, 1923 


No. 4 


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BUILDING VOLUME IN INDIANA IN 
| PUT ACROSS DURIN 

The March building figures from t 
month that far exceeds any other month 
the State. Close to six and a half millio 
amount ever turned in for permits grant 


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MARCH WAS THE GREATEST EVER 
G A SINGLE MONTH. 


en Indiana cities rolled up a total last 


ly building performance ever recorded in 
m dollars was the highest estimated 
ed by the city building inspection depart- 


ments in Indiana over a month’s period, and: then March, 1923 stepped in, ran 
its course and rolled up the large sum of $9,029,671 as against $3,788,118 for the 


corresponding period in 1922. 


Every city in the list showed a good business and gained greatly over last 


years figures for the same time. 
508.7%, next came Gary with 496.5% 
225.7%; Hammond, 222.9%; Richmond, 
152%; Evansville 52.9%, and Indianapol 
ord of last year’s business. 


South Bend headed the list with a gain of 


with other gains as follows: Elkhart, 
172.6%; Terre Haute, 157%; Ft. Wayne, 
is, 46.6%. Muncie has no available rec- 


March Building Permits. 


puna A. by june 

Per 

Hl aer Ges tee aa iki ae fe 31 
Bi Vanisyitleve shes: “aa! 213 
Rts Wane ise 2S eS 281 
Gary ter 25 eet 94 
Haminote 28 bo Ss Be 119 
Indianapolis. o. 2 Be 1,438 
Munna at see a 54 
Filed ites ne A ak 0 Ke 48 
Souths Benda ye nse en 519 
Terre: Wautesotn 319 
SURE see re tes 3,116 


~—1922-— 

Est. Val. Per Est. Val. 
$ 186,900 ' 22 $ 57,400 
353,465 146 231,090 
1,450,000 180 573,375 
726,330 Re 121,685 
606,225 72 187,725 
3,028,839 1,218 2,065,051 

89,775 No Record 
186,825 47 68,520 
2,010,198 267 330,197 
391,114 179 152,175 
$9,029,671 2,189 $3,788,118 


Owner will advertise for bids in 60 days.’ Brick, 
frpf., will contain combination assembly hall and 
gymnasium, vocation class rooms and boiler room. 


*Grade School: © No. 67, $208,239 (10-room 
building), seating space for 420 pupils, 3615 W. 
Walnut St. Archt., J, Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 
402 Indiana Pythian Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Richard Johnson, business: direc- 
tor, 150 N. Meridian St. Mechanical engineers, 
Snider and Rotz, Merchants Bank Bldg. Plans in 
progress. Owner will advertise for bids soon. 
Brick, frpf. constr. Will contain combination as- 
sembly rooms and gymnasium, vocational rooms, 
boiler room. 


*Grade School: No. 62, $189,750 (10 rooms), 
seating space for 420 pupils, 10th and Wallace 
Sts. Archt., McGuire and ‘Shook, 320 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Richard Johnson, business director, 150 N. Meri- 
dian St. Plans in progress. Owner will adver- 
tise for bids in 30 days. Brick, frpf., will con- 
tain combination assembly hall and gymnasium, 
boiler room and vocational class rooms. 


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Delawar2 St. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Richard Johnson, business director, 150 N. Meri- 
dian St. Mechanical engineer, Snider and Rotz, 
Merchants Bank Bldg. Plans in progress, will ad- 
vertise for bids soon. Brick, frpf. ‘Will contain 
combination assembly hall and gymnasium, voca- 
tional class rooms and boiler room. 


*Grade School: No. 70, $171,500, 8 rooms, 
seating space for 336 pupils, 46th and Central. 
Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 610 Indiana 
Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Richard Johnson, business director, 150 N. Meri- 
dian St. Plans in progress. Advertise for bids 
soon. Brick, frpf. Will contain combination as- 
sembly hall and gymnasium, vocational class 
rooms and boiler room. 

*Grade School: No. 30, $130,968, 10 rooms, 
seating space for 420 pupils, Elder Ave. and W. 
Washington St. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
1050 N. Delaware St. Mechanical engineers, Sni- 


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der and Rotz, Merchants Bank Bldr. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Richard Johnson, busi- 
ness director. Plans in progress. _Bids in 30 
days. Brick. Will contain combination assembly 
hall and gymnasium, vocational rooms and boiler 
room. 


*Grade School: No. 23, $55,500 (8-room add.), 
seating 336 pupils, 13th and Missouri Sts. Archt., 
Bass, Knowlton and Co., 312 N. Meridian St. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Richard John- 
son, business director, 150 N, Meridian St. Plans 
in progress. Bids soon. 

High School: (addition) $45,000, Rossville, Ind., 
Ross township. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher 
Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Jerome Dunk, 


trustee, Mulberry, Ind. Plans in progress, Own- 
er will advertise for bids in 10 days. Brick. 
*School: $60,000. Westport, Ind. Archt., E. 


E. Dunlap Co.,.1050 No. Delaware St., Indiana- 
polis. Owner, A. C. Moncrief, Trustee, Westport, 
Ind. Low bidder on general contract, Hege and 
Co., Columbus, Indiana. 


*Power Plant (Alteration to Building Only) 
Rushville, Ind. Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 
Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Rushville Water and Light Co., Rushville, Ind. 
Bids soon. Work will consist of struct. steel 
frame, steel trusses, steel sash. (All equipment 
has been purchased.) 


Water Works (Improvement) Monticello, Ind. 
Engineer, Chas. Brossman, 1503 Merchants Bank 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, City of Monticello, 
Common Council, James Y. Stephenson, City 
Clerk, Monticello, Ind. Owner receiving bids to 
close May 15th, at 7:30 p. m., one or more drilled 
wells. Pumping station additions, two 300 G. 
P. M. motor-driven centrifugal pumps, one ap- 
proximately 800 G. P. M. motor-driven fire pump. 
Also all necessary connecting piping, electric 
switchboard, wiring, ete. Also the furnishing of 
130 tons more or less of 4-inch and 6-inch water 
mains, one and one-half tons. special fittings, 
valves and hydrants, ete. 


Bungalow and 2-car Garage: $15,000. E. Mich- 
igan and Poplar Drive. Archt. Robert N. Wil- 
liams, 4025 Kenwood Ave. Owner, F. C, Reichert, 
1889 Fletcher Ave. Archt. receiving bids. Brick 
veneer, asbestos shingle roof, furnace, thermo- 
stat control, tile bath. 


Bank Building: 1 sty. & bas. Ft. Wayne Ave. 
near Alabama St. Private plans. Owner, Spann 
and Co., Berkley W, Duck, in charge, 25 East 
Ohio St. Lessee of Bank, The Ft. Wayne Ave- 
nue State Bank, A. C. Nobes, Prest., The Semin- 


ole Hotel, 920 No, Alabama St. Dr. W. R. 
Mayo, V. P., 848 No. Delaware St. Start work 
at once. Brick. 

-*School Building (addition) General constr. 
$22,000. Heating and ventilation, $4,000; plumb- 
ing, $3,000. Wabash Township, Parke County, 


at Mecea, Indiana. Archt., Allen and Garriott, 
401 Lombard Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Roscoe 


esiving bids to close May 11th at 10:30 a. 
(See legal advertising-in this issue) Brick. 


High School 


m. 


(Addition of gymnasium and 8 
rooms) $65,000. Orleans, Indiana. Archt., Allen 
and Garriott, 401 Lombard. Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Board of Education, Orleans and Charles 
B, Terarden, Trustee of Orleans School Township, 
Address, Orleans, Indiana. Plans in’ progress. 
Owner will advertise for bids in 30 days. Brick, 
stone trim, steam heat, sewage disposal. 


*Church: 
Ind. 
Trade 


1 sty. and bas., 76x100, Brownsburg, 
Areht., Harrison and Turnock, 500 Board of 

Bldz., Indianapolis. Owner, Christian 
Church, Rev. McCauley, pastor, Brownsburg. 
Plans completed. Ready for bids next week. 
B.ik veneer and stucco. 


Bottling Plant: $12,000.00 Madison Ave. and 
R. R. ‘Private plans. Owner, L. H. Weaver, 
2162 Madison Ave. Plans in progress. Bids in 
30 days. Cement block. 


Business Block: 2 sty. Ohio and Harding Sts. 
Private plans. Owner, Mrs. Anna Gebauer, 906 
Marion Ave. Plans in progress. Start work 


secon. Brick veneer. 


Store Building: 1 sty. & bas. Michigan St, and 
Emerson, Private plans. Owner, Eli A. Abbott, 
3605 Balsam Ave. Plans in progress. Start 
work soon. Brick, 


Factory: 1 sty. Columbia Ave. between 29th 
end 30th. Owner, Rite-Hold Penholder Co. Start 
work shortly. 


Club House: The Indianapolis Propylaeum 
Company have asked the City Plan Commission 
for permission to erect a club house at 14th and 
Delaware Sts. May 8th was set for hearing. 


Residences (2) 50th and College. Private plans. 
Owner, Dr. H. A. Boyde, 50th and College. Plans 
in grogress. 


Residence: 
3326 Clifton. 
cent basis. 


Residence: (Bungalow, 6 rooms) Archt., The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co,, 1050 No. Delaware St. 
Owner, Homer Cook, State. Life Bldg. Owner 
will build and award separate contracts. Brick 
veneer. 


Residence (Rem. and Additions) Martinsville, 
Ind. Archt., The Elmer E, Dunlap Co., 1050 No. 
Delaware St., Indianapolis. Owner, Eugene Shire- 


$11,000. Owner, Dr. O. E. Yater, 
Owner will award contract on per 


man, Martinsville, Ind. Plans in progress. Bids 
soon, 

Residence and Garage: $20,000, 56th and Cen- 
tral. Archt., Myers and Coffin, 413 Penway 
Bldg. Owner, Elmer L, Cline, 3215 Washington 
Blvd. Plans completed. 

Residence: $6,000, Pershing Ave. Archt., 
Myers and Coffin, 4138 Penway Bldg. Owner, 
John J. MecNaff, 122 Richwine Ave. Plans in 
progress. Frame. 


*Masonic Temple: $20,000, Lawrence, Ind., 1 
sty. and bas. Archt., The Elmer EB. Dunlap Co., 
1050 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis. Owner; Ma- 
sonic Lodge, Lawrence, Ind. Bids ¢lose at” once. 
Brick ‘veneer. 


Residences: (3 doubles), LaGrange and Gingle- 
ton Sts. Archt., Kellogg and Woesner, When 
Bldg. Owner, Harry F. Blythe, 1643 Shelby St. 
Owner taking bids, stucco and frame, 5 rooms 
each side, 


Store (rem.),-37 East. Ohio. Archt., Kellogg 
and Weesner, When Bldg. Owner, Men’s Shop, 
37 East Ohio St. Plans in progress, new front, 
plate glass, marble base, store fixtures. 


*“Church: (rem. and add.), $40,000, Seymour, 


Ind. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, The First Baptist Church, 
Seymour, Ind. Plans in progress. Bids in 30 
days. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*High School: $300,000. Connersville, Indiana. 
Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050- No. Dela- 


ware St., Indianapolis. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Edward V. Hawkins Prest., Conners- 
»ville, Ind.. General contract awarded. to Leslie 


Colvin, Board of Trade Bldg., Indianapolis. 
tract includes heating, plumbing and wiring. 


Warehouse and Office: $50,000.00. 1 sty. & bas. 
to cover a block between Ohio, Fulton and Spring 
Sts. Owner, The Fleishman Yeast Co., 224 Bast 
Ohio St. Archt. and general contractor, Thomas 
A. Moynahan Construction Co., 804 No. Senate 


Con- 


Ave. Brick, concrete and steel. 

Salesroom and Service Station: $35,000.00. 1 
sty. & ‘bas. 68x178. Belmont Ave. and West 
Washington St. Archt. and general contractor, 


The Ostrom Realty Co.,- Peoples Bank Bldg. 
Owner, The Fouts Car and Tractor Co, (dealers 
in Ford & Lincoln cars) E. D. Fouts, 2549 West 
Michigan. Plans in progress. Start work shortly. 
Brick, concrete, steel, steel sash. 


*Residence and Garage: $28,000, 4107 N. Penn. 


Archt., Wilson B. Parker, 620 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, J. C. Schaf, Jy., Pres, Electric Machine 


Co., 329 West Ohio St. General contract let to 
Rich and Co., 604 Fletcher Savings and Trust 
Bldz. Brick veneer. 


Residence and Garage: $15,000, 4516 Colloye. 
Owner, H. C. Huffstetter, ¢/o Brown-Huffstetter 


(bldg. material), Kentucky Ave, and Reiser St. 
General contract let to Burns Realty Co., Con- 
solidated Bldz. 

Residence and Garage: $13,000, 4188 Central. 
Owner, Edward A. Rink, Secy. Rink’s Cloak 
House, No. Illinois St. General contract let to 


Indiana Builders Corp., 1011 Lemcke Bldg. Brick 
veneer. . 
Residence and Garage: $19,000, 
Owner and builder, Labam ©, 
Birchwood Ave. Brick veneer. 


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*Church: (add.) 2 sty., Rushville, Til. Archt., 
A. A. Honeywell, Penway Bldg., Indpls. Owner, 
Christian Church, Rev. George P. Snyder, pastor, 
Rushville, I], General contract let to F. William 
Wessel, Beardstown, Ill. Brick. 


Residence: $10,000 (6 room colonial), 
Manor Extention. Archt., 


Forest 
Bacon and Tislow, 


21 West Ohio St. Owner, R. H. Alexander, 
3312 Roosevelt Ave. General contract let to 
Carl Light, 2402 East 16th. Frame. 
ARCADIA. 
Residence: $7,000, East Side. Owner, Glen 
Drumm, Arcadia. Taking bids. : 
Residence (Bungalow), $5,000. Owner, Mrs. 
Ella Bozell, Arcadia. Taking bids. 
BEDFORD. 


Residence and Garage: $16,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 No. Dela- 
ware St., Indianapolis Owner, Robert Mellon 
(attorney) Bedford, Indiafia. Plans in progress. 
Ready for bids soon. Brick veneer. 


Residence and Garage: $14,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
Bedford, Ind. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
1050 No. Delaware St., Indianapolis. Owner, 

H. Cosner, (Clothing Store) Bedford, Indiana. 
Owner receiving bids. Brick veneer. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Grade School: $25,000. Bedford. Archt., The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 No, Delaware St., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Henry D. Martin, Prest., Bedford, Ind. General 
contract awarded to Swartz Construction Co., 
Bedford, Ind. Heating and plumbing to Quinn 
Plumbing & Heating Co., Bedford. Start work 


shortly. Brick. 
BRAZIL. 

*Residence: $8,500. Archt., Johnson, Miller 
& Miller, Terre Haute, Ind. Owner, Dr. D. C. 
Kreider, Brazil. General contract let to R, E. 
Rubeck, Staunton, Ind. Frame. 

Residence: $8,000. Archt., Johnson, Miller & 


Miller, Terre Haute. Owner, Porter Farris, Bra- 


zil. Owner will labor. Taking 


bids on material. 


build by day 
Brick veneer. 


CONNERSVILLE. 


School (Township) addition. 1 sty. 
and bas, 38x40, Harrison Township, Fay- 
ette County. Archt., H. M. Griffin, Mc- 
farlan Bldg., Connersville. Owner, 
Ernest A. Maurer, trustee, Connersville. 
Plans in progress. Frame. 

School: (Township), $5,000. Blooming 


Grove Township, Franklin County, Ind. 
Archt., H. M. Griffin, McFarlan Bldg., 
Connersville. Owner, A. C. Ludwig, 
trustee, Brookville, Ind., Route No. 1. 
Plans ‘in progress. 1 room building, 
frame. f 


Sale of School House Bonds: Bids will be re- 
ceived at 1:30 P. M., on Friday, May 18th, 1923, 
at the office of Gary and Bohannon, Attorneys, 
at Rushville, Indiana. Henry W. Beckner, as 
Trustee, of Jackson School Twp., Rush County, 
Ind., will offer for sale to the highest bidder an 
issue of $51,000:00, of Jackson Twp. school 
bonds. (See legal advertising in this issue). 


*Township High School: $40,000.00. Owen 
Township, Jackson County, Indiana. Archt., H. 
M. Griffith, McFarlan Building, Connersville. 
Owner, Lemuel O. Fish, Trustee, Norman Station, 
Indiana. Owner receiving bids to close May 17th, 
at 1:30 P. M. Brick; will contain manual train- 
ing, gymnnasium, auditorium and kitchen. , 


CRAWFORDSVILLE. 


Duplex: (Rem. froin residence), 
East Pike St. Private plans. Owner, Wo D: 
Griffith, 710 East Pike. Plans in progress. 
Owner will build by day labor. Frame, furnace, 
new plumbing and general alterations. 


$5,000, 710 


*Printing Plant and Office: $25,000, 1 sty., 80x 
104, and 2 sty., 20x80. Archt., The Austin Co., 


Chicago, Ill. Owner, The 
Indiana Printing Co., 119 So. Washington St., 
Crawfordsville. Owner taking bids. Brick. 


Residence: 35,000, Rockville, Ind. Archt., 
Boswell and Beeson, Ben Hur Bldg., Crawfords- 
ville. Owner, Guy Alden, Rockville, Ind. Archt. 
taking bids to close May 5th. Frame, furnace, 
septic tank, shingle roof. 


DECATUR. 
Church: 1 sty. and bas., 64x65. 
Archt., R. W. Stevens, Huntington Gas 


208 So. LaSalle St., 


and Fuel Bldg., Huntington. Owner, 
Zion Reformed Church, Rev. J. Fred 
Fruchte, Chmn., Decatur, Ind. Bids in 


under advisement, low bidder on gen- 
eral contract, Chas. N. Christen, ‘De- 
catur, $41,930; low on heating, A. J. 
Moser Co., Berne, Ind., $2,645.00; low 
on electric work, Schafer Hardware Co., 
Decatur, $1,028.00. A meeting of the 
congregation will be held before con- 
tracts are awarded. 


*“Decatur: Light Plant (add.), $5,000, 1 Ssty., 
30x30. Archt., Oscar Hoffman, Owner, City of 
Decatur, R. G. Christen, clerk, City Hall. Plans 
completed. Will advertise for bids shortly. Brk. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Monroe: i room school Bldg., $15,000, Blue 
Creek Twp., Adams County, Ind. Areht., Osear 
Hoffman, Decatur, Ind. Owner, Harvey L. Sipe, 
trustee, Berne, Ind, General contract let to 
Hisey and Bebout Constr. Co., Rockford, Ohio; 
Hte. to A, R. Ashbaucher, Decatur, Ind. ; plumb- 
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National Home: (Main ‘Building Ist. unit) 5% 
miles on the Dixie Bee Highway ‘“‘Clover Crest 
Farm, 36 acres.” Owner, The Royal Order of 
Lyons, A. P. Woods, A. B, M. D. Supreme Royal 


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Toledo, Ohio; Merrill EB, Wilson, Secy. and Treas., 
Evansville; Gen. Harvey H, Hannah, Nashville, 
Tenn.; W. A. Rutherford, Director, Evansville. 
Plans in progress. ist unit will be built this 
summer, other buildings will follow: Adminis- 
tration bldg., power plant, vocational bidg., gym- 
nasium, garage, a 10-year building program is 
contemplated to cost $5,000,900.00. 


Brothers Home: $50,000. (for teaching staff of 
the new Catholic high school now under’ con- 


struction), Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Furniture Bldg. Archt. taking bids to close May 
3d. Brick. M. J. Hoffman Construction Co., is 


figuring general contract. 


*School Building: $22,000, 1 sty. & bas. 
Ave. School,” Knicht Township, 
County, near Evansville, Indiana, Archt., Alfred 
E. Neucks, 515 Peoples Bank Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, Fred Mann, Trustee, Newburg, Indiana. 
(Vanderburgh County) R. R. No. 4. Owner re- 
ceiving bids at the Hebron School House on 
Lincoln Ave. in Knight Twp., Evansville. Bids 
close May 19th, at 2:00 o’clock p. m. (See legal 
advertising in this issue.) Brick. 


Packing Plant: $40,000, Ky. Ave. and Pigeon 
Creek. Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furni- 
ture Bldg. « Owner, Jenkins Packing Co. Plans 
in progress. ‘Bids soon, will contain cooler 
rooms, cold storage, smoke room, kitchen, saus- 


“Lodge 
Vanderburgh 


age rooms, ham room. Brick, reinforced con- 
crete. 

Printing Plant: (addition), $30,000.  Ar,cht., 
Harry E. Boyle and Co,, Furniture Bldg. Owner, 
Evansville Press, Evansville, Archt. receiving 
bids. Brick. 

Printing Plant: Addition, 1 sty., 20x40. 


Archt., Alfred E. Neucks. Owner, Koenman and 


Piehl. Plans in progress. Brick. 

Residence: $8,500, Hart Place. Archt., Alfred 
E. Neucks. Owner, John Dausman. Plans in 
progress. 


Printing Plant: 2 sty. and bas., Harrison St., 
Oakland City, Ind. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & 
Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, The 
J. W. Cockrum Printing Co., Oakland City, 


Ind. Plans in progress. - Brick. 


Store (New front and general interior rem.) 
Archt. Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Owner, The Kaiser Cloak House, 412 Main St. 
Plans in progress. Bids shortly. 


Bungalow: $8,000. Madison and Akin Drive. 
Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg. 
Owner, John Daussman. Plans in progress. 


Bungalow and Garage: $14,000. Archt., Harry 
E. Boyle and Co., 405 Furniture Bldg. - Owner, 
Leon Siegel, 1014 South 2nd. St. Plans in prog- 


ress. Brick veneer over hollow tile. 
Contracts Awarded. 
*School: (addition of gymnasium, auditorium 
and study hall), $40,000, Freneh Lick, Ind. 


Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., 


Evansville. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
French Lick, Ind. General contract awarded to 
N. S. Ikerd, Bedford, Ind. Brick. 

*Offices: (rem.) Archt., Chas. L. Troutman, 


American Bank Bldg, Owner, Mead-Johnson Co. 
General contract let to Fred Hallenberger. 


*Residence: $15,000. Hart Place. Archt., An- 
derson and Stingle, 108 Upper 4th St. Owner, 
J. E. Paxton, 410 Harriott St. General contract 
awarded to August Gehlhausen, Ave. 
Brick veneer and frame. 


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Stores and Offices: 


2 sty. and bas., 165x100. 
Private plans. Owner, 


Herman Borneman, Sr. 


Plans in progress. Brick. - 

Factory: (add.), $12,000. Private plans. Own- 
er, The “Auto Specialty Co., Chas. A. Larson, 
Pres. Plans in progress. Start work shortly. 
Brick. 

Township School Building: 1 sty. and bas., 
50x80, Osolo Twp., Elkhart county, Ind. Archt., 
R. L. Simmons, Beardsley Bldg., Elkhart. Own. 
er, Aaron Baker, trustee, Elkhart, Ind. Plans 
in progress. Owner will advertise for bids soon. 
Brick, hollow tile, steel ,metal windows, tile, 


concrete hardener. 


FORT WAYNE. 


Factory Buildings (3) 
Flant (addition): $300,000. 
Archt., Day and Zimmerman, 611 Chest- 
nut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Supervising 
Archt., W. D. Price, 606 So. Michigan 
Ave., Chicago, Ill. Owner, International 
Harvester Co., Cyrus H. McCormick, 
Pres., 606 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago, 
Ready for bids on general con- 
tract in 10 days. Archt. taking bids on 
structural steel. Brick, reinf. concrete, 
skylights, steel sash, comp. roof, power 
plant equipt. 

Independent Filling Station to be erected at the 
corner of Rudisill Boulevard and Calhoun St. by 


Mr. C. L. Griffith, care of Griffith and Goodrich, 
Architects, 211 East Berry St. Plans in progress. 


and Power 
Ft. Wayne. 


Resort Hotel: $30,000 (45 rooms), Lake Wa- 
wasee, Ind. Archt., F. A. Fortney, Bass Block, 
Ft. Wayne. Owner, Evangelical League of 


Christian Endeavor, c/o Rey. J. H. Evans, Mish- 
ewaka, Ind., and Rey. R. W. Loose, 1905 Cres- 
cent Ave.,;Ft. Wayne. Plans in progress, ex- 
pect to ask for bids in 60 days. Frame. 


Township School: (add.), 2 sty., 70x50, Sparta 
township, Noble county at Cromwell, Ind. Archt., 
Chas. R: Weatherhogg, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Owner, 
Marion Berberich, trustee, Cromwell, Ind. Plans 
completed. Owner will advertise for bids shortly. 
Brick, includes gymnasium, 


Sister’s Home: $8,000, 2 
(mail Ft. Wayne), 
Block, Ft. Wayne. 
Francis School, Rev, 


sty., Hesse Castle, Ind. 


Owner, Hesse Castle St. 
Max Benzinger, Hess Castle, 


Ft. Wayne. Archt. taking bids. Frame. 
*Club House: (rem. from old residence) and 
additions), $45,000.  Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 


Lincoln Life Bldg. Owner, Mizpah Temple, C. 
- Meigs.in charge. Archt. ready for bids. Build- 
ing will contain boiler room, billiard room, toil- 
ets, dance hall, ete. Bids will also be taken in 
about 30 days for the construction of the large 
Mizpah temple, same architecis 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Bank Building and Apartments: $75,000.00. 
Creighton and Holton Aves. Private plans. Own- 


er, The Bowser Loan and Trust COS Be 
Bowser, Pres, General contract let to J. F. 
Gumpper and Sons. Start work at once. Brick 


vault, vault door, 2,000 safe deposit boxes, cop- 
per set store fronts. 


*Storage Warehouse (rear addition), $85,000, 


Archt., R. J. Aurentz, Bass - 


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7 sty., 80x81, 414 E. Columbia. Archt,, private 


plans. Owner, Pettit Storage Warehouse Co., 
414 E,. Columbia. General contractor, Indiana 
Engineering and Constr. Co., Central Bldg. 
Excavated. 

*Church: $220,000, Archt., Guy Mahurin. 
Owner, Plymouth Congregational Church, W. J. 
Hess, Chmn, Bldg. Com. General contractors, 
Indiana Engineering and Constr. Co, Founda- 
tion. 

KOKOMO. 


*Church: $100,000, Kokomo, Ind, Webster and 
Mulberry Sts. Archt.,, A. A. Honeywell, 418 
Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Congrega- 
tional Church, Rev. David F. Bent, pastor, Daniel 


A. Shenk, Chmn. Bldg. Com., Kokomo, Ind. 
Preliminary plans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim. 

Church: 2 sty. and bas., Union and Mark- 
land Ave., Kokomo, Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 


Penway Bldg., Indianapolis, Owner, The South 
Side Christian Church, Rev. H. Randall Looka- 


bill, pastor; Willis B. Dye, Chmn. Bldg. Com., 
Kokomo, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim. 

Hospital Ward; (for contagious diseases), 2 
sty. and bas, Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
Kokomo. Owner, Good Samaritan Hospital. 
Plans in progress. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 
*School: (alt. and add.), $30,000, Sims Twp., 


Swayzee, Ind. Archt., Thos. R. McGaw, Citizens 
Trust Bldg., Kokomo. Owner, Earl C. McLain, 
trustee, Swayzee, Ind. General contract let to 
E. T. Wolf, 1010 East Walnut St., Kokomo, Ind. 
Heating, plumbing and wiring let to Hipskind 


Htg. Co., Wabash, Ind. Start work soon, 
MARION. 
*Marion: Junior High and Grade School, $300,- 
000, Archtt, -W. C. Findt, Springfield, Ohio. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Marion, Ind. 


Preliminary plans in progress. (Note change in 
architect.) 


Hotel: 6 sty. & bas. $400,000. 4th and Adams 
Sts. Archt., H. A. Durr and Co., 123 West Madi- 
son, Chicago, Ills. Owner, Spencer Hotel Corp., 
R. J. Spencer, Prest., Marion, Ind. General 
contract awarded to the Bowman Construction 
Co., Marion, Indiana. Start work at once. 


LAFAYETTE. 


Salesroom and Garage: $16,000. 1 sty. & bas. 
67x100. Ferry & 3d Sts. :Private plans. Owner, 
Mrs. George Ball, 402 So. 9th St. Lessee of 
bldg., George C. Koon (Automobiles) 214 Ferry 


St. Plans in progress. Bids soon. Brick, steel, 
steel sash, skylights, comp. roof. 
Residence: $6,500. 6th St. Private’ plans. 


Owner, R. Fritman, 211 South 6th St. Owner 


taking bids. Frame and _ stucco. 


Clething Store: $30,000. 2-sty, & bas. 40x100. 
Michigan City, Ind. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and 
Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. Owner, Moritz 
and Son, 417 Franklin St., Michigan City, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Ready for bids in 30 days. 
Brick, stone trim, copper set store fronts, steam 
heat. 


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Colonial Residence: 2 sty..& bas. .Archt.,. Rie- 
del and Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, Dr. 
D. C. McClelland, No. 542 South 4h St... La- 


fayette. Plans in progress. Conerete founda- 


tions, frame superstructure, asphalt shingle roof, 
hardwood floors, furnace heat, plumbing, sewer- 
age and wiring. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Parochial School and Auditorium: Archt. Rie- 
del and Zink, Lafayette Life Ridg. Owner, St. 
Ann’s Congregation, Rev. Father John A. Me- 


Carthy, (Pastor. General contract awarded to A. 
E. Kemmer, 107 No. 4th St., $54,650.00; Heating 
and Ventilating let to Lane-Pyke-Workhoff Co., 
$12,330.00; plumbing and sewerage let to Wallace 
Brothers Co., $4,550.00; electric wiring and fix- 
tures let to Wolever Electric Co., $1,176.00; 
Warren Webster Vacuum System of circulation 
steam accepted. Selection of face brick will be 
‘made Wednesday, May 2nd, at 8:00 P. M., at 
the Pastor’s Residence, 612 Wabash Ave., La- 
fayette. Work to be started at once. 


*Residence (Rem.): Archt, Reidel 
Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, Dr. F. A. Loop, 
Central Ave. and Wea St. Contract awarded to 
Cecil D. Troxel, 


*Residence (Rem.): 
Lafayette Life Bldg. 
‘602 So. 10th St. 


Archt. Reidel and Zink, 
Owner, Chas. R. Milford, 
General contract let to Roland 


Powell. 
*Stores. and Offices: $75,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
70x130. 7th and Main Sts. Archt., Nicol, Schol- 


er and Hoffman, Ross Bldg. Owner, D. L. Ross, 
Prest., Ross Gear and Tool Co. General eontract 
awarded to A. E, Kemmer, 644 No. 7th St. 
Heating and plumbing Jet to Wallace Bros., 306 


No. 4th. Electric work to Brassie-<Bowers Co., 
639 Main St. Wrecking at present. Start work 
soon. Brick, terra cotta trim, reinforced concrete, 


hollow tile and steel, 


“Warehouse and Garage: $75,000. 1 and 2 
sty. 70x100. Michigan City, Ind. Archt., Nicol, 
Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. 
Owner, Haviland Transfer and Storage Cox -120 
E. Michigan St., Michigan City, Ind. General 
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“Apartment Building (rem. from offices ) 
000. Private plans. Owner, Moses Winski and 
Co,. 524 Wabash Ave. General contract let to 
George E,. Dahm, 314 Fourth St. Heating and 
plumbing let to Lane-Pyke-Werkhoff Co. Brick. 


RICHMOND. 


$18,- 


*Power Plant (Rem.), $120,000, “Imsane Hos-’ 


pital.” Archt., John Hasecoster, Knoellenberg 
Annex, Richmond. -Owner, Eastern Indiana Hos- 
pital for the Insane; Dr. H. RB. Smith, Supt. 
2 miles west of city. Owner receiving bids to 
close May 7th at 12 o'clock noon. Remodeling 
building (certified check for $1,700 required). 
Boiler settings ($500 check required). Boiler 
plant piping and equipment (cheek for $1,000 
required(, For ash and coal handling equipt 


(certified check for $750 required). For electric 
wiring and fixtures ($100 check required). 


*Garage and Sales room: $50,000, Brookville, 
Ind. Archt., John Mueller, Palladium Bldg., 
Richmond. Owner, Brookville Motors Co. Foun- 
dation in. Owner builds. 


SOUTH BEND. 


$100,000. 4 
Austin and Shambleau, 111 No. 
Owner, National Storage Warehouse 
General contract Ist to H. G. Christman Co., 
Notre Dame Ave. 


*Warehouse: 
108. Archt., 
Lafayette, 
Co. 
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TERRE HAUTE. 


*Municipal Stadium: $365 000. Archi., Shourds- 
Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, City of 
Terre Haute, Board of Park Commissioners, City 
Hall. Owner receiving bids to close May 8th. 


Home For Agea Women: (addition), $85,000. 
Owner, Clara Fairbanks Home For Aged Women, 
Terre Haute. Plans ‘n progress. Bids soon. 

*Parochial School: 2 sty. and bas., 105x54, 
Barbour Av2., near 13th. Archt., Johnson, Miller 
and Miller, 30 N. 5th St. Owner, Sacred Heart 


Congregation, Rev. Father Bernard <A. Duffy. 

General contract awarded to Roehm Bros., 30 

N. 5th St. Brick. Start work soon. .- 
*Warehouse and _ Store: $85,000. Archt., 


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Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. | Owner, 
Hamilton-Harris (Co. General contract awarded 
to North-Raffin Construction Co., Terre Haute 
Brick. Start work soon, 


Bank Building (rem. from Store Rooms), Jef- 
ferson and Main Sts. Private Plans. Owner 
The Citizons National Bank. Plans in progress, 
work will consist of new bank fixtures, wiring. 
painting and general interior alterations. 


Bungalow: $5,000, 


ah ; Lincoin Gardens, Owner, 

Che Tipton County Finance Co. General con- 

tract let to Finley Bros. Frame, 
VINCENNES. 


Parochial School: (additicn} and Sisters’ Home: 


$28,000, Loogootez, Ind. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, 
American National Bank Bldg. Owner, St. 
John’s R. C, Congregation, Rey, Joseph Gordeon, 
pastor, Archt. ready for bids. Brick, 8 room 
add, general alterations, Brick, hollow tile, sep- 
tic tank. 

Church: $25,000, 1 sty. and bas., 86x50, Wins- 
low, Ind. Archt., J, W. Gaddis, 602 American 
National Bank Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Wins- 
low Christian Congregation, Gilbert McCord, 
Chmn. Blde. Comm., Winslow, Ind. Plans in 
prozress. Brick. 

Grade School: (rem, and = add.), $380,000, 
Bloomfield, Ind. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, 
Citizens Trust Bldz., Vincennes. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees, Dr. EB. R. Mason, Pres.; W. 
C. V. Moffett, Seecy., Bloomfield, Ind. Prelim- 
inary plans. Brick. 

Office Building: $20.400, 2 sty.. 45x45. Archt., 
Osterhage and Sutton. Citizens Truct Blde. 
Gwner, Blackford W.-dow G.ass Co, Plans in 
progress, Brick, conerete, 4 Viilta, vault 
doors, tile floors, steam heat. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Anartment: (1 sty. top add.) and Garage: 

$10,000. Archt., Osterhave and Sutton, Citizens 


Trust Bldz. Owner, Paul C. Schultze, Vincennes. 


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General contract let to Frank Katzorka; htg. 
and plmg. to Buck & Boyd; wiring to Cannon 
and Fields. 


WINCHESTER. 


*High School: (add. and alt.) $100,000. Archt., 
The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
David F. Hardman, Pres.; Chas. H. Davis, Secy.; 
Edward S. Goodrich, Treas, Winchester, Ind, Gen- 
eral contract awarded to Wililam T. Roush, Port- 
land, Ind.; heating, plumbing and wiring let to 
H. F. Hobbich Co., Winchester, Ind. 


Residence: $6,000. Private plans. Owner, F. 
B. Mullin. Start work soon. Day work. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


*Angola: Bank Bldg., $60,000, 1 sty., bas. and 
mezzanine, 22x80, Archt., Langdon, Hohly and 
Gram, 1442 Nicholas Bldg., Toledo, Ohio. Archt. 
for fixtures and Interior, Taylor Palmer Co., Mil- 
waukee, Wisc. Owner, First National Bank, E. 
S. Croxon, Pres., Angola, Ind. Ready for bids 
in a few days, bronze doors, reinf. conc., concrete 
vault, vault door, steam heat, marble and tile, 
metal skylight, copper-set front. 


*Berne: Water works, $45,000. Owner, City 
of Berne, Town Board of Water Works Trustee, 


Amos Hirschy, Phil Schug, J. D. Winteregg, 
Berne, Ind, (Plans in progress. Will advertise 
for bids early summer. Bldg. 1 sty., 30x30, reinf. 
concrete; reservoir 500,000 gal. cap., elevated 
stee] tank. 

Bremen: Church, $25,000. Owner, First 


Evangelical Church of Bremen, Rev. Senne, pas- 


tor: William Schlosser, Harold Dietrich, George 
Waltz, all of Bremen. Owners financing, prob- 
ably mature about July Ist. Brick. 

*Gary: School (Emerson), $40,000. Archt., 


J. D. Wildermuth. Owner, Board of Education. 
Bids rejected, will revise plans. 


Hartferd City: Foundry 
Owner, Hartford Foundry Co. Plans 
ress. Owner will build by day labor; 
work shortly. Brick, 1 sty., 40x60. 


Hedrick: Church, $10,000. Private plans. 
Owner, Methodist Church (formerly the Chris- 
tian’ Newlight Denomination), Rev. V. V. Hack- 
ley, pastor, Pence. Ind. Plans in progress. Brk. 


*Jasonville: Church, $20,000, 1 and 2 sty. and 
bas., 46x70. Archt., John T. Fritz, Linton, Ind. 
Owner, First Baptist: Church, Rev. Theodore Als- 


(add.) $12,000. 
in prog- 


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man, pastor, Jasonville. Plans completed. Brk., 
stone trim, comp. roof, furnace. Start work 
shortly, L. M. Howard, Supt. of Construction, 
Jasonville. 

Bluffton: Bank (new front and general inter- 


Archt., Ferd Nusbaumer. Own- 
Plans in prog- 


ior alterations). 
er, Union Savings and Trust Co. 
ress. 

Frankfort: Grain Elevator, 25x100, and coal 
sheds, 112 feet in length, south of Fairgrounds 
along Monon R. R. Owner, Clinton County 
Farmers Co-operative Elevator Co., So. of Fair- 


grounds. Plans in progress. Bids soon. Brick, 
concrete. 
Frankton: Church (fire rebuild), Owner, 


Christian Church, B. F. Feslsr, E, A. Feight, 
Clarence Gooding, all of Frankton. Owners fin- 
ancing. Start work soon. Probably brick. 


*Huntington: Hotel, $200,000, 5 sty., 112x110 
(120 rooms). Archt., R. W. Stevens, Hunting- 
ton Gas Bldg. Owner, J. F. Bippus. Foundation 
in. Archt, ready for bids shortly on superstruc- 
ture. Brick. 


*Laporte: Theatre, $150,000. Archt., Kocher 
and Larson, 6250 Halstead St., Chicago, Ill. Own- 
er, Central Theatre Corporation, O. K. Redding- 
ton, Pres., 901 Lincoln Way, Laporte. Architect 
ready for bids. Brick, terra cotta, seating ca- 
pacity 1500. 


Madison: Business Bldg. 3 sty. 60x20. Main 
St. Owner, M. D. Harding, Madison. Owner 
builds and awards separate contracts. Brick, 


ordinary constr. 


*Michigan City: Residence and garage, $20,- 
000, 2 sty., “Edgewood”. Private plans. Own- 
er, S. T. Nelson, Supt. Sullivan Machinery Co., 
2624 West Lake St., Chicago, Ill. Owner ready 
for bids. Brick. 


Princeton: Residence and garage, $15,000. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, Lawrence Sullivan, c/o 
American National Bank, Princeton. Plans in 
progress. Ready for bids soon. Brick veneer. 


*Muncie: Church (rem.) and new parish 
house, $18,000. Owner, Grace Episcopal Con- 
gregation, D. D. Rose, Chmn. Bldg. Com. Plans 
in progress. Owners financing. Will mature this 
summer. Work will consist of moving present 
bldg., adding an addition, reroofed, stuccoed and 
general interior alts. Parish house will be built 
next to church. 


Rochester: Hotel, south of Long Beech Amuse- 
ment Park. Owner, Harry Talbert, Cleveland, 
Ohio. and care of Charles Talbert, Rochester, 
Indiana. Plans in progress. Will build early 
summer. Frame construction. 2 sty. & bas. 


*San Pierre: Consolidated School Building, 
$65,000.00. Railroad Twp., Starke County, San 
Pierre. Archt., Nat L. Smith, Meeker Bldg., 
Crown Point, Ind. Owner, Leonard Rennewanz, 
Trustee, San Pierre, Ind. Owner receiving bids 
to eee May 19th at 1:00 p. m. Brick, 2 sty. 
& bas. 


Warsaw: Factory add.) The Warsaw Overall 
Co. has purchased a lot on Buffalo Street, just 
north of the present factory and will build an 
addition this summer. (This site was owned by 
Richard Stewart, who was contemplating the 
erection of a commercial garage, this- project has 
been ‘abandoned.) 

Contracts Awarded. 

*Anderson: Factory (additions). 
derson Foundry and Machine Co- 
man and Sons Constr. Co. Brick. 

Winslow: Filling station. Owner, Dyer Oil 
Co., Petersburg, Ind. Contract let to Loren Haw- 
kins, Petersburg, Ind. 

*Valparaiso: Administration Bldg., $60,000. 
Owner, Valparaiso University. General contract 
let to C. E. Foster, 306 Washineton St. Start 
work shortly. 


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The following is a list of owners ordering 


plans and specifications from _ the Architects’ 
Small House Bureau; will build soon: 
Residence: Indianapolis. Owner, John E. 
Becker, 6530 College Ave., Indianapolis. Plan 
No, 404. : 
Residence: South Bend. Owner, Henry “M. 


Mfrs. Tool and Supply Co., Main 
Sts., South Bend. Plan No. 669. 
Kenia, Ohio. Owner, Mrs, Mary 
F. D. Xenia, Ohio. Plan No. 669. 
New Augusta, Ind. Owner, Dr. E. 
O. Asher, New Augusta, Ind. Plan No. 6-A-46. 
Residence: West Lafayette, Ind. Owner, 
Aamon Swope, 125 Lutz Ave., West Lafayette, 


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Ind. Plan No. 651. 

Residence: Lafayette, Ind. . Owner, L. S&S. 
Young, 628 N. 6th St., Lafayette. Plan No. 
664. 

Residence: Walcottville, Ind. Owner, Ross 


Loutham, Walcottville, Ind., P. O. Box No. 23. 
Residence: Toledo, Ohio. Owner, Willard M, 
Cannan, 132 19th St., Toledo, Ohio. 
Residence: Indianapolis. Owner, Donald B 
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Notice is hereby given that at 1:30 o'clock P. 
M., on Friday, May 18, 1928, at the office of Gary 
&. Bohannon at Rushville, Indiana, Henry W. 
Beckner, as Trustee of Jackson Township, Rush 
County, Indiana, will offer for sale to the highest 
bidder an issue of $51,000.00 of bonds of Jackson 
School Township, Rush County, Indiana. Sealed 
bids will be received up to the hour of sale. 

Said bonds shall be 51 in number, dated May 1, 
1923, of $1,000.00 each and bearing interest at 
the rate of 5% per annum, payable semi-annually, 
one of which bonds shall ‘be due and payable on 
August 1, 1924, and two of said bonds shall be- 
come due and payable on each February Ist and 
August Ist thereafter until all of said bonds are 
paid. The first interest on said bonds shall be 
payable on August 1, 1924, and every six months 
thereafter and shall be evidenced by coupons at- 
tached to same and said bonds and interest shall 
be payable at the office of the Peoples National 
Bank, of Rushville, Indiana. Said bonds have 
been issued strictly in compliance with the law 
of the State of Indiana, and pursuant to an order 
of the Advisory Board of Jackson School Town- 


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ship, Rush County, Indiana, and duly entered 
of record on January 29, 1923, authorizing said 
bonds to be issued for the purpose of providing 
bonds for the construction of a school house in 
said township. 

Said bonds will be sold according to law to the 
‘highest and best bidder for not less than par and 


‘face value; the right is reserved to reject any 
and all bids. 


HENRY W. BECKNER, Trustee, 


Jackson Township School, Rush County, 
Indiana, R. R. 8, Rushville, Indiana. 
April 28-May 5-May 12. , 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 

Notice is hereby given that on Friday, May 
lith, 1923, sealed bids will be received at 
the office of the Township Trustee of Wabash 
Township, in the town of Mecea, Parke ‘County, 
Indiana, up to the hour of 10:30 o’clock ‘a. m., 
of said day, for the erection, construction and 
completion of an addition to the school building 
in Mecea, Indiana. Separate bids will be re- 
ceived as follows: 

‘One bid on the general construction of said 
addition. 

One bid on heating and ventilation. 

One bid on plumbing. 

All to be erected and constructed in = strict 
accordance with the plans and specifications now 
on file in the office of said Trustee. 

A bidder may bid on one or more of the above 
items separately or by a lump bid. All bids 
should be made on forms as approved and recom- 
mended by the State Board of Accounts, and each 
bid shall be properly filled out and signed by the 
bider or bidders and acknowledged before a notary 
public. Each and every bid must be sealed and 
plainly addressed to the undersigned Trustee of 
Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana, and 
shall have notation on the envelope as to the 
nature of the bid, whether for general construc- 
tion, for heating and ventilation, for plumbing, 
or for all. Each: bid must be accompanied with 
a certified check for three per cent. (3 per cent.) 
of his bid, made payable to the Trustee of Wa- 
bash Township, Parke County, Indiana, and to 

_be held by him as liquidated damages in case the 
successful bidder fails to enter into a contract 
and furnish bond to the approval of said frustee. 
The successful contractors will be required to fur- 
nish approved surety bonds equal to the contract 
price, conditioned for the faithful performance 
and execution of same, and the payment of all 
bills,’ including all Iabor and materials and other 
expenditures had by the contractor in connection 
with said work, Each bidder must in all things 
comply with the requirements of the law of In- 
diana with reference to the letting of contracts. 
All sub-contractors must be acceptable to and 
approved by the undersigned. The estimated cost 
of all such work is as follows: 


General construction $22,000.00 


Heating and ventilation .. 4,000.00 
LSU 0 1963) eae SY pea ns ee ek ten ieee 3,000.00 
OPER he ek Get ne et ie ae ee er ee $29,000.00 


The right to reject any and all bids is expressly 
reserved. 

Witness my hand this 17th day of April, 1923. 

ROSCOE B. KENDALL, 
Trustee of Wabash Township, 
Parke County, Indiana. 

Address: Mecca, Indiana. 

Allen & Garriott, Architects, 401 Lombard 
Building, Indianapolis, Indiana. 

April 28-May 5. 
SCHOOL HOUSE. 

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 

Notice is hereby given, that on the 19th day of 
May, 1923, at the Hebron School House on Lin- 
ecoln Avenue, in Knight Township, Vanderburgh 
County, Indiana, the undersigned trustee of 
Knight school township, Vanderburgh County, 
Indiana, in conjunction with the Advisory Board 
of said township, will receive sealed bids, fur- 
nishing all labor and material for the construc- 
tion of a one-story and basement brick school 
building in said Knight ‘Township, known as 
“Ledge ‘School,’ in accordance with the plans 
and specifications now on file in the office of said 
trustee, R. R. 4, Newburg, Indiana, and in the 
office of Alfred E. Neucks, architect, 515 Peoples 
Bank Building. Evansville, Indiana. Said bids 
will be received up to two o’clock P. M., of said 
19th day of May, 1923. 

The estimated cost 
$22,000.00. . : 
_ Said ‘trustee, in conjunction with said Advisory 
Board, will examine said bids and award the con- 
tract for said construction to the lowest and best 
bidder therefor; and the successful bidder will be 
required to enter into a written contract with 
Said school trustee for the furnishing of all labor 
and materials for the construction of said school 
house in accordance with said plans and specifi- 
cations, and to give bond, with surety to be ap- 
Proved by said school trustee, for the faithful per- 
formance of said contract. 7 


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Each bidder will be required to submit a certi- 
fied check in an amount equal to three per cent 
of bid submitted, said check to be forfeited to the 
township trustee in the event that the successful 
bidder refuses or fails to enter into a proper 


contract with proper surety. 


The school trustee’ and Advisory Board hereby 
reserve the right to reject any and all bids. ° 


FRED MANN, 
Trustee of Knight School Township, 
Vanderburgh County, Ind. 
ARTHUR C. STONE, 
Attorney for Trustee. 
April 28, May 5, May 12th, 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby ‘given that Liberty School 
Township in Union County, Indiana, by Byron 
B. Nickels, the Trustee of said Township, and 
the Advisory Board thereof, will receive sealed 
bids at the office of said Trustee at the school 
house in the Village of Dunlapsville in said school 
township in Union County in the State of In- 
diana, on Monday, the 7th day of May, 1923, at 
1 o’clock P. M., of said day, for the construction 
of a new elementary grade school building in 
Liberty Township, Union County, State of In- 
diana. At the same time and place bids will also 
be received for the installation of: 


(a) The heating and ventilating system ; 
(b) The plumbing and sewerage system ; 
(c) The electric work and electric plant; 


ali in accordance with the plans and specifications 
heretofore adopted and approved by the Trustee 
and the Advisory Board of said township, which 
plans and specifications are now on file in the 
office of the Township Trustee and in the office 
of the State Board of Accounts. Said building 
to be a one-story brick building and basement to 
be located upon the following described real 
estate belonging to said school township in Lib- 
erty Township, Union County, State of Indiana: 

Beginning at the southeast corner of the north- 
west quarter of Section 28, Township 11, north, 
Range 2 west, running thence west 4 chains and 
45 links; thence north 5 chains and 87 links; 
thence east 4 chains and 45 links; thence south 
5 chains and 87 links to the place of beginning, 
containing 3 acres, more or less. 


The estimated cost of the proposed building 
completed is $28,500.00. All bids must .be in 
writing on forms prescribed by the laws of the 
State of Indiana, and delivered to the Trustee 
on or before the time mentioned herein. Each 
bid on the general construction shall be accom- 
panied by the certified check of the bidder. in the 
sum of $500.00, payable to said Trustee. Each 
bid for the heating and ventilating installation 
shall be accompanied by the certified check of 
the bidder in the sum of $300.00. Each bid for 
the plumbing and sewerage installation shall be 
accompanied by the certified check of the bidder 
for the sum of $200.00. Each bid for the electric 
work and electric plant shall be accompanied by 
the certified check of the bidder for the sum of 
$200.00. These certified checks to be held by said 
trustee as a guarantee of good faith the bidder 
will enter into a contract and execute a bond 
for the full amount of his bid, approved by the 
Trustee and Advisory Board, for the due per- 
formance thereof, if his bid is accepted. The 
checks of the unsuccessful bidders will be re- 
turned to them when the contracts are awarded 
and entered into. Should the successful bidder 
fail to enter into a contract and execute said 
bond, he shall forfeit said certified checks as 
liquidated damages for the use and benefit of said 
township. The plans and specifications may be 
examined at the office of the Township Trustee 
and at the office of Architect Karl P, Henkle, 
108-110 Heinemann Bldg., Connersville, Indiana. 
A deposit of $15.00 will be required of prospec- 
tive bidders for plans and specifications for each 
branch of work taken from the office of said 
architect, which amount will be returned in full 
im case the same are returned on the day of the 
letting and a bona fide bid is submitted by the 
contractor. Should the bidder fail in one re- 
quirement only, the sum of Five ($5.00) Dollars 
only shall be returned to him, but should he fail 
in the observance of both conditions, he shall 
forfeit the whole amount of said deposit. Each 
bidder shall stamp or write his name on the 
back of the drawing or cover of the specifications 
used by him in preparing his proposals. Said 
contract will be iet in four parts as stated above, 
to the lowest responsible bidder who, upon the 
award of a contract, shall give a bond to the 
approval of the Trustee and Advisory Board for 
the benefit of any person, persons or corporation 
who shall suffer any loss or damage by reason 
of such bidder failing or neglecting to perform 
the work awarded him by such Trustee, and to 
pay for all labor and materials furnished him or 
any of said contractors in the construction of 
said work. The bidder shall have the right and 
privilege in connection with his bid for the 
general construction of said building, to make 
a bid for the purchase of the old school building 


located upon the ahove described real estate. 
ES it reserves the right to reject any and 
a ids. 
Dated this 10th day of April, 1923. 
BYRON B. NICKELS, 
Trustee of Liberty. School Township, 
Union County, Indiana. 
ue ee address, Liberty, Indiana, R. F. D. 
o. 5. 


April 14-21-28, 1923 


NOTICE TO BIDDERS ON THE UNDER- 
GROUND STEAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 
KNOWN AS PART 1 OF THE NEW SERVICE 
PLANT FOR THE INDIANA STATE SOL- 
DIERS HOME. 


_ Please note the following instructions govern- 
ing the filing of proposals and the awarding of 
contracts: 

Sealed proposals to the Board of Trustees of the 
Indiana State Soldiers Home for the furnishing 
of labor and materials for a new underground 
steam distribution system, in accordance with the 
plans and specifications prepared by R. W. No- 
land, consulting engineer, will be received by the 
Board of Trustees, c/o Secretary of the Board, 
Mrs. Caroline B. Morrison, at 422 North Seventh 
Street, Lafayette, Indiana, up to 10 a. m. on the 
10th day of May, 1928, at which time the bids will 
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separate and distinct contracts for the work will 
be executed. The proposals shall be as follows: 

Proposal No. 1 

This proposal shall include all labor and mate- 
rial for a complete underground steam distribu- 
tion system as shown on the plans and specified. 

Proposal No. 1A, Trenching and Backfilling 

This proposal shall include all labor and mate- 
rials included in the paragraph in the specifica- 
tions headed Trenching and Backfilling. 

The trustees reserve the right to reject any 
and all bids. 

A Bidder’s 
every bid. 

The successful bidders will each be required 
to execute a contract on a form provided by the 
Board of Trustees. Each successful contractor 
will also be required to furnish satisfactory 
Surety Company’s Bond to the amount of the 
Contract Price to secure the fulfillment of the 
Contract, 

Plans and specifications relating to any of the 
above work may be consulted daily at the Com- 
mandant’s Office at the Indiana State Soldiers’ 
Home. 


All communications and references to the above 
proposals or contracts should be addressed to 
the undersigned: 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, STATE SOLDIERS’ 


HOME, c/o See. of the Board, Mrs. Caroline B. 

Morrison, 422 No. 7th St., Lafayette, Indiana. 

(Each bidder is required to furnish a check 
for fifteen dollars ($15.00), made payable to the 
engineer, upon receipt of the plans and speci- 
fications, to guarantee the return of the plans 
and specifications. This check will be returned 
to the bidder when the plans and specifications 
used for making up the bids are returned to the 
engineer. The plans and specifications must be 
turnéd in with the bid.) 
April 21-28; May 5, 1923. 


Bond is to accompany each and 


POWER HOUSE EQUIPMENT 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS. 


Bids will be received by the Board of Trustees 
of the Indiana State Normal School at 8:00 P. 
M., May 7, at the Roberts Hotel, Muncie, Ind,, for 
the erection and completion of a power house, 
tunnel, etc., at the Eastern Division, Indiana State 
Normal School, Muncie, Indiana. Bids must be 
made on Form 96 prescribed by the State Board 
of Accounts and must be accompanied ‘by a certi- 
fied check equal to five (5%) per cent of the 
amount of the bid. ‘Separate bids must be re- 
ceived for the following items: First, for the erec- 
tion of the power house, estimated cost $26,500.00 ; 
second, for the construction of the pipe tunnel, 
estimated cost, $17,500.00; third, for the érec- 
tion of the chimney, estimated cost, $6,500.00; 
fourth, for the main steam supply and return 
pipes, estimated cost $14,000.00; fifth, for fur- 
nishing and erecting two boilers, estimated cost 
$15,000.00. Bids must be made in accordance 
with provisions of specifications prepared by 
Kibele & Gerard, Architects, Muncie, Indiana. 
Copies of plans and specifications may be found 
at the office of the Dean of the Faculty, Eastern 
Division, Indiana State Normal School, Muncie, 
Indiana; at the office of Kibele & Gerard, Archi- 
tects, 385 The Johnson Building, Muncie, Indiana, 
and at the office of the Registrar of the Indiana 
State Normal School, Terre Haute, Indiana. 


BOARD OF TRUSTERS OF THE 
INDIANA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, 

- Helen C. Benbridge, Secretary. 
Apr. 21-28; May 5, 1928. 


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Indiana 


15 


Society of Architects . 


Officers 


(:UY MAHURIN, President 
lee ganiaay B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
ent 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary . 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


DIRECTORS’ MEETING AT EVANS- 
VILLE OF ESPECIAL INTEREST 
TO SOUTHERN INDIANA 
ARCHITECTS. 


To Be a Regional Gathering. 


Now that arrangements have been 
made to hold the next regular bimonthly 
meeting of the Board of Directors of the 
Indiana Society of Architects at Evans- 
ville, Saturday, May 12, the officers an- 
nounce that this affair will be in the na- 
ture: of another regional gathering of 
architects such as was held at Ft. Wayne 
last fall and again at Terre Haute two 
months later. 

The May meeting, while intended to 
bring the architects of southern, south- 
western and western Indiana together, 
is also open to all the state architects 
who wish to attend. 

These regional meetings so far have 
proved most successful in that they have 
afforded the architects of a given region 
and also from over the state a chance 
to become better acquainted, have at- 
tracted those of the profession who had 
never before sat in at an I. S. A. meet- 
ing, and offered an open forum for a 
general discussion of business and pro- 
fessional practices, also problems that 
it developed were mutual regardless of 
locations. 

It is hoped that many of the state 
architects will avail themselves of this 
opportunity to gather in Evansville, but 
especially it is desired that those of 
the profession in the announced desig- 
nated region will make an extra effort 
to attend the May meeting. 


INDIANAPOLIS ARCHITECTS _ RE- 
VIEW WAR MEMORIAL COM- 
PETITION EXHIBITS. 


Favorably Impressed With Results Ob- 
tained. 

The regular monthly meeting of the 
Indianapolis Architects’ Association was 
made an informal affair, the members 
gathering at the John Herron Art In- 
stitute to view the exhibits submitted in 
the War Memorial Architectural Com- 
retition as a resvlt of which Walker & 
Weeks, Cleveland, Ohio, were selected 
to prepare the final plans. 

There are twenty-six sets of drawings 
tastefully displayed about the walls of 
one of the numerous galleries, well ar- 


ranged to permit of a satisfactory in- 
spection of each exhibit. 

After their review of ‘the display the 
Indianapolis architects were loud in their 
praise of the high architectural average 
of the many plans submitted and their 
standard of excellence both in concep- 
tion and execution. 

There seems to be general satisfac- 
tion over the final award in the selection 
of the architects who are to handle the 
consummation of tthe monumental War 
Memorial project and the manner in 
which the competition was handled is 
pointed to as an example of the success 
to be obtained through regulated com- 
petition in securing the highest class of 
design and architects thoroughly compe- 
tent to handle the work. 


INDIANA CHAPTER NAMES DELE- 
GATES TO A. I. A. CONVEN- 
TION IN MAY. 


To Be Held In Washington, D. C. 


Plans have been made whereby the In- 
diana Chapter, “American Institute of 
Architects will send a delegation to the 
annual convention of the Institute to be 
held at Washington, D. C., May 16 to 
18. 

The Indiana Chapter, according to the 
constitution and by-laws, is allowed 
three delegates, to consist of the presi- 
dent and secretary and one other mem- 
ber. As the result of a recent mail 
vote Robert Frost Daggett, Indianapolis, 
was named as the third delegate with 
John W. Gaddis, Vincennes, and Herbert 
L. Bass, Indianapolis, to act. as alter- 
nates. President Herbert Foltz and 
Secretary Fermor S. Cannon, both of 
Indianapolis, are the other two official 
delegates. 


TO ANNOUNCE ADMINISTRATIVE 
BUILDING COUNCIL APPOINT- 
MENTS SOON. 


Selection of Candidates Up to President 
Mahurin. 

Since provision is made for the revre- 
sentation of the Indiana archite*tural 
profession on the Administrative Build- 
ing Council of Indiana, a body recently 
established by the passage of a new 
s‘ate building construction law, Presi- 
dent Mahurin of the Indiana Society of 
Architects is now devoting careful 
thought to that matter. 


The law calls for an administrative 
committee to be composed of the chair- 
man of the State Industrial Board, Sec- 
retary of the State Board of Health and 
the State Fire Marshall, together with 
twelve appointive members, who shall 
be known as the advisory committee of 
the building council. 

The advisory committee shall be com- 
posed of three engineers, three archi- 
tects, three contractors and three build- 
ing mechanics, all of whom are repre- 
sentative of the building industry and 
engaged in actual practice and construc- 
tion, submitted from the membership 
of their respective organizations; Indi- 
ana Engineering Society, Indiana So- 
ciety of Architects, Associated Building 
Contractors of Indiana and jointly by 
the Indiana State Building Trades Coun- 
cil and Indiana State Council of Car- 
penters, all of whom must be approved 
by the administrative committee and 
also the Governor of the state. 

The task of appointing the architect 
members to serve on the new body was 
delegated to President Mahurin by the 
board of directors and he is now en- 
gaged in making his selections which 
will be announced shortly. 


STATE ARCHITECTS SOCIETY TO 
HAVE REPRESENTATION AT 
A. I. A. CONVENTION. 


Delegates to Be Named At Evansville 
Meeting. 


An invitation has been extended to 
the Indiana Society of Architects to send 
delegates to the annual convention of 
the American Institute of Architects at 
Washington in May. 

Several years ago the A. i. A., at its 
Nashville, Tenn., convention went on rec- 
ord as favoring the encouragement of 
state associations of architects in addi- 
tion to chapter organizations. Since 
then the institu.e has opened its annual 
meetings to the State Architects’ Socie- 
ties, whose members do not belong to 
the A. J. A. Though the delegates from 
the state organizations have no voting 
power, nevertheless they are permitted 
to participate in the discussions that 
arise if they so desire. 

The delegates to be sent to Washing- 
ton this year by ‘he I. S. of A. are to be 
appointed by the directors at. their 
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Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller_.__.____..__ President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 
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GREAT ACTIVITY RESULTS FROM 
CONTINUED HEAVY ISSUANCE 
OF BUILDING PERMITS 


Evansville Construction Interests Never 
’ Busier 


Not only did the building permits in 
Evansville for March equal five times 
_ the total permits of March of any other 
year, but the contractors are the busiest 
they have been in years as a result of the 
great volume: of work that has grown 
from month to month since the first of 
the year. In February and March a total 
of $804,358 in new buildings was record- 
ed here. More than $1,600,000 has been 
recorded since the first of the year. 

The local Associated Building Con- 
tractors’ Association is advertising in 
fourteen of the leading newspapers of 
-the south in an effort to get workmen in 
the building trades to come to Evans- 
ville. Workmen in many lines are re- 
ceiving premiums to stay on the job, ac- 
cording to George L. Miller, president ot 
the association. At present members of 
the building trades estimate that more 
than 250 homes in Evansville are in the 
process of construction. More than ten 
buildings in the big building class are 
under construction. 

While crowded some by the force of 
the reawakened building activity the con- 
tractors have the situation well in hand 
and are putting forth every effort to 
keep ahead of the flood of work. In this 
latter connection the material supply 
dealers are extending hearty co-opera- 
tion to the contractors and are rushing 
supplies forward with expediency which 
is doing much to prevent a jam. 

As for the workmen, they, too, are 
right on the job every moment and are 
doing their bit nobly. There is, haw- 
ever, a scarcity of bricklayers, carpen- 
ters, plasterers and painters. The brick- 
layer and plasterer shortage is not un- 
common to Evansville alone, for reports 
from all over the country reveal a like 
situation in practically all cities. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


At the new half million dollar Benja- 
min Bosse high school the brick walls 
have been completed on the east section 
to the second floor and a new force of 


Official Paper 


of Indiana 


17 


uilding Contractors 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


bricklayers has been added for the west 
section. Forms are being placed for the 
second floor concrete slab on the eastern 
section of the building. Steel girders to 
support the auditorium balcony are be- 
ing set. Some of the ventilating fans are 
being lowered into the basement. 


General Contractors Scarborough- Da- 
vies Co. are roofing the new addition for 
the Farmers Dairy Co. at Main and 
Michigan streets. The same firm of 
builders is ready to start the brick walls 
for the Franklin garage on West Frank- 
lin street. 


Brick continues to hold its own in the 
construction of attractive and better 
class homes. More new homes are being 
built of brick this year than has been the 
case so early in the season for many 
years, according to John Andres, secre- 
tary-treasurer of the Standard Brick Co. 


Work on a five-room bungalow for 
William Andres at 1523 West Ohio street 
was begun last week by Matt Hallen- 
berger, general contractor. 


FT. WAYN 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Irmscher _____________ President 


BE. Fy Oelseblager . 0252225 Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


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Phone 2001 © 


NOT FORT WAYNE’S PROBLEM 
ALONE 


Situation All Can Well Think Over 


Most any citizen in any city of any 
size is aware of what may be termed the 
plague of filling stations that is sweep- 
ing the country. Desirable corner sites 
everywhere are being gobbled up by the 
gasoline men regardless of surrounding 
property and about the only check put 
upon them is in cities where city plan- 
ning is in effect. 

Fort Wayne would seek to check this 
mad scramble and her action gave rise to 
the following editorial in the Journal- 
Gazette, an article full of good logic: 

Filling Stations—Where? 

An effort is under way to procure a 
city ordinance for Fort Wayne -setting 
prohibitions against the indiscriminate 
location of gasoline filling stations. It is 
purposed to deny these enterprises loca- 
tions near churches and school buildings. 
There is reason in the objection raised to 
the placing of filling stations near 


churches. There is perhaps better rea- 
son for the protest against having them 
near school houses. There is superior 


objection to having too many of them 
anywhere. 

Motor traffic requires gasoline and the 
business of purveying requires places 
where it can be dispensed. There is rea- 
son that these places should be situated 
in such’ places and with such frequency 
as will serve all essential public conven- 
ience. But there can be an overdoing of 
the filling station business. It begins to 
look as though that was already begin- 
ning to be the case in this as well as in 
many other cities. Of course, it will be 
argued that to limit filling stations 
would be to set metes and bounds to com- 
petition. That ‘would not be a wise pub- 
lic policy if that view were strictly ac- 
curate. And it is not strictly accurate. 
Competition is mainly a rivalry of flare; 
not a contest of prices. 

There seems to be something in the 
present rivalry for gasoline stations that 
is analogous to the old rivalry of liquor 
interests in the days that are dead and 
gone. The result then was too many 
saloons—so many, indeed, that they just 
naturally crowded themselves out alto- 
gether. A saloon set up in a new loca- 
tion was the almost invariable sign that 
there would be another across the street 
if not alongside. You see something of 
the working out of that idea in the mul- 
tiplication of filling stations. Of course, 
it is possible to get too many of them— 
meaning by that more than are needed. 


INCREASED BUILDING SHOWS ITS 
EFFECT IN CEMENT FIGURES 


Heavy Demand Put Upon That Com- 
modity 


In view of the record building figures 
being turned in all over the country, an 
item to which Fort Wayne has generous- 
ly contributed, the demand that has been 
put upon the cement manufacturing in- 
dustry is interestingly shown by the fol- 
lowing, though the enormous production 
can not be said to be due to building con- 
struction alone, for highway improve- 
ment and bridge work has had quite an 
influence. 


Production of Portland cement during 
March was unusually heavy for this sea- 
son of the year. Mills of the country 
produced nearly 9,900,000 barrels, al- 
most 2,000,000 barrels more than in Feb- 
ruary and nearly 50 per cent more than 
in March, 1922. Production for the quar- 
ter ending March 31 was considerably 
more than 25,000,000 barrels as com- 
pared with an average of slightly over 
17,000,000 for that quarter during the 
five-year period, 1919-1923. 


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BLAW KNOX CO. 

Steel Buildings, Any Size, 
GENERAL CHEMICAL CO. 

“‘Hard-N-Tyte” for Better Concrete Floors. 
RANSOME CONCRETE MACHINERY. 

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Phone, Main 0509 Auto, 21-345 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W..Jungcehus— es 3 President 
J C. ©; Pierson. 526 Gao Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 
MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


None filed with Marion County” Re- 
corder this week. 


CORRELATED BUSINESSES 
COUNT FOR UNUSUAL 
ACTIVITY. 


AC- 


Both Building and Realty Circles Show 
Much Lire. 


Building construction and real estate 


activities, more or less kin, are main- 


taining their relationships and stepping 
along at a lively pace at Indianapolis. 

Without exaygerated stimulation, 
which might endanger sound real es- 
tate investments, an active real estate 
market prevails in Indianapolis, while a 


tabulation of the building permits is- 
sued by the city building commissioner 
from April 14th to April 20th, inclusive, 
shows a total valuation .f improvements 
for the six days of $665,951. The per- 
mits issued numbered 424, most of them 
for new homes and spring repairs to 
houses. The strong demand for busi- 
ness locations continues about the same 
as it has since the first signs of spring. 
An unusually large number of real 
estate transfers were recorded during 
the week, further reflecting sound busi- 
ness conditions in the city. Up to Fri- 
day night 336 real estate transfers had 
been recorded. Many were for a nomi- 
nal consideration, as permitted under 
the law, thereby making it impossible 
to estimate the aggregate value of prop- 
erty which changed title during the 
week. ; 
An interesting comparison of busi- 
ness development last spring in this 
city and that of this year is gained 
from totals, though unofficial, showing 
the building permits issued from Janu- 
ary 1 to April 13. In 1922 for that pe- 
riod the total valuation of improvements 
for which permits were granted was $4,- 
| 575,858.06. For the same number of 
days this year it was $8,863,849.71, 
almost double that of a year ago. 


ASSOCIATION- WORK DRAWS NEW 
INTEREST FROM NORTHERN 
INDIANA CONTRACTORS. 


Are Turning Out Strong At Meetings. 


Contractors in building circies in 
northern Indiana are showing more than 
unusual interest in organized effort this 
spring. _At Hammond, Gary, South 
Bend and Michigan Cicy the meetings 
are being well attended and new mem- 
bers are being taken right along. 

An interesting feature has developed 
in the latter city where inquiries are be- 
ing received from surrounding town 
contractors to learn if they will be per- 
mitted to take out membership in the 
A. B. C.’s of Michigan City. No de- 
cision has been reached as yet, the mat- 
ter having been taken under advisement. 

The Michigan City association held a 
‘meeting April 16, at which there was a 
95% membership attendance. “Jack” 
Owens of the State A. B. C.’s was pres- 
ent and in-addition-to congratulating the 
local men on the successful way they 
handled the state convention in January, 
spoke on the legislative activities of the 
A. B. C.’s of Indiana and current build- 
ing conditions about the state. 


SOUTH BEND CONTRACTORS PRO- 
POSE PROGRESSIVE IDEAS. 


Will Endeavor to Put Real Function 
Into Local Builders’ Exchange. 


Interesting news comes from South 
Bend where the members of the Build- 
ers’ Exchange and their guests, in all 
144, representing the city’s building in- 
terests, gathered at the new Hotel La 
Salle, Tuesday evening, April 24 to en- 
joy the organization’s annual banquet. 
It was officially announced that the 
Exchange is soon to launch somewhat of 
a depariure from the usual routine of 
association life; a scheme that when ful- 
ly explained was enthusiastically re- 
ceived, 

The plan consists of the establishment 
of an employment bureau in connection 
with the exchange, whereby both the 
employer needing help and the employe 


out of work will be taken care of. An-- 


other feature pertains to the institution 
of a credit bureau for the collection of 
bad accounts. It is also planned to ar- 
range for an estimating room and for 
the filing of plans at the Exchange when 
open competition in bidding is desired. 

The Exchange also has gone on rec- 
ord as favoring hearty co-operation with 
the architects of the city in all matters 
pertaining to the building industry when 
such co-operation is desired. 

The meeting was presided over by 


Pres. Walter Fassnacht and talks were. 


made by the new secretary of the Ex- 
change, E. H. Hyman, and Field Repre- 
sentative of the Associated Building 
Contractors of Indiana, J. H. Owens, 
Indianapolis. Music was furnished by 
the Big Five Orchestra of Notre Dame. 


BUILDING PERMITS. 
Week of April 19th to 26th. 
($5,000 and Over) 


ee. 


Stores (Rem. from Theatre) $25,000. Delaware 
and Wabash Sts. Archt.. Chas. Byfield. Owner, 
Edward Evans, Prest.. Evans Milling Co. Gen- 
erel contract let to William P. Jungclaus Co., 825 
Mass. Ave. 

Warehouse: $36,000. 208 No. Fulton. Owner, 
Fleishman Yeast Co. General contract let to T. 
A. Moynahan Constr. Co., 804 No. Senate Ave. 
Apartment Building:- (14 apts.)-2-sty...30x125. 


19 


22T° East’ Pratt St. ~ Owner, Eliz. E, Thoms, 221 
East Pratt St. General contract let to Frank 
Brown, care of owner. Brick veneer. 

Garage (Rem. from old 
128-30 Wabash. $30,000. 
Edward Evans, Prest., 
Michigan and Belt 


Empire Theatre, rear) 
Private plans. Owner, 
Evans Milling Co., West 
R. R. Work started 
Residence: $26,000, 4107 No. Pennsylvania St 
Owner, J. C. Sehaf, Jr., Pres. Electric Machine 
Co., 329 West Ohio St. General contract let to 


Rich and Co., 604 Fletcher Trust Bldg. Brick 
veneer, 
Theatre, Store and Apartment: $22,000, 1429 


So. Meridian St. Owner, Jake Friedman. Con- 
tract let to W. C. LaFeber, 440 No. Rural St. 
Brick, * : 

Residences (3) $17,000 edch. Owner: and build- 
er, Leban C. Johnson, 3414 Beechwood Ave. 


Owner builds, 1353-1361 East 38th. and 3404 
Fall Creek Blvd. ; 

Residence: $17,000, 1253 East 388th. Owner, 
Laban C. Johnson, 3414 Birchwood. Owner 
builds. Brick veneer, f 

*Residence: $15,000. Archt., Everett Crabb. 
Owner, Edw. Mueller, 133 East Market St. Con- 


tract let to Spiegel-Brown Constr. Co., 42nd and 
College. 


Residence: $13,000, 4516 College. Private 
plans. Owner, H. C. Huffstetter, c/o Brown- 
'Huffstetter Sand Co,, Kentucky Ave. and Reisner 
‘St... General contract let to Burns Realty Co., 
Consolidated Bldg. 

Residence: $11,550, 4133 Central. Private 
plans. Owner, Edw. A. Rink, Socy. Rink’s Cloak 
House, No. Illinois St. General contract let 
to Indiana Builders Corporation, 1011 Lemeke 
Bldg. Brick veneer. t 

Residence: $10,000. 4865 No. Penn. Owner, 
August Diener, 3142 Kenwood. Contract let to 
E. P. Wéddle, at site. 

Residence: (double), $9,500, 2939-41 Ruckle. 
Owner, Ruby B. McGee, 150 East 24th. General 
contract, let to. Churchmen and Heckman, ¢/o 
owner. 

Residence: $9,000, 5411 Central. Owner and 


builder, L. C. Huey Bldg, Co., American Central 
Life Bldg. 

Residence: $8,800. 8430 Carrollton. Owner, 
J. A. Schumaker, at site Contract let to Harre!! 
and Robb, 3136 MacPherson Ave. 

Residence (double) $8,000. 820-22 
Owner, Edmond Selvage, at site. 

Residence: $8,000. 5125 Central. Owner, Maria 
Weghorst. General contract let to Brandt Bros., 
Indiana Trust Bldg. 

Residence: (double), $8,000, 638-40 N. LaSalle. 
Owner, George ‘M. Clegg, 1348 N. Senate. 


West 12th. 


Residence: $6,300, 125 N. Emerson. Owner, 
Paul Jackson. Contract let to E E. Barb, 612 
N. Colorado. 

Residence: $7,500, 1760-62 N. Rural. Owner, 


George W. McCray, Room 209 at 157 East Mar- 


ket St. 

Residence: (double), $7,300, 742-44 No, De- 
Quincey. Owner. Harry Rodgers, at site. 

Residence: $7,000, 5317 Central. Owner, C. L. 
Merlatt, 704 Kehn Bldg. Contract let to Tee 
Square Construction Co., 42nd and College. Brk. 
veneer. 

Residence: $7,000, 327 Poplar Road. Owner, 
S. L. Montgomery, 3604 East Washington, Owner 
builds. 

Residence: (double) $7,000. 901-08 No, Ox- 
ford. Owner, Chas. Wade, care of contractor. 
General contract let to John Stritt, 250 No. 
Addison. 

Residence: (double) and one single. $6,700 and 


$5,700, 13-15 So. Euclid, and 4401 East Washing- 
ton, Owner, H. A. Weghorst 801 East Wash- 
ington. General contract let to B. F. Martz, 127 
No Colorado. 

Residence: $6,500, 5315. Central. 
Kellozg, 3630 Birchwood. Contract 
Adams at site. - { A 

Residence: $6.500. 49-51 No. Sherman Drive. 
Owner, R. M. Stuart, 5802 Beechwood. 


Owner, F. B. 
toy (oe ES. 


Residence: $6,400. 5817 College. Owner, Roy 
C. Pearson, 505 Peoples Bank Bldg. 
Residence: $8,000. 4009 No. New Jersey. Own- 


er, B. H. Bass, 3827 Broadway. 

Residence (double) $6.000. 3030-82 Boulevard 
Place. Owner W. W. Smith. General contract 
let to I. N. Darter, 3015 Boulevard Place. 

Residence (double) $6,000. 721-23 No. Euclid. 
Owner, Blanche Carpenter, 725 No. Euclid. Gen- 
eral contract to E. E, Barb, 612 No. Colorado. 


Residence: $5.600. 4210 No. Capitol. Owner, 
O. P. Sheely, 1430 Rembrandt. 

Residence: (double), $5,500, 383-35 No, Wal- 
lace. Owner, H. E. Evans, at site. 

Residence: $5,500 1259 Leonard St. Owner, 


Fred Wheatley, at site. Contract let to Nicholas 
Linder, 1821 Orleans St. 

Residence: (double). $5.000. 1252-54 Burdsall 
Parkway. Owner, John Blackerby, 1256 Burd- 
sall Parkway. Contract let to Olive Day. 

Residence: Bradbury St. Owner, Chas. 
Volpp, 819 Eest Minnesota St. Brick veneer. 
Day--work. : - 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


R emember 


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See the secretary of your association or write to 


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CHICAGO 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C. s 


J. Wesley Reed =... President 
Tr.” Cole Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg. 
Hammond, Indiana 


SSS 


VISITORS MADE FOR A PLEASANT 
_AND INSTRUCTIVE EVENING 


Calumet Contractors Entertain 


While there was only routine business, 
and little of that, to require the atten- 
tion of the members of the B. T. E’s A., 
more than ordinary attention attached 
to the regular monthly meeting of the 
association Tuesday, April 17, due to the 
fact that there were quite a few out-of- 
town visitors present, among them being 
Frank L. Dykema, Grand Rapids, Mich., 
secretary of -the Associated Building 
Contractors of Michigan; J. H. Owens, 
Indianapolis, field representative of the 
A. B. C.’s of Indiana; O. C. Holtz, Chi- 
cago, general manager of the Builders & 
Manufacturers Mutual Casualty Co.; 
Harry Meyers, also of the same firm, and 
several others from Chicago who are in- 
terested in the building industry. 

The evening’s program was turned 
over to the visitors who regaled the 
Calumet contractors with accounts of 
what the builders in Michigan, Indiana 
and Illinois are doing in an effort to en- 
courage building conditions that will 
stabilize ‘the industry and lend impetus 
to building construction operations. _It 
was interesting ‘to have this information 
brought to the Calumet contractors by 
men who are in direct touch with the 
situations ‘that are ruling in the outside 
territories and to learn that that which 
the local builder is up against is much 
the same the country over. 

Following the talks, lunch was served, 
cigars were passed around and sociabil- 
ity held sway till the hour grew late to 
mark finis to a most enjoyable gathering. 


THE ONE AND ONLY WAY TO 
CHECK DEFIANCE 


How Association Bridged a Threatenin 
Breach ke 


Gary contractors who recently organ- 
ized a new association have proved they 
have the right conception of the purpose 
in view, and by lining up solidly were 
able to hold their own when ‘the gauntlet 
was thrown down to them. 2 

The hod carriers and building laborers 
came out with a wage ultimatum de- 
manding $1 and $1:10 per hour. The 
new association members bucked, called 
a halt on-all building work and shut 
things down tight. As a final result, ‘the 
recalcitrant tradesmen withdrew from 
the building district council and made an 
agreement with the employers on a com- 
promise basis of 974% cents per hour for 
hod carriers and 87% cents for laborers. 

It is to be hoped that the Gary con- 


tractors will not overlook the victory 
won through association means, but will 
continue to stand by the guns ever pre- 
paring for the next assault that labor 
difficulties may hurl against them. 

This most recent settlement is surely a 
real accomplishment for an organization 
that is but thirty days old. Hats off to 
Gary! 


NEVER SO MUCH ACTIVITY BEFORE 


Calumet Building Booming 


Surprise was in store for a party of 
Calumet building men who in company 


with the secretary and Mr. Owens made f 


a survey of the district the other day. 
The trip revealed an enormous amount 
of building construction operations un- 
der way. It was known that things were 
moving along at a brisk pace, but seeing 


is believing and a true conception of the } 


building situation was only possible 
through such a trip as was indulged in. 
One and all on,the journey were con- 
vinced that at this time there is more 
building activity in the Calumet district 
than ever before. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


The contract to move the Central 
school building from Hohman street to 
Russell street and place it on a new 
foundation was awarded to J. Wesley 
Reed at a figure close to $60,000. 


General Contractors Rhoades and 
Graves. have begun work on the erection 
of a $20,000 fiat building on Indiana 
avenue for Mr. Greiger. The structure 
will be of brick, two stories, 26x52. 


ANXIOUS TO KNOW 


Would Prevent a Recurrence 


Why is it a fellow can weather a mean, 
dreary, wet, chilling winter, and then, 
when the first warm days of spring set 
in finds himself all encumbered with a 
cold? Address all answers to the secre- 
tary as he is anxious to file them away 
for use as a preventative next year about 
this time. 

EK. E. COLE. 


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an. assertion personal as to Muncie, 
rather is she used as an abstract exam- 
ple. Her contractors are no different 
from the rest the country over. They 
can be split up into four classes: the men 
who believe in and know what organiza- 
tion will mean to the whole and who are 
willing to back every move both actively 


_and financially; those who will ride along 


actively but neglect the financial sups 


port; those who will go just so far but 
wilt under stress, forget the ideals for 
which they were contending and run for 
cover; lastly comes the contractor who 
figures he can go it alone, holds aloof 
rom the association move, shows no in- 
terest, plays both ends against the mid- 
dle and follows the lines of least resist- 
ance. However, the latter is only too 
glad to take advantage of the situation 
when propitious conditions are effected 
y the organized contractors. This is 
the fellow who profits at the expense of 
the other fellow, 

Such is the experience of organization 
amongst contractors, Here are men who 
are faced with the great power of organ- 
ized building trades labor, a power fre- 
quently brought to bear upon them, and 
great in its strength because the me- 
chanic realizes the force of unity and 
supports it through thick and thin both 
morally and financially without question. 

The Muncie Association suffered from 
the influences brought about by ‘the dif- 
ferent ways of thinking of her contrac- 
tors, but the organization adherents have 
not lost hope, they still have faith in 
theory and are seeking to rebuild, that 
in time unity of purpose and principle 
may be effected among the local contrac- 
tors. 


HOW FRAME HOUSE BUILDING MA- 
TERIALS ABSORB EACH DOLLAR 


Interesting Figures Advanced by De- 
partment of Commerce 


Through investigations, the housing’ 
division of the Department. of Commerce 


has learned ‘that each. dollar spent for 
materials used in a six-room frame house 


goes as follows: 
Lumber, 45 cents; brick, 4.2 cents; ce- 


. ment, 3.5 cents; sand, 2.4 cents; lime, 2.2 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas.c howe 2.04 v2 President 
J,.A, Gallivan, 2:25°0-2 5 jee Secretary 


314 Main Street 
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NOT UNLIKE THE EXPERIENCE OF 
OTHERS 


Contractors Themselves Erect Their Own 
Barriers’ 


Organization among contractors in 
Muncie, a great deal as is similar in 
other cities, finds its crux in the matter 
of dues, that on which many organiza- 
tions have been crucified. Nor is such 


cents; glass, 2.3 cents; lath, 2.6 cents; 
plumbing, 10.3 cents; heating equipment, 
8.4 cents; electric equipment, 3.6 cents; 
roofing, 5.6 cents; finished hardware, 2.5 
cents; paint and varnish, 4 cents; mis- 
cellaneous, 3.4 cents. 

In a house, built with some degree of 
legitimate costs and which is sold at 
$5,000, it has been estimated that the 
expense for materials is $1,500. In such 
a house, figured on the Department of 
Commerce report, the dollars would go 
as follows: 
$675; brick, $63; cement, 


Lumber, 
$52.50; sand, $36; hme, $33; glass, 
$34.50; lath, $39; plumbing, $154.50; 


heating equipment, $126; electric equip- 
ment, $54; roofing, $84; finishing hard- 
ware, $37.50; paint and varnish, $60; 
miscellaneous, $51. 


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VoL. V INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, MAY 5, 1923 No. 5 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 
Published Every Saturday 


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WAVE OF PROSPERITY GAINING IN 
VOLUME 


Promises to Sweep Entire Country 


E. E. COLE; Secy., 
Building Trades Employers’ Assn., 
Calumet District. 


It is cheering to us of the Calumet 
District as well as to those in other parts 
of the country to feel that the country 
today is facing one of the brightest fu- 
tures in its history. Such a conclusion 
is arrived at by a persual of the revorts 
that come in from the East, West, North 
and South showing a generally increas- 
ing industrial output and growing acti- 
vity in most every line of business. 

High prices, stoppage of building 
growth, strikes, and th2 evils of mis- 
geovernment, added to the uncertainties 
and waste of war, led the nation right to 
the brink of a crisis. The pendulum then 
began to swing back and now seems to 
be: gaining momentum to carry things 
back to a new zenith of prosperity. | 

Building operations are increasing 
everywhere and relief will come. How- 
ever building shortage is telling and its 
effect will be felt for some little time. 
The inconvenience and hardship it Im- 
posed through increased rents and poor 
accommodations is still,in evidence. This 
applied not only to housing but to indus- 
trial construction the lapse of which, for 
a time impeded factory and office ex- 
pansion also cut down employment op- 
portunities and production volume. , 

The basic industries such as the pro- 
duction of coal, steel, copper, petroleum, 
lumber and food stuffs are thriving at 
a remarkable rate, and. yet they have 
not reached the stage that meets a 
nations requirements. There 1S a e- 
mand for more than the farms and es 
tories are producing. That donate 
arises from the shortage superinduced 
by the war period, a shortage. never 


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quite made up, and from the needs of 
an ever increasing population. 

The growth of the United States. and 
the prosperity of its people constitutes 
a market which far excels the entire re- 
mainder of the world so far as American 
producers are concerned. If they can 
meet the needs of the United States they 
need not worry over Europe’s demands, 
although, in normal times the continen- 
tal countries serve as a’ nice balance 
wheel in that they will absorb the sur- 
plus of the United States markets. 


The only cloud on the horizon has to 
do with the radical element. If the peo- 
ple will be conservative and not let their 
desires run away with their reason, 
and not demand wages that will cripple 
or prohibit production, there is no ques- 
tion but that we should have several 
years of great prosperity. The prosper- 

, ity of the Nation is in the hands of the 
producer and it is up to him as to 
what the conditions will be. 


INDIANAPOLIS MATERIAL FIRM 
TOO MUCH FOR LAFAYETTE 
ARCHITECTS AT BOWLING. 

Interesting Inter-City Matches Rolled 

by Building Interests. 


The old days of aloofness have gone, 
the days when men of certain businesses 


went along each in their own way pass-. 


ing up the broader vision, good fellow- 
ship and. better understandings that 
were ‘to be obtained by intermingling. 
The old-order has given way to a new 
one, a plane where men meet as man 
to man cast aside business cares, forget 
competition and together seek recrea- 
tion that later makes for better work. 

The realm of sport has made a com- 
mon» meeting. ground and is fast being 
developed by varied business interests 
for recreational purposes for their men. 
Bowling has offered great opportunities 
in that direction and serves to relieve 
the long tedium of winter. Nor has 
the building construction fraternity ne- 
glected the chance. At Indianapolis the 
architects, contractors and material sup- 
ply men have their own bowling organi- 
zation known as the Builders’ League, 
that has wiped away tthe old barriers of 
prejudice that formerly existed between 
the varied interests and brought into 
effect a real spirit of co-operation. 

And now the new order has extended 
out into the state. Teams representing 
Hugh J. Baker & Co., Indianapolis, and 
Architects Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, 
Lafayette, have just completed an in- 
ter-city match of six games, three played 


theless, the 


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at Indianapolis and three at Lafayette. 
Though the Bakers won handily, never- 
rivalry was intense, the 
sport keen, and “the breaks of the 
game” had much to do with the ultimate 
triumph. 

The games were rolled at Lafayette 
April 21 and at Indianapolis, April 28. 
The Bakers took two of the three games 
at Lafayette with a total pinnage mar- 
gin of 112, and repeated at Indianapolis 
with two more games and a pinnage 
margin of 248. 

High single game, team score, Bakers, 
1010. High individual single game, 
Creswell (N.S. & H.), 244. High in- 
dividual score, 3 games, Creswell, 640, 
Brafford (H. J. B.), 637. High total 
scores, six games, Creswell, 1,234; Braf- 
ford; 1,100; Retseck (H. J. B.), 1,063; 
Church (N. S. & H.), 961; Rich (H. J. 
B.), 955; Fatout (H. J. B.), 934; Shear- 
er (H. J. B.), 905; Scholer (N.S. & H.), 
890; Hoffman (N. S. & H.), 816; Maltby 
N.S. 699: 

Creswell (N. S. & H.) had 5 double 
century games; Brafford (H. J. B.), had 
3: Retseck (H. J. B.), had 2, and Rich 
(Ho dsi-B.) nada. 

Summary of the series: 

At Lafayette—April 21. 

Teams Scores 

Hugh J. Baker & Co._--- 668-~-802—870 


WOotal Oilp se sa ae ee LLL 2,340 
Nicol, Scholer & Hoffman 657—836—735 
gt ail 2 nse rere tet eee 2,228 
Baker's pmavoine ous. te Th 112 
At Indianapolis—April 28 
Teams Scores 
Hugh J. Baker & Co._.799--808—1,010 
TOR pins au ee ee eee 2,617 
Nicol, Scholer & Hoffman 789—813—77 
Potals PINS eases = See se lS 2,374 


NEW FIRM OPENS OFFICE. 


To Go After Terrazzo Business. 


A new terrazzo and tile firm has en- 
tered the Indiana field under the name 
of the Indiana Terrazzo -Co., with offi- 
ces at 1019-20 Lemcke Bldg, and start- 
ed off ;with a couple of good sized con- 
tracts,.among them being the Indian- 
apolis Athletic Club and the Physicians 
and Dentists Building. 

Those interested in the new concern 
are A. M. Vandiver, for a number of 
years connected with Indianapolis archi- 
tectural and contracting circles, and D. 
M. Santarossa, of years of terrazzo ex- 
perience both in Europe and this coun- 
try, of late years operating in Evans- 
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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) pretix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information io report published in pre 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


Bank and Office Building: $750,000, 9 sty. and 
bas., 60x125, 15-19 N. Meridian St. Archt., Rob- 
ert Frost Daz-ett,, Consolidated Building. Owner, 
Continental National Bank, Bert McBride, Pres., 
Chamber of Commerce Building. Plans in prog- 
ress. General contract awarded (without compe- 
tition) to Leslie Colvin, Board of Trade Building. 
Start wrecking old buildings at once. Bedford 
stone construction, fireproof, elevators, reinf. con- 
crete vault, vault doors, bank fixtures, mezzanine 
floor, city heat, tile, marble and terrazzo. work, 
fire doors. 


Cattle Barn: $250,000. 670x210. 1 and 2 story, 
Indiana State Fair Grounds. Architects and engi- 
neers, J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Owner, Indiana 
Board of Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Prest., I. 
Newt Brown, Sec’y. Concrete, brick, steel sash, 
frame and steel construction. composition and tile 
roof, plumbing, wiring and barn equipment. 
Owner taking bids to close May 10th at 11:00 
a. m, 


Swine Pavilion: $150,000, Indiana State Fair 
Grounds. Architects and engineers, J. Edwin 
Kopf and Woolling. Owner, Indiana Board of 
Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Prest., I. Newt 
Brown, Sec’y. One story, 330x302, concrete, brick, 
steel sash wood and steel framing, composition 
and tile roof, cement floor, plumbing, wiring and 
barn equipment. Owner taking bids to close 
May 10th at 11:00 a. m, 


Horse Training Stables (2 or imore), $25,000 
each, Indiana State Fair Grounds. Architects and 
engineers, J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling. Owner, 
Indiana Board of Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, 
Prest., I. Newt Brown, See’y. One story, 186x85, 
hollow tile walls, steel sash, wood and steel con- 
struction, composition roof, plumbing, wirine and 
barn equipment. Owner takinz bids to close 
May 10th at 11:00 a. m. : 


Sheep Pavilion: $60,000, Indiana State Fair 
Grounds. Architects and engineers, J. Edwin 
Kept and Woolling. Owner, Indiana Board ot 
Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Prest., I. Newt 
Brown, Sec’y. One story, 356x130, concrete, 
brick, st2el sash, frame and steel construction, 
composition and tile root, plumbing and wiring. 
Owner takine bids to close May 10th at 11:00 
a. m. 


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Hot:1 (move and remodel): $15,000, Indiana 
State Fair Grounds, Architects and engineers, 
J. Edwin Kopf and Woolline. Owner, Indiana 
Board of Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Prest., 1. 
Newt Brown, See’y. 60x10, two floors and base- 
ment, eoncrete foundation, frame construction, 
exterior stucco, composition shingle root. Steam 
heet, plumbing and wiring. Owner taking bids 
to close May 10th at 11:00 a. m. 


Apartment Hotel (80 2 & 3-room apartments) 
$400,000. 6 sty. & bas. S. E. corner of Penn- 
sylvania and 18th Sts. Archt., William K. Eld- 
ridge, 914 Hume Mansur Building. Owner and 
builder, The E. G. Spink Co., 914 Hume Mansur 
Bldg. Site purchased. Plans not started. Brick. 
Definite data later. 


“Light Manufacturing Building: $200,000. 8 
sty. 60x195. Market and Alabama ° Sts. Archt., 
Chas. Byfield, [Peoples Bank Building. Owner, 
Holmes-Fogarty Realty Co., William R. Fogarty, 
care of Fletcher Américan Co., and Ira M. 
Holmes, 218 American Central Life Bldg. Plans 


in progress. Ready for bids in 3 weeks. Brick. 

School (High and grade school, side addition) 
$35,000. Union Township, Miami County, Deeds- 
ville, Indiana. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
1050 No, Delaware St., Indianapolis and Kokomo, 
Indiana. Owner. Henry Knauff, Trustee, Deeds- 
ville, Indiana. Preliminary plans in progress. 
Brick, 2 new class rooms, steam heating plant 
private water and sewage system. 


*Automobile Salesroom and Garage: 2 sty, and 
bas., 46x215, Ft. Wayne Ave. Archt., Donald 
Graham, 11th fisor Hume-Mansur Bldg. Owner, 
Anthony W. Bowen (Ford Dealer), 937-947 Ft. 
Wayne Ave. Archt. receiving bids to close May 
9 at2 p.m. Brick, reinforced concrete and steel, 
steel sash, straight ramp, steam ‘heat, hollow tile, 
fire door, comp. roof. 

*Hotel: $30,000, Madison, Ind. Archt., Edw. 
Pierre, Occidental Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Dr. George Denny, Madison, Ind. Owner taking 
bids on subcontracts and materials. Kellestone 
exterior. 

_ Apartments (4) and Store (1): 2 sty. and 
bas., River Ave. and White River Blvd. Archt., 

Wm. H. Albersmeier, Rauh Bldg. Owner, Harry 

ae 3068 W. 10th. Archt. ready for - bids. 
rick. : 


*Hotel: (for colored people), 60 rooms, Mis- 
scuri and Vermont Sts. Archt., Wm. H. Albers- 
meier, Rauh Bldg. Owner, Ed. Sanders (mnfr. 
of lamp shades), 229 Indiana Ave, Archt, taking 
new bids. Brick. 


Dunlex Residence: $25,000, 36th and Washing- 
ton Blvd. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State 
Life Bldg, Owner, W. A. Waldorf, 3551 Wash- 
ington Blvd. Archt. ready for bids. Stucco and 
stone, tile rcof, furnace, incinerator. 


*Residence and Garage: $40,000. Archt., 
Frank B, Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Ralph R. Reeder (roofine contractors), 314 E. 
16th St. Owner taking bids. 


*Schcol Building and Rem. Present School 
Building: $78,000. Carthage, Indiana, Ripley 
Scheel Twov., Rush County, Indiana. Archt., John 
P. Parrish, 418 Castle Hall Bldg., Indianapolis, 
Ind. Owner. Thomas J. Passwater, Trustee, 
Carthaze, Indiana. Owner receiving bids to close 
May 26th at 10:00 a. m. (See lezal advertising 
in this issue). Brick. { 


Schocl House Bonds: Thomas J. Passwater, 
Trustee, Carthage, Indiana, is receiving bids to 
celcse 3:00 p. m., May 26th and issue of $78,000. 
of bends of Ripley Schocl Township, Rush Coun- 
ty, Ind. (See legal advertising in this issue.) 


*Residence and Garage: $15,000. Archt., 
Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Dr. John J. Bibler, 906 State Life Bldz, Archt. 
ready for bids in a few days. 


Residence (5): $75,000, total, North Pennsyl- 
vanie. St., near 46th. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 
912 State Life Blde. .Owner, William B. Paul, 
Pres. Federal Finance Co., 315 Lamcke Bldz. 
Plans in progress. Bids soon. Stucco, tile roofs, 
furnaces. 

*Residence and Four-Car Garage: $40,000, N. 
Meridian, near 44th St. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 
902 State Life Bldz. Owner, Roy C. Shaneberger, 
Pres. Progress Laundry Co., 422 E: Market St. 
Archt. taking bids. Brick veneer and stucco. 


*Residence and Garage: $15,000, 1 sty. and 
bas., N. W. corner 40th and Broadway. Archt., 
Frank B. Hunter, 902 State Life Bldz. Owner. 
Jaccb Zier, 472 Market House. Bids close at once. 
Brick veneer. 


Cottage No. 8 (rem.) Owner, Indiana, Girls 
School, Clermont, Indiana. Archt., Robert Frost 
Daggett, Indianapolis. Owner taking bids to 
close May 10. Cert. check for $500 required. 


*Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and bas., 30x40, 
41st and Meridian. Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 
21 Virginia Ave. Owner, Arthur Wolf, Se:’y 
Automobil2 Underwriters, 711 Occidental Bldg. 


Archt. taking bids to close shortly. Brick veneer, 
tile roof, Farquar heating, water softener, in- 
cinerator. 


Business Building: (4 store rooms), $18,000, 
34th and Clifton Sts. Archt., Everett H. Crabb, 
1112 State Life Blde. Ownar, Louis M. Golas, 
1062 S. Illinois St. On working drawines, Ready 
for bids soon. Brick, stone trim, metal store 
fronts. 

*Warehouse: 1 sty., 60x80, West and Mary- 
land Sts. Archt., Russell N. Edwards Co., 45 
Union Trust Bldg. Owner, National Importing 
Co., D. S. Meditch, Mgr., 14 S. West St. Bids 
close at once, 

Contracts Awarded ° 


**Scheol: $60,000. Westport, Ind. Archt, Elmer 
E. Dunlap Co., 1050 No. Deiaware St., Indiana- 
pelis. Owner, A. C. Monerief, Trustee, West- 
port, Ind. General contract let to Heee and 
Co,, Columbus, Ind. Heating and plumbing to 
Cclumbus Machine and Foundry Co., Columbus, 
Ind. Start work soon. Brick. 


Church (Addition) $40,000. Alabama and 18th 
Sts. _ Private plans. Owner, Friends Church, 
Rev. Willerd .O. Trueblood, Pastor, 569 Middle 
Drive, Woodruff Place. General contract award. 
ed to William P..Jungelaus Co., 825 Mass, Ave. 

Store Building (5 stores) $25,000. 1 sty. & bas. 
100x60. .34th and Central. Private plans, Own- 
er, Frank R. Reynolds, 3362 Central Ave. Gen- 
eral contract awarded to Conder and Culbertson, 
623 No. Noble St. Brick. 


Stores: $25,000. 1 sty. & bas. 40x100. 938 Vir- 
ginia Ave. Owner, Providence Realty Co., care 
of veneral contractor. General contract awarded 
to Conder and Culbertson, 6238 No. Noble St. 
Brick, excavating. 

*Store Rooms (15) and Warehouse: $85,000, 
Mass. Ave., 800 block. Archt., Bass, Knowlton 
and Co., 312. N. Meridian. Owner, Mass-Pratt 
Realty Co., Dick Miller, Pres., c/o City Trust 
Co. General contractor, Service Construction Co., 
Castle Hall Bldg. Heating let to Freyn Bros. 
Plumbing let to Hayes Bros. Excavating. 

*Residence, Garave and Stables: $20,000, 2 sty. 
end bas., S, E. corner Ill. and 43d Sts. Archt., 
Frank B. Hunter, 902 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Mrs. Marea F. Hare, 4270 N. Meridian St. Brick 
veneer, slate roof, fan blast furnace. General 
eontract let to Builders’ Realty .Co., c/o Owner. 

Church: $18,000, North and Berwick. Owner, 
Fairfax Christian Church, Rev. Hume A. ‘Turney, 
pastor, 2421 Ashland Ave. General contractor, 
C. C. Urban. 456 Berwick Ave. Brick. 

Residence and Garage: $40,000, Brandenwood. 
Archt., Robert Frost Daggett, Consolidated Bldy. 
Owner, Harry A. Sharp, Seec’y Wanzelin-Sharp 
Cc., 443 Virvinia Ave. General contractor, Curry 
Constr. Co., Lombard Bldg. Excavating. 

*School (Corsolidated High and Grade): 2 sty., 
167x711, Kitehell, Ind.,. Harrison Twp., Union 
County, Archt.. Wilson B. Parker, 620 State Life 
Bldz., Indianapolis. Owner, Lester Parks, Trus- 
cee, Kitchell, Ind. G2neral contract let to Harry 
&. Pinnieck, Rizhmond, Ind. 

Stores and Apartment: $25,000, 2 sty., 35x13%, 
63d and Ashland. Owner, Daisy D. Armentrout, 
6325 Keystone. General contract let to George 
Armentrout, 6325 Keystone Ave. Brick. 

*Church: $50,000, Elwood, Ind, Archt., A, A. 
Honzywell, 413 Penwey Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Her- 
bert C. Cornuelle, pastor, Elwood, Ind. General 
eontract let to T. E. Setters and Son Construc- 
tion Co., Noblesville, Ind., for $38,500; Htg., 
plmg., wiring not let. 


ANDERSON. 


. *Children’s Home: $125,000 (exclusive 
of hospital furnishings and equipment), 
“Calvin Bronnenburg Farm,’ 2 miles 


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east of Anderson. Archt., E. R. Watkins, 
337 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Board 
of County Commissioners and Board of 
Children’s Guardians, Court House, An- 
derson. Flans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim, comp. roof, central heating plant, 
iron stairs, radial brick stack, tile and 
terrazzo work. 


Gymnasium: _$75,000. Archt., E. R. 


Watkins, 337 Farmers Trust Bldg. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees. Ma- 
ture this summer. Brick. 

“Residence: $6,000. Archt., E. R. 
Watkins, 337 Farmers Trust Bldg. 
Owner, Chas. C. Schaul (shoe repair 
shop). Plans completed. Ready for bids 
soon. Frame. 

COLUMBUS. 
Filling Station: $5,000. 4th and Lafayette. 


Owner, Consolidated Co-Operative Coal Go, 7 Ti: 
Bartlett, Prest., Otto Olfe, Secy., Calumbus, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Start work soon. Brick and 
stueco. 


Hotel (Rem,) Owner, William Holmes, pur- 
chased the old Commercial Hotel and will remodel. 
Work will consist of the installation of several 
new bath rooms, plastering, painting, papering, 
light fixtures and general interior alterations. 


CONNERSVILLE 
Contracts Awarded. 


' “Sehcol: $39,981, Bentonville, Ind.. Posey Twp., 
Fayette County. Archt., H. M. Griffin, MeFarlan 


Bidz., Connersville. Ind. General contract award- 
ed to: We T. Nash. Connersville. Heating and 
plumbing let to Neal end Stoll, Connersville. 


Electric wiring let to Lucas & Tingle, Conners- 
ville, Start work soon. Lewis Rayl, Township 
Trustee, Bentonville, Ind. 


DECATUR 


Building: (wholesale grocery), $45,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 50x96. Archt., Oscar Hoffman, Stude- 
baker Bldg. Owner, Everett & Hite, John Ever- 


ett, mzr. Brk., frpf., brk. walls. Ready for bids 
soon, 

Church: $40,000, 2 sty., Jefferson & 2d St. 
Archt. not selected. Owner, Christian Church 
Congr., Rev. H. B. Thompson, 228 SS. 1st St. 
Brick. Contemplated. 

ELKHART. 


“Auditorium and Gymnasium: $125,000: Archt., 
E. Hill Turnock. Owner, Board of Education. 
Archt. revising plans. Mature late summer. 
Brick. 


*Bank (Alt. and Add.) $60,000. Hartford 
City, Ind. Areht., E. Hill Turnick, Elkhart. 
Owner, Citizens State Bank, Hartford City, Ind. 
General contract, G. W. Heinzman and- Son 
Constr. Co., Marion, Ind, Contract not signed. 


Residence: $12,000. Archt., E. Hill Turnock. 
Owner, C. C. Lickey, 2216 E. Jackson Blvd. 
Owner ready for bids. Brizk veneer and hollow 
tile. 


Garage and Service 
Private plans. 
Tyler Ave. 


Station: $20,000. 
Owner, Auto Specialties 
Plans in progress. 


Residences: (3) $5,000 each. Lake Winona, 
Ind. Archt., A. H. Elwood and Son, Elkhart. 
Owner, J. E. Beyer, Lake Winona, Indiana. Plans 


2 .sty. 
Coz; 21s 
Bids soon. Brick. 


in progress. Brick and stucco. 
~» Residence: $6.000. Archt., E. Hill Turnock. 
Owner, C. C. Scott, 501 Virginia St. Owner 


taking bids. Brick veneer. 
Contracts Awarded. 


Residence: $10,000. Owner, Frank W. Wilcox, 


136 Ward St. Residence, $8,000, for Walter H. 
NedoIny, 417 Hickory St. Residence for Dr. R. 
F. Wilcox, 136 Ward St., to cost $10,000. All 


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awarded to V. F. Myers, 307 Haynes Building, 
Wikhart. Brick, stucco and frame. 


EVANSVILLE. 


se ilding: 2 sty. 52x80. Poseyville, Ind. 
keene Clinord Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Bozeman-Waters _National 
Bank, Geo. J. Waters, Prest., Poseyville, Ind. 
Archt. receiving bids to close May 14th. at 9:00 
a.m. Brick; terra cotta, Napoleon Grey Carthage 
marble, mezzanine floor, reinf. cone, vault, vault 
doors, bank fixtures. 


Lodge Building, Postoffice and Stores: $30,000 
2 sty. & bas. 47x86. Morganfield, Kentucky. 
Archt. Alfred 'E. Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg.,, 
Evansville, Ind. Owner, I. O. O. F. Lodge, Mor- 
ganfield, Ky. Plans in progress. ‘Bids in two 
weeks. Brick. Will contain 7 offices, 2 stores, 
P. O., 3 lodze rooms, assembly rooms. 


*Church (Annex) $150,000. Archt, a heh E. N. 
Hunter, 310 Park Blde., Detroit, Michigan. Own- 


er, Trinity M. E. Church; Rev. A. E. Craig, 
Pastor, H. E. Bacon Chmn, Bldg, Comm., 1221 
No.. Ist St., Evansville Plans in progress Brick, 


concrete steel stone trim. 


*Residence: $6,000. 2nd and Howard. Archt. 
Chas. L. Troutman, American Trust Bldg, Owner, 
Dr. J. C. McClurkin. Archt. ready for bids. 


*School (High and Grade) $15,000 .5 class 
rooms’ and assembly room. Folsomville, Ind. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Evansville. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Folsomville, Ind. Plans completed. Owner will 
advertise for bids in a few days. Brick veneer. 


*Bank (Alt and Add.) $8,000. Clay, Kentucky. 
Archt., Harry E, Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., 


Evansville. Owner, Farmers National Bank, 
Cley, Ky. (Plans ready for bids next week. 

“Bungalow: $15,000. Ky. Ave. and Jackson. 
Archt., Harry E, Boyle & Co., Furniture Bide. 
Owner, Arthur Kaiser. Areht, taking bids. 

*Residence: $7,500. Bavard Park Drive. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Owner, M. Hahn, Bids next week. Frame, nine 
rooms. 

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American Trust Bldg. Owner, Mead-Jackson Co. 
Contract let to John Nellie, 712 Lincoln Ave. 
General alteration. 


FT. WAYNE. 


Car Barns (290x90) and Warehouse (290x25) : 
$100,000, 1 and 2 sty. bldgs. Private plans. 
Owner, The Indiana’ Service Corporation, S. W. 
Greenland, Pres. Plans in progress. Bids short- 
ly. Brick, steel sash, comp. roof. 


Lighting and Power System: The Board of 
County Commrs., John H. Johnson, auditor, court- 
house, is receiving bids to elose May 15 at 10 
arm. ; for furnishing of labor and materials re- 
quired for the alteration and installation of the 
lighting and power system and the high and low 
pressure steam piping of the Allen County Court- 
house and power house. ; 


,» Contracts Awarded. 


*Nurses and Physician’s Home: $85,000, at 
Irene Byron Hospital. Archt., Chas. R. Weath- 
erhogg, 250 Wayne. Owner, Board of County 
Commrs., Court House. General contract let 
to Milo Cutshall, Akron, Ind. Heating and plmg. 
et to R. E. Fox, Markle, Indiana. Electric work 
.o Phieffer Electric Co., Ft. Wayne. 

Residence: $10,000. Clinton. St. Owner, Mrs. 
J, Morrow. General contract let to W. E. Doud 
Blde. Co: Frame. 


HAMMOND 


Bank and Office Building: $35,000, 2 
sty. & bas., 48x65, Lansing, Ill. Archt., 
A. C. Berry and Co., Ruff Building, Ham- 
mond. Owner, Lansing Bank, Lansing, 
fil. Plans in progress. Brick, stone, 


Residence and Garage: $25,000, 60x38; 
sun parlor, 23x17; garage, 16x22, Went- 
worth Ave., West Hammond. Archt., A. 
C. Berry and Co., Ruff Building, Ham- 


mond. Owner, John Jarnouski (Road 
Contractor). Plans in progress. Bids 
soon. 


Store and Apartment: (10 apts., 1 
store), $35,000. Archt., Worthmann and 
Steinbach, 155 N. Clark St., Chicago, 
[ll.. Owner, S. Krammas, 90 Broadway, 


Hammond. Archt. taking bids. Brick. 
Three stories and basement. 
JASPER 
Theater (Motion Picture) and Stores: Owner, 


Joseph Gutzweiler, Jasper, Ind. Owner will build 
this summer, Brick, Definite data later. 


. Sen “ish 

Parochial School: Owner, St. Joseph’s Parish, 

ae. Father Basil Heuler, pastor. Owners voted 
to build this summer. Brick. 


*Residences (10): Jasper, Ind. Archt., Fritz 


i ¥ sper ty Co. 
Anderson, Evansville. Owner, Jasper Realty 30., 
J. P. Huther, Sec’y, Jasper, Ind. Bids are being 
received by the owner to close today (May 5, at 
1 p. m.). Frame. 


KOKOMO. 


Business Block. (Add.) (Alteration and Re- 
modeling) Old Opera House Block at Walnut and 
Buckeye Sts. Private plans. Owner, The Amer- 
ican Trust Co., W. H. Arnold, Prest.. Plans in 
progress. Work will consist of reducing the 
present 3 sty. bldg. to a 2 sty..bldg. entire new 
front, a 2 sty. side addition, installation of City 
Heat equipt. and the creation of three business 
rooms and rem. 2nd floor into offices. 


Contracts Awarded. 


Office Building (General Alteration) Main and 
Mulberry. Owner, Mike Stravopolis. General 
contract let to Guy Simpson. New floors and 
stairs, paintine, electric work, rem. windows and 
general interior alt. 


*Automobile Salesroom and Storage: $45,000. 
Archt., Oscar Cook. Owner, Carl F. Seward, 815 
No. Buckeye St. General contract let to E. T. 


Wolf, 1010 East Walnut St. Htg., plmg., and 
wiring not let. Brick, 
LINTON. 
Warehouse: $10,000. 1 sty. 56x114. Jasonville, 


Ind. Archt. John T. Fritz, Linton. Owner, Ax 
and Fry (Ora Ax and John Fry) Grocers, Jason- 


ville. Plans. in progress. Bids soon. Brick, 
steel. ee 

Garage (add.) 1 sty. 40x100x30. Jasonville, Ind. 
Archt., John T. Fritz, Linton. Owner, Mr. 
Thomas (Ford Agency) Jasonville, ‘Plans in 
progress. Bids soon. Frame and stucco. 


LAFAYETTE 


*New Heating and Power Plant: $300,000, 
“Purdue University’’ Structural and Mechanical 
Engineer. Private plans. Engineering Depart- 
ment of Purdue University, Prof. C. D. Bushnell, 
Supt. of Bldg., in charge. Owner, Purdue Uni- 
versity, E. C. Elliott, Pres. of University: Board 
of Trustees, J. D. Oliver, Pres., South Bend, Ind.: 
Franklin Chandler, c/o Chandler & Taylor, Indi- 
anapolis; Henry W. Marshall, Lafayette; L. Wal- 
ter Breaks, Crawfordsville, Ind.: John A. Hillen- 
brand, Batesville, Ind.; Mrs. Virginia C. Mere- 
dith, Lafayette; David E. Ross, Lafayette; Perry 
H. Crane, Zionsville, Ind.; C. M. Hobbs, Bridge- 
port, Ind.; James W. Noel, 911 Lemcke Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Plans in prozress. Project ap- 
proved by trustees. Owner will advertise for bids 
in 30 days. Brick, steel sash, 1 sty., 86x105, tile 
or comp. roof, automatic stokers, central firing 
feed water heaters, ash handling equipment, air 
compressors, 3-500 H. P. Sterline boilers, electric 
generator, high pressure piping, 250-ft. stack. 


Electrical Engineering and Poultry Buildings: 
“Purdue University.’”” Owner, Purdue University, 
E. C. Elliott, Prest. Project held over until early 
next year. 


Tunnel: “Purdue University.’’ Engineers; 
the Engineering Dept. Purdue University. Owner, 
Board of Trustees, Purdue University, Lafayette. 
Plans in progress, mature this summer. — Rein- 
forced concrete, *4 mile long, 7 to 10 ft. diameter, 
to house water mains, gas mains, electric cables, 
air tubes, etc. 


Power and Heating Plant: $200,000, “Indiana 


State Soldiers Home.’ Archt. and engineer, R. 
W. Noland, 127 Waldron St., Lafayette. Owner, 
Board of Trustees, Indiana State Soldiers Home, 
D. N. Foster, Fort Wayne, Ind.; John B. Lyons. 
Brook, Ind.; Winfield T. Durbin, Anderson, Ind. - 
Caroline B. Morrison, Lafayette; Clark Rogers 
624 Hume Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. Plans in 
progress. Will advertise for bids. this summer. 
Brick, 1,000 h. p. capacity. 


*Residence and Garage: $35,000, for Dr. Edw. 
C. Elliott, Pres. Purdue University. Archt., Nicol, 
Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg. Owner, Board 


of Trustees, Purdue University. Bids were re- 
jected. Ran too high. 
‘ LOGANSPORT. 
Flora: Church, Flora, Ind, Archt., Car] J. 


Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust Bldg., Logans- 
port, Ind. Owner, The Flora M. EB. Congregation, 
Rev. R. W. Knight, pastor, Flora, Ind. Owner 
receiving bids to close May 15 at 10 a. m. (See 
legal advertising in this issue.) 


*Stores (3) and Offices: $20,000. 3 sty. 20x120. 
5th and Broadway. Archt. Carl J. Horn, Citizens 
Loan and Trust Bldg. Owner, Northern Realty 
Co., A. L. Jones, Prest., C., R. Powlen, Secy. 
Wrecking old building on site; will start work 
on new building in 10 days. Brick, vapor heating 


system, comp, roof, skylights, copper set store 
fronts. 
PLYMOUTH 
Church: $30,000, Etna Green, Ind. Archt., 


Jacob C. Ness, Plymouth, Ind. Owner, Christian 
Church, S. B. Iden, chmn, blde. comm., pres, the 
Etna Bank, Etna Green, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Will be ready for bids in 30 days. Brick, stone 
trim, slate roof, steam heat, art glass. 


Contracts Awarded. 


Storage Building (Automobiles): 1 sty. addi- 
tion, 67x96. Archt., Arthur Thompson, Plymouth. 
Owner Wiiliam L. Rudd, Plymouth. General con- 
tract let to O’Keefe and Thompson Constr. Co., 


Plymouth. Brick, conc. and steel, steel sash. 
Start work shortly. 
RICHMOND 
Hotel: (3 sty. addition), $20,000, 100x32 (40 
reoms). Archt., Werking and Son, Palladium 
Bldg. Owner, The Rex Hotel, 427 Main St., 
Richmond, Plans in progress. Brick, extension 


to present hot water heating system, comp, roof. 
Country Club: (addition and rem.), $10,000. 
Archt., Werking and Son, Palladium Bldg. Own- 
er, Richmond Country Club, Richmond. Plans in 
progress. Ready for bids soon. Stucco, hardwood 
floors, shingle roof. 
Residence and Garage: 


$12,000, Winchester, 


Ind. Archt., Werkine and Son, Palladium Bldg., 
Richmond, Owner, Carl MceCamish, Winchester 
Ind, Plans about completed. Owner will build 


by day labor, awarding separate contracts. Start 
work shortly. Frame, Farquar furnace, asbestos 
roof, tile and hardwood floors. 

Residence: $8,000. Archt., Werking and Son, 
Palladium Bldg. Owner, Robert Juerling (con- 


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tractor). Owner will build by day labor. Start SOUTH BEND Smith, 604 Cz. Bank Bide . Gay 
work soon, Frame, furnace heat. ia pTLA gt ailat heen 


923 E. Indiana Ave. General contractor, Jos, 


i Good, 1118 Woodward Ave. Excavate 
Store: (rem. and new copper set store front). | *Foundry Building: $2,000,000. 1 sty. 800x800. *Stores and Offices: $25 paar dn 
Arent wy crkinz and Son, Palladium Bldg. Own. Car Storage’ Building, tote 77egoe $300,000. ch, Arche. We ay and baa. 


er, G. Whelan, 31 S. 6th. Archt. ready for bids. Archt., Albert Kahn; Marquette Bidz,, Detroit, pea Tee hes De aa” W. - Schneider, 
: Mich. Owner, Studebaker Corporation, South 72% : wner, Salinger and Burke, 


Store: (rem. and new copper set store front). vend. Archt, taking bids. Brizk and steel, ele- 530 S. St. Joe St. General contract let to John 


Archt., erkinx & Son, Palladium Blde. Owner, vetors, steel sash, lockers, metal dcors, electrics tems 131 Cottage Grove Ave. Brick, terra 
Glebe Druz Store. Bids shortly by archt, cranes, mono-rail syst2m. $e ane se 
seg ite ns : ® . ,_ “Garage an attery Service Station: $30,000, 
Stere: (rem. and new copper set store fronts). B eeepc Pag steamy OO (28 apts.), $75,000,° 1 sty. and bas., 55x63. Archt., Ernest W. Young, 
Archt., Werkine & Son, Palladium Blde Owner romson and Carroll: Sts. , Uwner, ‘the Carroll Dean Bidg. Owner, Peterson Storace Batter 
reht., ine » Palla e. " Realty Co., DeWitt Ingleright, Dr. Stanley A. Co. gaits oth 
Nicholson Printine Co, Bids shortly : " ent, » y c., 32 . Lafayette. Genera] contract let to 
. 5 s y. eer Allen Millbern, South Bend and J. J. Kuehn and Jordan Constr. Co. Brick : 
*Grade Schcol: $30,000, 1 sty. and bas., 70x70, iser, C/o Meyer-Kiser Bank, Indianapo.is. Plans * ; : fetes ‘hea 
District No. 6, Wayne Twp., Wayne County: ay in progress. b™%3 soon. Brick, P Cabra peat $50,000, 19° sty.) ~45x79, 
Archt., Werking and Son. Palladium Bld.. Rich. rei eetre reht., Freyermuth and Maurer, 


Cfficcs: 2 sty. 22x60. Archt. W. D. Teeple, 715 654 Farmers Trust Bld~. Owner, Stephen Geracy 
ele ss ep Ea rece aa es ae Pages So, sddy St. Owner, Alex 8. Langet, ob So. 810 Prairie Ave. General contract awarded ty 
: oS wee PAS ovis sate eee Chapin St.. Start work shortly. Owner tukinz Kuehn-Jordan Constr. Co., 401 N, Notre Dame 
shortly. Brick, stone trim, built-up roof, direct- bias on material. Brick. Ave. Brick. 
indirect system of heating, private light plant, *Bank: $100,000 . t i : 
sewage system. “Bank: 1 sty., bas. & mezzanine. Bremen, Ind, N liek ie 109,000. Archt., Jos, Scheidler, 605 

: Archt., freyermuth and maurer, South Bend. ete AV Chicago, Ill. Owner South 
“High School: $80,000, 2 sty. and bas., 133x80, Qwner, Unicon Bank ox Bremen, Br2men, Ind. Bend State Bank, South Bend. General contrac- 
Milton, Ind. Archt.. Werkine & Son, Palladium Plans ready tor bids in two weeks. Brick anq to Strandberg Bros., 608 S. Dearborn, Chicago, 


Bldg.. Richmond. Owner, William Miller, trus- stsne, il. Ex-avating. 
tee, Milton. Plans completed. Owner will adver- : Building Permits G 
tise for bids ‘shortly. Brick, built-up roof, D.-I. 2 ee “eg ay Private plans. Owner, Resi onsale bese pre aay 
i ivato lik sew: ispos: - B. miller, 8 S. Carroll St. Plans i rO2- sal ys OY, ,» at 845 ark Ave, 

heating, private light and sewage di: posal, oe, Bids ee tiie map Ps aa3 In pro; Owner, Dr. T. P. Moyer, 509 J. M. S. Building. 

“Lodge Building: (side addition), $70,000, 3 ; Residence: $5,700, 1862 N. Adams St. 7 
sty. and base., 49x66. Archt., Georze W. Mans- Duplex: (2 family), $11,000. Privat plans. Vail Sadan oviarnc sitar vane) St. Owner, 
field, 836 Colonial Buildinz. Owner, Eacles Lodge Owner, R. C, Culler, 1511 S, Carrol] St. Owner Residence: $6,500, 1831 N. © nl h 
No. 666, Auzust Johannine, Chmn. Blde, Comm. taking bids. Frame, Wad2 Hata ree. constru ti nite Ral 
Pleng completed. Archt, expects to take bids next : : aa i di we ) struction, 
Toate Brick, elevator, comp. roof. tile work, Residence: (add.), $8,500. Archt., Ernest W. Residence: (double), $8,000, West Battell St, 


ext, to present ht». plant, new boiler, will con. Uns, 50¥ Dean Bide, Owner, A. H. Cushing, Owner, Worth Reese, 427 W. 


940. Fama Trust. Bid > Batteil St. Frame, 
: A 3 2! rmers rus ri! “tak ids 
tain *ymnasium, billiard room, cafeteria, kitchen ¢ Rea: 2 FU a3 Uwner taking bids. 


Brick Residence: $5,000. Owner, Arthur Moran, 
and club rooms. r Linecln Way, East. Frame. 
Residence and Garage: $16,000, Eaton, Ohio. Apartment: (rem. from residence), 3 apts. Residence: $5,000. Otto Lerrari, West Eighth 


‘Archt.. Georce W. Mansfield, 386 Colonial Bldg., = cigar ee ss hanes “s ae on a goats St. Frame. 
Richmond, Ind.. Owner, G. Frank Sheid. Eaton. res ag Brick 4 igs 4a Salle St. eady for 
Ohio. Start work in a few days. Brick and ”14S- cx and stucco. 

stucco. 


Residences: (4), $4,000 each. Owner, South 
Bend Apertment Bldg. Co., at 901-02-10-18 San- 
Apartment Building and Stores: (3 apts., 1 Come. Frame. 

*Residence and Garage: $8,000, National Rond. parE iy sik . 5 ce Donen pea (15 8. eer te 
Archt., Georve W. Mansfield, 336 Colonial Bldz. “ddy St. Owner, David Feinzold, 508 Chapin St TERRE HAUTE 
Owner, M. W. Kelly, 29 S. 11th St. -Archt. re- ‘lams in progress. 2 sty. Brick’ s : 


ceiving bids, Frame. _ Residence: $15,000. Archt., W. D. Tzeple, 715 ” eth > AO 
Pen ag eon ceetapecliptown, © Ohio,’ ES Se a owien Rai Seon ge sere ©: Fr petory’ Bulidiage $100,000, 4 sty. and 
Archt., Georre W. Mansfield, 336 Pi sett es EES Spann =| : pear e Vonks ei ay bas., 100x150, Ohio St. Owner, The 
rt OR MIE i rc = EN pi W: F : eee ee, , Smith-Alsop Faint and Varnish Co., 104 
vp Water Works: Engineer, Burns and Wabash Ave. Site purchased, will build 
Contracts Awarded McConnell Co., Kansas City, Mo. Owner, this summer. Brick, concrete and steel. 


Patients’ Cottage: $30,000, 1  sty., 118x60, City ot South Bend, Board of Fublic 
“Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane,’ Rich- Works, South Bend. Owner will adver- 
mond, —_ Archt., vont ome Chace eae er ap tise for bids in three weeks. 1 sty., ecto: 
igh E Gea ee Bichwiekt Getieval pone 178x104, Brick, steel sash, feed waitei ; o , 
tract awarded to Vincent Juerling, Richmond. heater, stokers, crane and runway, stzel Mavuscleuz : (143 Crypts) Archt., The Ohio 
Brick. tank, water ube, 150 h. p. boiler, radia! Mauscleum Co., Wellington, Ohio. Owner, Local 


a5? e ‘ Company, care of Will Harding, Will Finley, 

*Stores: $20,000. Archt., Werkine and Son, brick stack, 150 ft. ‘ohn Wynn, all of Tipton. Plans in progress. 

Palladium Bldg. Owner, Miss Helen Miller. Contract Awarded Start work scon. Bedford Stone, marble and 

Owner buildin by day labor. Excavating. Brick Se ¥ bronze interior finishings, tile floor, Cathedral 
end hollow tile. “stores (2) ana Storcs (9): Archt., M. E. windsws. 


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TECTURAL DRAWING AND RENDERING PROMPTLY AND AT 
REASONABLE TERMS. WE WILL GLADLY QUOTE PRICE AT 
YOUR REQUEST. 


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Phone, Main 6253 INDIANAPOLIS 


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“‘WEISTEEL” METAL TOILET PARTITIONS 
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223-225 Indiana Trust Building 


Turbines up to 1500 KW—Reduction Gears 


Alfred Box & Co. 


Cranes and Hoists 


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Residence: West Jefferson and West Sts. Own- 
er, J. A. Innis. Start work shortly. Frame, 6 
rooms and bath. 

Residence: No. Green St. Owner, C. B. Ram- 
say. Day work. Staking off. 


WARSAW. 

Filteration Plant: $100,000. Owner, Interstate 
Public Service Co., W. E.Murchie, Local Manager, 
Warsaw. ‘Plans in progress. Will ask for bids 
soon. Work will consist of the installation of a 
filteration plant, new pumping equipt. at Center 
Lake, and new mains. 

Residence: 2 sty. & bas. (6 rooms) South and 
High Sts. Private plans. Owner, William B. 
Nye. Start work soon, Frame. 
40x60. and 1 bldg. 20x36. 
Owner, 

bldg., 


Warehouse: 1 sty. 
along Penn. R. R. near Stock Yards. 
D. A Peterson Start work shortly 1 
brick veneer; 1 bldg. cement bloek, 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Bedford: Residence and Garage, $20,000, 2 
sty. and bas., 35x60. Archt., John L. Nichols, 
Bloomington, Ind. Owner, John Owens (stone 
quarry), 1105 16th St., Bedford, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Owner will be ready for bids in 10 
days. Bedford stone, tile roof, art glass, tile and 
hardwood floors. 


Huntingburg: Factory Building, $75,000. Own- 
er, The Patoka Furniture Manufacturing Co., 
Inc. The building site has been selected and 


building will be started in 30 days. $75,000 of 
stock has been subscribed. Officers and directors 
will be elected in the next few days. Brick. 


Jasper: Factory (side addition), $40,- 
000.00. Owner, Jasper Novelty Works. 
Contemplated, will probably mature this 
spring. Brick, mill construction. 


Monticello: Raising 10 Steel Bridges on the 
Tippecanoe River, including enlarging of ma- 
sonry abutments and piers, making earth fills 
and gravel surfacing approaches. Consulting en- 
gineer, Roger M. Freeman, 8 W. 40th St.,. New 
York City, N. Y. County engineer, Paul Ward, 
courthouse, Monticello, Ind. Owner, Board of 
County Commissioners, Monticello, Ind. Owner 
receiving bids to close May 15 at 1l a. m. (See 
legal advertising in this issue.) Est. cost, $55,000. 


*Onward: Lodge Building and Stores, 2 sty. 
60x65, $15,000. Owner, I. O. O. F. Lodge, On- 
ward. Plans in progress. Mature about June 
1. Brick. 

Orleans: Garage, 1 sty. and bas. 
Owner, Brown Auto Agency, Chas. 


Brown. Mgr., Paoli, Ind. Contemplated, 
probably mature late spring. Brick. 


Pendleton: New Indiana State Reformatory. 
Owner, Board of Trustees, New Ind. Reformatory, 


Jos. E. Hennings, Approved Member, Anderson, 
Ind. Blank proposals may be had by addressing 
J. H. O’Neall, Purchasing Agent, on site. 


Steel cells and equipment bids, to be opened 
May 14, 3 p. m. 

Steam heating specialties, May 10, 1 p. m. 

Power House specialties, viz: Draft gauges, 
thermometers, coal scale, ete., May 10, 1 p. m. 


Automatie regulation for indirect heating, May 
10; 1928, <2" p.- mm: 


Switchboard and equipment, May 10, 1923, 1 
p.m. 

*Peru: Clun House, $26,500, 1 sty. ana bas., 
48x124, East 6th St. Archt., Jesse T. Osborne, 
306 Home Savings and Trust Bldg. Owner, 
Knights of Columbus, Peru Council No. 718. 
Archt. taking bids to close May 10 at 7:30 p, m. 
Brick, hollow tile, hollow tile partitions, case- 
ment windows, bids on tile, asphalt shingle or 
comp. roof, metal ceiling. 


Contracts Awarded. 


Newcastle: Church, $50,000. 2 sty. and bas. 


Newcastle, Ind. Archt., (Plans only) C. E. 
Bacon, Indianapolis. Owner, First Presby- 
terian Church, Rev. M. M. LeCount, pastor, 
1206 Church St., Newcastle. General contract 
let to Chas, A. Pike, Newcastle, Ind. Start 
work soon. 


*Covington: Hirth School (add.) $28,000. Archt. 
Lies2 and Ludwick, Danville, Il], Owner, Board 
of Education, Covington, Ind. General contrac- 
tor, J. H. Mitchell, 516 West Harrison St., Dan- 
ville, Ill. Htg. and plmg. let to Carson-Payson 
Co., Danville, Ill. Start work soon. Brick. 


Paragon: Canning Factory. 1 sty. Owner, 
The Glaser-Crandell Co., Chicago, Ill. Dolph 
Clark, Paragon, Indiana, in charge. Excavating. 

Seymour: Elks Lodge Building. $30,000. Own- 
er, The Seymour Lodge of Elks. Excavating. 
Stucco exterior, 2 sty, and bas. 


*Shelbyville: Lodge Building 
Owner, Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 766, 
Shelbyville. General contract let to Harry Pher- 
ris, R. R. No. 6, Shelbyville, Ind. Start work 
shortly. 


(add.) $20,000. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement fcr sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and materia] supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. : 


SCHOOL BONDS 
NOTICE OF BOND SALE, 


Notice is hereby given that at 1:30 o’cloc 
M., on Friday, May 18, 1923, at the office of ars 
& Bohannon at Rushville, Indiana, Henry W 
Beckner, as Trustee of Jackson Township Rush 
County, Indiana, will offer for sale to the highest 
bidder an issue of $51,000.00 of bonds of Jackson 
School Township, Rush County, Indiana. Sealed 
bids will be received up to the hour of sale 

Said bonds shall be 51 in number, dated May 1 


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1923, of $1,000.00 each and bearing interest at 
the rate of 5% per annum, payable semi-annually, 
one of which bonds shall be due and payable on 
August 1, 1924, and two of said bonds shall be- 
come due and payable on each February ist and 
August 1st thereafter until all of said bonds are 
paid. The first interest on said bonds shall be 
payable on August 1, 1924, and every six months 
thereafter and shall be evidenced by coupons at- 
tached to same and said bonds and interest shall 
be payable at the office of the Peoples Nationa] 
Bank, of Rushville, Indiana. Said bonds have 
been issued strictly in compliance” with the law 
of the State of Indiana, and pursuant to an order 
of the Advisory Board of Jackson School Town- 
ship, Rush County, Indiana, and duly entered 
of record on January 29, 1923, authorizing said 
bonds to be issued for the purpose of providing 
bonds for the construction of a school house in 
said township. 

Said bonds will be sold according to law to the 
highest and best bidder for not less than par and 
face value; the right is reserved to reject any 
and all bids. 

HENRY W. BECKNER, Trustee, 
Jackson Township School, Rush County, 
Indiana, R. R. 8, Rushville, Indiana. 


April 28-May 5-May 12. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that on Friday, May 
11th, 1923, sealed bids will be receiv at 
the office of the Township Trustee of abash 
Township, in the town of Mecca, Parke County, 
Indiana, up to the hour of 10:30 o’clock a. m., 
of said day, for the erection, construction and 
completion of an addition to the school building 
in Mecea, Indiana. Separate bids will be re- 
ceived as follows: 


One bid on the general construction of said 
addition. 


One bid on heating and ventilation. 
One bid on plumbing. 


All to be erected and constructed in strict 
accordance with the plans and specifications now 
on file in the office of said Trustee. 


A bidder may bid on one or more of the above 
items separately or by a lump bid. All bids 
should be made on forms as approved and recom- 
mended by the State Board of Accounts, and each 


bid shall be properly fiiled out and signed by the 
bider or bidders and acknowledged before a notary 
public, Each and every bid must be sealed and 
plainly addressed to the undersigned Trustee of 
Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana, and 
shall have notation on the envelope as to the 
nature of the bid, whether for general construc- 
tion, for heating and ventilation, for plumbing, 
or for all. Each bid must be accompanied with 
a certified check for three per cent. (3 per cent.) 
of his bid, made payable to the Trustee of Wa- 
bash Township, Parke County, Indiana, and to 
be held by him as liquidated damages in case the 
successful bidder fails to enter into a contract 
and furnish bond to the approval of said trustee. 
The successful contractors will be required to fur- 
nish approved ‘surety bonds equal to the contract 
price, conditioned for the faithful performance 
and execution of same, and the payment of all 
bills, including all labor and materials and other 
expenditures had by the contractor in connection 
with said work. Each bidder must in all things 
comply with the requirements of the law of In- 


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ra en ne aaah non, Frankfort, Lafayette, Greenfield, 


» Richmond, Crawfordsville and intermed- 


Thru service betw i ; 
nection at Dayton Hin owe and Dayton, 0. Direct con- 


Fast freight train 


Points reached via electric lines. 


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Dispatch freight shipments h at 
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diana with reference to 
All sub-contractors must be acceptable to and 


General construction 00 $22,000.00 
Heating and ventilation - fei 


4,000.00 
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Potell M sot ee SS A ee $29,000.00 
The right to reject any and all bids is expressly 


reserved. 

Witness my hand this 17th day of April, 1923, 
ROSCOE B. KENDALL, 

Trustee of Wabash Township, 


Parke County, Indiana, 
Address: Mecca, Indiana. 
Allen & Garriott, , Architects, 
Building, Indianapolis, Indiana. 
April 28-May 5. 
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SCHOOL HOUSE. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given, that on the 19th day of 
May, 1923, at the Hebron School House on Lin- 
coln Avenue, in Knicht Township, Vanderburgh 
County, Indiana, the undersigned trustee of 
Knight school township, Vanderburgh County, 
Indiana, in conjunction with the Advisory Board 
of said township, will receive sealed bids, fur- 
nishing all labor and material for the construc- 
tion of a one-story and basement brick school 
building in said Knight Township, known as 
“Lodge School,” in accordance with the plans 
and specifications now on file in the office of said 
trustee, R. R. 4, Newburg, Indiana, and in the 
office of Alfred E, Neucks, architect, 515 Peoples 
Bank Building, Evansville, Indiana. Said bids 
will be received up to two o’clock (P. M., of said 
19th day of May, 1923. 


The estimated cost 
$22,000.00. 


Said trustee, in conjunction with said Advisory 
Board, will examine said bids and award the con- 
tract for said construction to the lowest and best 
bidder therefor; and the successful bidder will be 
required to enter into a written contract with 
said school trustee for the furnishing of all labor 
and materials for the construction of said school 
house in accordance with said plans and specifi- 
cations, and to give bond, with surety to be ap- 
proved by said school trustee, for the faithful per- 
formance of said contract. 

Each bidder will be required to submit a certi- 
fied check in an amount equal to three per cent 
of bid submitted, said check to be forfeited to the 
township trustee in the event that the successful 
bidder refuses or fails :0 enter into a proper 
contract with proper surety. 

The school trustee and Advisory Board hereby 
reserve the right to reject any and all bids. 

FRED MANN, ; 
Trustee of Knight School Township, 
Vanderburgh County, Ind. 
ARTHUR C. STONE, 
Attorney for Trustee. 
April 28, May 5, May 12th, 1923. 


401 Lombard 


of said construction is 


SCHOOL BONDS. 
NOTICE OF BOND SALE. 


Notice is hereby given by the undersigned as 
Trustee of Ripley School Township of Rush Coun- 
ty, Indiana, that at the hour of 3:00 o’clock 

M., on Saturday, May 26, 1923, at the office 
of said Trustee in the ‘Town of Carthage, Indiana, 
he will offer for sale to the highest bidder an is- 
sue of $78,000.0. of bonds of Ripley School Town- 
ship, Rush County, Indiana. Sealed bids will be 
recsived up to the hour of sale. 


71 of said bonds shall be in denomination of 
$1,000.00 each. 14 of said bonds shall be in the 
denomination of $500.00 each. Said bonds shall 
bear interest at the rate of 5% per annum pay- 
able semi-annually and shall be dated May 15; 
1923. Two of the $1,000.00 bonds and one gee ae 
bond shall be due and payable on August 1, 1924, 
and each. six months thereafter a like See 
and denomination of bonds shall be due an 
Payable until February. 1, 1931, at which ye 
three of the $1,000.00 bonds shall be due au 
Payable and each six months thereafter a ee 
humber and denomination of bonds shall be 
and payable until August 1, 1931, os eee 
on February 1, 1938, three of said $1,000. : 
bonds and one $500.00 bonds shall be due an 
payable, i fe 

The first interest on said bonds s a. e = 
able on August 1, 1924, and each six es 
thereafter until all are paid. Said interes Be ey 
be evidenced by coupons attached to “ay hee Re 
bearing the fac simile signature of the aan 
and said bonds shall bear the eens sy Areas 
Trustee and Advisory Board. Said pre aa 
been ordared by the Advisory Board of sai atts 
Ship and are issued for the purpose of provi pie) 
funds for the construction of a school house 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


remodeling 
Indiana. 

est bidder 
said bid is 
The right 


of another school house in Carthage, 

Seal bids will be received and the high- 

shall be awarded said bonds provided 

not less than’ par and accrued interest, 

is reserved to reject any and all bids. 

THOMAS J. PASSWATER, 

Trustee of Ripley School Township, 
Rush County, Indiana. 

May 5-12-19: 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby. viven by Thomas J. Passwater, 
as Trustee of Ripley School Township of Rush 
County, Indiana: 

That at the hour of 10:00 o’clock, A. M., on 
Saturday the 26th day of May, 1923, at the office 
of said Trustee in the town of Carthage, Rush 
County, Indiana, he will receive sealed proposals 
.for the construction of a schol building in said 
town of Cathage and also for the remodeling of 
the present school building in said town. At the 
Same time and place bids will also be received 
for the installation of 


(a) Heating and ventilating system 

(b) Plumbing and sewerage system 

(c) Electric wiring 

All in accordance with the plans and specifi- 
cations heretofore adopted and approved by said 
Trustee and Advisory Board of said township, 


which plans and specifications are on file in the 
office of said Trustee and of the State Board 
of Accounts and of John Panrish, Castle Hall, 
Indianapolis, Ind., the architect. The estimated 
costs of the proposed building and remodeling 
of the present building is $78,000.00. All bids 
must be in writing on forms prescribed by the 
State Board of Accounts and bids on the general 
contract shall be accompanied by a certified check 
for $500.00, payable to said Trustee as a guar- 
antee of good faith in submitting said bid. Each 
bid tor the heatine and ventilating contract shall 
be accompanied by a certified check for $300.00. 
Each bid for the plumbing and sewerage dis- 
posal shall be accompanied by a certified check 
for $200.00. Each bid for the electric wiring 
shall be accompanied by a certified check for 
$200.00. The checks of the unsuccessful bidder 
will be returned when the contract is awarded 
and entered into by the Successful bidder, but 
should the successful bidder fail to enter into a 
contract and execute 
such certified check as liquidated damages for 
the use and benefit of said township. 


Plans and specifications may be examined at 
the office of the Township Trustee in Carthage, 
Indiana, and at the office of John Parrish, archi- 
tect, at Castle Hall, Indianapolis, Indiana. 

The Trustee reserves the right to reject any or 
all bids. 

Dated at Carthage, Indiana, 
May, 1923, 


this 2nd day 


THOMAS J. PASSWATER, 
Trustee Ripley School Township, 
Rush County, Ind. 
1923. 


of 


May 5-12-19: 


RAISING ROADS AND BRIDGES 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Sealed bids for all operations involved in rais- 
ing ten steel bridges on the Tippecanoe River 
and its tributaries near Monticello, Indiana,* in- 
eluding enlarging of masonry abutments and 
piers, making earth fills and gravel surfacing 
approaches, will be received at the Commissioners’ 
Room in the Court House in the City of Monti- 
cello, Indiana, until 11 o’clock a. m,, May 15th. 

Plans and specifications may be seen at the 
County Engineers Office, Monticello, Indiana, and 
copies may be obtained from Paul Ward, County 
Engineer, or from Roger M. Freeman, Cons. 
Engineer, 8 West 40th Street, New York City, 
on receipt of certified check for $15.00 which will 
be returned when contracts are awarded. Esti- 
mated total cost of work $55,000. 

May 5, 1923. 


4 CHURCH 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS. 


Bids will be received for the erection of the 
Flora M. E. Church until 10 o’clock A. M., May 
15, 1923. Plans and specifications are on file 
at the residence of the Pastor, Rev. R. W. 
Knight, Flora, Indiana, and at the office of Carl 
J. Horn, Architect, Logansport, Indiana. Copies 
of the plans can be arranged for with the Pas- 
tor. Each geenral contractor shall file with his 
bid a certified check payable to G. E, Voorhees, 
Chairman of the Building Committee, of not less 
than five (5%) per cent of the amount of his 
bid, which check will be forfeited to the Building 
Committee if the contract is awarded and the 
contractor fails to enter into contract according 
to his bid within ten (10) days from May 10, 


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1923. The old church is to be torn down and 
the new building is to be completed on or be- 
fore the first day of January, 1924, The general 
contractor will be required to give a surety bond 
equal to the full amount of his contract. Separ- 
ate bids will be received for. the Heating, and «+ 
for the Plumbing. 
May 5, 1923, 

NOTICE TO BIDDERS ON THE UNDER- 
GROUND STEAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 
KNOWN AS PART 1 OF THE NEW SERVICE 
PLANT FOR THE INDIANA STATE SOL- 
DIERS HOME. 


Please note the following instructions govern- 
ing the filing of proposals and the awarding of 
contracts: 


Sealed proposals to the Board of Trustees of the 
Indiana State Soldiers Home for the furnishing 
of labor and materials for a new underground 
steam distribution system, in accordance with the 
plans and specifications prepared by R. W. No- 
land, consulting engineer, will be received by the 
Board of Trustees, c/o Secretary of the Board, 
Mrs. Caroline B, Morrison, at 422 North Seventh 
Street, Lafayette, Indiana, up to 10 a. m. on the 
10th day of May, 1928, at which time the bids will 
be publicly opened in the Board’s room in the 
Commandant’s residence at the Indiana State Sol- 
diers Home. 


One main proposal and one sub-proposal shall be 
made and if both proposals are accepted, two 
Separate and distinct contracts for the work will 
be executed. The proposals shall be as follows: 


Proposal No. 1 


This proposal shall include all labor and mate- 
rial for a complete underground steam distribu- 
tion system as shown on the Plans and specified. 

Proposal No. 1A, Trenching and Backfilling 

This proposal shall include all labor and mate- 
rials included in the paragraph in the specifica- 
tions headed Trenching and Backfilling. 


The trustees reserve the right to reject any 
and all bids. 

A Bidder’s Bond is to accompany each and 
every bid. 

The successful bidders will each be required 
to execute a contract on a form provided by the 


Board of Trustees. Each successful contractor 
will also be required to furnish satisfactory 
Surety Company’s Bond to the amount of the 
Contract Price to secure the fulfillment of the 


such bond he shall forfejt Contract. 


Plans and specifications relating to any of the 
above work may be consulted daily at the Com- 
mandant’s Office at the Indiana State Soldiers’ 
Home. 


All communications and references to the above 
proposals or contracts should be addressed to 
the undersigned: t 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, STATE SOLDIERS 


HOME, c/o Sec, of the Board, Mrs. Caroline B. 

Morrison, 422 No. 7th St., Lafayette, Indiana. 

(Each bidder .is required to furnish a check 
for fifteen dollars ($15.00), made payable to the 
engineer, upon receipt of the plans and speci- 
fications, to guarantee the return of the plans 
and specifications. This check will be returned 
to the bidder when the plans and specifications 
used for making up the bids are returned to the 
engineer. The plans and specifications must be 
turned in with the bid.) 
April 21-28; May 5, 1923. 


POWER HOUSE EQUIPMENT 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS. 


Bids will be received by the Board of Trustees 
of the Indiana State Normal School at 8:00 P. 
M., May 7, at the Roberts Hotel, Muncie, Ind., for 
the erection and completion of a power house, 
tunnel, ete. at the Eastern Division, Indiana State 
Normal School, Muncie, Indiana. Bids must be 
made on Form 96 prescribed by the State Board 
of Accounts and must be accompanied by a certi- 
fied check equal to five (5%) per cent of the 
amount of the bid. Separate bids must be re- 
ceived for the following items: First, for the erec- 
tion of the power house, estimated cost $26,500.00 ; 
second, for the construction of the pipe tunnel, 
estimated cost, $17,500.00; third, for the erec- 
tion of the chimney, estimated cost, $6,500.00; 
fourth, for the main steam supply and return 
pipes, estimated cost $14,000.00; fifth, for fur- 
nishing and erecting two boilers, estimated cost 
$15,000.00. Bids must be made in accordance 
with provisions of specifications prepared by 
Kibele & Gerard, Architects, Muncie, Indiana. 
Copies of plans and specifications may be found 
at the office of the Dean of the Faculty, Kastern 
Division, Indiana State Normal School, Muncie, 
Indiana; at the office of Kibele & Gerard, Archi- 
tects, 335 The Johnson Building, Muncie, Indiana, 
and at the office of the Registrar of the Indiana 
State Normal School, Terre Haute, Indiana. 


BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
INDIANA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, 
Helen C. Benbridge, Secretary. 
Apr. 21-28; May 5, 1923. 


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Officers 


"UY MAHURIN, President 

WILSON B. PARKER, 1st Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


board of Directors 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN DPD. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. FP. WICKES 


TO ELIMINATE LONG BUSINESS 
DISCUSSIONS FROM CON.- 
VENTION PROGRAM. 


A. Sessions to Be Made Most 
Attractive. 


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The plan for the program of the A. 
I. A. convention at Washington, D. C., 
May 16, 17, 18, has been shaped with 
the one idea of condensing as far as 
possible the purely business sessions of 
the convention so that the rest of the 
time can be left for developing an at- 
mosphere more architectural in charac- 
ter than that which ordinarily pervades 
the convention room when old and long 
discussed subjects have ‘the floor. 

It has been figured out that the dele- 
gates who undertake to be present at 
the A. I. A. convention sessions at con- 
siderable expense of time, money and 
energy are entitled ‘to something more 
broadly inspiring and recreational than 
an at.endance upon meetings devoted 
more or less continuously to discussions 
of ethical or business. implication, im- 
portant as they may be. 

So far as the sessions of the conven- 
tion are concerned, it has been decided 
that the morning sessions are to be de- 
voted to administrative business. The 
rest of the time is to be set apart for 
various exhibitions, special. meetings, il- 
lustrated addresses and other features 
of a semi-social character. 


ON TO EVANSVILLE. 
Indiana Architects to Meet There Next 
Saturday. 

Indiana architects! Don’t forget mare 
the regular bi-monthly meeting eS 
Board of Directors of the I. S. of + is 
‘0 be held at Evansville, Saturday, May 

1h 2 
In addition to the business session of 
th: directors there will also be a yet te 
-al meeting held in conjunction with a 
which all’ Indiana architects 


event. to : 
are invited: Especially are the ae 
of the profession located in sou 


and southwestern Indiana urged to at- 
tend. : es 
An interesting program is ue ae 
ranged and it has been proposed a 
boat trip on the Ohio River be ie it 
in the entertainment features. T Sia 
gional meetings. that have been he 


i ost enjoy- 
have proved beneficial and most enjoy 


able, and have done much to create a 
greater fellowship in the ranks of the 
architectural profession in Indiana. 
They are well worth the effort put forth 
in their behalf. 


TRIBUTE TO GENIUS. 


A. I. A. Medal Presentation Pageant to 
Be An Elaborate Event. 


One of the most interesting features 
of the approaching A. I. A. convention 
will be a pageant arranged for the pre- 
sentation of the Institute Gold Medal to 
Architect Henry Bacon, who is to be- 
come the possessor of 
emblem as a tribute 
the Lincoln Memorial. 


The general scheme of ‘the Pageant as 
proposed provides for an imposing pro- 
cession composed of the ‘Officers and 
Members of the Chapters present at the 
Convention, together with representa- 
tives of the groups composing the Fine 
Arts, and the Craft and Building or- 
ganizations that participated in the 
work of executing the building. It is 
anticipated that the participants in the 
procession. marshalled under grouns, 
will assemble at the conclusion of the 
Convention dinner, to be held in 9 great 
pavilion or marquee at the East end ot 


for his design of 


‘the Lagoon, and proceed in columns on 


each side toward the Memorial to posi- 
tions assigned on the approaches and 
steps. Each Chapter has been asked to 
provide a special banner and pennon, 
significant of the State from which they 
come and embodying such traditions as 
may be effectively symbolized. To add to 
the note of color furnished by the ban- 
ners suitable robes of design and color 
to differentiate the various groups of 
narticipents will be provided by the 
Pageant Committee. Slow - burning 
torches to be used as decorative illumin- 
ation during the progress of: the proces- 
sions on each side of the Lagoon will 
contribute a fantastic note by their re- 
flection in the water. Coincidently with 
the movement of the processional groups 
from the point of departure the recipient 
of the medal attended by the high offi- 
cials of the Institute will be embarked 
unon a baree of honor which will be 
decorated in a manner reminiscent of 
barges used on historic State oercasions 
abroad. This barge which will also éar- 


“mony and addresses will then 


this distinguished — 


ry the musicians wil] be propelled by 
Oars or towed by properly designated 
Individuals in the processional groups to 
the west end of the Lagoon where the 
guest of honor and officials will disem- 
bark, the music remaining 
From this point th 
will proceed to the 
on the steps leading to the 
preceded by M 
high officials. 


Memoria! 
group of 
The presentation tapas 
follow. 
The arrangements for a dramatic electric 
illumination of the spectacle are already 
under way and it is anticipated that a 
high note of beauty will be struck, to be 
meffaceably impressed upon the memory 
of the occasion. ) 

Official Washington will be represent-: 
ed at the ceremony, and it is unquestion- 

-17 true that the Setting offered by tb. 
location of the Memorial, which faces the 
Lagoon and the Washington Monument, 
and the far stretch of the Mall on one 
Side, with the Potomac River and the 
wooded hills of Arlington on the other, 
1S one nobly designed to lend an impres- 
Silve architectural aspect to the event, 
which is planned to take place on the 
evening of May 18th. 


I. S. A. WORK ENHANCES WASH- 
INGTON VISIT. 


Knewledge of Architecture Added In- 
terest to Trip. 


Architecture, and her intimate touch 
with the profession for several years, ac- 
cording to Miss India J. Wilson, secre- 
tary to Secretary Merritt Harrison of 
the Indiana Society of Architects, who 
has just returned from Washington, D. 
C., mad2 her visit to the Nation’s Cap- 
ital all the more enjoyable. 

Miss Wilson, who is. director of the 
Girl Scouts of the Indianapolis District, 
attended the national convention of Girl 


Scout officers at Washington. While 
greaily impressed by the many inter- 
esting features, she says it was the 


architecture that appealed most to her 
and was a revelation. She enthusiasti- 
cally referred to the majesty of the gov- 
ernment buildings, the sublime grand- 
eur of the Lincoln Memorial and the 
stately simplicity and captivating beauty 
of Mount Vernon with its wonderful 
view of the Potomac. 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZ 


of Indiana 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller_..-.2.__. .- President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 
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APRIL ESTABLISHED GREATEST 

MONTHLY BUILDING RECORD 

IN EVANSVILLE’S HISTORY. 


Permits Amounting to Nearly One Mil- 
lion Dollars Issued. 


The steady pressure behind Evansville 
building construction operations that 
has been increasing month after month 
ever since the first of the year to roll 
up building figures approaching local 
record levels finally in April sent them 
soaring over the top for the highest 
point ever recorded in one month in the 
history of the city building inspection 
department. 

There were 270 permits granted for a 
total of $968,875.- This far exceeded the 
business of April, 1922, when 255 per- 
mits: involving $230,889, were granted. 
The estimated valuations for the past 
month this year show a gain of 319.6% 
over the same item for the correspond- 
ing period a year ago, and a 210.4% 
increase over the April, 1921 valuations 
when 116 permits were issued. The 
business for the month just past gained 
57 in the number of permits issued and 
$615,410 in the matter of estimated 
valuations over the building business of 
March, ‘this year. : 

Some idea of the great wave of resi- 
dental construction work that is sweep- 
ing over the city may be gained when 
attention is called to the fact that 92 
permits were.granted in April for new 
residences at an estimated valuation of 
$260,850. 


ALL HAIL THE WEATHERMAN. 


He Gets In a Rew Good Licks for 
Building. 


The excellent weather conditions of 
recent date have been a great aid a 
contractors all over the city. Gres 
progress has been made on every jo 
according to the builders. : 

Many Shbs which had been delayed by 
poor weather conditions have caught up 
with their schedules and are move 
along rapidly, according to the loca 
builders. Z 
CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 


John Nellis, general contractor, was 
awarded the 


work of remodeling -the 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


Mead-Johnson building consisting of in- 
terior alterations for office purposes. 

The heavy demand upon the material 
supply market together with delayed 
shipments of late is having an effect 
on building operations, tending to slow 
them up. C. Kanzler & Son, have had 
Some experience along the above line 
while erecting the Max De Jong resi- 
dence, non-arrival of stone causing some 
delay. 


General Contractor Henry W. Carl 
has completed the $33,000 Harwood 
School. 2 


Evansville contractors and material 
men were interested the past week in 
two new bank buildings on which bids 
were received. One was to be built at 
Poseyville and the other at Petersburg. 


FT. WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max-Irmscher— 0 200.0 President 


KE. F. Oelschlager____ Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 
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ALMOST TWO MILLION FOR BUILD- 

ING IN FT. WAYNE IN APRIL. 


183 New Homes Started. 


With a building estimate of $1,925,- 
125 during the month of April, Fort 
Wayne is promised one of the greatest 
building years in its history. The fact 
that 1923 is beginning the building sea- 
son with great promise is indicated that 
in spite of the fact that 1922 was econ- 
sidered a bumper year the April. esti- 
mate was only $582,335. This month’s 
estimate exceeds that of March, when 
the figures were placed at $1,409,125. 

During the month a total of 373 per- 
mits were issued, of which number 183 
were for new homes. According to the 
records of the building inspector this is 
the largest number of permits for 
homes ever before issued in the city 
during one month. Two large permits 
were issued just before the month’s rec- 
ord was closed. The one permit*‘Was 
for $525,000, for the new Masonic tem- 
ple and two others amounted to $125,000, 
for a new apartment house. 


HANDMAIDENS OF PROSPERITY. 


Both Tripping Along in Sprightly Fash- 
ion in Ft. Wayne. 


Hand-in-hand Ft. Wayne business and 
building are swinging along at a steady 


cheering gait. Building construction 
prospects continue bright and promising 
with residential work showing no di- 
At the same time business 


over those of the corresponding periods 
of the previous year. Just last week the 
j exceeded $2,000,000, being 
ptr pats ahead of the same week in 


FOOLPROOF SER VI CE SWITCH 
BOXES ORDERED AT ONCE. 


Ft. Wayne Electrical Inspection Depart- 
ment Receives Word From State 
Fire Marshall. 


City Electrical Inspector Wm. Shon- 
dell has received an order from the State 
Fire Marshal’s office, effective May Ist, 
stating that the service entrance 
switches must not only be externally 
operated of the safety enclosed type, but 
must also provide means for Sealing the 
enclosure containing the main switch and 
fuses. 

An: explanation for the order states: 

“Accumulated evidence has proven 
that one of the most frequent causes 
of fires is the substitution of high melt- 
ing point metals such as steel, brass, 
etc., in place of blown fuses. This is 
done by persons who are entirely unin- 
formed regarding the properties of elec- 
tric current and the function of the 
fuse, which is to prevent sustained over- 
loads. This overloaded condition of the 
circuits may be temporary, due to acci- 
dent, or permanent, due to accident, or 
the addition of appliances until a point 
is reached far beyond the capacity of 
the circuits as originally installed.  Re- 
sul‘s, heat and fire. : 

“Such practices contribute largely ‘to 
the annual toll of fire losses attributed 
to electrical installations, the third 
largest item in-the causes of fires re- 
ported each yéar and the one that in 
1922 was responsible for $618,849 of 
loss in Indiana,-‘alone. ra 

“The remedy lies in requiring that 
service entrances shall be so installed 
that the main cutout fuses shall be ac- 
cessible. only to persons who © are 
thoroughly familiar with the dangers of 
overloading.” 

It is the opinion of Mr. Shondell that 
the new order is an excellent and per- 
tinent one from a safety standpoint. He 
further says. that he has had numerous 
cases where‘the main fuses were blown 
out and where someone placed a penny, 
bits of tinfoil or other material in place 
of the fuse. The city inspector said 
that he would use every effort to force 
the compliance with the order. 


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RANSOME CONCRETE MACHINERY. 
Building and Paving Mixers, Steel Towers & Concrete Carts. 
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Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds 
Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 
Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
Double and Single Cage Material Elevator Platform 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W.. Jungelausieo | President 


C. Co Pierson’. . Sts 3 Secretary 
‘ 320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee Meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 

Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


Laban C. Johnson & Co., Inc., as con- 
tractor and D. S. Menasco as owner of 
part of lots 308, 309, Osgood’s Forest 
Park 5th sec. add. to erect a dwelling 
house for $10,000.00. 


Laban C. Johnson & Co., Inc., as Con- 
tractor and D. S. Menasco as owner of 
part of lot 308, 309, Osgood’s Forest 
Fark sec. 5 add., to erect a dwelling 
house for $10,000.00. 


TWO MORE BUILDING CRAFTS 
SIGN UP AND CALL OFF 
STRIKE. 


Plasterers Still Out. 

May Day came dawning in upon In- 
dianapolis bright and fair and when the 
sun had set it left behind it a cheerier 
glow to flicker in building construction 
circles than had been apparent for the 
past four weeks. . 

April had been torn by wage scale dis- 
sentions between the building trades em- 
ployers and the various craftsmen. As 

: the weeks slipped away differences of 
opinion were adjusted one by-one until 
by the end of the month all but three of 
the crafts had fallen into line and signed 
up both on scale and working agreement 
matters. The three crafts who held out 
were the plasterers, lathers and _ elec- 
tricians. 

f Negotiations were continued and early 
the past week the lathers signed up at 


$1.02% per hour. Diligent and untiring 
' efforts by the electrical condeactors, 
: members of the Building Contractors 


Association, finally reached an under- 
standing with the Electrician’s Union 
and on May 1 came to an agreement 
resulting in an end ‘to the wage con- 
troversy. The electricians have signed 
up on the following basis, to November 
30, $1.10 per hour, and from December 
Ist to March 31, 1924, $1.12%. 

The latest developments have greatly 


cleared up the local building construc- 
tion situation, leaving the plasterers as 
the only craft out on a strike. Except 
for work that was started in the winter 
and early spring and has reached the 
plastering stage the present strike will 
have no immediate effect on local build- 
ing construction. However, unless the 
differences with the plasterers are 
adjusted before long building activity 
will suffer, for there is a vast volume 
of work piling up daily that must be 
taken care of and gotten out of the 
way if a building jam later is to be pre- 
vented. 


SOME ARE WONDERING. 


Suggest That Eastern Danger Signal 
Be Heeded. 


Just how long will Indianapolis and 
Indiana building weather the tide of ris- 
ing construction costs? That is the 
question that has come to many who are 
interested in building construction in 
this territory. 

There has been a record volume of 
building construction operations in In- 
diana this spring, far beyond that of 
any other previous year, and to date 
little diminution to the impetus behind 
this volume has been noticed because of 
cost. 

However, there are keen observers of 
duilding conditions who sense a danger 
from pyramiding prices and fear that 
things may get top heavy and cause the 
whole building structure to topple. 
These men have taken their cue from 
the apparent handwriting on the wall 
as it has loomed in the East where, in 
New York, heavy increased costs of 
building material supplies and advanced 
wages have deterred further extensive 
building operations. 

If a halt is called on.the great activ- 
ity that is now prevalent in Indiana 


building circles the men who have de- 
manded high wages and those who tilt 
material prices will have no one to blame 
but themselves, they will have no alibi, 
for the Public has proved its desire ‘and 
willingness to build if encouraged by 
reason. 


START WORK ON ‘ANOTHER LARGE 
DOWN TOWN OFFICE BUILD- 
ING AT ONCE. 


Bank to Build. 


Another big building project an- 
nouncement the past week for a fine 
banking and office structure in the heart 
of the city’s business district was sprung 
on Indianapolis citizens to impress upon 
them the constant healthy growth of 
the city. 

The news came suddenly and con- 
cerns the intent of the Continental Na- 
tional Bank to erect a new $750,000 
home. The building will be located on 
Meridian street just south of Monu- 


19 


ment Circle, will be 9 stories high, 60x 
125 and is to contain handsome banking 
quarters on the ground floor with shops 
and office suites above. 


Plans for the structure have been 
prepared, the contract has been let and 
the work of clearing the site will be 
begun at once. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($5,000 and Over) 


Week of April 26th to May 3d. 


’ Residences (2) $13,000 total. 625 and 627 East 
59th. Owner, Adolph Schmidt, 137 No. Penn. 
Contract let to Pike Bros., 4031 Park Ave. 


Garage: $17,500. 2030 West Wash. Owner, Fouts 
Car and Tractor Co., 2549 West Mich, Genera! 
contract let to Ostrom Realty Co., Peoples Bank 
Bldg. Start work soon. 


Residences (4) $14,000 total. Owner, Grins- 
lade Construction Co., Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner 
builds. Frame. 


Residence: $12,000. 3952 Central. Owner, 
Bertha K, Wiley, care of contractor. Contract 
let to H. L. Simons, 4244 No. Capitol. Brick 
veneer. Excavating. 


Residences (3) $12.000 total. 806-10-14 Linwood, 
Owner, Perry Thrush, 702 Lemcke Bldg. Owner 
will build day labor. 


Residences (3) $12,000 total. 2530-34-38 BE. 16th. 
Owner, W. H. Kinnear, 3306 Ruckle. General 
ecntract let to M. B. Zook, 2216 Conrad. 


Residence: $11,000. 3349 College. Owner, John 
Kuechler, 1012 East Washineton. General con- 
tract let to Geo. Adrian, 4912 East New York 
St. Exe. 


Residence (Double) $9,500, 2922-24 Park Ave. 
Owner, C. J. Williams, 4023 Central. 


Residence: (double) $9,600. 3419-21 Park. 
Owner, W. H. Brizekert, 3308 Central. Contract 
let to Indiana Builders Corp., 1013 Lemcke Bldg. 


Filling Stations (2) $9,000 total. Owner, In- 
dian Refining Go, Contract let to A. V. Stack- 
house Constr. Co. 


Apartment (Rem.) $9,000. 2502 Broadway. 
Owner, W. D. Allison, 907 No. Alabama St. 
Contract let to Hall Constr. Co., Board of Trade 
Bide. 


Residence: $8,000. 4621 Park. Owner, L. C. 
Huey, American Central Life Bldg. Owner 
builds. 


Residence: $8,000. 1009 No. New Jersey. Owner 
B. H. Bass, 3827 Broadway. 


Residence (double) $7,500. 425-27 Oakland. 
Owner, Armen Harbison, 224 East Pratt. Con- 
tract let to Louis N, Schuff, at site: 


Residence (double) $7,500. 3474-76 Birchwood. 
Owner, M. S. Allen, 1931 No. Talbott. Contract 
let to W. C. Brydon, 615 No. Oakland. 


Residence: $7,000. 2902 Broadway. Owner, I. 
E. Merritt, at site. 


Residence: $6,400. 5817 College. Owner, Roy 
Pearson, Peoples Bank Bldg. Frame. 


Residence: (double) $6,500. 717-19 No. De- 
Quincy. Owner, Sarah Holtman. Contract let to 
Frank E. Rosberg, 1042 East Tabor St. ; 


Residence: $6,500. 5325 Central. Owner, C. 
J. Van Tassel, 4907 Park Ave. 


Residence: $6,000. 645-47 No. Hamilton. Own- 
er, F. W. Dills, 624 No. Jefferson. 


Residence: (double) $6,000. 1110-12 West 36th. 
Owner, W. F. Irey, 1116 West 36th. Contract 
let to W. F, Kener, 1109 West 36th. 


Residence: $6,000. 5223 Park. Owner, T. G. 
Bennett, at site. Day work. 


Residence: $6,000. 5349 Park. Owner, John 
W. Carpenter, 951 Locke St. 


Residence: $5,800. 4410 Carrollton. 
Chas. C. Brandt, 809 No. Keystone. 


Residence: $5,500. 342 Berkley Road. Owner, 
C. F. Schaefer, at site. 


Residence: $5,000. 605 No. LaSalle . Owner, A. 
F. Zainey, 32 No. Delaware St. 


Owner, 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 21 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C. 5 


J. Wesley Reed ____..____ President 
ae OOl ree a Secretary 


Bank Bldg., 


08 Citizens National 
Hammond, Indiana 


‘ DECIDED STAND TAKEN. 
Majority of Calumet Contractors Line 
Up in Opposition to Big Wage 
Increase Demanded by 
Laborers. 


May Day came once more with all its 
beauty but not without its trials and 
tribulations, Arrayed in battle forma- 
tion, at least lined up to contest the 
wage proposition were the hod-carriers 
and building laborers in the Calumet 
District. Every indication seemed to 
foretell for the contractors that the man 
who fought and ran away would have 
to fight again some other day. Things 
had gotten down to a basis where a rea- 
sonable settlement was compulsory if 
building construction was to proceed. 
Hence, the contractors after several 
meetings and _ considerable missionary 
work passed a.resolution to notify the 
Laborers’ Union that beginning with 
May Ist the wage scale for hod-carriers 
and building laborers would be 87%4c 
per hour. 

Further, at a meeting of contractors 
on April 24, an agreement was reached 
and signed by the contractors present 
that they would stick to the agreed 
scale. A committee was then appointed 
to call on all contractors not in attend- 
ance at the meeting in an effort to swing 
them into line for a definite stand one 
way or another. 

A check-up on April 28 showed that 
contractors employing over 85% of 
building labor in the Calumet District 
had given the decision to stand by the 
proposed scale. As a result the La- 
borers’ Union was notified by special 
delivery of the contractors’ final decis- 


; een f Husband- 
ee the. enipligers Helene tain. « Wages Increased As Means of Husba 


stiff back and a solid front they should 
not fear the outcome as they are only 
building investment 


figure that 


lined up with those of the B. T. E. 
i, in the srenend contention whom it was 
impossible to interest heretofore. as 
stead of holding aloof this year and al- 
lowing the other fellow to do all the 
Scrapping, then to come forward to reap 
any benefits that might accrue, ey 
men have stepped in to do their poe 
They will have a chance to show t _ 
mettle and will greatly strengthen the 
men who for years have been carrying 
the burden that the building industry 


might prosper. 


KNOW A GOOD THING WHEN THEY 
SEE IT. 


Gary Neighbors Take a Flyer in Ham- 
mond Real Estate. 


Gary investors without losing faith in 
their own bailwick are, nevertheless, be- 
ginning to realize the future possibili- 
ties of Hammond and are purchasing 
considerable real estate in our section. 
Homer Lee, Gary, last week closed a 
deal whereby he acquired possession of 
123 lots in West Hammond. He contem- 
plates erecting a number of bungalows 
this summer on the newly acquired site. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 


The contract for the construction of 
an apartment building, to accommodate 
12 families, was awarded recently to 
Graves & Rhoades. The structure, to be 
erected on Indiana Ave., will be two 
stories, 27x120, and is estimated to cost 
$35,000. 


The Roth Garage contract was given 
to Ahlborn & Bates at $25,000. 


Plans are being prepared by Architect 
Mace Turner for a 1 sty. store building, 
cost $16,000, to be built in Whiting by 
Wm. Vater. 


Five thousand dollars are to be spent 
for the remodeling of the old Chamber 
of Commerce rooms, which are to be 
occupied by the Northern States Life 
Insurance Co. Archt. Mac Turner is 
preparing plans. 


recht. Turner has finished the plans 
for the Griffith School on which bids are 
now being asked. 
—E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas. Rowe 
J aeronillivansos. os Secretary 


SS ee 


314 Main Street 


ORGANIZATION EFFORT IN 
ANA THIS SPRING BENT ON 
BUILDING ENCOURAGE- 
MENT. 


ing Local Labor Supplies. 


* ; ' It is gratifying to know that the vari- 
pentending fot tueee ee be ous city contractors’ associations affili- 


ated with the State A. B. C.’s ave ies 
stthere is one promising feature to the ing to their knitting and are holding 


: ° j rs firmly to their resolve to do their best 
Surrent situation, there are contractors to end encouragement to building opera- 


INDI- 


care for the work, a quota that would 
have been scattered to other sections to 
leave the state denuded of workmen had 
wage allowances on an increased scale 
not been granted. 

Except in a few instances no strong 
arm methods were employed by Labor, 
instead, when it came to final settlements 
both employers and employes agreed to 
compromises that bear every evidence 
of affording. satisfaction to both sides, 

Muncie, like many other small cities, 
stood firm for reason in the wage ad- 
justment and did not skyrocket the 
scales, but the contractors did grant in- 
creases to protect themselves ‘in order 
to keep the workmen at home that local 
building activities might not suffer 
through a dearth of building trades 
mechanics. 


THE COUNTRY OVER. 


Building Situation and Conditions La- 
boring Under Rising Material 
Prices and Wages. 


The money value of building construc- 
tion in 1922 was the largest recorded in 
the building industry of the country, it 
is claimed by those who have kept track 
of the business. The value of new con- 


tracts awarded since January ist of this 
year has been larger than during the 
Same time in either of the two pre- 
ceding years, and predictions are free- 
ly being made that *his year the vol- 
ume of building, on a valuation basis, 
ae exceed even the high record of 


Whether or not these expectations 
will be realized depend on building costs. 
They are already high and the price of 
building materials and Wages is rising. 
Under these conditions there is always 


the possibility that as the result of high 


costs those who are using their own 
funds will prefer to: delay building and 
that construction dependent upon bor- 
rowed money will be hampered by the 
unwillingness of leaders to accept cur- 
rent levels as a proper basis for long 
time loans with the consequent restric- 
tion of such loans to so low a percent- 
age of construction costs as will make 
it difficult for owners to finance their 
undertakings. 

Superficially, the conclusion might be 
drawn that a famine of building ma- 
terials and supplies is imminent, but 
such a conclusion omits the price factor, 
Buildings represent a long time invest- 
ment and over and over again it has 
been demonstrated that no industry is 
more susceptible than is the construc- 
tion to the effects of price advance. 
Since last March the upward climb of 
building material prices has been rapid. 
The building labor situation is similar 
to that of building materials. There is 
a shortage of labor, both skilled and 
unskilled. This is the combined results 


tions by seeking to keep the situation 
in hand. : : 

The reports that have been coming in 
indicate that the building trades em- 
ployers realized that unusual conditions 
were prevailing and have dealt fairly 
with the mechanics in granting~increas- 
es in wages owing to the heavy demand 
for skilled mechanics. This is in line 
with the action taken in other states 
and simply guarantees to Indiana a 
quota of building trades craftsmen to 


of the competition in the industry. The 
shortage of skilled labor, combined with 
effective organization, has “made for 
monopoly wages. As _ building costs 
mount, they will reach a point at which 
home builders of small means can not 
meet them. Already there are reports 
of cancellations of loans for this pur- 
pose because the amounts arranged for 
have proved insufficient to meet rising 
costs.—(Monthly Bulletin of Associated 
Builders of Chicago.) 


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INDIANAPOLIS 

“Terminal Warehouse and _ Businéss Block: 
$1,000,000, 5 sty., 245x195, Penn. and Georgia. 
Archt., Rubush and Hunter, American Central 
Life Bldg. Owner, Terminal Building Corpora- 
tion, W. J. Hogan, c/o Indiana Refrigerator Co., 
B. E. Metcalf, sec’y, c/o Indiana Refrigerating 
Co. Archt. taking bids to close at once. Brick, 
reinf. concrete, fireproof constr., steel sash, comp. 
roof, elevators, 

Temple (Jewish): $150,000, 34th and Ruckle 
Sts. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 610 
Indiana Trust Bldg. Owner, Beth El] Jewish 
Congr. Building committee as follows: L-. Sako- 
witz, 3614 N. Penn.; Isaac Marks, 514 S. Dela- 
ware St.; Herman T. Cohen, c/o Factory Salvage 
Co,, 440 E. Wash.; Jos. A. Cohen, 709 W. Wash. ; 
H. Rosner, 4140 College Ave., all of Indianapolis. 
Preliminary plans in progress. Owners financing. 

“County Hospital (rem. and add.), rem. resi- 
dence into hospital, erection of an addition and 
rem. present barn into a nurses’ home, Martins- 
vill, Ind. Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son, 1001 
Majestic Bldg., Indianapolis, Owner, Board of 
Trustees of the Morgan County Memorial Hos- 
pital, Martinsville, Ind. Owner receiving bids to 
close ‘July 2 at 2 o’clock p. m. (See legal ad- 
vertising in this issue.) ‘Tile and terra cotta floor 
and roof constr., terrazzo floors, face brick, Bed- 
ford stone, hollow metal elevator doors, iron 
Straiways, dumb waiter, hollow tile partitions, 


INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 


» MAY 12, 1923 


No. 6 


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comp. roof, mosaic tile, telephone system, ele- 
vator equipt., steam heating, plumbing, light fix- 
tures, hospital equipt., lockers, sterilizers. 


*Memorial Building: $70,000, Greenfield, Ind. 
Archt., McGuire and Shook, Indiana Pythian 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Board of Trustees, 
Hancock County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial 
Building, Geo. W. Morehead, J. Ward Fletcher, 
William A. Hough, J. W, Trittipo, Robert F. 
Reeves, all of Greenfield. Owner taking new 
bids to close June 6 at 10 a. m. 


*Bank (alteration), $10,000, Rushville, Ind. 
Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Farmers Trust Co., 
Rushville, Ind. Owner ready for bids. Terra 
eotta front, new floors and ceilings, furniture 
and fixtures. 


Swine Pavilion: $150,000, Indiana State Fair 
Grounds. Architects and engineers, J. Edwin 
Kopf: and Woolling. Owner, Indiana Board of 
Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Prest., I. Newt 
Brown, Sec’y. One story, 330x302, conerete, brick, 
Contract awarded to Roy Bryant, 


Franklin, Ind. 


Sheep Pavilion: $60,000, Indiana State Fair 
Grounds, Architects and engineers, J. Edwin 
Kopf and Woolling. Owner, Indiana Board of 
Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Prest., I. Newt 
Brown, Sec’y. One story, 356x130, concrete, 


New bids close May 17, at 11 a. m. 


Cattle Barn: $250,000. 670x210. 1 and 2 story, 
Indiana State Fair Grounds. Architects and engi- 
neers, J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapoiis, 1nd. Owner, Indiana 
Board of Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Prest., I. 
Newt Brown, Sec’y. Concrete, brick, steel sash, 


New bids close May 17, at 11 a. m. 


Automobile Salesroom and Offices: $90,000, 2 
sty. and bas., 65x200, 1028 N. Meridian St. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, Isaac Marks, 518 South 
Delaware St. Plans in progress, will award 


contract to T, A. Moynahan Constr. Co., 518 So. . 


Delaware St., on percentage basis. Brick. 

*Stores (6). and Apartment Hotel (10 3 & 4- 
Room Apartments) : $50,000. 2 sty. & bas, 72x135. 
Harrison and Franklin Sts., Shelbyville, Indiana. 
Archt., Bacon and Tislow, 31 West Ohio St., 
Indianeapolis. Owner, Birely-Mardis-Stewart 
Realty Co., Jos. R. Mardis, Prest., Chas. Birely, 
Secy., Thos. D. Stewart, Treas., Shelbyville, Ind. 
Plans in- progress. Bids soon Brick, in-a-door 
beds,- copper set store fronts, new steam heating 
plant, comp. roof. 


Church: $35,000, Roosevelt Ave. and Stewart 
St. Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave. 
Owner, Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Clarence 
Wilhelm, pastor, 2272 Adams St. Plans in 
progress, ready for bids about June Ist. Brick. 


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*Club House (add.): 
“South Grove Golf Course.” 
rish, 418 Castle Hall Bldg. Owner, Board of 


Park Commrs., City Hall. Revised plans com- 
pleted. Owner will advertise for bids at once to 
close in three weeks. Brick, metal lockers, asbes- 
tos shingle roof, new steam heating plant. 


$30,000, Z sty., 56x89, 
Archt., John Par- 


Residence (double, rem. from residence), 
South Audubon and Oak Sts. Archt., Harrison 
and Turnock, 500 Board of Brade Bldg. Owner, 
Otto N. Ebert, S. Audubon Road and Oak St. 
Plans in progress. Bids next week. Additions, 
furnace, new plumbing and wiring, frame constr. 


Residence: (add. and general interior rem.). 
Archt., Harrison and Turnock, -500 Board of 
Trade, Owner, Dr. Walter. F. Kelley, 239 S. 
Audubon Road. Plans in progress, 


*Church: 1: sty.. & bas. 76x100. Brownsburg, 


Indiana. Archt., Harrison and Turnoek, 500 
Board of Trade Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Christian Church, Rev. McCauley,- Pastor, 


Brownsburg, Ind, Archt. receiving bids to close 
May 19th. Brick veneer and stucco, steel fram- 
ing, wood trusses, steam. heat, wood doors, -ac- 
cordian doors, rolling partitions, asphalt shingle 
roof, straight pews. 


Clothing Store: (new front and rem.), South 
Illinois. Arecht., Harrison and Turnock, 500 
Board of Trade Bldz. Owner, Rites Store, South 
Illinois St. Plans in progress. 


*Residence and Garage: $25,000, Illinois and 
Hampton Dr, Archt., Elliott Hadley, 600 State 
Life Bldg. Owner, Joseph C. Dissette, Pres. 
Indianapolis Wire-bound Box Co., 1300 Beecher 
St. Archt. taking bids. Stucco, tile roof, oil 
burning boiler. j 


Residence and Garage: $10,000, Lebanon, Ind. 
Archt., Elliott Hadley, 600 State Life Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Frank B. Wooley (gent’s 
furnishings), Lebanon, Ind. Plans in progress, 
Owner will be ready for bids in two weeks. 
Brick veneer, asphalt shingle roof, furnace, 2 
sty., 35x24. 


*Bungalow: $5,000, 51st and Kenwood. Archt., 
Elliott Hadley, 600 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Herbert Hadley, 103 E. Pratt St. Archt. taking 
bids. Frame. 


Double Residence: 2 sty. & bas., 44x70. No. 
Pennsylvania St. Between 39th. & 40th. Archt., 
T. A. Winterrowd, 332 American Central Life 
Bldg. Owner, Emil Mantel] (Clothing) 131 West 
Washington St. Archt. ready for bids to close 
in 10 days. Brick veneer, asbestos roof, fur- 
naces, garage. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Sorority House: $60,000, Greencastle, Ind. 
Archt., L. H. Sturges, 527 Board of Trade Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Iota Chapter, Kappa Kappa 
Gamma Sorority, c/o Mrs. Donner, Greencastle, 
Ind. General contract awarded to Ainsworth and 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 7 


Son Construction Co., ‘Terre Haute, Ind. Heat- 612 N. Colorado. Heating and plumbing let to Ind.; Bedford Steel and Constr. Co., Bedford, 


- ing, plumbing and wiring not let. Strong Bros. Brick veneer. Ind.; Dunlap & Co., Columbus, Ind.; Moir and 
Voveseyg Vern eee ny ee $25,- Residence : $10,000. 5316 Central. Owner and Davis, Westport, Ind. ‘ ¢ 
The Gray-Stalnaker Motor Co., Will T. Stalnaker Brit eter Sapac Mie pekinese sy Phage Ae a age aise Onnee’ ion: 
train Chodee oot thie ae Serer shi Residence (double) $12,000, 3943-45 Central. Peter Mancini, 1204 Central Ave. Archt. taking 
Excavating: is aie ~ Noble St-"Owner, Fred Vogt, 1020 East Market St. Gen- bids. Brick veneer. 
eral contract let to H. C, Hanna, 415 No. Drexel. “Bungalow and Garage: $5,000. Archt., Jos. 


Garage and Salesroom: $20,000, 1 sty., 40x Residence: $12,000. 2411 Speedway. Owner, R. Fallon. Owner, Clem Storch, 2104 Western 
150, 3839-41 E, Washington St. Private plans. Emelie Emrich, 2234 Speedway. Contract let to Ave. Archt. taking bids. . Frame. 
Owner, Thomas-Waddell Co., E. S. Waddell, C. Henry Culbertson, 1161 No. Belle View Place. SEE SVS EAA 


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R, Thomas, 3838 E. Washington St. Excavating. ELKHART. 
; Brick, “= BREMEN . SRE Se 
- aaa . <i5: *Residence and Garage: $16,000. Archt., Hu- 
Residence: $20,000. 3736 Washington Blvd. iller p ver 7} es 
Owner, Sol Kiser, (% Meyer-Kiser Bank. Day _ Chureh: $20,000, Archt., A. H. Elwood and ae wage ages aeoe See at ae — 
work, Brick venzer. Son, Elkhart, Ind. Owner, First Evangelical bids Brick Betas i ee x WEE SONG Lee 
: sit! k ; Church, Rev. H. H, Senne, Pastor, Bremen, Ind. Pids- sian Soitea ake 
Residences (2) $17,000 and $13,000. 3819 and Plans in progress. Bids this summer. Brick. Residence and Garage: $13,000. Archt., Hu- 
3825 No. Meridian. Owner and builder,.H. L. = = = bert Miller, 431 Monger Bldg. Owner, Geo. A. 
Simons, 4244 No. Capitol. Excavating. Brick CARTHAGE Chamberlin, 117 East Franklin St. Plans in } 
veneer. * = otesires progress, ready for bids next week. Brick ‘ve- ! 
= : a ois : *School Building and Rem. Present Scheol neer, furnace, hardwood floors, asphalt shingle 
Residence: $17,000. Golden Hili. Owner, Building: $78,000. Carthage, Indiana, Ripley roof. 


Mothershead and Fitton, 540 No. Meridi - A : 
eral contract. let to Builders rege 2 ei School Twp., Rush. County, Indiana. Archt., John Church (Sunday School and parish house), 2 
No. Meridian St. Brick. P. Parrish, 418 Castle Hall Bidg., Indianapolis, sty. and bas., 42x61, 9th and Marion St. Archt., 
Ind. Owner, [Thomas J. Passwater, Trustee, A, “H: Elwood and, Son, Haynes Bldg. Owner, 

*Residence and Garage: $16,000. West 46th St. Carthage, Indiana. Owner receiving bids to close Grace English Lutheran Congregation, Rev. 
Archt., John P. Parrish, 418 Castie Hall Bldg. May 26th at 10:00 a. m. (See legal advertising Daniel Brosy, 825 West Marion St. Plans in 


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Owner, C. V. Raiser, Mer., Burroughs Adding in this issue). Brick. progress. Plans ready for bids in 30° days. 
Mechine Co. General contract awarded to W. School House Bonds: Thomas J. Passwater, Brick, stone trim, slate roof, steam heat, art 
C, Brydon, 5186 E, Norway. Brick veneer and Trustee, Carthage, Indiana, is receiving bids to glass, rolling partitions. 
stucco, close 3:00 p. m., May 26th and issue of $78,000. Store and Apartment: $15,000, 2 sty., 20x80, 
Mee Dae eee yout: 20th and Central. fy bonds of Ripley School Township, Rush Coun- Lake Winona, Ind. Archt., A. “H. Elwood and 
Owner, Pauline Blake, 4026 Ruckle St. Owner ‘¥: Ind. (See legal advertising in this issue.) Son, Haynes Bldg. Owner, J. E. Beyer, Lake 
will build by day labor. Brick. Se = Rae ta prelealnary plans in progress. 
A % ace CONNERSVILLE. rick, ordinary construction. | 
Residences (2) $12,000 - each. 25 Meridian FES Slat *Store and Office Bldg.: $14,000, 2 sty., 21x99. 
Place. Owner and builder, Fred W. Jenkins, School: $18,000, 1 sty., Columbia Township, Private plans. Owner, Borneman and Sons 


4221 Central Ave. Excavating. Brick veneer. Jennings county, Ind.. Archt., H. M. Griffin, Me- (hdw., htg. supplies and plmg.), 228 So. Main 

Residence: $12,000. 3670 No. Delaware. Owner, Farlan Bldg., Connersville. Owner, Enoch .F. St. General contract let to Geo. Kistner, 514 
American Estates Co., 801 Occidental Bldg. Con- Morris, trustee, Nebraska, Ind., R. R. Brick §o. Main St. Brick. 

tract let to Alonzo Jeffers, 3124 Walker St. and hollow tile. Plans in progress. SS 

Brick veneer. School: (township high), $40,000. Owen Twp., EVANSVILLE. 

, ; . “ Jackson county, Ind. Archt., H. M. Griffin, Mcec- ; 

Residence (double) $11,000. 4442 College. Farjan Bidg., Connersville, Ind. Owner, Lemuel Roundhouse (20 stalls), $150,000, at the Howell 

Owner, W. R. Hunter and Co., Lemcke Bldg. O. Fish, trustee, Norman Station, Ind. Owner Yards. Owner, L. and N. Ry. C., A. B, Me- 


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“Residence and Garage: $10,000, 6Ist and The following are figuring general contract: Si ape DE Tee Expect to start work in two 
: Michigan Road... Archt., Allen and Garriott, 301 L. E, Wickersham, Logansport, Ind.; Geo, Nut-. Weeks. rick and steel. 


Lombard Bldg. Owner, George A. Laughner, 310 ter, Worthington, Ind.; Beggs Constr. Co., Gymnasium and Auditorium Building: $20,000, 
W. Wash. General contract let to E. E. Barb, Scottsburg, Ind.; H. F. Wahle, New Palestine, 1 sty., 70x100, New Harmony, Ind. Archt., 


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. : # i : 515,000. Archt., Pohlmeyer & 
Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- let to Chris Kanzler and Son, Furniture Bldg. Residence : 


- Owner, Albert Jay Francis, 910 W. 
ville. Owner, Board of Education, New Har- Brick. ; Rea e Contract let. to. E. W. Snouffer, 430 
mony, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick. *Bank (rem.), Petersburg, Ind. Archt., Clif-  ashington Blvd. Frame. 
Bungalow: $7,000, Albion, Ill. Archt., Harry ford Shopbell & Co., Evansville. alent Citi- 
E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. zens State Bank, Petersburg, Ind. General con- HAMMOND. 
Owner, H. G. Frankland, Albion, Ill. Plans tract Jet to Clement Craig, Petersburg, Ind. 


in progress. Frame. — oN Parsonage: East Hammond. Archt., A. C. 
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1 FT. WAY Berry & Co. A heinih poreck ores aes 
ation), 121 Main St. ge E. Roh nee *Gymnasium and Assembly i earis $25,000. 2 East Hammond, amm: ; i 
Co., Furn, Bldg. Owner, Herb White, 12 ain sty. 60x90. Cromwell, Ind: Sparta Township, ress. 
St. Plans in progress. Glass front, stairs, paint- Noble County Paine Archt., Chas.” R. “Stores (3): $20,000. Archt., Mac Turner. 
ing, decorating, etc. Weatherhogg, 250 West Wayne St., Ft. Wayne. Qwner, W. C. Paxton. Revising plans, bids 
Amusement Building (dance hall and cafe): Owner, Marion Berberich, Trustee, Cromwell, soon. Brick. 
$20,000, Princeton Traction Line at Erskine. Indiana. Owner taking ag pea ryt ee! Contracts Awarded. 
Archt., Clifford Shopbell, Furniture Bldg. Own- Brick, private water supply and sewage, = } lana Harbor, Ind, Archt:, 
er, “Teddy” Kinder. Plans in progress. Brick. tile, slate roof, skylights, metal tile floors. “Phen: Fe oanes Noe pet hie Pepe 
‘Printing Building: 2 sty., 75x100, Oakland _ Factory Buildings: (ist unit, 6,000 feet of eae or Haxbor.. General contract let to H; B. 
Cter Tn. Archt., : Clifford — Shopbell & Co., floor space), 1 sty. building. Owner, The Truck es page roe “Harbor Brick. 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville, Ind. Owner, J. W. Engineering Co., W. C: Spaulding, Pres., Cleve- ney, : 


Cockrum Printing Co., Oakland City, Ind. Own- land, Ohio. Site purchased, will build late ie 0 


: Store (new front and general interior alter- 


| er receiving bids to close May 17th. Brick. spring. Brick. rep Ind Aoeht LAFAYETTE 
: z =_— ; Factory: 1 sty., 50x100, ron, ina, hehehe . if ees ; 
tye eet solar ar ae Re ahaa op (plans only), R. J. Aurentz, Fort Wayne. *Residence : “he oun smd aoe ics Ec aaa 
Lick Ind. . Archt., Clifford ; Shopbell & Co., Owner, Rittenhouse Mnfg. Co., Akron, Ind. Pres. Purdue ck fs ype istatnen Purdue 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville, Ind. Owner, Board Owner taking bids. Brick, ‘steel sash. Bee te. WY nek build: The decision not to 
of School Trustees, Chas. Gilliatt, Pres.; Lloyd  *Residence and Garage: | $15,000. | Archt ji1q was due to the purchase of a residence for 
} H. Collins, Secy., French Lick. Owner receiving Pohlmeyer & Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg. President 
t bids to close May 22nd at 7:30 p. m. Owner, John G. Kleet, 336 Pearl St. Archt. eta i awdek Sts. 0 
*Church: $20,000, Barker Ave. RE taking bids. Brick. Filling Station: 8th an erry 8, wner, 


derson and Stingle. Owner, The Howell Chris- *Bank and Office Building: -$85,000, Defiance, “ibis gece Co. Site purchased. Will build 
tian Church. Plans in progress. Bids soon. Qhio. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Shortiy. . 


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Brick, 1 sty. and bas., 48x60. Fort Wayne. Owner, Security Loan and Trust Electrical ie dey be hedlas p50 petri <p gg 
: i . vi : ster ve reht. ico choler 
ilding: $40,000 (4 ts.), 2 sty. Co., Defiance, Ohio. Contract let to Marvin Northwestern Ri 5 icol, 
| 1 prong ge serra Pee eiboketae: reek and Gallup, Defiance, Ohio. Hoffman. Owner, spin _of fn eels gies fon 
Linden St. Owner, William Johann, c/o Evans- *Residence and Garage: $10,000, Albion, Ind. pica sea di rh seg plans. wner will adver- 
ville Planing Mill Co. Plans in progress. Start Archt., Leighton Bowers, 430 Utility Bldg., Fort "se end . , oy" 
work soon, Brick. Wayne. Owner, Walter Bonham, Albion, Ind. Poultry Building: ‘Purdue University. Own- 
| Contracts Awarded Owner taking bids. Brick veneer, er, Board of Trustees, Purdue University. _Plans 
| *Brother’s Home: $50,000 (for. teaching staff *Residence: $5,000. Archt., Leighton Bowers, 12 Progress. Owner will advertise for bids in 


of the new Catholic High School now under con- Utility Bldg. Owner, Robert Burns, 230 Utility June. Brick. 
struction). Archt., Clifford Shopbell and Co., Bldg. Frame and stucco. Owner taking bids. 
Furniture Bldg. Owner, Boys’ Catholic High Contracts Awarded _LAPORTE. 
School, Jos. Reitz in charge. General contract *Church: $15,000, South Milford, Ind. Archt., Bh ee, 
|} awarded to M. J. Hoffman Construction Co., A. M. Strauss, 706 Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. *Residence: $10,000. Laporte. Archt.,  Ahl- 
Furniture Bldg., $34,798.00; plumbing let to S. Owner, South Milford Christian Church, South grim and Boonstra, Brinkman Bldg., Michigan 
A, Schmitt Plumbing Co., $3,760. Start work Milford. General contract let to Floyd E. Peck, City, Ind. Owner, Judge J. C. Richter, Laporte. 


soon. Brick. Topeka, Ind. Frame and stucco. Plans in progress. Bids in 10 days, Stucco and 
*Newspaper Building (add.), 2 sty., 50x75. *Residence: $10,000. Archt., Pohlmeyer & frame, hot water heat, slate roof. 

Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg. Pohlmeyer. Owner, Mrs. E. Kampe, c/o archi- *Hotel (Rem. from Residence) $10,000. Rolling 

Owner, The Evansville Press. General contract tect. Contract let to Hilgeman & Schaff Co. Prairie, Indiana. Archt., Geo. A, Allen and Son, 


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Laporte. Owner. Jack Offenbacher, Rolling 
Prairie, Ind. Archt. taking bids. Frame, private 
water supply, septic tank, furnace, stone trim. 

*Factory (2 sty. side add. 55x55) Private plans. 
Owner, Bastian-Morley Co., Owner receiving bids. 
Brick, steel sash. 

*Green House: $11,000. 1 sty. 80x100. Private 
plans. Owner, Feuker Furniture © Co., Lewis 
Feuker, Mgr. Taking bids, Concrete, steel and 
glass, steam heat. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Office: $6,000. 1 sty. 32x30. Archt., Geo. W. 
Allen and Son. Owner, Levi and Gottlieb Co. 
General contract let to Theo. Larson, Laporte, 


Brick. 


LIBERTY 


*High School Building and Alteration to Grade 
School: $96,000, Liberty, Ind., Union County. 
Archt., Wilson B. Parker, ‘620 State Life Bldg., 
Indianapolis, Ind. Owner, School Trustees of the 
Consolidated. School District of Liberty School 
Town and Center School Township, Union County, 
Ind.; Franklin T., DuBois, Pres.: Philip B. Nye, 
sec’y; Howard W. Higgins, treas.,Liberty, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids to close June 11 at 2 p. m. 
at the office of the School Trustees, Courthouse, 
Liberty, Ind. (See legal advertising in this js- 
sue.) 

Sale of School House Bonds: School bonds will 
be offered for sale at the office of Philip B. Nye. 
sec'y Board of School Trustees, Courthouse, Lib- 
eriy, Ind., at the hour of 11 a. m., on Monday; 
June 11, 1923. (See legal advertising in this 
issue for details.) 


- LOGANSPORT. 


*County Memorial Hospital Building: $120,000, 
2 sty. and bas., Logansport. Archt, Rodney 
Leonard, Peoples Life Bldg., Frankfort, Ind. 
Owner, Board of Trustees, John T. Elliott, Pres., 
Geo. A. Raub, Sec’y, Logansport, Ind. Low bid- 
ders: Low bidder on general contract, L. E. 
Wickersham, Logansport, Ind. Low bidder on 
heating and plumbing, Hipskind Htg. & Plmg. Co., 
Wabash, Ind. Low bidder on electric work, Geo. 
Cann, Logansport. Elevator bids were rejected. 
Owner will award contracts next week. 

Church: (Rem. and Add.) $12,000. Royal Cen- 
ter, Indiana, Cass County. Archt,, Carl J. Horn, 
Citizens Loan and Trust Bldg., Logansport, 
Owner, Baptist Church, T. J. Kistler, Royal Cen- 


ter, Ind. Ready for bids. Stucco. 

*Pavilion: ‘‘Riverside Park.” Archt., Carl J. 
Horn. Owner, Board of Park Commrs. Low 
bidder on general contract, Medland Bros., Lo- 


gansport, $15,700. Low bidder on electrical work 
and plumbing, Cann Electrical Shop, Logansport, 
$281. Bids ran above estimate, Take action in 
a few days. 

Residence and Garage: $8,000. Archt., Carl J. 
Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust Bldg. Owner, Dr. 
E. S, Hunt, 1239 East Broadway. Plans in 
progress. Frame. 

Residence and Garage: $7,500. 
and Garriott, Masonic Temple 
Carl A. Frey, 330 High St. Plans 
Bids*shortly, Frame. 


MARION. 


Archt., Allen 
Bide. Owner, 
in progress. 


*High School: $300,000, 3 sty., 36th and Wash- 


ington Sts. Archt., W. C: Findt, Springfield, O. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Marion, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Owner will advertise for 


bids in 30 days. Brick, fireproof construction, 
will‘contain cafeteria and kitchen, manual train- 
ing, agricultural, domestic science, sewing depts., 


all in basement, class rooms, auditorium, stage 
and gymnasium will be on second floor, class 
rooms and offices on the third floor- 


“Lodge Building: 3 sty. and bas., 64x100. 
Archt., Hiram Elder, Custer Bldg. Owner, Loyal 


Order of Moose, Marion. Archt. selected, Pre- 
liminary plans. Will take bids in June. Brick. 
Will contain rest rooms, club rooms, reading 


rooms on first floor, ball room and veranda on 
second floor, lodge rooms on third floor. 


*Township School: $58,000, Center Township, 
Marion, Ind. Archt., Hiram Elder, Trustee. 
Owner, Tilman Boxell, trustee, Marion, Ind. 


Plans in progress. Owner will advertise for bids 
in three weeks. Brick, gymnasium, 8 class rooms, 
library, rest- room. 


MICHIGAN CITY. 


Factory (1 sty. add: 48x96) Private plans. 
Owner, The Josam Manufacturing Co., Michigan 
City. Taking bids, Brick, ordinary construc- 
tion. 

*Undertaking Establishment: (Rem. and addi- 
tions) $50,000. 131 W. Michigan St., Michigan 
City. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross 
Bldg., Lafayette, Ind. Owner, George O, Red- 
path, Earl Road Michigan City. Lessee, A. F. 
Earl, (Undertaker and Livery) 131 West Michi- 


gan St., Michigan City. Archt. receiving bids. 
Brick. 
*Residence: $10,000. Archt., Ahlgrim and 


Owner, Otto Aicher, 
Frame, 


Boonstra, Brinkman Bldg. 
710 Franklin St. Archt. receiving bids, 
2 sty. and bas. 

Residence and Garage: $20,000. 
grim and Boonstra, Brinkman Bldg. 
Frank R, Warren, 719 Franklin St. 
completed. Ready for bids next week. 
stucco and hollow tile. 

Office Building and Storage: 1 sty. 100x160. 
Private plans. Owner, Michigan City Lumber 
and Coal Co., Wash. and 2nd Sts. Plans in 
progress. Owner will build by day labor, Start 


Archt., Ahl- 
Owner, Dr. 
Plans about 
Brick, 


work early summer. Brick, ordinary construc- 
tion, stele sash, comp. roof, steam heat, vault 
vault door. 

PLYMOUTH. 


Residence and Garage: $10,000. Owner, Alpha 
J. Ball, Prest., Ball Bros. (Clothing) Plans in 
progress. Will build this summer, Brick 
veneer, 


PRINCETON 


(additions), $200,000. Owner, 
System, Fairfax Harrison, 
V-Pres., Washington, D. C. 
Plans in progress. Owners are considering the 
erection of a new planing mill, additions to 
roundhouse, rem. present planing mill into boiler 
room and building several smaller buildings. 
Commercial Garage: Hall and Broadway. 
Owner The Princeton Transfer Co., Byrne Bros., 


Railroad Shops: 
Southern Railway 
Pres.; Mr. Miller, 


owners, Princeton. Site purchased. Will build 
this summer. Brick, 
RICHMOND. 

*Grade School (Additions) $30,000. Wayne 
Township, Wayne County, Ind. Archt., Werk- 
ing and Son, Palladium Bldg., Richmond. Own- 
er, Charles Hodge, Trustee, Richmond, Ind. 


Owner receiving bids to close May 26th, at 2-00 
p. m, (See legal advertising in this’ issue) 
Brick. 


Theatre (rem.) $6,000. Archt., Werking and 
Son, Palladium Bldg. Owner, Geo, Muey, 
135 So 9th St; Plans in progress. Work will 


consist of rem, 
picture theatre, 
terior alt, 


old store building into motion 
new floors and general in- 


Contracts Awarded 


“Gymnasium and Assembly Rooms: $40,000, 2 
sty., 60x80, Richmond. Archt., Perkins, Fellows 
and Hamilton, 814 Tower Court, Chicago, Ill. 


Owner, Board of School Trustees, Chas. W. Jor- 
dan, Pres, ; Henry R. Robinson, William X, Reid, 
Richmond, Ind. General contract lst to Yeager 
and Son Construction Co., Danville, Ill, and 
Richmond, Ind.; heating, plumbing and wiring 
let to Stanley Plumbing and Blectrie Co., Rich- 
mond. Brick. 


*Office and Warehouse: 
100, 17th and Main Sts. Archt., Herbert Spiel- 
man, Cincinnati, Ohio. Owner, Murray Poster 
Advertising Co., 18 N. 9th St., Richmond, Ind. 
General contract let to H. H, Wagner, 121 So, 
llth St., Richmond, Ind. Concrete block. 


$20,000, 1 sty., 80x 


_Residences (6) $9,000 each, and residences 
(5) at $8,000 each, Archt. (plans only), R. 
Craig, Greenville, Ohio, Owner, E. C. Wright, 


707 Peacock Road, Richmond, 
let to C. W. Fry, 707 Peacock 
Ind. Start work soon. Brick 


SOUTH BEND. 


General contract 
Road, Richmond, 
and frame. 


Apartment Bldg.: (250 apartments), 3 sty. and 
bas., Colfax and Washington Sts. Owner, James 
Handelman, South Bend, Ind. Plans completed, 
Start work in 10 days. Brick, 

*Hospital (side addition) and Power Plant: 
5 sty. and bas., 123 West Navarre St., South 
Bend. Archt., Schmidt, Garden and Martin, 105 
So. Michigan Ave., Chieago, Il]. All previous 
bids rejected. Ready for new bids about two 
weeks. Brick, reinforced concrete and steel. 

*Apartment (4 apts.): Archt., W. D. Teeple, 
715 S. Eddy St. Owner, Chas. Nedterman, 807 


S. Main St. Owner will build and award sepa- 
rate contracts, Start work soon. Frame. 
*Residence: $8,500, near city. Archt., Wil- 


lard M. Elwood, 220 W. Jeff. Owner, F. H. Ful- 
ton, 1508 S. Williams St. Taking bids, Frame. 

Store and Apartment: - 2 sty., Prairie Ave. 
Archt., W. D. Teeple, 715 So. Eddy St. Owner, 
J. F. Reynolds, 210 Citizens Bank Bldg. Taking 
bids. Brick. 

Store and Apartment: $10,000, Archt., W. D. 
ceeple, 715 So. Eddy St. Owner, Peter Marchele- 
Wiez, 1121 West Division St. Owner taking bids. 
Frame. 


Residence and Garage: $15,000. Archt., Merle 
E. Smith, 604 Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, R, B. 
Miller, 1118 South Carroll. Plans in progress, 


Bids soon, Brick. 


Residence and Garage: $20,000. Archt., Austin 
and Shambleau, 111 .No. Lafayette. Owner, Dr. 


R. B. Dugdale, 824 K. Washington St. Bids 
soon. Brick. 
Club House: 2 sty., 65x160, South Bend. 


Archt., E. V. Mayo, 68 West Jackson Blvd., Chi- 


eago, Ills. Owner, Proyress Club, Archt. 
Plans in progress. Brick. 
Office Building and Stores: 8 sty. 165x100. 


Mich. and Jeff., So. Bend. Arecht., H. P. Belder, 
10 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ills. Owner, Nor- 
folk Building Co., 10 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, 
Ills. Archt. taking bids. Brick, terra cotta, 
Contracts Awarded. 
Storage Building and Loading Bldg.: 4 sty. 
77x364. Owner, Studebaker Corp. General con- 


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Bend. 


TERRE HAUTE 


*Municipal Stadium: $365,000. Archts. and 
engrs., Shourds-Stoner Co.,' 511 Tribune Bldg. 
Owner, City of Terre Haute, Board of Park Com- 
missioners, City Hall. Terre Haute: 

Contract awarded to 


Const. Co., Terre Haute. 


Resiaénce and Garage: $20,000. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, 
Mr, Sparks, ¢/o Sparks Milling Co., Wabash and 
Water Sts. Archt. taking bids. Brick and hollow 
tile. 


North-Raffin 


*School (add. and heating system): Harrison 
Twp., Vigo County. Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 
Terre Haute. Owner. John M. Masselink. Trus- 


tee, 321144 Ohio St., Terre Haute, 
bids to close June 1 at 10 a. m. 


Auditorium: Brazil, Ind., ‘Forest Park.”’ 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. Fifth 
St., Terre Haute. Owner, The Forest Park 
Building Committee, A. A. Spears, treas., Brazil, 
Ind. Plans in progress, Ready for bids in two 


Owner taking 


weeks. 1 sty., 100x120. Structural steel frame 
building. 
*School: (2 rooms), Clinton Twp., Vermillion 


County, Ind. Arecht., Thomas and Allen, Terre 
Haute. Owner, Frank Slater, Clinton, Ind, Will 
award contract to Cecil Anstead, Clinton. Low 
on heating, Hays and Balmer, Clinton, Ind. 


VINCENNES. 


“School: $60,000. Wheatland, Indiana, Knox 
County. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens 
Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, John R. Bate- 
man, Trustee, Wheatland, Indiana. General 
contract let to Samuel L. Kirk, 1404 No. 4th St., 
Vincennes, $45,975.00. Heatine and _ plumbing 
let to Buck and Boyd, Vincennes, $12,992. 


WHITING. 


Theatre, Stores and Arartments: $175,000. 38 
sty. and bas. 105x125. Whiting. Archt., Edward 
P. Rupert and R. Levins, 6951 So. Green St., 
Chicago, Ills, Owner, John W. Morthland, Whit- 
ing, Ind. Plans in progress. Bids shortly. Brick: 

Avartment Building (12 apts.) $75,000. 118 & 
Poplar Sts., Whiting. Archt., Rawson and Eisen- 
berg, 5 No. La Salle St., Chicago, Ills. Owner, 
name withheld for present. Preliminary plans 
in progress. Brick. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


*East Chicago, Ind. Grade School (Add. and 
rem.) $75,060. Archt., Karl D. Norris, 224 Calu- 
met Bide., East Chicago, Ind. Owner, Board o? 
School Trustees, Dan C. Morris, Prest., East 
Chicago, Ind. Owner receiving bids to close 
May 23d at 8:00 p. m._ Brick. 


Bremen: Town Hall, $12,000, 2 sty., 50x60, 
Center and South Sts. Owner, Town of Bremen, 
c/o town clerk. Plans in progress. Project 
will mature late summer. Brick, 


Columbus: Factory building, 1 sty. Owner, 
J. W. Graffa and Sons, E. Ray Sweeney, man- 
ager, East Side, Columbus, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. 1 sty. Brick, reinforeed conerete and 
steel, steel sash. 


Elwood: Church,,No. “A” St. near high 
school, Owner, The Lutheran Congregation, Rev. 
J. A. Laughbaum, pastor, Elwood. Sketches. 
Expect to ask for bids this summer. Brick. 


Frankfort: High school, $200,000 (36 class 
rooms, 600. student capacity. Archt., Rodney 
Leonard, Peoples Life Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Frankfort. Plans nearing com- 


pletion. Will advertise for bids in three weeks. 
Kendallville. Power plant add. and equipt., 
$50,000. Engineer, Froelich and Emery, 411 2nd. 


National Bank Bldg., Toledo, Ohio. Owner, City 
of Kendallville; S. D. Dickinson, Supt., City Hall, 
Kendallville. Plans in progress. Brick 1-500 
K. W. turbine condensor, 


Kokomo: Garage (1 sty. side eddition, 60x80), 
West Jackson St. Private plans. Owner, Auto 
Inn Garage, Tom Jay, proprietor, Kokomo, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Bids soon. Brick. 


Martinsburg: School (3 rooms), $11,000, Jack- 
son Township, Washington County, Indiana. 
Owner, Lafayette Brock, Trustee, Borden, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids to close June 2 at 2 o’clock 
p. m. Frame, shingle roof. (See legal advertis- 
ing in this issue.) 


*Newcastle: Schools, 1 bldg., 1 sty. (2 
rcoms), including htg., plmg. and wiring, $18,- 
900, Sugar Grove School Dist., No. 8 on Cadiz 
Pike, 2 miles west of Newcastle; School (1 room 
addition to bldg., Dist. No. 4, Riley School), 
including plumbing and wiring, $6,000, and for 
placing sanitary closet and plumbing in a bldg. 
in Dist. No. 7 to cost $1,500. Archt., Charles 
W. Taylor, Newcastle. Owner, James O. Crim, 
trustee, 200 Colonial Bldg., Newcastle. Owner 
receiving bids to close May 17th at 12 o’elock 
noon, 


Owensville: (Gibson County, Indiana), lodge 
and stor2 rooms, $14,000, private plans. Owner. 
Modern Woodman Lodze and Porter E. Short 
(furniture dealer and funeral director), Owens- 
ville. Plans in progress, Owner ready for bids 
scon. Brick, 2 sty and bas., 44x80. 


Princeton: Memorial Building, $150,000. Own- 
er, Board of Trustees, Gibson County Memorial 
Coliseum and Board of County Commissioners, 
Court House, Princeton. Site purchased, will 
select an architect in 30 days. 


Roann: Residence, $17,000, 2 sty. Archt. 
(plans only), Allen and Son, Houseman Bldz., 
Grand Rapids, Mich. Owner, William Gause, 
Roann, Ind. Plans in progress. Owner. will be 
ready for bids in two weeks. Brick, tile roof, 
furnace, 


Shelbyville: Parsonage, $8,000, West Frank- 


lin St. Owner, First Christian Church. Site 
purchased, will build this summer. Probably 
brick. 

Washington: Department store (fire rebuild), 
$50,000. Owner, Cabel and Kauffman Co., Mrs. 


Alva Cabel, manager, Washington. Owners will 


rebuild soon as insurance is adjusted. Brick, 
2 sty. 
Contracts Awarded 
Culver: Warehouse, 2 sty., 70x112. Owner, 


Ferriers Lumber Co. 
work at once. 


Plans in prozress. Start 
Owner builds, hollow tile. 


Curtisville: Canning plant, 1 sty., 80x120; 
boiler room, 1 Sty., 40x60, Owner,TheCurtisville 
Canning Co, Excavating, Day work. Main 
building. Frame. Boiler room, Brick. 


Gary: Engine House (20 - stails) $200,000, 


Owner, Elgin-Joliet and Eastern R, R. Co., 210 
So. Lasalle St., Chicago, Ill. General contract 


let to T. S. ‘Leake, 608 So, Dearborn St., Chicago, 
Ill. Excavating. 


*Laporte: Office building, $50,000, 2 sty. and 
bas, Archt., Chatten and Hammond, 64 East 
Van Buren St., Chicago, Ill, Owner, Sam Fox 
Sons, Inc., 414 Fox St., Laporte. General con- 
tract let to William Mavor Construction Co,, Chi- 
cago, Ill. Excavating let to Frank J. King Co., 
Laporte. Start work in a few days. Brick, 


mastic floors, vault doors, steel sash, iron stairs, 
fire doors. 


Mishawaka: Warehouse, $12,000, 2 sty., 48x 
31. Owner, A. M. Todd Co., Kalamazoo, Mich. 
General contract let to Wm. H, Rosewarne, 116 
So. Wegner St., Mishawaka. Brick. Exeavated. 

*Nappanee: (Factory (add.), $75,000. Private 
plans. Owner, Mutschler Bros. Co. (table mfrs.), 
Chas, Mutschler, Pres., Nappanee, Ind. General 
contract let to Ike Miller, West Clinton St., 
Goshen, Ind. 3 sty., 60x140 and 3 sty., 55x130. 
Reing. steel, steel] sash, fire doors let to Maymer 
Brick Co., Benton Harbor, Mich. - 


*Plymouth: Garage and station for motor 
busses, $40,000, 1 sty., 90x125. -Owner, Indiana 
Bus Co. Owner builds, day labor. On founda- 
tion. Brick. 


*Veedersburg : Church, $25,000. Owner, 
Methodist Church, Veedersburg.. Brick work let 
to Charles A. Reed. Balance of work let to 
Chas, W. Smith, both of Veedersburg. Start work 
at once. Brick. 


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Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
cireles from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL BONDS 
NOTICE OF BOND SALE. 

Notice is hereby given that at 1:30 o’clock P. 
M., on Friday, May 18, 1923, at the office of Gary 
& Bohannon at Rushville, Indiana, Henry Ww. 
Beckner, as Trustee of Jackson Towhship, Rush 
County, Indiana, will offer for sale to the highest 
bidder an issue of $51,000.00 of bonds of Jackson 
School Township, Rush County, Indiana. Sealed 
bids will be received up to the hour of sale. 


Said bonds shall be 51 in number, dated May 1, 
1923, of $1,000.00 each and bearing interest at 
the rate of 5% per annum, payable semi-annually, 
one of which bonds shall be due and payable on 
August 1, 1924, and two of said bonds shall be- 
come due and payable on each February ‘1st and 
August 1st thereafter until all of said bonds are 
paid. The first interest on said bonds shall be 
payable on August 1, 1924, and every six months 
thereafter and shall be evidenced by coupons at- 
tached to same and said bonds and interest shall 
be payable at the office of the Peoples National 
Bank, of Rushville, Indiana. Said bonds have 
been issued strictly in compliance with the law 
of the State of Indiana, and pursuant to ‘an order 
of the Advisory Board of Jackson School Town- 
ship, Rush County, Indiana, and duly . entered 
of record on January 29, 1923, authorizing said 
bonds to be issued for the purpose of providing 
bonds for the construction of a school house in 
said township. 

Said bonds will be sold according to law to the 
highest and best bidder for not less than par and 
face value; the right is reserved to reject any 
and all bids. 

HENRY W. BECKNER, Trustee, 
Jackson Township School, Rush County, 
Indiana, R. R. 8, Rushville, Indiana. 
April 28-May 5-May 12. 


the successful 


township trustee in the event that 
into a proper 


bidder refuses or fails :o enter 
contract with proper surety. 
The school trustee and Advisory Board hereby 
reserve the right to reject any and all bids. 
FRED MANN, 
Trustee of Knight School Township, 
Vanderburgh County, Ind. 
ARTHUR C. STONE, 


Attorney for Trustee. 
April 28, May 5, May 12th, 1923. 


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SCHOOL BONDS. 
NOTICE OF BOND SALE. 


Notice is hereby given by the undersigned as 
rustee of Ripley School Township of Rush Coun- 
ty, Indiana, that at the hour of 3:00 o’clock 
P, M., on Saturday, May 26, 1928, at the office 
of said Trustee in the Town of Carthage, Indiana, 
he will offer for sale to the highest bidder an is- 
sue of $78,000.04 of bonds of Ripley Schocl Town- 
ship, Rush County, Indiana. Sealed bids will he 
received up to the hour of sale. 

71 of said. bonds shall be in denomination of 
$1,000.00 each. 14 of said bonds shall be in the 
denomination of $500.00 each, Said bonds shal! 
bear interest at the rate of 5% per annum pay- 
able semi-annually and shall be dated May 15, 
1923. Twovof the $1,000.00 bonds and one $500.00 
bond shall be due and payable on August 1, 1924, 
and each six months thereafter a like number 
and denomination of bonds shall be due and 
payable until February 1, 1931, at which time 
three of the $1,000.00 bonds shall be due and 
payable and each six months thereafter a like 
number and denomination of bonds shall be due 
and payable until August 1, 1931, inclusive and 
on February 1, 1938, three of said $1,000.00 
bonds and one $500.00 bonds shall be due and 
payable. 

The first interest on said bonds shall be pay- 
able on August 1, 1924, and each six months 
thereafter until all are paid. Said interest shall 
be evidenced by coupons attached to said bonds 


bearing the fac simile signature of the trustee 
and said bonds shall bear the signature of the 
Trustee and Advisory Board. Said bonds have 
been ordered by the Advisory Board of said town- 
ship and are issued for the purpose of providing 
funds for the construction of a school house and 
remodeling of another school house in Carthage, 


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Each bid for the plumbing and sewerage dis- 
posal shall be accompanied by a certified check 
for $200.00. Each bid for the electric wiring 
shall be accompanied by a certified check for 
$200.00. The checks of the unsuccessful bidder 
will be returned when the contract is awarded 
and entered into by the successful bidder, but 
snould the successful bidder fail to enter into a 
contract and execute such bond he shall forfeit 
such certified check as liquidated damages for 
the use and benefit of said township. 

Plans and specifications may be examined at 
the office of the Township Trustee in Carthage, 
Indiana, and at the office of John Parrish, archi- 
tect, at Castle Hall, Indianapolis, Indiana. . 

The Trustee reserves the right to reject any or 
all bids. 

Dated at Carthage, Indiana, this 2nd day of 


May, 1923. 
THOMAS J. PASSWATER, 
Trustee Ripley School Township, 
Rush County, Ind. 
May 5-12-19: 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Sealed proposals will be received at the office 
of the School Board in the Courthouse, Liberty, 
Indiana, until 2 o’clock p. m., Monday, June 11, 
1923, by the Board of School Trustees of the Con- 
solidated School District of the School Town of 
Liberty and Center School Township, Union 
County, Indiana, for the construction of a new 
High School Building and for the alterations to 
the Liberty Grade School Building all in accord- * 
ance with plans and specifications for same pre- 
pared by Wilson B. Parker, Architect, 620 State 
Life Building, Indianapolis, Indiana, now on file 
at this office and at the office of the School Board 
at Liberty, Indiana. 

Separate bids will also be received at this time 
for the heating and ventilating, plumbing and 
electric wiring and fixtures for the new High 
School, Grade School remodeling, plumbing and 
heating of the grade school and the demolishing 
of the present High School Building. 

The estimates on the cost are approximately as 
follows: General contract, including remodeling 
of Grade Buiidinge and tearing down old High 


| ‘ Indiana. Seal bids will be received and the high. School, $74,000; heat and plumbing of High 
SCHOOL HOUSE. est bidder shall be awarded said bonds provided School, $17,000; heat and plumbing of grade 
; NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS said bid is not less than par and accrued interest. School, $4,000; electric wiring, High School, 
b The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. $1,000. 


Notice is hereby given. that on the 19th day of 


THOMAS J. PASSWATER, All proposals to be 


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May, 1923, at the Hebron School House on Lin- 
eoln Avenue, in Knight Township, Vanderburgh 
County, Indiana, the undersigned trustee of 
Knight school township, Vanderburgh County, 
Indiana, in conjunction with the Advisory Board 
of said township, will receive sealed bids, fur- 
nishing all labor and material for the construc- 
tion of a one-story and basement brick school 
building in said Knight Township, known as 
“Lodge School,” in accordance with the plans 
and specifications now on file in the office of said 
trustee, R. R. 4, Newburg, Indiana, and in the 
office of Alfred E. Neucks, architect, 515 Peoples 
Bank Building, Evansville, Indiana. Said bids 
will be received up to two o’clock P. M., of said 
19th day of May, 1923. 

The estimated cost of 
$22,000.00. 

Said trustee, in conjunction with said Advisory 
Board, will examine said bids and award the con- 
tract for said construction to the lowest and best 
bidder therefor; and the successful bidder will be 
required to enter into a written contract with 
said school trustee for the furnishing of all labor 
and materials for the construction of said school 
house in accordance with said plans and specifi- 


cations, and to give bond, with surety to be ap- 
proved by said school trustee, for the faithful per- 
formance of said contract. 

Each bidder will be required to submit. a. certi- 
fied check in an amount equal to three per cent 
of bid submitted, said check to be forfeited to the 


said construction § is 


Trustee of Ripley School Township, 
: Rush County, Indiana. 
May 5-12-19: 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given by Thomas J. Passwate 
as Trustee of Ripley School Township of Bust 
County, Indiana: 

That at the hour of 10:00 o’clock, A, M 
Saturday the 26th day of May, 1923, at the Office 
of said Trustee in the town of Carthage, Rush 
County, Indiana, he will receive sealed proposals 
for the construction’ of a schol building in said 
town of Cathage and also for the remodeling of 
the pay i building in said town. At the 
same time and place bids will al i 
tor the installation of Lame Eh 


(a) Heating and ventilating system 
(b) Plumbing and sewerage system 
(c) Electric wiring 


All in accordance with the plans i 
eations heretofore adopted and Soe Cees “cast 
Trustee and Advisory Board of said township 
which plans and specifications are on file in the 
office of said Trustee and of the State Board 
of Accounts and of John Parrish, Castle Hall 
Indianapolis, Ind., the architect. The estimated 
costs of the proposed building and remodelin 
of the present building is $78,000.00. All bids 
must be in writing on forms prescribed by the 
State Board of Accounts and bids on the general 
contract shall be accompanied by a certified check 
for $500.00, payable to said Trustee as a guar 
antee of good faith in submitting said bid Each 
bid for the heating and ventilating contract shall 
be accompanied by a certified check for $300.00 


in accordance with Form 
10 of the State Board of Public Accounts and 
none will be considered unless complying with 
such forms, Proposals shall be enclosed in an 
envelope with name of bidder and class of work 


named in the proposal placed on the outside 
thereof, 


Each bidder must submit with his proposal a 
certfied check from a reliable bank or aeuae pat 
pany in a sum equal to the amount of 3% of each 
proposal, made payable to Dr. Franklin T. Du- 
Bois, president of the Board. In ease any bidder 
whose bid shall be accepted shall not within five 
days after notice of acceptance enter into a writ- 
ten contract with the Board to perform the bid 
and secure the contract by a Surety Company 
Bond in the form and to the approval of the - 
Board, his check and its proceeds shall be and 
remain the property of the Board as liquidated 
damages for such failure, and the bidder shall 
not be liable for anything beyond the proceeds of 
the check for such. failure. The School Trustees 


reserve the right to reject bi 
ceived for this work, ‘ HOY oh 


Plans and specifications may i 

ans al : ay be obtained on 

apyleatign to Wilson B. Parker, Architect, 620 

tate Life Building, Indianapolis, Indiana, if ac- 

companied ‘by. check for $10, which will be Te 
recei i i 

ia Wola: pt of the plans and specifications 


(Signed) 


FRANKLIN T. DUBOIS, Presid 
PHILIP B, NYE, Secretary, re 
HOWARD W. HIGGINS, Treasurer, 


School Trustees of the C i 
001 S onsolidated School 
District.of Liberty School Town and Gen- 


: : A 
ce hoe Township, Union County, In- 


May 12-19-26, 1923. ‘ 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 13 


j NOTICE OF ISSUE AND SALE OF 
SCHOOL BONDS 


Notice is hereby given, by the School Trustees 
of the Consolidated School District of Liberty 
School Town and Center School Township, of 
Union County, in the State of Indiana, that the 
School Trustees of the Consolidated School Dis- 
trict of Liberty School Town and Center School 
Township, in Union County, in the State of In- 
diana, will create and incur an indebtedness of 
the said Liberty School Town, amounting in the 
aggregate to Thirty-eight Thousand Two Hundred 
and Forty Dollars ($38,240.00) by issuing the 
bonds of said Liberty School Town to and in the 
aggregate amount of Thirty-eight Thousand Two 
Hundred Forty Dollars ($38.240.00). Such bonds 
shall be in denominations of One Thousand Dol- 
lars ($1,000.00) each, except one bond which ma- 
tures January 1, 1925, which shall be of the de- 
nomination of Two Hundred Forty Dollars 
($240.00) and shall bear interest at the rate of 
four and three-quarter (434) per cent per annum ; 
and such interest will be payable semi-annually 
on the first day of January and the first day of 
July each year; and the said indebtedness so to be 
created and the said bonds so to be issued, shall 
become due and payable as follows: 

Bonds numbered one (1), two (2) and three (3) 
payable on January 1, 1925; and bonds numbered 
four (4) and five (5) payable on January 1, 1926; 
and two of said bonds as numbered,. consecu- 


tively, shall be due and payable on the 1st day of 
January, thereafter, until said bonds are paid in 
tull; all of said bonds being in like amounts, ex- 
cept, however, bond numbered one (1), the first 
of such issue, which will be due and payable on 
the Ist day of January, 1925, and is in the sum 
ot Two Hundred Forty Dollars ($240.00); all of 
said bonds shall bear date of the Ist day of July, 
1923. 


Notice is hereby further given that the School 
Trustees of the Consolidated School District of 
Liberty School Town and Center School Township, 
in Union County, State of Indiana, will create 
and incur indebtedness of the said Center School 
Township, amounting in the aggregate to Fifty- 
seven Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Dollats 
($57,760.00) by issuing the bonds of said Center 
School Township to and in the aggregate amount 
of Fifty-seven Thousand Seven Hundred _Sixty 
Dollars ($57,760.00). Such ponds shall be in de- 
nominations of One Thousand Dollars. ($1,000.) 
each and shall bear interest at the rate of four 
and three-quarter (434) per cent per annum and 
such interest will be payable semi-annually on the 
Ist day of January and the ist day of July of 
each year and the said indebtedness so to be cre- 
ated and the said bonds so to be issued shall be- 
come due and payable as follows: 


Bonds numbered one (1), two (2), three (3) 
and four (4) payable on January 1, 1925 ; bonds 
numbered five (5), six (6) and seven (7) payabie 
on January 1, 1926; and three of said bonds as 
numbered consecutively, shall be due and payable 
on the Ist day of January, thereafter, until said 
bonds are paid in full; all of said bonds being in 
like amounts, except, however, bond number one 
(1), the first of such issue, which will be due and 
payable on January 1, 1925, is in the sum of 
Seven Hundred Sixty Dollars ($760.09); all of 
said bonds shall bear date of July 1, 1923. 


All of said bonds shall be payable at the Citi- 
zens Bank, of Liberty, Indiana, and all interest 
shall be evidenced by coupons, in the proper 
amounts and maturities, attached to and made a 
part of said bonds and all of said bonds being 
issued under the provisions of the laws of the 
State of Indiana governing the borrowing of 
moneys and issuing bonds therefor by Consoli- 
dated School Districts and being issued for the 
purpose of providing funds to pay for the om 
struction and erection of a new High rene 
Building and for alterations to the Liberty eae 
School Building with all equipment and sions . 
purpose of providing means to purchase for schoo 
purposes all necessary heating and plumbing 
therefor. 


Said bonds will be offered for sale at the er 
of Philip B. Nye, Secretary of said Board o 
School Trustees, in the Courthouse, in the he 
of Liberty, Indiana, at the hour of 11 on 
a.m. on Monday the 11th day of June, 1923. d 
bids made for all of such bonds must be seale 
and filed with said Board on or before the hour 
above stated, on said 11th day of June, 1923; 
said bonds will be sold to the highest and best 


bidder and for not less than the par value and 
accrued interest to date of transfer. The ex- 
pense of printing said bonds shall be borne by 
said board. The right is reserved to reject any 
and all bids. 

Dated this the 8th day of May, 1923. 


FRANKLIN T. DUBOIS, President, 
PHILIP B. NYE, Secretary, 
HOWARD W. HIGGINS, Treasurer, 
Board of School Trustees of the Consoli- 
dated School District of Liberty School 
Town and Center School Township, Union 
County, Indiana. 


May 12-19-26, 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given that the undersigned 
trustee of Jackson Township, Washington County, 
Indiana, will receive bids at his office in said 
township, until 2 o’clock p. m., on Saturday, 
June 2, 1928, for the erection and construction of 
a one-story and basement, frame, shingle roof, 
three-room school house in the Town of Martins- 
burg, Indiana, in accordance with the plans and 
specifications now on file in the office of said trus- 
tee, the estimated cost. of which is $11,000.00. 
All bids must be accompanied by certified check 
of bidder for a sum eque! to three per cent of the 


amount bid to insure execution of contract. Said 
trustee hereby reserves the right to refuse any or 


all bids. 
LAFAYETTE BROCK, 
Trustee of Jackson Township, Washington 
County, Indiana. 
May 12, 1923, 


COUNTY HOSPITAL 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby civen that the Board of Trus- 
tees of the Morgan County Memorial Hospital, 
Martinsville, Ind., will receive sealed proposals 
for the improvement of a certain hospital in said 
county as set out in the plans and specifications 
now on file at the office of ‘the auditor of said 
county, by and under the laws of the State of 
Indiana. Said sealed proposals will be opened and 
the contract awarded for said improvement on 
the second day of July, 1923. 

Bids or proposals will be received up ta 2 
o’clock p. m. on said date. 

Bids are to be submitted as follows: 

First—For the construction of the building 
(general contract). 

Second—For the installation complete of heat- 
ing and ventilating system. 


Third—For the installation complete of plumb- 
/ 


ing, gas and sewer work. 

Fourth—For the installation complete of ele- 
vator. 

Fifth—Or for any combination of the above. 

Said hospital to be improved is located in 
Washington Township in Morgan County, Indi- 
ana, and is to be known as the Morgan County 
Memorial Hospital when so improved. 

Bids will be for the completion of the said im- 
provement in accardance with the plans and 
specifications in the office of the auditor of said 
County, and shall include all labor and material 
for said work, In no case will extra compensa- 
tion be allowed fer any additional work alleged 
to have been done by the contractor or contrac- 
tors to whom is awarded the contract. 

Each bid shall be accompanied by a personal 
or surety bond in a sum equal to the amount of 
the bid filed for the work bid on, to be approved 
by the Board of Hospital Trustees of said County. 
Said bonds shall be conditioned for the faithful 
performance of the work; the sureties, if per- 
sonal, shall be resident frecholders of the State 
of Indiana, one of whom shall be a resident of 
Morgan County. 

Said bond shall be for the benefit of any per- 
son, persons or corporation who shall suffer any 
loss or damage by reason of any such bidder 
failing or neglecting to enter into contract or 
neglecting to enter into contract to perform such 
work awarded by the Board of Hospital] Trustees, 
or to carry out the same in any particular or to 
pay for any labor or material which may have 
been furnished to any such Contractor or Con- 
tractors or to any subcontractor, agent or super- 
intendent under him, in the construction of said 
work. 

Said improvement will be let as a whole to 
the lowest responsible bidder upon affidavit of 
noncollusion, which must be submitted with the 
bids and upon failure to submit such affidavit 
such proposal or bid will be rejected by the 
Board; and the Board reserves the right to re- 
ject any and all bids. Time for completion of 


said work will be agreed upon after the letting 
of said contract by said Board of Hospital Trus- 
tees and successful bidder. 

Given by the order of the Board of Hospital 
Trustees, Morgan County, Indiana. 

May 12-19-26, 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS, 


State of Indiana, County of Wayne, ss: ’ 

Office of the Trustee of Wayne School Town- 
ship, Wayne County, Indiana, Richmond, Indiana, 

Notice is hereby given that Wayne School 
Township, of Wayne County, Indiana, by the 
Advisory Board and Trustee thereof, will receive 
sealed bids at the office of said Trustee, Court- 
house, City of Richmond, Wayne County, Indi- 
ana, until 2 o’clock p, m., of Saturday, May 26, 
1923, at which time and place the same will be 
opened, read and considered for reconstruction 
of school building and addition to heating, 
plumbing and electric wiring system, all in im 
provement of present building, situated in Dis- 
trict No. 6 of said School Township, and all for 
the uses of the said School Township, at the 
above numbered school district and on premises 
now occupied; and all by and according to the 
plans and specifications as provided therefor, 
and as further approved by the State Board of 
Accounts of Indiana and the State Board of 
Health of Indiana. 


The plans and specifications are on file for the 
inspection of bidders, and all persons concerned, 
at the office of the School Township Trustee, in 
said Township at Courthouse, City of Richmond, 
Indiana, and at the office also of Charles E. 
Werking & Son, architects, Palladium Building, 
said City of Richmond, and copies thereof are 
available to bidders for their own use upon de- 
posit with architects of $10 to guarantee return 
of same on or before the opening of bids. Bid- 
ders must familiarize themselves with such plans 
and specifications before bidding, as no departure 
from same will be considered. 


Bidders in submission of bids may submit the 
same as follows: 


(1) For the construction of 
building (general contract.) 


(2) For the installation of additions to heat- 
ing system. 

(3) For the installation and 
plumbing system. 


(4). For the installation of additions to elec- 
tric wiring system. 

Bidders at the same time in the same bid may 
submit bids for any two or more of the above 
divisions, but in so doing must indicate the 
amounts at which the respective divisions are bid, 
and in this way bidder is only required to sub- 
mit his bid for such portion or portions of the 
total improvement as he may desire, 


All bids shall be accompanied by the certified 
check of the bidder in sum equal to at least five 
pereentum of his gross bid or bids, conditioned 
upon his entering into his written contract with 
approved surety if he is the successful bidder, 
according to his proposal. The surety offered 
with the contract to be of approved Surety Com- 
pany authorized to transact its business in the 
State of Indiana. 


All bids and proposals shall be upon the forms 
prescribed by the State Board of Accounts of 
Indiana, and unless bids are upon such forms, 
accompanied by certified checks as above, no con- 
sideration will be given proposal. 


The successful bidder will be required to enter 
into his written contract and to deliver his bond 
as above stated with and to Wayne School Town- 
ship, of Wayne County, Indiana, in sum equal 
to the amount of contract and as usually con- 
ditioned for faithful compliance. 


The bidder will be required to complete his 
work without delay and under the supervision 
of superintendent appointed by School Township. 


Immediately following the receipt of bids, if 
accepted, the School Township will con¢lude its 
proper steps for provision of funds through the 
sale of bonds with which to make payment for 
contract and execution of contract will abide 
approval of bond issue. taf 

The estimated cost of said proposed additions, 
heating system, plumbing system and electric 
wiring system is in the total sum of Thirty-four 
Thousand Dollars. 

The Board and Trustee specifically reserve the 
right to reject any and all bids submitted, without 
giving additional reason therefor. 

WAYNE SCHOOL TOWNSHIP, 
Wayne County, Indiana. 
By Advisory Board and by Charles Hodge, Trus- 


additions to 


additions to 


tee, Richmond, Indiana. ’ , 
Gardner, Jessup & Hoelscher, Attys., Richmond, 
Indiana. 


May 12, 1923. 


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Society of Architects 


Officers 


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dent 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


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Board of Directors 
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EVANSVILLE PREPARED FOR THE 
ENTERTAINING OF STATE 
ARCHITECTS. 


I. S. A. Regional Meeting - There 
Saturday. 
Extensive preparations have been 


made by the Evansville architects for 
the holding of the bi-monthly meeting 
of the Board of Directors of the Indi- 
ana Society of Architects in that city, 
Saturday, May 12th. In addition to the 
regular routine business session, plans 
were made to make the affair a regional 
gathering for the members of ‘the archi- 
tectural profession of southern and 
western Indiana, particularly while an 
invitation was extended to all Indiana 
architects to be present. Acceptances 
have been received from many of the 
architects and a good sized crowd was 
expected, practically every section of 
the state to be represented. 

Quite a few of the architects met at 
Indianapolis and joined a party from 
that city who left for Evansville at 
11:50 p. m. Friday. 

An effort was made to secure the 
drawings submitted in the War Memor- 
ial competition as a special exhibition 
feature for the Evansville meeting, but 
since it was impossible to secure the 
originals, photographic prints were 
made and put on exhibit. 

The program for ‘the day as planned 
was to be as follows: 

10 a. m.—Director’s meeting. ; 

Noon—Luncheon for visiting architects 
and their hosts at the Chamber of 
Commerce. ; 

1:30 p. m.—Sight-seeing tour of the city 
to conclude with a ride on the Ohio 
River to the new Henderson Dam 
and return to the city. 

6:30 p. m—Dinner at Hotel M-Curdy, 
to be followed by a good fellowship 


meeting. , gi 
For the evening meeting an attractive 
program was arranged consisting of 


short remarks by prominent citizens and 
the visiting architects. 


DEATH TAKES ONE OF INDIAN- 
APOLIS’ EARLY ARCHITECTS. 


Sam Hastings Passes On. 


bAsinther one of the older generation 
of Indiana architects has answered the 
last’ call. 


Samuel Hastings, for many years a 
practicing architect at Indianapolis, who 
had been in poor health for some time, 
died last week. 

He had been connected with some 
branch of construction work all his life, 
his father having been a railroad con- 
tractor. As a young man, Mr. Hastings 
worked with his father years ago in 
the ‘West when the big railroads were 
reaching out into the then sparsely set- 
tled sections of the country. 

Later he returned to Dayton, Ohio, his 
former home, where he took up archi- 
tecture. 

In those days Indianapolis began to 
a.tract attention and the promise she 
offered held a lure for young Hastings 
who moved to the Indiana capitol and 
began professional practice, maintaining 
same till his death. 


Ad, A. CONVENTION NEXT. 


Indiana Architects Preparing to Attend 
Washington Gathering. 


Indiana is to be right there with rep- 
resentation at the annual convention of 
the American Institute of Architects at 
Washington, D. C., May 16, 17,18. Both 
the Indiana Chapter and the Indiana So- 
ciety of Architects will send delegates. 
The former body. as a member of the 
A. I. A., will have an official voice in 
che convention if it cares to raise it. 
On the other hand, the Society will be 
but an invited guest and will have no 
vote in the proceedings. All ‘the state 
architects’ associations not affiliated 
with the A. I. A. have been extended 
invitations to attend the convention as 
a means, by the Institute, of encourag- 
ment for a sovirit of better fellowship 
among the members of the architectural 
profession. 

The chapter delegates will be, Fer- 
mor S. Cannon, Robert Frost Daggett 
and Herbert Foltz, all of Indianapolis. 
Delegates ‘to represent the I. S. A. are 
to be named Saturday at the regional 
meeting at Evansville. 

Mr. Cannon will leave in time to at- 
tend the national meeting of the Small 
House Service Bureau of-the U. S., at 
which plans are to be discussed for the 
extension of the service. Mr. Cannon 
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INDIANAPOLIS ©“ ARCHITECTS TO 
MEET MAY 16. 


Regular Monthly Session of City Archi- 
tect’s Association. 


The regular monthly meeting of the 
Indianapolis Architect’s Association will 
be held next Wednesday evening, May 
16, at the Columbia Club. Preceding the 


Meeting there will be a dinner at 6:30 


p.m. 


INDIANA ARCHITECT WITH HIS 
TEAM-MATE LANDS STATE 
DOUBLES BOWLING 
CHAMPIONSHIP. 


Cresswell of Lafayette Wins Honors. 


There was a ‘time when it was a far 
cry from the architectural professional 
ranks to bowling circles but, since then, 
the order of things has changed greatly 
and as a result the architectural profes- 
sion of Indiana is harboring one of the 
bowling champions of the state. 

This champion is T. Cresswell, La- 
fayeite, connected with the firm of Nicol- 
Scholer & Hoffman, architects, of that 
city. He with his team partner flashed 
across the firmament of ‘the State Bowl- 
ing Tournament just concluded at In- 
dianapolis and carried off the doubles 
championship with a score of 1211, ‘ten 
pins in front of their nearest competi- 
tors. The significance of this victory 
can be realized more readily when one 
stops to consider that there were over 
500 doubles teams who rolled in the 
tournament. Practically every bowling 
star of the state participated in the 
event, and many of them have taken 
honors in national bowling events. 


Just last week the Recorder carried 
a story of an inter-city match of six 
games rolled between the Nicol-Scholer 
& Hoffman and Hugh J. Baker teams, 
during which contests Cresswell hung 
up a score of over 1,200, rolling five 
games each over 200 out of tthe six 
games. The fact that he came right 
back in the State Tournament and, with 
his partner landed one of the champion- 
ships, demonstrates that this Indiana 
architect is a real star of the maple 
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Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary, 


Indianapolis Indianapolis 
ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 
remodeling of the George Saunders this year lacks but 12.4% Re CNY 
EVAN SVILLE building on Third, between Main and the entire amount of valnablons eye 
S Sycamore streets. ed in 1922, and equals 43.6% of the 
Associated Building Contractors There were 92 building permits issued initia Memebe es tee 
Member State A. B.*C. last month for the erection of new resi- The building figures Pia Ft. Wayne 
dences. The amount of money required covering the first four months of 1928 
4 for the work was estimated at $260,850. and 1922 are: 

Geo. L. - Millersvs-- es President | Nine daily was the average rate at which 1923 
permits were issued throughout the Month Per Est. Val 
Office, 411 Sycamore St. month of April. Janpary rio yy 99 $ 390,885 
- Rebruany’ swe bom pc oe 61 420,330 
Local Shriners are considering the March _________. 281 1,450,000 
FORMER LOCAL BUILDING EF- purchase of the Crescent Club, with a April ~_____________. 383 1,939,275 

FORTS SEEM PYGMEAN IN .. view to remodeling it into a regular hie Saha, 

FACE OF THIS YEAR’S Shrine home. MORaT a cser nic os AB 824 $4,200,490 

SHOWING. 1922 
The Y. W. C. A. is contemplatine the Month Per. Est, Val. 
1921 Volume Surpassed While That of erection of a new $300,000 building The J apna) 5 hts Bt 42 $ 136,660 
1922 Is Promised a Like Fate. ; drive to finance same has been on for WaPIUary, figs! 47 191,035 
: sie several weeks and a building committee March Rive ch Grea c clr 180 573,375 
eyo it she local building figures composed of prominent local citizens “PYil ------.---_.___- 260 582,385 
for April have been written into the rec- has just been named to handle the build- ep Be 
ords, it is interesting to note that there : a geese Total ___ ~--~--~-=-538 $1,483,455 


has been a tremendous increase in the 
volume of operations for each month 
Since the first of the year over the 
monthly volumes for the corresponding 
periods in 1922. The result is that for 
the first third of this year a big gain 
is shown over the like period a year ago 
both in permits granted and the total 
estimated valuation. There were 134 
more permits issued, while the amount 
of money involved was 207% greater. 

Further, the volume of building con- 
struction started so far this season in 
Evansville is 52% greater than the vol- 
ume for the entire year of 1921. Also, 
the work begun ‘during the first four 
months of 1923 is equal to 64% of all 
the. building started in Evansville in 
1922. 

The local building records month by 
month for the first third of 1922 and 
1923 are as follows: 


1922 
Month Per Est. Val 
WAQUATY 6 22 Ate ae 66 $ 85,432 
BenfUary. 2s .i22i = 92 98,138 
mero sa See 146 231,090 
> a nae alate“ STR 1-5 230,889 
Obi ite Lite 559 $645,549 
1923. 
Month Per Est. Val. 
SPIRE te ies i. ate 116 $ 208,000 
Byun oe 94 450,898 
| ee eae 213 353,465 
i 5 eT era 270 968,875 
0 ES Sls te 683 $1,981,238 
CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 
Anderson and Veatch, general con- 


tractors, have been awarded ‘the con- 
tract for the erection of a brick, colonial 
type, home for Phil Siegel in Lincoln- 
shire, the new restricted residence sub- 
division. 


C. Kanzler & Son, are busy with the 


ing program details. 


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FT. WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Irmscher _____.___.___ President 


E. F. Oelschlager__.__ | Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


BUILDING OPERATIONS AT FORT 
WAYNE RUNNING FAR AHEAD 
OF THOSE OF 1922. 


Big Gains Recorded. 


As the months roll on and the local 


- building construction figures pile up, Ft. 


Wayne bids fair to record a volume of 
work that will place her right up among 
the leaders among the cities of her size 
when the final tabulation for the year 
is made. 

A check over of the April Permits 
issued shows that 383 were granted for 
a total estimated valuation of $1,939,275 
a figure that exceeds any other of like 
nature ever recorded in Ft. Wayne. 
The nearest approach to this last total 
was made in September last year when 
the estimated valuations for permits 
granted amounted to $1,774,930. 

A resume of the building operations 
in Ft. Wayne for the first four months 
of 1923 shows a grand total of 824 per- 
mits issued involving $4,200,490 as 
against 538 permits for $1,483,455 for 
the same period in 1922, a gain in per- 
mits of 286 and 183.1% in the matter 
of estimated valuations. 

The total for the first four months 


WITH AN EYE ON THE FUTURE. 


Greater Ft. Wayne To Be Well Provided 
For. 


Nothing is being left undone to make 
Ft. Wayne a safe, convenient, well-ar- 
ranged city for future generations. In 
view of the fact that the building con- 
struction volume of the city is growing 
by leaps and bounds certain building 
restrictions are being rigidly enforeed, 
building lines are being established and 
new fire zones calling for fire resistive 
construction are being definitely pro- 
vided for. 

Just recently the city council com- 
mittee on rules recommended an exten- 
sion to the primary fire zone limits and 
an ordinance to that effect, is ‘to be in- 
troduced soon before the council for pas- 
sage. 


NO TIME TO SPARE. 


Entire Ft. Wayne Building Fraternity 
on the Jump. 

The activity that is sending building 
operations ahead in Ft. Wayne with a 
rush is putting a heavy tax on the local 
building labor supply market, Any good 
mechanic need not loaf these days and 
as far as common. laborers goes they 
are quite scarce. 

The Ft. Wayne architects’ offices were 
never busier as the members of the pro- 
fession have about all they can handle 
at the present time. There is a big de- 
mand being made upon all contractors 
for estimates on proposed work and this 
together with the operations they have 
under way is keeping the builders busy 
day and night. 

It is the biggest building year Ft. 
Wayne has ever known. 


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Hoisting Engines, Pile Hammers, Wood and Steel Derricks. 
GENERAL CHEMICAL Co. 

““Hard-N-Tyte” for Better Concrete Floors. 
RANSOME CONCRETE MACHINERY. 

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Phone—CI rele 7878 Indianapolis, Ind. 


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of the wage scale readjustment is due to the State, a re izati 

‘ ; "eac 2 al organization of, 
the builders association which held the by the local buildete, sO line © 
bosses in sre and kept them in close ae EN ae 
contact with the Union element, exert- BUIL ; 
c ’ DIN 2MIT 
ing every effort to getting the two fac- Peay 


: ($5,000 And 
tions together on an amicable settle- n ee 


INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor's Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


a ment. Week of May 3d to May 10th 
F, W. Jungeliag= s+) ist President | 4prIy CONTRIBUTES BIG BOOST cohmusement Buildings: (2) $35,000 and $22,000. 
€, C. Pierson cos. ae” -._Secretary TO YEAR’S BUILDING VOLUME Bch Ray kere ae aaah, St Owsier, 


Concrete and 


AT INDIANAPOLIS. 


frame. r 
Residence: $17,000. Golden _ Hill. Own 
Mothershead and Fitton, 540 No. Meridian, Gals 


eral contract let to Builders Constr, C 5 
Meridian St. Brick. PN diy 


Coming through with a $3,215,976 _ Residences (2) $17,000 and $13,000. 3819 and 
estimated valuation for the new work Simo ie seiner and. builder, H. 1, 
started in Indianapolis, April, 1923, was veneer’ | N° Capitol. Excavating.’ “Brick 
the third highest building month record- _ Residence: $16,000. 3736 Washington Blvd. 
ed at the city building inspector’s office Owuer, bo Mscmetl Meyer-Kiser Bank. Day 
in the past 30 months. : Residence: $14,000. No. 4 West 46th, Owner 

The above amount was established by C. V. Raiser, Mgr., Burroughs Adding Machine 
the 1761 permits that were issued dur- ©9°-_ General contract. let to W. C. Brydon, 5185 


: ; E. Norway St. Brick veneer. 
ing the month. This was 68 more per- Stores: $12,000, 34th and Central. Owner, 


mits than were granted in April a year Frank R, Reynolds, 34th and Central. General 
ago, while the estimated valuations contract let to Conder and Culbertson Constr. Go. 
showed a 25.36% gain over the figures Business Building: $12,000. 29th and Central, 


320 Peoples Bank Building 
Spaceport es Se 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


Increases Recorded All Around. 


meet. every 


meet every 


, e Owner, Pauline Blake, 4026 Ruckle St, -O ° 
PLANS ON FILE. for the same period. There were 323 will build by day tuber. einen ena 
a ae more permits issued in April than in _ Residences (2) $12,000 each. 25. Meridian 


None this week. March this year, the gain in the valy- Place.. Owner and_ builder, Fred W. Jenkins, 


2 : 3 4221 Central Ave. Excavating. Brick veneer. 

ation being 6.1%. Residences (4) $12,000 total. 802-804 No. 
Since January Ist, there have been Tuxedo and 3328 and 30 E. St. Clair, Owner 
4363 permits granted in Indianapolis as and builder, Enos Pray, 530 Peoples Bank Bldg, 


= - A : Resi : $12, . 367¢ * aware, 
None filed with Marion County Re- against 3890 during the corresponding hiverioan Walaa Goes Ge 
corder this week. 


period in 1922. The individual estimated Contract let to Alonzo Jeffers, 3124 Walker St. - 
valuations for both spans of time are, ig mg EO Siphon alascie | Cecuua’ 
" rc C x ide e) $11,000, 3943-45 Central. 
STRIKE OVER 1923, $9,867,235, and 1922, $6,382,537, an. Owner, Fred Vogt, 1020 Hast Market St. Gen- 

Increase of $3,484,698, or a 54.6% $ain eral contract let to H. C. Hanna, 415 No. Drexel. 
Last Vestige of Trouble In Building for the first four months of 1923. Residence: $11,000. 2411 Speedway. Owner. 


ay ° - . \. +44, Emelia Emrich, 2234 Speedway. Contract let to 
Field Removed When Plasterers The official figures, as issued by City Henry Culbertson, 1101 No, Belle View Place. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


Sign Up. Building Inspector F. F. Hamilton, are: ~ Residence: $10,500, 145 Hampton Dr. Owner, 

1923. J. M. Miller, American Central Life Bldg. Gen- 

By dint of perseverance and an earn- Month Per. Hist. Val. rn Cengek Lye ‘Bids oc eh ee 

est desire not to jeopardize the building January -___________ 619 $2,021,138 “Residence (double) $10,000, 4442 College. Own- 

prospects by a long drawn out strike, February -_--_______ 545 1,601,282 er, W. R. Hunter and Co., Lemeke Bldg, Owner 

with a consequent stoppage of work, bie Sa go hg ey Sa ea 1438 3,028,839 sg a chee Me total. 5006 No. Cap. 

the members of the Indianapolis Build- “*Prilt -------________ 1761 3,215,976 and 5035 Kenwood. Owner and builder, Wm. 
ing Contractors’ Association stuck to Tae8 ea uan one LOW Rice, State Life Bldg. - 

their knitting right through the thick of Total ~-__ -_______ 4363 $9,867,235 | Residence: $9,500. 5316 Central. Owner and 


1922 builder, C. M. Freeman Co., 42nd and College. 


the wage scale adjustment controversy Brick veneer. 


and, craft by craft, succeeded in reach- Month Per. Est. Val. _Residence: $9000. 4425 Central. Owner, F. J. 

j tisfactor r and working January ____________ 403 $ 580,706 Kreig, 208 E. Maple Road. Contract let ‘to Tee 

fae. SALISEAC UES SRE et 8 February 576 1.170.398 Sauare Constr. ‘Co., 42nd and College. 

agreements with the Union representa- V a. y Se ee Te mY ~? — Residence: $9,000. 5124 Maple Lane. Owner, 
i f he b ilding trades employes. March I rn Na al a 1218 2,065,051 Frank Asher, at site. Day work. 

ee SF PRS bw a acer Me April 1693 2,566,382 — Residence: $8,500. 5148-50 E, Wash. Owner 
The former MASS scales expired April ify |) 0p peatana Ree tela ES. 5 tei, ee Realty Finance ‘and. Bldg. Co., 402 National City 

Ist, and previous to that date agree- Total 3890 6.382.537 Bank Bldg. Frame. 

ments were reached wiih the majority OVAL on : $6,382,537 “Residence (double) $8,000. 2315-17 Nowland. 


ef the crafts that were satisfactory. Owner, Creighton Realty Co., 1101 Peoples Bank 


However, some of them were obdurate 
and in the final shuffle three of the crafts 


held out and it looked for a time as if 


they might gum up the machinery. 


HITTING THE BALL. 


South Bend Contractors Speeding Up 
Their Local Organization. 


Bidz. 
Residences (3) $9,000 total, 
Burkholder, 3150 Broadway. 
Residence: (double), $8,000, 41-48 N. Brook- 
ville. Owner, Mattie Jay, 939 W. 84th. General 
contract let to E. W. Pierson, at site. 


Owner, Clyde 


re was a strike on hand with five : Residence: $6,500, 5453 Hibben. Owner, 
Bene oie out These were the The recently regenerated Builders Mabel B. Stilz, 5425 Julian. Contract let to 
/ plumbers, plasterers, electricians, iron Exchange of South Bend has adopted a Ward B. Pruitt, at site. 


workers, and lathers. The first to fall real slogan, not mere words, rather, a bine ei Sa egal le aed 

into line were the iron workers, then combination pertinent with truth. Residence: $5,500, 5134 Carrollton. Owner, 
“Uni y i R. W. Weeks, 309 N. Belle View. 

the plumbers, next the lathers, to he United We Stick— Sealdohee. 7660. SE Cwiikod SO eae 


Divided We’re Stuck” William Rush. at site. 


Those at the head of the exchange Augustus, 4430 Guilford. - 
Residence: (double) $7.400. 334-36 No. De 
Quincy. Owner, Minnie Winkel, at site. Gen- 


followed by the electricians. The plast- 
erers stuck to the last and then, after th 
a month’s striké, came across and are seeking to put real life into the or- 
signed up May 4th, at $10.50 per day. ganization, to create a real interest, to eral contract let to E. E. Barb, 612 No, Colorado. 

That finished the strike and brought a instill an appeal. : Residence: (2 doubles) aane ei» 614-164 ; 
breath of relief to those in Indianapolis Last Monday night the members en- 18-20 No. Riley. Owner, R. Davidson, De Quincy 


, c a ichig: ee yeneral contractor, E. E. 
interested in building construction. joyed “A Night At the Iron Works,” Ree a bc re Matt 
There was such a volume of business un- at which time a trip was made to thes 4 Residence: $6,000. 526 Eastern. Owner. H. 
der way, and so much in prospect, that new plant of the Edwards Iron Works. Pa Relea ral ac Contract let to H. F. 
the industry could ill afford to be tied The crowd was made up of those inter- Residence: $6,000. 516 East 48th, Owner, H. 
up by a protracted spell of labor trouble. 


Contract let to D. D. 


ested in the local building business and y. Simons, 4244 No, Capitol. 


' As matters stand now building affairs a fine dinner and entertainment was put inal pg ih sty. ies jie Loviiane “Bt. 
are in better shape in Indianapolis at on by the company for the enjoyment rie grag ed baie easy raters Ona 

this time of the year than they have of the guests. Residence: $5,281, 5251. Broadway. Owner, 

been heretofore for the same period in President Walter Fassnacht and Sec- Orn pial eae i See Ii itd to R. 
4 7” o ‘abe F3 renen, 4 Oo. enn. xcava “ 

years past. retary-Manager E. H. Hyman are bend Fdaideneo,  $6,000,. 1480 °W. Sith St. Owner, 


Great credit for the successful and ing every effort to make the Builders’ Sha? Rradtord. At. sith: . Contesrt let an Olive 
early conclusion reached in the matter Exchange at South Bend the best in Day. 


20 INDIANA CONSTRUCTION. RECORDER 


R emember 


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CHICAGO 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 21 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 
Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 

Member State A. B. C. s 


AB Wesley Reed 252 5-7 - President 
ES Ex Gel ee Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 
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STILL ARRAYED AGAINST EACH 
; OTHER. 


Contractors and Laborers Can’t Agree 


The contractors and building laborers 
in the Calumet District are still wide 
apart on the wage question. The build- 
ing trades employers made what they 
considered a reasonable proposition to 
the employes and have stood with an 
unbroken front to all the assaults that 
have been directed against them to break 
down their defense. There has been all 
kinds of propaganda circulated and even 
heavy pressure has been brought to bear 
to break the ranks of the contractors, 
but, the latter have stood firmly in their 
tracks and refused to vary in their offer 
of 87% cents per hour to the building 
laborers. 

It is a fact that some of the jobs have 
been closed down because of the con- 
troversy, but the majority of the con- 
tractors have been able to man their 
work with non-union help of which there 
is an abundance. There are any num- 
ber of men leaving the mills 'to get out- 
side work at the high wages being of- 
fered. 

One Chicago contractor, who is oper- 
ating in this district was unable to get 
his work started because he could not 
find the man properly fitted to take the 
lead. Every morning while fussing 
around trying to get things started the 
Union delegates would induce the men 
to leave the job. Finally the contractor 
went to Chicago to see if he could not 
get some aid from the Citizens Commit- 
tee, and while he was gone two of our 
local contractors organized a gang, got 
the concrete mixers going and when the 
contractor returned from Chicago he 
found his work going along at _ ful 
swing. 

All it takes is determination. That 
is what the Unions employ. If all the 
contractors would put the pep and de- 
termination into these difficulties that 
the Unions do, they would make more 
progress. The ‘thing to do is to make.a 
decision, stick to it, then go ahead and 
not dilly-dally around listening to all 
the wildcat tales that are broadcasted 
about. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 


The swamp land in and around Lake 
George about which there has been so 
much altercation because it was pro- 
posed to sell it has finally been sold. It 
has been bought by The East Chicago 
Land Company, acting for the Jones- 
Laughlin Steel Co., who owns the ad- 
joining land which they have been hold- 
ing as a future plant site. Now that the 


big sieel company has acquired this big 
tract of land, everyone is wondering just 
how soon they will begin to develop it 
for building purposes. 


Announcement has just been made by 
Jacob Mohler, who with Leo Deutsch is 
building a large apartment house on S. 
Hohman street, that plans are being pre- 
pared for a second apartment building 
adjacent to the one now going up. The 
newly proposed buiiding will occupy a 
frontage of 98 feet in Hohman street, 


and will contain twenty, three and four- | 


room flats. These men also own another 
large parcel of land and are negotiating 
for more upon which to erect more 
apartment buildings. This may give some 
idea of the housing needs of Hammond 
and the faith certain men entertain re- 
garding flat buildings as an investment 
proposition. 


The contract for the construction of 
the new $75,000 theatre at Indiana Har- 
bor has been awarded to H. B. Olney. 


Plans for the W. C. Paxton building 
onHohman street, are being revised. 
Bids were received on this job but they 
ran too high, hence, the decision to re- 
vise the plans. The building is to con- 
tain three store rooms and is estimated 
to cost $20,000. , 


The Greek Orthodox Catholic Church 
will build a new edifice and parsonage in 
East Hammond, plans for which are be- 
ing prepared by Architect A. C. Berry 


& Co. 
E. E. COLE. 


- MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas. Rowe 
J, A. GARNER So See. Secretary 


314 Main Street 


GOING UP! 


Building Activity In Muncie Took a Big 
Jump in April. 


It looks as if the much promised 
building construction work, indicated 
earlier in the season by the prospective 
talk that went the rounds in Muncie has 
arrived. Activity picked up considerably 
in March with the issuing of 54 permits, 
and then along came April with a great- 
ly increased volume of business to mark 
one of the best building periods Muncie 
has known in a long ‘time. 

The new building code that is in oper- 
ation this year requiring all owners who 
desire to build to first secure a building 
permit from the city engineer is pro- 
viding an interesting means whereby it 
is possible to keep a_-close tab on, and 
an official record of, the city’s building 
construction progress. This is some- 
thing new in the city’s official record as 
heretofore there was no way of record- 
ing the building activity for future re- 
ference. ee : 

As against 54 permits issued in March 
there were 155 issped in April an in- 
crease of 101 permits, or approximately 
three times the amount of building that 
was started the month previous. The 


increased volume of permits sent the 

amount of money involved soaring for 

a gain over March of 211.6 per cent. 
The figures for the two months are: 


Month Per. Est. Val. 
Mach, -1923 5 5323/5 =f) 54 $ 89,775 
April, 1903.33" 2 7S 155 279,730 


ALL IN A DAY 


Weather Reflects Conditions As 


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Sway The Building Industry. 


The sample of weather dished out 
Tuesday might be likened to the physical 
conditions that arise in the spring to 
confront the building construction in- 
dustry. | There was the cloudy period, 
uncertainty, then the rain with its at- 
tendant gloom, to be followed by chill 
and snow, stoppage, and, when things 
seemed at their worst, then the clouds 
parted and the sunshine came bursting 
through ‘to cheer, to warm and send 
everything pulsing forward with a new 
impetus. 

Just so with building, the clouds of 
labor troubles loom, to create uncer- 
tainty, and, as it were, a dampness fol- 
lows, than coldness as the factions of em- 
ployers and employes drift farther apart 
on the wage problem. When everything 
seems bleak and cold, reason seems to 
temper the atmosphere that has en- 
veloped the bosses and the men, - the 
clouds are brushed away and understand- 
ings come just as does the sunshine and 
things move on. 


OTHERS ARE ENCOURAGING 
APPRENTICES. 


Is Indiana? 


Remember all that was said at the 
State A. B. C.’s convention at Michigan 
City last January about the apprentice 
problem and the encouragement to be 
given the boys to enter the building 
trades? It is to be hoped that all that 
good intention has not gone to seed. 
How about a report from around the 
State as to what the contractors have 
done about taking the boys on? We have’ 
heard no more on ‘the subject and the 
thought has occurred that a general re- 
port on the matter would prove inter- 
esting. 

In this connection an illuminating re- 
port has come in from Chicago where 
a building trades mechanics school is 
thriving under the guidance of the Citi- 
zens’ Committee, an outgrowth of the 
Landis Award. 

Many young boys have been enrolled 
in the school: and are showing much 
enthusiasm as they are being taught the 
rudiments of carpentry, brick-laying, 
sheet metal work and painting. As the 
boys are taken in they are carefully 
watched and it is not hard to size up 
the lad who will make good. The lag- 
gards are soon weeded out and dropped. 
If it is thought a boy is not adaptable 
to a trade he is told so. The best boys 
are kept and given a thorough training 
and then passed on to the contractors. 

Some definite action along some such 
line if instituted in Indiana would more 
than pay in a few years in that real 
skilled mechanics of youth and enthus- 
iasm would be turned out to replenish 
a much overtaxed labor supply. 

How about it? Have you Indiana con- 
tractors lived up to your Michigan City 
pledge? 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Factory Buildings: $250,000.00, 5 sty. 
elevator building warehouse 1 story, 
150x500 and 1 story addition to present 
warehouse, 120x200; 3 sty. milling bldg., 
12 concrete storage tanks. Big Four and 
Pendleton Pike. Archt. and Engineer, 
The Engineering Investment Co., 1211 
Merchants Bank Bldg. Owner, Perin’s 
Mills, Inec., Vinton Perin, Pres., Emer- 
son Ave. and Pendleton Pike. Prelim- 
inary plans in progress. Reinforced con- 
crete, steel sash. 

, Office Building and Coal Sheds: 1 
sty., $10,000, Monon R. 2. No. Indian- 


apolis. Owner, Monon Fuel Co., 940 E. 
St. Clair St. Plans in progress, ready 
for bids soon. Brick. 

*Hotel: $30,000 (50 rooms), 2 sty. & 
bas., Madison, Ind. Archt., Edw. Pierre, 
Occidental Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Dr. George Denny, Madison, Ind. Plans 


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completed. Owner ready for bids short- 
ly. Desires information on Kellastone 
work, kitchen equipt., asphalt shingle 
and built-up roof, orn. iron, stone trim. 

Church and Convent House: $100,000. Stevens 
street, J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 Indiana 
Pythian Building. Owner, Holy Rosary Church, 
Rev. Marino Priori, Pastor. Drawings ready for 
figures May 31, 1923. Concrete, brick, wood and 
steel framing, slate and composition roofing, 
steam heat, plumbing and electrical wiring. 

*Cattle Barn: 1 and 2 sty. 670x210. ‘‘Fair- 
grounds.” Archt., J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 
401 Indiana Pythian Bldg. Owner, Indiana Board 
of: Agriculture, State House, Indianapolis. Low 
bidder on general contract, C, J, Wacker, Peoples 
Bank Bldg., Indianapolis., $295,848. 

*Sheep Pavilion: ‘‘Fairgrounds.” Archt., J. 
Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 401 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg. Owner, Indiana Board of Agriculture, 
State House. .Low bidder on general contract, 
Roy C. Bryant, Franklin, Ind., $76,867. 

Commercial Garage: 5 sty. & bas. Springfield, 
Ohio. Archt., William Earl Russ, Meridian Life 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Columbia Garage 
Co., Jos. A. Poss, in charge, Springfield, Ohio. 


Plans in progress. Brick, reinf. conc. 

*Club and Locker House (add.) $30,000. ‘‘South 
Grove Golf Course.’”’ Archt., John P. Parrish, 
412 Castle Hall Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Board of Park Commrs., City Hall, Indianapolis. 
Owner receiving bids to close May 3lst, at 3:00 
p. m. Brick. 

Asylum (Colony Building) $40,000. Butlerville, 
Indiana. Indiana Farm Colony for Feeble Mind- 
ed, Archt., Herbert Foltz, 843 Consolidated Bldg. 
Indianapolis. Owner, Board of Trustees, W. P. 
Keller, Prest., Butlerviile. Bids are being re- 
ceived at the office of the Architect; bids close 
June 4th at 2:00 p, m. (See legal advertising in 
this issue) Brick. 

*High School (Addition), 
Rossville, Ind. Archt., 
cher Trust Bldg., 
Dunk, Trustee, 


$45,000, Ross Twp. 
W. H. Barns, 818 Flet- 
Indianapolis. Owner, Jerome 
Mulberry, Ind. Owner receiv- 


ing bids to close June lst. ° Brick. 

Residence: $6,000. Pershing Ave. Archt., 
Myers and Coffin, 413 Penway Bldg. Owner, 
John J. MeNaff, 122 Richwine. Archt. taking 
bids. Frame. 

Residence: $7,000. Kenwood near 49th. Archt., 
Myers and Coffin, 413 Penway Bldg. Owner, 
Donald B. Shaw, 4828 Guilford. Bids soon. 
Frame. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Automobile Salesrom and Garage: 2 sty. & 

bas. 46x215. Ft. Wayne Ave. Archt., Donald 


Graham, Hume Mansur Bldg. 
W. Bowen, (Ford Dealer) 937-47 Fort Wayne 
Ave. ‘General contractor, The Concrete Con- 
struction Co,, R. M. Bowen, in charge, 4430 Car- 
rollton Ave, Heating let to Wm. H, Johnson 
and Son. Plumbing let to Roland M. Cotton 
Co. Electric wiring not let. Start work shortly. 

*School: (addition) $29,000. Mecca, Indiana. 
Parke County. Archt., Allen and Garriott, 401 
Lombard Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Roscoe B. 
Kendall, Trustee, Mecca, Ind. General contract 
awarded to L, E. Wickersham, Logansport, Inds 
Heating, plumbing and wiring let to H. L, Fill- 
inger, Dana, Indiana. Start work soon. Brick. 

Hotel Addition and Remodel: Indiana State 
Fairgrounds. Architects and Engineers, J. Edwin 
Kopf and Woolling. Owner, Indiana State Board 
of Agriculture. H. M. Moberly, president; I. 
Newt Brown, Secretary. Owner builds. 

*Factory: $50,000. 1 sty. 90x252. 205 So. 
Addison, Private plans. Owner, Chandler and 
Taylor Co., 205 So. Addison St. Owner builds 
and awards separate contracts. 


Owner, Anthony 


ANDERSON. 

*Orphans Home: $125,000. (exclusive of hos- 
pital furnishings and equipment) “Calvin Bron- 
nenburg Farm,’’ 2 miles east of Anderson. Archt., 
E. R.. Watkins, 337 Farmers Trust Bldg., Ander- 
son. Owner, Board of County Commissioners, 
Henry P. Hardie, Auditor, Court House, Ander- 
son, Ind. Owmer receiving bids to close June 
21st at 10:00 a. m. (See legal advertising in this 
Brick, stone trim, comp. roof, central 
radial 


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heating plant, iron stairs, 
tile and terrazzo work. 


brick stack, 


BLOOMINGTON. 


College Stadium: $150,000. (seating capacity, 
22,000). ‘Indiana University,” Bloomington. 
Archt. and Engineers, Osborne Engineering Co., 
740 Engineers Bldg,, Cleveland, Ohio. Owner, 


Board of Trustees, Indiana University, J. W. 
Cravens, Secy. of Board, Dr. W. L. Bryan, 
Prest. of University, Bloomington, . Plans in 


progress. Reinforced concrete, An additional 
$100,000 will be spent in providing athletic play- 
ing fields. Ready for bids soon. 


Union Building: $1,000,000. ‘“‘Indiana Univer- 


sity,’’ Bloomington, Indiana. Archt., Lowe and 
Bollenbacher, 108 South La Salle St., Chicago, 
Illinois. Owner, Board of ‘Trustees, Indiana 


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University, J. W. Cravens, Seey. of Board, .Dr. 
W. L: Bryan, Prest. of University, Bloomington. 
Architect just selected, Details undecided. 


Dormitory (for women) $250,000. “Indiana 
University,” Archt., Lowe and Bollenbacher, 108 
South La Salle St., Chicago, Illinois. Owner, 
Board of Trustees, Indiana University, J. W. 
Cravens, Secy. of Board, Dr. W. L. Bryan, 
Prest. of University, Bloomineton, Plans in 
progress. Owner will advertise for bids soon. 
Brick, Tudor Gothic architecture. 


Septic Tank and Enlarging Mains: 


Bleomingten. Plans completed. Owner, will ad- 
vertise for bids Jun> 1st. 

Risidcnce: $9,000. 
The Fair Store. 
Excaveted. 

CLINTON. 


*Stores (4) and Offices: $35,000, 2 sty., 65x88. 
Thomas and Allen, 251% 
So. 5th St., Terre Haute, Owner, J. N. Doughty, 
Owner will build by day labor. 


Archt. (Plans only) 


Clinton, Ind, 
Brick. 


*School: (2 rooms). Archt:, Thomas and Al- 
Owner, Frank Slater, trus- 
General contract let to Ce2ei! An- 


len, Terre Haute. 
tee, Clinton. 
stead, Clinton. 


CONNERSVILLE. 


*School: $25,000, 2 sty., 35x50, Metamora, Ind., 
Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 
Owner, Louis 
Foster, Trustee, Metamora, Ind. Plans completed. 
Owner will advertise for bids in a fow days. 
Brick, hollow tile, four-ply asbestos built-up roof, 
fan blast heating system, steel sash, private light- 


Metamora Twp. 
Heinemann Bldg., Connersville. 


ing system, private water system, septic tank. 


*School (Township High) 


May 26th at 1:30 p. m. 
of closing date, extended from May 17.) 


*School: Cortland, Indiana. 


All contracts reeinded. 
for new bids later. Brick. 


Club House (addition) $40.000. 
Bldy. Ccomm., Connersville: 
build this summer. Brick. 


Apartment Building (4 apts.), 


R: Fallon, 61044 Gentral Ave. 
stucco, flat asphalt roof, vapor heat. 


wiring next month. 


*Bungalow: 1 sty. and bas., 28x48. 
Jos. R. Fallon. 


to May 21st. Frame, shingle roof, furnace. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Bungalow: 1 sty., 28x40, 21st and Indiana. 
Owner, Williard Bear- 
ley. Contract let to Jones Constr. Co.; plmg. 
end wiring let to Neal and Stoll; htg. let to 
Start work in 10 


Archt., Jos. R. Fallon, 


MrCarty (Rybolt furnace). 
days. 


Residences (4): remodeling. 


; : i Owner, 
City of Bloomington, BE. Cooper, City Clerk, 


Owner, M. Reinker and 
Contract let to Geo. Gaither. 


$40,000. Owen 
Township, Jackson County, at Mooney, Indiana. 
Archt., H. M. Griffin, McFarlan Bldg., Conners- 
ville. Owner, Lemuel O. Fish, Truste2, Norman 
Station, Indiana. Owner receiving bids to close 
(Please note extension 


Arekt. ~°H.,7'M: 
Griffin, MeFarlan Building, Connersville. Owner, 
Raymond Ritz, Trustee, Brownstown, Indiana. 
Owner will readvertise 


Owner, The 
Connersville Elks, Dr. R. D. Morrow, Chmn. 
Owners voted to 


$16,500.00, 
“Mission Type,’’ 32x59, West 8th St. Archt., Jos. 
Owner, Frank 
Hanson. Owner will build by day labor. Brick, 
Owner 
will award contracts on heating, plumbing and 


Archt., 
Owner, Clem J. Storch. Bids 


Archt:, Jos. F. 


Owner, E. V. Hawkins. Contract let 
to W. T. Nash; plmg. and wiring to Neal and 
Stoll. 


*School: $28,500. Dunlapsville, Ind., Union 
county. Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heinemann 
Bldg., Conneersville. Owner, Byron B. Nickels, 
Trustee, Liberty, Ind., R. F. D. 5. General con- 
tract awarded to Jones Const. Co., Connersville, 
Ind. Plumbing tv Weal & Stohl, Connersville. 


Heating let to National Heating and Vtg. Co., 
Indianapolis. Wiring let to Lucas & Tingle, Con- 
nersville. Start work soon. 


DECATUR. 


Fallon. 


Factery Building: 1 sty. 60x120. Priv-t2 plans. 
Owner, The Greber Ladder Co., (Mfrs. step lad- 
ders, ironing - boards, washing machines; ete.) 
Plans in progress. Ready tor bids soon. Brick 
and hollow tile. 


*Church: $35,000. 1 sty. & bas. 64x64 De- 
eatur. Archt., R. W. Stevens, Huntington Gas 
& Fuel Bidg., Huntington, Ind. Owner, Zion 
Reform Church, Decatur, Ind. General contract 
awarded to Chas. Christen, Decatur, Ind. Heat- 
ing let to A. J. Moser Co., Berne, Ind. Plhimb- 
ing to August Walters, Decatur. Electric work 
to Schaefer Hardwar2 Co., Decatur. 


*Club House (rem.) Owner, Knizhts of Colum- 
bus. General contract -let to Chas. - Christen, 
Decatur, Ind. 


*Decatur: Catholic High Szhool, $250,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 127x175. Archt., Herman Gaul, 111 
West Washington St., Chicago, Il]. Owner, St. 
Mary’s Reman Catholic Church, Decatur, Ind. 
Archt. taking bids to close at once. Brick, stone 
trim, comp. roof, steam heat, 15 classrooms, do- 
mestic science and manual training depts., audi- 
torium, gymnasium, kitchen, cafeteria, lecture 
room, assembly room, stage. 


EVANSVILLE. 


Amphitheater & Club House: Mt. Vernon, Ind. 
Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldz., 
Evansville. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Mt. Vernon, Ind. Owner receiving bids to close 
May 29th. The improvements include a concrete 
amphitheater, club house, shower baths, toilets 
and drinking fountains. 


*Central Heating Plant (for Court House and 
Jail) $32,000. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Furniture Bldg. Owner, Board of County Com- 
missioners, Court House, Evansville, Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close June 11th. 


Residences (1,000). The Evansville Manufac- 
turers Association, B. F. Von Behren, director. 
Voted to build 1,000 homes this summer for 
working men. Definite data later. Frame. 


*Church: $40,000, Stanley, Ky. Archt., Ander- 
son and Stingle, Evansville. Owner, St. Peter’s 
R. C. Church, Rev. W. H. Higgins, Stanley, Ky. 
Substructure completed. Owner taking bids on 
materials to build superstructure. Start work 
shortly. 


Residence: $6,000, 1 sty. and bas., 28x46, 
Blackford Ave. near Evans. Archt., Anderson 
and Stingle. Owner, Raymond Hutchison. Plans 
in progress. Frame. 


Store (rem. and small rear addition). 412 
Main St. Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co. Owner, 
Arthur Kaiser. Plans in progress, new front 


and interior alterations. Bids are in under ad- 
visement for the construction of a residence) for 
Mr. Kaiser, same Archt. ,? 
*Residence: $8,000; 2 sty., Colonial style, ‘Me- 
Cormick Ave. Archt., Harry E, Boyle and Go., 
Furniture Bldg. Owner, “Louis “Hahn. ~ Archt. 
taking bids, y 
*Packing Plant: $40,000. Archt.,. Harry Ia 
Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg. Owner, Jenkins 
Packing Co. Plans .completed. Start work in 
a few days. Brick and concrete. 
Contracts Awarded. t 


Bungalow: Owner, J. B, Tucker, 
let to Anderson and Veatch. 


Contract 
Excavating. 


Residences (10): Starting work on (4). Start 
work on (6) at once. Owner, Interstate Finance 
Co. Owner builds. Frame 

*Residence: $15,000, Harrisburg, Ill. Archt., 
Harry E. Boyle and Co., Kvansville. Owner, 
Steve Farrar, Harrisburg, Il. Excavating. 


FT. WAYNE. 

Theatre and Stores: $50,000. Calhoun and 
Pontiac Sts. Private plans. Owner, James Hel- 
‘otes, and Charles Lambrakis. Plans in progress, 
Ready for bids soon. Brick, terra cotta front, 
Gothie architecture, washed air ventilating sys- 
tem, steam heat, comp. roof, tile work. 2 sty. 
& bas. 55x150. 


Street Paving: Various streets, $241,580.63. 
Gwner, Board of Public Works. Bids close May 
24th at 7:30 p. m. This ineludes constr. system 
of water mains, system of gas mains, street lights 
end posts. 


Commercial Garage, Offices and Stores: 2 sty. 
and bas., 125x150. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohl- 
meyer, 301 Central Bldg. Owner, I. Freiberger 
and Co., 201 West Wayne St. Archt. taking 
bids. Brick, reinforced conerete, steel sash. 


Apartment Building and_ Stores: $30,000. 
Archt., R. J. Aurentz, Bass Block. Owner, 
George Marhoff, c/o Ideal Cash Grocery Co., 
1813 John St. Archt. ready for bids. srick, 
2 sty. and bas. ‘ 


Telephone Building: (Branch exchangs), south 
side. Private plans. Owner, Home Telephone 
and Telegraph Co. Plans in progress, mature in 
60 days. Brick. - 


*Residence: (rem. and add.), Wabash, Ind. 
Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. 
Wayne. Owner, Chas. A. Bradley, Wabash. 
Plans in progress. Bids in a few days. 


Residence: $10,000. Archt., Henry Schnorr, 
401 Noll Bldg.. Owner, Walter Lupke, ¢/o Citi- 
zens Trust Co. Archt. ready for bids. Frame. 

*Arartment and Stores: $20,000. Archt., 
Henry Schnorr, 491 Noll Bldg. Owner, Her- 


man Scheele; Archt. taking bids to close at 
ence. Brick. 


Residence: $6,500. Archt., Henry Schnorr, 401 
Noll Bldg. Owner, Henry Ozaki, 115 West 
Wayne St. Owner taking bids. Frame. 


Residence: $6,000, Forest Park, Archt., Henry 
W. Meyer, 615 West Jefferson. Owner, John 
Roemer, 1603 East Lewis St. Bids soon. Frame. 


Residence: $6,000. Anthony Blvd. Archt., 


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Henry W. Meyer, 615 West Jefferson. Owner, 
Stanton Hirsch, 1125 West Jefferson. Ready for 
bids in 10 days. Frame. 


Residence: $7,000. Archt., Henry Schnorr, 401 
Noll Bldg. Owner, Bertha Griebel, 714 West 
Superior St. Start work shortly. Frame. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Club House (rem. from residence and an 
addition), $50,000. Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 
Lincoln Life Bldg. Owner, Mizpah Temple As- 
sociation. General contract let to Chas. R. Wer- 
muth & Son, 512 E. Suttenfield; htg. to Mar- 
tins Plumbing Co.; plumbing and electric work 
to P. B. Arnold & Co. 


Residence: $8,000. Archt., R. H. Aurentz. 
Owner, Lewis Auer, 13 Edsall Ave. Contract 
let to Ed Younghans, 2525 So. Harrison St. 
Starting work. 


Residence: $10,000. 
Bass Block. 


Archt., R. H. Aurentz, 
Owner, Dr. R. J. Berghoff, 227 E. 
Wash. St. Contract let to Michael Kinder, 3714 
Hanna St. On foundation. 


*Residence and Garage: $30,000, Forest Park. 
Private plans. Owner, Wm. C. Hagerman, c/o 
Buesching-Hagerman Constr, Co., 402 E. Superior 
St. Owner builds and buys material. 


Building 7Yermits. 


Issued to J. George Lauer, residence, 1809 St. 
Mary’s avenue, cost $4,800; residence, 1807 St. 
Marys Ave., cost $4,800; residence, 2944 Winter 
St., cost $4,000. Fred Kruckenberger, residence, 
2816 Lillie St., cost $5,000; residence, 2224 Ken- 
tucky Ave., cost $5,000. To J. M. Beams, residence, 
3018 Reed St., cost $5,000; residence, 3020 Reed 
St., cost $5,000. C. W. Kiracofe, remodel resi- 
dence, 2215 Broadway, cost $6,500. 


GARRETT. 


*Bank & Offices: $40,000, 2 sty., 25x 
75, Garrett. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 
Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner Gar- 
rett Savings and Trust Co., Garrett, Ind. 
Plans nearing completion, ready for bids 
in 30 days. Brick. 


Residence: $7,000. Owner, Dave Wag- 
ner, Garrett. Will build this summer. 
Residence: $7,000. Owner, O. W. 


Clark, 2165 Johnson St., Garrett, Ind. 
Will build this summer. 


GARY. 

*Lodge Building and Dormitory: $250,000, 4 
sty. and bas., 75x125, 6th and Broadway. Archt., 
George W. Maher, 156 East Erie St., Chicago, 
Ill, Owner, B. P. O, E. Lodge No. 1753, Dr. 
McMichael, Chnin, 607 Broadway, Gary, Ind. 
Plans completed, ready for bids June Ist. Brk., 
struct. steel, reinf. concrete. 


*Recreation Pavilion: 1 sty., 90x95, Lake 
Front Park. Archt., Geo. Maher, 157 East 
Erie St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, City of Gary, 
Board of Park Commrs, Owner taking bids to 
close May 21st. Brick, reinf. concrete. 


GOODLAND. 


Masonic Lodge Building and Bank: $60,000. 
2 sty. and bas., 65x100. Archt., A. J. Reams, 
Goodland. Owner, Goodland Masonic Lodze, V. 
B. Service, Chmn.; George Mitten and The State 
Trust and Savings Bank, James. Beel, Pres. 
Brick, stone trim, hollow tile, reinf. concrete 
vault, vault door, marble and tile work, bank 
fixtures, steam heat, metal lockers, comp. roof. 
Lodge rooms will contain kitchen, cafeteria, bil- 


liard room, smoking room, etc. Plans in progress. 
Excavating. 


*Church: $40,000. 2 sty. and bas., 46x90. 
Goodland. Archt., John Bruck, Kentland. Own- 
er, M. E. Congregation, V. B. Service in charge, 
Goodland, Plans completed. Excavating. Brick, 
stone trim. asbestos shingle roof, steam heat, 
Kitchen, steel trusses and girders. 


HAMMOND. 


*Bank and (11) Offices: 2 sty. and bas., 44x65. 
Lansing, Il. Archt., A. C. Berry & Co., Ham- 
mond. Owner, Lansing State Bank, Lansing, Ill. 
Archt. taking bids to close May 28 at 2 p. m- 
Brick, stone trim. 

Pumping Station (rem. and equipment) Ham- 
mond. Enginer, John Ericson, 30 No. La Salle 
St., Chicago, Ills. Owner, Board of Public 
Works, City Hall, Hamond. Owner taking bids 


to close June Ist at 2:00 p. m, surface con-> 


denser, intermediate receiver, air pump, oo 
densate pump, pipe, specials, etc., for converting 
a fifteen million gallon Snow Pumping Engine 
from jet condensing to surface condensing, for 
the dismantling, rebuilding, repairing, removing 
and re-erecting of a six million gallon Worthing- 
ton horizontal, direct acting, triple expansion 
pumping engine and a fifteen million gallon Snow 
horizontal, cross compound crank and flywheel 
Pumping Engine from the cla Fumping Station 
to a new one, constructed adjacent thereto. 
*School (addition) $36,000.00. Griffith, Indi- 
ana. Archt., Mac Turner, 627 So.. Hohman St., 
Hammond. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
L. A. Southworth, Secy., Griffith, Ind. Owner 
taking bids to close May 28th at 3:00 p. m. 


for general contract, heating, plumbing, wiring 
and sewage disposal. F 


*Theater: $75,000. Indiana Harbor, Ind, Archt., 
Mac Turner, Hammond, Ind. Owner, Joe Piwaro- 
nas, Indiana Harbor. General contract let to 
James Johnson, Indiana Harbor. (Note correc- 
tion in contractor.) 


Shop: $9,000. Sibley St. Owner, Mueller Sons 
Sheet Metal Co. Contract let to Morris Bros. 
Constr. Co. Brick. 


Store Rooms (3): $24,500, State St. Owner, 
Morrillia Co. Contract let to Ahlborn and Bates 
Constr. Co. Brick. 

KOKOMO. 


Garage and Salesroom: 2 sty., 50x100. Archt., 
Osear Cook, 217 Citizens Bank Bldg. | Owner, 
Dan Shenk. Plans in progress. Brick, tile 


floor in salesroom, city heat, elevator, comp. 
roof. 


Residence: $8,000, 1 sty., 26x62. 
Cook, 217 Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, B. W. 
Zapfe, 1003 N. Washington. Plans in «progress. 
Frame, furnace heat, asphalt shingle roof. 


Archt., Oscar 


Duplex Residence: (rem. from old residence). 
Archt., Oscar F. Cook, 217 Citizens Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Frank Dempsey. Plans in progress. 


Frame, furnace, new plmg., electric work and 
general alterations. 


Contracts Awarded. 
Hotel (addition): 15 rooms, 2 stores, ‘‘Oliver 


Hotel.” ‘“Archt., Oscar F. Cook, 217 Citizens 
Bank hoa! Owner, Oliver Hotel, 117. East Syca- 
more St. 


General contract awarded to Heckman 


and Whetsel Constr. Co. Brick. 


Gasoline Filling Station: Archt., 


Osear F. 


Cook, 217 Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, Hot 
Spot Gas Co, General contract let to Walter 
Richards. 


LAFAYETTE. 


School : Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe Coun- 
ty, Indiana. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, 
Lafayette. Owner, William H. Payne, Trustee, 


R. R. “E,” Lafayete. Plans completed. Bids 
soon. Brick, 


. *Underground Heatin istri i 

g Distribution Sys : 
Owner, Board of Trustees, Indiana State Soldiers 
Home. Engineer, Prof. R. W. Noland, 
due University. Contracts awarded 
Pyke-Werkhoff Co., $55,000, all of Lafa 


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to Lane- 
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LIBERTY 


*High School Buildin 


g and Alt i 
School: $96,000, Liberty, Ind. Unie oo arade 


3 Uni 

Archt., Wilson B. Parker, 620 State Lise Sule, 
Indianapolis, Ind. Owner, School Trustees of the 
Consoliaated School District of Liberty School 
nion County, 
hilip B. Nye, 
11 at 2 p. m. 
es, Courthouse, 


at_the office of the School Truste 
(See legal advertising in this is- 


Liberty, Ind. 
sue.) 


Sale of School House Bonds: School bonds will 


be offered for sale at the offive of Philip B. Nye 
eriy, ind., at the hour of 11 a. m., on Monday, 
aiik 11, 1923. (See legal advertising in this 
issue for details.) 


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LINTON. 


*Poultry Building: 1 sty., 43x90. Archt., John 
Fritz, Owner, Dearman and Co. Plans in prog- 
ress. Bids soon. Brick, metal skylight, copper- 
set store front. 

Garage and Salesroom: $25,000, 1 sty., 61x12. 
Private plans. Owner, Elmer Sherwood, c/o 
Chevrolet Automobile Co, Plans in progress. 
Bids soon. 

Filling Station: Main and “D” Sts. Lessee, 
Indiana Refining Co. Will start work soon. Brk. 
and frame. Owner, T. E. Harris. 


LOGANSPORT. 


*Church (rem. and add.) $12,000, Royal Cen- 
ter, Ind. Archt., Carl J. Horn, Citizens Loan 
and Trust Bldg., Logansport. Owner, Baptist 
Church, T. J. Kistler, Royal Center, Ind. Plans 
in progress. Ready for bids in 10 days. Stucco. 


*Church: Flora, Indiana. Archt., Carl J. 
Horn, Logansport. Owner, The Flora M. E. Con- 
gregation, Rev. R. W. Knight, Pastor, Flora, 
Ind. Low bidder on general contract, E, A. 
Carson, Logansport, Ind. Bids ran a little high; 
may reject bids. Brick. 


*Residence and Garage: $8,000. Archt., Carl J. 
Horn. Owner, E. S. Hunt, 1239 E, Broadway. 
Owner taking bids. Frame, 


“Riverside Park” $12,000, Archt., 


Carl J. Horn. Owner, Board of Park Commrs. 
Bids rejected. May revise plans and take new 
bids later this year. ; 

Residence: 2 sty. and bas. (6 rooms), 2706 E. 
Broadway. Owner, Dr. E. M, Hatch. Excavating. 
Day work, 


*Pavilion: 


Residence: (rem.) Archt., Carl J. Horn. 
Owner, W. A. Holloway. Archt. taking bids. 
Work will consist of new brick porch, stone 
trim, tin roof and general alterations. 


Public Library. (rem. basement). 
Archt., Carl J. Horn. Owner, Logansport Pub- 
lic Library. Plans about completed, Owner 
will advertise for bids in 10 days. New plumb- 
ing fixtures and general alterations. 


(rem. and add.) $5,000. 
Owner, Dr. J. H. Reed. 
New heating, plumbing, 


$3,500.00. 


Residence: 
Carl J. Horn. 
in progress. 
shingle roof. 


*Country Estate: Between Star City and Ke- 
wanna, Ind. Archt., Allen and Garriott, Ma- 
sonic Temple Bldg., Logansport. Owner, W. H. 
Graffis (publisher), Chicago, Ill. Plans in prog- 
ress. Work of landscaping will be done this 
summer, actual construction will not start until 
next spring. Building will include a large resi- 
dence, English architecture, gate keeper’s lodge, 
farm buildings, barns, 2 outdoor swimming pools, 
private water system, private light plant. 


Residence: $7,500. Archt., Allen and = Gar- 


riott. Owner, Carl A. Frey, 330 High St. Archt. 
taking bids. 


Archt., 
Plans 
comp. 


Contracts Awarded. 


“Memorial Hospital: $120,000, 3 sty. and bas., 
Logansport. | Archt., Rodney Leonard, Peoples 
Life Bld¢., Frankfort. Owner, Board of Hos- 
pital Trustees, J. G. Elliott, Chmn.; George Raub, 
c/o Farmers & Merchants Bank; Williard Winn, 
all of Logansport. General contract awarded 
to L. E. Wickersham, Lovansport; heating. 
and ventilating let to WHipsking Heating and 
Plumbing Co., Wabash. Ind.: electric work let 


to Cann Electrical Shop, Logansport. Start 
work soon. q 


MONTICELLO. 


“Consolidated High and Grade School: $75,- 
000, 1 sty. and bas., 60x84, Adams Township, 
Carroll County, Ind. Archt., Samuel Young, 
Montivello, Ind. Owner, T. O. Peterson, trustee, 
Delphi, Ind., Rural route No, 2. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close June 2nd at 1:00 p.m. (See 
legal advertising in this issue). 


*School (side addition), $20,000, Lake Cicott, 
Ind., Cass county. Archt., Samuel Young, Mon- 
jicello. Owner, Charles E. Banta, trustee, Lo- 
gansport, Ind. Plans completed. Brick. 


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MUNCIE. 


Residence and Garage: $25,000, near Muncie. 
Archt., Houck and Smenner, 12314 Main  St.° 
Owner, E. K. Resoner, 1255 Mulberry St. Archt. 
taking bids to close at once. Frame, asphalt 
shingle roof, private water supply, septic tank, 
vapor heat. 


*Residence: $15,000. Archt.,. Houck and 
Smenner, 12314 Main St. Owner, Dr. William 
Moore. General contractor, B. M. Arthur, 611 
N. Jefferson. Starting work. Brick, hollow 


vapor heat. 

*Residence: $8,000, Main and Cherry Sts., Hart- 
ford City, Ind. Archt., Houck and Smenner, 
Muncie. Owner, J. J. Stroup, Hartford City, 
General contractor, J. L. Clark, Hartford City, 
Ind. Excavated. Brick, hollow tile and frame. 


tile, 


PERU. 

Hotel (68 rooms) and 2 Stores: $200,000, 4 
sty. and bas., 66x132. East 5th St. Archt., 
Arthur M, Church, c/o J. B. Goodall and Sons 
Co., Peru, Owner, Peru Hotel Corporation, 
Harry L. Miller, Oliver Rhoades, Jos. W. Good- 
all, Peru, Ind. General contracts awarded 
(without competition) to Jos. B. Goodall Sons 
Co., Peru. Plans in progress. Start work soon. 
Face brick, cut stone, elevators, reinf, concrete 


construction, marble floor and base, ornamental 
plaster, terrazzo floors, steam heating plant, 
comp. roof. 


Garage and Salesroom: sty. and bas., 44x 
182, West 2nd St. Archt. and general con- 
tractor, J. B. Goodall Sons Co., Peru. Owner, 
Jos. Dorsam, Lessee of building, The Jewett- 
Paige Agency, Peru. Start work at once. Brick. 


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SOUTH BEND. 
Contracts Awarded. 


Factory: $35,000, 1 sty. Arecht. and general 


eontractor, The 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
Co., 235 Farmers 
Starting work. 


Residence: $12,000, 868 Marietta St. 
U. R. Roberts, 530 Carroll St. 


Austin Co., Chicago, Il]. and 
Owner, Gernandt Motor Car 
Trust Bldg., South Bend. 


Owner, 
Startine work. 


TERRE HAUTE. 


*Home for Aged Women: (addition) $85,000. 
Terre Haute, Ind. Archt., William Earl Russ, 
Meridian Life Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Clara 
Fairbanks Home for Aged Women, Terre Haute. 
Plans in progress. Brick. 


*School (township), $70,000.00. Vermillion Twp. 
Vermillion county, Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller 
and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, 
William S. Brown, trustee ,»Newport, Ind. Plans 
completed. Owner will advertise for bids in two 
weeks. Brick. Six class rooms, auditorium and 
gymnasium. 


*Residence: 
ler and. Miller, 
Bell, York, Ill. 
late summer. 


*Residence: 
ler. Owner, 
Trust Bldg. 
mer. 


School: (high school), $70,000, Jefferson town- 
ship, Putnam County, Ind.  Archt., Johnson, 
Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Gilbert Ogles, trustee, Greencastle, Ind., 
Route No. 6. Plans in progress. Brick. 


Church: $40,000, Martinsville, Ind. Archt., 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre 
Haute. Owner, Christian Church, Roy Tilford, 
Ohio St. Owner, H. H. Jefferson, 135. Madison 
Chmn. Bldg. Comm, Martinsville. Plans in prog- 
ress, Bids soon. Brick. stone trim. 


*School: (rem. and add.), $29,500, Harrison 
Township, Vigo county. Archt., Shourds-Stoner 
Co., 511 Tribune Bldg., Terre Haute. Owner, 
John M. Masselink, trustee, 32144 Ohio St., 
Terre Haute. Owner taking bids to close June 
Ist at 10:00 a. m._ Brick. 


*Residence and Garage: 


Paris, Ill. Archt., Johnson, Mil- 
Terre Haute. Owner, Rodney 
Plans completed, will mature 


Archt., Johnson, Miller and Mil- 
Earl Shagley, 708 Terre Haute 
Plans completed. Bids late sum- 


$50,000. Archt., 


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Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, 
James A. Cooper, Atty., 613 Terre Haute Trust 
Bldg. Taking bids. Brick, tile roof, vapor heat. 


Residence and Garage: $10,000. Arecht., J. D. 
Palmer & Co., McKeen Bank Bidg. Owner, Earl 
H. Ames, 33 So. 21st St. Plans in progress, 
Frame and stucco. 


*Residence and Garage: $12,000. archt.,’ John- 
son, Miller & Miller. Owner, D. Silverstein, 526 
Wabash Ave. Owner taking bids to close shortly. 


Brick. 
contracts Awareed, 
*Municipal Stadium: $450,000. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner. Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, 


City of Terre Haute, Board of Park Commrs. 
General contract let to Shourds-Stoner Co.; Htg. 
and Plmg. let to Prox and Burget Co., all of 
Terre Haute; electric work to Sanborn Electric 
Co., Indianapolis. Reinf. concrete. 


*Warehouse and Store: $85,000. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner Co. Owner, Hamilton-Harris Co, 
Contractor, North-Raffin Constr. Co. Excavat- 
ing. 


*Parochial School: Archt., Johnson, Miller and 
Miller, Owner, Sacred Heart Congr., Rev. Father 
Bernard A. Duffy. Contractors, Roehm Bros., 
30 N. 5th St.; plumbing let to Prox and Burget; 
heating not let. 


*Bank Building "and Theatre: 
Twelve Points, Terre Haute. Archt., Shourds- 
Stoner Co. Owner, Twelve Points Bldg. and 
Loan Assn. Contract let to North-Raffin Constr. 
Co.; Htg. and Plmg. let to Freitag-Weinhart 
Co.; electric work to E. E. Drieman, all of Terre 
Haute. Excavated. 


$20,000. 
$20,000. 


8 sty., 65x180, 


Archt., 
Owner, 


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Residence: 
Residence: 
ers Co. 


Residence and Garage: $10,060, 7th and Ma- 
ple. Owner, Dr. S. L. Sinclair, 2116 N. 12th St. 
Contract let to A. N. Lee, 620 Chestnut St. 
Excavated. Frame. 


*Swimming Pool: $60,000, ‘Fairbanks 
Owner, Board of Park Commrs., City Hall. Gen- 
eral contractor, North-Raffin Constr. Co. Work 
not started. Bonds will be sold today, May 19th. 
If sold, work will be started at once, 


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VINCENNES. 


War Memorial Building: $150,000. Princeton, 


Indiana, Archt., J. W. Gaddis, American Na- 
tional Bank Bldg., Vincennes, Ind. Board of 
Trustees, Gibson County Coliseum, Princeton, 


Indiana. Architect selected. Start plans shortly. 
Details undecided. 


School: (high and grade school), $70,000, 2 
sty. and bas., 107x57. Montgomery, Indiana, 
Barr township, Davies county. Archt., Oster- 
hage and Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldg., Vincennes. 
Owner, George E. Williams, trustee, Cannelburg, 
Ind. Plans in progress, will contain gymnasium, 
auditorium, domestic science and manual train- 
ing depts and class rooms. 


*Church: $25,000, 1 sty., 86x50, Winslow, Ind. 
Arecht., J. W. Gaddis, 602 American Nat. Bank 
Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Winslow Christian 
Congr., Gilbert McCord, Chmn., Winslow, Ind. 
Archt. taking bids. Brick, 


School: (township), $30,000, 1 sty., 96x65, Ep- 


som, Ind, (Road from _ Plainville). Archt., 
Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldg., Vin- 
cennes. Owner, A. Myers, trustee, Plain- 
ville, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick. 


School: (grade), $40,000, Duquoine, Ill. Archt., 
J. W. Gaddis, 602 American National Bank Bidg., 


Vincennes. Owner, Board of Education, Du- 
auoine, Ill. Owner taking bids to close May 
31st. Brick. 


Church: $30,000, Wendlein, Ill. Archt., J. W. 
Geddis, 602 American Nat. Bank Bldz., Vin- 
cennes. Owner, Holy Cross Congregation, Rev. 
Jos, Fisher, pastor, Wendelin, Ill Owner re- 
ceiving bids. Brick. 

School: Pineville. Ky. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, 
602 American National Bank Bldz., Vincennes. 
Owner, Board of Education, Pineville, Ky. Own- 
er taking bids to close June 5th. 


*Grade School (Add. & Rem.): $30,000. Bloom- 


field, Ind. Archt., Osterhage & Sutton, Citizens 
Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Board of School 


Trustees, Dr. E. R. Mason, Pres., Bloomfield. 
Owner taking bids to close’ June 1.~ Brick. 
VEVAY. 
Grade School: 1 sty. & bas. 52x34. Quercus 


Grove, Indiana, Switzarland County. 
Raymond L. Detraz, Vevay.* Owner, 
School Trustees, Georve Platt, Treas., Chas. B. 
Rochat, Secy., R. C. Bunger, Prest., Patriot, 
Ind. Plans completed. Bids soon. Brick, tin 
roof, furnace heat. 


High School: 1 sty, & bas. 65x36. Patriot, Ind. 
Switzerland County. Archt., Raymond L. Detraz, 
Vevey, Indiana. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees. George Platt, Treas., Chas. Rochat, Secy., 
R. C. Bunger, Prest., Patriot, Ind. Plans com- 
pleted. Bids soon. Brick, furnace heat, tin roof. 


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WASHINGTON. 


Manufacturine Plant: $100,000, Washington, 
Ind. Owner, The Leonard Range Co., Roosevelt 
Ave. and Columbia, Indianapolis. Ind. Mr. Wil- 


liam B. Berry, V.-P., is in Washington, Ind., 
and is handling project. Owners financing. Ex- 
pect to start work in June. Brick, reinforced 


eoncrete and steel. 


*Bank: $65,000, 1 sty. and bas., 50x100, Wash- 
ington. Archt., John Bayard, Main St., Vin- 


cennes, Ind. Owner, Washington National Bank, 
Lewis L. Read, Pres,, Washington. Owner taking 
bids. Stone front, brick walls, concrete vault, 
vault door, tile and marbl2 work, bank fixtures. 

*Theatre (rem.): $13,000. Archt., John Kretz. 
Owner, Harry Vonderschmitt. Owner will build 
by day labor, new front, raising. roof, general 
alterations. 


Contracts Awarded. 

*Apartment Building: (4 apts), 

36x41, West Main St. Owner, Mrs. Jacob Boline. 

baker. General contract let to Geo. A. Smith, all 
of Washington. Brick. 


*Experimental Laboratory: $20,000. 
Lewis Evans, Main St. Owner builds 
labor. Starting foundation. Brick. 


$15,000, 2 sty., 


Owner, 
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MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


Berne: Apartment and Store, $15,000. Private 
plans. Owner, M. M. Baumgartner, Berne, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Owner will build by day labor, 
awarding separate contracts soon. Brick and 
hollow tile. 


Boonville: Swimming Pool, 60x80. Owner, 
Board of Park Comrs., Mrs. Lula Tweedy, Pres., 


Boonville. Plans in progress. Bids soon. Con- 
crete. 

Ferdinand: School (1 room building) Ferdin- 
and Township. Private plans. ‘Owner, Auzust 


Remke, Trustee, Ferdinand, Indiana. 
pleted. Bids soon. 


Montmorenci: Filling Station. $5,000. Owner, 
The Johnson Oil Refining Co., Chicago, Ill. Site 
purchased. Will start work soon. Probably brick. 

Mt. Vernon: Concrete bleachers, clubhouse and 
plumbing for athleti- field. Owner, Board of 
School Trustzes, Mt. Vernon, Ind. Owner takinz 


Plans com- 


dids. Cone. 

Richmond: Filline Station, $5,000. 9th and 
“A” Sts. Owner, The Refiners Oil Co. Start 
work soon. Brick. 


St. Paul: Tire Manufacturine Plant, $200,000. 
Owner, The St. Paul Tire 2nd Rubber Co., W. F. 
Collins, Prest., C. R. Yater, V. Ee.9 POOH UE. 
Cuskaden, Treas., H. A. Favors, Secy., St. Paul, 
Ind. Plans in provress. Owners financing. Ex- 
pect to start work in 30 days. Brick, steel sash, 


comp. roof, complete equipt. for making tires, 
heating plant, stack. 
*Warsaw: Water Filtration Plant, $90,000. 


Consulting Engineers, Pearse, Greeley & Harrison, 
39 West Adams St., Chica~o, Ill. Owner, Inter- 
state Publie Service Co., Indianapolis, and “% Mid- 
dle West Utilities Co.. 72 West Adams St.,,. Cri: 
cago, Ill. Owner taking bids to elos> May 25. 
Brick, steel and conerete, includes bldg., pumps, 
mains, wells. 

*Warsaw: Telephone Building (rem. and add.) 
$12,000. Owner, Comercial Telephone Ca 55 W. 
Scott, Manager, Warsaw. Archt., Samuel A, 
Craig & Co., 31 West Ohio St., Indianapolis, Ind. 
Owner taking bids to close May 23d at 2:00 p: m. 

Winchester: Barn, $8,000 at the County 
Farm. Owner. Board of County Commrs., Win- 
chester, Ind. Takine bids to close May 29th at 
10:00 a. m. Rachel A. Tooker, Auditor. 


Contracts Awarded. 


Bourbon: Hardware Store, 2. sty., 22x126. 
Owner, Melvin Milbern (hardware), Bourbon, 
Ind. Starting foundation, Owner builds. Brick. 


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Printing Co. General contract let to Gus Wray, 
1213 Main St., Crawfordsville. Brick. 

*Huntington: Machine Shop. $80,000. 1 sty., 
100x240. Owner, Orton-Steinbrenner Co., 608 So. 


Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill, and Huntington, Ind. 
General contract let to H. W. Elser, Huntington, 


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Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement fcr sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable’ from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL BONDS. 
NOTICE OF BOND SALE. 


Notice is hereby given by the undersigned ag 
‘Trustee of Ripley School Township of Rush Coun- 
ty, Indiana, that at the hour of 3:00 o’clock 
P. M., on Saturday, May 26, 1928, at the office 
of said Trustee in the Town of Carthage, Indiana, 
he will offer for sale to the highest bidder an is. 
sue of $78,000.0. of bonds of Ripley Schocl Town- 
ship, Rush County, Indiana. Sealed bids will he 
received up to the hour of sale. 

71 of said bonds shall be in denomination of 
$1,000.00 each. 14 of said bonds shall be in the 
denomination of $500.00 each. Said bonds , shal! 
bear interest at the rate of 5% per annum pay- 
able semi-annually and shall be dated May 15, 
1923. Two of the $1,000.00 bonds and one $500.00 
bond shall be due and payable on August 1, 1924, 
and each six months thereafter a like number 
and denomination of bonds shall be due and 
payable until February 1, 1931, at which time 
three of the $1,000.00 bonds shall be due and 
payable and each six months thereafter a like 
number and denomination of bonds shall be due 
and payable until August 1, 1931, inclusive and 
on February 1, 1988, three of said $1,000.00 
bonds and one $500.00 bonds shall be due and 
payable. 


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The first interest on said bonds shall be pay- 
able on August 1, 1924, and each six months 
thereafter until all are paid. Said interest shall 
be evidenced by coupons attached to said bonds 
bearing the fac simile signature of the trustee 
and said bonds shall bear the signature of the 
Trustee and Advisory Board. Said bonds have 
been ordered by the Advisory Board of said town- 
ship and are issued for the purpose of providing 
funds for the construction of a school house and 
remodeling of another school house in Carthage, 
Indiana. Seal bids will be received and the high- 
est bidder shall be awarded said bonds provided 
said bid is not less than par and accrued interest. 
The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. 


THOMAS J. PASSWATER, 
Trustee of Ripley School Township, 
Rush County, Indiana. 
May 5-12-19: 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given by Thomas J. Passwater, 
as Trustee of Ripley School Township of Rush 
County, Indiana: 

That at the hour of 10:00 o’clock, A. M., on 
Saturday the 26th day of May, 1923, at the office 
of said Trustee in the town of Carthage, Rush 


County, Indiana, he will receive sealed proposals 
tor the construction of a schol building in said 
town of Cathage and also for the remodeling of 
the present school building in said town. At the 
same time and place bids will also be received 
tor the installation of 


(a) Heating and ventilating system 
(b) Plumbing and sewerage system 
(c) Electric wiring 


All in accordance with the plans and specifi- 
cations heretofore adopted and approved by said 
Trustee and Advisory Board of said township, 
which plans and specifications are on file in the 
office’ of said Trustee and of the State Board 
of Accounts and of John Parrish, Castle Hall, 
Indianapolis, Ind., the architect. The estimated 
costs of the proposed building and remodeling 
of the present building is $78,000.00. All bids 
must be in writing on forms prescribed by the 
State Board of Accounts and bids on the general 
contract shall be accompanied by a certified check 
for $500.00, payable to said Trustee as a guar- 
antee of good faith in submitting said bid. Each 
bid for the heating and ventilating contract shall 
be accompanied by a certified check for $300.00. 
Each bid for the plumbing and sewerage dis- 
posal shall be accompanied by a certified check 
for $200.00. Each bid for the electric wiring 
shall be accompanied by a certified check for 
$200.00. The checks of ,the unsuccessful bidder 
will be returned when the contract is awarded 
and entered into by the successful bidder, but 
snould the successful bidder fail to enter into a 
contract and execute such bond he shall forfeit 
such certified check as liquidated damages for 
the use and benefit of said township. 

Plans and specifications may be examined at 
the office of the Township Trustee in Carthage, 
Indiana, and at the office of John Parrish, archi- 
tect, at Castle Hall, Indianapolis, Indiana. 

The Trustee reserves the right to reject any or 
all bids. . 

Dated at Carthage, Indiana, this 2nd day of 


May, 1923. 
THOMAS J. PASSWATER, 
Trustee Ripley School Township, 
Rush County, Ind. 
May 5-12-19: 1923. 


COUNTY HOSPITAL 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trus- 
tees of the Morgan County Memorial Hospital, 
Martinsville, Ind., will receive sealed proposals 
for the improvement of a certain hospital in said 
county as set out in the plans and specifications 
now on file at the office of the auditor of said 
county, by and under the laws of the State of 
Indiana. Said sealed proposals will be opened and 
the contract awarded for said improvement on 
the second day of July, 1923. 

Bids or proposals will be received up to 2 
o'clock p. m. on said date. 

Bids are to be submitted as follows: «+ 

First—For the construction of the building 
(general contract). P hi 

Second—For .the installation complete of heat- 
ing and ventilating system. 

Third—For the installation complete of plumb- 
ing, gas and sewer work. 3 < 

Eee the installation complete of ele- 
vator. - % ayn 


Fifth—Or for any combination of the above- 

Said hospital to be improved is located in 
Washington Township in Morgan County, Indi- 
ana, and is to be known as the Morgan County 
Memorial Hospital when so improved. 

Bids will be for the completion of the said im- 
provement in accordance with the plans and 
specifications in the office of the auditor of said 
County, and shall include all labor and material 
for said work. In no case will extra compensa- 
tion be allowed for any additional work alleged 
to have been done by the contractor or contrac- 
tors to whom is awarded the contract. 

Each bid shall be accompanied by a personal 
or surety bond in a sum equal to the amount of 
the bid filed for the work bid on, to be approved 


by the Board of Hospital Trustees of said County. 
Said bonds shall be conditioned for the faithful 
performance of the work; the sureties, if per- 
sonal, shall be resident freeholders of the State 
of Indiana, one of whom shall be a resident of 
Morgan County. 

Said bond shall be for the benefit of any per- 
son, persons or corporation who shall suffer any 
loss or damage by reason of any such bidder 
failing or neglecting to enter into contract or 
neglecting to enter into contract to perform such 
work awarded by the Board of_ Hospital Trustees, 
or to carry out the same in any particular or to 
pay for any labor or material which may have 
een furnished to any such Contractor or Con- 
tractors or to any subcontractor, agent or super- 
intendent under him, in the construction of said 
work. 

Said improvement will be let as a whole to 
the lowest responsible bidder upon’ affidavit of 
noncollusion, which must. be submitted with the 
bids and upon failure to submit such affidavit 
such proposal or bid will be rejected by the 
Board; and the Board reserves the right to re- 
ject any and all bids. Time for completion of 
said work will be agreed upon after the letting 
of said contract by said Board of Hospital Trus- 
tees and successful bidder. 

Given by the order of the Board of Hospital 
Trustees, Morgan County, Indiana. 

May 12-19-26, 1923. 


ORPHANS’ HOME. 
.. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 

The Board of Commissioners, County of Madi- 
son, State of Indiana, will until 10 o’clock A. M., 
June 21, 1923. receive sealed proposals for the 
construction of a two story brick and concrete 
building to be used as an Orphans’ Home, ac- 
cording to the plans -and_ specifications duly 
adopted by said Board and now on file in the 
Auditor’s office at the Court House in Anderson, 
Indiana. 

All bids to be made out on blanks furnished 
by the Auditor and accompanied by a good and 
sufficient bond, in a sum equal to the amount of 
the bid submitted. All bids will be opened and 
inspected at the office of the Board of Commis- 
sioners at the Court House, Anderson, Indiana, 
at 10 ’clocok A. M. on the 21st day of June, 1923. 

Bids to be submitted and received as follows: 

First—General contract including the memorial 
arch forming the entrance to the Orphans’ Home 
grounds, plans and specifications for which are 
included in the general plans and specifications. 

Second—Heating. 

Third—Plumbing and Sewage. 

Fourth—Electric wiring and fixtures. 

Copies of plans and specifications may be had 
at the office of E. R. Watkins, Architect, Union 
Building, Anderson, upon the deposit of the sum 
of $15.00 for the.general plans and of $10.00 for 
paar of sue areca plans. 

timated cost of said building ; 7 

$125,000.00 ng and = arch, 
Board of Commissioners r i 

to Pou Si ‘oa and all bids. ee eee 
iven y order of the Board of Commissio 

of Marion County, Indiana, this 7th tay ee 


May, 1923. 
pres’ pe P. HARDIE, 
May 19-26, 1923. uditor of Madison County. 


ASYLUM 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS. 
. Bids will be received by the Board of tees 
for the Indiana Farm: Colony for Feeble Miniea 
Butlerville, Indiana, at Office of Herbert 
Foltz, Architect, 843 Consolidated Building, In- 


dianapolis, until 2 o’cl ; 
4, 1923, for the o'clock P. M., of Monday, June 


Institution grounds at Butl ille, Indi 
Drawings and specifications will peas 
and after Friday, May 18th, 1993 ; 
of the Superintendent of said Insti! i 
lerville and releases will be made 


to be erected on the 


the office of the architect in Indianapolis on and 


after said date. m 
The estimated cost of the building without 


equipment is $40,000.00. ; 
Proposals shall be made according to the form 


attached to the specifications and each shall be 
delivered in a sealed envelope addressed to the 
President of the Board of Trustees, marked “Pro- 
posal,” bearing the title of the work and the 


name of the bidder, 
Separate proposals will be considered on each 


branch of the work, also on any combination of 


branches. 

Each proposal must be accompanied by a certi- 
fied check payable to the Board of Trustees in a 
sum equal to three per cent (3%) of the amount 
of the proposal, in accordance with conditions 
included in the proposal form, which check shall 
be forfeited in case of failure of any bidder to 
enter into a contract and furnish a satisfactory 
bond within eight (8) days after notification of 
the acceptance of his proposal. 

The Board of Trustees is not obligated to ac- 
cept the lowest or any other bid submitted, but 
_reserves the right to reject any or all proposals 
and to defer such acceptance or rejection for a 
period not to exceed eight (8) days. 

A deposit of Five Dollars ($5.00) will be re- 
quired of prospective bidders for drawings and 
specifications for each branch of work taken from 
the Architect’s office, which amount will be re- 
turned in full upon the return of the drawings 
and specifications in good order within seven (7) 
days from the date of their release and the de- 
livery to the Board of Trustees of a _ bona-fide 
proposal at the time and place fixed for receiving 
bids. Should any bidder fail in the observance 
of either or both of these conditions, he shall 
forefeit the amount of his deposit. 

By order of the Board of Trustees, 

W. P. KELLER, President. 

May 19, 1923. 


. SCHOOL HOUSE. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will 
be received by the undersigned, Trustee of Adams 
School Township, Carroll County, ‘Indiana, at 
~his office in said, township, county and state, 
until one o’clock P. M. on 

SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1923 
for the furnishing of all materials and labor for 
the building, erection and completion af ja 
one-story and basement brick school building 
in and for said township according to plans 
and Specifications on file in my office. 
_ Said building to be erected on a plot of ground 
in_section No. thirteen (13). 

Each — bid to be accompanied by a. certified 
check in the sum of $00.00 payable to T. O. 
Peterson, trustee, as a guaranty that the bidder 
to whom contract is awarded will enter into 
written contract and provide bond within ten 
days after notice that contract has been awarded 
him, and upon failure to so do, the proceeds of 
this check to become the property of the above 
named _ township. 

At the same time and place, sealed bids will 
be received for the heating and ventilation for 
said building, bid to be accompanied by a cer- 
tified check in the sum of $200.000, payable to T. 
O. Peterson, trustee, conditioned as for general 
contract. 

At the same time and place, sealed bids will 
be received for the plumbing and water supply 
in said building, bid to be accompanied by a cer- 
tified check in the sum of $200.00, payable to T. 
O. Peterson, trustee, conditioned ‘as for general 
contract. 

At the same time and place, sealed bids will 
be received for the electrical work in said build- 
ing, bid to be accompanied by a certified check 
in the sum of $200.00,:payable to T. O. Peterson, 
trustee, conditioned as for general contract. 

Separate bids will be received for each of the 
above contracts, but a joint bid may be made 
On any. or all of the last three named 
_Plans and specifications for the use of in- 
een ‘bidder may be had from the trustee, or 
the architect, Samuel Young, Monticello, Ind., 
upon a deposit of $10.00 for general plans, and 
$5.00 each for heating and ventilation, plumb- 
ine and water supply, and electrical work, all of 
i mes es returned upon return of plans 

ions on i 
Of cone ae or before date of letting 
TyLhe, estimated. cost of said building is $35,000. 
e right is reserved to reject any or all. bids. 
T.. O. PETERSON, Trustee, 
Pe eaneer Township, 
arro unty, Indiana. 
MILTON CROWELL, 
W. B. MUNS N, 
Ww. S. YE, - 
Advisory Board. 
: eae PRUITT, 

PRN oes orney. 

Dated May 10, 1923. 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


(;:UY MAHURIN, President 

WILSON B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E, BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
’ Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


EVANSVILLE PLAYS HOST TO 
STATE ARCHITECTS SOCIETY. 


Regional Meeting Proves Interesting. 


Once more those who have advocated 
the carrying of the Indiana Society of 
Architects right to the architects, by 
means of regional meetings that those 
of the profession might be brought into 
closer contact with the organization, 
have been vindicated. The latest dem- 
onstration took’ place at Evansville, Ind., 
May 12, when the Board of Directors of 
the I. S. of A. met there and held the 
third regional meeting since the system 
was inaugurated. 

The local architects turned out strong 
and were greatly interested in that which 
transpired. Not only that but they 
showed great enthusiasm in an effort 
to entertain their professional guests. 

The regular meeting of the directors 
was held in the morning at the Chamber 
of Commerce. The members of the 
board present were: - President Guy 
Mahurin, Ft. Wayne; First Vice-Presi- 
dent Wilson B. Parker, Indianawolis; 
Second Vice-President Harry E. Boyle, 
Evansville; Secretary Merritt Harrison, 
Indianapolis; Walter Scholer, Lafayette; 
Geo. W. Allen, Laporte; Warren W. Mil- 
ler, Terre Haute.. The invitation extend- 
ed by the American Institute of Archi- 
tects to the I. S. of A. to send a rep- 
resentative to the institute convention at 
Washington was accented and A. F. 
Wickers, Gary, was named to act in that 
capacity. He also represented the So- 
ciety at the session of the National 
Council of Architectural Registration 
Boards held in Washington, May 15th, 
just previous to the A. I. A. convention. 

Reviewing the work of the I. S. of A. 
the directors expressed themselves as 
gratified with that which had been ac- 
complished since the organization was 
originated and the state of permanency 
that had been reached. The report of 
the secretary showed that quite a few 
members are in arrears with their dues, 
and since the Society has put across 
Some exceedingly constructive matter 
that has and will accrue to the benefit 
of every practicing architect in Indiana, 
It is felt that all the architects owe it 
to the organization to at least keep their 
dues paid up. The Sociey has been at 
considerable expense and notices are to 


be sent out to all delinquent members 
who in failing to respond will be drop- 
ped from the membership. 

Anotner matter discussed was the re- 
cent War Memorial Competition, it be- 
ing the concensus of opinion of the di- 
rectors that the result was satisfactory 
in assuring Indiana a majestic memorial 
and it was moved and carried that the 
I. S. of A. send a communication to the 
State War Memorial Board commending 
it upon the efficient way in which the 
competition was conducted. 

In view or the fact that the annual 
election of officers will take place at 
the Society meeting at Indianapolis, Sat- 
urday, June 23, these committees were 
named to nominate two tickets to be 
voted upon at the discretion of the mem- 
bers: 

President’s Ticket: Walter 
Fritz Anderson, Geo. W. Allen. Board’s 
Ticket: Fermor S. Cannon, Wilson B. 
Farker, Merritt Harrison. 

As soon as candidates are named bal- 
lots will be sent to all members for a 
mail vote to be returned in time for 
tabulation at the annual meeting. It 
was also proposed that a move be mdde 
in June for an amendment to the con- 
stitution of the I. S. of A. to provide 
for the progressive election of board 
members’ tenures of office to extend 
from one to three years, thus having 
men on the board at all times who were 
familiar with the working plans of the 
organization. 

In line with the work being done by 
the New York Building Congress toward 
the standardization of live loads 
throughout the state and thus providing 
for uniform state building requirements, 
the board members voted to have the In- 
diana Society of Architects exert its 
influence in that direction for a similar 
establishment in Indiana. Such a con- 
dition will be possible through the in- 
stitution of the recently authorized Ad- 
ministrative Building Council of Indiana 
created by a law passed by the last State 
Legislature. 

During the afternoon the Evansville 
architects took their guests for an auto 
tour of the city and then a boat ride 
uv the Ohio River to the Green River. 
Returning to the city the architects gath- 
ered at the Chamber of Commerce again, 
where they were joined by the drafts- 
men of the local architects’ offices and 
the members of the Evansville Engi- 


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neers’ Association, all of whom partook 
of a delightful banquet at 6:30 p. m. 
Architect Harry E. Boyle acted as toast- 
master and called upon President Ma- 
hurin and the various directors for 
Speeches. Other speakers were Prof. 
Waldo Mitchell and NB sags bt Bassett, 
both of the faculty of Evansville Col- 
lege. A pleasing feature of the evening 
was the musical program rendered by 
Prof. * Otto Schacht, tenor; Frank 
Schmidt, violinist, and Harland Foulke, 


‘pianist. 
Architects present in addition to the 
above named officers and directors 


were: J. W. Gaddis, Vincennes; Fritz 
Anderson, Gilbert Karges, A. E. Neucks, 
Edward Thole, C. L. Troutman, C. W. 
Thurgood, Geo. Wahnseidler, Eli Stin- 
gle. These with the members of the 
Evansville Engineering Association and 
local architectural draftsmen went to 
make up a crowd of fifty or more who 
were assembled for the evening program. 


SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD BY 
INDIANAPOLIS ARCHITECTS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 


State Architects to Be Invited In. 

A most enjoyable meeting was held 
by the Indianapolis Architect’s Associa- 
tion at the Columbia Club, Wednesday 
evening, May 16, one of the features of 
which was the decision to call a special 
meeting the latter part of May at which 
time drawings submitted in the Chicago 
Tribune Building Architectural Compe- 
tition are to be on exhibit at the John 
Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis. The 
dates of the exhibition wil] extend from 
May 23 to May 30. The time for the 
svecial meeting to which all members 
of the Indiana Society of Architects are 
Invited will be decided upon soon and 
notices sent out. 

Messrs Walker and Stedman of the 
architectural firm of Walker & Weeks, 
Cleveland, Ohio, who were the success- 
ful contestants .in the Indiana War Me- 
morial competition in landing the com- 
mission to prepare the plans for the 
$2,000,000 War Memorial, spent some 
time with the Indianapolis architects ‘at 
their meeting Wednesday night. In- 
formally they discussed the competition 
and interestingly told of how they de- 
veloped the scheme and plans that event- 
ually were awarded first prize. 


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Structural Steel for all types of Buildings, 
rages, etc. 


Steel Bridges Enquiries Solicited 


Interstate Public Service Company 
INDIANAPOLIS—LOUISVILLE 


Low rates on Cement from 
Speeds Mill to Indianapolis 
and various other points in 
the state. 


TRY OUR OVER-NIGHT FREIGHT SERVICE 


Interstate Public Service Company 
BERT WEEDON, Traffic Mgr., 
819 Board of Trade, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 
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ELEVATOR ENCLOSURES 
WINDOW GUARDS FACTORY PARTITIONS 
SCREENS, GRILLS, GRATINGS, RAILINGS 


2251 Mass. Ave. Phone, Webster 7626 INDIANAPOLIS 


Hetherington & Berner 


Structural Steel and Iron Work for 
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 


Channels 
Special Machinery 


Tel. Main 419 Kentucky Ave. and White River 
INDIANAPOLIS 


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Gray Iron Castings 


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Steel Derricks—Industriai Cars 
Concrete Handling Equipment 


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FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


Official Paper 


of Indiana 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geol? Ly Maller. 52 ees President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 
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LOCAL BUILDING TELLS AN IN.- 
TERESTING STORY. 


Nature of Operations Marks the City’s 
Progress. 


The wide and varied scope of Evans- 
ville’s building endeavor has been most 
gratifying. The outstanding feature of 
the season’s work to date is that the 
city’s development along building lines is 


not lopsided, rather it is well balanced b 


and comprehensive, being evenly distrib- 
uted and in good proportion over a wide 
field of structures as they bear relation 
to each other. 

Naturally new residences predominate, 
a natural state in a growing city. Apart- 
ment building work, while not as great 
in volume as some of the other types of 
construction, has received some attention 
and will aid in remedying local housing 
conditions. There has been considerable 
activity in the direction of mercantile 
and commercial buildings, especially in 
the way of remodelings, alterations, and 
additions. ene 

Church and school construction opera- 
tions also have figured in this season’s 
work, over a million dollars being in- 
vested in two new high schools now in 
course of erection. Last but not least, 
considerable industrial building has been 
Started and is now under way. 

All of which but reflects the costantly 
increasing growth of Evansville, creating 
ever-increasing demands upon her build- 
ing construction fraternity. 


FUTURE TREND OF BUILDING IS 
UP TO ITS OWN FRATERNITY. 


Public Balking at High Prices. 


Relative to building conditions the Ev- 
ansville Courier-Journal says: 

“A ‘buyers’ strike’ appears to be de- 
veloping in the building industry, which 
as been enjoying a tremendous boom. 
A survey of 242 American cities and 
towns shows that April undertakings fell 
off 16 per cent from the March figures, 
and ay is expected to show a greater 
ecrease, 

Recent developments in New York city 
have shown the tendency in a striking 
Way. Within a few days big projects in- 
Volving more than $50,000,000 of con- 


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uilding Contractors 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


struction work have been postponed in- 
definitely because of high costs. They 
include a $4,000,000 orphan asylum, .a 
$10,000,000 addition to Columbia univer- 
sity, a $2,000,000 Y. M. C. A. building, 
an $11,000,000 extension of the New 
York Telephone Company, and other en- 
terprises of similar nature. 

Public buildings, public utilities and 
charities are first to yield from the pinch 
of high building prices. Office structures 
and homes may follow. It is inevitable, 
with material and wages soaring. Phil- 
anthropy can not afford the cost and in- 
vestment can not take the risk of build- 
ing at the peak and losing through a 
subsequent slump. 

It may be that nobody is to blame for 
the return of war-boom building costs. 
There has been such a great demand for 
construction that builders have been bid- 
ding eagerly for labor and materials, and 
in the cases of labor at least, often pay- 
ing big bonuses to get what they needed 
promptly. That kind of competition is 
ound to raise costs. 

The result is so unwholesome and un- 
safe that a relaxing of the demand is a 
good thing, if it does not go too far. The 
labor unions, building material men and 
contractors can keep it from going too 
far if they want to by concerted effort 
to give reasonable value, in goods and 
labor, for money paid. 


MATERIAL SUPPLY MARKET IS IN 
GOOD SHAPE. 


Few Delays Occasioned This Year. ° 


With the exception of a temporary 
shortage of lath, due to delays in ship- 
ments from the south, Evansville is well 
stocked up with building material for the 
season of 1923. 


FT.WAYNE (|r 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max irmscher = 205° tS President 


E. F. Oelschlager__________ Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 
NE ar Bea PYROS SAD hee a 
AT TOP SPEED. 


Ft. Wayne Building Interests All Busy. 


Though there has not been any marked 
activity in the awarding of new building 
construction contracts, or any especially 
large ones signed up, nevertheless, Ft. 
Wayne building conditions continue good 
with a prospect for some good projects 
later on. 


Right now throughout ‘the city there 
are more building operations under way 
than at any time during the past year, a 
situation that is making building con- 
struction labor hard to secure in order 
to start more new work. Practically 
every contractor in the city is going at 
top speed to keep up with the demand 
for new building. 

The architects report a nice volume of 
work on the boards, ‘and estimating on 
residence work particularly is quite 
heavy. In addition to the residential 
work that passes through the architects’ 
offices and then on to the contractors, the 
realty and home-building firms are erect- 
ing hundreds of homes. me 

The city building inspector’s office, as 
a consequence of the whirling building 
activity, was never busier since the re- 
quest for permits is exceedingly heavy 
and inspections are innumerable. 


BY A NOSE 


South Bend Leading Ft. Wayne In This 
Year’s Building Race. 


Again referring to the activity that is 

prevailing around thecity building in- 
prevailing around the city building in- 
building operations for April in Ft. 
Wayne, as far as the amount of money 
involved was concerned, ran ahead of 
those of South Bend, her northern Indi- 
ana sister city. The volume of building 
work in each of ‘these two municipalities 
each year runs very close and the race 
between the two is quite interesting. In 
January this year Ft. Wayne led, then 
was crowded back by South Bend in both 
February and March only to step to the 
fore again in April when her total esti- 
mated valuations on new building work 
was $503,113 more than those of her 
rival, 
Despite the burst of speed put on at 
t. Wayne and though she gained hand- 
somely on South Bend, the latter is still 
breezing along in front as regards her 
building figures for the first four months 
of 1923. 

The records of the two cities for the 
first third of the year are: 


Cities Per. Est. Val. 
South Bend ____ _.__ 1636 $4,258,612 
Pt. Waynie«co 72. .G 824 4,200,490 
South Bend’s margin 812 $ 58,122 
ADDITIONAL SUBDIVISION FOR 


HOME SITES OPENED. 


A new residential section known as 
Norwood Heights has just been opened, 
adding one more attractive location for 
suburban homes. The site occupies an 
elevated: position north of State boule- 
vard with a beautiful view overlooking 
Driving Park and Forest Park additions. 


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1 825 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., INDIANAPOLIS 
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MASON CONTRACTOR 
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NATIONAL HOISTING ENGINE CO., 

Hoisting Engines, Pile Hammers, Wood and Steel Derricks. 
GENERAL CHEMICAL Co. 

“Hard-N-Tyte” for Better Concrete Floors. 
RANSOME CONCRETE MACHINERY. 

Building and Paving Mixers, Steel Towers & Concrete Carts. 
517 N. Oakland Aye. Indianapolis 

Phone Webster 2192. 


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Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds 
Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 


Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
Double and Single Cage Material Elevator Platform 
GEO. W. FIFE EQUIPMENT CO. 
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Indianapolis, Indiana 
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CONCRETE MIXERS 


SAW RIGS MORTAR MIXERS 
PUMPS STEEL FORMS 


HOISTS BAR CUTTERS 


Immediate Shipment from Indianapolis Warehouse 


No. 6 C. H. & E. Saw Rig 


KOEHRING COMPANY 


FLETCHER TRUST BUILDING 


INDIANAPOLIS 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


FOW, Sungelaus ic 2-2. President 
CAGs Pierson 5-2 ae Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors mez2t_ every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 
Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 
Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. q 
General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder this week. 


FIRST STATE A. B. C.’s QUARTERLY 
CONFERENCE FOR 1923 TO BE 
BASED ON CONSTRUC- 
TIVENESS. 


Contractors to Meet at Indianapolis 
June 6. 


Preliminary plans have been started 
at headquarters of the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana for the 
holding of a regular quarterly confer- 
ence of the organization at Indianapolis 
June 6. This arrangement is in ac- 
cordance with the resolution passed at 
the annual convention of the State A, 
B. C.’s at Michigan City in January, 
these quarterly conferences to take the 
place of the monthly conferences that 
were held throughout 1922. 

While the monthly gatherings accom- 
plished the purpose for which they were 
instituted and were most successful, it 
was the sense of those at the conven- 
tion that there were not enough im- 
portant changes in conditions or mat- 
ters arising every thirty days to justify 
the expense and time required in the 
holding of conferences so frequently, 
hence, the decision to change the order 
from monthly to quarterly. : ; 

The calling of these meetings is left 
to the discretion of the Executive Com- 
mittee and it has been decided to start 
this year’s activities along that line 
with the Indianapolis meeting, June 6. 
As now planned, it is the intention to 
hold the succeeding quarterly A. B. C.’s 
gatherings at Terre Haute, South Bend 
and Ft. Wayne at dates to be named 
later. In choosing the above named 
cities for meeting purposes the commit- 
tee felt that they were the logical loca- 
tions because of geographical and trans- 
portation facilities and would enable all 
contractors of the state, so minded, to 
attend at least two conferences a year, 
in addition to the annual convention, 
thus being enabled to keep in more di- 


rect touch with the state organization 
and enjoy a greater personal contact 
with the individual membership. 

Since the last assemblage of the A. B. 
C.’s at Michigan City several important 
things of interest to the contractors have 
been accomplished, chief of which was 
the successful completion of the legis- 
lative program, and the averting of any 
serlous strike in the Indiana building 
field when the time came for wage scale 
adjustments this spring. Both results 
are traceable to the organized effort of 
the contractors. 

That was but the beginning, other con- 
Structive plans are in contemplation and 
will probably be advanced at the June 
conference for consideration. 

Every city association affiliated with 
the State A. B. C.’s will be expected to 
send its secretary and at least one mem- 
ber of its executive board to the ap- 
proaching meeting. However, there is 
no limit to the attendance privilege and 
it is hoped that each city will send in 
a good delegation of members. 

There is one essential point to keep 
in mind, all those who contemplate at- 
tending are urged to come prepared to 
advocate constructive programs that will 
make for greater activity, influence and 
prominence for the A. B. C.’s in the In- 
diana building field, to create a power 
for fairness, justice and co-operation 
that can not be denied. 


REMEDIES ADVANCED TO CHECK 
SOARING BUILDING COSTS. 


Realized Something Should be Done. 


Since ominous rumblings concerning 
high construction costs are beginning to 
be heard here and there about the coun- 
try, somewhat as thunder clouds be- 


gin to loom in threatening aspect, many 
building men are giving serious con- 
sideration to this matter that does not 
bode well for future building construc- 
tion operations. 

The monthly ‘bulletin of the National 
Lumber Manufacturers Association 
touching on the subject says: 

“Among the remedies suggested, offi- 
cially and semi-officially by the General 
Contractors, for relieving the present 
high cost of construction, are the stabil- 
izing of prices on the part of producers 
and of wages on the part of labor; the 
removal of restrictions on labor output; 
purchasing of such building materials 
only as are actually needed and the con- 
struction of fewer public works by the 
Federal Government.” 


EFFECT OF CALLING OFF STRIKE 
READILY APPARENT. 


End of Wage Controversy 


Spirited Action. 


Brings 


Building activity in the down town 
business section where there are some 
large projects under way has assumed 
new impetus now that the wage scales 
have been settled for 1923. 

When April ist came the unsettled 
state of conditions caused a_ slowing 
down of operations on the big work, 


especially where the iron workers, 
plumbers, plasterers and. electricians 
were involved. Gradually as the vari- 


ous crafts were appeased the work was 


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resumed but the holding out of the plas- 
terers and electricians until May 1st had 
quite an influence on the work that had 
gotten along toward completion, result- 
ing in a dead stop. 

However, now that these two latter 
crafts have signed up, things are mov- 
ing along again at a good clip. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
Week of May 10th to May 17th. 
($5,000 and Over) 


*Business Building and Garage: 
Mass. Ave. Owner, Mass. and Pratt Realty Co., 
% City Trust Co. General contractor, Service 


Construction Co., Castle Hall Bldg. Brick, Start- 
ing work. 


*Shop Buildings (2) $67,000. 16th and Yandes. 
Owner, Board of School Commrs. Contractor, 


Chas. J. Wacker, Peoples Bank Bldg. Starting 
work, 


Factory: $30,000. 1 sty. 90x252. 205 So. Addi- 
son, Owner, The Phoenix Realty Co., % Chand- 
ler and Taylor Manufacturing Co., 205 So, Addi- 
son St. Brick. Owner builds. 

Factory: $12,000. 2401 Central. 
Reeder, 314 East 16th. 
and Culbertson. . Brick, 


Residence (double) $10,000. 3915-17 Central. 
Owner, Wm. Cuffle, 43855 Carrollton. Contract 
let to W. R. Hunter and Co., Lemeke Bldg. ° 

Stores: $10,000. 1 sty. 52x72. 5901 College. 
Owner, Fred Clark, “% Columbia Club, Contract 
let to Lynn B,. Millikan, 501 No. Delaware St. 
Brick. 

Stores: $9,000. 3839 East Washington. Owner, 
Geo. O. Rafert, Beech Grove, Indianapolis. Own- 
er builds by- day labor. 

Residence (double) $8,000. 1031-33 No. Dear- 
born. Owner, F. W. Sumner, at site. Contract 
let to Frank Bakemeier, 1308 Prospect St. 

Residence: $8,000. 24 West 48th. Owner, Geo. 
W. Watkins, 3436 Winthrop. 2 

Residence: $8,000. 4003 No. New Jersey. Own- 


$100,000, 884 


Owner, R. R. 
Contract let to Conder 


er, B. H. Bass, 3827 Broadway. Day work. 
Frame. 
Residence: $7,500. 110 Berkley Road. Owner 
and builder, Miles and Holloway, at site. Frame. . 
Residence: $7,500. 244 Blue Ridge. Owner, 


E. G. Erber, 3335 Guilford. 

Residence: (double) $7,500, 2245-47 No. New 
Jersey. Owner, W. A. Schofield, 3101 Suther- 
land. Contract let to E. W. Calusing, 69 No. 
Layman. 

Residence (double) $7,000. 330-32 No. Chester. 
Owner, E. H. Michaelis, 549 East Drive, Woodruff 
Place. Contract let to F. A. Loy, 408 No. Emer- , 
son. 

Residence: $7,000. 3329 Brookside Blvd. Owner, 
Realty Finance and Bldg. Co. Owner builds. 

Residence (double) $7,000. 3311-13 College. 
Owner, Jose-Kuhn Lumber Co. Dav work. 

Residence (double! £7,000, 2360-62 Shelby St. 
Owner, Frank Boatman, 1321 Comer. Contract 
let to John Vernia, 1121 Southern, 4 

Residence (double) $7,000. 1606-08 Villa Ave. 
Owner, Melvin F. Jones, 1612 Villa Ave. 


Residence (double) $6,800. 3828-30 E. Michi- 
gan. Owner, V. M. Concannon, 4612 E. Michi- 
gan. Contract let to J. W. dall, 110 No. Sher- 


man Drive. ~ , 

Residence: $6,000. 221 Hampton Drive. Owner, 
Claude L. Sumner, 3502 Salem. Contract let to 
T. A. Berry, 962 West 27th. 


Residence: $6,000. 5050 Carrollton. Owner, 
Olive A. Day, at site. . 
Residence: $5,750. 329 No. Oakland. Owner, 


Realty Finance and Building Co., 402 National 
City Bank Bldg. Also (2) at $4,500 each, 2454 
Madison Ave. and 26 No. Mount St. 
Residence: $5,500. 5134 Carrollton. R. W. 
Weeks, 349 No. Belle View Place. 
Residences (2) $5,000 each. 4114 and 4124 No. 


Capitol. Owner, J. F. Cantwell Co., Lemcke 
Bldg. 

Residence: $5,500. 5325 Park. -Owner, Mary 
E. McGuff, 1207 Broadway. 

Residence: $5,000. 2634 Napoleon. Owner, 


Michael Weincke, at site. 
Residences (3) $5,000 each. 706 Carlyle Place. 

1941 Parker, 608 No. Dearborn, Owner, Southern 

Building and Realty Co., Guaranty Bldg. 

Residences (doubles) (2) at $4,500 each. 826 
and 832 Garfield. Owner, Goldie M. Breedlove, 
444 No. Chester. Contractor, J. L. Breedlove, 
444 No. Chester. 

Residences (6) $3.500 each. 2421-2423 E. 13th. 
1230-34 No. Tacoma, 3937 No. Capitol. Owner 
and builder. Southern Lumber Co., 818 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg. : 5 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C. s 


pa ay President 
Meer COG. ee Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


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REINFORCEMENT PROMISED. 


Chamber of Commerce to Take a Hand 
in Calumet Building Labor 
Wage Agreement. 


Another week has run its course, an- 
other chapter has been written into the 
1923 labor story dealing with the con- 
tention between the building trades em- 
ployers and laborers regarding what the 
wage scale should be, 

Both sides are arrayed strongly 
against each other and, though some of 
the weak, lame, and timid contractors 
have fallen by the wayside, the old, tried 
and true veterans of former wage cam- 
paigns are holding their line shoulder 
to shoulder presenting a solid front to 
all assaults. 

A new angle has pvesented itself in 
that the Board of Directors of the newly 
reorganized Chamber of Commerce at 
a meeting Friday, May 11, assured the 
contractors they would back them up in 
every reasonable effurt to better build- 
ing conditions. Heretofore, the C. of On 
has always side-stepped the issue in the 
building construction situation where 
the contractor and Labor was concerned, 
even though the contractors showed it 
was not their fight but a fight for the 
city, its future, and the prospective 
builders who would build up the city 
but are hindered by excessive wage de- 
mands that send construction costs soar- 
ing beyond the bounds of reason. 

The new directors evidently have been 
convinced that it is time for them to act 
in the building situation if construction 
operations are not to be throitled. The 
C. of C. is to use its influence and will 
lend its assistance to the contractors in 
an endeavor to end the wage contro- 
versy with the laborers. 


WHEN THERE WAS NO. PROHIBI- 
TION. 


No Trouble Getting Bracers for Weak 
Knees. 


One can not but recall that in the 
olden. days fighter&S before going into the 
fray were given a big shot of rum and 
gunpowder to brace them up. From the 
looks of things in the Calumet District 
it seems as if there were a few con- 
tractors who could stand to advantage 
about four good shots of rum. But, then, 
where is a fellow to get the rum these 
days? 


STOP, LOOK, HEED! 


Danger Ahead. 


Look out! See what the high prices 


are doing. New York reports that $100,- 
000,000 worth of new construction work 
in contemplation has been called off, laid 
over, and indefinitely postponed because 
of leaping, bounding material prices and 
advancing wages. Then Chicago climbs 
into the center of the stage with the in- 
formation that many large buildings 
that were contemplated for the Loop 
District, a vorume of work amounting to 


$50,000,000, has been shelved on account 
of high prices. 


DRAWS, AS SUGAR DOES: FLIES. 


~ Men Flock to Wage Lure. 


The word seems to have gotten out 
that the Calumet District is paying big 
wages, and as a result the contractors 
report an over abundance of men apply- 
ing for work. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 


The latest corrected information com- 
ing into the B. T. E. A. is that instead 
of the general contract for the construc- 
tion of the new theatre job at Indiana 
Harbor going to H. B. Olney, it was 
awarded to James Johnston. 


Ahlborn & Bates, general contractors, 
picked off the general contract for the 
consiruction of the new Morrillia Build- 
ing in State street. This structure, one 
story high, is to contain three store 
rooms and is estimated to cost $24,500. 


The contract for Mueller Sons, Sheet 
Metal Shop was awarded to Morris Bros. 
at $8,375. The building will be two 
stories, 25 by 50 feet. 


Harry L. Potts, the plastering con- 
tractor, is having a new $7,500 brick 
bungalow built in West Hammond. 
Rhoades & Graves are the general con- 


tractors. 
BE. EB. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A.B. C. 


Chas ewe 02) Sy se President 
J. A Gallivadt oo... Oe Secreta 


314 Main Street 


AS A MATTER OF SELF-DEFENSE. 


Smaller Cities Refuse to Stand Back on 
Building Wage Matters and Take 
What Is Left. 


There seems to have been less difficulty 
in Indiana this year than in many pre- 
vious seasons in the adjusting of new 
wage scales in building construction cir- 
cles. 


Muncie contractors realizing that the 
isssue must be met and met as soon as 
possible in order to save time and get 
building under way right from the open- 
ing of the spring season, went into the 
wage matter early and got things whip- 
ped into shape so that there have been 
no delays at all in local building opera- 


tions. Practically all the crafts fell into 
line and reached satisfactory agree- 
ments with ihe contractors. 

It is true that local scales were ad- 
vanced to some extent, but such action 
on the part of the contractors was in- 
spired from a motive of self preserva- 
tion, self defense, and in the interest of 
the city’s building industry. There was 
a time when Muncie contractors stood 
out for low scales, and their action was 
sincere in the belief that the city was - 
entitled to a lower scale than was paid 
in the larger cities. However, living 
costs seem to know no confines these 
days, they have jumped to where they 
are as much in the small places as in 
the larger municipalities, and low wage 
scales mean that skilled building me- 
chanics are going to migrate to the 
places that pay, most all other factors 
being equal. 

Muncie has experienced years when 
her building labor supply was cut down 
to inadequacy because Indianapolis, Ft. 
Wayne, South Bend. and other cities were 
paying greater wages to building trades 
mechanics. In the parlance of the car- 
toonist, “Them days is gone forever.” 
Muncie contractors need good men, the 
city demands good buildings, her citi- 
zens are entitled to workmanship sec- 
ond to none when they invest in building. 
construction, and to that end the Mun 
cie buildig trades employers agreed this 
year to pay at a rate that would assure 
the city a good supply of skilled me- 
chanics for the carrying on of the work 
that might arise. 

That Muncie was not alone in her con- 
clusion as to building trades wages, nor 
not far wrong, is attested by the fact 
that many of her sister cities have done 
the same as’ she, and, one can not but 
believed that the absence of far-flung la- 
bor troubles in Indiana building circles 
this year is due to this wise decision of 
the contractors to protect their own ter- 
ritories from inroads from other sections 


that unevenly balanced wage scales 
would have caused. 


A DANGER SIGN. 


Banker Showing Concern at Advancing 
Building Loans. 


Bankers about the country are begin- 
ning’ to show concern about the building 
situation. It is the situation caused by 
a rapid rise in materia] prices and La- 
bor wages that has drawn their atten- 
tion. Many of them do not consider ad- 
vancing construction costs as conducive 
to healthy construction and are inclined 
to call a halt on building loans in order 
to protect their institutions and the 
prospective builder as well. At the in- 
flated cost level the question is growing, 
is building*on the present basis a good 
investment? Finances are attracted in 
proportion to the soundness of an in- 
vestment and those interested in build- 
ing would do well to consider that fea- 
ture before they plunge on in an effort 
to boost prices regardless, only in the 
end to bring the great building industry 
structure toppling down upon them. 


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THE WORM WILL TURN. 


Building Industry Now Housing Such 
a Worm. 


E. E. COLE 
Sec’y Bldg. Trades Employers’ Assn., 
Calumet District. 


Judging conditions from press reports, 
the thing that was predicted earlier in 
the year has come to pass. Particularly 
does this apply to New York, Chicago, 
and other large cities. Hardly had the 
new year begun than indications pointed 
to a tendency on the part of Labor and 
material supply manufacturers to slip 
a wedge under wages and quotations 
and pry them up. Such procedure was 
counseled against, and yet it seems the 
advice fell on deaf ears, that the better 
judgment of men ‘was crowded into the 
background by the ever-growing volume 
of building construction. The lure for 
a killing, inspired more or less by greed, 
has caused certain elements in the build- 
ing industry to pyramid wages and prices 
to such an extent that construction costs 
have reached almost prohibitive levels. 
There was no getting away from the 
fact that such methods were dangerous, 
and now the reaction has set in. Build- 
ing operations can no longer be financed 
with ease owing to the fact that inflated 
costs cut the former down to negligible 
paying propositions. It is true that the 
demand for labor and material was 
enormous but, though the supply was 
limited, there was a vanishing point for 
that demand when reason ceased to 
exist. Already the demand is falling 
away. 

At a meeting of the National Con- 
struction Council at New York recently 
4 resolution was adopted to curtail 
building operations until lower prices 
prevailed. Bankers all over are sand- 
ing the tracks on building loans, in fact, 
Some are refusing to be interested at all 
im speculative building. 


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issued a neat twelve-page booklet that 
sets forth the objects of the Exchange 


Had a more conservative course been 
followed, instead of an attempt at whole- 


sale-tilting of prices to the top notch, and what a Building Exchange can do 
promising and prosperous conditiohs for the contractors of a city. 
would not have been blighted; instead, They are also installing an employ- 


it is probable that they would have ruled 
right along for several years, ‘there 
would have been plenty of business, to 
say nothing of continued and steady em- 
ployment for the building trades me- 
chanic. 


ment bureau through which to supply 
the contractors with competent help; a 
Credit Bureau for collecting bad ac- 
counts and keeping tab’ on the people 
who are slow in paying their account to 
the contractors; Architects’ Department, 
where plans for buildings may be filed 
and put on exhibit for all contractors 
to go over in making their bids; Free 
Information Bureau, for securing in- 
formation of all kinds for members from 
other cities of the United States. 

They also are going to make their Ex- 
change the headquarters for all crafts 
of the building industry, letting them 
meet in our rooms on such nights as they 
may select. 


SOUTH BENDERS IN EARNEST. 


Working Along Constructive Lines to 
Establish Best Builders’ Exchange 
in the State. 


Members of the South Bend Builders’ 
Exchange are now busy completing their 
membership campaign. In their drive 
to build up their organization they have 


APRIL BUILDING VOLUME IN INDIANA BOOMED ALONG TO SURPASS 
EVEN MARCH’S RECORD HEIGHT. Q 

April in keeping with the custom of recent months came through with flying 
colors and as a result Indiana’s high monthly building record was once more 
smashed. Though March figures from ten of the State’s leading cities ran up to, 
and trickled over, the nine million dollar mark, far and away ahead of any other 
previous monthly total, the succeeding month, April, came right back and even 
topped the previous high record by $221,443, a gain of 2.4%. 

In view of the fact that there is a tendency to hold up future building oper- 
ations about the country until there is some recession in construction costs, and 
even now an indication in that direction is evident in Indiana it would not be - 
surprising if the April building figures will stand out as the monthly peak for 
some time to come. 

Comparisons between the collective and individual building performances of 
the ten cities show that in April there were 863 more permits issued than in March 
this year though only four of the municipalities showed gains in the matter of 
estimated valuations. As compared with the April period a year ago there were 
947 more permits granted in April, 1923, and every city showed increased esti- 
mated valuations running. up a total increase of $3,980,159 or a gain of 75.2% 
over the April 1922 figures. 

Individually the various cities in ranking order of gain in estimated valu- 
ations and increased permits granted are as follows: Evansville, 369.6%, 72 per- 
mits; Ft. Wayne, 232.9% gain, 114 permits; Richmond, 123.4%, 50 permits; Terre 
Haute, 112.6% gain, 100 permits; Elkhart, 110.2%, 12 permits; Gary, 108.8%, 29 
permits; Hammond, 60.9%, 27 permits; Indianapolis, 25.3%, 68 permits; South 
Bend, 20.7%, 320 permits; Muncie, no record for 1922. 

Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne and South Bend were well within the million dollar 
class, while Evansville just failed to reach the select company. 

Here are the April building figures: 


rs 1923 1922 

Cities Per Est. Val. er. Est. VaL 
AN 3 Seu metre ee i he Hae 38 $ 123,300 26 $ 58,650 
PPRRS Ge he ee EAS 270 969,175 198 206,350 
ie WY Ges Wane eee ek 383 1,939,275 269 582,385 
Ree tics eae lt a ae 110 406,777 81 194,759 
Peon See. SU 133 408,075 106 253,575 
Indignapolis® 4. ee 20 oe 1761 3,215,976 1693 2,566,382 

es eee Se Ah 155 279,730 No Record 
SURCMINON he ae ee ST 97 145,120 47 64,95% 
Otro Reerid) 2. 2 ee Fo + 672 1,436,162 352 1,189,874 
YTerreHante Su x Ne eke, 360 327,524 260 154,035 
Lota ee ees 3979 $9,251,114 3032 $5,270,955 


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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report publiehed in pre 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS. 


*Grade School Building: 
bas; Zionsville, Ind., Eagle and Civil Twps., 
Boone county. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap 
Co., 1050 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis. Own- 
er, Jesse E. Phillippi, trustee, Meridian Street, 
Zionsville, Ind. Owner receiving bids to close 
June 15th, 1923. (See legal advertising in this 
issue.) Brick. 

*School (6 rooms): $55,000, District No. 20, 
Wayne township, Marion county, Ind, near In- 


$90,000. 2 sty. and 


dianepolis. Archt., Chas. Byfield, Peoples Bank 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Vestal Davis, trus- 
tee, R. R. “C” D. Indianapolis. Plans. completed. 
Owner will advertise for bids in a few days. 
Brick. .- 

*Township School Building: $38,000, Clay 
School Township, Bartholomew county, Ind. 


Archt., The Elmer \E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Dela- 
ware St., Indianapolis. Owner, Edgar W. Trot- 
ter, trustee, Petersville, Ind. 
bids at town hall, * Petersville, 
June 8 at 10:00 a. m. Brick. 

Church-and Convent House: $100,000, Stevens 
St., J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 Indiana 
Pythian Bldz. Owner, Holy Rosary Church, Rev. 
Marino Priori, Pastor. Archt. receivine bids to 
close June 4. Concrete, wood and steel 
framing, slate and composition roofing, steam 
heat, plumbing and electrical wiring. . 

*Cattle Barn: 1 and 2 sty., 670x210, “Fair- 
grounds.” Archt., J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 
401 Indiana Pythian Bldg. Owner, Indiana Board 
of Agriculture, State House, indianapolis. Bids 
rejected, 


Owner receiving 
Iad., on Friday, 


brick, 


*Sheep Pavilion: ‘‘Fairgrounds.” Archt., J. 
Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 401 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg. Owner, Indiana Board of Agriculture, 
State House. Bids rejected. 


*Sunday School: (add.), 2 sty., 63x140, Sey- 
mour, Ind,- Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, The First Baptist 
Church, Rev. S., G. Huntington, 3241 N. Capitol 
Ave., Indianapolis, Owner taking bids to close 
June 12th. Brick. 


“Stores (6) and Apartment Hotel (10, 3 and 4 
Roo.n Apartments): $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., 72x 
135. Harrison and Franklin Sts., Shelbyville, 
Ind. Archt., Bacon and Tislow, 31 West Ohio 
St.,. Indianapolis.’ Owner, Birely-Mardis-Stewart 
Realty Co., Jos. R. Mardis, Pres., Chas. Birely, 
Secy., Thos. D. Stewart, Treas., Shelbyville, Ind. 
Plans in progress, ready for bids about June 10. 
Brick, in-a-door beds, copper set store fronts, new 
steam heating plant, comp. roof. 


*Commercal Garage and Salesroom: $60,000, 2 
sty. and bas., 170x130. Sycamore and Market 
Sts., Kokomo, Ind. Arecht., Bacon and Tislow, 
31 West Ohio St., Indianapolis. Owner, -2o0rge 
W. Sipe, 5389 West Taylor St. Lessee of building, 
Frank C. Penmell Co, (Ford Agency), 508 W. 
Taylor St., Kokomo. Plans in progress. Owner 
will be ready for bids in two weeks. Brick, 
hollow tile, copper set fronts, comp. roof, steam 
heat, tile and concrete floor, steel sash. 


*County Hospital: (rem. and add.), rem. resi- 
dence into hospital, erection of an addition and 
rem. present barn into a nurses’ home, Martins- 
ville, Ind. Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son, 1001 
Majestic Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Board of 
Trustees of the Morgan County Memorial Hos- 
pital, Martinsville, Ind. Owner reeciving bids to 
close July 2 at 2 o’clock p. m. (See legal ad- 
vertising this issue. 

*Church: 1 sty. and bas., 76x100, Brownsburg, 
Ind. Archt., Harrison and Turnock, 500 Board 
ot Trade Bldg., Indianapolis. Christian 
Church. Rev. McCauley, pastor; Brownsburg, 
Ind. Bids in. Two low bidders are refizuring 
general contract, A. A. Gill, Colfax, Ind., and 
Jake Mann, Mooresville, Ind. Low bidder 
heating and plumbing, Brown Heating 
Plumbing Co., Brownsburg, Ind. 


*Church: $35,000, Roosevelt Ave. 


in 


Owner, 


on 
and 


and Stewart 


St. Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave. 
Owner, Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Clarence 
Wilhelm, pastor, 2372 Adams St. Archt. ready 
for bids. Brick. 


Bank Building: $30,000, 1 sty. and bas., Ris- 
ing Sun, Ind. Owner, Nationa] Bank of Rising 
Sun, S. Beymer, Pres.; J. N. Perkins, cashier, 
Rising Sun, Ind. Archt., Wilson B. Parker, 620 
State Life Bldg., Indianapolis.’ Plans completed. 
Owner will build by day, awarding separate con- 
tracts. Start work soon. Brick and stone, con- 
erete vault, vault door, new bank fixtures. 


Residence: Noblesville, Ind. Archt., Wilson 
B. Parkef, 620 Stats Life Bldz., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Fred Heilman, Noblesville, Ind. Plans 
in progress. Frame. 

Residence, Garage and Stables: $20,000, TIIli- 
nois and 43rd. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 


State Life Bldz. 
N. Meriidan St. 


Owner, Marea F. Hare, 4270 
Plans completed. Owner award- 


ing separate contracts. 

*Residences (5): $75,000 total, No. Pennsyl- 
vania St. near 46th. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 
£12 State Life Bldg. Owner, William B. Paul, 
Pres. Federal Finance Co., 315 Lemcke Bldg. 
Plans about completed, ready for bids next 
week. Stucco, tile rofs, furnaces. 

Contracts Awarded. 
*Terminal Warehouse and Business’. Block: 


$1,250,000, 5 sty. and bas., 245x195 (designed to 
earry 6 additional stories), Pennsylvania and 
Georgia Sts. Archt. and engineer, Rubush and 
Hunter, 428 American Central Life Bldg. Owner, 
Terminal Building Corporation, Albert E, Metz- 
ger, Prest., c/o The Fletcher Trust Co.; W. J. 
Hogan, c/o Indiana Refriverator Co.; B. E. Met- 
ealf, c/o Indiana Refrigerator Co. General con- 
tract let to William P. Jungelaus Co., 825 Mass. 


Ave., Indianapolis. Start work shortly. Brick, 
reinforced concrete and steel. 

Garage and Service: i sty., 40x150. Archt., 
Walter B. Stern, 726 Indiana Pythian Bldg. 
Owner, George Rafert, Beech Grove, Indian- 
apolis. Excavating. Day work. Concrete block, 
brick front. 

Store (rem.): $7,000, 22 So. Delaware. Archt., 
Chas. Byfield, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Al- 
bert Wormser, contract let to Jos. Sertell, 111 


Monument Circle. 


ANDERSON 


*Orphans Home: $125,000 (exclusive of hos- 
pital furnishings and equipment), ‘‘Calvin Bron- 
nenburg Farm,’ 2 miles east of Anderson. 
Archt., E, R. Watkins, 337 Farmers Trust Bldg., 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


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Anderson. Owner, Board of County Commission- 
ers, Henry P. Hardie, Auditor, Courthouse,. An- 
derson, Ind. Owner receiving bids to close June 
2ist at 10 a. m. (See legal advertising in this 
issue.) Brick, stone trim, comp. roof, central 
heating plant, iron stairs, radial brick stack, 
tile and terrazzo work. The following are figur- 
ing general contract: T. B. Kelly and Sons, 
Eshelman and Sons, Glenn Gardner, Ben. Wright, 
all of Anderson, and Ainsworth and Son Constr- 
Co., Terre Haute. 

High School: $75,000, 2 sty. & bas., Alexan- 
dria, Ind. Archt., Ernest R. Watkins, 337 Farm- 
ers Trust Bldz., Anderson, Ind. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Alexandria, Ind. Architeet se- 
lected. Brick, stone trim. 


Township School (add. alt.), $30,000, 
Greensboro School Township, Henry County, In- 
diana. Archt., Ernest R. Watkins, 337 Farmers 
Trust Bldg., Anderson, Owner, Homer C. Gar- 
riott, trustee, Kennard, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Brick, 2 sty. Work will consist of a three-room 
addition, new combination gymnasium and audi- 


torium, heating, plumbing, wiring and general 
alterations. 


and 


Hospital: (100 beds), $500,000. 
Miller, 545 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Prot- 
estant Hospital Association, Arthur C. Call, 
Prest., E. H. Carr, in charge of campaign for 
finances, Farmers Trust Bldg, Sketches. Own- 
ers financing at present. Expect, to build this 
summer or fall. Brick. 


*Grade School Building: $150,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 80x176 (15 classrooms), “Shadeland school.’ 
Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers Trust Building, 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Anderson, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Owner wiil advertise for bids 
in thirty days. Brick, terra cotta trim, folding 
partitions, comp. roof, split system of heating, 
iron and concrete stairs, slate blackboards. 


Residence and Garage: $15,000, 2 sty. & bas. 
Archt., E. F. Miiler, 545 Farmers Trust Bldz. 
Owner, E. E. Luse, 25 West Tenth St. Plans in 
progress. Bids in 30 days. Brick veneer, tile 
roof, water softener, tile and hardwood floors, 
automatic water heater, hot water heat. 


Residence and Garage: $15,000, 2 sty. and 
bas. Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers Trust 
Bldg. Owner, George Pierce, 1821 Central Ave. 
Plans in progress. Bids soon. Frame, tile or 
asphalt shingle roof, hot water heat, tile and 
hardwood floors. 


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Archt., E. F. 
Owner, H. L. 


Residence and Garage: $8,000. 
Miller, 545 Farmers Trust Bldz, 
Biery. Plans in progress. Frame. 


Church (Addition of Sunday School Rooms 
and Rem.): Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers 
Trust Bldg. Owner, United Brethren Church. 
Plans in progress. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Garage and Salesroom: $35,000, 1 and 2 sty., 
773x144, Jackson St. Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 
Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Iva Ray, 19 East 
Ninth St. Lessee of building, Reliable Machine 
Co., 29 West Ninth St. General contract awarded 
to Eshelman and Son Construction Co., 714 Jack- 
son St., Anderson, Ind: Excavating. Brick. 


*Parochial School: $100,000, 2 sty., 122x122. 
Archt., Ernest R, Watkins, 347 Farmers Trust 
Bldg. Owner, St. Mary’s ‘Congregation, Rev, 
Thomas Travers, pastor. General contractor, 


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Ainsworth and Son, Terre Haute, Ind. Starting 


brick work. 


*Sales Pavilion: $30,000, 2 sty., 72x144, 8th 
and Central. Archt., Ernest R..Watkins, 347 
Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Anderson Sales 
Pavilion Co., ¢/o County Agricultural Agent, 
Courthouse. General contractor, Ben F. Wright, 
Foundation in. 


BLOOMINGTON. 


Schools (1 room buildings): Dist. No. 1, 2, 5, 
6, 9 (5), near Bloomington, Monroe county, 
Bloomington township. Owner, L. M. Hanna, 
Bloomington, Ind., trustee. Bids close June 4th 
at 10:30 a. m. 


Residence : Areht., Alfred Grindle. 
William B. Adams. 


CULVER. 


Owner, 
Plans in progress. 


Memorial Library Building: Owner, Culver 
Military Academy, Culver, Ind. Start work soon. 
Brick, 


Storage Building: 1 sty., 340x206. 
Culver Military Academy, Culver, Ind. 
work this summer. Steel. 


Owner, 
Start 


Recreation Building: 1 sty. and bas., 205x 
180. Owner, Culver Military Academy, Culver, 
Ind. Starting work, will contain gymnasium, 
shooting gallery, basket ball courts, ete. 


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*Masoni¢ Lodge Buliding (rem.): $20,000. 
Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg., 
Lafayette, Ind. Owner, Masonic Lodge No. 239, 
F, and A. M., Perry R. Stokes in charge, EI- 
wood, Ind. Plans in progress. General altera- 
tions, 


*Church (add.): $12,000. Pfivate plans. Own- 
er, St. Johns Lutheran Congregation, O. W. 
Hessler, Chmn. Bldg. Com., 1111 Main St., El- 
wood, Owner taking bids. Brick veneer, fur- 
nace heat. Rev. J. A. Longbaum, pastor. 


EVANSVILLE. 


Hotel: (28 rooms and baths addition to pres- 
ent building), ‘‘Hotel Madison,” Madisonville, 
Ky. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Hotel Madison, Madi- 
sonville, Ky. Plans in progress, ready for bids 
soon. Brick. 


Church: 2 sty. and ba&., 40x80, Providence, 
Ky. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture 
Bidg., Evansville, Ind. Owner, Providence Bap- 
tist Church, Providence, Ky. Plans in progress, 
ready for bids in two weeks. Brick. 


Office and Mercantiie Suiiding: = sty. and 
bas., 92x32, Providence, Ky. Archt., Clifford 
Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville, Ind. 
Owner, St. Bernard Milling Co., Providence, Ky. 
Plans in progress. Brick. 

High School: 2 sty. and bas., 80x35, and 1 
wing, 40x40, Newburg, Ind, Vanderburg county. 


Archt., Alfred Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 


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Newburgh, Ind. Plans in progress. Owner wil 
kayection for bids in June. Rugby raion Bed- 
ford stone trim, steam heat, comp. roof, wil ts 
tain manual training and domestic science dep s+, 
boiler and fuel rooms, gymnasium, class rooms 
and library. 
*Lodge Building, Post’ Office and Stores: $30,- 


Zs ;. 52x80, Morganfield, Ky. 
Ske, lachans Saath Peoples Bank Bldg.,. 


Archt., Alfred Neucks, ‘3 
Evansville. Owner, I. O. O. F. Lodge, ry ap eA 
field, Ky. Plans about completed, ready for bi 


in a few days. Brick, will contain 7 offices, 2 
stores, post office and 3 lodge rooms. : 
Private 


h: (colored), 38 Jordan Ave. L 
ore ony St. Bethel Missionary Baptist 
Church, Rev.. M. H. Hester, pastor. Plans in 


progress. Owners raising funds, mature this 


summer. Brick. 


School: (addition of 2 class rooms and heating 
system): $10,000, Chrisney, Ind. Archt., Harry 
E. Boyle & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, Board of Education, Chrisney, Ind. 
Plans in progress. 


Duplex: (rem. from residence), $7,000. Archt., 
Anderson and Stingle, 108 Upper 4th. : Owner, 
Patrick Maroney. Plans in progress. Bids soon. 


*Residence: (Colonial), 2 sty. and bas. Archt., 
Harry E. Boyle and Co. Owner, Louis Hahn. 
Bids rejected. Archt. will revise plans and 
take new bids later. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Bank Building: $45,000, 1 sty. and bas., 50x 
80, Poseyville, Ind. Archt., Clifford Shopbell 
& Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville, : Owner, 
Bozeman-Waters National Bank, Poseyville, Ind. 
General contract let to J. O. Sickels, Prince- 
ton, Ind. Start work at once. Brick, terra 
cotta, Napoleon grey Carthage marble. 


*Printing Plant: 1 sty., 90x115, Oakland City, 
Ind. Archt., Clifford Shopbell and Co., Evans- 
ville. Owner, J. W. Cockrum Printing Co., Oak- 
land City, Ind. General contract awarded to 
J. O. Sickels, Princeton, Ind. Start work at 
once, Brick. 


*Catholic High School and Brothers’ Home: 
$500,000. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Fur- 
niture Bldg. Owner, Francis J. Reitz, Catholic 
High School for Boys, Francis J. Reitz, doner. 
General contractor, M. J. Hoffman Construction 
Co. Pouring footings. Roofing let to. G. W. 
Sontag Co.; plastering to J. P. Fabiau; heating 
and plumbing to H. G. Newman Co.; marble and 
tile, Indiana Mosiac. & Tile Co., all of Evansville 


*Bakery: 1 sty., 70x70, Kentucky Ave. and 
Blackford. Private plans. Owner, J. J. Weiss. 
Start work soon. Owner will build by day labor. 
Brick. 


Bank: (interior rem.), Morganfield, Ky. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, Peoples Bank and Trust Co., 
Morganfield, Ky. General contract awarded to 
F. J. Cawling and Co., Mt. Carmel, Il. 


FORT WAYNE 


School (new auditorium and gymnasium build- 
ing, and rem. present building), $35,000, “Wolf- 
lake, Ind., Noble County. Archt., Chas. R. 
Weatherhogg, 250 West Wayne St., Fort Wayne, 
Ind., Board of School Trustees, Wolflake, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Owner will advertise for bids 
in 30 days. Brick. 


School (2-room addition), $10,000, Wayne School 


Township, Allen County, Indiana. Archt., Chas, 


-R. Weatherhogg, 250 West Wayne St, Fort 


Wayne, Ind. Owner, Albert Fox, trustee, Miller 
Street, Fort Wayne. ‘Plans in progress, Owner 
will advertise for bids soon, Brick, 


«Commercial Garage and Storage: $75,000.00, 
Archt., Chas. R. Weatherhogg, 250 W. Wayne St. 
Owner, The Yellow Cab (Co., James Ford, man- 
ager. Bids in under advisement. Brick, reinf, 
conc. and steel, steel sash, comp. roof, steam 
heat, 3 sty., 60x210. : 

Office Building: 2 sty. and bas. Archt., Chas, 
R. Weatherhogg and Co., 250 West Wayne St. 
Owner, Fort Wayne Rolling Mill Co. Archt. tak. 


ine bids. Brick, fireproof construction. 


Stores and Apartments: 2 sty. and bas., 52x100, 


South Whitley, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 
Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, N, V. Norris, 
South Whitley, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, 
tile, comp. roof, steam heat, 


Administration Building: $50,000.00, South 
Whitley, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaf 
Bldg., Fort Wayne, Ind. Owner, National Or- 
ganization of Specialty Salesmen, South Whitley, 
Ind. Owner builds by day labor. Brick. 


*Masonic Temple and Stores: $50,000.00, Gar- 
rett, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff 
Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, Masonic Lodge, H. F. 
Mountz, in charge, Garrett, Ind. ‘Plans about 
completed. Ready for bids next week, Brick, 
stone trim. 


Bank (general interior alterations): $20,000, 
Ligonier, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff 
Bldg., Fort Wayne, Owner, Mier State Bank, 
A. B. Mier, Prest., Ligonier, Ind. Bids in under 
advisement, Work will consist of a new vault, 
bronze doors, tile floors, bank fixtures, plumbing, 
wiring and general alterations. 


*Residence (alt. and rem.): Wabash, Ind. 
Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg, Fort 
Wayne. Owner, Chas, A. Bradley, Wabash, Ind. 
Bids soon. 


*Lodge Building: $50,000, Kendallville, Ind. 
Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705. Shoaff Bldg., Fort 
Wayne, Owner, B. P. O. E. No, 1194, Kendall- 


ville, Ind. Plans nearing completion. Bids this 
summer. Brick. 


*Residence: $15,000, Lake Wawasee, Ind 
Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bdlg., Fort 
Wayne. Owner, Chas. Able, c/o Archt, Plans 
about completed, Bids this summer, Frame, 
private water system, septic tank, 


Residence: $15,000. Archt., Mahurin and 
Mahurin, 124 West Jefferson. Owner, Mrs. W. 
F. Moellering, 323 West Washington St. Plans 
in progress. Bids soon. Brick veneer. 


*Residence and Garage: $10,000. Archt., Ma- 
hurin and Mahurin, 124 West Jefferson St. 
Owner, Charles Miller, c/o Fort Wayne Paper 
Co. Archt. receiving bids. Brick. 


*Shrine Temple: $400,000.  Archt., Guy Ma- 
hurin, 500 Lincoln Life Bldg, Owner, Mizpah 
Temple, C. A. Meigs, Illustrious Potentate, 1012 


Calhoun St. Plans nearing completion; mature 
about July 1. Brick, 
Duplex (4 apts.): $15,000, 2 sty., 84xb4. 


Archt., George L. Ohmart Co., 216 Utility Bldg. 
Owner, H, H. Rodgers, 205 W. Wayne. Bids re- 


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jected. Will revise plans and take new bids this agency) and Oscar Fox, 2301 Forest Park. Plans and Co., 201 West Wayne St. Bids in under ad- 
fall, in progress, Brick, steel sash, comp. roof, steam visement. Brick, reinf. cone, 

Parish House and Garage: $10,000. Archt., F. heat, concrete and tile floors. *Residence: $7,500. Archt., Pohlmeyer and 
A. Fortney, Citizens Trust Bldg. Owner, St. *Apartment and Stores: $20,060. Archt., Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg. Owner, Howard 
Johns Reformed Ghurch, Rev. F. H. Rupnow, Henry Schnorr, 401 Noll Bldg. Owner. Herman Townsend, 2501 Hoagland. Bids shortly. Frame. 
pastor, 219 W. Washington St. Plans in prog- Scheele. Ready for bids. Brick. 
ress, ready for bids in 10 days, 2 sty. and bas., *Residence: $10,000. Areht., Henry Schnorr, 


30x49. Frame, asphalt shingle roof, furnace 401 Noll Bldg. Owner, Walter Lupke, c/o Citi- 47x175, ‘Archt., Poblmeyer and Pohimever, 808 
heat. zens Trust Co. Low bidder on general contract, Central Bldg. ” Owner, Christiap Miller (sheet 

*Office Building (for physicians and dentists), Fred Buckel, 1337 State. Award contract shortly. Metal works), Broadway and Jefferson, Owner 
$350,000, 7 sty. Archt., George L. Ohmart Co., Frame. will build by day labor. Start work soon. Brick. 


216 Utility Bldg. Owner, Wayne Medical Bldg. *Residence: $8,000. Archt., Leighton Bowers, *Residence and Garage: $18,000, 2 sty., 50x36. 
Co., William Jordan, sec’y, c/o The Wayne Utility Bldg. Owner, Robert Burns, 230 Utility Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 301 Central 


ee : Siig Bldg. O ry Carl W. Rose, 1021 Calhoun St. 
Pharmacal Co., lessee of two floors and _ base- Bldg. Revising plans. Frame and StHErS: Geneta? eputeaet awed ded to Fred H. Grote, 211 


Contracts Awarded 
*Stores, Apartments and Hall: $25,000, 2 sty., 


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ment, The Wayne Pharmacal Co. Plans in prog- ee eet Building (rem. from residence), 4 West Leith St. Start work at once. Brick veneer. 
f hey apts. rcht., Leighton Bowers, Utility Bldc. 
ress; mature late summer. Owner, Dr.'S. T. Yetidecson. 294 Gannit. Pte: *Residence: $8,000. Archt., Pohlmeyer and 


Pohlmeyer, Central Bldg. Owner, Fred Tellman, 
2714 John St. Excavating. 


Residences (3): $7,500 each. Archt., Pohl- 
meyer and Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg.* Owner, 
Pohlmeyer and Miller Real Estate Co. Owner 


*Factory: 1 sty., 50x100. Archt. (plans only), liminary plans in progress. Frame. 
Ray Aurentz, Bass\ Block, Fort Wayne, Owner, Apartment Building (4 apts.). Archt., Leigh- 
Rittenhouse Mnfg. Co., Akron, Ind. Plans sent ton Bowers, Utility Bldg. Owner, name with- 
to owner. Owner will probably build~by day held for present. Brick. Plans in progress. 


labor. Brick. GH ae $5,000. Archt., Leighton Bowers, builds. 

2 tility Bldg. Owner, E. Q, f ie 
*Church: $50,000, Gay and Pontiac Sts., Fort pts Meened: bap minted Ye ee fae ame *Bungalow: $9,000. Archt., Pohlmeyer and 
Wayne. Archt., David Riebel and Matheny, 916 Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg. Owner, L. M. 


First National Bank Bldg., Columb S OBio: _*Church: $90,000. Archt., Griffith and Good- Shepler, 1726 Maumee Ave. General eontract 
Owner, Grace Evangelical CROeEE vee Weer rich, 211 East Berry. Owner, First Evangelical let to Hilgeman and Schaaf, Utility Bldg. Frame. 


Ind. Plans nearing completion. Bids shortly. seat ea ee ee a aigna tag *Residence and Garage: $10,000. Archt., 

*Apartment Building and Stores: 930,000. : Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, Central Bldg. Owner, 
Archt., Ray‘ Aurentz, Bass Block, Owner George Residence: $9,000. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Frank L. Becker, 2118 Webster St. General con- 
Marhoff, c/o The Ideal Cash Grocery Caz 1813 Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Blde. Owner, Otto Heger- tract let to August Fuhrman, 237 West Leith St. 


John St. Bids in under advisement, Brick. feld, 1230 Home Ave. Plans in progress, Frame. *Residence: $11,000, Archt., Pohlmeyer and 
*Church and Parish House: $300,000, “L” *Residence and Garage: $18,000, State and Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg. Owner, Mrs. E. G. 


Anthony. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, Kampe, 801 West Jefferson. Contract let to 


shape, Wayne and Ewing Sts., Fort Wayne. ne ; s1s ra 
Owner, Trinity English Lutheran Congregation: penienl pre ragter: Joh elete, 336 Pearl St. see gon eneeti Utility Bldg. Start work 


202 East Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Archt., Bert- 7 
rand Goodhue, 2 West 47th St., New York City, *Parochial School: $10,000, . Garrett, Ind. *Residence: $16,000. Archt., Pohlmeyer and 
N, Y. Plans nearing complation. Variegated Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, Central Bldg., Pohlmeyer, Central Bldz. Owner, R. A. Francis, 
Gray Ind. limestone. Green copper shingle roof, Fort Wayne. Owner, Zion Evangelical Lutheran c/o Archt. General contract let to E. W. Snouf- 
steam heat, 2 sty. & bas., 170x150. ‘“‘Cruciform Church, Garrett, Ind. Owner taking bids. fer, 430 East Wash. St. Excavating. 


Gothic Architecture.” Brick. f 
z *School: $89,000, Pierceton, Ind., Sparta Twp., 
Garage and Salesroom: $50,000, 1 sty. and *Commercial Garage, Offices and Stores: 2 Noble County, Ind. Archt., Griffith and Good- 
bas., 150x100, East Washington and Barr Sts. sty. and bas., 125x150. Archt., Pohlmeyer and rich, Fort Wayne. Owner, Curtis G. Lenwell, 
Private plans. Owner, Krieger Bros. (Chevrolet Pohlmeyer, Central Bldg. Owner, I. Freiberger trustee, Pierceton, Ind. General contract awarded 


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to Noah Franz, Silver Lake, Ind. Heating and 
plumbing let to Hipskind Heating and Plmg. Co., 
Wabash, Ind. Wiring let to F. E. Strauss, War- 
saw, Ind. 

*Parochial School: $10,000. Archt., J. M. E. 
Riedel, Noll Bldg. Owner, St. Paul’s Lutheran 


Congregation, Rey. Jacob Miller, pastor, St. 
Paul’s Church. General contractor, Wehrenberg 
and Son. Excavating. 

*Residence: $10,000. Archt., Leiczhton Bowers, 


Utility Bldg. Owner, H. L. Logue, 3309 S. Clin- 
ton St. General contract let to Albert Weinman, 
807 West Creighton St. 


*Residence: $6,500. Archt., Henry ~Sehnorr, 
401 Noll Bldg. Owner, Henry Ozaki, 115 West 
Wayne. General contract let to Geo. Beuchel; 


1614 East Lewis St. 


$7,000. Archt., Henry Schnorr, 
401 Noll Bldg. Owner, Bertha Griebel, 714 West 
Superior St. General contract let to George 
Beuchel, 1614 East Lewis St. 


*Theater (M. P.): $50,000, Broadway and 
Huestes. Archt., Henry Meyer, 615 West Jeffer- 
son. Owner, Broadway Theater Co., J. P: Mollett, 
Mgr., 2017 Lafayette. General contractor, Henry 
Wehrenburg and Son, 802 Madison St. Founda- 
tion in. Brick, e@nerete and steel. 1 sty and 
bas., 75x150. ° 


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Gymnasium: $5,000. Owner, Board of Educa- 
tion and City of Goldsmith are contemplating 
the erection of a community gymnasium. Defi- 


nite* data later. Frame. 

Residence: Near Goldsmith. Private plans. 
Owner, Guy Nash (farmer), Southwest of Gold- 
smith R. R. General contract let to Hinkle 


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*Church and Sunday School: $55,000, 1 sty. 
and bas., 50x80, Madison Street. Archt., Houck 
and Smenner, 123144 West Main St. Owner, 
Madison Street M. E. Church, Rev. J. H. Runkle, 
1406 S. Madison St. Plans in progress, Brick, 
stone trim, folding partitions, art glass, furnace 
heat, will contain auditorium, kitchen, Sunday 
school rooms, banquet hall. 


$700,000, 6 sty. and bas., 
Archt., Kibele 


*Masonic Temple: 
117x198, Main and Madison Sts. 
and Gerrard, 335 Johnson Bldg. Owner, Masonic 
Temple Ass’n, G. W. Wagner, A. L. Johnson, 
Muncie, Erecting steel. Archt. is writing speci- 
fications on all other sub-trades. Will ask for 
bids this summer. 


Contracts Awarded 


_*Seience Hall (North Wing), $60,000, Indiana 
State Normal School. Archt., Kibele and Ger- 
rard, 385 Johnson Bldg. Owner, Indiana State 
Normal School, Terre Haute,’ Ind., and Muncie, 


*Parish House: 1 sty. and bas. 
and Smenner, 32114 West Main St. 
copal Church, Rey, 
builds by day labor. 

*Residence: $15,000.  Archt., 
Smenner, 12314 West Main St. 
Stetter. 


Archt., Houck 
Owner Epis- 
M.M. Day, pastor. Owner 


Houck and 
Owner, George 
On foundation. Brick veneer and frame. 


NEW CASTLE. 


*High and Grade School: 
$60,000, Gaston, Ind., 
ware county, 


(rem. and add.), 
Washington Twp., Dela- 
Archt., Charles W. Taylor, 206 


Maxim Bldg., Newcastle, Ind. Owner, Henry 
M. Long, trustee, Gaston, Ind. Owner, re- 
ceiving bids to close June 16th at 2:30 p. m. 


(See legal advertising in this issue). Briek. 

gt PS” ee oe Building: $240,000, Newcastle. 
Archt., McGuire and Shook, Indiana Pythian 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Young Mens Chris- 
tian Association, A. P. Zeterburg, Chmr. Bldg. 
Comm., Newcastle, Plans nearing completion. 
Bids soon. Brick, frpf. constr. 


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*Fire Alarm Bldg.: $20,000. 
Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St. 
of Public Safety, City Hall. Low bidder, Harry 
Covert, $19,615; plumbing, Freitag and Wein- 
hart, $6,746. Bids ran too hizh, will probably 
reject and advertise for new bids later. 


*Children’s Hospital: $25,000. Archt., Johnson, 
Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St. Owner, Board 
of County Commrs., Court Bids 


Archt., Johnson, 
Owner, Board 


House. re- 


.Jected, will readvertise for new bids later. Brk. 


*Church: $100,000, Brazil, ‘Ind. Archt., John- 
son, Miller and Miller, Terre Haute. Owner, 
First Presbyterian Church. Foundation in, Oscar 
Miller (contractor), Brazil, Ind. Will superin- 
tend the construction of the superstructure, and 
is taking bids on material. 


School: (rem.) $6,000, Carbon, Ind. Archt., 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre 
Haute. Owner, Board of School Trustees, John 
T. Summers, Pres., Carbon, Ind. Owner taking 
bids to close May 29 at 4:30 Pp. m. 

VINCENNES. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Parochial School (add.) 
$55,000. Loogootee, Ind. 
802 American National Bank Bldg., Vincennes, 
Ind. Owner, St. Johns Catholic Church, Rey. 
Joseph Gordon, Loogootee» Ind. General con- 
tract let to Sam Kirk, 1404 N. 4th St., Vincen- 


and Sisters’ Home: 
Archt., J. W. Gaddis, 


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MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Clinton: Filling Station, Vine St. near Main. 
Owner, The A. M. Motor Co., Tony Marietta, 
manager, Clinton. Plans in progress. Start 
work soon. Brick. 


Elkhart: Factory (addition), 75,000, 2 sty., 
100x150, East Jackson Boulevard. Private plans, 
Owner, The Buescher Band Instrument Co., F. A. 
Buescher, V.-P. Owner taking bids. Brick. 


*Goshen: Bank (rem. from stores), $50,000. 
Archt., K. M. T, Vitzthum and Co., 605 N. Michi- 
gan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Owner, State Bank of 
Goshen, 116 Main St., Goshen, Ind. Plans near- 
ing completion, ready for bids soon. Brick, 
terra cotta, concrete vault, vault door, steam 
heat, composition roof, metal skylights, tile and 
marble work, bank fixtures. - 


Hartford City: Church (rem. and add.), $7,500. 
High and Grant streets. Owner, The Chris- 
tian Church, Will Chapman, H. C. Templeton, 
John Beath, J. J. Sowers, Q. S. Stansbury. Plans 
in progress, ready for bids shortly. Work will 
consist of plastering, new heating system, 
decorating and general alterations. 

*Laporte: (School), wiring school 
plumbing. Archt., Chas. H. Young. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees. Owner taking bids to 
close June 4 at 7 p. m. 


Lebanon: Church (addition for Sunday school 
purposes). Private plans. Owner, Presbyterian 
Congregation, Rev. Hardy Lumb, Pastor. Plans 
in prozress. Owners financing. Mature this 
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Ligonier: (Auditorium and Gymnasium), add. 


to high school, 2 sty., 70x116. Archt., R.. L. 
Simmons, Elkhart, Ind. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Ligonier, Ind. Plans in progress. 


Owner will advertise for bids soon. 


Logansport: The Northern Indiana Power Co. 
has purchased a lot on East Melbourne St. and 
will build a storage buildine. Definite data later. 


Brick, 
Martinsville: Gymnasium, $10,000, along side 
of high school, Owner, Board of Education. 


Contemplated. Probably mature this summer. 


Michigan City: The First Christian Church, 


. Board of Trustees, Hiram Pinkston, echmn. bldg. 


comm., Rev, Donald C. Ford, pastor. Owners 
have purchased site at 11th and Main Sts. and 
will build a new church early next year. 


Pendleton: Parsonage, 2 sty, and bas. Owner, 
Christian Church. Plans in progress, mature 
early summer. Frame. 


Newcastle: Residence (8 rooms), East Broad 
St. Owner, Will Aitchison, Newcastle. Contract 
let to Milt Huffman, Mooreland, Ind. Start work 
at once. Frame, 

Residence and garage, $10,000. 


Salem: Archt., 


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Ralph Chatham, Orleans, Ind. Owner, James 
Berkey, Salem, Ind. Owner taking bids. Brick 
veneer, 


South Bend: Bank building and stores, S. W. 
corner Indiana Ave. and Kemble St. Owner, 
The Toth State Bank, 602 S. Chapin St. Site 
purchased. Will build this summer. Brick. 


*Thorntown: Church, $50,000. Archt. (plans 
only), Alfred Grindle, Bloomington, Ind. Owner, 
Thorntown Presbyterian Church, E. W. Moore, 
chmn. bldg. comm., Thorntown, Ind. Supt. of 
construction, Rodney Leonard (architect), Frank- 
fort, Ind. ‘Plans completed. Owner will be 
ready for bids in two weeks. Brick. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
% publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field- 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL HOUSE. ° 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that Metamora School 
Township, Franklin County, Indiana, by Louis 
R. Foster, trustee of said township and the 
Advisory Board thereof, will receive sealed bids 
at the office of said trustee in the Directors’ 
Room of the Farmers: Bank, in the town of 
Metamora, Metamora Township, Franklin 
County, Indiana, on 

TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1923, 

at 1:00 o’clock P. M. of said day, for the con- 
struction of a new joint elementary and high 
school building at the town of Metamora, in 
District No. One for the accommodation of all 
pupils of school age residing in said District No. 
One, and District No. Three, in said township 
and for the construction of a new one-roomed 
school building known as the Elm Grove School 
in District No. Two in said township, for in- 
struction in the elementary branches of study, 
and at the same time and place bids will also 
be received for the installation of the heating 
and ventilating system for said buildings; the 
plumbing and sswerage system and the electric 
work and electric plant, for each of said build- 
ings. 

All in accordance with the plans and speci- 
fications heretofore adopted and approved by 
the trustee and advisory board of said township 
which plans and specifications are now on file 
in the office of said trustee and in the office 
of the State Board of Accounts of the State of 
Indiana. 

Said Metamora School Building in District No. 
One to be a two story structure and the one in 
District No. Two to be a one-roomed frame build- 
ing, both with basements. District No. One 
building to be located on lands now owned by 
J. C. Gordon, in Section 36 in said township, and 
District No. Two on lands now owned by C. C. 
Shakel, in said school district. 

The estimated cost of the proposed buildings 
complete and the purchase of the necessary 
grounds therefor is $28700.00. Said bids will 
be received jointly or separately for the con- 
struction of said buildings. All bids must be 
in writing on forms prescribed by the laws of 


the State of Indiana, and delivered to said pad 
tee on or before the time mentioned herein. Eac 
bid on the general construction of said Metamora 
School in District No. One shall_ be oar 
panied by a certified check of the bidder in t 
sum of $500.00, and for the one-roomed <n 
building in District No. Two, by a olgeats 
check of the bidder in the sum of $300.00, a 
other bids for heating and ventilating, ayeter 
plumbing and sewerage system, electric wor 
and electric plant by a certified check of the 
bidder in the sum of $200.00, for each item bid 
on_ therein. f 

These certified checks to be held by said trus- 
tee as a guarantee of good faith by the bidder 
and that he will enter into a contract and 
execute a bond for the full amount of his bid, 
approved by the Trustee and Advisory Board, for 
the due performance thereof, if his bid be ac- 
cepted. The checks of the unsuccessful bidders 
will be returned to them when the contracts 
are awarded and entered into. Should the suc- 
cessful bidder fail to enter into such contract 
to execute said bond, he shall forfeit said certified 
check as liquidated damages for the use and 
benefit of said township. The plans and specifi- 
cations may be examined at the office of said 
trustee or at the office of Karl P. Henkel, Archi- 
tect, 108-110 Heinemann Bldg., Connersville, Ind. 
A deposit of $15.00 will be required of pro- 
spective bidders for plans and specifications for 
each branch of work taken from the office of 
said architect, which amount will be returned 
in full provided the same is returned on the day 
of the letting and a bona fide bid is submitted 
by the contractor. Should the bidder fail in 
one requirement. only the sum of $5.00 only 
shall be returned to him, but should he fail in 
the observance of both conditions, he shall for- 
feit the whole amount of said deposit. Each 
bidder shall endorse or stamp his name on. the 
beck of the drawing or cover of the specifica- 
tions used by him in preparing his proposals. 
Said bids or proposals will be considered jointly 
and severally, and will be let to the lowest re- 
sponsible bidder, who upon the award of a con- 
tract, shall give a bond to the approval of the 
Trustee and Advisory Board, for the benefit of 
any person, firm or corporation, who shall suffer 
any loss or damage by reason of such bidder 
failing or neglecting to perform the work award- 
ed him by such Trustee, and to pay for all Jabor 
and materials furnished him or any of such 
eontractors in the construction of said work. 
The trustee reserves the right to reject any and 


all bids. 
Dated this 22nd day of May, 1923. 
LOUIS R. FOSTER, Trustee Metamora 


School Township, Franklin County, Indiana. 
P. O. Address, Metamora, Ind. 
GEO. R, FOSTER, Atty., 
Metamora, Indiana. 
May 26, June 2-9, 1923. 


COUNTY HOSPITAL 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice Is hereby given that the Board of Trus- 
tees of the Morgan County Memorial Hospital, 
Martinsville, Ind., will receive sealed proposals 
for the improvement of a certain hospital in said 
county as set out in the plans and specifications 
now on file at the office of the auditor of said 
county, by and under the laws of the State of 
Indiana. Said sealed proposals will be opened and 
the contract awaraed for said improvement on 
the second day of July, 1923. 
vator. 

Bids or proposals will be received up to 2 
o’clock p. m, on said date. 


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ing and ventilating system. 

Third—For the installation complete of plumb. 
ing, gas and sewer work. : 

Fourth—For the installation complete of ele. 

Fifth—Or for any combination of the above. 

Said hospital to be improved is located jn 
Washington Township in Morgan County, Indi. 
ana, and is to be known as the Morgan County 
Mernorial Hospital when so improved, 

Bids will be for the completion of the said im. 
provement in accordance with the plans and 
specifications in the office of the auditor of said 
County, and shall include ali labor and materia] 
for said work. In no case will extra compensa- 
tion be’ allowed for any additional work alleged 
to have been done by the contractor or contrac- 
tors to whom is awarded the contract, 

Each bid shall be accompanied by a personal 
or surety bond in a’sum equal to the amount of 
the bid filed for the work bid on, to be approved 
by the Board of Hospital Trustees of said County, 
Said bonds shall be conditioned for the faithful 
performance of the work; the sureties, if per. 
sonal, shall be resident freeholders of the State 
of Indiana, one of whom shall be a resident of 
Morgan County. 

Said bond shall be for the benefit of any per- 
son, persons or corporation who shall suffer any 
loss or damage by reason of any such bidder 
failing or neglecting to enter into contract or 
neglecting to enter into contract to perform such 
work awarded by the Board of Hospital Trustees, 
or to carry out the same in any particular or to 
pay for any labor or material which may have 
been furnished to any such Contractor or Con- 
tractors or to any subcontractor, agent or super- 
intendent under him, in the construction of said 
work. 

Said improvement wili be let as a whole to 
the lowest responsible bidder upon affidavit of 
noncollusion, which must be submitted with the 
bids and upon failure to submit such affidavit 
such proposal or bid will be rejected by the 
Board; and the Board reserves the right to re- 
“ject any and all bids. Time for completion of 
said work will be agreed upon after the letting 
_of said contract by said Board of Hospital Trus- 
tees and successful bidder. 

Given by the order of the Board of Hospital 
Trustees, Morgan County, Indiana. 

May 12-19-26, 1923. 


. ORPHANS’ HOME. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


The Board of Commissioners, County of Madi- 
son, State of Indiana, will until 10 o’clock A. M., 
June 21, 1923, receive sealed proposals for the 
construction of a two story bmek and concrete 
building to be used as an Orphans’ Home, ac- 
cording to the plans and_ specifications duly 
adopted by said Board and now on file in the 
Auditor’s office at the Court House in Anderson, 
Indiana. 

All bids to be made out on blanks furnished 
by the Auditor and accompanied by a good and 
sufficient bond, in a sum equal to the amount of 
the bid submitted. All bids will be opened and 
inspected at the office of the Board of Commis- 
Sloners at the Court House, Anderson, Indiana, 
at 10 ’clocok A. M. on the 21st day of June, 1923. 

Bids to be submitted and received as follows: 

First—General contract including the memorial 
arch forming the entrance to the Orphans’ Home 
grounds, plans, and specifications for which are 


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included in the general plans and specifications. 

Second—Heating. 

Third—Plumbing and Sewage. 

Fourth—Electric wiring and fixtures. 

Copies of plans and specifications may be had 
at the office of E. R. Watkins, Architect, Union 
Building, Anderson, upon the deposit of the sum 
of $15.00 for the general plans and of $10.00 for 
each of the special plans. 

Estimated cost of said building 
$125,000.00. 

The Board of Commissioners reserve the right 
to reject any and all bids. 

Given by order of the Board of Commissioners 
of Marion County, Indiana, this 7th day of 
May, 1923. 


and. arch, 


HENRY P. HARDIE, 


Auditor of Madison County. 
May 19-26, 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will 
be received by the undersigned, Trustee of Adams 
School Township, Carroll County, Indiana, at 
his office in said township, county and state, 
until one o’clock P. M. on 

SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1923 
for the furnishing of all materials and labor for 
the building, erection and completion of i 
one-story and basement brick school building 
in and for said township according to plans 
and specifications on file in my office. 

Said building to be erected on a plot of ground 
in section No. thirteen (13). 

Each bid to be accompanied by a certified 
check in the sum of $500.00 payable to T. 0. 
Peterson, trustee, as a guaranty that “the bidder 
to whom contract is awarded will enter into 
written contract and provide bond within ten 
days after notice that contract has been awarded 
him, and upon failure to so do, the proceeds of 
this check to become the property of the’ above 
named township. 

At the same time and place, sealed bids will 
be received for the heating and ventilation for 
said building, bid to be accompanied by a cer- 
tified check in the sum of $200.00, payable to T. 
O. Peterson, trustee, conditioned as for general 
contract. F 

At the same time and place, sealed bids will 
be received for the plumbing and water supply 
in said building, bid to be accompanied by a cer- 
tified check in the sum of $200.00, payable to T. 
O. Peterson, trustee, conditioned as for general 
contract. : ; 

At the same time and place, sealed bids will 
be received for the electrical work in said build- 
ing, bid to be accompanied by a certified check 
in the sum of $200.00, payable to T. O. Peterson, 
trustee, conditioned as for general contract. 

Separate bids will be received for each of the 
above contracts, but a joint bid may be made 
on any or all of the last three named r 
Plans and specifications for the use of in- 
dividual bidder may be had from the trustee, = 
the architect, Samuel Young, Monticello, ae 
upon a deposit of $10.00 for general plans, = 
$5.00 each for heating and ventilation, as 
ing and water supply, and electrical work, a o 
which will be returned upon return of eae 
and specifications on or before date of letting 
of contract. ee r 

The estimated cost of said building is eo 
The right is reserved to reject any or a : 

T. O. PETERSON, Trustee, 
Adams School Township, 

Carroll County, Indiana. 

MILTON CROWELL, 

W. B. MUNSON, 

Ww. S. FRYE, 
Advisory Board. 

E. E, PRUITT, 
Attorney. 

Dated May 10, 1923. 


; SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS : 

Notice is hereby given, that the egress ee 
Trustee of Washington Township and ex 0 ‘ : 
Trustee of Washington, School Township of Dela- 
ware County, Indiana, at the office of the Trus- 
tee in the Town of Gaston, in said Washington 
_ Township, Delaware County, Indiana, in conjunc- 


tion with the members of the Advisory Board of 
said township, up until the hour of 2:30 p. m. 
on Saturday, June 16, 1923, will receive sealed 
bids for the erection and construction of a new 
addition to and the remodeling of a School Build- 
ing in the Town of Gaston, in School District No, 
10, in said Washington Township, Delaware 
County, Indiana, and beine a two-story brick 
school building and addition to be erected and 
constructed upon the present site belonging to 
said School Township, and to be erected and com- 
pleted according to the plans and specifications 
now on file in the office of the Trustee of said 
township and in the office of Charles W. Taylor, 
Architect, 206 Maxim Building, in the City of 
Newcastle, Indiana. 

Bids will be received for the erection and con- 
struction of said work and building complete 
according to said plans and specifications. 

All materials in such old building that is in 
first-class condition and subject to the approval 
of the Architect or Superintendent of Construc- 
tion can be used in the new building as provided 
in said plans and specifications. 

The estimated cost of such construction is ap- 
proximately $62,000.00, including new heating, 

* plumbing, lighting, ventilating and drainage sys- 
tems. 

Bids will also be received on a new steam heat- 
ing, ventilating and plumbing system according 
to the plans and specifications and shall be re- 
ceived separate from the general contract. Each 
bid must be sealed and accompanied with a certi- 
fied check for the sum of 3% of the contract 
price, payable to the Trustee of Washington 
School Township, to be held by him as liquidated 
damages in case the successful bidder fails to 
enter into contract. 

Each contractor will be required to furnish a 
bond in the amount of his bid conditioned for the 
faithful performance and execution of his con- 
tract and the payment for all work and labor 
done and performed in and about such work and 
all materials that may enter into the construc- 
tion of said building and work, or any part or 
portion thereof and subject to the approval of 
said Trustee and Advisory Board of said town- 
ship. That said bond, if a personal bond, shall 
be signed by at least one freehold surety resident 
in the County of Delaware, in the State of In- 
diana, but a surety bond signed by a Surety Com- 
pany will be preferable. 

Each bid shall be filed on* Form Ten as pre- 
seribed for bidders by the State Board of Ac- 
counts and to be legally sworn to as required by 
law and each bid and bidder shall in all things 
comply with the requirement of the law relating 
to the letting of contracts under the Act of the 
General Assembly of the State of Indiana entitled 
“An Act concerning Town and Township Busi- 
ness” approved February 27, 1899, and all acts 
supplemental thereto and amendatory thereof. 

The said work and all of the same is to be 
done subject to the approval of the Architect and 
the Township Trustee and also subject to the ap- 
proval of the State Board of Health. 

The right to reject any and all bids is reserved, 

The successful bidder will be required to com- 
mence and complete the work without delay and 
under the supervision of the architect, and will 
be required to enter into a contract in writing 
according to law. 

Dated at Gaston, Ind., May 22, 1923. 

HENRY M. LONG, 

Trustee of Washington Township, Delaware 

County, Indiana, and ex officio Trustee of 
Washington School Township of Delaware 
County, Indiana. ‘ 

CLAUD LEACH, 

JOHN W. GILMER, 


EVERETT E. CLOCK, 
Advisory Board. 


Francis A. Shaw, Attorney. 
May 26, June 1, 9, 1923. 


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SCHOOL HOUSE 

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ° 

Notice is hereby given that until the 15th day 
of June, 1923, the undersigned, Jesse F. Phillippi, 
as Trustee of Eagle Civil and School Townships, 
Boone County, Indiana, and the Advisory Board 
of said Eagle Township, will receive sealed bids 
for the construction and completion of a new 
two-story and basement, brick, grade school build- 
ing, and also for the construction and installa- 
tion of heating and ventilating, plumbing and 


water supply system therefor, and electric wir- 
ing and bell system therefor and therein, for the 
use of said school township. All in accordance 
with the plans and_ specifications heretofore 
adopted and approved therefor by the said Trus- 
tee and Advisory Board, which are on file in the 
office of said Trustee located on Meridian Street 
in the Town of Zionsville, said Township, County 
and State. Copies of said plans and specifications 
also may be seen at the office of the Indiana State 
Board of Accounts at the State House in the City 
of Indianapolis, Indiana, and at the office of The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Company, the architect, at 1050 
North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. 
Bidders desiring duplicate copies of the plans and 
specifications may obtain same by a deposit of 

25,00 to cover return in good condition of the 
general construction documents, not later than 
the day of letting contract. 

The estimated cost of the entire work is 
$90,000.00. 

All bids must be on Form 96 prescribed by the 
State Board of Accounts and the same will be 
received at the office of the said Trustee up to 
two o’clock in the afternoon on said date, at 
which time and place said bids will be publicly 
opened and read and the letting of said contract 
will begin, subject, however, to all rights of said 
Trustee and said Advisory Board, as provided by 
law, and as herein set forth. 


Bids may be submitted for the general con- 
struction of said building and separate bids may 
be submitted for (1) heating and ventilating, (2) 
plumbing and water supply, (3) electrie wiring 
and bell system, or any one or all of the same. 
The contract will be awarded in’ such manner 
as to be the best interest of said School Town- 
ship. Each bid must be accompanied by a cer- 
tified check for not less than three (3) per cent 
of the gross bid submitted, payable to said Trus- 
tee who shall have the right to cash the check 
of the successful bidder and the money so ob- 
tained by said Trustee shall be retained by him 
as liquidated damages in event said bidder fails, 
within ten (10) days after acceptance of his bid, 
to execute a contract in the form and with the 
provisions desired by said Trustee and approved 
by said Advisory Board, covering the construc- 
tion and completion of said work, and at the same 
time to deliver to said Trustee a good and suffi- 
cient bond, in an amount and with security to be 
approved by said Trustee, conditioned as required 
by law. 


The right is expressly reserved by said Trustee 
and said Advisory Board to reject any and all 
bids and to take reasonable time to investigate 
both the bids and the qualifictions of the bidders, 

Dated this the 24th day of May, 1923. 


JESSE E. PHILLIPPI, 
As Trustee of Eagle Civil and School Town- 
ship, Boone County, Indiana. 


WILLIAM A, HULL, 
' ORION O. SMITH, 
. CHARLES F. MILLER, 
Members of Advisory Board, Eagle Township, 
Boone County, Indiana. 
May 26, June 2, 1923. 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


15 


Society of Architects 


Officers 
GUY MAHURIN, President 
WILSON B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
dent 
HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 
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Board of Directors 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


NOTEWORTHY EVENT. 


Medal Presentation by A. I. A. Attended 
by Elaborate Ceremonies. 


As a fitting wind-up to the most suc- 
cessful annual convention ever held by 
the American Institute of Architects, a 
gathering held at Washington, D. C., last 
week, was the presentation of the Insti- 
tute gold medal to Architect Henry Ba- 
con, of New York, symbolic of the best 
architectural execution performed during 
the year by any miember of the profes- 
sion in the country. 

Colorful ceremonies within the shades 
of Mr. Bacon’s great work, the Lincoln 
Memorial, marked the presentation, 
which was made by President Warren G. 


Harding, while a representative gather- 
ing of architects from every section of 
the country looked on. 

Standing almost within the portals of 
the imposing monument dedicated a year 
ago to the memory of Lincoln, the Presi- 
dent paid an expressive tribute to Mr. 
Bacon as the one who put into material 
form, as far as mortal man can, the lov- 
ing regard of the American people for 
one of its greatest presidents. After his 
brief address, Mr. Harding formally pre- 
sented to Mr| Bacon the medal, which 
only twice in the past has been awarded 
by the institute to one of its members. 

Impressive as was the presentation, 
the ceremonies which preceded it were 
scarcely less impressive and filled with 
color. Soon after darkness descended on 
the great granite memorial _and the 
quiet Potomac flowing beside it, a pro- 
cession representative of the groups 
which together built the monument 
passed down alongside the great reflect- 
ing pool. Burning torches illuminated 
the way and cast reflections in the water 
as the procession passed along, bearing 
banners denoting that it was composed 
of architects, painters, sculptors, engi- 
neers and members of the building trades 
and crafts. 

Procession Escorts Barge. 

The procession in fact was an escort 
for a barge, decorated in a manner rem- 
iniscent of the state barges of olden 
times and carrying Mr. Bacon and Will- 
iam B, Faville, of San Francisco, presi- 


dent of the Institute. Arriving in the 
lagoon in front of the memorial, the oc- 
cupants of the barge disembarked and 
were received by Chief Justice Taft, 
chairman of the Lincoln Memorial Com- 
mission, who presented Mr. Bacon to 
President Harding. 

In his address of presentation, the 
President said Mr. Bacon and those who 
worked with him had reared a “structure 
whose dignity and character have won it 
rank among the architectural jewels of 
all time.” 


“Tt is not for me to speak knowingly 
of art or architecture,’ Mr. Harding 
said, “but I am very sure I do not err 
when I assume that no man could have 
seen in his mind’s eye the vision of this 
supremely appealing structure, or could 
have conceived it as the most appropri- 
ate memorial to the life and work of 
Lincoln, unless he was so’ fortunate as 
to sense the genius, the character, the 
simple aims and unquestioning integrity 
which were the dominant traits of the 
emancipator. 


Part of Nation’s Debt. 

“It is part, and a great part, of the 
debt which, as a nation, we owe to Lin- 
coln, that because of his service and 
devotion we are a nation capable of 
bringing forth such genius in conception, 
such capacity for realization, as are here 
attested. The place of Lincoln in the af- 
fections of our people has no doubt been 
determined in large part by that ideal- 
ism which cynics are wont to call sen- 
timentalism, but which is so yital a fac- 
tor in the national character. 

“We may readily enough convince our- 
selves that Lincoln, the Lincoln of flesh 
and. blood and human emotions, if he 
could view this memorial, would find his 
chiefest satisfaction, not in the recogni- 
tion which it bespeaks for him, his life 
and his labors, but in the thought that 
the nation he loved and served has vindi- 
cated his aspirations for it, by bringing 
forth such a proof of lofty aim and of 
capacity for achievement. For that, 
after all, is the thing which is memorial- 
izing in this nobility of design, this pur- 
ity of detail, this perfection of execu- 
tion. 

Lincoln’s Place Secure. | 

“Lincoln occupies a place secure in the 
moral forces of the ages. He occupies 


because he was at once instinct with 
recognition of eternal truths, and able to 
enlist us of commoner clay in behalf of 
his highest purposes. His was the ge- 
nius of the architect, the talent of the 
draftsman, the induséry and resourceful- 
ness of the builder. His was the faith 
and confidence of all them combined. 
From every viewpoint he is typified in 
this triumph of the constructive arts. 

- “Here are typified the qualities which 


made Lincoln at once the dreamer and 
the doer, the designer and the builder. 


_That so much of sturdy greatness and of 


modest beauty have here been brought 
together is proof that the high inspira- 
tion of his life had touched all whose 
labors contributed to this cormsummation. 
Surely, as we survey it, we may hope 
that, in building the institutions of the 
nation which Lincoln saved, there may 
be a like fidelity to the ideals which 
guided him. Each and every one of those 
which were planned and builded have 
helped to carve an admonition to such 
fidelity, such devotion, such faith, as that 
which showed the way to the great eman- 
cipator.” 


ARCHITECTURAL ORGANIZATIONS 
OF INDIANA SENT DELEGATES 
TO A. I. A. CONVENTION. — 


Both Chapter and Society Represented. 


Indiana was on hand at the A. I. A. 
Convention at Washingten, D. C., last 
week. Architects F, S. Cannon, R. F. 
Daggett and Herbert Foltz, Indianapo- 
lis, represented the Indiana Chapter, A. 

A., while A. F, Wickes, Gary, repre- 
sented the Indiana Society of Architects. 


NEW ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE AT 
SOUTH BEND. 


Willard M. Elwood, South Bend, for 
some time architectural -and struttural 
engineer with H. G. Christman Co., gen- 
eral contractors, that city, has resigned 
and announces the opening of an office 
for general architectural practice at 204- 
206 Russell Bldg., 220 W. Jefferson St. 
He will be pleased to receive catalogues 
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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE _ 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C, 


Gey) Li Millers oo SoS, sea. President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


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EVANSVILLE BUILDING OPERA- 
TIONS HOLDING TO GOOD DE. 
GREE OF ACTIVITY. 


Much Work In Progress. 


So far the slow down in building ac- 
tivity reported from some sections 
has not made itself felt percep- 
tibly in Evansville, though it it not en- 
tirely unexpected by some building men 
at a later date if costs continue to hold 
at the present level or show a further 
tendency to mount. 

The city was behind, and still is, in 
its building requirements and it has been 
that demand that has forced the un- 
usual activity that has prevailed locally 
all spring. 

The new work of all descriptions un- 
der way is showing satisfactory progress 
and is being hurried along without in- 
terruption thus making room for addi- 
tional projects that are continually push- 
ing themselves 'to the fore. 

Local architects are busy on new plans 
and are constantly calling upon the con- 
tractors for a steady flow of estimates, 
while a fair share of contracts are being 
awarded. 

House construction still rules active, 
the estimated valuations covering a wide 
range from the modest modern home to 
the more pretentious residences. 

Taken all in all the building construc- 
tion business that is beine transacted 
in Evansville this season was never bet- 
ter. 


DEMAND UPON LABOR FOR BUILD- 
ING OPFRATIONS HAS TAKEN 
UP ALL THE SIt.ACK IN 
THE SUPPLY. 


Shortage Now Being Felt. 


The activity that has seized upon 
building circles in the Evansville and 
Southwestern Indiana district has levied 
a heavy demand upon the available labor 
Supply and things have reached the 
stage where a shortage is beginning to 
make itself felt. Practically every able 

ied man who is capable of handling 
building tools in any craft need not want 
or employment. in fact. there don’t ap- 
pear to be an idle building mechanic in 
“the Pocket,” 


As in other localities there is a scarec- 
ity of brick-layers and plasterers due to 
the fact that the ranks of these crafts 
are limited and few apprentices have 
been ‘taken on in late years. Some folks 
blame the Unions, others the contrac- 
tors, for such conditions and yet more 
liberal minded men of experience attri- 
bute the shortage of apprentices to the 
youths themselves. It may be a rather 
Severe indictment but contractors who 
have endeavored to encourage the boys 
to take up the work say that exverience 
has shown theme that the attitude of 
many of the boys is adverse to the hard 
work entailed and the working condi- 
tions. Some contractors allege that the 
boys seem to fear the fact that they may 
set a little dirty. Be these things as 
they may the promise of a good wage 
upon the attainment of skill seems to 
fail to attract the boys. 


BRICK MEN TO GATHER AT EVANS. 
VILLE IN JUNE. 


The Indiana and Illinois division of ° 


the American Face Brick association will 
meet in Evansville, Monday, June 1, at 
the Hotel McCurdy. This will be the 
first time the association has met in 
Fvansville. A visit will be made to 
Evansville brick making plants. A su- 
perinitendents’ meeting will be held in 
conjunction with the regular meeting. 


FT. WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Irmscher _____________ President 
E. F. Oelschlager__________ Secretary 


825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 
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TAKEN AS A MATTER OF FACT. 


Large Building Volume Through Con- 
tinued Repetition No Longer 
Attracts As it Once Did. 


One is inclined to wonder if people 
really appreciate what a million dollars’ 
worth of building means in the life of a 
city the size of Ft. Wayne. Construc- 
tion operations have run so to enormous 
volumes that, in speaking of building, 
“A Million Dollars” is more or less just 
a trite remark. Strange as it may seem, 
such references do not entail exaggera- 
tion either. 

It is not so long since that a total of 
$1,000,000 worth of building for a single 
month was a noteworthy event in Fort 
Wayne. It excited much more than 
passing comment and was really a note 
worthy achievement. 


It was cited, with a sort of bated 
breath, as indisputable proof of the 
progress of the city. And it was and is, 
but, the feature has been lost in that 
it has become customary for Ft. Wayne 
to turn in million dollar or close to it, 
building records almost monthly. 

As a means of backing up that asser- 
tion here is the city’s record for the 
past sixteen months. 

$15,000,000. 

That is, in round figures, what Fort 
Wayne has done in building since Janu- 
ary 1 one year ago. : 

For every month of the 16 since that 
date the city has averaged almost $1,- 
000,000 of construction. 

But $1,000,000 for any single month 
has ceased to be a seven-day wonder in 
the city. Such a total pales into rela- 
tive insignificance when the city has hit 
such a stride of growth that that figure 
represents the monthly average over a 
protracted period of time. 

April almost doubled that amount. 
With a total of $1,939,275, it was the 
greatest month in building in the history 
of the city. It exceeded the March rec- 
ord by more than $500,000. 

No better barometer of the business 
health of the city could be wished for 
than this fine building record, nor a 
finer indication of the substantial growth 
of the city for it is that health and 
growth that creates a demand that only 
building operations can meet. 


BUSINESS .WENT BIG DESPITE 
WEATHER INTERFERENCE. 


Bank Clearings Reach Good Total. 


Although weather conditions were not 
favorable last week for active business 
operations, the big Ft. Wayne banks had 
a good week nevertheless. The clearings 
for the period amounted to almost as 
much as they did the previous week. In 
fact, the clearings of some of the Fort 
Wayne banks for the week were more 
than those of the week before. 

The report of the clearing house for 
the week shows the total, $2,607,485.44 
to be more than a half million dollars 


ahead of the corresponding week last 
year. 


A re ook. MEA 
MORE AMUSEMENT. 


Plans in Making to Give City a New 
Movie House. 


Ft. Wayne is in line for a new theatre 
according to a recent announcement that 
plans have been completed for a $50,000 
motion picture house to be built at the 
northwest corner of Calhoun and Pont- 
lac streets. James Heliotes and Charles 
Lambrakis recently acquired the above 
site for such a purpose. 


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2 Contractors—Engineers 

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CONDER & CULBERTSON ! 
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: WM. P. JUNGCLAUS CO. ' 
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! 825 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., INDIANAPOLIS i 
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: MORROW & MORROW ! 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


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Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds 
Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 
Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
Double and Single Cage Material Elevator Platform 
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KOEHRING COMPANY 


FLETCHER TRUST BUILDING 


INDIANAPOLIS 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus________ _-President 

CuC, Pierson. oro ee Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 

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MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. , 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


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PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder this week. 


INDIANA ACTION TOWARD INTEN- 
SIVE BUILDING INDUSTRY CO- 
OPERATION IN KEEPING 
WITH EFFORTS OF 
OTHERS. 


New Yorkers Seek to Establish General 
Blanket Code of Ethics. 


Much has been said and done, not only 
in Indianapolis, but throughout Indiana, 
toward effecting better co-operation be- 
tween the Architect and Builder looking 
to the constructive advancement of the 
building industry through the institution 
of fair and just principles, and the crea- 
tion of a common meeting ground where 
the problems that beset the industry 
could be threshed out. 

That such action is in line with the 
progressive thought that is now actuat- 
ing building men ‘the country over is 
attested by the efforts being put forth 
by the New York Building Congress, a 
branch of the National Congress of the 
Building and Construction Industry. 

The New York body has appointed a 
committee on codes, composed of repre- 
sentatives of the various groups of busi- 
ness interests connected with the prac- 
tice of building. This committee was 
formed for the general purpose of look- 
ing into ethical problems in the building 
industry. 

OBJECTS. 

The objects of this Committee shall 
e the carrying forward of the_prin- 
ciples embodied in the Code of Ethics 
already adopted by the Building Con- 
gress, and to investigate problems which 
come before it. 

“Ethics” shall be understood to be as 
defined in the Code of Ethics of the 

uilding Congress-as follows: 

“The science of right conduct and 
character— the science which treats of 
the nature and grounds of moral obliga- 
tion and of the rules which ought to de- 


termine conduct in accordance with this 
obligation; the doctrine of man’s duty in 
respect to himself and the rights of 
others.”” 

SCOPE OF WORK. 

It shall be the duty of this Committee 
to look into practices not in harmony 
with the Code of Ethics, with the view 
of a better understanding of the under- 
lying principles of the building industry, 
thus leading to the 
methods demonstrated to be detrimental 
to the interests of the building industry 
and the public. 

The following are examples of the 
type of subjects which this Committee 
will investigate, all of which are em- 
bodied in the Code of Ethics, and have 
been subscribed to by the various ele- 
ments of the industry. 


IT IS UNETHICAL: 

The Owner. : 
To endeavor to improperly influence 
the Architect’s or Engineer’s decis- 
ions as to contract obligations. 

The Banker. 
To fail to acquaint the borrower with 
all conditions (especially as to ap- 
proval of materials and constructions) 
under which the loan is made, 

The Real Estate Broker. 
To advise a ‘type of development op- 
posed to the community interest. 

The Architect and Engineer. 
To act in any other than a judicial 
capacity in determining contract ob- 
ligations; or to fail to require full per- 
formance equally by Owner and ‘Con- 
tractor. 

The Contractor. 
To fail to recognize his moral obliga- 
tion to sub-contractors whose bids he 
has used in making his own proposal. 

Sub-Contractors and Material 

Dealers and Manufacturers. 
To knowingly mislead through trade 
customs or terms, as to the real cost 
or quality of work or materials, and 
to mislead as to the time of comple- 
tion of work or delivery of materials 
at times that cannot be fulfilled. 

Labor. 
To increase the cost of building 
through arbitrary rules limiting the 
choice of materials or output. 


NEW STATE BUILDING COUNCIL 
TO HOLD FIRST MEETING 
MAY 28. 


Organization The Aim. 


The first move toward putting into 
actual effect the new Administrative 
Building Council of Indiana Law. passed 
by the 1923 State Legislature, is to be 
taken Monday when a meeting will be 
held Monday, May 28, for the purpose 
of organizing the new body. 

The council will be composed of the 
chairman of the Industrial Board, the 
Secretary of the State Board of Health, 
and the State Fire Marshall, to be 
known as the administrative committee, 
and an advisory committee consisting of 
twelve apnointive members as follows: 
three architects. three engineers, three 
contractors and ‘three labor men, all 
members of their respective state or- 
ganizations and engaged in actual prac- 
tice and construction. These appoint- 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 19 


ments are to be made by the administra- 
‘tive committee with the approval of the 
Governor. The names of the candidates 
for appointment have been submitted 
and are to be acted upon at once. 


MICHIGAN CONTRACTORS EN- 
LARGE THEIR ORGANIZATION 
MONTHLY BULLETIN. 


All it takes is a little time. 

Some months ago the Associated 
Building Employers of Michigan put a 
secretary on the job, and then he in turn 
put a monthly bulletin to work for the 
organization. It was a snappy little 
chatter box of four pages covering mat- 
ters of interest to Michigan contractors. 

Came May, also that month’s A. B. ber 
Bulletin, but, it had grown from four to 
eight pages and it was even more in- 
teresting than before. 

Congratulations, members of the 
Michigan Associated Building Employ- 
ers! Continued growth to you and your 
paper! 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($5,000 AND OVER) ¢ 
WEEK OF MAY 17 TO MAY 26 


*Apartment Hotel: $225,000, 2035 N. Meridian 
St. Owner and builder, The E. G. Spink Co., 
914 Hume Mansur Bldg. Owner builds and 
ewards seperate contracts. Start work shortly. 
Brick, concrefe and_ hollow tile. : 


Residence: $17,000, 3604 Washington Boule- 
vard. Owner, Taylor C. Power, Indiana Pythian 
Bldg. Excavating. Owner builds. 


Residence (double), $11,500, 3928-30 Central 
Ave. Owner, Virgil L. Jones, c/o Jones-Whita- 
ker Sales Co., 343 N. Capitol. Contract let to 
C. S. Pollard, 3408 Clifton St. 


Residence: (double), $10,500, 4104-06 N. Cap- 
itol Owner, C. B. Durham Co., Consolidated 
Bldg. Owner builds. 


Residence: $10,000, 169 Penway. Owner, Wil- 
liam P. Meyer. General contract let to J. Lu 
Holmes, 651 East 44th St. 


Residence (double), $8,500, 301-08 N. State St. 
Owner, John Sutter, 306 N. Randolph St. 


Residence: $8,500, 5456 Winthrop. . Owner, 
Maude S. Babcock. General contract let to T, B. 
Brydon, at site, Brick veneer. 


Store Rooms (4): $8,200, 5022-28 East Michi- 


* gan. Owner. E, A, Abbott. Contract let to John 


Larson, at site. 


Apartment (rem. from res.), $8,000, 1540 Col- 
lege. Owner, William H. Moore, at site. Con- 
tract let to Geo. Gordon, 619 East 31st St. 

Residence: $8,000, 3526 Totem. Owner, S. W. 
Barnard, at site. Owner builds. 


Residence (double), $7,600, 1013-15 N. Rural. 
Owner, Jacob Dilges, 2810 East 10th. Contract 
let to George Stamm, 604 N. Keystone. 

Residence: $7,500, 3551-58 N. Illinois St. 
Owner, Luther T. Muse, 3308 N. Illinois St. 

Residence: $7,000, 121 East 50th. Owner, 
Realty Finance and Building Co., 402 National 
City Bank Bldg. 

Garage: $6,500, rear of 728 N. Capitol. Own- 
er, Mrs. J. N. Baur, at site. Contract let to C. C. 
Ayres, 646 Fort Wayne Ave. 

Building: $6,000, 140 S. Senate. 
McNamara, at site. Brick. 

Residence: $6,000, 5340 Park Ave. Owner, 

Porter, 8625 Salem. Contract let to 
American Estates Co., 801 Occidental Bldg. 

Residence: $5,500, 1317 Parker. Owner, Floyd 
Taylor, at site. 

Residence: $5,000, 2531 N. Delaware. 
Jesse Moore , at site. 

Residence (2), $5,000 each, 3941 and 3951 Win- 
throp. Owner, H. Kothe, Inc., 900 Fletcher Trust 
Bldg. Day work. 


Residence: $5,000. Owner, Kate and John 
Fleischer, at site, Contract let to Frank Ros- 
berg, 1042 E. Tabor St. 


Residences: (12), at $1,600 each. Owner, Geo. 
Q. Bruce, 2351 Park Ave. Contract let to W. F. 
Hilt, 1031 N. Beville. rot 


Owner, Jas. 


Owner, 


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CONSISTING OF — 
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Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C. s 


J. Wesley Reed oi: _ Rae eeeeenlent 
EE, Col@icu 2 ae a Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


‘NOT OUT OF THE TRENCHES YET. 


Labor Battle at Hammond Still 
at Issue. 


While no tangible results have been 
reached in the Calumet District ~ Labor- 
ers’ wage controversy, nevertheléss, the 
situation is less tense than for the past 
three weeks. Co-operation among the 
contractors, aided by a little pressure 
trom the right place, has helped wonder- 
fully 
And ’mid the dead and dying were some 
grown old in wars, 

The death-wounds on their breasts the 
last of many scars; 

But’ some were young, and suddenly be- 
held life’s more decline, 

And some had come from Hammond, 
Hammond on the line. 


SEEMS SOME DELIGHT IN 
TEMPTING FATE. ; 


Calumet District Bending to the Stress 
Put on Building. 3 


- Even the Calumet District has felt the 
slowing down process’ that has been ap- 
plied to the wheels of the building con- 
struction train. 
dustrial plants in that section that -had 
extensive building projects in contempla- 
tion, but, when estimates. were made the 
owners, after some difficulty, recovered 
their health from the unexpected blow 
ealt them and tossed the sponge in»the 
ring and quit cold. - 

At present much of the Calumet vol- 
ume of building consists of speculative 
home construction work, and if this is 
impeded by those who make a practice 
of financing such projects, look out for a 
decided slump. Such'a break at this time 
would be a serious one for the district, 
as there are no vacant houses and the 
Storage’ houses are full of furniture be- 
onging to new citizens who have moved 
in, found no houses, and have been forced 
to room. A surcease of home construc- 
tion will throw things back again as just 
after the Great War and it will take 
years again to catch up. Should such 
conditions come to pass the damage done 
can be attributed to those short-sighted 
men who were obsessed of the idea of 
Setting all they could and» even more, 
too, while the getting was good. There 
18 just so much elasticity to all business 
conditions, much as in a rubber band, nor 
1S the building industry _immune, 
stretched beyond a certain point there 
's bound to be a break. Building af- 
airs have not snapped yet, but it would 
Seem they were mighty close to that. 
point, 


ia 


‘mond, are 


There were. several in- . 


ONE OF THE BIG. FELLOWS 
STOPPED IN TO SAY “HELLO.” 


A. W. Dickson, Executive Secretary of 
the National Building Trades Employers’ 
Association, dropped in unannounced 
Saturday forenoon, May 19, at the Cal- 
umet 5,.T. B.-A. headquarters, a visit 
most pleasant and informative. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 


Architects J. T. Hutton & Son, Ham- 
preparing plans for. a $250,000 
Masonic Temple to be built at Gary. 
Estimates from contractors will be asked 
about June 15. 


The contractor who has the moving of 
the high school building expects to have 
it in shape to start on its journey about 
the 25th. There is a great deal of inter- 
est and speculation among the people 
who are watching the proceedings as to 
the success of the venture. It is some- 
thing new to see a building so large 
moved to another site. 


The architects report a slackening up 
of inquiries for plans. While some tenta- 
tive sketches are being made, the de- 
mand has dropped off considerably ow- 
ing to high prices. 

E. E. COLE. 


“MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Coaseotewe. =~ 72. 22. President 
ao el eee Secreta 


314 Main Street 


ONE SORT OF A REMEDY. 


New Antidote Proposed. 


They had all been talking over the 
building situation, every man was a-con- 
tractor well up in the business with 
years of experience behind him. All ad- 
mitted they had seldom seen sueh a 
promising year as 1923 seemed destined 
to be, and the hope was expressed that 


nothing untoward might oecéur. to~ Mar. 


the prospects . a eee 

These men were optimists by nature, 
but not foolish optimists; they believed 
in calling a;spade a spade, and sticking 
to facts. Despite their hope they did 
not allow it to deceive or cause them to 
ignore the dangers that a good strong 
building boom might entail. As a result, 
their discussion turned to mounting 
construction costs and, as against that, 
their inability to hold their estimates 
down to where prospective owners had 
been led to believe figures should be. 
The mechanic’s demand for more wages, 
and the material manufacturer’s in- 
creased quotations for his wares were 
forces against which the contractor was 
powerless and, in his estimating, all 
agreed, he was swept along on the ris- 
ing tide. How to. stem that tide was the 
question. 

Then a man wise in the whys and 
wherefores of contracting spoke up, his 
auditors smiled at first, then grew seri- 
ous, and though sensing the peril of 
such logic admitted the truth of it. 


agdinst this head] 


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ean be 

The above remedy was suggested 
weeks ago, in the meantime pyramiding 
has gone right on, and from’ the symp- 
toms appearing about they were danger- 
toms appearing about the country it 
looks as if the convulsion has set in. 

Some may claim this is of a pessimistic 
vein, but, no. Optimism is the doctrine 
or view that everything in nature and 
history of mankind is ordered for the 
best, the order of things in the universe 
being adapted to produce the highest 
good.. Who can say that that which is 
now transpiring in the building field will 
not work to the good of the industry in 
the end? 


RUMBLE OF THE STORM STILL 
TO BE HEARD. 


Carpenters Break Over the 
Horizon Now. 


One hears, has heard, much about dev- 
astated France; but how about the dev- 
astated building fields of the United 
States? Maybe the latter is a little 
strong, but, unless some sort of a halt is 
called, it does seem that there are forces 
at work set upon devastating a sphere 
that is one of the best producers of live- 
lihood in this country. And speaking of 
France, is not the situation in the U. Ss. 
somewhat an “outgrowth*of the war. 
Some people seem. to have gone money- 
mad; they want it, they cry for it, they 
seem determined to-have it, regardless. 

Such tactics have been frowned upon 
by discerning men: of the building in- 
dustry who hae Set the semaphore 

whg dash of greed, and 
yet, the very men who would protect not 
only the industry but those who are de- 
pendent upon it, are being ignored week 
after week by those who would seek to 
get by even though a crash was immi- 
nent. « 

In the face of all that has been said 
and done in.an. effort to avoid a jam up of 
building affairs, the word has just come 
out of *Chicago*to this effect: 

“Unless Chicago contractors and car- 
penters accede to the demands of work- 
men and establish a $1.25 hourly rate for 
carpenters after June 1, a nation-wide 
strike of the 400,000 union carpenters is 
likely, Harry Jensen, president of the 
Carpenters? District Council here _ de- 
clared Monday. 

“Announcement had been made of ad- 
vancement_ to $1.15 from the $1 hourly 
award of Judge Landis made last year. 
Carpenters who have been free to work 
or not under the Landis award will de- 
mand the $1.25 rate after June 1, Jen- 
sen said, adding that Chicago sets the 
scale for the nation.” 


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ACTION STARTED TO PUT NEW IN- 
DIANA BUILDING LAW INTO 
OPERATION. 


Administrative Committee Organizes 
and Recommends Advisory Appoint- 
ments to the Governor. 

In accordance with the provisions set 
forth in the recently enacted Adminis- 
trative Building Council of Indiana Law 
the administrative committee met Mon- 
day, May 28th at the’ State House and 
organized by naming Dr. W. F. King, 
Secretary of the State Board of Health, 
Chairman, and Judge Samuel D. Art- 
man, Chairman of the State Industrial 
Board, Secretary. Newman T. Miller, 
State Fire Marshal, is the other member 

of the committee. 

The law also calls for an advisory 
committee, to be composed of three 
architects, three enginers, three contrac- 


tors and three building trades mechanics, , 


said committee to be appointed by the 
administrative committee and approved 


by the governor. The members of the 
advisory committee are to serve one 
each from each organization for various 
periods ranging from, two, to three, and 
four years, and the law specifically 
states that these men must be represent- 
ative of the building industry and en- 
gaged in actual practice and construc- 
tion, and further, they must be members 
in good standing in the following ors 
ganizations, Indiana Society of Archi- 
tects, Associated Building Contractors of 
Indiana, Indiana Engineering Society, 
and jointly the Indiana State Building 
Trades Council and the Indiana State 
.Council of Carpenters. 

The appointments advisory 


to the 


— 


committee made Monday and sent to the 
governor for approval are: 


4-Year Term. 


Dewitte Moore, Indianapolis, Engi- 
neer. 

Fermor S. Cannon, Indianapolis, 
Architect. ; 


Wm. F. Wilson, Indianapolis, Build- 
ing Trade Mechanic. 

Walter W. Wise, Indianapolis, Mason 
Contractor. 

3-Year Term. 

Wm. H. Knapp, Lafayette, Engineer. 

M. H. Johnson, Jr., Terre Haute, 
Architect. 

Chas. B. Sims, Indianapolis, Building 
Trades Mechanic. 

O. A. Toelle, Terre- Haute, Plumbing 
Contractor. 

2-Year Term. 

Clifford Shopbell, Evansville, Engi- 
neer. 

Robert Frost Daggett, 
Architect. 

Charles D. Kern, Indianapolis, Build- 
ing Trades Mechanic. 

Max Irmscher, Ft. Wayne, 
Contractor. 


Indianapolis, 


General 


EVER AT IT 


Reds Would Inveigle American Workmen 
to Doom by Menacing Lure 


Time Has Come to Call a Halt 


E. E. COLE, Secretary 


Building Trades Employers’ Association, 
Calumet District. 


Why play with fire? It is dangerous 
business; one who does, at some time or 
other, is most liable to get burned. 

One who is in a position to know, Wil- 
liam J. Burns, head of the Federal Bu- 
reau of Investigation, reports that the 


Red Government at present in power in 
Russia is directing a studied campaign in 
the United States for the ultimate over- 
throw of our government. He says that 
the Soviet, agents have caused the dis- 
tribution of countless circulars advising 
American workers to engage in mass ac- 
tion against the government. He fur- 
ther advises that several schools for the 
teaching of radicalism have been estab- 
lished with Soviet money. He states 
that there is a well organized plot to get 
Red agents into the army and navy, and 
that there are six hundred and eleven 
radical publications doing their best (one 
might say worst) in the United States. 
So far in this country the followers of 


the communist idea haven’t done much 
else but talk, but in Europe the Red 
glare is a real menace. However, with 
regard to our country, the unsettled con- 
ditions that prevail, together with the 
fact that the radical elements are becom- 
ing more bold and are forging to the 
front, make it appear that it is about 
time for some drastic action to snuff out 
the creeping, crackling, burning danger 
unless we would experience the same 
conditions that have made shambles of 
Russia. 

How long will the government stand 
for the insidious, dirty, trickery that 
that foreign element would perpetrate 
upon the American workman to tear 
from him the fruits that earnest en- 
deavor since 1776 has sought to bestow 
upon him With all the evidence at hand 
it does look as if the powers that be at 
Washington should decide upon some 
definite action to curb the efforts of those 
who would destroy the institutions that 
have made life worth the living to Amer- 
ican wage earners. 


GENERAL EXPANSION. 


South Bend Building Forces Extension 
of Business Districts. , 


E. H. HYMAN, Secretary 
South Bend Builders’ Exchange 


_ South Bend still continues to climb 
in the building line. Now comes forth 
the plans for another half million dol- 
lar structure on Michigan St., corner of 
Colfax, where the old Exchange Block 
was burnt August 13, 1922. This va- 
cant property has long been an eye- 
sore and now it will be replaced with a 
ten-story building, which will be built 
by the Poledor Brothers, candy manu- 
facturers. Freyermuth & Maurer are 
the architects. 

The city is rapidly stretching out in 
her business center. It is safe to pre- 
dict that within two years it will ex- 
pand west on Colfax Ave., Washington 
Ave. and Jefferson Boulevard and on 
North Main street. The Realtors of 
South Bend predict that the business 
district will be one-third larger in that 
length of time. The impetus for carry- 
ing business north of LaSalle Ave. was 
the selection of the site for the new Ma- 
sonic Temple, which will occupy a half 
block on north Main street. H. G. 
Chrisman Co. of South Bend was award- 
ed the contract for the construction of 
the $2,000,000 foundry for the Stude- 
baker Corporation. It has been an- 
nounced last week that construction 


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work on this mammoth foundry will 
start at once, and will be rushed to early 
completion. The plant will have a ca- 
pacity of 180 tons of casting per eight- 
hour day. Cupolas and other equipment 
have been so arranged thai this amount 
ean be increased to 240 tons per day. 
The building will be 720 feet long by 680 
feet wide with upper. floors and mez- 
zanines. It will contain 570,000 square 
feet or 13 acres of floor space. It will 
be equipped for the production of 45,000 
pounds of casting per hour, or a total 
of 544,000 pounds per eighi-hour work- 
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A splendid bus:ness block is just now 
being completed opposite the Masonic 
Temple by Thd. M. Talcott, and there 
is still another to go up immediately, 
which will be built by Ward L. Mack. 
There is much talk of another building 
to go up in this vicinity. The Mar- 
Main Appartment. building, a mammoth 
structure, is nearing completion and this 
is the cause of. the building on property 


News of the Week 


The asterick (*) pretix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report published in pre 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS. 


Club House: $1,000,000... Archt., Rubush and 
Hunter, 428 American Central Life Building. 
Owner, The Columbia Club, Monument Circle 
Plans nearing completion, ready for bids soon. 


Bedford stone. 


Power Plant (add. & rem.) $200,000. Goshen, 
Ind. Owner, The Interstate Public Service Co., 
Harry Reid, Prest., E. Van Arsdel, V. P., Indpls. 
Plans in progress. Will ask for bids this summer. 
Work will consist of an addition to present 
building 30x60, 1-3,000 K. V. A. multi-stave gen- 
eral electric turbine, 2—500 H. P. high pressure 
Sterling boilers with underfeed stokers. new 175 
ft. brick radial stack, complete new switch board 
end a 5,000 K. W. hirh-—tension outdoor sub- 
station of steel and concrete. Consultine engi- 
neers, Sarvent and Lundy, Chicago, Illinois. 


Hotel. Bank and Stores: $1,000,000. 12 sty. & 


bas., (475 rooms) Canton, Ohio. Archt. and 
Engineer, H. Ziegler Dietz, State Savings and 
Trust Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Owner, Cleve- 


land Ave. Finance Co., J. W. Wilson, Prest., 205 
3d St., Canton, Ohio. General contractor, Cald- 
well and Son Construction Co., State Savings 
and Trust Building, Indianapolis. Plans in prog- 
ress. Will probably start work in 30° days. 


*Church: $100,000. 2 sty. & bas. 72x105. Ko- 
komo, Indiana. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 
Penway Building, Indianapolis. Owner, Congre- 
gational Church, T, O. Bryant, Chairman Building 
Committee, Kokomo, Indana. Plans in progress. 
Brick and stone, Classic desizn, pipe organ, in- 


cludes gymnasium. 

Church: $100,000. 2 sty. & bas. 90x90. Cor- 
bin, Kentucky. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 
Penway Building, Indianapolis. Owner, First 


Church of Christ (Disciples) Rev. A. W. Rether- 
meyer, Pastor. H. E. Everman, Chmn. Bldg. 
Comm., Corbin, Ky. Plans in progress. Owners 
would like to get in touch with contractors to 


surrounding this location, where small 
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An interesting catalogue, from a data 
and information standpoint, covering 
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has just been issued by the Tarpenning- 
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figure, also cataloes and prices on building ma- 
terials. Brick, stone trim, Classic .design. 


*Church: $75,000. Lozan, West Virginia, Archt. 
A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., Indiana- 
polis. Owner, Church of Christ (Disciples) Rev. 
A. J. Coffey, Pastor, Lozan, West Virginia. Gen- 
eral contract let to Foreman and Putnam Constr. 
Co., Marietta, Ohio. Owners taking bids on heat- 
ing. Brick. 


Church and Sunday School: $50,000. Lawrence- 
ville, Dllinois. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 
Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Christian 
Church, E. I. Crumbacker, Chmn. Board, Law- 
renceville, Ill. This is to be the Ist unit in- 
cluding gymnasium and Sunday School building. 
48x90. Plans in progress. Brick, stone trim, 
comp. roof, steam heat, Classic design. 


*Church: $50,000. Elwood, Indiana. Archt., 
A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., Indiana- 
polis. Owner, Presbyterian ‘Church, Rev. H. C 
Cornuelle, Pastor, Elwood, Ind. General con- 
tractor, T. E. Setterg and Son, Noblesville, Ind. 
Sar work at once. Brick. Stone trim, City 
eat. 


*Church: $42,000. Franklin, Indiana. Archt., 
A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Baptist Church, A. L. Powell, Chmn. 
Bldg. Comm., Franklin, Ind. Plans approved, 
but working drawings not started. Remodeling 
church basement and Sunday School annex. 
Brick, stone trim, steam heat, flat roof, pipe 
organ, 2 sty. & bas. 58x70. 


*Church: $40,000. Painsville, Ohio. 
A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldz., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Church of Christ (Disciples) Rev. J. 
Franklin Baxtet, Pastor, Painsville, Ohio. Own- 
er. taking bids. Sunday School Annex, Brick, 
stone trim, fiat roof, heating and ventilating 
system to comply with Ohio State Building Code. 


*Church: $40,000. Indianapolis. Archt., A. A. 
Honeywell, 413 Penway Buildinz. Owner, Tux- 
eao’ Park Baptist Church, Rev. U. S, Clutton, 
Pastor, 24 Euclid Ave. D. W. Hufford, Chmn. 
B.dg. Comm., 22 Euclid Ave. Plans ready for 
bids in a few days. Auditorium addition to pres- 


Archt., A. 


ert building, 2 sty. 48x75. Brick, stone trim, 
ecmp. roof. 
Church: $30,000. Martinsville, Illinois. Archt., 


A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., indianapolis. 
Owner, Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. R. N. 
Montague, Pastor, Martinsville, Ill. Plans in 


progress. Brick, steam heat, pitch roof. 1. sty. 
& bas. 

Church (Rem. Church Auditorium and Adding 
Sunday School Annex) $15,00°. North Man- 
chester, Indiana. Owner, Methodist Episcopal 
Church, Rev. B. M. Beeckdoiu rastor, North 


1 sty. ad- 
A. 


Manchester, Ind. Plans in progress. 
dition 30x32. Brick construction. Archt., A. 
Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. 


*School Building: 378,000. Carthage, Indiana. 
Ripley Schol Township, Rush County, Indiana. 


Archt., John P. Parrish, Castle Hall Building,’ 


Indianapolis. Owner, Thomas J. Passwater, 
Trustee, Carthage, Ind. Will award contracts in 
a few days. General contract, Barringer and 
Tumulty, Greensburg, Indiana. Heating and 
Plumbing, J. J. Barnhart, Wilkinson, Indiana ; 
Electric wiring, Brennan Electric Co., Carthage, 
Indiana. 


*Township School Building: $55,000. 1 sty, & 
bas. Gadsden St. and Ist Ave., Mars Hill Dist., 
Wayne Township, Marion County, Ind. Archt., 
Chas. H. Byfield, 923 Peoples Life Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis, Owner, Westal Davis, Trustee, West 
10th St. Road, R. R. “‘C” D. Indianapolis, Owner 
receiving bids to close June 19th at 10:00 a, m. 
Brick. 


Church: $50,000. . Newcastle, Indiana. Archt., 
(Plans only) Chas. E. Bacon, Odd Fellows Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, First Presbyterian Church, 
Rev. M. M: LeCount, Pastor, 1206 Church St, 
Newcastle, Indiana. Contracts recinded. May 
take new bids late summer, 


High School (Addition( $16,000. 
Township, Hamilton County, Ind. Archt., The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 No. Delaware St. 
Owner, Noel Beeson, Trustee, Atlanta, Indiana, 
R. F. D. No. 1. Plans in progress. Owner will 
advertise for bids soon. Brick. Will contain 
4 class rooms, assembly, domestic science. 


Heating and Ventilating Plant: $6,000. (for 
school now under construction) Sandcreek Town- 
ship, Bartholomew County, Indiana. Archt., The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 No. Delaware St., 
Indianapolis. Engineer, Snider and Rotz, Mer- 
chants Bank Blde., Indianapolis. Owner,. Harley 
C. Glick, Trustee, Elizabethtown, Ind. Bids close 
June 18th, at 10:00 a. m. 


Business Building: 2 sty. & bas. East 23d St. 


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Archt., George and Mac Lucas, Consolidated 
Building. Owner, Chas. Galm (Grocery), 914 
East 23d St. Archt. receiving bids to close June 
6th. Brick. 

Telephone Building (rem.) “Irvington Ex- 
change.” Owner, Indiana Bell Telephone Co., 


New York and Meridian Sts. 
bids, General alt. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Freight House: $500,000. 3 sty. & bas. 450x 
50. Archt. and Engineer, A. S. Kent, % Monon 
Railroad Co., Chicago, Ills. Owner, Monon Rail- 
road Co,, Chicago, IIll., F. B. Humpston, Division 
Freight Agent, Indianapolis. General contract 
awarded to Hall Construction Co., Board of Trade 


Building, Indianapolis. Brick, reinforced concrete 


Owner taking 


and steel. 

Commercial Garage and Offices: $60,000. 2 sty. 
& bas. 51x102. 101 No. Meridian St. Owner, 
General Realty Co., Isaac Marks, Prest., 518 


South Delaware St. General contract let to T. 
A. Moynahan Constr. Co., 518 So. Delaware St. 
on percentage basis. Start work shortly. Brick. 


Apartment Building and Stores: $40,000. (4 
apts., 5 stores) 2lst and Harding Sts. Private 
plans. Owner, Salem and Katherine Freije, 284 
No. Belle View Place. General contract let to 
George Freije, 284 No. Belle View Place. Start 
work at once. Brick veneer, 


Commercial Garage: $35,000. 64x100. 1610 Pear- 
son Ave. Private plans. Owner, M. C. Shea, 
1615 No. Illinois, Prest. Indiana Builders Corp. 
General contract let to Conder and Culbertson, 


623 No. Noble St. Brick. 
Residence: $14,000. 3346 Washington Blvd. 
Owner, Homer L. Cook, State Life Bldg. Gen- 


eral contract let to Albert Bertels, 1521 No. La 


Salle St. Brick and frame. 

Residence: $11,500. 4104 No. Capitol (double) 
Owner and builder, C. B. Durham Co., Con- 
solidated Building. 

Residence: $11,000. 2609 No. New Jersey. 


Owner, N. C. Mann, 4309 Central. General con- 
tract let to O. F. Mann, 4309 Central. 


Residence (Double) $11,000, 3490-92 Fall Creek 
Blvd. Owner and _ builder, Duplex Home Co. 
Brick veneer. 


CONNERSVILLE. 


*Schools: Metamora, Indiana. Archt., Karl P. 
Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg., Connersville, Ind. 
Owner, Louis R. Foster, Trustee, Metamora, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids to close June 19th at 1:00 
p. m. (See legal advertising in this issue.) 


Zenas: “School, $16,800. Columbia Township, 
Jennings County, Indiana. Archt., H. M. Grif- 
fin, McFarlan Building, Connersville, Ind: Own- 
er, Enoch F. Morris, Trustee, Zenas, Indiana. 
Owner taking bids to close June 22nd, at 2 p. m. 
Brick and hollow tile, 


Telephone Building (add. & equipment) $30,- 
000. Owner, The Connersville Telephone Co., L. 
A. Frazee, Prest. Plans in progress. Mature 
this summer. 


Contracts Awarded. 


Bungalow: $5,000. 21st and Western Avenue. 
Archt., Jos. R. Fallon. Owner, Clem J. Storch. 
General contract let to The Jones Constr. Co., 
Connersville. Plmg. let to Neal and Stoll: Heat- 
ing let to Rybolt Furnace (McCarty). Frame, 


EVANSVILLE. 
Gymnasium and Auditorium Bldg.: {Seating 
1,000 persons), Mt. Vernon, Ind. Archt., Harry 
E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 


Owner, Board of Education, Mt. Vernon, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Brick, 1 sty. and mezzanine. 
*Bank (alt. and add.): $20,000. Clay, Ky. 


Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Farmers National Bank, 
Clay, Ky. Plans ready for bids next week. 
Owner will take bids. 


*School: (high and grade), $15,000, (5 class 
rooms and 1 assembly room), Folsomville, Ind. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, Folsomville. Owners taking bids to close 
June 15. Brick veneer. 


*Gymnasium and Auditorium Bldg.: $20,000. 
1 sty., 70x100, New Harmony, Ind., Archt., 
Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, Board of Education, New Har- 
mony, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick. Will ad- 
vertise for bids in two weeks. 


Theatre: $50.000. Providence, Kentucky. Archt. 


Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bidg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, R. J. Hurley. In charge of com- 
pany organizing, Providence, Ky. Plans in 
progress, 1 sty. & bas. 50x150. 


Electric Wiring and Installation of Heating 
Plant: Knight Township, Lodge Avenue School, 
Vandeburgh County, Indiana. Archt., Alfred E. 


Neucks, 515 Peoples Bank Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, Fred Mann, Trustee, R. R. No. 4, New- 
burg, Indiana. (See legal advertising in this 
issue.) 

*Residences (10): Jasper, Ind. Archt., An- 
derson and Stingle, Evansville. Owner, Jasper 
Realty Co., Jasper, Ind. Bids rejected, will 


probably revise plans and ask for new bids later 


this summer. Frame. 

*Bungalow: $6,500. Archt., Anderson and 
Stingle. Owner, Raymond Hutchinson. Archt. 
taking bids. Frame. 

Store and Residence: $8,000.00. 2 sty., 26x 
127, St. Joseph Ave. and Michigan St. Archt., 
Anderson and Stingle, 108 eUpper 4th. Owner, 
August Khrome (Jewelry Store). Plans in 
progress. Frame, metal ceiling, metal lath and 
stucco, hardwood floors. 


Duplex: (rem. from residence). Archt., Frank 
J. Schlotter, 113144 Upper 4th. Owner, Miss 
Helen Boepple, 211 Washington Ave. Plans in 
progress. Bids shortly. 


Contracts Awarded. 


Building: $22,000, 
“Lodge Ave. School,” 
burgh county, near 


*School 1 sty. and *bas., 


Knight Twp., Vander- 
Evansville, Ind, Archt., 
Wilfred E. Neucks, 515 Peoples Bank Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Fred Mann, trustee, New- 
burg, Ind. (Vanderburgh county), R. R, No. 4, 
General contract let to Tri-State Construction 
Co., Evansville, Ind., $17,997.00. Will start 
work soon. Brick, 


*School: (addition of gymnasium auditorium 
and study hall), $40,000. French Lick, Ind. 
Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 


French Lick, Ind. Contractor, N. S. Ikerd, Bed- 


ford, Ind.; Htg. let to J. E. Woolley & Son, 
Evansville, $5,185. 

*Residence: 2nd and Howard Sts. Archt., . 
Chas. L. Troutman, American Trust Bldg. Owner, 
Dr. J. C. McClurkin. General contract let to 
Ed Duber; Htg., Holland Furnace Co.; Pimg, 
let to S. A. Schmitt Co.; electric work to Chas. 
Miedreich. 

Residence: $10,000. Clay, Kentucky. 
Clifford Shopbell & OCo., Evansville. Owner, 
Clarence Blackwell, Clay, Ky. Contract let to 
I. C. Richardson and Son, Henderson, Ky. Brick, 


Archt., 


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*Theatre (Motion Picture) and Stores: $50,- 
000. Calhoun and Pontiac St. Private plans. 
Owner, James J. Lambrakis and James Helliotes, 
627 Calhoun St. Plans about completed. Ready 
for bids next week. Brick, terra cotta trim, hol- 
low tile, tile floors, metal marquise, metal sky- 
abi air washing system, comp. 
eat. 


*Masonic Temple (Alt.) 
Archt., 


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Wabash, Indiana. 
Griffith and Goodrich, 111 West Berry 
St., Ft. Wayne. Owner Masonic Temple Asgsn., 
Wabash, Ind. Owner taking bids. Work will 
consist of steam heat, boiler automatic elevator 
and general alterations. 


*Bank: $8,000. 1 sty. & bas. 
Indiana. Archt., Chas. R. 
West Wayne St., Ft. Wayne. 
State Bank, Wawaka, Ind. General contract let 
to Miller and Son Constr. Co., Stroh, Indiana, 
Brick, stone trim, bank fixtures, furnace, 


33x35. Wawaka, 
Weatherhogg, 259 
Owner, Farmers 


GREENSBURG, 


*Bank (rem. and alt.), 
Ind, Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Union 
Trust Co., Greensburg, Ind. Plans in progress, 
work will consist of new stone or terra cotta 
front, vault, vault door, new bank fixtures and 
general interior alterations. 


Contracts Awarded. 


Poultry House: $40,000, 1 and 2 sty. addition, 
65x100. Private plans. Owner, C. J. Lloyd and 
Co., Greensburg. General contract let to Me- 
Cormick and Trester Constr. Co., Greensburg. 
Start work soon. Brick, comp. roof, refrigera- 
tion, structural steel, concrete. 


Newspaper Bldg (rem.), 
Greensburg Daily News; general contractor, Mc- 
Cormick and Trester, Greensburg. Work will 


consist of brick veneering walls and general al- 
terations. 


"TOO: F. Dormitory: 


$40,000, Greensburg, 


$8,000. Owner, 


$95,000, Greensburg. 


Archt., Chas. Brossman, Merchants Bank Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, I. O. O. F, Home, Greens- 
burg. General contractor, W. R. Dunkin and 


Son, Flora, 


Ind. Pouring foundation. Brick.' 


*Residence: $15,000, Greensburg, Ind. Archt., 
McGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Earl Garten, Greensburg, 
Ind. General contract let to Ben Claridy, c/o 


Espey House, Greensburg, Ind. Brick veneer. 


*Residence: 2 $7,000, North 


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Broadway, Owner, C. B. Evans (County Treas- Twp., Wayne county, Ind. Archt., Werking and SHELBYVILLE. 
urer), Court House. Private plans. General Son, Palladium Bldg., Richmond. Owner, Chas. aa 
contract let to Ben Claridy, c/o Espey House, Hodge, trustee, Richmond, Ind. Bids rejected, *Hospital: ‘“‘Chas. Major Hospital,’’ $120,000. 


Greensburg, Ind. Frame. will revise plans and readvertise for new bids Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son, Majestic Bldg., 
‘ later. Brick. Indianapolis. Owner, City of Shelbyville. Gen- 
KENDALLVILLE. *Country Club: Archt., Werking and Son, ¢ral contractors, McKinsey and Albertson, Shel- 


es Palladium Bldg. Owner, Richmond Country byville, Ind., and Frankfort, Ind. Pouring first 
Factory Buildings and Additions: Kendallville, Club, Richmond. Owners will either spend $10,- floor. } 

aitinnt, Geet Be rage eretane ane ee 000 on remodelling present building or build a Factory: $35,000, 1 sty., 180x80. Private plans. 
., (Refrigerator manufacturers), Kendallvi new club house to cost $40,000. Definite data Owner, Shelbyville Mirror Co. Enos Porter, 

Co., ( gel 5 dallville, 

Ind. Plans in progress. Brick; new building, later. Pres. General contract let to McKinsey and 


2 sty. 80x180. 1 sty. top add 60x60. 1 sty. add. - Coe 7s : = 
s0snd0.-1 sth, add, 602210, 1. ety topeadde Tee oe SEER, Shoals: $80,009.’ 2 aty. and bas.,138x “Jbertion, Shelbyville, 5 Ind. “Becky On” foun 


215. Plans will be ready to figure in three 80, Milton, Ind. Archt., Werking and Son, Pa- dation. 

weeks. lladium Bldg., Richmond. Owner, William Miller, *Newspaper Building: 1 sty., 30x100. Owner, 
Power Plant: Owner, The McCray Refriger- trustee, Milton, Ind. Plans completed. Owner The Shelbyville Republican, T. E. Goodrich, 

ator Co., Kendallville, Ind.- Preliminary plans in will advertise for bids about June 15th. Brick, Shelbyville. Archt., C. O. Morris, 938 West 


progress, Will ee ewien summer. Brick. built-up roof, D. I. heating system, private light 32nd St., Indianapolis. Owner taking bids. Brk, 
ND. pee A ; ; 5 lead 

fr plant, sewage disposal. *Shelbyville: Lodge Building (add.), $20,000. 

Contracts Awarded. Owner, Fraternal Order of Hagles, No. 766, 


i d G 2 20,000, . 2 : 
Residence and Garage: $ 00, 2 sty. and bas., +H Ss pale _ Shelbyville. General contract let to Harry Pher- 
40x65. Archt., George W. Mansfield, 336 Co- otel: (3 sty. addition), $20,000, 100x32 (40 yi, RR. No. 6, Shelbyville, Ind. Start work 
lonial Bldg. Owner, Jacob Miller (hardware), additional rooms). Archt., Werking and Son, shortly. ; Cae : ; 


East Main St. Plans in progress. Brick veneer . . 
over frame, steam heat, tile baths, metal porch Palladium Bldg. Owner, The Rex Hotel Co., 


columns, tile roof, hardwood floors, ornamental 427 Main St. General contract let to E. W. SOUTH BEND. Pa) 


iron. Bendfelt; plumbing to Ball & Striebe, all of 
Garage: (8-car capacity), 1 sty., 24x24. Pri- Richmond. Office Building and Stores: $500,000. 10 sty. & 


vate plans. Owner, Board of County Commrs., : - 5 ‘ bas. Colfax and Michigan. Archt., Freyermuth 

W. H. Brooks, auditor, Court House, Richmond. *Residence and ‘Gatage: $12,000, Winchester, and Maurer, 654 Farmers Trust Bldg. OMe, 

Owner receiving bids to close June 30th. Ind, Archt., Werking and Son, Palladium Bldg., Poledor Bros. (Candy Manufacturers) Plans in 
School: (rem. ‘and genéral alterations), $12 Richmond, Owner, Carl McCamish, Winchester, Progress. Brick, frpf. constr. 


000, Bryant, Ind., Jay county, Bearcreek Twp. Imd. General contract let to Heiston Constr. *Stores and Offices: $90,000. 4 sty. & bas. 30x 
Archt., Werking and Son, Palladium Bldg., Rich- Co., Winchester, Ind. Frame. 85. Archt. Austin & Shambleau, 111 No| La- 
* mond. Owner, Chas. G. Bishop, trustee, Bryant, ; Fayette. Owner, George Platt, 301 So. Mich. 
Ind. Plans in progress, work will consist of *Theatre (rem.) $6,000. Archt., Werking and St. Archt. taking bids. Brick, reinforced con- 
brick work, new toilet system and general alter- Son, Palladium Bldg. Owner, George H. Muey, crete and steel, hollow tile, steam heat, passenger 
ations. 1385 S. 9th St. General contract let to Frank ¢levator, copper ‘set store: fronts, terra, cotta 


Heating and Plumbing System: $6,000 for Greers. ae 
school building in Jacksonburg, Ind., Harrison 2 i *Warehouse and Shop: $70,000. 4 sty. 60x75. 
Twp., Warne county. Archt., Werking and Son, shesidesice and Garage: $16,000. Archt., Her- Archt., W. W. Schneider, 120 So. Main St. Own- 
Palladium Bldg., Richmond. Owner, Isaac L. bert Spielman, 1210 Mercantile Library Bldg., er, William W. Sibley, 129 So. St. Joseph St., 
Brooks, trustee, Cambridge City, Ind. Plans in (Cincinnati, O. Owner, Fred Miller c/o Miller South Bend. Archt. taking bids. Brick, fireproof 
progress, Owner will advertise for bids soon. construction. : 


Bros. Hardware Co., Richmond. General con- 
*Grade School: (addition), $30,000, Wayne tract let to Vincent Juerling, Richmond. *Stores and Apartments: $30,600. 2 sty. & 


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bas. Private plans. Owner, D. Feingold, 508 So. 
Chapin St., South Bend. Plans in progress. Bids 
shortly. 

*Store and Apartments: 2 sty. 50x95. Private 
plans. Owner, J. F. Reynolds and Frank Jef- 
fries, 210 Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner taking bids. 
Brick. «* 


*Bank: 1 sty. 44x70. Bremen, Indiana. Archt. 
Freyermuth and Maurer, South Bend. Owner, 
Union Bank of Bremen, Bremen, Indiana, Own- 
er taking bids. Brick and stone, 


Stores and Offices: Owner, Ward L. Mack. 
Will mature soon. Brick. 


Central Junior High School: (add.) $40,000. 
40x120. Vocational Departments. Archt., Wil- 
lard M. Ellwood, 220 West Jefferson St. Owner, 


Board of School Trustees, South Bend, Ind. 
Owners taking bids to close June 15th. Brick, 


*Lincoln School: (addition of 26 class rooms, 
gymnasium and auditorium) Archt., Freyermuth 
and Maurer, 654 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, South Bend. Owner 
taking bids to close June 15th. Brick. 


*Residence: $15,000. Archt., W. D. Teefle, 715 
East Eddy St. Owner, Frank Jefferies, 210 Citi- 
zens Bank Bldz. Owner taking bids. Frame. 


*Residence: $15,000. Archt., Merle Smith, 604 


Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, R. B. Miller, 1113 
So. Carroll St. Archt. taking bids. Brick 
veneer. 

*Duplex Apartment: $10,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
Archt., Merle Smith, 604 Citizens Bank Bldg. 
Owner, R. C. Cullar, 1511 So. Carroll St. Owner 


taking bids. Frame. 
SOUTH WHITLEY. 


*Furniture Store: $30,000. 2 sty. & bas. 25x 


151. Private plans. Owner, Miller and Polk. 
(Furniture) General contractor, James _Kaler, 
South Whitley. Excavated.. Brick, stone trim. 


*Stores and Offices: $20,000. 2 sty. 50x150. 
Private plans. Owner, Fred Morris, South Whit- 


ley, Excavated. Day work. Brick and frame. 
TERRE HAUTE. 

*School: rem. and add.), $29,500, Harrison 
Township, Vigo county. Archt., Shourds-Stoner 
Co., 511 Tribune Bldg., Terre Haute. Owner, 
John M. Masselink, trustee, 32114 Ohio St., 
Terre Haute. Bids in. Brick. 

*Residence and Garage: $50,000. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, 


James A. Cooper, Atty., 613 Terre Haute Trust 
Bldg. Taking bids. Brick, tile roof, vapor heat. 


*Residence: $10,000. Archt., Reintzes and 
Floyd, 52314 Ohio St. Owner, E. D. Richardson, 
1330 N. 8th St. Plans completed, mature late 
summer. Frame and stucco, furnace, tile bath, 

and bas., 30x40. 


asphalt shingle roof, 2 sty. 


completed. Owner will advertise for bids in two 
weeks. Brick. Six class rooms, auditorium and 
gymnasium, 

*Residence: Paris, Ill. Archt., Johnson, Mii- 
ler and Miller, Térre Haute. Owner, Rodney 
Bell, York, Ill. Plans completed, will mature 
in fall. 


*Residence: Archt., Johnson, Miller and Mil- 


ler. Owner, Earl Shagley, 708 Terre Haute 
Trust Bldg. Plans completed. Bids late sum- 
mer. ' 


*School: (high school), $70,000, Jefferson Twp., 
Putnam county, Ind. Architect, Johnson, Miller 
and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, 
Gilbert Ogles, trustee, Ind., Route 
No. 6. Plans Will advertise for 
bids in 30 days. 

*Church: $40,000, Martinsville, Ind. Archt., 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre 


Greencastle, 
in progress. 


Haute. Owner, Christian Church, Roy Tilford, 
Ohio St. Owner, H. H. Jefferson, 135 Madison 
Chmn. Bldg., Comm., Martinsville, Plans in 
prgoress. Bids in three weeks. Brick, stone 
trim. 

*Residence and Garage: $12,000. Archt., John- 


son, Miller & Miller. Owner, D. Silverstein, 526 


Wabash Ave. Bids in under advisement. Brk. 


*Auditorium: Brazil, Ind., ‘‘Forest Park.” 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. Fifth 
St., Terre Haute. Owner, The Forest Park 
Building Committee, A. A. Spears, treas., Brazil, 
Ind. Plans in progress, Bids in, award con- 


tracts shortly. 1 sty., 100x120. Structural steel 
frame building. 


*Children’s Hospital: $25,000. 
Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St. 
of County Commrs., Court House, 
vising plans. 


Archt., Johnson, 
Owner, Board 
Brick. Re- 


*Fire Alarm Bldg.: $20,000. 


Archt., Johnson, 
Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St. r 


Owner, Board 


of Public Safety, City Hall. New bids closed 
June Ist, 

Bungalow: (5 rooms). Archt., J. D. Palmer 
and Co., McKeen Bldg. Owner, William Surber, 
1034 N. 3rd St. Plans in progress. Frame, 
asphalt shingle roof, furnace. 

*Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and bas., 40x 
40, Edgewood Grove. Archt., J. D. \Palmer, 
McKeen Bank Bldg. Owner, E. H. Goodman, 
88 Potomac Ave. Plans in progress. Brick 


veneer and stucco; hot water heat; asphalt shin- 
gle roof. 


*Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and bas., 52x 


44. Archt., J. D. Palmer, McKeen Bank Bldz. 
Owner, G. W. Frederick, 11 Davis Apartment. 
Plans in progress. Brick veneer and_ stucco 


eomposition floor hot water heat tile floors, 


Archt,., J. D. 
Owner, Earl 
21st St. Plans in progress. 


*Residence and Garage: $10,000. 
Palmer & Co., MeKeen,Bank Bldg. 
H. Ames, 33 So. 
Frame and _ stucco. 


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Mecca, Ind, Plans in progress. Bids 
soon. Stucco over hollow tile, steam heat, roll 
roofing. 

Anartment: (rem. from residence). Archt., 
Thomzs and Allen, 2514 So. 5th St. Owner, 


George M. Coffman, 
ing bids. 
ations. 


Terre Haute. Owner tak- 
Frame, new heating and general alter- 


*Store and Office Building: 2 sty., 111x141. 


Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co. Owner, Deming Es- 
tate. Plans completed, may mature late summer. 
Brick. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Parochial School: $50,000, St. Marys-of-the 
Woods, Ind. Archt.,. Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 
Tribune. Bldg., Terre Haute. Owner, Roman 
Catholic Congregation, Rev. Hilger, St. Marys- 


of-the-Woods, Ind. General contract awarded to 
W. A. Church, West Terre Haute, Ind. Exca- 
vating. Brick. (6 rooms.) 

Residence and Garage: $18,000. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg., Terre 
Haute. Owner, H. D. Sparks, c/o Sparks Mill- 


ing Co. General contract let to Blackford and 
Son, Terre Haute. Staking off. Start’ work at 
once. Brick veneer. 

*Stores and Offices: $15,000, Clinton, Ind. 
Archt., Thomas and Allen, 251%, So. 5th St., 
Terre Haute, Owner, Agentino Riso, Clinton,: 
Ind. Owner builds by day labor and awards 
separate contracts. Brick. 

*Apartment Building: (8° Apts.), 8th and 
Washington. “Jefferson Apts.’. Archt., Reintzes 


and Floyd, 523% Ohio St. 
son. Foundation Owner builds and awards 
separate contracts. Htg. and plmg. let to Frei- 
tag and Weinhart Co. 


*Municipal Stadium: $450,000. 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, 
City of Terre Haute, Board of Park Commrs. 


General contract let to Shourds-Stoner Co. Ex- 
cavating, 


Owner, H. H. Jeffer- 


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Architect, 


*Warehouse and Store: $85,000. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner Co. Owner, Hamilton-Harris Go. 
Contractor, North-Raffin Constr. Co. On foun- 
dation. MS 


*Bank Building and\ Theatre: 
Twelve Points, Terre Haute. Archt., Shourds- 
Stoner Co, Owner, Twelve Points Bldg. and 
Loan Assn, Contract let to North-Raffin Constr. 
Co. Pouring foundation. 


*Residence: $8,500, 1 sty. and bas., 
Archt., Reintzes and Floyd, 523%, Ohio St. Own- 
er, George W. J. Hoffman, 1425 So. 6th St. 
Contract let to Bob Meyers. Frame and stucco, 


3 sty., 65x180, 


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Verntines eg Archt., Johnson Miller Theatre: (seating 300), $10,000, 1 sty., 36x *School: (rebuild), $7,000, Clinton Twp., Clin- 
and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, 100. Mecca Ind. Archt. Thomas and Allen. ton, Ind. Archt., Thomas and Allen, 25 So. 
William -S. Brown; trustee, Newport, Ind, Plans 25% So. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, Frank 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, Frank Slater, 
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trustee, Clinton, Ind. General contractor, Cecil 
Anstead, Clinton, Ind. Start work at once. 
*Parochial School: Archt., Johnson, Miller 
and Miller. Owner, Sacred Heart Congr., Rev. 
Father Bernard A. Duffy. Contractors, Roehm 
Bros., 30 N. 5th St. Foundation in. 
*Residence and Garage: (14 rooms), Sulli- 


Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 
5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, Hinkle C. 
General contractor, 


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Hays (Atty.), Sullivan, Ind. 


Wm. Caton & Son, Terre Haute. On founda- 
tion. Brick. 
WARSAW. 
*Masonic Temple: $65,000. 3 sty. & bas. 60x 


120. Archt., Griffith and Goodrich, 21 E. Berry 
St., Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Owner, The Warsaw 
Masonic Temple Association, Inc., B. B. Foulke, 
E. E. Rasor, H. B. Gerard, W. R. Hall, C. E. 
Bolinger, L. C. Wann, E, C. MeCammack, F. E. 
Bash. C. H. Ker, all dizvectors, Warsaw. Plans 
in progress. Ready for bids in two weeks. Brick. 


*Residence and Garage: $10,000. Archt. Sam- 


uel Craig and Co., 31 West Ohio St., Indiana- 
polis. Owner, William Nye, Warsaw. General 
contract let to Homer Sailor, Warsaw, Ind. 


Brick veneer. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 


*Anderson: Protestant Hospital, $500,000, 4 
sty. and bas., 166x80, with wing 80x46 (144 
rooms). Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Protestant Hospital Association, 


Arthur C. Call, Pres.; E.. H. Carr in charge of 
campaign for finances, Farmers Trust Building. 
Plans in progress. Brick, stone trim, composi- 
tion roof, steam heat, laundry, elevators, tile 
and terrazo work, iron and concrete stairs, fire 


doors, steel sash. 


*Bloomington: School buildings (5)—Districts 
Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, and 9, near Bloomington. Archt., 
John L. Nichols, 204 South Indiana Ave., Bloom- 
ington. Owner, L. M. Hanna, trustee, Bloom- 
ington, Ind. Owner receiving bids to close June 
9th at 1:00 p. m. (Note correct closing date). 

Brick and stone veneer. 


*Decatur: Catholic High School, $200,000, 2 
sty. and bas., 127x175. Archt., Herman Gaul, 
111 West Washington St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
St. Mary’s Parish, Board of Trustees, C. 
Niblick, treasurer, Decatur. All communications 
relative to plans and specifications shall be ad- 
dressed to Charles N. Christen, Decatur, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids to close June 22nd at 2:00 
p. m, (See sealed proposal advertising in this 
issue.) Brick, stone trim, comp. roof, steam 
neat. Will contain 15 class rooms, domestic 
science and manual training departments, audi- 
torium, gymnasium, kitchen, cafeteria, stage, 
lecture rooms, assembly room. 


Crawfordsville: Residence (14 rooms), 2 sty. 
and bas. Archt., Boswell and Beeson, Ben Hur 
Bldg. Owner, Ira R. Clouser, 409 East Wabash 
Frame and stucco, stain- 


St. Plans in progress. 
ed shingle roof, furnace. 

*Huntington: Hotel, $200,000. (120 rooms) 
Archt., R. W. Stevens. Owner, J. F. Bippus. 
Foundation in. Ready for bids shortly on super- 
structure, Brick, reinf. concrete floor and roof 
constr. 

Kokomo: Church, Union and Jefferson Sts. 


Archt., O. L. Lenski, Cleveland, Ohio. Owner, 
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Rev. A. J. Stiemke, 
pastor, Kokomo, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick 
and stone. 


Laporte: Commercial Garage, 1 sty. 124x152. 
Lincoln Way Bast and Hagenbuck St. Private 
plans. Owner, George P. Walker and Lee W 
Phillips. Plans in progress. Start work about 


July ist. Brick, steel sash, comp. roof, steam 
heat. 
*Logansport: Apartment Buildinz and Stores 


at 1308 East Broadway) 


(rem. from building 
Plans in progress. 


Owner, Charles H. De Haven. 
Bids soon. 


*Marion: School Building. $54,000. Center 
Township, Grant County, Indiana. Archt., Hiram 
Elder, Marion. Owner, Tillman Boxell. Trustee, 
305 Iroquois Bldg., Marion. Owner taking bids 
to close June 20th at 2:30 p. m. Brick. 


*Seymour: Consolidated school, $15,000, Jack- 
son Twp., Jackson County, Ind. Archt.. Robert 
H. Hall. Seymour. Owner, Lew Auffenburg, 
trustee, Seymour, Ind. Plans about completed. 
Owner will advertise for bids soon. Brick, hol- 
low tile, steam heat, septic tank, asphalt roofing, 


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folding partitions, steel sash, electric generator, 
1 sty., 50x7@. (3 class rooms). 

Contracts Awarded. 
Memorial Library (superstructure), 
$200,000, 2 sty., 100x150. Private plans. 
er, Culver Military Academy, Culver, Ind. 
Foundation was put in last year, superstructure 


let to James T. Barnes, South Bend, Ind., and 
Logansport, Ind. Brick, reinforced concrete. 


Muncie: Y. M. C. A. (addition), $40,000, (30 
rooms), Sharonville, Ohio. Owner, Ws and 
St. L. Ry. Co., Union Station, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
ie contract let to A. J. Glazer, Muncie, 
nd. 


San Pierre: Consolidated school, $75,000. 
Archt., Nat L. Smith, Crown Point, Indiana. 
Owner, Leonard Rennewanz, Trustee, San Pierre, 
Ind. General contract let to F. E. Muzzall and 
Son Construction Co., Crown Point, Ind. 


*Culver: 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
x publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field- 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that the Trustees of 
Saint Mary’s Catholic Parish of Decatur, Ind., 
will receive sealed bids, at the Saint Mary’s 


Catholic School building in the City of Decatur, 
Indiana, on Friday, June 22, 1923, up to two 
o'clock p. m. on said day for the furnishing 
of all material and performing of all labor nec- 
essary to erect and complete a new school build- 
ing according to the plans and specifications 
made and furnished for this work by Herman 
J. Gaul, architect, 228 East Superior St., Chi- 
cago, Ill., which plans and specifications are 
on file with Chas. N. Christen, Decatur, Ind. 


Notice is also given that at the same time 
and place sealed bids will be received for fur- 
nishing all material and performing all labor 
in strict compliance with said plans and speci- 
fications for each of the following items separ- 


ately or for any two or more of said items 
jointly, to-wit: 
Item No. 1—For the erection and construc- 


tion of said building excluding the heating and 
ventilating plant, system and apparatus: the 
plumbing for water and sewerage system; the 
electric wiring. 


Item No. 2—For the installation of the heat- 
ing and ventilating plant, system and apparatus. 


Item No. 3—For the plumbing, water system 
and sewerage. 


Item No, 4—For the electric wiring. 


The right is reserved to reject any or all bids 
and also to accept bids for the whole of said 
work or in parts as set out above. 


Each bidder shall deposit with his bid a 
certified check equal to two per cent of his bid, 
which check shall be made payable to C. S. Nib- 
lick, treasurer, as a guarantee that the said 
bidder will, if awarded the contract, enter into 
a contract and file a bond equal to his bid, which 
bond shall meet the approval of the said trus- 
tees. Said bond and contract shall be made 
and filed within ten days after said bidder is 
notified that he has been awarded the contract. 

All communication relative to plans and speci- 
fications shall be addressed to Chas. N. Chris- 
ten, Decatur, Ind. 

Estimate cost of building, $200,000. 

TRUSTEES OF ST. MARY’S PARISH, 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 

Notice is hereby given that on the 2nd day-.of 
July, 1923, at the temporary Lodge Avenue Schoo] 
House on Green River Road, in Knight Town- 
ship, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, the under. 
signed trustee of Knight Township, Vanderburgh 
County, Indiana, in conjunction with the Ad- 
visory Board of said Knight Township, will re- 
ceive sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor 
and materials for the construction and installing 
of all wiring im said school building, and will 
also receive bids for the furnishing of all labor 
and material for the construction of the heating 
plant. Said wiring and said heating plant to be 
installed in the brick building that is to be built 
in said township and which is known as the 


Lodge Avenue School. Said work to be done in 
accordance with the plans and specifications now 


on file in the office of said trustee, R. R. 4, New- 
in the office of Alfred E, 


burg, Indiana, and 
Neucks, architect, 516 Peoples Bank Building, 
Evansville, Indiana. Said bids will be received 


up to 8 o’clock p. m., of said 2nd day of July, 
1923. 

Said trustee, in conjunction with said Advisory 
Board, will examine said bids and award the 
contract for said construction to the lowest and 
best bidder therefor; and the successful bidder 
will be required to enter into a written contract 
with said school trustee for the furnishing of 
all labor and materials for the construction of 
said wiring and heating in accordance with said 
plans and specifications and to give bond with 
surety to be approved by, said school trustee, for 
the faithful performance of said contract. 

Each bidder will be required to submit a certi- 
fied check in an amount equal to three per cent 
of the bid submitted, said check to be forfeited 
to the township trustee in the event that the 
successful bidder refuses or fails to enter into a 
proper contract with proper surety. 

The school trustee and Advisory Board hereby 
reserve the right to reject any and all bids. 

FRED MANN, 
Trustee of Knizht School Township, 
Vanderburgh, County, Indiana. 
A. C. STONE, 
Atty. for Trustee, 
June 2, 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that Metamora School 
Township, Franklin County, Indiana, by Louis 
R. Foster, trustee of said township and _ the 
Advisory Board thereof, will receive sealed bids 
at the office of said trustee in the Directors’ 
Room of the Farmers Bank, in the town of 
Metamora, Metamora Township, Franklin 
County, Indiana, on 


TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1923, 

at 1:00 o’clock P. M. of said day, for the con- 
struction of a new joint elementary and high 
school building at the town of Metamora, in 
District No. One for the accommodation of all 
pupils of school age residing in said District No. 
One, and District No. Three, in said township 
and for the construction of a new one-roomed 
school building known as the Elm Grove School 
in District No. Two in said township, for in- 
struction in the elementary branches of. study, 
and at the same time and place bids will also 
be received for the installation of the heating 
and ventilating system for said buildings; the 
Plumbing and Sewerage system and the electric 
work and electric plant, for each of said build- 
ings. 

sees in accordance with the plans and speci- 
fications heretofore adopted and approved by 
the trustee and advisory board of said township 
which Plans and specifications are now on file 
in the office of said trustee and in the office 


of the State Board of Accounts of the State of 
Indiana. 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


Said Metamora School Building in District No. 
One to be a two story structure and the one in 
District No, Two to be a one-roomed frame build- 
ing, both with basements. District No. One 
building to be located on lands now owned by 
J. C. Gordon, in Section 36 in said township, and 
District No. Two on lands now owned by C. C. 
Shakel, in said school district. 

The estimated cost of the proposed buildings 
complete and the purchase of the necessary 
grounds therefor is $28700.00. Said bids will 
be received jointly or separately for the con- 
struction of said buildings. All bids must be 
in writing on forms prescribed by the laws of 
the State of Indiana, and delivered to said*trus- 
tee on or before the time mentioned herein. Each 
bid on the general construction of said Metamora 
School in District No. One shall be accom- 
panied by a certified check of the bidder in the 
sum of $500.00, and for the one-roomed school 
building in District No. Two, by a certified 
check of the bidder in the sum of $300.00, all 
other bids for heating and ventilating system, 


plumbing and sewerage system, electric work 
and electric plant by a certified check of the 
bidder in the sum of $200.00, for each item bid 
on therein. 


These certified checks to be held by said trus- 
tee as a guarantee of good faith by the bidder 


and that he will enter into a contract and 
execute a bond for the full amount of his bid, 
approved by the Trustee and Advisory Board, for 
the due performance thereof, if his bid be ac- 
cepted. The checks of the unsuccessful bidders 
will be returned to them when the contracts 
are awarded and entered into. Should the suc- 
cessful bidder fail to enter into such contract 
to execute said bond, he shall forfeit said certified 
check as liquidated damages for the use and 
benefit of said township. The plans and specifi- 
cations may be examined at the office of said 
trustee or at the office of Karl P. Henkel, Archi- 
tect, 108-110 Heinemann Bldg., Connersville, Ind. 
A deposit of $15.00 will be required of pro- 
spective bidders for plans and specifications for 
each branch of work taken from the office of 
said architect, which amount will be returned 
in full provided the same is returned on the day 
of the letting and a bona fide bid is submitted 
by the contractor, Should the bidder fail in 
one requirement only the sum of $5.00 only 
shall be returned to him, but should he fail in 
the observance of both conditions, he shall for- 
feit the whole amount of said deposit. Each 
bidder shall endorse or stamp his name on the 
back of the drawing or cover of the specifica- 
tions used by him in preparing kis proposals. 
Said bids or proposals will be considered jointly 
and severally, and will be let to the lowest re- 
sponsible bidder, who upon the award of a con- 
tract, shall give-a bond to the approval of the 
Trustee and Advisory Board, for the benefit of 
any person, firm or corporation, who shall suffer 
any loss or damage by reason of such bidder 
failing or neglecting to perform the work award- 
ed him by such Trustee, and to pay for al] labor 
and materials furnished him or any of such 
contractors in the construction of said work. 
The trustee reserves the right to reject any and 
all bids. 
Dated this 22nd day of May, 19238. 
: LOUIS R. FOSTER, Trustee 
Schoo! Township, Franklin County, 
P. O. Address, Metamora, Ind. 
GEO. R. FOSTER, Atty., 
Metamora, Indiana. | 
May 26, June 2-9, 1923. 


Metamora 
Indiana. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS , 
Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned, 
Trustee of Washington Township and ex officio 
Trustee of Washington School Township of Dela- 
ware County, Indiana, at the office of the Trus- 
tee in the Town of Gaston, in said Washington 
Township, Delaware County, Indiana, in conjunc- 


tion with the members of the Advisory Board of 
said township, up until the hour of 2:30 p. m. 
on Saturday, June 16, 1923, will receive sealed 
bids for the erection and construction of a new 
addition to and the remodeling of a School Build- 
ing in the Town of Gaston, in School District No. 
10, in said Washington Township, Delaware 
County, Indiana, and being a two-story brick 
school building and addition to be erected and 
constructed upon the present site belongine to 
said School Township, and to be erected and com- 
pleted according to the plans and specifications 
now on file in the office of the Trustee of said 
township and in the office of Charles W. Taylor, 
Architect, 206 Maxim Building, in the City of 
Newcastle, Indiana. 

Bids will be received for the erection and con- 
struction of said work and building complete 
according to said plans and specifications. 
~ All materials in such old building that is in 
first-class condition and subject to the approval 
of the Architect or Superintendent of Construc- 
tion can be used in the new building as provided 
in said plans and specifications. 

The estimated cost of such construction is ap- 
proximately $62,000.00, including new heating, 
plumbing, lighting, ventilating and drainage sys- 
tems. 

“yey Wee}s Mau B UO paAlaver 9aq OS|E [[IM spig 
ing, ventilating and plumbing system according 
to the plans and specifications and shall be re- 
ceived separate from the general contract. Each 
bid must be sealed and accompanied with a certi- 
fied check for the sum of 3% of the contract 
price, payable to the Trustee of Washington 
School Township, to be held by him as liquidated 
damages in case the successful bidder fails to 
enter into contract. : 

Each contractor will be required to furnish a 
bond in the amount of his bid conditioned for the 
faithful performance and execution of his con- 
tract and the payment for all work and labor 
done and performed in and, about such work and 
all materials that may enter into the construc- 
tion of said building and work, or any part or 
portion thereof and subject to the approval of 
said Trustee and Advisory Board of said town- 
ship. That said bond, if a personal bond, shall 
be signed by at least one freehold surety resident. 
in the County of Delaware, in the State of In- 
diana, but a surety bond signed by a Surety Com- 
pany will be preferable, 

Each bid shall be filed on Form Ten as pre- 
seribed for bidders by the State Board of Ac- 
couuts and to be legally sworn to as required by 
law and each bid and bidder shall in all things 
comply with the requirement of the law relating 
to the letting of contracts under the Act of the 
General Assembly of the State of Indiana entitled 
““An Act concerning Town and Township Busi- 
ness” approved February 27, 1899, and all acts 
supplemental thereto and amendatory thereof. 

The said work and all of the same is to be 
done subject to the approval of the Architect and 
the Township Trustee and also subject to the ap- 
preval of the State Board of Health. 

The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. 

The successful bidder will be required to com- 
mence and complete the work without delay and 
under the supervision of the architect, and will 
be required to enter into a contract in writing 
according to law. 

Dated at Gaston, Ind., May 22, 1923. 

HENRY M. LONG, 

Trustee of Washington Township, Delaware 

County, Indiana, and ex officio Trustee of 
Washington School Township of Delaware 
County, Indiana. 

CLAUD LEACH, 

JOHN W. GILMER, 


EVERETT E. CLOCK, 
Advisory Board. 


Francis A. Shaw, Attorney. 
May 26, June 1, 9, 1928. 


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SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 

Notice is hereby given that until the 15th day 
of June, 1923, the undersigned, Jesse F. Phillippi, 
as Trustee of Eagle Civil and School Townships, 
Boone County, Indiana, and the Advisory Board 
of said Eagle Township, will receive sealed bids 
for the construction and completion of a new 
two-story and basement, brick, grade school build- 
ing, and also for the construction and installa- 
tion of heating and ventilating, plumbing and 


water supply system therefor, and electric wir- 
ing and bell system therefor and therein, for the 
use of said school township. All in accordance 
with the plans and specifications heretofore 
adopted and approved therefor by the said Trus- 
tee and Advisory Board, which are on file in the 
office of said Trustee located on Meridian Street 
in the Town of Zionsville, said Township, County 
and State. Copies of said Plans and specifications 
also may be seen at the office of the Indiana State 
Board of Accounts at the State House in the City 
of Indianapolis, Indiana, and at the office of The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Company, the architect, at 1050 
North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. 
Bidders desiring duplicate copies of the plans and 
specifications may obtain Same .by a deposit of 
$25.00 to cover return in good condition of the 
general construction documents, not later than 
the day of letting contract. 


The estimated cost of the entire work is 
$90,000.0e. 


All bids must be on Form 96 prescribed by the 
State Board of Accounts and the same will be 
received at the office of the said Trustee up to 
two o’clock in the afternoon on said date, at 
which time and place said bids will be publicly 
opened and read and the letting of said contract 
will begin, subject, however, to all rights of said 
Trustee and said Advisory Board, as provided by 
law, and as herein set forth. 


Bids may be submitted for the general con- 
Struction of said building and separate bids may 
be submitted for (1) heating and ventilating, (2) 
plumbing and water supply, (3) electric wiring 
and bell system, or any one or all of the same. 
The contract will be awarded in such manmer 
as to be the best interest of said School Town- 
ship. Each bid must be ‘accompanied by a ¢er- 
tified check for not less than three (3) per cent 
of the gross bid submitted; payable to said Trus- 
tee who shall have the right to cash the check 
of the successful bidder and the money so ob- 
tained by said Trustee shall be retained by him 
as liquidated damages in event said bidder fails, 
within ten (10) days after acceptance of his bid, 
to execute a contract in the form and with the 
provisions desired by said Trustee and approved 
by said Advisory Board, covering the construc- 
tion and completion of said work, and at the same 
time to deliver to said Trustee a good and suffi- 
cient bond, in an amount and with security to be 
approved by said Trustee, conditioned as required 
by law. 


The right is expressly reserved by said Trustee 
and said Advisory Board to reject any and all 
bids and to take reasonable time to investigate 
both the bids and the qualifictions of the bidders, 

Dated this the 24th day of May, 1923. 


JESSE E. PHILLIPPI,. 
As Trustee of Eagle Civil and School Town- 
ship, Boone County, Indiana. 


WILLIAM A. HULL, 
ORION O. SMITH, 
CHARLES F. MILLER, 
Members of Advisory Board, Eagle Township, 
Boone County, Indiana. 
May 26, June 2, 1923. 


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Board of Director: 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


NO IGNORING THE FACT. 


Society Fulfills Obligation to State 
Architects Though Some Fail to 
Appreciate its Efforts. 


The Indiana Society of Architects as 
an organization is here to say, having 
proved its claim to recognition through 
that which it has accomplished, such is 
the conviction of the Board of Directors 
who met recently at Evansville. 

Now and then propositions have been 
advanced that the I. S. of A. be discon- 
tinued and its membership be absorbed 
by the Indiana Chapter, American Insti- 
tute of Architects. Not long ago just 
such another sugges‘ion was advanced 
and created considerable comment. As 
a result of the suggestion the directors 
of the society in meeting at Evansville 
approved the following resolution: 

That the Indiana Society of Archi- 
tects now numbering in its membership 
over 80% of the architects in the state 
is fully representative of the architec- 
tural profession in Indiana; 

That it fulfills a function never under- 
taken by other similar organizations, 
by handling problems peculiar to local 
and State conditions; 

That its accomplishments have been 
noteworthy; : 

Ist. In legislative efforts, as evi- 
denced by the recent success in the pass- 
age of the bill providing for a State Ad- 
ministrative Building Council; 

2nd. In aiding in securing the ap- 
proval of the State Board of Accounts 
to a Standard Form of contract between 
architect and owner on public building 
projects; : ) 

3rd. In being instrumental in provid- 
ing the architects of the State with a 
weekly architectural bulletin, an ‘official 
page in the Construction Recorder, a 
weekly feature no other State Archi- 
tects’ Association has; ‘ 

4th. In amalgamating its member- 
ship into a harmonious and thorough 
working organization; 


5th. In the publication of a valuable 
hand book; ; ; 
6th. In the handling of Public Archi- 


tectural Exhibits; 


7th. In the assistance rendered in 
Public Competitions; 
8th. In ‘the absorbing of younger 


members of the profession, giving them 
opportunities for acquaintance with 
older members, and the fundamentals of 
good ethics; 

9th. In the holding of frequent meet- 
ings, providing Speakers of distinction, 
and the recent and very successful re- 
gional meetings held in various cities 
and largely attended by engineers, men 
of other professions, and leading ma- 
terial men; 

10th. In securing a co-operation of 
effort, a closer acquaintance leading to 
a better understanding of current issues. 

Further, that there is an abundant 


field for the existence of both State and 
Institute organizations, without dupli- 


cation of effort, and that the former, by 
its strength and achievements can now 


be termed an established fixture, and any 
attempt to minimize its value, or to coun- 
tenance its disruption would be combat- 
ted by the great majority of the archi- 
tectural profession in Indiana. 

THEREFORE, Be it Resolved, that 
this board should redouble its efforts to 
enlarge and strengthen the scope of ac- 
tivities of the Society rather than con- 
sider the remotest possibility of its dis- 
solution. 

These architects, members of the di- 
rectorate, know whereof they act for 
they have followed the actions of the 
Indiana Society of Architects from its 
inception, had a hand in each progressive 
move and have seen the organization 
grow in scope and power. They know 
from the councils in which they have sat 
how the interest of the profession as a 
whole has been advanced. That which 
has been done has required thought, in- 
creasing effort and considerable expendi- 
ture of money and, through the effort 
that has been exerted, the cause of every 
individual architect has been advanced. 
Some may deny this, or seek to, but 
there is no way of dodging the fact that 
the profession has drawn to itself 
greater prestige and any man of the 
profession has profited accordingly. 

The Society is just getting started 
and before it stretches a broad field of 


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endeavor. The co-operative effort now 
a fact between the Associated Building 
Contractors of Indiana and the Indiana 
Society of Architects for the advance- 
ment of progressive, constructive prin- 
ciples in the State Building Industry has 
brought these two great elements to a 
better understanding with a more 
wholesome respect for each other and 
given unto each a greater dignity, 

When, heretofore, have building men 
had a say in the State regulation of 
building construction? Yet now, today, 
from a seed sown years ago by the I. 
S. of A., and nourished through a never 
allowed to die effort toward c0-operation 
between architects, engineers and con- 
tractors, there is an Administrative 
Building Council of Indiana at the State 
House, composed of State officials, archi- 
tects, engineers, contractors and build- 
ing trades mechanics whose duty it will 
be to’ devise standard building require- 
ments and see that they are adminis- 
tered. This is the greatest construc- 
tive measure ever put forth by the In- 
diana Building Industry, and it was the 
Indiana Society of Architects that made 
it possible for the architect to have a 
Say in that matter. The Society has 
made the Indiana architect more than 
just an architect, it fas made him a real 
element, it has raised the profession to 
a standing of power, 

And all this because certain archi- 


tects gave of their time and money. 
Many joined the Society, then failed fo 
pay their dues and sat supinely by fail- 
Ing, let us say, to realize and appreciate 
the effort that the Society was putting 
forth in their behalf. 

Many now are far in arrears with 
their dues. The I, §. of A. has even 
greater work before it and will need 
funds to carry on i's campaign of prog- 
ress for the architect, 

_ Why not pay up, shoulder the obliga- 
tion that your profession entails and 
stand shoulder to shoulder with your fel- 
low architects in an effort to advance 
that profession, 


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Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
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Cc. C, PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


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EV ANSVILLE 


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Member State A. B. C. 


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EVANSVILLE TRAILING CITIES OF 
SIMILAR SIZE IN BUILDING 
OPERATIONS. 


“Tn Position to Make Up Ground by Tak- 
ing Advantage of Favorable 
Conditions. 


While Evansville has apparently been 
having quite a building boom during the 
past year and so far this year, in com- 
parison with cities her size she has been 
falling considerably short and in fact 
barely keeping pace with normal expan- 
‘sion, not to say anything regarding the 
‘huge volume of building she is short. 
Making a comparison with Fort Wayne, 
a city of practically the same popula- 
tion, two and one-half times more vol- 
ume of building was done in the north- 
ern city last year than in Evansville. 
At the present time Evansville ranks 
fourth in the state in building. Both 
Fort Wayne and South Bend each have 
more work in progress so far this year, 
according to permits issued, than was 
done in Evansville during the entire year 
of 1922. 

The average city in the United States 
is estimated to be four years behind in 
building, particularly in residence and 
apartments. To make up this deficiency, 
and at the same time take care of what 
would be the normal demand, will take 
ten years or more at least. As Evans- 
ville is even further behind than the 
average city it will probably take her 
a longer period of time. Any cessation 
in building construction simply adds a 
greater burden upon the builders of the 
nation which they will have to shoulder 
a few weeks or a few months hence. 

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Unlike some of the larger cities, parti- 
cularly those in the East, Evansville 
has succeeded in keeping labor and ma- 
terial prices at a comparatively low 
level. It is true that contractors have 
been handling a fairly large volume of 

usiness, yet nothing like capacity of 
Production has been reached and at no 
time has material supply or transnorta- 
tion been a problem. And should the 
Proposed curtailment of large building 
Operations until f21l1 in the larger cities 
fcome a fact. Evansville should take 
advantage of her opportunity to build 


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months before large buying interests in- 
vade the markets in October. 


CHIPS AND SAVINGS. 


J. Bippus and Son announce good and 
steady progress on the Freund Apart- 
ments at Scholz and Blackford avenues. 
The same firm is remodeling a duplex 
apartment at 113 Powell avenue, and is 
completing the brick work for a resi- 
dence and store at Lincoln and Runny- 
mede avenue for Geo. W. Brown. 


Ed Duber picked off the general con- 
tract for the construction of a new resi- 
dence for Dr. J. C. McClurkin at 2nd 
and Howard streets. 


C. Kanzler & Son, who have the gen- 
eral contract to build the two Miller 
residences in Bayard Park Drive have 
completed the roofing. 


Samuel Johnson is rapidly cleaning 
up several residential contracts he has 
been working on of late. 


With a large additional force of men 
at work on the ‘new Benjamin Bosse 
high school, Washington and Harlan 
avenues, has been pushed. Bricklayers 
have been added. Brick work on the 
west section of the building has been 
completed to the second story. Prepar- 
ations are being made to pour the sec- 
ond story concrete slab. 


General contractors Geo. L. Miller & 
Son, the Past week started construction 
operation on a couple of new bungalows 
one to cost $6,000 and the other $7,000. 


Architects in Evansville continue busy 
and are calling steadily on the contrac- 
tors for new estimates. Between build- 
mg and estimating the local builders are 
kept on the jump. 


FT. WAYNE 


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Member State A. B. C. 


wie Fe Dope President 
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NEW BUILDING LINE ALONG MAIN 
STREET PROPOSED. 


Property Owners Petition for Same. 


The proposed widening of West Main 
street was given a boost a few days ago 
when the board of works considered a 
petition to establish building lines on 


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that street, from Calhoun street west to 
Broadway. 

An act authorizing the city to estab- 
lish building lines Was passed at the 
last session of the state legislature. The 
act says that after the lines are estab- 
lished no new buildings may be erected 
over the lines and that old buildings 
built before the lines were established 
may be maintained and repaired, but 
cannot be replaced or reconstructed. 


NEW STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER 
FOR FT. WAYNE DISTRICT. 


Goshen Man Appointed. 

O. B. Kircher, of Goshen, has been ap- 
pointed engineer of the Fort Wayne dis- 
trict of the state highway department to 
succeed Walter T. Horn, resigned. 

Mr. Kircher has had considerable 
highway engineering experience, having 
at one time been previously connected 
with the Indiana State Highway Depart- 
ment, the Federal Bureau of roads in 
Texas and the Illinois State Highway 
Department. 

The territory which Mr. Kircher will 
have includes several counties of north- 
ern Indiana. He will have an office in 
the courthouse. 


FT. WAYNE ENGINEERS VISITED 
BIG HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANT 
AT MONTICELLO, IND. 


Special Trip Arranged. 


The Ft. Wayne section of the Amer- 
ican Institute of Electrical Engineers 
made an _ inspection trip to the water 
power development on the Tippecanoe 
river at Monticello on Sunday, May 27. 

Transportation of members was 
arranged by S. W. Greenland, retiring 
chairman of the Section, and a buffet 
lunch was served at the dam by mem- 
bers of the entertainment committee. All 
members gathered at the interurban sta- 
tion at 6 o’clock on Sunday morning and 
left by special cars to Monticello, 
where G. W. Hamilton, engineer in 

charge of the development, explained 
the project, which is the largest water 
power development in Indiana. 


NEW HIGH CLASS RESIDENTIAL 
SECTION SOON TO BE 
DEVELOPED. 


Planned to Increase City’s Beauty. 


Another move was made recently by 
Ft. Wayne men prominent in business 
affairs of the city to develop another 
local high class restricted residence sec- 
tion out on South Broadway. Illsley 
Place will be the name of the new sub- 
division and it is planned to make it 
one of the most exclusive residential 
sections of the city. 


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INDIANA CON STRUCTION RECORDER 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contracter’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus__________ President 
C.: Gy Pietson oo) a at Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


A a eR 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet every 


Wednesday, 3:00 Dp. m. 
Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 


Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P, M. 
second Fri- 


General Contractors meet 
day each month. 

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PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. | 
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WAIVER OF LIEN. 


None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder this ‘week. 


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CONTRACTORS CONFERENCE AT 
INDIANAPOLIS JUNE 6. 


State A. B. C.’s Representatives to Meet 


Next Week. 


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The Associated Building Contractors 
of Indiana will hold the first regular 
quarterly conference of 1923 at Indian- 
apolis, Wednesday, June 6. The meeting 
will take place at State A. B. C.’s head- 
quarters, 320 Peoples Bank Bldg., open 
ing at 10:30 a. m. 

Since this is the first conference to 
be held since the state convention at 
Michigan City in January, the discus- 
sions developed should be of much in- 
terest. In the interim some very im- 
portant matters bearing on the building 
contracting business have been trans- 
acted, chief of which was the successful 
legislative effort put forth by the state 
contractors organization in conjunction 
with other building interests, resulting 
in the passage of a new state building 
law. eports on the progress of this 
action and the organization of the Ad- 
ministrative Building Council are to be 
made, 

Then, too, reports will be called for 
from the various localities of the state 
relative to the successful conclusions 
reached in wage scale adjustments, 
which entailed no serious strikes or stop- 
Pages of construction of work. j 

Also, the building situation will be 
gone into and analyzed for the pur- 
pose of bringing out thoughts of pro- 
cedure that will act to preserve to In- 
diana, as far as possible, the big build- 


mg volume that has been promised. It is. 


the concensus of opinion among the con- 
tractors that something definite must 
e done to stabilize construction costs 
if building is to be kept moving on a 
Teasonable basis, and also labor must be 
conserved and must produce, in order 
to meet and handle the demand that is 
eing put upon it. 


Every city contractors’ association af- 
filiated with the State A. B. C.’s is ex- 
pected to send in delegates and already 
Many affirmative responses have been 
received. The privilege oz attendance is 
not restricted to regular delegates how- 
ever, as any: Indiana contractor so mind- 
ed to attend will be welcomed. 


The State A. B. C.’s has continually 
endeavored to give to the Indiana con- 
tractors the best thought and practices 
that will improve conditions for the 
Hoosier builders by suggesting certain 
things that will improve the understand- 
able contact between the various locali- 
ties to care for the interest of the build- 
ers in Legislative matters, and other- 
wise effect a real function for the asso- 
ciation. 


There are builders in Indiana who 
have been associated for years in this 
fraternity of contractors and they have 
acknowledged their profit from such as- 
sociation the aim of which is to share 
the same _ progressive aims, problems, 
and _ solutions, working at all times in 
sympathy for mutual betterment and co- 
operative protection on a state-wide 
seale. 


That a greater co-operation may be 
brought about amongst the contractors 
themselves and with the other allied in- 
terests of the state building industry is 
one of the greatest purposes of the 
State A. B. C.’s and to further that pur- 
pose is the aim of these quarterly con- 
ferences, one of which is called for next 
Wednesday at Indianapolis. 


PUBLIC LIABILITY. 


A Feature Well Worth Watching. 


When a 
lic liability insurance, and a sub-con- 
tractor does not, and an accident occurs 
for which the sub-contractor would be 
liable, the general contractor could be 
held only in case a joint law suit was 


started against both contractors and it . 


could be shown that the general con- 
tractor was responsible for the accident. 

In public liability cases, under the 
common law, the employer would be lia- 
ble only when it could be shown that he 
or his employe caused the accident. 

If it could be shown that the injured 
person assumed a risk or contributed to 
the accident, there would be no liability 
as far as the employer is concerned. In 


public accident cases, it would have to be A 


shown that a person held liable must 
in some way be responsible for the acci- 
dent which has happened. 


If a general contractor loans equip- 
ment to a sub-contractor, then, if the 
sub-contractor were not financially re- 
sponsible, the general contractor could 
be held. It is a dangerous practice for 
one contractor to loan equipment or tools 
to another. 


A general contractor should insist that 
all sub-contractors carry public liabil- 
ity insurance, because, should a public 
liability accident occur, for which the 
sub-contractor were responsible and a 
law suit resulted, it would probably mean 
that final settlement would be withheld 
until the case was disposed of. y 

It may also cause a joint suit to be 
started against the owner, architect and 
general contractor, which is very often 


general contractor carries pub- o 


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the case, Every general contractor 
should insist on a certificate of insur- 
ance from the sub-contractor, for both: 
compensation and public liability, be- 
fore the contracts are signed. —(Bulle- 
ton, Associated Building Employers of 
Michigan. 
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HALF MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT 


SOON TO ARISE. 


Big Contract Awarded. 


Add another good sized project to the 
contract awarded column for Indian- 
apolis. 

While building affairs were fairly ac- 
tive the past week the feature event was 
the awarding of the contract to the Hall 
Construction Co. for the erection of a 
half million freight house for the Monon 
Railroad. The building, a fireproof 
structure of reinforced concrete con- 
struction, is to be 3 stories high, 50x450. 


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BUILDING PERMITS 


($5,000 and over) 
Week of May 24th to May 31st. 


Commercial Garage and Offices: 
sty. & bas. 51x102. 1018 No, Meridian St. Own- 
er, General Realty Co., Isaac Marks, Prest., 518 
South Delaware St. General contract let to 
T. A. Moynahan Constr. Co., 518 So. Delaware 


St. on percentage basis. Start work shortly. 
Brick, 


Apartment Building and Stores: $30,000. (4 
apts., 5 stores) 21st and Harding Sts. Private 
plans. Owner, Salem and Katherine Freije, 284 
No. Belle View General contract let to 


$35,000. 2 


Place. 


George Freije, 284 No, Belle View Place. Start 
work at once. Brick veneer, 

Commercial Garage: $25,000. 64x100. 1610 
Pearson Ave. Private plans. Owner, M. ‘ 
Shea, 1615 No. Ililnois, Prest. Indiana Builders 
Corp. General contract let to Conder and Cul- 


bertson, 823 No. Noble St, Brick. 


Residence: $11,000, 3346 Washington Blvd. 
wner, Homer L, Cook, State Life Bldg. Gen- 
eral contract let to Albert Bertels, 1521 No. La- 
Salle St. Brick and frame. 


Residence: $10,500. 4104 No. Capitol (double) 
Owner and builder, C. B. Durham Co., Consol- 
idated Building. 


Residence: $10,000. 2609 No. 
Owner, N. C. Mann, 4309 Central. General con- 
tract let to O, F., Mann, 4309 Central, 


Residence (double) $10,000. 3490-92 Fal] Creek 
Blvd. wner and builder, Duplex Home Co. 
Brick veneer, 


New Jersey. 


Residence (double) $9,000. 2022-24 College. 
Owner, Edna L. Sobbe, at site. Contract let to 
I. J. Clark, at site. Frame, 


Residence (double) $7,500. 
Owner, Mary C. Henley, 
H. Harlan, at site. 


56-58 So. Denney. 
at site. Contractor, C. 


Residence: $7,500. 324 Hampton Drive. Owner, 
West, % contractor. General contract let 
to D. D. Augustus, 4430 Guilford, 


$8,000. 4927 No. 
Constr. Co., 


Residence: 
Spiegel-Brown 
Ave, 


Residence: $8,000. 5814 Pleasant Run Blvd. 
Owner, Woodford Realty Co, 


Residence: $7,000. 4559 Carrollton. Owner, F. 
W. Craig, 3416 Carrollton. / 


Residence: $7,500. 1122-24 No. Oakland. Own- 
er, S. C. Kirkpatrick, 2307 East 38th St. 


Residences (2) $5,000 each, 3406 Brookside, 
1505 Burdsall. Owner, Realty Finance and 
Building Co., 402 National City Bank Bldg. 

Residence: $6,000. 402 E. Sanders St. Owner, 
Alfred B. Lyons} 402 Sanders St. Contract let 
to Chris Prader, 330 Sanders St. 

Stores: $6,000. 140 So. Senate, 
E. McNamara. 3233 Ruckle St. 


Penn. Owner, 
42nd and College 


Owner, James 


Residence: $5,900. 860 No. Gray St. Owner, 
William S. Goeges, 858 Eugene St. 
Residence: $5,500. 3311 Sutherland. Owner, 


C. J. Van Tassell, 808 Fletcher Trust. 

Factory: $5,000. 1 sty. 35x135. 22 So. Forest. 
Owner, Nowlin-Nigh Mnfe. Co., 2914 So. Dela- 
ware St. Contract let to M. Schumacher, 820 E, 
St. Clair St. Cone. block, 


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CHICAGO 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 21 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B.C. s 


ze Wesley OGG: Spt President 
RD) BEE eee Ae Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


“PROSPECT BRIGHTER 


Threatened Building Strike at Chicago 
Voted Down 


Since the Calumet District is go close 
to Chicago, and is under the union juris- 
diction of that city, the word that has 
come out of that municipality with re- 
gard to the labor situation there as it 
affects the building field is encouraging. 
It seems that the Building Trades Coun- 
cil over there has voted not to call a 
strike when the Landis Wage Award 
Agreements expire June 1st. Though 
only nine of the crafts out of nineteen 
have so far signed new agreements nego- 
tiations are under way toward clearing 
up the other differences and it is expect- 
ed that matters will be settled by or not 
long after June 1st. 


CALUMET CONTRACTORS AND LA- 
BORERS STILL AT GRIPS 


No Settlement Yet 


While other places seem to have got- 
ten their labor troubles straightened our 
little old Hammond is having her trou- 
bles with her building laborers. The 
breach is still as wide as ever. The 
Building Trades Council has voted to pull 
all union men off work where non-union 
laborers are employed. Last week the 
contractors started several more projects 
with the aid of. non-union men and 
aroused the ire of the union forces. 
However, this new threat of the laborers 
“ho affect the bricklayers and carpen- 
ers, 

The laborers’ dissension has had a 
tendency to band the big contractors to- 
gether and this latest decision of the 
Building Trades Council will probably 
bring the whole matter to a real show- 
down, Great stuff when a crowd of un- 
skilled men can set themselves up and 
be dictators to the skilled workmen, pro- 
spective owners and contractors, and say 
that building efforts shall not go ahead 
unless their demands are agreed upon. 
It looks as if 87% cents and 97% scents 
per hour is a fair wage to common la- 
bor, but the laborers can’t see it that 
Way. 


BUT WHO HAS TIME TO STOP TO 
KEEP A PIPE LIGHTED? 


The National Order of Ancient and 
Accepted Pipe Smokers has been organ- 
ized in Georgia with several hundred 
members and is still growing. They 
ave a motto of, “Tolerance and Peace. 
Watch their smoke. 


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CALUMET BUILDING DOINGS 


The secretary was in Chicago Thurs- 
day giving the situation the once over. 
He also dropped in to shake hands with 
the boys at the A. B. C. and the B. & M. 


Rufus Danner & Co. was awarded the 
contract for the new school house at East 
Chicago. The general contract ran about 
$150,000. Heating, plumbing and wiring 
will bring the total cost to about $200,- 
000. 


Lavin & Scott were awarded the con- 
tract to build a three-story brick build- 
ing for Mr. Grammis on East State 
Street. There will be two store rooms 
on the ground floor with apartments 
above. 


The Ford plant across the line is pro- 
gressing rapidly. The structural steel is 
about all placed and a large gang of 
masons and carpenters are at work. 


While there does not appear to be any 
let up in local home building operations 
Some of the larger projects are being 
held up on account of high prices, 

E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas. Rowe: oe 5 President 
Ae. Gallivan______________Secretary 


314 Main Street 
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NO NON-EMPLOYMENT 


Muncie Building Mechanics Have Lost 
No Time This Season 


The employment situation in Muncie 
as it pertains to building trades crafts- 
men was never better. Practically from 
the first of the year there has been a 
steady call upon the services of all men 
dependent upon building for a livelihood. 

In view of the fact that other cities 
were advancing the wage scales in the 
face of the heavy demand for labor, 


Muncie contractors took care of their: 


men, too, in order to prevent inroads 
upon the local building construction me- 
chanics’ supply. This satisfied the men 
to the effect that there have been no 
strikes, no stoppages of work, no wage 


altercations, all of which made building 
conditions most favorable from the 
working point of view. 


LITTLE FELLOWS ACTIVE 


Smaller Cities All Doing Their Bit in a 
Building Way 


Muncie and her sister cities of like, 
and even lesser size, are keeping pace 
with the rest of the big ones proportion- 
ately. The building wave that has and 
is sweeping the state has sent its eddies 


into the smaller municipalities and sent 
local building tides mounting to levels 
never before attained. 

Locally the volume of new building 
construction work has been exceedingly 
good this year with each month rolling 
up figures close to $200,000. True, there 
has been some school work and also that 
of a semi-public nature that has given 
things a boost and yet at the same time 
new residential projects have been active 
in helping making for a perceptible ac- 
tivity. 

Word from Lafayetie, Kokomo, Lo- 
gansport and Anderson is in keeping 
with what has been going on in Muncie, 
all of which means that these cities in 
1923 will contribute several million dol- 
lars’ worth of new building construction 
work to Indiana’s big total, a perform- 
ance of which these smaller cities may 
well be proud. 


LOGICAL AT THAT 


Chasing Here and There for More Wages 
Not a Paying Proposition in 
the End 


Anent the efforts of certain building ~ 


trades mechanics, always “with an ear 
to the ground,” to learn where more 
money is being paid on a job, and forth- 
with dropping everything to rush to 
some other locality even though it be to 
some distant city, Old Bil] Tubbs, that 
mythical humorist of the Bulletin of the 
Associated Building Employers of Michi- 
gan, says: 

“When I see these building craftsmen 
wearin’ out their sole leather tramping 
around from job to job and finally get 
five cents an hour more, it reminds me 
of a story. - 

“A fellow was walking up a country 
road when he happens to see a farmer, 
The farmer was looking over the fence 
at some pigs..These ’ere pigs were so 
doggone thin that they’d make a razor- 
back hog die of humiliashun and this guy 
what was walkin’ along asked this farm- 
er what was the. trouble. 

“‘Well,’ the farmer says, ‘it’s this 
way. ‘When I put them pigs in this here 
field and came out to give them meals I 
used to take a club and pound on the 
fence and they got used to it and every 


.time they heard any poundin’ they came 


hustlin’ over to get their three squares; 
after a while a woodpecker built a nest 
over on the other side of this field and 
he was a husky guy of a woodpecker and 
by an’ by another woodpecker built his 
nest on this side of the field. He was 
another strong husky sort of a wood- 
pecker and when one woodpecker wasn’t 
pecking on his tree the other one was 
and so those pigs thought they had a 
meal comin’ from both sides and kept 
running back and forth, and, say, look 
at them, they run every darn bit of meat 
off of ’em, and about all they got left is 
their hides.’ 

“That’s about the way it is with these 
‘ere building fellows. 
cause they can get five cents more in one 
place than they ean in another they’re 
going to be better off, when, in fact, they 
spend more time and money running 
— than they ever make up in the 
end. 


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SPIRIT MARKS QUARTERLY CON- 
FERENCE OF STATE A. B. C.’s 


Contractors Condemn Competitive Bid- 
ding for Labor. 


Representative building contracting 
men from the Indiana cities, assembled 
at Indianapolis June 6 in attendance at 
the quarterly conference of the Asso- 
ziated Building Contractors of Indiana 
went on record condemning competitive 
pidding among contractors for the ser- 
vices of skilled building trades mechan- 
ics in order to cover up labor shortages. 
The argument advanced was unanimous 
that such practice did not remedy the 
labor shortage, that it did not make 
more mechanics, instead, it only robbed 
the other fellow of his men if he was 
not in a position to advance wages, that 
it advanced construction costs, creating 
an uncertainty against which the con- 
tractor must figure in order to safely 
estimate, brought about dissatisfaction 
among the mechanics themselves and 
was most harmful to the continued 
activity of building operations. 

A resume of the building situation 
and conditions throughout the territories 
represented at the conference brought 
out: the information that while wage 
scales had been slightly advanced such 
procedure to date had not seemed to 
meet with the disapproval of the build- 
ing public. However, it was the gen- 
eral opinion of the men present that any 
further advance in material prices or any 
attempt to go, out in the field and start 
competitive bidding for the services of 
skilled labor would at once seriously re- 
tard future building contemplations. 
The contractors agreed that it was the 
duty of all members of the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana to frown 
upon any attempt made by the builder 
who is inclined, during a construction 
rush when there is a shortage of labor, 
to offer advanced hourly wages in orde1 


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to hurry his operation through to com- 
pletion. 

The A. B. C’s. of Ind. stand first, last 
and all the time for methods and prac- 
tices that will encourage building con- 
struction and is for keeping costs down 
wherever possible playing fair with La- 
bor and the Public as well. 

As a means of overcoming the con- 
ditions which lead to an acute labor 
shortage, the contractors again went into 
a discussion of the apprentice question 
and the advisability of establishing ap- 
prentice schools in connection with the 
vocational education system in various 
cities. 

At the annual convention of the State 
A. B. C.’s at Michigan City in January, 
a resolution was adopted pledging the 
organization members to taking on as 
many apprentices as possible. When a 
report on this matter was called for 
Wednesday, most of the. men present 
reported that they were employing ap- 
prentices. The men were instructed to 
return home and make a canvass on 
what progress had been made in the 
employment of apprentices by local as- 
sociation members and report back to 
State A. B. C.’s headquarters. 

The information gleaned from that 
which was said at the meeting verified 
conclusively that building operations in 
the state are going forward at high 
speed, indicating a prospect that will 
make for the largest building construc- 
tion year in Indiana’s history. 

Every contractor attending the con- 
ference said there were no labor dis- 
turbances in the cities they represented. 
All wage scales have been adjusted, they 
asserted. 

Just before adjournment it was voted 
to hold the next quarterly conference at 
South Bend, probably the latter part of 
September, the date to be arranged later. 

Owing to the unavoidable business de- 
tention of President F. W. Jungclaus 
during the early hours of the conference 
Harry Fenton, Indianapolis, general 
Counsel for the State A. B. C.’s, acted 
as chairman while Field Representative 
J. H. Owens looked after the secretarial 
duties. 

TOO MUCH FURNITURE IN THE 
CONTRACTING BUSINESS. 


Builders Advised to Get Out and Hustle. 


There is too much swivel chair in 
contracting today, C. C. Pierson, Secre- 
tary of the State A. B. C.’s, told the 
builders at their conference Wednesday. 

He had listened quite a time to the 
airing of troubles by the contractors 
and, when called upon, made the above 
assertion. 


“In this day and age,” said Mr. Pier- 
son, “there is too much of a desire for 
ease and comfort, an inclination to ‘let 
George do it.’ I do not refer alone to 
the contracting business for the evil of 
the swivel chair has crept into all busi- 
nesses. We heard much of it during the 
war period and though that time has 
passed the evil remains. 

“The fellow on the other side of the 
fence, the Laboring Man, has no swivel 
chair; he gets out and plugs, works and 
see where he has got to; he never would 
have got there had he had a swivel chair. 

“Throw away your swivel chairs, I 
say, and get down to work, the sooner . 
you do the sooner you will solve your 
problems.” 


FROM AFAR COMES COMMENDA- 
TION 


Co-operation Between Indiana Contrac- 
tors and Architects Attracts 
Attention 
A recent issue of The Associated Con- 
tractor, Worcester, Mass., the official 
publication of the Associated Contractors 
of Massachusetts, has this to say rela- 
tive to the co-operation that is being 
exercised between the contractors and 

architects of Indiana: 

“Out in Indiana they have a contrac- 

tors’ paper called the Indiana Construc- 
tion Recorder, which is the official organ 
of the Associated Building Contractors 
of Indiana, and also the official paper of 
the Indiana Society of Architects. This 
paper is now five years old. Each issue 
has a section devoted expressly to each 
of the above organizations, and.the re- 
sult is that there is a free exchange of 
ideas and knowledge of activities which 
is both valuable and interesting. 
' “Quite recently the two bodies united 
in introducing in the Legislature a bill 
for a State Building Law. Needless to 
say, that with such support the bill 
passed and is now a law. 

“This is a concrete example of the 
benefits to be derived from organization 
and co-operation. There are many thngs 
here in Massachusetts which deserve the 
combined attention of the contractors 
and architects.” 

We are reprinting the above article 
that those contractors and architects in 
Indiana who have worked so earnestly 
for constructive co-operation between 
these two important elements of the 
State Building Industry may know and 
realize that building men in distant fields 
appreciate the value of the effort that is 
being put forth for the advancement of 
the industry in Indiana, nor do they fail 
to acknowledge that the institution of 
such co-operation in their own state 
would profit them and their industry. 


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vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS. 
Power Plant: 75 ft. high x 110x110. At James 
Whitcomb Riley Hospital, Indianapolis. Archt., 


Robert Frost Daggett, Consolidated Building, In- 
dianapolis. Engineer, Chas. R. Ammerman. 
Occidental Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Board of 
‘trustees, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital, John 
W. Cravens, Secy. % Indiana University, Bloom- 


ington, Indiana. Architect teking bids to close 
June 22nd at 12 o’clock noon. Reinforced con- 
crete, face brick, salt glazed \brick, reinf. con- 


erete beams, girders, joists, slabs, columns, coal 
and ash handling equipment, traveling crane, In- 
diane limestone trim, steel stairs, observation 
doors, crane rails, steel ladders, tubular steel 
doors, tin clad doors, steel factory sash, slate and 
composition roofing, slate partitions, hand power 
elevator. 

Colored Orphans Home: (Several Buildings) 
Keystone Ave. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
1050 No. Delaware St. Owner, Board of County 
Commrs., Leo K. Fesler, Auditor, Court House. 
Plans in progress. Brick. 


County Poor Farm: (new building) Archt., The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 No. Delaware St. 
Owner, Board of County 'Commrs., Leo K. Fesler, 
Auditor, Court House, Indianapolis. Plans in 
progress. Brick, 2 sty. and bas. 


*Freight House: $500,000. 3 sty. & bas. 450x 
50. Archt. and Engineer, A. S. Kent, % Monon 
Railroad Co., Chicavrv, Ills. Owner, Monon Rail- 
road Co., Chicago, Ill., F. B. Humpston, Division 
Freight Agent, Indianapolis. -Bids in, under ad- 
visement. This project was incorrectly reported 
as contract awarded in the issue of June 2nd. 
Contracts may be awarded in about 10 days. 


Gymnasium Building: 185x140. Seating +4400 
persons, Martinsville, Indiana. Archt., D. A. 
Bohlen and Son, Majestic Building, Indianapolis. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Martinsville, 
Ind. Plans in progress. Brick. 

Residence (12 rooms) 2 sty. & bas. 5555 Washes 
ington Boulevard. Archt., D. A. Bohlen and 
Son, 1001 Majestic Building. Owner, Mrs. Alex 
Taggart, 1546 Park Ave. Archt. receiving bids 
to close Jun2 18th. Brick, slate roof, furnace 
heat, tile and hardwood floors. 


Commercial Garage and Oil Filling Station: 
$75,000. N. W. corner of 11th and Meridian. 
Owner, James M. Sims, 3453 Guilford Ave. Plans 
in progress. Definite data soon. Brick. 


*Recreation Building: $50,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
401 West Michigan. Owner, George Hilgemeier, 
323 Market House. Start work at once. Brick. 
Will contain restaurant, dance hall and bowling 
alleys. 

*Residences (5) $75,000 total. No. Pennsyl- 
_ Vania near 46th. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 
State Life Bldg. Owner. William B. Paul, Prest.. 
Federal Finances Co., 315. Lemeke Bldz. Plans 
completed. Archt. ready for bids next week. 
Stucco. tile roofs, furnace. 

*Residence and 4 Car Garage: $40,000. No. 
Meridian near 44th. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 
912 State Lif Bldg, Owner, Roy C. Shaneber- 
ger, Prest, Progress Laundry Co., 422 East Mar- 
ket St. Archt. taking bids. Brick veneer and 
stucco, tile shingle roof, oil burner and forced 
air heating. 

*Residence and 2 Car Garage: $30,000. 2 sty. 
and bas. “Enelish Type,’’ Meridian necr 44th. 
Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, William B, Paul, Prest., Federal Finance 
Co., 315 Lemcke Blde. Plans completed. Prob- 
ably not mature until about August Ist. Stucco, 
tile roof, oil burning furnace. 

*Duplex Residence: $20.000. 36th and Wash- 


ington Blvd. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State 
Life Bldg. 


Owner, W. A. Waldorf, 3551 Wash- 


ington Blvd. Archt. taking bids. Stucco, tile 
roof, furnace heat. 

*Residence, Garage and Stables: $20,000. IIl. 
and 43d. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State 


Lif= Bldg. Owner, Marea F. Hare, 4270 N. Merid- 
ian St. Excavating. Owner builds and awards 
separate contracts. Brick veneer, slate roof, fan 
blast furnace, 


*Residence (double) $9,000. 2. sty. Archt., 
Frank Bt Hunter, 912- State Life Bldg. Owner, 
ae Stella Everingham, % Archt. Taking bids. 

rame. 


Undertaking Establishment and Apartments: 
$20,000. 2 sty. & bas. 43x100. Shelbyville, Indi- 
ana. Archt., William O,. Morck, Lombard Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, C. F. Fix (Undertaker) 
Shelbyville, Ind. Contract awarded to Marion 
Boes, Shelbyville, Ind., on percentage basis. Start 
work shortly. Heating, plumbing and wiring not 
let. Brick, elevator, steam heat. 


Commercial Garage: 1 sty. 31x81. 821 No. 
Illinois St. Archt., William O. Morck, Lombard 
Bldg. Owner, Morris Marcus, 82314 No, Illinois 
St. Plans in progress. Bids shortly. Brick and 
concrete block, stzel sash, flat roof. 

Residence and (3) Car Garage: 2 sty. & bas. 
(12 rooms) 4041 North Meridian St. Archt., 
Harrison and Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg. 
Owner, W. Ray Adams, % Archit. Brick, slate 
roof, tile floors, hardwood floors, cum trim, 
English style of architecture. Preliminary plans 
in progress. 

Automobile Sales and Service Building: 1 sty. 
and part basement, 82x113. 29th and Central 
Ave. Archt., Elliott Hadley, 600 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, Joseph and Reuben Cohen, % Buick 
Agency, 34th and Illinois. Archt. receiving bids. 
Brick, steel trusses, fiat roof, steel sash, metal 
skylizht, copper set front, salesroom 40x80 with 


tile ficor and base, steam heat, boiler and fuel 


room in bas2ment, offices. 

Church: . (rem. and brick ‘ veneering present 
church) $20,000. Dugger, Indiana. Archt., W. 
H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Methodist Church, Rev. M. Reynolds, 
Pastor, Dugger, Ind. Plans in prozress. Work 
will consist of the installation of a new steam 
heating system, additional pews, art glass, brick, 
veneering building and general interior altera- 
tions. 

*Residence and Garage: $25,000. lil. and 
Hampton Drive. Archt., Elliott B.® Hadley, 600 
State Life Bldg. Owner, Jos. C. Dissette, Prest., 
Indianapolis Wire Bound Box Co., 1300 Beecher 
St. Bids rejected. Temporarily in abeyance. 
Stucco. 

Contracts Awarded. 


*School Building: $78,000. Carthage, Indiana. 
Ripley School Township, Rush’ County, Indiana. 
Archt., John P. Parrish, Castle Hell Building, 
Indianapolis. Owner, Thomas 72. Passwater, 
Trustee, Carthage, Ind. Geneval contract, Bar- 
ringer and Tumulty, Greensburg, Indiena. Heat- 
ing Plumbing, J. J. Barnhart, Wilkinson, Indiana; 
Electric wiring, Brennan Electric ‘Co., Carthage, 
Indiana. 


Barns and Silos: Barn. 1 sty. 52x150. “St. 
Marys-of-the-Woods,” Indiana. Archt;, - Dy ~7Ac 
Bohlen and Son, Majestic Bldz., Indianapolis. 


Owner, Sisters of Providence, St. Marys-of-the- 
Woods, Indiana. General contract let to S. A. 
Hickman, Martinsville, Indiana. ri-k. 

Commercial Bvilding (Alt.) $45,000. “When 
Bldg.’” Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 610 
Indiana Trust Bldg. Owner, Henry P. Marks, 
517 South Delaware St. General contract let to 
R. W. Bauman Co., 3346 Central Ave. 


*Bank and Office Building: $750,000. 9 sty. & 
bas. 60x125. 15-19 No. Meridian. Archt., Rob- 
ert Frost Daggett, Consolidated Bldg. Owner, 


Continental National Bank, Bert McBride, Prest., 
Chember of Commerc2 Bidz. General contractor 
(without competition) Leslie Colvin, Board of 
Trede Blde. Wrecking old buildings on site at 
vresent. Bedford stone construction. 

*Residence and Garage: $17,000. Fall Creek 
Blvd. and Guilford. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 
912 State Life Bldg. Owner, Dr. John J. Bibler, 
906 State Life Bldg. General contract let to 


Conder and Culbertson, 623 No. Noble St. Brick 


veneer, tile roof, forced aii seating. 


*Residence: $5,000. 51st and Kenwood. Archt. 
Elliott B. Hadley, 600 State Life Bldg. ‘Owner, 
Herbert Hadley, 103 East Pratt. Contract let to 
William Low Rice, 600 State Life Bldg. Frame. 

Business Building: $25,000. 1 sty. 46x160. 
1020 No. Illinois St. Archt., Owen Mothershead, 
540 No. Meridian. Owner, Freyn Bros (Heating 
and Plumbing Contractors) 31 West Michigan St. 
General contract let to Builders Construction Co., 
540 No. Meridian St. Brick. Excavating. 


Hotel (1 sty. addition 33x51) $10,000. East 
Wash. and New Jersey. Archt. Chas. Byfield, 923 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, East Washington 
Realty Co., East Washington and New Jersey 
St. Generel contract let to Hub City Construc- 
tion Co. Brick. 


*High School: (Addition) Ross Township, Ross- 
ville, Indiana. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher 
Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Jerome Dunk, 
Trustee, Mulberry, Indiana. General contract 
ewarded to D. L. Thomas, Tipton, Indiana, for 
$37,891. Heatinz let to Herman Zietlow, 548 No. 
Eastern Ave., Indianapolis, $5,605. Electric wir- 
ine, R. F. Fowler Electric Co., Frankfort, Ind., 


$611. Start work shortly. Brick. 
*Residence and Garage: $10,000. Archt., El- 
liott B. Hadley, State Life Bldg., Indianapolis. 


Owner, Frank B. Wooley, Lebanon. Contract let 
to Cliff Carr and Roy Stoops, Lebanon, Indiana. 
Brick veneer. 


BLOOMINGTON. 


Cottages (25 or 30) for employees, 3 and 4 
rooms each. Archt., Alfred Grindle. Owner, 
Showers Bros. Co. (Furniture Manufacturers) 
Bloomington. Plans in progress. Hollow Tile 
and stucco, asphalt shingle roof, stoves. 


*Residence: (Colonial) $12,000. Archt., Alfred 
Grindle, Public Square. Owner, William B> 
Adams, Bloomington. Plans in progress, Frame, 
asphalt shingle roof, hot water heat. 


*Studio and Residence: $20,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
Archt., Alfred Grindle, Public Square. Owner, 
Charles Gilbert Shaw, (Photographer), Bloom- 
ington. Preliminary plans in progress. Brick. 

*Masonic Temple: $200,000. Archt., “Rubush 
and Huyter, American Central Life Bldg., Indi» 
anapolis, Ind. Owner, Masonic Temple Assn., 
Bloomington, Plans about completed. Ready for 
bids about July 1st. Bedford stone and brick. 

*Lodge Building: $60,000. 2 sty. & bas. 60x70. 
Archt., John; L. Nichols, 204 South Indiana Ave. 
Owner, B. P. O. E. Lodze No. 205, South Walnut 
St. Plans in progress. Brick and stone. 

Septic Tank and Main Line of Sewer Leading 
Into Tank: Owner, City of Bloomington, E. Coop- 
er, City Clerk. Taking bids to close June 12th at 
7:30 p. m. 

Contracts Awarded. 

*Theatre (Motion Picture) $40,000.00. 
John L. Nichols, 204 South Indiana Ave. Owner, 
Harris Grand Theatre, R. H. Harris, Prop. Gen- 
eral contract awarded to Bedford Steel and Con- 
struction Co., Bedford, Indiana. Start work 
shortly. Work will consist of remodeling old 
theatre, increasing seating capacity. 

Fraternity House: $30.000. 2) > Sty. = & bsss 
Blocmington. Archt., John L. Nichols, 204 South 
Indiana Ave., Bloomington. Owner, Sigma Nu 
Fraternity, Bloomineton. General contract award- 
ed to Pickett and Gill Construction Co., Lebanon, 


Indiana, 
Stores (3) 1 sty. 70x70. Archt., John L, 
204 So. Indiana Ave. Owner, J. W. 


Nichols, 
Gentry. General contract let to J. T. Neill and 


Archt., 


Son Constr. Co., Bloomington. Clearing sita 
Brick. 

Residence: $10,000. Archt., John L. Nichols, 
204 So. Indiana Ave. Owner, Gus C. Davis. 


T. Neill and Son 
Brick veneer, frame 


General contract let to Jos. 
Constr. Co. Excavating. 
and stucco. 

*Fraternity House: $35,000. 2 sty. and bas. 
38x56. Archt., John L. Nichols, 204 So. Indiana 
Ave., Bloomington. Owner, A. T. O. Fraternity. 
General contractor, E. T. Wolf, 1010 East Wal- 


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Brick. 


CONNERSVILLE. 


*Schools: (Joint Elementary and high school) 
$28,700.00. Metamora School Twp., Franklin 
County, Indiana. Archt., Kar! P, Henkel, 108 
Heinemann Bldg., Connersville. Owner, Louis R. 
Foster, Trustee, Metamora, Ind. Owner receiv- 
ing bids to close June 19th, at 1:00 p. m., at the 
office of said Trustee in the Directors Room of 
the Farmers Bank, Metamora. (See legal adver- 
tising in this issue.) 

School: (Twp. High) $40,000. Owen Twp., 
Jackson County, at Mooney, Ind. Archt., H. M. 
Griffin, McFarlan Bldg., Connersville Owner, 
Lemuel O. Fish, Trustee, Norman Station, Ind. 
General contract let to Moir and Davis Constr. 
Co., Westport, Ind. 

*School (Consolidated High and Grade) $65,- 
000. Jackson County, Hamilton Twp., at Cort- 
land, Indiana. Archt., H. M. Griffin, McFarlan 
Building, Connersville, Ind. Owner, Raymond 
Ritz, Trustee, Brownstown, Indiana. Owner 
receiving bids to close June 22nd. Brick, hollow 
tile. 1 sty. & bas. 139x64, 


*School: (1 room building) Blooming Grove 
Township, Franklin County, Ind. Archt., H. M. 
Griffin, McFarlan Bldg., Connersville. Owner, 
A. C, Ludwig, Trustee, R. R No. 1, Brookville, 
Ind, Contract let to Black and Star, Mt. Carmel, 
Indiana. Frame. ' 


ELKHART. 


*Residence: $10,000. Archt., A. H. Elwood and 
Son, Haynes Bldg. Owner, J. Mackey Bell, 1034 
Princeton St. Plans in progress. Bids _ soon. 
Brick veneer, shingle rocf, vapor heating. 


*Factory (Addition) $75,000. 2 sty. 100x158. 
Archt,, Private plans. Owner, Buescher Band 
Instrument Co., 225 East Jackson St. Owner 
taking bids. Brick, steel sash, comp. roof, exten- 
sion of radiation. 

Contracts Awarded. 


*Garage and Battery Service Station: $15,000. 
1 sty. 80x91. Private plans. Owner, Auto Spe- 
cialties Co., 216 Tyler Ave. General contract 
let to Grant B. Bushnell, 314 Monger Bhdg., Elk- 
oe Starting. work. Brick, concrete, steel 
sash. 

*Residence: $12,000. Archt., E, Hill Turnock 

501 Monger Bldg. Owner, C. C, Lickey, 2216 
East Jackson Blvd, General contract let to Ira 
Mast, 1705 Morton Ave. Excavated. Brick and 
hollow tile, 

*Residence and Garage: $15,000. Archt., Hu- 
bert Miller, 431 Monger Bldg. Owner, Max 
Goldberg, 611 Main St. General contract let to 
A. Redstock, 815 Kilborn St., Elkhart. Htg., 
plmg. and wiring not let. Brick veneer, 


EVANSVILLE. 


*Bank (Rem.) Francisco, Indiana. Archt., 


; Elk- 
Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., : 
hart, Ind. Owner, Francisco State Bank, by wens 
cisco, Ind. Owner taking bids to close June 
at 3:00 p. m. oes 37 
House (Rem. from Residence) 7 
000 *T218 So. 6th. Arey Anderson and Bone’: 
Owner, P. W. Naroney, 1218 So. St. Archt. 
taking bids. S actiawion 
ex (rem. from Residence) 211 ashingto 
Pessperr et #3 Frank J. Schlotter, 113% Upper 
4th. Owner, Miss Helen Bepple, 211 bho bot 
Ave. Archt. taking bids. 5 rooms and bat 
each apartment. in ge 

*Residence: (6 rooms) $7,500. Albion, inois, 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville Owner, H. D. Frankland, Albion, 
Ill. Ready for bids shortly. ; 

*Residence: $8,000. McCormick and Bayard 
Park Ave, Owner, Louis Hahn. Archt., Harry 
E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Building. — Revised 
plans about completed. Ready for bids in a few 
days. ; : 

Residence (Rem, and Add.) 816 Riverside Ave. 
Archt., Russ and Karges, Furniture Bldg. Owner, 
W. A. Carson, 816 Riverside Ave. Plans in 
progress. Bids soon. Work will consist of ad- 
dition, new light fixtures, plumbing, painting 
and general alt. 

Contracts Awarded. 

Hotel: $450,000. Owensboro, Kentucky. Own- 
er, The Hicks Hotel Co., Chicago, Ill. and Owens- 
boro, Ky. General contract let to M. J. Hoff- 
man Construction Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville, Ind. Start work in two weeks. 5 sty. & 
bas. 80x117, (150 rooms) Brick, reinf. concrete. 

Stores (rem. from Hotel) $9,000. 419-21 So. 
4th. Owner, Etork Furniture Co. General con- 
tractor, John Nellis, 712 Lincoln Ave. Rebuilding 
walls, new store front, painting, new fixtures 
and general alterations. 


FT. WAYNE. 


Commercial Garage and Salesroom: 2 sty. 150x 
150. Main and Webster Ave. Private plans. 
The Pennell Auto Co., John Pennell, Manager. 
Lessee, Sam Wolf, Main and Webster Sts. Own- 
er. Plans in progress. Wrecking bldgs. on site. 
Expect to take bids soon. Brick, reinforced con- 
crete and steel, stee] sash, composition roof, ‘ele- 
vators, 

Consolidated School (rem. and add.) $25,000. 
Flint, Indiana. Jackson Township, Steuben 
County. Archt., F. G. Fortney, 317 Citizens Bank 
Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Harley Merriett, Trus- 
tee, Angola, Indiana. Plans in prozress, Own- 
er will advertise for bids in two weeks. Brick, 
asphalt roof, steam heat. 


“Garage and Salesroom: 1 sty., 50x- 
75. Archt., Henry Schnorr, 401 Noll 
Rldg. Owner, Ed. Richter, 1610 East 
Lewis. Owner taking bids on materials. 


Brick, steel sash, copper-set front, steam 
heat. 


*School (add.): $10,000, Wayne T e 
Allen county, Ind. Archt., Chas, ®’ 
Weatherhogg, 250 West Wayne St. Own- 
er, Albert C. Fox, trustee, Court House, 
Ft. Wayne. Owner taking bids to close 
June 12th at 10:00 A. M. Brick, hol- 
low tile. 


Residence (double): $10,000. Archt,, 
Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 303 Central 
Bldg. Owner, Edwin G. Hollenbacher, 
1012 Madison. Plans in progress, Bids 
soon. Frame, hot water heat, shingle 


roof. 
Contracts Awarded 


*Residence: ($17,000. Archt., Pohl- 
meyer & Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg, 
Owner, John G. Klett, 336 Pearl St. Gen- 
eral contractor, Geo. Kronmiller, 1723 
Cortland St. Excavating. Brick. 


*Residence: $10,000. Archt., Pohl. 
meyer & Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg, 
Owner, Homer Hartman, 902 West 
Creighton. General contractor, Wm, H. 
Koldeway, 1302 Park. On foundation, 
Brick veneer. 


HAMMOND. 


*School (Add. to Franklin School) $26,300.00, 
Griffith, Indiana. Archt., Mac Turner, 627 So. 
Hohman St., Hammond, Owner, Board of Schoo] 
‘Trustees, L. A, Southworth, Secy., Griffith, Ind. 
Bids rejected. Plans will be revised and vew 
vids ask for. 

Contracts Awarded. 

*Bank and (11 Offices): 2 sty. 43x65, $30,000. 
Lansing, Illinois. Archt., A. C. Berry and Co., 
Hammond, Ind. Owner, Lansing State Bank, 
Lansing, Illinois. General contract awarded to 
2. H. McClay, Hammond, Ind. Heating and 
plumbing not let. 

*Grade Schols (add. and rem.) $150,000, East 
Chicago, Indiana. Archt., Karl D. Norris, 224 
Calumet Bldg. East Chicago, Ind. Owner, 
Board of Education, Dan C. Morris, Prest., East 
Chicago, Ind. General contract let to Rufus 
Danner and Co., Hammond, Indiana. 

*Commercial Building: 3 sty. East State St. 
Owner, Mr. Grammis. General contract let to 
Lavin and Scott Constr. Co,, Hammond, 


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son and Michigan Sts., South Bend, Indiana. 
Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg., 
Lafayette, Indiana Owner, Fraternal Order of 
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% United States Lumber Co., River Park, South 
Bend, Indiana. Plans in progress. Brick, fire- 
proof construction. Will contain an auditoriuns 
seating 4500, banquet hall, bowling alleys, bil- 
liard rooms, kitchens, gymnasium, lodge rooms. 
orer will be ready for bids in two or three 
weeks. 


- Hospital: $300,000. Archt., Henry J. Kramer, 
Institute Bldg., Memphis, Tenn. Owner, Si. 
Marys Hospital, Lafayette, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. Definite data later. Brick, stone trim. 


*Office and Storage: 1 sty. 100x160. Michigan 
City, Indiana. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoft- 
man, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. Owner, Michigan 
City Lumber and Coal Co., Michigan City, Ind. 
ae completed, Ready for bids in 10 days. 
Brick. 


Oil Storage and Coal Bunkers: $10,000. Mich- 
igan City, Ind. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoff- 
man, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. Owner, Harbor Coal 
Co., 101 No, Franklin St., Michigan City, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Bids soon. Reinforced con- 


Boiler Plant Building and Equipment: of part 
11, 111, IV of the new Service Plant, ‘Indiana 
State Soldiers Home,’ Arch+t. and Consulting 
Engineer, R. W. Noland, 824 Lafayette Life 
Bldg. Owner, Board of Trustees, State Sol- 
diers’ Home, % Secy. of the Board, Mrs. Caroline 
B. Morrison, 422 No. 7th St., Lafayete. Owner 
receiving bids to close June 22nd at 10:00 a. m. 
(See legal advertising in this issue.) 


PROPOSAL NO. 2 
This proposal shall include all labor and ma- 
terials for a complete boiler plant building as 
shown on the plans and specified in specifications, 


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PROPOSAL NO. 2 


This proposal shall include 211 labor and ma- 
‘terials for the complete boiler plant equipment 
as shown on the plans and specified in specifi- 

cations, Part No. III. 
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This proposal shall include all labor and ma- 
terials for the chimney complete as indicated on 
the plans and specified in specifications, Part 
No. IV. 

Only bids from firms specializing in the manu- 
facture and erection of radial brick chimneys 
will be accepted under proposal No. 4. 

Church: 1 sty. & bas. 40x60. 19th and Adams 
St. Private plans. Owner, Pilgrim Holiness 


Church, Rev. D. E. Snow, Pastor, 16th and 
Kossuth Sts. Start work in a few days. Owner 
builds by day labor. Concrete and brick. 


LINTON. 
2 sty. and bas. 46x70. Jason- 


Church: $20,000, 


ville, Indiana. Archt., John T. Fritz, Linton, 
Ind. Owner, First Baptist Church, Linton, Indi- 
ana. Receiving bids to close June 18th. Brick, 


stone trim, composition built-up roof, warm air 
heat, struct. steel, 2 toilets and lavatories, electric 
wiring, pine interior trim, art glass. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Warehouse: $10,695. 1 sty. 55x114. Jason- 
ville, Indiana. Archt., John T, Fritz, Linton, 
Ind. Owner, Ax and Fry Co., Jasonville. Gen- 
eral contract awarded to Bedford Steel and Con- 
struction Co., Bedford, Indiana. Brick, comp. 
built-up roof, no heating, steel sash, electric 
wiring. 


SOUTH BEND. 


*Synagogue: $50,000. 1 sty. & bas. 50x100. 
So. Taylor St. Archt., W. W. Schneider, Con- 
servative Life Bldg. Owner, Jewish Orthodox 


Synagogue, Beniamin P. Liss. Rabbi, 771 West 
Division St. Archt. taking bids. Brick, steam 
heat, comp. roof. 

*Apartment and Stores (4 apts, 1 store) $30,- 
900. 2 sty. Private plans, Owner, Kramer Bros., 
1111 So. Michigan Ave. Taking bids. Brick, 
comp. roof, steam heat, tile floors, copper set 
store fronts, metal ceilings, ash hoist. ? 

*Dormitory: $150,000. Archt., Maurice Carroll, 


614 Ridge Arcade, Kansas City, Mo. Owner, 
Notre Dame University, South Bend. Plans in 
progress. 3 sty. & bas. 

Commercial Garage and Salesroom: $25,000. 


1 sty. 40x140. Archt., W. D. Teeple, 715 South 
Eddy St. Owner, Dr. Harry W. Helmen, 133 
South Lafayette. Plans in progress. Ready for 
bids in a few days. Brick, concrete block, steel 
sash, comp. roof. 

*Hotel (3 sty. and bas. side addition 100x100) 
Owner, Hotel La Salle, South Bend, Ind. Plans 
in progress, Addition will contain a large banquet 
room, kitchen, roof gardén, coffee shop. 

*Junior High School: $450,000. 2 sty. & bas. 
Archt., Austin and Shambleau, 111 No. LaFayette. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Dr. R. B. 


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Dugdale, W. W. Borden, 228 St. Joe St. Plans 
in progress. Owner will advertise for bids in 
August. Will contain 27 class rooms, cafeteria, 
auditorium seating 1100, domestic science and 
manual training departments, science laboratory, 
art room, music rooms, 1 medical room, voca- 
tional training rooms, administration rooms. 


Residence and Garage: $20,000. East Jefferson 
Blvd. Archt., E. Hill Turnock, 501 Monger © 
Building, Elkhart, Indiana. Owner, Edgar 
France, % Singer Sewing Machine Co., South 
Bend. Plans in progres. Archt. ready for bids 
in 3 weks. Brick veneer and stucco, steam heat, 
ve. floors, incinerator, water softener, shingle 
roof. 


*Office Building and 4 Stores: $90,000. 
35x85. 


4 sty. 
Archt., Austin and Shambleau, 111 No. 


Lafayette. Owner, George Platt, 301 No. Michi- 
gan St. Archt. receiving bids. Brick, reinf. 
concrete, terra cotta, copper set fronts, comp. 


roof. 
Contracts Awarded. 


*School (addition) $16,000. “Richland Center 
School,” Richland Twp., Fulton County, Ind. 
Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 654 Farmers 
Trust Bldg., South Bend. Owner, J. Howard 
Reed, Trustee, Rochester, Ine, General contract 
let to Wabash Construction Co., Wabash, Indiana. 
Heating let to Grove Bros., Rochester, Electric 
work and plumbing let to Klingerman Co., Ply- 
mouth, Ind. Excavated. 

*School (Remod. and Alterations) $15,000. 
Richland Twp., Fulton County. Archt., Freyer- 
muth and Maurer, 654 Farmers Trust Bldzg., 
South Bend, Ind. Owner, J. Howard Reed, Trus- 
tee, Rochester, Ind.’ General contract let to M. 
Kindig, Rochester, Ind. Starting work. 
let to Grove Bros., Rochester. 

Duplex: $12,000. Archt., Freyermuth and 
Maurer, 654 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Frank 
Sindlinger, 439 Lincoln Way West. Genera? 
contract let to Edward J. Wickey, 1506 Lincoln 


Heating 


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*Church: $150,000. Huron and Olive Sts. 1 
sty. & bas. 170x70. Owner, St. Adelbert’s Par- 


ish, 2420 Huron St., South Bend. Archt., Worth- 
mann and Steinbach Co., 155 No. Clark St., Chi- 
cago, Ill. General contractor, Smoger Lumber 
Co., 501 Carlisle St., South Bend. Foundation in. 
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*Garage: $20,000. 1 sty. Archt., E. W. Young, 
509 Dean Bldg., South Bend. Owner, Phillip Hor- 
wich, 805 West Marion St., Elkhart, Ind. Gen- 
eral contract let to Ralph Sollitt Constr. Co., 5 
No. La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. Start work at 
once. Brick. 


*Residence and Garage: $20,000. 2 sty. Archt., 
Austin and Shambleau, 111 No. Lafayette, Own- 
er, Dr. R. B. Dugdale, 508 Citizens Bank Bldg. 
General contract let to Thomas’ Hickey, 308 No. 
Sycamore St. Start work at once. Brick veneer, 


*Offices (5) and Stores (2) $25,000. 2 sty. 
Archt., M. E. Smith, 604 Citizens Bank Bldg. 
Owner, J. D. Kerner, 925 East Indiana Ave. 
Contractor, Joe Good, 1118 Woodward Ave. Hte. 
and Plmg. let to Thos. Williams, 122 E. Jeff. 
Foundation in. 


TERRE HAUTE. 


School Building (2 rooms) $7,000. District 
No. 6, in Saline City, Suzar Ridge Township, 
Clay County, Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller and 
Miller, 30 No. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, 
Sherman Nicoson, Trustee, Center Point, Indiana. 
Owner receiving bids to close June 16th at 2:00 
p. m. Frame construction, : 


Contracts Awarded. 

*Auditorium: $13,000. 1 sty. 100x120. “Forest 
Park,” Brazil, Indiana. Archt., Johnson, Miller 
and Miller, 30 No. 5th St., Terre Haute, Ind. 
Owner, The Forest Park Building Committee, Ay 
A. Spears, Treas., Brazil, Ind. General contract 
let to J. M. Cutshall and Sons, Brazil, Ind. 
Structural steel frame bldg. 


*Fire Alarm Building: $20.000.  Archt., John- 
son, Miller and Miller, 80 No. 5th St. Owner, 
Board of Public Safety, City Hall, General 
contract let to Harry Cobert, Terre Haute. Brick. 

*Residence: $12,000. Archt., Johnson, Miller 
and Miller, 30 No. 5th St. Owner, D. Silver- 
stein, 526 Wabash Ave. General contract let to 
Green and Phillip Constr. Co., % Owner. Brick. 


VINCENNES. 


High School Building and Remodeling Gymnas- 
ium Building: $145.000. Sullivan, Indiana. Archt. 
John B. Bayard, Main Street, Vincennes, Indi- 
ana, Owner, Board of School Trustees, Sullivan 
Indiana. Architect selected. Preliminary plans 
in progress, Brick, fireproof construction, details 
undecided, 

Court House (Fire Rebuild) Newport, Indiana, 
Archt., H. L. ‘Fillinger, Dana, Indiana. Associate 
Architect, John B. Bayard, Main Street, Vincen- 
nes, Ind. Owner, Board of County Commission- 
ers, Vermillion County, W. T. Sanders, E, E. 
Randolph, Joel Hollingsworth, Mortimer Lewis, 
Auditor, all of Newport, Ind. Architects just 
selected. Details tand cost not decided. Th 

Residence: $12,000. Herrin, Illinois. Archt., 
John B. Bayard, Main Street. Vincennes, Own- 
er, I, V. Walker, Herrin, Illinois. Plans in 
progress. Frame, -olonial desizn, shingle roof, 
‘vapor heat, tile floors bath room and _ porch; 
laundry tubs and dryers. 

*School (High and Grade) $75,000. 2 sty. & 
bas. 107x57. Montgomery, Ind. Barr Township, 
Davies County. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, 
Citizens - Trust (Building, Vincennes, Owner, 
George E. Williams. Trustee, Montzomery, Indi- 
ana (Barr Twp.) Daviess County. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close June 28d at 10 :00 a. mi 
Brick, wil contain gymnasium, auditorium, do- 
mestic science and manua) training depts. and 
class rooms. The following contractors are 


figuring on the general contract: W. P. Gran- 
non, Washington, Ind.; Oscar B. Baird and Sons, 
Sumner, Ill.; J. Fred Beggs, Scottsburg, Ind.; 
I. D. Smith and Son, Owensboro, Ky.; James 
Hopkins and Son, Loogootee, Ind.; T. J. Edwards 
and Son, Vincennes; A. W. Schnuck, Vincennes; 
William Abeler, Evansville; Brown-Shirley Co., 
Shoals, Ind. 


*School (Township School) $30,000. 
bas. 96x65. Epsom, Indiana. (Road from Plain- 
ville, Indiana) Archt., Osterhazte and Sutton, 
Citizens Trust Bldz., Vincennes, Indiana. Owner; 
A. M. Myers, Trustee, Plainville, Indiana. Owner 
receiving bids to close July 10th. Brick. 


Commercial Garage and Filling Station: 2 sty. 
52x148. Princeton, Ind. Archt., Osterhage and 
Sutton, Citizens Trust Building, Vincennes, Ind, 
Owner, Byrne Bros. Co., Princeton, Ind. Plans 
in progress. Brick, reinforced concrete floor, 
constr. steel trusses, steel sash, steam heat, truss 
roof. Will contain service dept., stock room, 
garage, office, filling station. 


Store Building (rem.) $10,000. 3 sty. Archt., 
Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldg. Own- 


1 sty. & 


er, P. Eluere Sons Co., Vincennes. Plans in 
progress. Work will consist of elevator, wood 
stairs, copper set store fronts and general in- 
terior alterations. 

*Grade School (Add. and Rem.) $30,000.00. 
Bloomfield, Indiana. Archt., Osterhage and Sut- 
ton, Citizens Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, 


Board of School Trustees, Dr. E. R. Mason, Prest., 
Bloomfield, Ind. Bids rejected. Will probably 
not mature before next spring. Brick. 


*Apartment House: $65,000. 3 units 30x45 
each. Archt., Osterhage ana Sutton, Citizens 
Trust Building, Vincennes. Owner, D. C. Amer- 
ine, Vincennes, Ind. Plans completed. Project 
will not mature until late winter. Brick, stone 
trim, comp. roof, vapor heat, steel sash, Central 
heating plant. 

*Church: $20,000. 1 sty, & bas. 37x82. Val. 
lonia, Indiana. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, 
Citizens Trust Buildine, Vincennes . Owner, J. A, 
Jeschke, Pastor, Vallonia, Ind. Plans completed. 
Mature late summer, Brick, stone trim, slate 
roof, furnace heat, tile floor in vestibule. 

*War Memorial Building: $150,000. 3 
Princeton, Ind. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, 
National Bank Bldg., Vincennes. 
of Trustees, Gibson County Coliseum, Princeton, 
Indiana. Plans in progress. Owner will adver- 
tise for bids in 60 days. Brick, stone trim, com- 
position roof, vapor. Will contain theatre seat- 
ing 2,500 persons, 

*Church: $25,000, 1 sty. & bas. 86x50. Win- 
slow, Indiana. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, 602 Amer- 
ican National Bank Bldz., Vincennes. Owner, 
Winslow Christian Church, Gilbert McCord, 
Chmn., Winslow, Ind. Archt. will prepare new 
plans. Brick. 

*Church: $30,000. Wendelin, Ill. Archt., J. 
W. Gaddis, 602 American National Bank Bldce., 
Vincennes. Owner, Holy Cross ‘Congregation, 
Rev. Jos. Fisher, Pastor, Wendelin, Ill. Plans 
sent to owner, Owner taking bids. — Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 

*Grade School: $40,000, Duquoine, Ill. 
J. W. Gaddis, American National Bank Bldz., 
Vincennes. Owner, Board of Education, Du- 
quoine, Ill. General contract awarded to C. D. 
Mitchell, ‘Charleston, Illinois. Brick. 

*School: $60,000. 1 sty. & bas. 116x71. Wheat- 
land, Sndiana. Steel Township, Knox County, 
Archt., Osterhave and Sutton, Citizens Trust 
Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, John R, Bateman, 
Trustee, Wheatland, Ind. General contractor, 


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*School: $62,840. Washington, Ind. West 
End. Archt., Osterhaze and Sutton, Citizens 
Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Board of Trus- 
tees, R. M. Smiley, Prest., R. L. McIntosh, 
Secy., Washington, Ind. General contractor, 
Klingensmith and Dillon, Washington, Indiana. 
On Ist sty. 


*Apartment: $15,000. Washington, Ind. Archt., 
Osterhage and Sutton, Vincennes, Ind. Owner, 
Lewis Burris, Washington. On brick work. G. 
C., W. A. Routt, Washington. 


*Consolidaed School: $55,000. 1 sty. & bas. 
130x120. 1 mile east of Washington, Ind. Archt., 
Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldg., Vin- 
cennes. Owner, Lester Lee, Trustee, Washington, 
Ind. General contracors, Oscar B. Baird and 
Sons, Sumner, Ill. Working on basement walls. 
Brick and concrete. 


*Church: $18,000. 1 sty. & bas. 49x74, Odon, 
Indiana. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, Vin- 
cennes. Owner, M. E. Congregation, Odon, Ind. 
General contractors, Petersburg Home Buildins 
Co., Petersburg, Ind. On Ist floor. 


*Apartments (2) Addition to Store Building: 
$10,000. 1 sty. 25x75. Archt., Osterhage and 
Sutton, Citizens Trust  Bldg., Owner, Paul 
C. Schultze, Vincennes, Indiana. General con- 
tract let to Frank Katzorke, Vincennes. Brick, 
terra Cotta trim, terrazzo floors, 2 car garage, 
vapor heat. 


*Residences (3) $72,000. Total. Harrisburg. 
Illinois. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens 
Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Loran A. Was- 
son and C. M. Wasson, Harrisburg, Il]. General 
contractors, T. J. Edwards and Son, Vincennes, 
Ind. Brick, stone trim. On Ist sty. 


*Church: $48,000. 2 sty. 78x112. Fairfield, 
Ills. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens Trust 
Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, First Methodist Epis- 
copal Congregation, Rev. C. B. Lattimer, Pastor, 
Fairfield, Il. Work on Ist sty. 


*Parochial School (Add. and Sisters’ House) : 
$55,000. Loogootee, Indiana. Archt., J. W. Gad- 
dis, American National Bank Bldg., Vincennes. 
Owner, St. Johns Catholie Church, Rev. Joseph 
Gordon, Pastor, Loogootee,. Ind. General contrac- 
tor, Samuel Kirk, 1404 No. 4th St., Vincennes, 
Ind, Excayating. ‘Brick. 


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Foundry (Add.) 1 sty. 835x112. Owner, Wabash 
Foundry Co, (Start work soon. Brick, ordinary 
construction. 


Water Filteration Plant: Owner, Interstate 
Public Service Co., Indianapolis, Ind., and 72 
West Adams St., Chicago, Ill. General contract 


let to Burnip Constr. Co., 23 East Broad St., 
Columbus, Ohio. 


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*Lodge Building and Stores (rem.) $40,000.00. 
Archt., George L. Smith, P. 0. Box 267, Wash- 
ington. Owner, Loyal Order of Moose, W. S. 
Smith, Secy., Campbell Bldg. Plans in progress. 
Work will consist of an addition and general 
remodeling of present building 3 sty. Brick. 

*Manufacturing Plant: $75.000. Washincton, 
Ind. Private plans. Owner, The Leonard Range 
Co., Roosevelt Ave. and Columbia, Indianapolis, 
Ind., Mr. William B. Berry, V. P. of the Com- 
pany is handling project in Washington, His 
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mature soon. Brick. 

Department Store: $40,000. 2 sty. Main St. 
Owner, Cabel and Kauffman Department Store, 
Elva Cabel, Prest. Clearing site. Owners are 
adjusting insurance. (old store burned to ground). 
Will mature in 30 days. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded. 

*Bank Building: $65,000. 1 sty. & bas. 50x 
100. Washington, Indiana. Archt., John B. 
Bayard, Main Street, Vincennes, Indiana. Own- 
er, The Washington National Bank, Lewis Li. 
Read, Prest., Washington, Indiana. General con- 
tract let to John Kretz, Washington, Ind.; heat- 
ing and plumbing let to Buck and Boyd, Vin- 
cennes. Electric wiring not let. Owner will pur- 
chase bank fixtures and tile floors. 

*Theatre (rem.) $13,000. Archt., John Kretz. 
Owner, Henry Vonderschmitt. Owner will build 
by day labor, start work July Ist. New front, 
raising roof, general alterations, new seats, 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 

*Bremen: City Hall and Fire Station, $15,000. 
Archt., Gordon Lehr, Bremen, Ind. Owner, Town 
of Bremen, Herbert Knoblock, Mayor. Plans in 
progress. Owner will advertise for bids soon. 
Brick, stone trim, concrete vault, vault door, hot 
water heat. 

Columbus: Creamery Building. 1 sty. Owner, 
C-Operative Creamery_of the Farm Bureau, 
R. Miles, County Agent, Columbus, Ind. Taking 
bids. Brick. 

Goshen: Residence. Owner, Jacob Atz, % The 
Atz Furniture Co. Will build this summer. 

Mishawaka: Garage, 1 sty. 50x100. Owner, 
Fred Snyder, 216 West 8d. Contract let to 
Thomas Elder, 603 So. Logan St. Excavated. 
Brick. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
s publicity in contracting and material supply 
circles from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field- 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


NOTICE TO BIDDERS ON PARTS II, Ill, IV 
OF THE NEW SERVICE PLANT FOR 
THE INDIANA STATE SOLDIERS 
HOME. 

Please note the following instructions govern- 
ing the filing of proposals and the awarding of 

contracts. 

Sealed proposals to the Board of Trustees of 
the Indiana State Soldiers Home for the furnish- 
ing of labor and materials for parts Il, III, and 
IV of the New Service Plant for the Indiana 
State Soldiers Home in accordance with the plans 
and specifications prepared by R. W. Noland, 
consulting engineer, will be received by the Board 
of Trustees, % Secretary of the Board, Mrs. 
Caroline B. Morrison, at 422 North 7th Street, 
Lafayette, Indiana, up to 10 a. m. on the 22nd 
of June, 1923, at which time the bids will be 
publicly, opened in the Commandants Residence 
at the Indiana State Soldiers Home. 

Three distinct and separate proposals shall be 
made and three separate contracts for the work 
will be executed. The three proposals shall be 
as follows: 


PROPOSAL No. 2 

This proposal shall include all labor and ma- 
terials for a complete boiler plant building as 
shown on the plans and specified in specifications, 
Part No. II. S 
PROPOSAL NO. 3 . ; 

This proposal shall include all labor and ma- 
terials for the complete boiler plant equipment 
as shown on the plans and specified in specifi- 
cations, Part No. III. 

PROPOSAL NO. 4 


This proposal shall include all labor and ma- 
terials for the chimney complete as indicated on 
the plans and specified in specifications, Part 
No. IV. 

Only bids from firms specializing in the manu- 
facture and erection of radial brick chimneys will 
be accepted under proposal No. 4. 

The trustees reserve the right to reject any 
and all bids, Zi 

A Bidder’s Bond for the full amount of bid is 
to accompany each and every bid. 

The successful bidders will each be required 
to execute a contract on a form provided by the 
Board of Trustees. Each successful contractor 
will also be required to furnish satisfactory 
Surety Company’s Bond to the amount of the con- 
tract price to secure the fulfillment of the con- 
tract. 

Plans and specifications relating to any of the 
above work may be consulted daily at the Com- 
mandant’s Office at the Indiana State Soldiers 
Home, 

Each application for plans and specifications is 
to be accompanied by check for fifteen dollars 
($15.00) made payable to the Engineer to insure 
the return of the plans and specifications to the 
Engineer. 

All communications and references to the above 
proposals or contracts should be addressed to the 
undersigned: 

Board of Trustees, State Soldiers Home, 

% Sec. of the Board. Mrs. Caroline B. Morrison, 

422 N. 7th Street, Lafayette, Indiana. 
R. W. Noland, M. E., Consulting Engineer, 
824 Lafayette Life Building, 
Lafayette, Ind. 
June 9th, 1923. 


ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that the Trustees of 
Saint Mary’s Catholic Parish of Decatur, Ind., 
will receive sealed bids, at the Saint Mary’s 
Catholic School building in the City of Decatur, 
Indiana, on Friday, June 22, 1923, up to two 
o’clock p. m. on said day for the furnishing 
of all material and performing of all labor nec- 
essary to erect and complete a new school build- 
ing according to the plans and _ specifications 
made and furnished for this work by Herman 
J. Gaul, architect, 228 East Superior St., Chi- 
cago, Ill., which plans and specifications are 
on_ file with Chas. N. Christen, Decatur, Ind. 

Notice is also given that at the same time 
and place sealed bids will be received for fur- 
nishing all material and performing all labor 
in strict compliance with said plans and speci- 
ecage ve each of the following items separ- 
ately or for any two or m i i 
tage ore of said items 
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The right is reserved to reject any or all bids 
and also to accept bids for the whole of said 
work or in parts as set out above, 

Each bidder shall deposit with his bid a 
certified check equal to two per cent of his bid, 
which check shall be made payable to C. §S. Nib- 
lick, treasurer, as a guarantee that the said 
bidder will, if awarded the contract, enter into 
a contract and file a bond equal to his bid, which 
bond shall meet the approval of the said trus- 
tees. Said bond and contract shall be made 
and filed within ten days after said bidder js 
notified that he has been awarded the contract, 

All communication relative to plans and speci- 
fications shall be addressed to Chas. N. Chris- 
ten, Decatur, Ind. 

Estimate cost of building, $200,000. 

TRUSTEES OF ST. MARY’S PARISH, 
Decatur, Indiana. 
June 2nd-June 9th. 


SCHOOL HOUSE. 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 


Notice is hereby given that Metamora School 
Township, Franklin County, Indiana, by Louis 
R. Foster, trustee of said township and the 
Advisory Board thereof, will receive sealed bids 
at the office of said trustee in the Directors’ 
Room of the Farmers Bank, in the town of 
Metamora, Metamora Township, Franklin 
County, Indiana, on 


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at 1:00 o’clock P. M. of said day, for the con- 
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school building at the town of Metamora, in 
District No. One for the accommodation of all 
pupils of school age residing in said District No. 
One, and District No. Three, in said township 
and for the construction of a new one-roomed 
school building known as the Elm Grove School 
in District No. Two in said ‘township, for in- 
struction in the elementary branches of study, 
and at the same time and place bids will also 
be received for thé installation of the heating 
and ventilating system for said buildings; the 
plumbing and sewerage system and the electric 
work and electric, plant, for each of said build- 
ings. y 

All in accordance with the plans and speci- 
fications heretofore adopted and approved by 
the trustee and advisory board of said township 
which plans and specifications are now on file 
in the office of said trustee and in the office 
of the State Board of Accounts of the State of 
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Said Metamora School Building in District No. 
One to be a two story structure and the one in 
District No. Two to be a one-roomed frame build- 
ing, both with basements. District No. One 
building to be located on lands now owned by 
J. C. Gordon, in Section 36 in said township, and 
District No. Two on lands now owned by C. C. 
Shakel, in said school district. 

The estimated cost of the proposed buildings 
complete and the purchase of the necessary 
grounds therefor is $28700.00. Said bids will 
be received jointly or separately for the con- 
struction of said buildings. All bids must be 
in writing on forms prescribed by the laws of 
the State of Indiana, and delivered to said trus- 
tee on or before the time mentioned herein. Each 
bid on the general construction of said Metamora 
School in District No. One shall be accom- 
panied by a certified check of the bidder in the 


sum of $500.00, and for the one-roomed school — 


building in District No. Two, by a certified 
check of the bidder in the sum’ of $300.00, all 
other bids for heating and ventilating system, 


plumbing and sewerage system, electric work 
and electric plant by a certified check of the 
bidder in the sum of $200.00, for each item bid 
on therein. 


These certified checks to be held by said trus- 
tee as a guarantee of good faith by the bidder 


and that he will enter into a contract and 
execute a bond for the full amount of his bid, 
approved by the Trustee and Advisory Board, for 
the due performance thereof, if his bid be ac- 
cepted. The checks of the unsuccessful bidders 
will be returned to them when the contracts 
are awarded and entered into. Should the suc- 
cessful bidder fail to enter into such contract 
to execute said bond, he shall forfeit said certified 
check as liquidated damages for the use and 
benefit of said township. The plans and specifi- 
cations may be examined at the office of said 
trustee or at the office of Karl P. Henkel, Archi- 
tect, 108-110 Heinemann Bldg., Connersville, Ind. 
A deposit of $15.00 will be required of pro- 
spective bidders for plans and specifications for 
each branch of work taken from the office of 
said architect, which amount will be returned 
in full provided the same is returned on the day 
of the letting and a bona fide bid is submitted 
by the contractor. Should the bidder fail in 
one requirement only the sum of $5.00 only 
shall be returned to him, but should he fail in 
the observance of both conditions, he shall for- 
feit the whole amount of said deposit. Each 
bidder shall endorse or stamp his name on the 
back of the drawing or cover of the specifica- 
tions used by him in preparing his proposals. 
Said bids or proposals will be considered jointly 
and severally, and will be let to the lowest re- 
sponsible bidder, who upon the award of a con- 
tract, shall give a bond to the approval of the 
Trustee and Advisory Board, for the benefit of 
any person, firm or corporation, who shall suffer 
any loss or damage by reason of such bidder 
failing or neglecting to perform the work award- 
ed him by such Trustee, and to pay for all labor 
and materials furnished him or any of such 
contractors in the construction of said work. 
The trustee reserves the right \to reject any and 
all | bids. 


Dated this 22nd day of May, 1923. 
LOUIS R. FOSTER, Trustee Metamora 
Schoo! Township, Franklin County, Indiana. 
P. O. Address, Metamora, Ind. 


GEO. R. FOSTER, Atty., 
Metamora, Indiana. 
May 26, June 2-9, 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 
Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned, 
Trustee of Washington Township and ex officio 
Trustee of Washington School Township of Dela- 
ware County, Indiana, at the office of the Trus- 
tee in the Town of Gaston, in said Washington 
Township, Delaware County, Indiana, in conjunc- 


tion with the members of the Advisory Board of 
said township, up until the hour of 2:30 p, m. 
on Saturday, June 16, 1923, will receive sealed 
bids for the erection and construction of a new 
addition to and the remodeling of a School Build- 
ing in the Town of Gaston, in School District No. 
10, in said Washington Township, Delaware 
County, Indiana, and ‘bemg a two-story brick 
school building and addition to be erected and 
constructed upon the present site belongine to 
saic School Township, and to be erected and com- 
pleted according to the plans and specifications 
now on file in the office of the Trustee of said 
township and in the office of Charles W. Taylor, 
Architect, 206 Maxim Building, in the City of 
Newcastle, Indiana. 

Bids will be received for the erection and con- 
struction of said work and building complete 
according to said plans and specifications. 

All materials in such old building that is in 
first-class condition and subject to the approval 
of the Architect or Superintendent of Construc- 
tion can be used in the new building as provided 
in said plans-and specifications. , 

The estimated cost of such construction is ap- 
proximately $62,000.00, including new heating, 
plumbing, lighting, ventilating and drainage sys- 
tems. f 

Bids will also be received on a new steam heat- 
ing, ventilating and plumbing system according 
to the plans and specifications and shall be re- 
ceived separate from the general contract. Each 
bid must be sealed and accompanied with a certi- 
fied check for the sum of 3% of the contract 
price, payable to the Trustee of Washington 
School Township, to be held by him as liquidated 
damages in case the successful bidder fails to 
enter into contract. 

Each contractor will be required to furnish a 
bond in the amount of his bid conditioned for the 
faithful performance and execution of his con- 
tract and the payment for all work and labor 
done and performed in and about such work and 
all materials that may enter into the construc- 
tion of said building and work, or any part or 
portion thereof and subject to the approval of 
said Trustee and Advisory Board of said town- 
ship. That said bond, if a personal bond, shall 
be signed by at least one freehold surety resident 
in the County of Delaware, in the State of In- 
diana, but a surety bond signed by a Surety Com- 
pany will be preferable. 

Each bid shall be filed on Form Ten as pre- 
seribed for bidders by the State Board of Ac- 
couuts and to be legally sworn to as required by 


‘law and each bid and bidder shall in all things 


comply with the requirement of the law relating 
to the letting of contracts under the Act of the 
General Assembly of the State of Indiana entitled 
“An Act concerning Town and Township Busi- 
ness” approved February 27, 1899, and all acts 
supplemental thereto and amendatory thereof. 
The said work and all of the same is to be 
done subject to the approval of the Architect and 
the Township Trustee and also subject to the ap- 
preval of the State Board of Health. 
The right to reject any and all bids is reserved, 
The successful bidder will be required to com- 
mence and complete the work without delay and 
under the supervision of the architect, and will 
be required to enter into a contract in writing 
according to law. 
Dated at Gaston, Ind., May 22, 1923. 
HENRY M. LONG, 
Trustee of Washington Township, Delaware 
County, Indiana, and ex officio Trustee of 
Washington School Township of Delaware 
County, Indiana. 
CLAUD LEACH, 
JOHN W. GILMER, 


EVERETT E. CLOCK, 
Advisory Board. 


Francis A. Shaw, Attorney. 
May 26, June 1, 9, 1923. 


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SCHOOL HOUSE | 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 

Notice is hereby given that until the 15th day 
of June, 1923, the undersigned, Jesse F. Phillippi, 
as Trustee of Eagle Civil and School Townships, 
Boone County, Indiana, and the Advisory Board 
of said Eagle Township, will receive sealed bids 
for the construction and completion of a new 
two-story and basement, brick, grade school build- 
ing, and also for the construction and installa- 
tion of heating and ventilating, plumbing and 


water supply system therefor, and electric wir- 
ing and bell system therefor and therein, for the 
use of said school township, All in accordance 
with the plans and specifications heretofore 
adopted and approved therefor by the said Trus- 
tee and Advisory Board, which are on file in the 
office of said Trustee located on Meridian Street 
in the Town of Zionsville, said Township, County 
and State. -Copies of said plans and specifications 
also may be seen at the office of the Indiana State 
Board of Accounts at the State House in the City 
of Indianapolis, Indiana, and at the office of The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Company, the architect, at 1050 
North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. 
Bidders desiring duplicate copies of the plans and 
specifications may obtain same by a deposit of 
$25.00 to cover return in good condition of the 
general construction documents, not later than 
the day of letting conitract, 


The estimated cost of the entire work is 
$90,000.00. 


All bids must be on Form 96 prescribed by the 
State Board of Accounts and the same will be 
received at the office of the said Trustee up to 
two o’clock in the afternoon on said date, at 
which time and place said bids will be publicly 


opened and read and the letting of said contract 


will begin, subject, however, to all rights of said 
Trustee and said Advisory Board, as provided by 
law, and as herein set forth, 


Bids may be submitted for the general con- 
struction of said building and separate bids may 
be submitted for (1) heating and ventilating, (2) 
plumbing and water supply, (3) electric wiring 
and bell system, or any one or all of the same. 
The contract will be awarded in such manner 
as to be the best interest of said School Town- 
ship. Each bid must be accompanied by a cer- 
tified check for not less than three (3) per cent 
of the gross bid submitted, payable to said Trus- 
tee who shall have the right to cash the check 
of the successful bidder and the money so ob- 
tained by said Trustee shall be retained by him 
as liquidated damages in event said bidder fails, 
within ten (10) days after acceptance of his bid, 
to execute a contract in the form and with the 
provisions desired by said Trustee and approved 
by said Advisory Board, covering the construc- 
tion and completion of said work, and at the same 
time to deliver to said Trustee a good and suffi- 
cient bond, in an amount and with security to be 
approved by said Trustee, conditionéd as required 
by law. ; 


The right is expressly reserved by said Trustee 
and said Advisory Board to reject any and all 
bids and to take reasonable time to investigate 
both the bids and the qualifictions of the bidders. 

Dated this the 24th day of May, 1923. 


JESSE E. PHILLIPPI, 
As Trustee of Eagle Civil and-School Town- 
ship, Boone County, Indiana. 


WILLIAM A, HULL, 
ORION O. SMITH, 
‘ CHARLES F. MILLER, 
Members of Advisory Board, Eagle Township, 
Boone County, Indiana, 
May 26, June 2, 1923. 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


(UY MAHURIN, President 

WILSON B. PARKER, 1st Vice-Presi 
dent 

HARRY E, BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directorsg 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


CONVENTION OF I. S. OF A. THIS 
YEAR SHOULD BE AN OCCA- 
SION FOR JUBILATION. 


Actual Accomplishment Has Been At- 
tained Through Years of 
Persistent Effort. 


Another year has rolled around as 
the calendar of the Indiana Society of 
Architects is reckoned and the time is 
drawing near for the holding of the 
regular annual meeting of the organi- 
zation at Indianapolis the fourth Satur- 
day in June, the 23rd, to be exact. 

It was some seven years ago that the 
first authorized meeting of the Society 
was called at Indianapolis, at which the 
keynote sounded was for a closer co- 
operation between the members of the 
profession in Indiana for the creation of 
a better professional understanding, the 
institution of constructive effort along 
broad lines, not only for the practice of 
architecture but in harmony with other 
building interests for the general ad- 
vancement of the combined building in- 
dustry of the state. 


At that time the ideas advanced, more 
or less theoretical, seemed rather dreamy 
and appeared like a big contract to carry 
through. However, a determined start 
was made and today practically every 
constructive move proposed has been 
carried through to a reality. 

The only real failure had to do with 
the securing of an architects’ license 
law which despite hard work met such 
strong opposition in the various ses- 
sions of the State Legislature that no 
effort was made lately to put it through. 
However, the Engineers’ License Law, 
which provided for the inclusion of the 
architect is now in effect and the ma- 
jority of the architects have taken aa- 
vantage of it. 

As for other matters of really greater 
imvortance the Society has successfully 
strived to put them into effect. 

The first great success was marked by 
the establishment of a close co-opera- 
tion between the I. S. of A. and_,the 
Associated Building Contractors of Indi- 
ana, which has resulted in a better re- 
lationship of understanding between the 
architect and contractor. This condi- 
tion has developed to the point where 
joint conferences are indulged in where 
principles of a constructive nature are 
concerned. * 


The best example of this co-operation 
is the Administrative Building Council 
of Indiana Law now in effect, and un- 
der which a joint organization of State 
Officials, Architects, Contractors, En- 
gineers and Labor Representatives is 
now being effected to administer the new 
law that Indiana may be assured of 
standard building requirements’ that 
will make for better structures. Traced 
to its source this advanced building reg- 
ulation law is the result of the co-op- 
erative effort that was proposed by the 
I. S. A. years ago. And the Grand 
Daddy of it all is none other than Archi- 
tect E. H. Turnock, Elkhart, past presi- 
dent of the I. S. of A., who made an 
earnest plea for co-operation between 
the various building interests along con- 
structive lines. He carried his plea to 
the A. B. C.’s of Indiana when he spoke 
at their annual convention in February, 
1920, and struck a responsive chord that 
has held its tone ever since, only be- 
coming more vibrant through the years 
until accomplishment has been achieved. 

This is the biggest thing the Society 
has done and every architect in Indiana, 
contractor, engineer and building trades 
mechanic, to say nothing of the public, 
will benefit in time through the result 
of the co-operation that has been ef- 
fected. 


As for the profession itself, through 
the element of competition that must 
always rule that development may be 
the greater, it has been brought closer 
together and a big, broad, spirit of fel- 
lowship has been instituted bereft of 
the petty spirit, that in years gone by, 
kept the profession apart. The regional 
meetings begun in 1922-23 have worked 
wonders, apparent to every man who 
has attended those gatherings. 


Thus the members ot the Society may 
gather on June 23, convinced that the 
organization and they have, after years 
of struggle, really not labored in vain. 
The voint has been reached where every 
member of the-I. S. of A. can be proud 
of it for it has done things and backed 
uv will continue to achieve not selfishly 
but in a spirit of the most good for the 
state profession in its entirety. ; 

The program committee is not quite 
ready to make an announcement but as- 


_surances can be made that every effort 


will be exerted to make the approaching 
meeting most attractive to the visiting 
architects. 


‘tically at the limit of their 


ONE RESULT. 


Well Known Terre Haute Architect Joins’ 
1: iS. of A.) : 


The application of Ji G. Vrydagh, 
Terre Haute, for membership into the 
Indiana Society of Architects was ac- 
cepted at the Evansville meeting of the 
Board of Directors. 

Mr. Vrydagh has been a practicing 
architectof Terre Haute for Many years, 
in fact he is the dean of the profession 
in that city. His entrance into the So- 
ciety can be traced to the regional meet- 
ing that was held there several months 
ago, his first participation in an affair 
of the organization. At its conclusion 
he expressed interest in the aims and 
efforts of the I. S. of A. and pleasure 
at the noticeable change of the attitude 
of the architects toward ech other. 
Now he is a member. : 

Quite a few new members are the 
result of these regional meetings which 
bespeak their advisability. 


ADVISES AGAINST CONTINUED 
PLUNGE. 


National Building Construction Author- 
ity Senses Serious Danger. 


_ Referring to the unprecedented build- 
Ing construction expansion now under 
way in this country, R. C. Marshall, Jr., 
general manager of the Associated Gen- 
eral Contractors of America, said re- 
cently the tendency toward steadily 
mounting construction costs is a most + 
dangerous procedure and not only 
threatens the building construction in- 
dustry but-also the other business inter- 
ests of the country unless the pernici- 
ous practice is checked. 
_ He said: “The country is undertak- 
ing the enormous expansion of building 
with a stationary, if not shrinking la- 
bor supply on account of the immigra- 
tion restriction law, and with the ma- 
terial industries of the country prac- 
y productive 
cavacity. ; 
“There can be only one outcome of 
such a situation if it is allowed to per- 
sist. The cost of materials and labor 
will presently rise to prohibitive levels, 
and our enormous construction program 
will collapse with a crash.” 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


*RED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Seeretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geov Ly Miller oe ee President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


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EVANSVILLE BUILDING SLOWS 
DOWN. 


City Building Inspector Sanguine As to 
Future Activity. 


Though May building permit totals 
in Evansville were away off when com- 
pared with the big figures of April of 
this year, nevertheless they compared 
favorably with the totals recorded in 
previous months. 

In May ‘the total estimated valuations 
for new building construction operations 
posted at the city building inspector’s 
office amounted to but $208,000, quite a 
falling away from the $969,175 hung up 
during the month previous. 

However, the May volume of building 
was sufficient to send the total for the 
five months up over the two million dol- 
lar mark, as much as is ordinarily put 
across in a year in Evansville. : 

Speaking of the building situation in 
Evansville, City Inspector Edward Kerth 
pointed to the slackening up in other 
cities, especially the larger ones where 
efforts are being made to readjust con- 
ditions to a more favorable basis. He 
contended that Evansville is greatly in 
need of an unlimited amount of building 
and that the present lull is only tem-' 
porary. ¢ 


EFFORT PLANNED TO STIMULATE 
HOME BUILDING. 


Loan Scheme Advanced. 


With a view to relieving the house- 
ing shortage in Evansville and to stimu- 
late home building, a move has been in- 
augurated to provide for a monthly in- 
stalment amortized. plan of payment. 

The plan is to loan up to 60 per cent 
of the value of the property at 6 per 
cent interest. Payment is to be made 
monthly, allowing 142 months for the 
full payment of the loan. } 

The loans are made upon desirably 
located modern dwellings, arranged for 
not more than two families, with bath, 
furnace, water, gas and electric light 
connection. Instalment loans are not 
made for more than $8,000, or where 
land and buildings together are valued 
at less than $2,000. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 

George L. Miller, general contractor, 
has put the Jordan home on Howard 
street through construction stages rap- 
idly and is now ready to plaster it. He 
expects to wind up there in the next 
few weeks. 


Three nice jobs under the guidance of 
Contractor John Nellis are now well on 
the way to completion. They are a 
$22,000 home for E, T. Ploeger on Ken- 
tucky Ave., an $8,000 apartment re- 
modeling for Dr. W. C. Montague, and 
a modest, modern $4,000 residence for 
C. W. Halsey at “Garvinwood.” . 


John Wilkins, who has the contract 
for remodeling of a residence for Thomas 
Davis at 112 Monroe St. into a duplex, 
has started work. 


Brick work on the new Saunders Bldg. 
at 3rd, near Locust St. has been carried 
to the third floor by C. Kanzler & Son. 
This same firm has the two $12,000 Mil- 
ler residences ready for plaster. 

Matt MHallenberger has just about 
wound up the remodeling of the old Vic- 
tory Inn Quarters at 121 Main St. 


The various projects on which the 
Scarborough-Davis Co. have the general 
contract work show marked and rapid 
progress. 


FT.WAYNE | 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max. irmechers J. 25 President 
E.-F. Oelschlager..._.._.___ Secretary 


825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


ALL FORT WAYNE BUILDING REC- 
ORDS SHATTERED ONCE MORE 


May Tops the Two Million Dollar Level 


The month of May contributed to Fort 
Wayne records the greatest building 
construction month in the city’s history, 
a high level repeatedly sought and al- 
most reached yet never attained till May, 
1923, a $2,000,000 volume of building 
business for one month. 

During the month just past there were 
327 permits granted for a grand total 
estimated valuation of $2,166,085. The 
closest approach to these figures was 
registered in April this year when 383 
permits were issued involving an esti- 
mated investment of $1,939,275, thus 
May came right back with another rec- 


ord smashing building performance 
showing a gain of 11.6 per cent over the 
previous high record. 

The extent of this year’s activities can 
be realized when comparisons are made 
with the building totals of the corre- 
sponding period in 1922 at which time 
269 permits were granted carrying an 
estimated valuation of $701,285. Hence, 
there were fifty-eight more permits is- 
sued in May, 1923, than in May, 1922, 
while the gain in valuations amounted 
to $1,464,800, or 208.8 per cent. 

The largest single permit issued dur- 
ing the month was for the Shrine tem- 
ple on West Berry street, this amount- 
ing to $600,000.. Another large permit, 
during the month, was for the new Ply- 
mouth Congregational church, with the 
estimate of $230,000. With the excel- 
lent showing made during the past 
month it is probable that Ft. Wayne 
will once more step into second place 
in state building showings for the year 
to date. 


-1923 BUILDING SO FAR IN FORT 


’' WAYNE EXCEEDS 1922 VOLUME 
BY A WIDE MARGIN 


A comparison between the building ac- 
tivities in Fort Wayne during the first 
five months of 1923 and the correspond- 
ing period the previous year shows quite 
a gain for 1928. There have been 343 
more permits issued since January 1 this 
year than were recorded over the same 
period a year ago, while the gain in the 
money involved is $4,181,885, or 191.4 
per cent. 

The figures for the corresponding pe- 
riods of 1922 and 1923 are: 


1923 
Month Permits Est. Valuation 
dahvar ys 2 61 $ 420,330 
February _______ 99 390,885 
MATCH 22. oe 281 1,450,000 
A rieih. yn ee 383 1,989,275 
Re pe ee Bs 327 2,166,085 
Potalt; 3. Ae ae 1151 $6,366,575 
1922 
Month Permits Est. Valuation 
Jalitary = 30.02. 47 $ 191,035 
February: 22... 42 136,660 
kt) Pee ene a 180 573,376 
DETR 9, te oe 270 582,335 
Sees Pay ng 269 701,285 
Lotabtcsy 2 tea 808 $2,184,690 


Permits Est. Valuation 


Five Mos., 1923__1151 $6,366,575 
‘Five Mos., 1922__ 808 2,184,690 ° 
Fain for 1923____ 343 $4,181,885 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C, 


BW. Juneclans seamen President 
CiG., Pierson 2)! ie es Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


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MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet. every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. , 


None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder this week. 


FRANK ADMISSIONS MADE BY 
CONTRACTORS AT STATE A. 
B. C’S. CONFERENCE. 


Still-a' Canker in: Building «Contracting 
Ranks. 


The quarterly conference of the State 
A. B. C.’s attracted to Indianapolis, 
Wednesday, building contractors from a 
wide range of territory, all of whom dis- 
played a deep interest in the State As- 
sociation and clearly demonstrated that 
they were with the organization in its 
effort to advance the building industry 
and protect it from torces that might 
seek to hold it back or bring down on it 
criticism. 

It was admitted by many of those who 
spoke that contracting still housed with- 
in its ranks a certain degree of selfish- 
ness that now and then cropped out to 
cause dissension and trouble. However, 
it was acknowledged that the associa- 
tion has done much to eradicate this 
disturbing element and induce a strong 
co-operative spirit despite the keen spirit 
of competition that holds the contracting 
business in its clutches. 


The greatest impediment to the prog- 
ress of a contractors’ association it was 
freely asserted, is that element of con- 
tractors ang builders who are prone to 
act as free lances, men who wish to go 
it alone and forget the mutual business 
bond that makes all contractors kin. It 
is this class of men who seek to escape 
the burden that should be common to all, 
men who act independently and do as 
they please regardless of the hardship 
their actions may cause the other fellow, 
yet are always willing to take advantage 
of‘any favorable situation association 
effort may bring about. 

Every “es nee present Wednesday, 
acknowledged that the State A. B. C.’s 
had profited the contractors all over the 
State in the things it has accomplished, 
members as well as non-members. 


There was a good attendance at the 
conference these cities’? men responding 
to the roll call: Anderson, Wm. Thomp- 
son; Ft. Wayne, E. F. Oelschlauger, 
Secretary Builders’ Exchange, A. T. 
Wineman, President Carpenters’ Asso- 
ciation; Gary, E. F. Cramer; Indiana- 
polis, H. A. Fenton, General Counsel; 
F. W. Jungclaus, President; C. C. Pier- 


son, Secretary; J. H. Owens, Field Rep- 


resentative, respectively gf the State A. 
B. C.’s, and Walter W. Wise; Kokomo, 
E. L. Danner; Lafayette, W..C. Ander- 
son, Bowers Bros., H. P. Bowyer, Jacob 
Evans, G. C. Goodhart, George Pfrom- 
mer, M. Mertz; Logansport, L. E. 
Wickersham; Princeton, Wm. Toelle; 
South Bend, E. H. Hyman, Secretary, 
Builders’ Exchange; Terre Haute, Guy 
Brill, F. A. Burget, Secretary, Terre 
Haute A. B. C.’s, O. A. Toelle. 

The conference was held at the State 
A. B. C.’s headquarters, Third Floor, 
Peoples’ Bank Bldg. 


THOUGH INDIANAPOLIS BUILDING 
IN MAY RAN UP A GOOD VOL- 
UME IT SUFFERS BY 
COMPARISONS. 


Not Up to Previous Standards. 


Indianapolis backed up considerably 
in building construction during the 
month of May according to the figures 
issued at the city building inspection 
department this week. 

Comparing the latest building statis- 
tics with those of April this year and 
May a year ago there was quite a fall- 
ing off in the amount of money involved 
in the new building construction for 
which permits were granted in May, 
1923. However, despite the decrease 
the building volume ran almost to $3,- 
000.000, not a bad total after all. 

The May estimated valuations $2,4 
805,011, were 12.8% less than the same 
item posted in April, 1928, and 15% 
behind the valuations recorded in May, 
1922. 

On the other hand there were 1,809 
permits issued in May this year or 48 
more than in April, and 11 more than 
in May a year ago. 

Of the permits issued the past month 
426 were for new residences estimated 
to cost $1,427,530, while only four were 
for fireproof structures. There was a 
flood of requests for permission to make 
alterations and additions, 1,116 permits 
having been granted for that purpose. 

The May figures, according to the offi- 
cial record, are: 


Period Permits Est. Valuation 
Mayan foo te 1809 $2,805,011 
May ,01922 oe. 1798 3,420,847 


Totals—Gain _ 11 Loss $ 615,836 


GETTING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM 
OF THINGS. 


Spirit of Afraid-to-Help Brought Out. 


Touching upon the apprentice problem 
with which contractors all over the coun- 
try are battling, a feature was brought 
out at the A. B. C.’s conference at Indi- 
anapolis that is more or less of the crux 
of the situation. 

Wm. Toelle, Princeton, had the floor 
and in the course of his remarks asked 
if it was not somewhat of a selfish mo- 
tive that made contractors fight shy of 


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apprentices. He said it was a known. 
fact that apprentices have a way of 
their own of jumping from one job to 
* another after they have learned to some 
extent their new trade, nor are some 
contractors immune from the inspiration 
of inducing the boys to jump by offering 
greater remuneration. Now there are 
contractors he said, who would not put 
on apprentices for fear that later on, 
when proficient, these boys might aid a 
competitor. 

At the conclusion of Mr. Toelle’s re- 
marks President Fred W. Jungclaus en- 
dorsed what he had said, but added that, 
though boys may jump the job, the con- 
tractor who has trained them profits in 
the long run, for, no matter where the 
boys are employed they are in the field 
relieving the labor shortage which in- 
directly redounds to the. benefit of the 
building industry. 

It seems that the contractors them- 
selves could remedy such a condition as 
now exists by getting together on an 
understanding whereby they would re- 
fuse to take on another contractors’ ap- 
prentices unless these boys were released 
or ere was. no more work for them 
to do. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($5,000 and Over) 
Week of June Ist to June 7th. 


*Commercial Building (General Alterations). 
Owner, Henry Marks, 517 So, Delaware St. Gen- 
eral contract let to R. W. Bauman, 3345 Central 
Ave. 


Church: $30,000. 13th and Alabama. 
Friends Church, 13th and Alabama. 
tractor, William P. 
Ave. Brick, 


Business Building: $19,500. 
No. Ill. 


Owner, 
General con- 
Jungclaus Co., 825 Mass. 


1 sty. 46x160. 1020 
Owner, Freyn Bros., 31 West Michigan. 
General contract let to Builders Constr. Co., 540 
North Meridian St. Brick. 


_ Residence and Garage: $15,000. 3612 Wash- 
ington Blvd. Owner, Taylor C. Power, Indiana 
Pythian Bldg. Owner builds, Brick veneer. 


Business Building: $9,500. 1 sty. 33x51. Wash. 
and New Jersey St. Owner, East Washington 
St. Realty Co., East Washington and New Jer- 


sey. General contract let to Hub City Constr. 
Co. Brick. 


Residence: $93000. 4125 No. Il, Owner, Whit- 
ney Spiegel, 42nd and College. General contract 
ne to Spiegel-Brown Constr. Co., 42nd and Col- 
ege, 


Residence: $9,300. 316 Pleasant Run Parkwas 
Owner, W. E. Bushong, 414 No. Wallace St. 
General contract let to Indiana Builders Cor- 
poration. 


Residence: (double) $9,600. 2946-48 Park. 
Owner, C. J. Williams, 4023 Central Ave. Owner 
builds. 

Residence: $8,500. 102 Berkley Road. Owner 
and builder, Miles and Holloway, at site, 

Residence (double) $9,000. 4088-35 Ruckle. 
Owner, Anna E. and R@e A. Humann, 637 Eu- 
gene St. Contract let to Humann and Helmes, 


637 Eugene St. 


Residence: $7,500. 5254 No, New Jersey. Own- 
er, William M. Horne, 1939 Central. Contract 
let to Ora C. Pierson, 5445 No. Delaware St. 


Residence (double) $6,300. 716-18 Roach. 
Owner, Karl Klem, % contractor. General con- 
tract let to G. D. Finkbiner, 2420 No. Dearborn. 


Residence (double) $6,000. 2340-42 No. Hard- 
ing St. Owner, E. A, Carlstedt, 2344 Schurmann, 


Residence: $6,000. 5321 Central. Owner, J. 
W. Hussey, 3608 Kenwood. Contract let to C. M. 
Freeman Co., 42nd and College. 


Residence (double) $6,500. 57 South Harris. 
Owner, A. Dalby, 2901 West Washington. Gen- 
eral contract let to G. H, Berry, 29 So. Addison 
St. 


Residence: $6,000. 953 E. Tabor. 
ius Armbruster, 1426 Fletcher Ave. 

Residence: $5,000. 328 Collett. Owner, Gordon 
Daugherty, 331 So. Emerson. 

Residence: $5,500. 746 No. Bancroft. Owner, 
Josephine I. Ortell, 138 So. Hawthorne. 

Filling Station: $5,000. Capitol and St, Clair. 
Owner, Indian Refining Co. Contract let to A. 
V. Stackhouse Co, 


Owner, Jul- 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
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EAST CHICAGO: WHITING 
Building Trades Employers” 
Association. 


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MUCH ACTIVITY DESPITE EFFORT 
TO STOP BUILDING. 


Action Now Will Only Cause Lull Later 
As New Work Nears Completion. 


Though the reports in the newspapers 


’ and even in the different bulletins issued 


by the contractors’ associations are to 
the effect that building is slackening up 
to some extent, and that a large volume 
of work has been sidetracked for the 
present, neveriheless, there is still a 
great amount of work under construction 
that will keep construction forces a long 
time and the holding back of contem- 
plated operations will hardly make any 
apparent effect for some time to the 
average citizen. The place it will tell, 
however, is in the market where buying 
will be curtailed. Maybe though this 
will have a good effect for the material 
supply men have been talking “oversold” 
for some time. 

Speaking locally, the banks have 
shown a tendency to hold back on build- 
ing loans lately which will retard op- 
erations in the Calumet District. Then, 
too, the controversy between the build- 
ing contractors and the building labor- 
ers has had a retarding effect. However, 
if nothing further interferes in the near 
future to hamper building activity 1923 
promises to be the best building year 
the Calumet District has ever experi- 
enced. ; é : 

The general feeling in this section 
among building men is that there will 
be no material reductions in costs for 
some time and the man who really needs 
a new building will make nothing by 
waiting for lower costs. By waiting 
he will lose the use of his needed _ build- 
ing or the returns that he might get 
from same and thus lose any advantage 
that reduced costs might afford under 
ordinary circumstances. 


HAMMOND FIGURES AHEAD OF 
THOSE OF A YEAR AGO. 


46.5 Per Cent. Gain Shown. 


Though the May figures at City Build- 
ing Inspector Henry Vis’ office showed 
quite a decline from the amount jhung 
up in April, nevertheless this year’s to- 
tals showed a substantial gain over the 
figures posted the corresponding period 
in 1922, i 

The official building report for May is: 

ear Per. Est. Valuation 


1923 144 $363,820 
1922 81 248,100 
Gain, May, 1923 63 $115,720 


PRESENT BUILDING VOLUME 
SHOWS INCREASE OVER 
PREVIOUS ACTIVITY. 


Calumet Cities Busy. 


The news comes from Gary that while 
the early season’s building volume was 
small there is now a great: deal of build- 
ing activity in progress. It is also said 
that contracts are soon to be awarded 
on several large building projects. East 
Chicago and Indiana Harbor are also 
coming to the front with some good 
sized jobs. All these places announce 
considerable residence construction un- 
der way also. ‘ 


NO BUILDING LABOR SHORTAGE. 


High Wage Standards Attract Outsiders 


There seems to be little or no scarcity 
of building labor in the Calumet Dis- 
trict as many mechanics have arrived 
here from elsewhere, attracted by the 
wages that are being paid. 


BREACHES IN THE LINE FILLED 
AS FORCE IS DRAWN IN. 


Some Not Able to Stand the Gaff. 


Calumet contractors, members of the 
Building Trades Employers’ Association, 
have not reached any agreement with 
the building laborers. Had all the con- 
tractors stood together they could have 
won their point. As it is, some of the 
employers went into the battle only to 
get cold feet, cheat, and leave a few of 
the staunchest to continue the fight. Just 
wait, the fellow who deserted the ship 
will not be slow to take advantage of 
the situation that is brought about by 
the B. T. E. A. 


MAKE GOOD ON THREAT. 


Unions Pull Men Off Jobs. 
The blow up had to come. 


All along 


threats had been made by several of the 


unions that they would not countenance 
the employment of non-union laborers 
on building operations. Sure enough 
they made good last week and pulled 
the plumbers, electricians, plasterers, 
painters and shee! metal workers off the 


works where the non-union laborers 
were working. 
Oh, well, such is life. 
E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas:- Rowe sas 2 Ste President 
J. A. Ganivatceies eee: Secretary 


314 Main Street 


MAY BUILDING DROPPED OFF IN 
MUNCIE 


Falls Behind Two Previous Months 


Think a minute, what is more familiar 
these hot days of hustle and bustle than 
the sound of a Ford brought up short 
suddenly with a clatter and a sputter? 
Well Muncie’s new building in May must 


have gotten the stop signal, for it 
slacked up suddenly and with a jerk, not 
quite stopping but just sliding ahead at 
a considerably lessened speed. 

The final tabulation of Muncie’s May 
building figures as recorded at the city 
engineering department shows that there 
were ninety-two permits issued during 
the month for an estimated valuation of 
$88,055, as against 155 permits entailing 
a monetary involvement of $279,730 for 
April of this year. While more permits 
were issued in May in Muncie than wer2 
granted in March, the estimated valua- 
tion of the May work did not quite total 
that of March. 


Muncie’s building figures for the past 
three months are: 


Month Permits Est. Valuation 
rare fy = 2-2 54 $ 89,775 
YC 3 | ne ae Aiea 155 279,730 
| et elena aa 92 88,055 

Rages. eat 301 $457,560 


MERELY A _ SPARRING PARTNER 
NOW 


That Seems to Be the Role Under the 
Current Order 


_ A sparring: partner has a thankless 
job. He dances around, proves a good 
old plow horse, puts the “big boy” on his 
feet for the main go and then is ditched 
and is forgotten when the sheckles begin 
to roll in at the gate for the big show. 

One is inclined to believe through 
force of circumstances that the building 
industry is not unlike a sparring part- 
ner for other business interests. Things 
sort of slough off, and then the agile 
building industry steps into the training 
ring, takes some hard knocks and bat- 
ters away to revive matcers; other busi- 
ness gets new wind and strength from 
the renewed activity that the building 
industry creates through the furnishings 
that are required for the new structures, 
Building industry spars around, flits here 
and there, feinting and jabbing, and as 
new life comes back to other business th« 
latter slips over an unexpected, ungrate- 
ful wallop to its sparring partner and 
down he goes for a spell, groggy, almost 
out, and the multitude forgets his forti- 
tude, endurance and stam‘na that made 
a revival of business possible. 


Right now just such a demonstration - 
iS going on. Everyone seems to be tak- 
Ing a crack at building and he is having 
a hard time withstanding the blows that 
are coming his way. 

When the building industry co-ordi- 
nates all its forces through co-operation, 
gets its five senses, architects, engineers, 
contractors, labor and material supply 
men, working in harmony, all to one end, 
defense, then a new champion will have 
graduated from the sparring partner 
class to step forth into the spot light for 
the main go to meet all comers. 


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INDIANAPOLIS. 


Freight House: $1,000,000, Alabama St. and 
Virginia Ave., Indianapolis. Archt, and engineer, 
C. A. Paquette, Big Four Station, Cincinnati, O. 


Owner, C., C., C: and St. L. Ry. (Big Four 
Route), Union Station, Cincinnati, Ohio. Plans 
in progress, ready for bids soon. Brick, rein- 


forced concrete,’ steel, steel sash. 

School: $47,000, 1 sty. and bas., Deer Creek 
Twp., Miami County, Ind. Archt., Bass, Knowl- 
ton and Co., 312 N. Meridian St,. Indianapolis. 
Owner, Earl Sandifur, trustee, Miami, Ind. Own- 
er taking bids to close June 29th at 10:00 a. m. 
a the Lumber Yard in the town of Miami, Ind. 

rick. 


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*School: $38,000, Petersville, Ind., Clay Twp., 
Bartholomew Co. Archt., Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Edgar ,W. Trotter, trus- 
te2, Petersville, Ind. Bids rejected. Will prob- 
ably revise plans and advertise for new bids 
soon. Brick. 


*County Peor Farm Buildings (6), $130,000, at 
the Marion County Asylum for the Poor. Archt., 
The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St. 
Owner, Board of County Commissioners, Lego K. 
Fesler, Auditor, Court House, Indpls. Owner 
recsiving bids to close July 12th at 10:00 a. m. 
(See legal advertising in this issue). 

Arartment Building (80 3-room Apts.), $500,- 
000, Pratt and Penn. Private plans. Owner, 
Isaac Marks, Pres. The General Engineering Co., 
517 South Delaware St. General contract let to 


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Thomas Moynahan, 517 S. Delaware St. Plans 
in progress. Start work soon. Brick, rein- 
forced concrete, steel frame construction, terra 


cotta trim. 

Residence and Garage: $25,000, 44th and Wash- 
ington Blvd. Archt., Adolph Scherrer, Indiana 
Trust Bldg. Owner, Mary -M. Bals, 1844 N. 
Capitol Ave . Bids in under advisement. Brick 
veneer. : : 

Colered Orphans’ Home: Keystone Ave. Own- 
er, Board of County Commrs., Leo K. Fesler, 
auditor, Court House. Owners will select an 
architect in 10 days. (Incorrectly reported in 
our issue of June 9th). : 


Portable School Buildings: (8 or more), $4,900 
each. Sealed bids will be received by the board 
of school commissioners, 150 North Meridian St., 
Indianapolis, Ind., ‘until 12 o’clock noon, Sat- 
urday, June 23, 1923, for the following: Eight 
(8) or more two-room portable school buildings, 
and certain chimneys, heating and ventilating 
equipment for said buildings, all in accordance 
with the plans and specifications on file in the 
office of the board of school commissioners, 150 
North Meridian St., the estimated cost of which 
shall not exceed $4,900 each. 


*Heating, Ventilating, Wiring, Etce.—Separate 
sealed bids will be received by the Board of 
School Commissioners, 150 N. Meridian St., In- 
dianapolis, Ind., until 12 o’clock noon, Saturday, 
June 23, 1923, for the following: Heating, ven- 
tilating and plumbing for an eight-room portable, 
frame building, located on the site of the Arse- 
nal Technical Schools, all according to plans 
and specifications on file in the office of Snider 
& Rotz, Enginzers, 703 Merchants Bank Bldg., 
Indianapolis, Ind. The estimated cost of this 
work, not including fees of engineers, is $6,500. 
Heating and ventilating for School No. 36, 
located at Capitol Avenue and 28th St., accord- 
ing to plans and specifications on file in the Office 
of Snider & Rotz, Engineers, 703 Merchants Bank 
Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. The estimated cost of 
this work is $30,500. Electrical wiring, lizhting 
and fixtures for School No. 2, located at Dela- 
ware and Walnut Sts., according to plans and 
specifications on file in the office of Snider & 
Rotz, Engineers, 703 Merchants Bank Bldg., In- 
dianapclis, Ind. The estimated cost of this work 
is $2,750. 

Contracts Awarded. 


Stere and Apartment Bidg.: (7 stores, 5 four- 
room apartments), $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., 40x 
122, 3802 N. Illinois St. Archt., Mothershead 
end Fitton, 540 N. Meridian St. Owner, Owen 
M. Mothershead and Harry R. Fitton, 540 N. 


Meridian St. General contract let to the Build- 
ers Construction Co., 540 N. Meridian St. Plans 
in progress, start work soon. Brick, stone trim, 
incinerators, comp. roof, steam heat, tile floors, 
copper-set store fronts. ‘ 

Yard Officc: $9,000, Indianapolis. Encineer, 
C. A. Paquette, Big Four Station, Cincinnati, 


Chio. Owner, C., C., C. and St. L. Ry. Co., Big 
Four Station, Cincinnati. Contrack let to Balch- 


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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, JUNE 16, 1923 No. 11 


Mead Construction Co., 
concrete, 1 sty., 20x30. 

*New High School Building and Alterations to 
Grade School: Liberty, Ind., Union County. 
Archt., Wilson B. Parker, 620 State Life Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, School Trustees, Franklin 
T. Dubois, Pres.; Philip B. Nye, Secy.; Howard 
W. Higgins, Treas., Liberty, Ind. General con- 
tract let to Harry E. Pinnick, Richmond, Ind., 
$85,000; heating and plumbing let to Herman 
F. Zietlow, 548 N. Eastern Ave., Indianapolis, 
$26,000; electric wiring let to Platt and Ruby, 


Indiinapolis. Brick, 


Union City, Ind., $1,000. Start work shortly. 
*Club and Locker House (add.) $30,000, ‘‘South 
Grove Golf Course.’’ Archt., John P. Parrish, 
412 Castle Hall Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 


Board of Park Commrs., City Hall, Indianapolis. 
General contract let to A. H. Unversaw, 1155 
Shelby St.; heating, plumbing and wiring in 
general contract, ; 

*Stores (6) and Apartment Hotel (10, 3 and 4 
Room Apartments): $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., 72x 


135, Harrison and Franklin Sts., Shelbyville, 
Ind. Archt., Bacon and Tislow, 31 West Ohio 
St., Indianapolis. Owner, Birely-Mardis-Stewart 


Realty Co., Jos. R. Mardis, Pres.; Chas. Birely, 
Secy.; Thos. D. Stewart, Treas., Shelbyville, Ind. 
Owner builds and swards separate contracts. 


CONNERSVILLE. 
School Building: (addn. and repairs), general 
constr., $8,000; heating and ventilating system, 
$2,000; school furniture, $450.00, Harrisburg 


Sehool House No. 5, Harrison Twp., Fayette Co., 
Ind. Archt., H. M. Griffin, McFarlan Bldg., Con- 
nersville . Owner, Ernest A, Maurer, trustee, 
Connersville, Ind. Owner receiving bids to close 
July 2nd et 1:30 p. m, Brick. (See legal adver- 
tising in this issue). 

*Scheol Building: $71,000, 2 sty. and bas., Cort- 
land, Ind., Hamilton Twp., Jackson County. 
A» ht.. H. M. Griffin, McFarlan Bldg., Conners- 
ville, Ind. Owner, Raymond Ritz, trustee, Cort- 
land, Ind. Owner receiving bids to: close 2:00 
o’clock p. m.; Friday, June 29, 1923, at his resi- 


dence about 7 miles southwest of Cortland. Brk. 
(Note change of closing date). 
Schcol: $10,300, 1  sty., Martinsburg, Ind. 


Archt., H. M. Griffin, McFarlan Bldg., Conners- 


ville. Owner, Lafayette Brock, trustee, Borden, 

Ind. General contract awarded to Alvin Col- 
glozier, Salem, Ind. _ Brick. 
DECATUR. 

*Warehorse: 2 sty. and bas., 50x98, $45,000. 


Archt., Oscar Hoffman. Owner, Everett and Hite 
(wholesale grocers). Plans in progress, ready 
for bids shortly. Bri-k. 

*Catholic Eigh Schcol. $200,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
127x115. Areht., Herman Gaul, 111 West Wash- 
invton St., Chicago, Il]. Owner, St. Mary’s Par- 
ish, Board of Trustees, C. S. Niblick, treasurer, 
Decatur. All communizations relative to plans 


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Christen, Decatur, Ind. Owner receiving bids 
to close June 22nd at 2:00 p. m, 


ELKHART. 


Hospital: (16-bed addition), ‘Goshen Hospital,” 
Goshen, Ind. Archt., R. L. Simmons, Beardsley 
Block, Elkhart. Owner, Goshen Hospital, c/o 
City of Goshen, Goshen, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Brick, operating room, diet kitchens, main kit- 
chen, dining room, dumb waiter, composition 
floors, built-up roof. Ready for bids about Aug- 
ust Ist. 

Township School Building: (11 rooms), 2 sty. 
and bas., 57x96, Warren Twp., St. Joseph county, 
Ind. Archt., R. L. Simmons, Beardsley Block, 
Elkhart, Ind. Owner, Elmer Whitsel, trustee, R. 
R. No. 3, South Bend, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Owner will advertise for bids soon. Brick com- 
position floor, built-up roof, metal windows, 
structural steel, private water system, steam heat. 

Township School (addition of class rooms and 
gymnasium), Walkerton, Ind. Archt., R. L. 
Simmons, Beardslay Block, Elkhart, Ind. Owner, 
Board of Education, Walkerton, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Owner will advertise for bids shortly, 
1 sty. and bas., 60x112, Brick, composition roof, 
metal windows. 

Sunday School Room and Rem. of Parsonage: 
$7,000. Archt., E. Hill Turnick. Owner, Method- 
ist Protestant Congregation, Rev. J. C. Coons, 
pastor. Contract let to S. E. Welter. Start 
work soon. 


EVANSVILLE. 


Government Dam and Locks: (Dam No, 46), 
$3,500,000, on the Ohio River between Owensboro, 
Ky. and Evansville, Ind. Owner, United States 
Government, Washington, D. C. Engineer, Gov- 
ernment engineers, Colonel G. R. Lukesh, U. S. 
A. E. C., Lowéwille, Ky Plans completed. 
Owner will advertise for bids in a few weeks. 
Reinforced concrete and steel. Movable type dam. 

Orphan’s Home: (add. and rem.), $40,000. 
Owner, Board of County Commrs., Court House, 
Evansville. Owner will select an architect in a 
few days. Brick, 

*School Bldg.: $12,000, Folsomville, Ind., Owen 
Twp., Warrick County. Archt., Harry E. Boyle 
and Co., Evansville. Owner, Wayne Wright, trus- 
tee, Folsomville, Ind. Owner receiving bids to 
close June 28 at 2:30 p. m. Note extension of 


closing date. Frame construction. (See legal 
advertising in this issue). 

Bank (Rem. and Add.), $25,000, Caneyville, 
Ky. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture 


Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Bank of Caneyville, 
Caneyville, Ky. Plans in progress. Work will 
consist of a new addition, brick walls, comp. roof, 
concrete vault, vault door, new bank fixtures and 
general interior alterations. 

*Bank: (rem., $15,000, Clay, Ky. Archt., Harry 
E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville, 
Ind. Owner, Farmers Bank and Trust Co., Clay, 
Ky. Owner taking bids. 

Bank: (new brick addition and veneering walls 
of present building), $44,000, Eldorado, Ill. Archt. 
Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, First National Bank, Eldorado, Ill. 
Plans in progress. Bids soon. 

Church: $40,000, Waverly, Ky. Owner, St. 
Peters Congregation, Waverly, Ky. Archt., Tom 
Nolan, Courier-Journal Bldg., Louisville, Ky.; 
Asso. Archt., Anderson and Stingle, Evansville, 
Ind. Anderson and Stingle are receiving bids 
to close July Ist. Rugby brick; Bedford stone 
trim, art glass, steam heat, pews. 


Contracts Awarded. 


*Bank: $18,000. 1 sty. and mezzanine, 25x65, 
Francisco, Ind. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Evansville. Owner, Francisco State Bank, Fran- 
cisco, Ind. General contract let to Fred Wehmer, 
Fort Branch, Ind., for $16,000. Brick. 

*Heating Plant (for Court House and County 
Jail), Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furni- 
ture Bldg. Owner, Board of County Commrs. 
Contract awarded to The Newman-Johnson 
Plumbing Co. for $31,619.00. ; 

Apartment Building: (4 Apts), rem. from resi- 
dence, 1218 S. 6th St. Archt., Anderson and 
Stingle, 108 Upper 4th. Owner, P. W. Maroney, 
1218 S. 6th St. Archt. ready for bids. 


*Printing Plant: $35,000, Oakland City, Ind. 
Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville, Ind. Owner, J. W| Cockrum Print- 
ing Co., Oakland City, Ind. General contract let 
to J. O. Sickles, Princeton, Ind., $35,000. Brick. 
Start work at once. 


FT. WAYNE. 


*Factory Buildings (3) and Power Plant Addi- 
tion: $300,000, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Archt. and 
Engineers, Day and Zimmerman, 611 Chestnut 
St., Philadelphia, Pa. Supervising Archt., W. L. 
Price, 606 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Own- 
er, International Harvester Co., Cyrus H. Mc- 
Cormick, Pres., 606 South Michigan <Ave., Chi- 
cago, Ill. Archt, and Engineers taking bids to 
close at once, Hughes-Foulkrod Co., 1201 Chest- 
nut St., Philadelphia, are figuring general con- 
tract. Hughes-Foulkrod are finishing other build- 
ings for the owner at . Wayne at present. 

Hospital: (50-bed addition, $150,000. Owner, 
Methodist Hospital, Board of Directors, Rev. W. 
W. Martin, Pres., 915 West Wayne St.;. Rev. 
John ©, White, Secy., 117 West Suttenfield; E. W. 
J. Jargens, Treas.; A. B. Cline, Vice-Pres.; A. 
G. Berry, S. F. Bowser, Rev. J, W. Potter 
and A, A. Bny, Rev. H. C. Harman and Mrs. 
Chas. Kendrick, all of Ft. Wayne. Owners are 


conducting a financing campaign. Plans in 
progress, expect to mature in July. Work will 
consist of rooms for 50 new beds, operating 


room, X-ray department, pathological laboratory, 
electric freight . elevator, water softener, exten- 
sive improvements to the nurses’ home, new 
driveways. 

Power Plant and Dye House: $100,000, 2 sty., 
160x40. Archt. and engineer, Lockwood, Green 
and Co., 38 South Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. 
Owner, Thieme Bros. Co. (knitting mills), Ft. 
Wayne, Ind. Plans in progress, ready for bids 
about July ist. Brick, reinforced concrete and 
steel, steel sash, power plant equipment. 

Bank Building: $45,000, 1 sty. basement and 
mezzanine floor, 42x58, Monroeville, Ind., Allen 


county. Archt., Chas, Weatherhogg, 250 West 
Wayne St., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Citizens State 
Bank, Monroeville, Ind. Archt. receiving bids 


to close at once.’ Brick, stone trim, hollow tile, 
twalnut and birch trim, private water supply, 
metal partitions, metal marquise, bronze tablet, 
linoleum, bank fixtures, metal lockers, concrete 
vault, vault door, marble base, comp. roof, tile 
floors. 


Contracts Awarded. 


(2-room add.), Wayne Twp., Allen 

Archt., Chas. R. Weatherhogg, Ft. 
Wayne. Owner, Albert C. Fox, trustee, Court 
House, Ft. Wayne. General contract let to 
Wehrenberg and Son, Ft. Wayne, $7,897; heating 
let to P. B. Arnold Co., Ft. Wayne, $1,250; wir- 
ing let to P. B. Arnold “%o. 

*Club House (add.): $85,000, Defiance, Ohio. 
Archt., A. M, Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. 
Wayne. Owner, Elks Lodge, Defiance, Ohio. 
General contractors, Baker and Schnider Constr. 
Co., Defiance, O. Struct. steel let to The Engi- 
néering Co., Ft. Wayne; roofing to Jones Roofing 
Co., Defiance, (Excavated. 

*Residence: $10,000. Archt., Leighton Bowers, 
Utility Bldg. Owner, H. L. Logue, 3309 S. 
Clinton St. Contract let: to Albert Weinman, 
807 West Creighton St. Brick veneer. 

Stores, Offices and Commercial Garage: $150,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas., 125x150. Designed to carry 
4 additional stories. Archt.,. Pohlmeyer and 
Pohlmeyer, 303 Central Bldg. Owner, I.. Frei- 
burger Co. (Central Grocery), 201-05 West Wayne 


*School: 
county, Ind. 


St. General contract awarded to Oscar Springer, 
1525 Crescent Ave, Steel let to the Engineering 
Co. Heating, plumbing, wiring and 2 passenger 


elevators not let. 

*Bakery: (side. add.), $15,000. Owner, Superi- 
or Baking Co., 1709 Calhoun St. General con- 
tractors, Rump and Kintz, 1335 So. Calhoun St. 
On foundation. Plumbing let to Derheimer Bros. 


LAFAYETTE. 


Residence and Garage: $9,000. 
stra and Dixon, Wallace Block. 
Young, Prof. Purdue 
Plans in progress. 
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Archt., Boon- 
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Residences (3): $6,500 and $7,000 each. Archt., 
Boonstra and Dixon, Wallace Block. Owner, H. 
B. Hirschey, 10th and Main Sts. Plans in prog- 
ress, Bids soon. Frame. 

*Hotel: (175 rooms), $300,000, Benton Harbor, 
Mich. Archt., Nicol Scholer and Hoffman, La- 
fayette, Ind. Owner, William Bastar, 719 Lake 
Blvd., Benton Harbor, Mich, General contractor, 


Robert L.’ Reisinger, 4640 Oakland Ave., Mil- 
waukee, Wisc. Excavating, heating, plumbing 
and wiring not let. 

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*Gymnasium: $50,000, seating 4,200 persons, 1 
sty., 185x140. Archt., D, A. Bohlen and Son, 
Majestic Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Martinsville, Ind. Plans com- 
pleted. Owner will advertise for bids in a few 
days. Brick, steel and concrete. 

*County Hospital: $50,000, (rem, and add.) 
rem. residence into hospital, erection of an add. 
and rem, present barn into a nurses’ home), Mar- 
tinsville. Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son ,Majes- 
tic Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Board of Trus- 
tees of the Morgan County Memorial Hospital, 
Martinsville, Ind. Owner receiving bids to close 
July 2nd at 2:00 p. m. ‘ 

Factory Bldg.: Owner, The Hubbard Lumber 
Co, Plans in progress. Owner will build by 
day labor. Brick and frame. : 

Theatre: (remodeling). Owner, The Grace 
Theatre. Contemplated, Definite data later. 

Store Bldg. (rem.), East Morgan St. Owner, 
The Shireman Fish Store. Plans in progress. 
General alterations. 

Sanitorium: (30 or 40 rooms), rem. from old 


Nutter residence on West Harrison St. Owner, 
The Whiting Sanitorium, Martinsville. Plans in 
progress. Ready for bids soon. 


SOUTH BEND. 


Office Building and Stores: $750,000, 8 sty. and 
bas., 165x100, Jefferson and Michigan Sts., So. 
Bend. Archt., H. P. Beidler, 10 South LaSalle 
St., Room No, 640, Chicago, Ill. Owner, Nor- 
folk Building Co., c/o Archt. Archt. receiving 
bids to close at once. Brick, reinforced concrete 
floor and roof construction, ‘terra cotta trim, 

Club House: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas,, 100x199, 
Jefferson St., South Bend, Archt., Nicol, Scholer 
and Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette, Ind. Ownery, 


Knights of Columbus, Council No. 553, J. B. 
Weber, 301 S. Carroll St, Chmn Bldg. Com.; 
Edmund Wills, Union Trust Bldg., William P. 


Cass, Dr. John B. Bertling, all of South Bend. 


Preliminary plans in _ progress. Brick, rein- 
forced concrete and steel, frpf, constr. 
*Parochial School: $125,000, 2 sty. Archt., 


Fryermuth and Maurer, 654 Farmers Trust Bldg. 
Owner, St. Joseph’s R. C. Church, Rev. James 
Lennartz, 226 'N. Hill St., South Bend, and Right 
Rev. Herman J. Alerding, Bishop of the Diocese, 
Ft. Wayne, Ind. Mature early next year. Brick. 

*Church: (add.), $10,000, 1709 Miami St. 
Owner, St. Matthews Catholic Church, Rev, Theo- 
dore Hammes, 1701 So. Miami St. Excavated. 
Frame. 

Business Bldg.: $10,000, 2 sty., 20x60, 815 W. 
Monroe St. Owner, V. Horvath, 815 West Mon- 
roe. Contract let to Ladislaw Holdy. Brick. 

Garage (for use of tennants:) 1 sty., 36x104. 
Owner, The Colfax Realty Co. ‘Contract let to 
The Hilt and Hammond Contracting Co. 


TERRE HAUTE. 


*High School: $700,000, Archt., Johnson, Mill- 
er and Miller, 30 N. 5th St. Mechanical engin- 
eers, Lewis and Warren, Louisville, Ky. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Terre Haute, Ind. 
Plans nearing completion. Owner will advertise 
for bids this summer. Brick, fireproof construc- 
tion. 

High School: 
plumbing and wiring), $23,500, 
Daviess county, Ind, Archt., 
and Miller, 30 N. 5th St. Terre Haute, Ind. 
Owner, John Weaver, trustee, Elnora, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids to close July 9th. 

Warehouse: (wholesale drugs), 4 sty. and bas. 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., 
Terre Haute. Owner, The Bindley Drug Co., 
Edward H., Edward H. Jr., and J. Bruce Bindley, 


and heating, 
Elmore Twp., 
Johnson, Miller 


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508 Ohio St., Terre Haute. Preliminary plans 
in progress. Brick, reinforced concrete con- 
struction, steam heat, steel sash, freight elevator, 
comp. roof. 

School (2 room building), $7,000, Jordan, Ind. 
Owen county, Jackson Twp. Archt., Johnson, 
Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Daniel Hassler, trustee, Poland, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Owner Will advertise for bids 
soon. Frame -construction. 

School (township high school), Patricksburg, 
Ind., Marion Twp., Owen county,. Ind. Archt., 
Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre 
Haute. Owner, William Penrod, trustee, Pat- 
ricksburg, Ind. Plans in progress. Owner will 
advertise for bids soon. Brick, comp. roof, steam 
heat, 


*Angola: Bank Building, 1 sty., 40x80. Archt., 
Langdon, Hohly and Gramm, 1442 Nicholas Bldg., 
Toledo, Ohio. Owner, First National Bank, An- 
gola, Ind. Plans completed. Brick, stone front, 
hollow tile. Archt. and owners receiving bids. 

Bargersville: Steam boilers (2) to be erected 
in the Center Grove School Building. Archt., 
George Ransdell, Franklin, Ind. Owner, Wil- 
bert L. Grose, trustee, Bargersville, Ind. Owner 
receiving bids to close July 7th at 10:00 a. m. 
Estimeted cost $3,500. (See legal advertising 
in this issue). 


Bass Lake: School, (addition), $8,000. North 
Bend .Twp., Starke county. Archt., Nat L. 
Smith, Meeker Bldg., Crown Point, Ind. Owner, 
John Exaver, trustee, Monterey, Ind., R. R.. 
Plans in prozress. Owner will advertise for bids 
shortly. Brick, 1 sty., 25x45, furnace, private 
water supply, tile roof. 


Columbus: Store building, 1 sty., 5th St. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, Geo. S. Cook. Start work 
soon. Brick. 

Danville: 1 100-pound pressure boiler, to be 
erected in the Court House. Owner, Board of 
County ‘Commrs., Floyd: L, Whicker, auditor. 
Taking bids to close July 2 at 10:00 a. m. 

Greencastle: Sorority house (rem. and addi- 
tional rooms). Archt., Hiram C. Callender. 
Owner, Alpha Phi Sorority. Plans in progress, 
work will consist of an addition of 5 bed rooms, 


slesping porch, additional baths and general al- 


terati ‘ . 
“Hartford City: Church (remodeling). Archt., 


Houck 2nd Smenner, 12314 West Main St., Mun- 


cie, Ind. Owner, The Christian Church, Hartford | 


City. Plans in progress, ready for bids shortly. 

Kendallville: Power plant addition and equip- 
ment, $50,000. Enzineer, Froelich and Emery, 
411 Second National Bank Bldg., Toledo, Ohio. 
Owner, City of Kendallville, U. J. Brouse, mayor; 
S. D. Dickinson, Supt. City Hall, Kendallville, 
Ind. Owner receiving bids to close June 26th 
at 7:00 p. m. Brick, concrete, 1 sty., installing 
500 k.w. turbine condenser and 1 sty. add to 
present building, Division “A” 1. The constr. 
complete of an addition and alteration of the 
engine room building of the municipal electric 
lizht and water plant, including the demolition 
of the abandoned brick stack and the construc- 
tion of a condenser cooling water intake pipe 
end suction well, Division “B’”, the furnishing, 
delivery 2nd erection complete of a steam tur- 
bine unit of either 500 k.w. or 750 k.w. capacity 
complete, with and including steam turbine gen- 
erator surface condenser switchboard, piping sys- 
tem, air intake duct and station wiring. 

*Marion: Lodge building (addition and altera- 
tion), $75,000. Archt., Hiram Elder, Custer 
Bldg. Owner, Loyal Order of Moose, No. 253, 
Dr. L. H. Eshelman, chairman Bldg. Com., 2922 
So. Washington St.; John T. Ferree, 1219 West 
3rd St; Perry Morris, 2126 So. Boots St. Archt. 
receiving bids to close June 20th. Brick, hollow 
tile, stone and terra cotta trim, steam heat, 3 
sty. end bas., 28x65, and 1 sty. 


Muncie: The Muncie Malleable Foundry Co., 
Highland Ave. and Madison St., are contemplat- 
ing the rebuilding of a brick smoke stack, ap- 
proximately 200 ft. high by 12 ft. diameter. 

Pertland: School buildings (alterations) (9 
buildings), $6,000 total, Jay county, Green Twp. 
Archt., O. O. Clayton, Portland. Owner, E. B. 
Banta, trustee, Portland, Ind., R. F. D. Owner 
tating bids to close June 23 at 2:00 p m. Work 
will consist of new shingle roofs and repairing 
roofs, maple floors, glass, sash. 


Contracts Awarded. 
*Culver: Recreation Bldg., $300,000, 2 sty. and 


bes., 247x200. Archt., Albert Knell, c/o Wrought 
Iron Range Co., 5661 Natural Bridze Road, St. 


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is, Mo. Owner, Culver Military Academy, 
ae Ind. General contract let to J. I, Paria 
432 S. Michigan St., South Bend, Ind. and Lo- 
gansport, Ind. Start work shortly. Brick, reinf, 
concrete, steel trusses, steel sash, comp, roof, 


Logansport: Church (bungalow type), $9,000, 
712 Helm St. Private plans. Owner, Church of 
God, Rev. P. B. Turner, pastor; H. C. Terry, 
Supt. Plans in progress. Start work in a few 
deys. Owner will build by day labor. 


*Petersburg: Garage, 1 sty., 175x55, 4th and 
Main. ‘Private plans. Owner, McKinney and 
Thomas. Excavating. Brick. 

*Peru: Garage and service: $20,000, 1 sty., 
€5x150, 8rd and Broadway. Archt., Jesse T, 
Osborne, Home Savgs. Bank Bldg. Owner, Elmer 
BE. Conner, 87 E. 5th St. General contract let 
to Ertle and Wolf, Home Savgs Bank Bldg, 
Brick, hollow tile, concrete and steel, steel sash, 
comp. roof, steam heat. Plans in progress, Wil] 
start work soon. 

*Akron: Factory. Owner, J. F. Rittenhouse 
Co., Akron, Ind. General contract let to M. V. 
Grim, North Manchester, Ind., 1 sty., 50x100. 


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entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


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the board of commissioners of Marion County, 
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1923, receive sealed bids for construction of new 


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buildings and repair of old buildings at Marion 
County Asylum for Poor, according to plans and 
specifications on file in the office of the auditor 
of Marion County. 

Each bid must be accompanied by a bond and 
an affidavit as required by law. 

The board reserves the right to reject any or 
all bids. x 

Witness and our hands this twelfth day of June, 
1923. 
ALBERT HOFFMAN, 
HARRY D. TUTEWILER, 
JOHN KITLEY, 

Commissioners of Marion County. 

Attest: 

LEO K, FESLER, Auditor. 
June 16-23, 1923. 


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 
BOILERS AND INSTALLATION. 


Notice is hereby given by Wilbert L. Grose, 
trustee of Whiteriver Township, Johnson County, 
Indiana, that on Saturday, July 7, 1923, between 
the hours of 9 and 10 o’clock, at Center Grove 
school building in Whiteriver Township, John- 
son County, Indiana, we will receive sealed bids 
for furnishing and installing 2 steam boilers to 
be erected in the Ceriter Grove School building in 
accordance with the plans and _ specifications 
adopted and approved and which are on file in 
the office of the said trustee and George Rans- 
dell the architect at Franklin, Ind. The esti- 
mated cost of the proposed boilers and installa- 
tion is three thousand five hundred dollars 
$3,500). 
bari bids must be in writing on forms pre- 
scribed by the State Board of Accounts and 
must be accompanied by a certified check for 
three hundred dollars ($300), payable to said 
trustee as a guarantee of good faith in sub- 
mitting said bid. The checks of the unsuccessful 
bidders will be returned when the contract is 
awarded and entered’ into by the successful bid- 
ders, but should the successful bidder fail to 
enter into a contract and execute such bond, he 
shall forfeit such certified check as liquidated 
damages for the use and benefit of said Township. 

Plans and specifications may be examined at 
the office of the trustee or at the office of the 
architect at Franklin, Ind. The trustee reserves 
the right to reject any or all bids. Said bids 
will be opened at Centér Grove School building 


in said township and county at 10 o’clock a. m., 
July 7, 1923. 

WILBERT L. GROSE, Trustee, 
Bargersville, Ind. 
WM. J. COUNCILMAN, Pres., 
THOMAS DORRELL, Secy., 
FRANK SHUFFLEBARGER, 


Advisory Board. 
June 16 and 23, 1923. 


REPAIRING AND REMODELING 
SCHOOL HOUSE, 


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. 

Notice is hereby given, that Harrison School 
Township, Fayette county, Indiana, by the trus- 
tee and advisory board thereof, will recsive sealed 
bids at the office of the trustee, in said township, 
county and state until 1:30 o’clock p. m., Monday, 
July 2, 1923, for the repairing, remodeling and 
constructing an addition to. Harrisburg School 
House No. 5 and for addition and alteration of 
heating and ventilating system therefor. 

All bids shall include all labor, material and 
supplies necessary for the eomplete construction 
of that part of the work bid on and all strictly 
in accordance with the plans and specifications 
therefor, which have been properly accepted and 
approved and are now on file in the office of 
said Township Trustee. 

Bidders will submit their bids as follows: 

: 1. For addition and alteration of Harrisburg 
School House No. 5, General Construction and 
Furniture. ¢ 

2. For addition and alteration of Heating and 
Ventilating System. 

8. For the construction, as a whole or any 
part or combination or combinations thereof. 

The estimate on the cost of construction are 
as follows: 

General construction, $8,000.00; Heating and Ven- 
tilating system, $2,000.00: School Furniture, 
$450.00. 

All bids and proposals must be on the forms 
prescribed by the State Board of Accounts. Bids 
on the general contract must be accompanied 
by a certified check for the sum of $200.00 and 
bids on the heating and Ventilating or combina- 
tion of bids must be accompanied by a certi- 
fied check for a sum equal to 5% of bid, All 
checks shall be payable to Ernest Maurer, trus- 
tee, and conditioned, that the successful bidder 
will enter into a contract with sufficient surety 


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for the performance thereof, when the contract 
or contracts are let. Checks of the unsuccessful 
bidders will be returned to them. 

The successful bidder or bidders will be re- 
quired to enter into a written contract and exe- 
cute a bond with sufficient surety to be ap- 
proved by the Township Trustee, in an amount 
equal to the amount of the contract and condi- 
tioned for the faithful performance thereof. 

Plans and specifications may be had for the 
individual use of bidders from the architect, H. 
M. Griffin, Connersville, Indiana, by making a 
deposit of $10.00 for each set, which deposit will 
be returned upon the return of the said plans, 
in good condition, on or before the letting. One 
complete set of plans and specifications is on 
file with the trustee. 

The right to reject any and all bids is re 
served, 

ERNEST A. MAURER, 
Trustee of Harrison School Township, 


Fayette County, State of Indiana. 
June 16, 1923, 


SCHOOL HOUSE. 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Notice is hereby given that the undersigned 
Trustee of Owen township, Warrick county, State 
of Indiana, will, at his office, at Folsomville, 
Indiana, receive sealed bids until 2:30 p. m., on 


the 
23rd DAY OF JUNE, 1923, 

for the construc@on of a frame school building 
at the town of Folsomville, Indiana. Said build- 
ing to be constructed according to the plans and 
specifications now on file in the office of said 
Trustee. A copy of said plans and specifications 
has been filed and approved by the State De- 
partment in their office in the City of Indian- 
apolis, Indiana. 

Each bidder will be required to deposit with 
his bid a certified check for $300 as evidence of 
good faith that he will enter into a written 
agreement to perform the required work, in the 
event he is the successful bidder. 

The building required will be a one story 
frame building and the estimated cost is $12,000. 
The usual non-collusion affidavit will be required 
of all bidders, and the right to reject any or all 
bids is hereby expressly reserved. 

(Signed) WAYNE WRIGHT, 

Trustee, Owen Township, Warrick County, Ind. 

June 16, 1923. , 


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The following firms are furnishing materials 
for this building: 


CEMENT: 

Portland Cement, Carneys Cement and Wall Plaster, 
furnished by The Peoples Coal and Cement Co., 1109 
East 15th St., Indianapolis. 

FACE BRICK: 

Furnished by the Interstate Clay Products Co., 607 
J. F. Wild Bldg., Indianapolis. 

HARDWARE: 

“Yale” locks and finished hardware furnished by the 
Lilly Hardware Co., 114 East Washington St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION: 

All electrical work installed by the Hoosier Engi- 
neering Co., 41 No. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis. 

FREIGHT ELEVATOR DOORS: 

“‘Peelle” doors furnished by the Moring-Stackhouse 
Co., 1130 Hume Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. 

GLASS AND MIRRORS: 

Furnished by Stewart-Carey Glass Company, 231 
South New Jersey-St., Indianapolis. 

HEATING, PLUMBING AND VENTILATING: 
Installations by Freyn Bros., 31 West Michigan St., 
Indianapolis. 

HOLLOW METAL DOORS AND ELEVATOR 

ENCLOSURES: 

“Central Metal Products Co.,” furnished by James 
H. Carnine, 522 Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. 

MARBLE: 

All interior marble furnished by F. E. Gates Marble 
and Tile Co., 21st and Adams Sts., Indianapolis. 

STEEL MEDICINE CABINETS: 

“White Steel Cabinets” furnished by Neeves and Co., 
111 Monument Circle, Indianapolis. 
MILL WORK: 


All millwork, including rich walnut columns, Italian 
Renaissance paneling, birch, furnished by Maas- 


and a half dollar home of the Indiana” sshietie Club. 


The building, situated at the Outing 
across from the proposed Indiana Wz» 
sance type of architecture, nine storie 
sub-basement covering a ground ares » 
finest athletic club quarters in the ep 
ideas in club house construction and , 

It is practically an Indianapolis bie 
vised by a local contractor and supp] 


Architect: 


Robert Frost Da ggett, 


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corner of Meridian and Vermont streets, 
torial Plaza site is of the Italian Renais- 
height with mezzanine floor, basement and 
0x200 feet. When completed it will be the 
, incorporating as it does the very latest 


oduct, designed by a local architect, super- 


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Bedford Stone & Construction Co., 
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METAL WEATHERSTRIPS AND CALKING: 


Furnished and installed by the General Builders 
Supply Co., 434 Merchants Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. 


ROLLING WOOD PARTITIONS: 


“J. G. Wilson Corporation,” furnished by Moring- 

Stackhouse Co., 1130 Hume Mansur Bldg., Indi- 

anapolis. ; 3 ; 
ASH HOIST: 


“Gillis-Geoghegan Co.,” Model D, overhead crane 
hoist with electric motors, furnished by Moring- 
Stackhouse Co., Indianapolis. 


STEEL CASEMENT WINDOWS: 
“D. Lupton and Son,” furnished by C. B. Mayer, 727 
Lemcke Building, Indianapolis. 
STEEL ERECTION: 
Steel erecting by Powers and Addy Co., Merchants 
Bank Building, Indianapolis. | | 
TERRAZZO WORK: | 
Terrazzo floors and base installed by, the Indiana 


Terrazzo Co., 1019 Lemcke Building, Indianapolis. 


BONZE ENTRANCES AND TRIM: 
“Wisconsin Wire and Iron Works,” furnished by R. 
Alfred Hayes, 606 Lombard Building, Indianapolis. 
PLASTERING AND LATHING: 


All ornamental and plain plaster work is being done 
by Charles W. McGarvey, 2335 Broadway, Indi- 
anapolis. 

SHEET METAL WORK: | 


The metal skylights, copper cornice and rvof ventil- 
ators are being furnished by H. W. Laut and Co., 
Fletcher Ave. and Noble St., Indianapolis. 


SMOKE STACK: 
Built and installed by P. W. Kennedy and Son, 


Tadiatiipolis. Si Engineer: (Boilers, tanks and heavy sheet iron works) 1201-32 
Neimeyer Lumber Co., 21st and Monon R. R., Indi- 5 oman, Beecher St., Indianapolis. 
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Society of Architects 


Officers 


GUY MAHURIN, President 
een B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
ent 


HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON , Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 
— 
PLAN INTERESTING MEETING FOR 
STATE ARCHITECTS. 


Annuai Gathering to Be Held Next 
Saturday. 


The annual meeting of the Indiana 
Society of Architects is but two weeks 
distant and the officials and. entertain- 
ment committee are busily engaged in 
mapping out a program with the intent 
of making the 1923 gathering a note- 
worthy one. The regional meetings that 
have been held during the winter proved 
magnetic in attractive power to those 
architects of the territory in which they 
were held and this influence should make 
for one of the best attendances that has 
ever turned out at an annual meeting of 
the Society. 

The latter has gotten away from the- 
ory and has proved that it can accom- 
plish practical things. Not only that, 
but its sessions bring together the archi- 
tects from every section of the state to 
create acquaintanceships that make for 
greater unity in architectural endeavor 
and professional purpose. There are 
those who under-rate such an asset yet 
that does not lessen the value. There 
are men of the profession who still hold 
aloof, who put no faith in this broad 
spirit of progress and fellowship that 
tends to weld the members of the pro- 
fession together. When all architects 
discard such petty ideas, when they like 
other professional men, realize the value 
of mingling, and abandon the old spirit 
of jealousy, they aiid the profession will 
advance. There is no getting away from 
the fact that certain cherished narrow 
views entertained more or less in the 
by-gone days by architects radiated even 

eyond architectural circles and did 
bring down an indictment upon the pro- 
fession because of its inner relations. 
.. That indictment is being quashed these 
days through the efforts of organiza- 
tions such as the Indiana Society of 
Architects which are building up better 
relationships among the architects and 
carrying them out before the Public to 
take a united stand in matters of a pub- 
lic interest. te 

It is to further that function that the 
meetings of the I. S. of A. are held and 
that is why the architects are called to 
meet in such sessions as will be held at 
Indianapolis, June 23. 

Among the most important matters to 


Official Paper 


Indiana 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


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Board of Directors 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


come up at the meeting will be the an- 
nual election of officers and the consid- 
eration of an amendment to the consti- 
tution to provide for a progressive direc- 
torate, the directors to be elected for 
various term periods so that instead of 
changing all the directors each year some 
would hold over, and in the directorate 
would be men thoroughly informed of 
the policies of the Society and thus be 
enabled to perpetuate same. 

Next Saturday is the time, Indianapo- 
lis is the place, the Lincoln Hotel is to 
be the scene of action. 

Why not prepare to attend? It is for 
the Indiana architect, his profession, and 
the building industry that the Society is 
working, that all may be advanced. 


Result of the Committees’ Reports for 
Candidates for Officers and Directors 
of the Indiana Society of Architects: 
Committee composed as follows: Wal- 

ter Scholer, Chairman; George W. Allen, 

Fritz Anderson. 

The other committee consisted of: 
Fermor Cannon, Chairman; Wilson B. 
Parker; Merritt Harrison. 

President— 

Guy Mahurin, Fort Wayne. 

H. M. Griffin, Connersville. 

Ist Vice-President— 

Harry E. Boyle, Evansville. 

Rodney Leonard, Frankfort. 
2nd Vice-President— 

Ewing Miller, Terre Haute. 

Edgar O. Hunter, Indianapolis. 
Secretarv— 

Merritt Harrison, Indianapolis. 

Merritt Harrison, Indianapolis. 
Treasurer— 

Wilson B. Parker, Indianapolis. 

Walter Scholer, Lafayette. 

Chairman Entertainment Committee— 
L. A. Turnock, Indianapolis. 

K. K. Woolling, Indianapolis. 
Chairman Pageant and Exhibit 
Committee— 

Kurt Vonnegut, Indianapolis. 

Wm. H. MacLucas, Indianapolis. 
Chairman Legislative Committee— 

Warren D. Miller, Terre Haute. 

Wilbur Shook, Indianapolis. 
Chairman Membership Committee— 

Geo. W. Allen, Laporte. 

Geo. W. Allen, Laporte. 

Chairman Publicity and Public Action— 
Herman Scherrer. Indianapolis. 

H. H. Fitton, Indianapolis. 


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AMENDMENTS TO THE 
CONSTITUTION. 

The Board of Directors of the Indiana 
Society of Architects propose the fol- 
lowing amendments to the constitution: 

Article 5, Sections 5 and 7 to be com- 
bined so that the Committee on Publicity 
and the Committee on Public Action will 
be one committee. 

Article 8, Section 2, that the regular 
meeting of the Society shall be changed 
from the fourth Tuesday to the fourth 
Saturday in June, and from the hours of 
3:30 p. m. to 8:30 p. m., to the hours 
10:30 a. m., to 9:30 p. m. 

Section 4, ‘Change the meeting date 
of the Board of Directors from the 
fourth Tuesday in June to the fourth 
Saturday in June. 

That the Board of Directors shall be 
elected for one, two, three and four 
year terms so as to provide for continu- 
ity of the policies of the society. 

The above amendments to the consti- 
tution will be printed and mailed to the 
members and will be put to vote at the 
Annual Meeing, Saturday, June 23, 1923, 
at the Lincoln Hotel, Indianapolis. 

(Signed) MERRITT HARRISON, 

Secretary. 


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PLANNING IDEA GROWING 


New York Creates State Planning Bu- 
reau 


The creation of a state bureau of hous- 
ing and regional planning by New York 
state is a step looking toward more ac- 
curate ascertainment of housing condi- 
tions and more intelligent community 
planning and is of interest to architects. 

The new bureau, placed in the state 
department of architecture, is to be com- 
posed of the state architect, the state 
commissioner of highways and the indus- 
trial commissioner, with five lay mem- 
bers to be appointed by the state archi- 
tect. It is directed to study housing 
needs and conditions throughout the 
state, to collect and distribute information 
relating to housing and community plan- 
ning and to assist in the preparation of 
legislation and regulations in regard to 
zoning and planning as well as in regard 
to housing throughout the state. A re- 
port on housing is called for to be pre- 
pared by the bureau and submitted to the 
governor and to the legislature as a basis 
for state action. 


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rRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Seeretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


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HOME BUILDING ONCE MORE TO 
THE RESCUE 


Small Type of Construction Carried the 
May Burden 


Residence construction was the big 
factor in the Evansville building pro- 
gram for the month of May, according to 
the report of Ed C. Kerth, city building 


inspector, a total of seventy-one permits 
for new ‘homes being issued at the build- 
ing inspector’s office last month. There 
were 243 building permits issued during 
the month, involving $297,454. Of this 
amount $228,789 was for home building. 

Compared with the month of April for 
this year, last month’s record of permits 
shows some falling off in residence con- 
struction. The total permits issued dur- 
ing April were ninety-one, involving 
$255,800. The total number of permit 
valuations was exceptionally high that 
month, with a total of $969,175, but of 
this amount $600.000 was represented in 
the permit for the construction of the 
Bovs’ Catholic high school. 

Compared with May of 1922, last 
month shows a decided gain, the total 
for the corresponding month of 1922 be- 
ing $280,995, of which amount $184.000 
was represented in permits for but fifty- 
three homes. 


LOCAL PRICES FAIR’ DESPITE 
PROPAGANDA, DECLARES LUM- 
BERMAN 


Too Much Loese Talk He Says 


Declaring reports that building opera- 
tions are being held up owing to high 
costs of material are mere propaganda 
to stop, or at least hinder, building prog- 
gress, a prominent Evansville lumber 
dealer denied that there is any advance 
in the cost of building material. 

“Prices are the same as they were 
last year, and are from 35 to 40 per cent 
cheaper than they were in 1920,” he said. 
“Any reports to the contrary is pure 
Propaganda intended to hurt building. 
Generally sneaking, the building vublic 
of Evansville seems to be satisfied with 
prices for they have gone right ahead 
with their projects. Labor is scarce and 
this has been somewhat of a factor in 


raising construction costs, but these ard 
not such as the propagandists would like 
to have us imagine. 


“This propaganda has been influential, 
however, in slowing up building opera- 
tions to some extent. 

“Grade for grade, lumber here is from 
5 to 10 per cent cheaper than at any 
place out of the city. Prices have not 
advanced here one cent in the last year.” 


SEEKING TO AID NOT RETARD 
BUILDING 


Periodical Lulls Recognized as Essential 
—Hence No Effort to Force 


Since Evansville, like other cities, is 
from four to five years behind in its 
regular building requirements, local 
building interests and others with the 
welfare of the city at heart are doing 
all in their power to throw no impedi- 
ment in the way of building. 

These men realize that while opera- 
tions have been moving ahead with a 
greater speed than in past years it is no 
time to force things, rather, to encour: 
age and hold matters to an even keel in 
so far as possible. 

Temporary slow downs are: almost 
necessary now and then to enable the 
material men to keep up with the de- 
mand, hence a tendency toward a lull 
such as has been noticeable recently is 
not viewed with alarm. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


G. L. Miller & Son, general contrac- 
tors, have seven new homes under way in 
the Miller Terrace District. 


S-arborough-Daves Co., who have the 
contract for the construction of the 
Farmers’ Dairy Plant addition, expect to 
complete the work there shortly. 


SOG AMER MEE EIS NL 
FT. WAYNE 


_ BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. %. 


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Max Irmecher 125.) President 
E. F. Oelschlager__.__ Secretary 


825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 
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Fort Wayne Builders’ Exchenge to Have 
Man in Office Constantly 


Another change is contemplated in tha 
Fort Wayne Builders’ Exchange se-re- 
tary’s office. A few months ago Eph 


Dailey, who had occupied the position of 
exchange secretary for several years, re+ 
signed in order to accept a position as 
one of the members of the State Indus- 
trial Board and E. F. Oelschlauger was 
named to succeed Mr. Dailey. The new 
secretary, who was to devote part of his 
time to the office, has found that other 
business interests demand his attention 
and asked to be relieved. 

After considerable thought, the mem- 
bers of the Exchange have decided to re- 
tain a permanent secretary who will be 
on the job steadily to look after the or- 
ganization’s interests and have named 
George Schack, who will assume office 
June 18. 

The members realized that to keep the 
Exchange alive and serve its personnel 
a permanent secretary was necessary, 
one who could give all his time .to the 
position. 


PROMINENT FORT WAYNE BUILD- 
ER NAMED TO SERVE ON STATE 
BUILDING COUNCIL 


Governor McCray Approves Appointment 


Max Irmscher, president of the Fort 
Wayne Exchange and one of the city’s 
most prominent building contractors, has 
been appointed by Governor McCray as a 
member of the advisory committee on 
the new State Administration Building 


Council. 

Mr. Irmscher has been appointed for 
a two-year term and is one of three 
state contractors to serve on the com- 
mittee which is made up of contractors, 
architects, engineers and Labor repre- 
sentatives in codifying building construc- 
tion regulations and instituting standard 
building requirements throughout Indi- 
ana. 

The new body is the result of a recent 
law effected at the 1923 session of the 
S.ate Legislature. 


LOCAL BUILDING FAR AHEAD OF 
CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST 
YEAR , 


Large Volume Piling Up 


When Fort Wayne building activity in 
May ran up a total of $2,166.085 it car- 
ried the city’s performance up to within 
22.7% of Indianapolis’ total and put 
Fort Wayne far out in front of all other 
Indiana cities, the capital city excepted. 

So far in 1923 Fort Wayne has a total 
new building estimated valuation of 
$6,366,575, which is 66% of all the build- 
ing done in the city in 1922. This year’s 
figures ave 194.6% in advance of those 
for the corresponding period a year ago. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus President 
C. C. Pierson Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 

Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN. 


The Wm. P, Jungclaus Co., as contractor, 
and The Terminal Building Corp., as owner, 
agree to erect a 5 story warehouse building for 
$708,863.00, located at southwest corner of Penn- 
sylvania and Georgia streets. 


Conder & Culbertson Co., as contractor, and 
Ray C. Shaneberger, as owner, agree to erect 
a residence and garage on for $35,740.00 
(No real estate mentioned in instrument). 


SORT OF MESSED THINGS UP. 


Outside Contractor at Indianapolis Tilts 
Lathers’ Wages. 


Just when everything seemed to be 
fixed up and the old building band wagon 
was rumbling along in Indianapolis at 
a steady rate promising a pleasant jour- 
ney for all concerned there came a rat- 
tle and a bumpety-bump that threat- 
ened to cause considerable annoyance if 
not delay. A hurried inspection brought 
to light the fact that some one had been 
monkeying with the running gears and 
the wheels were inclined to go off the. 
road. Up to press time the repair crew 
was still at work. 

In other words, the same old story, an 
outside contracting firm with no regard 
for local wage scale standards and need- 
ing lathers went right out into the field 
and offered $10.00 per day as against 
$9.50, the scale being paid. The result 
was that the lathers flocked to the for- 
eign standard, leaving the Indianapolis 
contractors to meet the advance or twid- 
dle their thumbs. 

A conference was called at once and 
a representative of the outside firm in- 
vited in. When he appeared his excuse 
was that the workmen informed him 
$10.00, $11.00 and $12.00 per day 
was being paid lathers and he of- 
fered the $10.00, never making a 
move to investigate of the association 
as to what the actual scale was. It is 
just such action as this that will go 
far to wreck the local situation and put 
at naught the earnest endeavor of the 
contractor’s association that works hard 
to stabilize conditions. 

The least an outside contractor might 
do would be to observe local regulations 
and wage scales but as it is they fre- 


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quently jump in, pay any old price, 
grab men off here and there, finish up 
their work, move on and leave it to 
the local contractor to rearrange as best 
he can the chaotic state of affairs that 
has been created. 


September 1, but engineers, architects, 
building contractors and others interest- 
ed in the new state department wish to 
get it into operation as soon as possible. 


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BUILDING PERMITS. 
($5,000 and Over) 
Week of June 7th to June 14th. 
Residnece: $5,000, 612 Eastern Ave, 


J. H. OWENS 
Will Be Executive Officer of Newly 


Owner, 


: i August H. Barnhorst, 824 N. Oakland Ave. 
Authorized Committee. Frame. Owner builds. 
> nay ne ee Broadway. Owner, 
é ‘ ohn A. Royse, c/o Royse-Borchert Co., 608 City 
J. H. Owens, of Indianapolis, field Trust Bldg. Day work “Frame, 
secretary and representative of the As- Residence: $8,500, 5210 Central. Owner, J. 


W. Hussey, 3608 Kenwood. Contract let to Cc. 
M. Freeman Co., 42nd and College. Brick ve- 
neer. 

Residences: (2) $6,000 each, 5241 and 45 Broad- 
way. Owner, O. P. McMahon, 3920 Winthrop. 
Owner builds. Frame. 


sociated Building Contractors of Indiana, 
has been selected executive secretary of 
the advisory committee of the Indiana 


state administrative buildin council ; 
; .,. _ Residence: $5,000, 5144 East North St. Owner, 
which was created by the last legisla- c. Olsen, at site. Frame. 
ture Residence: $7,000, 5254 Broadway. Owner, B. 
;: ) M. Boyd, 2254 N. Talbott. 
Selection of Mr. Owens as the execu- Residence: $12,000, 3642 N. Illinois. Owner, 


American Estates Co., Occidental Bldg. 

Ice Plant: $5,500, 1 sty., 30x60, 316 West Ohio. 
Owner, Artificial Ice Co., 316 West Ohio. Gen- 
eral contract let to H. Wuelfing, Jr., 2414 East 


tive officer of the committee took place 
at a meeting of the committee Tuesday 
night. It chose Fermor S. Cannon, In- 


5 G : : 16th St. Concrete block. 
dianapolis architect, chairman of the Residence: $6,500; 5214: Broadway. Owner, 
committee. Herschell Ruprecht, 941 N. Temple Ave. Gen- 


eral contract let to Mary E. McGuff, c/o owner. 

Business Bldg.: $5,200, 1 sty., 28x50, 2503 W. 
Wash. Owner, A. M. Peacher, 829 N. Delaware 
St, Contract let to Chas. Spann, 217 East Fall 
Creek Blvd, 

Residence: $9,300, 316 Pleasant Run Parkway. 
Owner, W. E. Bushong. General contract let 
to Indiana Builders Corpn., 806 I. O. O. F. 
Bldg. 

Residence: $10,000, 38724 Central. 
Everett M. Schofield, 806 State Life Bldg. 


Plan Early Meeting 


Mr. Cannon said that the administra- 
tive committee and advisory committee 
which jointly constitute the state ad- 
ministrative building council, probably 
will hold a council organization meeting 
the last week in June. The law requires 


4 . Owner, 
the council to be organized on or before : 


INDIANA BUILDING OPERATIONS IN MAY, THOUGH RUNNING UP A BIG 
TOTAL FAILED TO EQUAL APRIL’S HIGH RECORD. BUT 
SHOWED GAIN OVER MAY VOLUME IN 1922. 


Building operations in Indiana cities after breezing along month after month 
for consecutive gains since the first of the year showed quite a reversal of form 
in May dropping back considerably from the totals hung up in April and even 
March. According to the official reports from the building inspectors.of Indiana’s 
ten leading cities the sum total of permits issued in May was 144 less than were 
granted in April this year, while the estimated valuation of the new work was 
20% off the April valuation. 

At that, the May, 1923, figures all around were ahead of those for the same 
period a year ago, there having been 475 more permits granted for a 21.8% gain 
in estimated valuations. , 

The feature of the month’s building business has to do with Fort Wayne, 
which contrary to the prevailing order of slacking up stepped forward with the 
best building performance ever recorded in that city, showing a gain not only 
over May, 1922, but also one over the April this year, when a record high building 
level was posted. Terre Haute was the only other city to show a gain over April, 
1923. As for comparisons with May last year six of the cities showed gains, 
three showed losses, and one, Muncie, had no record in 1922 with which to com- 


pare. 

The cities ranked in the order of gains and losses over May, 1922, are: Ft. 
Wayne, 58 more permits, 208.8% gain; Terre Haute, 229 more permits, 156.9% 
gain; Hammond, 63 more permits, 46.6%. gain; Elkhart, 2 more permits, 30.2% 
gain; Richmond, 9 more permits, 19.4% gain; Evansville, 13 more permits, 7.5% 
gain; South Bend, 17 less permits, 2.5% loss; Gary, 15 more permits, 6% loss; 
Indianapolis, 11 mére permits, 15% loss. ; 


The official reports from the various city building inspectors are as follows: 
May Building Permit Record 


Se 1925 1922 
‘Cities Per. “Est.: Val. Per. Est. Val. 
BaRRnpeY dt ee Aer ef 31 $ 82,300 29 $ 68,221 
Evansville mek ae se fo 243 297,454 230 276,690 
Pi WAS ce ee 327 2,166,085 269 701,285 
Ce en ey hs Oe 109 277,572 94 279,315 
Hammond ae ICS 144 363,820 81 248,100 
Indianapolis _____________ 1,809 2,805,011 1,798 3,420,847 

ENGI ree Lt 92 88,055 No Record 
Raita Oe Sa > 66 96,075 57 80,450 
NOGUNy Meme | ek WS 608 827,536 625 849,034 
Lorre Bate Fr 406 393,599 LUT 153,175 
mes “teritees eet A» 3,835 $7,397,507 3,360 $6,072,117 


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108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


AS ONE MAN FOUND IT 


Holds Public Is Weary of Continued 
Strife and Turmoil in Industrial 
Labor Relations _ 


As a result of an_ investigation 
‘throughout the United States that 
reached all classes, popular opinion as 
regards Labor may be summarized in 
this fashion, writes Mr. Isaac F. Marcos- 
son in the Saturday Evening Post: 

“A great majority of the American 
people are in favor of the open shop. 
They resent the periodical peril to life, 
traffic and prosperity through strikes 
which, in the great majority of instances, 
could be avoided by reference of griev- 
ances to impartial and disinterested tri- 
bunals. They feel that Labor in the 
main has been unwisely led and is too 
often imposed upon by its leaders. 
There is widespread demand that the 


unions should be compelled to incorpo- 
rate so that they can be held legally re- 
sponsible for their inroads upon prop- 
erty. 

“One of the most cheering facts in the 
whole situation is the growing participa- 
tion of Labor in financial movements. 
Such action is teaching the beneficent 
lesson that Capital has nei'her cast nor 
prejudice and can work profitably for all 
classes, once it is conserved, and then 
employed in the proper channe's. 

“Finally, in both the employer and the 
employe is a growing enlightenment that 
makes for a larger degree of close per- 
sonal co-overation in the management of 
industry, in this co-operation lies the real 
hope of the future, for it means a more 
equal distribution of responsibility as 
well as compensation.” 


John 

Little 

Started business 

On a much restricted 

Plan, for he had but little 

Capital and he was a cautious 

Man, ‘but he kept his eye on everything 

And every detail knew, and his business 

Started growing, and it grew and grew 

And grew, till the Little Place of Business 
as a place of much _ renown. the solid 

Old Reliable In-sti-tu-tion of the town. 


James Bigger entered business on a most gigantic 
Seale, he loaded up both hold and deck and 
Clapped on all his sail, but he couldn’t look 

To Details and he couldn’t watch each Leak, 

And his Capital slipped from him, and 


is Business, so to speak, leaked 

Out before he knew it, and a 

Pity ’tis no doubt, Mr. Bigger’s 

Business slowly, surely 

Petered 

Out. —Exchange 


AT LEAST SHOULD BE CONSISTENT 


Labor Sacrifices Skill to Demand of 
Unskilled 


Though the breaks of the game, as 
they say in baseball, have been against 
the Calumet contractors in the laborers’ 
wage controversy, there are those who 
have dug their spikes a little deeper in 
and are set on sticking to the finish for 
as in baseball the game isn’t over till the 
last batter is out. 

Indications are that over at the Build- 
ing Trades Council they are getting fed 
up on the proposition of pw/ling men off 
the jobs in the interest of the laborers. 
The latter admit that many of their ilk, 
over a hundred, are working in the local 
steel mills for 40 cents per hour to keep 
them off the streets. 

It is a great situation when a skilled 
building trades mechanic will be called 
off a job and forfeit his $1 per hour or 
more just because a laborer refuses to 
work for a contractor at 87% cents per 
hour, but will accept a job in some other 
sphere of endeavor at 40 cents. 


BIG STUFF SLACK—SMALL STUFF 
GOING BIG 


Speculative Home Building Active 

Architects in and around Hammond 
report that plan preparation on large 
structures has fallen off, but, on the 
other hand, those who have to do with 
speculative home building matters are 
going along at high speed. Several new 
firms have opened new subdivisions and 
are building anywhere and everywhere. 
It all means business and, possibly, 
riches for the promoters, who can tell? 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


The contractor has the large rotary 
pumps all set at the municipal sewage 
disposal plant, has completed the tunnel 
under the river and expects to have 
everything in shape for operation July 1. 


° Charles Rhoades who knocked off for 
a time to make a visit down in Tennessee 
and Kentucky has returned to Hammond. 


Guess the weatherman got his mech- 
anism crossed, for somehow or other 
after giving us: a flow of summery 
zephyrs, things reversed, on came a cold 
spell that made folks up here dig out 
the'r coats. 


E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE. 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


CHME: Sewer. Set rare President 
Jodo Galina =e es Secretary 


314 Main Street 


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THERE’S A REAL REASON. 


Muncie et 


Victims of 


Demand. 


al, Unusual 


Thank goodness the situation in Mun- 
cie building circles has not reached the 
point of high costs that prevails in many 
of the larger municipalities, though it 


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must be admitted the costs are high. 
However, they correspond favorably with 
those ruling in other sections of Indi- 
ana and are virtually the result of de- 
mand, both on the labor and the ma- 
terial supplies. Even at that it is the 
demand prevalent in the large cities that 
influences prices in the smaller places. 
For instance. Muncie must pay if she 
would protect her available labor supply 
or else it would drift to those centers 
that do pay. Likewise she must pay 
the market price for building materials 
needed for her building requirements or 
again the larger cities would denude 
her market, for manufacturers naturally 
must sell where they can get a price and 
as between a high and a cheap market 
they would ship to the former. 

An analysis of the situation reveais 
the fact that Muncie prices are not ab- 


‘normal nor are those in other smaller 


Indiana cities, they are simply corres- 
ponding with current quotations all over 
Indiana as a result of the demand cre- 
ated by the great volume cf building 
business that is being transacted in the 
state. 

When all building ceases, when there 
is no call for building mechanics, when 
the material supply market is glutted, 
when there is no employment and no 
work, prices will decline. Until then, as 
long as business -is good, there can be 
no material reduction in prices in the 
building field. 

High prices mark prosperity and who 
is there who does not wan’ prosperity? 


Hoped All Contractors Will Stick to 
Ideal Proposal. 


At Indianapolis last week at the A. 


_B. C.’s conference the contractors in at- 


tendance sounded a note that if harken- 
ed to would mean much to the building 
industry of the State. It had to do 
with a frowning upon the custom in- 
dulged in by some contractors who will 
go out into the labor market and bid 
spiritedly against the field for the ser- 
vices of trades mechanics. If the A. B. 
C.’s can exert an influencé that would 
stop that pernicious practice it would 
remedy an evil that is far reaching in - 
its effect. 

Now that official recognition has been 
made of that which sends wages soaring 
without warrant and is the result of 
selfishness pure and simple it is to be 
hoped that every city association will 
further the condemnation and every 


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will pledge himself to live up to the move 
tat as been started to hold wages at the 
agreed levels. 

No one can condemn the mechanic for 
selling his services at the best price 
he can get, but, when a contractor in 
order to supply his own needs will take 
advantage of his fellow contractors and 
tilt the scale to meet an emergency it 
is another story. 

Time and again months of effort have 
been thrown into the discard and condi- 
tions have been made chaotic by the un- 
scrupulous contractor who offered 5c, 
10c and 15c per hour more than the es- 
tablished scale. 

It was a commendable move made at 
the conference and if followed out will 
aid greatly in keeping construction af- 
fairs out of the danger zone. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Bank and Office Building: $100,000, 4 sty. and 
bas, No, West point of Indiana and Senate Aves. 
Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 610 Indiana 
Trust Bldg. Owner, The Guardian Realty Co.,'a 
holding corporation for the Guardian State Bank, 
a Meyer-Kiser institution. Mr. Ferdinand S§. 


Meyer, Seey. of the Meyer-Kiser Bank, 136 East 
Washington St., in charge. Plans in progress. 
Brick, reinforced concrete and steel, concrete 
vault, vault doors, bank fixtures, steam heat, 
comp, roof, elevators, tile and marble work. 
Automobile Salesroom and Accessory Building: 
$100,000, 1 sty. and bas., 203x195, southeast cor- 
ner of Capitol and Tenth St. Archt. and contrac- 
tor, Lynn B. Millikan, Inc., 501 N. Delaware St. 
Owner, Capitol and Tenth Realty Co. G. A. 
Archibald, sec’y, c/o George H. Moore Co., 213 
Lemcke Bldg. Plans in progress. Wrecking old 
residence on site. Start work soon. Brick, struc- 
tural steel, concrete, composition roof, steel sash, 
steam heat. 
. Stores (6): 1 or 2 sty., 62x200, S. E. corner 
10th and Illinois. Private plans. Owner, Wil- 
liam M. Canaday, 9th floor Peoples Bank Bldg. 
Site purchased. Will mature this summer. Brk. 
Laundry (3 sty. addition 63x148, and rem. 


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present building), $110,000, 429 East Market St. 
Archt. and engineer, Russell N. Edwards Co., 
Union Trust Bldg. Owner, Progress Laundry 
Co., Roy C. Shaneberger, Pres., 420 East Market 
St. Plans in progress. Brick, mill construction, 
power plant (rem. from old bldg in rear), steel 
sash, comp. roof, 2-350 H. P. engines and auto- 
matic stokers, generator. 


Laundry Building: $40,000, 4 sty., Toledo, 
Ohio. Archt., Russell N. Edwards Co., Union 
Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Progress 


Laundry Co., Roy C, Shaneberger, Pres., 420 East 
Market St., Indianapolis. Plans in progress. 
Brick. 

*Infirmary Buildings: 
““Marion County Infirmary.’”’ Archt., The Elmer 


E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St. Owner, 
Board of County Commrs., Leo K. Fesler, Audi- 
tor, Courthouse, Indianapolis, Owner taking bids 
to close July 12 at 10 a. m. (See legal advertis- 
ing in this issue.) Brick, stone trim, pressed 
steel stairs, steel sash, suspended ceilings, com- 
position roof, asphalt shingle roof. 

*School (rem. and add.): $25,000, White River 
Twp., Hamilton County, Ind, Walnut Grove 
school. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. 
Delaware St., Indianapolis. Owner, Noel Beeson, 
trustee, Atlanta, Ind., R. D. D. No. 1. Owner 
taking bids to close July 7 at 10 a. m. Bids ar2 
being received at the office of Gentry, Cloe and 
Campbell, attorneys, Noblesville, Ind. Brick. 
Will contain four clossrooms, domestic science de- 
partment, private water supply, nsw plumbinz, 
radiation. 

Business Building (steres): 2 sty. and bas., 
100x90, North Meridian south of Vermont. Archt., 
D. A. Bohlen and Son, Majestic Building. Owner, 
Messrs. Becker and Payne, Chas. Becker, 706 
Merchants Bank Bldg., Gavin L. Payne, 126 E. 
Market St. Archt. recciving bids to close June 
29, 1923. Brick, reinforced concrete and steel, 
terra cotta front, 1 elevator, steel sash, composi- 
tion roof, city heat, concrete floors. 

*Residences: (5), $75,000 total. N. Pennsyl- 
venia near 46th. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 
State Life Bldg. Owner, William B. Paul, Pres., 
Federal Finance Co., 315 Lemcke Bldg. Archt 
ready for bids. 

Residence and Garage: $40,000. Archt., Rob- 
ert Frost Daggett, Consolidated Bldg. Owner, 
Charles S. Lewis (real estate), 1307 Fletcher 
Trust Bldg. Bids in under advisement, Frame, 
Colonial type. 

Filling Station: Anderson, Ind., 12th and 
Jackson Sts. Private plans. Owner, The West- 
ern Oil Refining Co., Indianapolis. Plans in 
progress. Brick, 

Garage: (1l5-car capacity), South Side. Archt., 
Chas. Byfield. Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Roy 
Keatch, 112 S. Delaware St. Plans in progress. 
Concrete block. 


(6), $130,000 total, 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


No. 12 


Repair Shop: 1 sty., 60x130, City Fire Depart- 
ment, Archt., Ed. Doeppers, Engineers Dept., 
City Hall. Owner, Board of Public Works, City 
Hall. Plans in progress. Brick. Archt. desires 
information on a ten-ton electric crane, drills, 
small hoist, motors. 

*Water Works: Scottsburg, Ind. Engineer, 
Ed. Doeppers, City Hall, Indianapolis. Owner, 
Town of Scottsburg, c/o Town Clerk, Scottsburg. 
Contractor, J, Fred Beggs, Scottsburg. General 
contractor will buy two centrifugal motor driven 
pumps. 

Stores and 2 Apartments: $15,000, 2 
sty. and bas., Orange and Linden Sts. 
Archt., Everett H. Crabb, 1112 State 
Life Bldg. Owner, Edw. C. Ott, 1218% 
So. Meridian St. Plans in progress. Brk. 
and stucco. ’ 

Contracts Awarded 


*Public Hall and Community Building: 
1 sty., basement and balcony, 40x90, 12th 
and Alabama Sis. Archt., Everett H. 
Crabb, 1112 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of 
America, Ben Kwitny, Secy., 323 West 
Washington. General contract awarded 
to J. G. Karstedt Construction Co., 
Lemcke Bldg., for $30,000. Brick ve- 
neer, stone trim. 


*Church and Convent House: $100,000, Stevens 
St., near South East. Archt., J. Edwin Kopf and 
Woolling, 402 Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Holy Rosary Congregation, Rev. Marino 
Priori, pastor, 539 Stevens St. General contract 
awarded to Agit Sahm, Five Points, Ind., Marion 
County; mail, Indianapolis, Brick, concrete, wood 
and steel framing. Heating, plumbing and wir- 


ing not let. 

*Building: $40,000, Butlerville, Ind., ‘‘Feeble- 
minded Colony.’’ Archt., Herbert Foltz, Lemcke 
Annex, Indianapolis. Owner, Board of Trustees, 
Indiana Farm Colony for Feeble Minded, Butler-’ 
ville, Ind. General contractor, Barringer and 
Tumulty, Greensburg, Ind. Heating and plumb- 
ing let to Columbus Machine Works, Columbus, 
Ind. Electric wiring and generator let to Thomas 
BHlectrie Co., Columbus, Ind. [Excavated. 

*School: $75,000, Zionsville, Ind. Archt., The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N, Delaware St., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Jesse .F. Phillipi, trustee, 
Zionsville. General contract let to W. R. Dun- 
kin and Son, Flora, Ind.; heating and plumbing 


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let to Sam Wade, Mooresville, Ind. 
shortly. Brick. 


*School: $38,000, Clay Twp., Bartholomew 
county, Ind. Archt., The Elmer E, Dunlap Co., 
1050 N. Delaware St., Indpls. Owner, Edgar 
W. Trotter, trustee, Petersville, Ind. General 
contract awarded to S. W. Snively, Columbus, 
Ind.; heating let to. Columbus Machine Works, 
Columbus, Ind.; plumbing let to Ray Marr, Co- 
lumbus. 


*Bank (remodeling and add.): $45,000, Green- 
eastle, Ind. Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 In- 
diana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. 
tral Netional Bank, Greencastle, General con- 
tract let to H. F. Vahle, New Palestine, Ind. 
Bank fixtures let to Taylor-Palmer Co., Milwau- 
kee. Htg. and plmg. let to R. S. and L. B. 


Coughell Hte. & Plmg. Co. Electric work let to 
Garold Handy, all of Greencastle, 


*Memorial Building: $70,000, Greenfield, Ind. 
Archt., MeGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythiaan 


Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Board of Trustzes, 
Hancock County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, 
George W. Morehead, J. Ward Fletcher, William 
A. Houch, all of Greenfield. General contractor, 
H. F. Vehls, New Palestine, Ind. Heating and 
plumbing let to W. S. Spangler, Greenfield. Wir- 
ing let to Sanborn Electric Co., Indianapolis. 


Start work 


Owner, Cen- 


*Residence and Garage: $42,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 30x41, 41836 N. Meridian St. Archt., Fermor 
8. Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave. Owner, Arthur 


Wolf, sec’y, Automobile Underwriters, 711 Occi- 
dental Bldg. General contract awarded to 
Schlegel and Roehm, 606 Lombard Bldg. Brick 
veneer. 


*Recreation Building, General 
Scheol (3 buildings): $75,000. 
of Epilepties,”” Newcastle, Ind. 
Foltz, Consolidated Bldg., 
Board of Trustees, Indiana Village for Epilep- 
ties, Newcastle, Ind. General contract awarded 
to the Bowyer Construction Co., Newcastle, Ind. 
Brick. 


Shop Bldz., 
“Indiana Village 

Archt., Herbert 
Indianapolis, Owner, 


*Residence and Four-Car Garage: $40,000, N. 
Meridian near 44th. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 
912 State Life Bldz. Owner, Roy C. Shaneber- 


ger, Pres. Progress Laundry Co., 422 E. Market 
tile and shingle roof, oil burner and forced air 
heating. General contract let to Conder and 
Culbertson, 623 N. Noble St. Heating, plumbing 
and wiring not let. 


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heat. 


*School: Ashley, Ind., Steuben County. Archt., 
Nat L. Smith, Crownpoint. Owner, J. N. Camp, 


Trustee, Ashley, Ind. Plans completed. Bids 
*School: (6 rooms), $55,000, District No. 20, soon. 
Wayne township, Marion county, Ind., near In- 
dianapolis. Archt., Chas. Byfield, Peoples Bank- a 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Vestal Davis, trus- ee 
tee, R. R. “‘C’’ D., Indianapolis. General contract ‘ : 
awarded to Jake Mann, Mooresville, Ind. Heat- *Church: $45,000, 1 sty, and bas., 64x64. 


ing and plumbing let to Sam Wade, Mooresville, 
Ind. Wiring and fixtures in general contract. 

*Business Building: $10,000, E. 23d. Archt., 
George and Mac Lucas, Consolidated Bldg. Own- 
er, Charles Galm, 914 E. 23d St. General con- 
tract let to Lennon and Elkins, c/o owner. 
Brick, 

Residence: (double), $16,000, 3919-21 Central. 
Owner, A. H. Mills, 4625 College Ave. Contraci 
let to George Adrian, 4912 E. New York St, Ex- 


cavating. 
Residence: $15,000, 5009 Washington Blvd. 
Owner, M. C. Nelson, at site. Contract let to 


J. T. Metzzer and Son, 3941 N. Capitol. Execavat- 


ing. Brick veneer. 
Residence: $13,000 (double), 2845-47 N. Dela- 
ware. Owner, Harry Schneiderman, 144 W. 18th. 


General contract let to Fred Evans, 31 N. Bolton. 


Residence (double): $12,000, 2914-16 Broad- 
way. Owner and contractor, Pike Bros., 4031 
Park Ave. Day work. 


Residence: $12,000, 4119 N. Illinois. Owner, 
Lucius V. Hamilton, City Hall. General contract 
let to Chas. G. Cones, 3518 N. Illinois St. Brick 
veneer. 


CROWNPOINT 


School and Gymnasium: 2 sty. and bas., 90x70, 


Hobart, Ind. Archt., Nat L. Smith, Crownpoint. 
Owner, Board of Education, Hobart, Ind. Plans 
completed, Bids soon. Brick, terra cotta trim, 
alt. on stone, comp. roof, comp. floors, vacuum 


Owner, Zion Reform Church. General contractor, 
Charles N. Christen, Decatur. Start work at 
once. Brick. ; 
*Light Plant (side add.): 
Owner, City of Decatur. 
Owner builds. Brick. 


$5,000, 1 sty., 30x30. 
Start work shortly. 


ELKHART 


Laboratory (addition): $30,000, 4 sty., rear 
addition and a 1 sty, top add. Archt., E. Hill 
Turnock. Owner, Dr. Miles Medical Co. Plans 
in progress. Bids soon. Brick. 


St. Joseph County: Electric power plant (210,- 
000 k. w.), $3,000,000, north side of the St. Jo- 
seph River in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, 
between South Bend and Elkhart, Ind. OGwner, 
The Indiana and Michizan Co.. Thos. F. English, 
Pres., Elkhart, subsidiary of the American Gas 
and Electric Co. (financial sponsors of the prnj- 
ect). The Twin Branch Power Co. new being 
organized will be in direct control of the new 
plant. 


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*High School: 2 sty. and bas., 80x35 and 
wing 40x40, Newburgh, Ind., Vanderburgh County, 
near Evansville. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peo- 
ples Bank Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Newburgh, Ind, Plans completed. 
Owner will advertise for bids early part of July. 
Rugby brick, Bedford stone trim, steam heat, 
comp. roof. Will contain manual training and 
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rooms, gymnasium, classrooms and library. 
Residence: $5,000 (5 rooms and bath), Rock- 
port, Ind. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples 
Bank Bidg., Evansville. Owner, F. W. Reinstidt, 
Rockport, Ind. Plans in progress. Frame, fur- 


nace heat. 

Residence: (5 rooms and bath), $6,500, Fran- 
cisco, Ind. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples 
Bank Bldg., Evansville. Owner A. J. Schuh, 
Francisco, Ind. WPlJans in progress. Frame, fur- 
nace heat. 


Store (rem.): For Sylvan Haas, 409 Main St. 
(Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Store). Archt., Alfred 
E. Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg. Plans in progress, 
Work will consist of installing new passenger 
elevator, 5 ft. by 4 ft. new store front, and gen- 
eral interior decorations. 

Store (rem.): Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peo- 
ples Bank Bldg. Owner, George Andreae Shoe 
Store, 511 Main St. Plans in progress. New store 
front, balcony, general interior alterations. 

*Club House (rem.): $15,000, Riverside Ave. 
and Walnut St. Archt., Anderson & Stingle, 108 
Upper Fourth St. Owner, Hadi Temple, Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine. Work will consist of new 
maple floors, decorating and painting and gen- 
era] alterations. Plans in progress. 

Armory Building (rem.): $15,000. Archt., 
Russ and Karges, Furniture Bldg. Owner, Ar- 
mory Board, c/o archt. Plans in progress. Gen- 
eral alterations. 


Contracts Awarded 
$40,000, Clay, Ky: Archt., Harry E. 
Boyle and Co., Evansville. Owner, Baptist Con- 
gregation, Clay, Ky. General contract let to 
Blackburn and McChesney, Princeton, Ky, 


*Store (rem.): $12,000. Archt., Harry E. 
Boyle and Co. Owner, Kaiser’s Cloak and Suit 
House. General contract let to Matt Hallenber- 
ger, West Heights. 

Residence: $6,000. Archt., Anderson and 
Stingle. Owner, Raymond Hutchinson, Excavat- 
ing. 

*Lodge Building, Post Office and Stores: 
000, 2 sty. and bas., 


*Church: 


$30,- 
4x86, Morganfield, Ky. 


Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, I. O. O. F. Lodge, Morgan- 
field, Ky. General contract awarded to Jacob 


Behrick, Mt. Vernon, Ind. Heating and plumbing 
let to Ben W. Floyd, Morganfield, Ky. Electric 
wiring let to Chas. Miedreich, Evansville, Ind. 
Start work July 1. Owners will furnish brick. 
lumber and post office equipment. 


FORT WAYNE 


Retail Clothing Store (rem. from commercia] 


building): Harrison and Main. Owner, The 
Epstein Clothing Co. Plans in progress, mature 
in August. Work will consist of new store 


fronts, . fixtures, 
alterations. 


School Furniture (for the following schools now 
under construction): South Wayne School, Hoag- 
lend School and New McCullouch School. Owner, 


wiring, plumbing and general 


11 o’clock a, m., July 10, 1923. : 
Schools and Additions: $979,000 (several build- 
ings). Owner, Board of School Trustees, Byron 
H. Somers, Pres.; Ely E. Perry, Sec’y; Henry J. 
Bowerfind, Treas., Fort Wayne. Owner will take 
bids on bonds shortly. Buildings will mature late 


summer. : 
Street Lighting: Board of Public Works, A. Jd. 
App, Sec’y, City Hall, is taking bids to close 


July 5 at 7:30 p. m., for placing of lamp posts 
with electric lamps on both sides of Pontiac St. 
from Calhoun St. to Anthony Blvd. 

Sewers: (various streets). Owner, Board of 
Public Works, taking bids to close July 12 at 7:30 
p. m, 12-inch and 15-inch vitrified clay pipe 
sewer pipe. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Stores: $20,000, 2°sty., 50x100, South Whit- 
ley, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaft Bldg., 
Fort Wayne. Owner, Fred Morris, South Whitley. 
General contract let to John Kaler, South Whitley. 
Brick, metal ceiling, electric elevator, comp. roof. 


Factory Buildings and Additions: (100,000 sq. 
ft, of floor space), Kendallville, Ind. Archt., A. M 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, 
The McCray Refrigerator Co. (refrigerator manu- 
facturers), Kendallville, Ind. Plans in progress 
Brick; new building, 2 sty., 80x180. 1 sty. top 
add. 60x60. 1 sty. add. 60x200. 1 sty. add. 60x210 
1 sty. top add, 75x215. General contract awarded 
to G. E. Miller and Son, Stroh, Ind. 


KOKOMO 


*School (addition) : $30,000, Union School 
Township, Miami County, Ind., Deedsville. Archt., 
The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1125 N. Buckeye St., 
Kokomo, Ind. Owner, Henry Knauff, trustee, 
Deedsville, Ind. OWner taking bids to close July 
2 at10a.m. Brick, four classrooms, gymnasium, 
steam heating, comp. roof, private water supply, 
septic tank. The following contragors are figur- 
ing general contract: HH. H. Achmeier, Auburn, 
Ind.; Milo Cutshall, Akron, Ind.; ‘Chas. Clifton, 
Peru, Ind.; Ed. S. Moore and Son, Kokomo; Wa- 
bash Constr. Co., Wabash, Ind, 


*Residence: $8,000, 1 sty., 26x62. Archt., Os- 
ear Cook, 217 Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, B. W. 
Zapfe, 1003 N. Washington St. Archt. taking 
bids. Frame. 


Residence and Garage: $12,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
30x40, Forest Park Add. Archt., Oscar Cook, 217 
Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, Rex Ballenger, 212 
American Trust Bldg. Plans in progress. Brick 
veneer, furnace, asphalt, shingle roof, tile and 
hardwood floors. 


*Residence: $8,000, 2 sty., 28x48. Private 
plans. Owner, Elizabeth Massey, 706 S. Locke St. 
Owner taking bids to close at once. Frame, fur- 
nace heat, asphalt shingle roof, 

Residence and Garage: $10,000, near Elwood, 
Ind, Archt., Oscar Cook, 217 Citizens Trust Bldg., 
Kokomo, Ind. Owner, Frank Leisure, Elwood, 
Ind., R. F. D, Plans in prozress. Brick veneer, 
furnace heat, asphalt shingle roof, private water 
supply, septic tank. 


Contracts Awarded 


Residence: $9,000, private plans. Owner, Mrs. 
Josephine S, Bitler, 1017 S. Buckeye St. Genera) 
contract let to Walter M. Richards, 1300 Buckeye 


Board of School Trustees, Byron H. Somers, St. Frame. 

Pres.; Ely E. Perry, Sec’y; Henry J. Bowerfind, Residence: $8,000, near Kokomo. Private 
Treas., all of Fort Wayne. Owners receiving bids plans, Owner, Casper Hardebeck, R. F. D., Ko- 
at their office, Clinton and Montgomery Sts. unti] komo, Ind. Owner will build by day labor. 
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Starting work shortly. Frame, private water sys. 
tem, septic tank, shingle roof, furnace. 

Y. W. C. A.: (side addition and general rem.) 
$25,000. Archt., The Elmer E, Dunlap Co., 1125 
N. Buckeye St. Owner, Young Women’s Chris. 
tian Association. Preliminary plans in progress. 
Brick. 


Gymnasium and Auditorium Bldg.: $40,000 


(seating capacity 5,000). Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Kokomo, Ind. The Kokomo City Coun- 
cil has authorized the School Board to purchase 
erty for the erection of a gymnasium and audi- 
torium. Mature this summer. Brick, steel and 


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LAFAYETTE 


*Poultry Building: $75,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
45x120, and 1 sty., 60x50, “‘Purdue University.” 
Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg. 
Owner, Board of Trustees, Purdue University, La- 
fayette. Owner will advertise for bids about Au- 
gust 1. Brick, reinf. concrete ‘and steel, tile roof, 
steel sash, stone trim, boilers. 

*School (completion): $25,000, Sheffield Twp., 
Tippecanoe County, Dayton, Ind. Archt., Nicol, 
Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. 
Owner, William’ H. Payne, trustee, Lafayette, 
Ind., Rural Route “J.” Owner taking bids to 
close June 30. 


*Grade School and Gymnasium Building: $100,- 
000, ‘‘New Columbian Grade School.’”’ Archt., 
Riedel and Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, 


Board of School Trustees, Alva O. Reser, Pres.; 
Mrs. S. Westfall, Treas.; Herman H. Bahls, 
Sec’y, Lafayette. Plans about compieted. Owner 
will advertise for bids in two weeks. 1 sty. bldg., 


14 classrooms, gymnasium, fireproof constr., face 


brick veneer on hollow tile, stone trim, hollow 
tile interior walls, steel trusses, pressed steel 
lumber and metal lath for roof constr., built-in 
wardrobes, steam heat, slate stalls, wood and 
metal trim. 


*Garage and Service Station: $17,000, 1 sty., 
66x132. Owner, Mrs. George Ball. 402 S. Ninth 
St. Lessee, George C. Koon, 214 Ferry St. Gen- 
eral contract let to George Dahm, Schultz Bldg., 
Lafayette. Heating and plumbing let to Lane- 
Pyke and Werkhoff Co. Electric work to Wolever 
Electric Co. Rfg. to Frank Sullivan. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Colonial Residence:. Archt., Riedel and Zink, 
Lafayetee Life Bldg. Owner, Isaac Efroymson., 
General contract let to Ruddell and Overish, $10,- 


300. Plumbing and sewage let to Zip Bylsma, 
$922: Electric -wiring let to Bower Bros, Co.. 
$200. Attica brick selected. 


*Colonial Residence: Archt., Riedel and Zink, 
Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, Dr. D. C, McClel- 
land. General contract let to John Marquardt, 
$9,800. Plumbing and sewage let to Orth Plumb- 
ing Co., $792. Electric work let to Bower Bros. 
Co., $150, Furnace not purchased, 


*Parochial School (rem.): Archt., Riedel and 


Zink. Owner, St. Boniface School. Day work by 
Owners. Plumbing and sewage let to Orth Plumb- 
ing Co., $4,500. 


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Clinton Park, Paris, IIl., 


Lebanon, Frankfort, Lafayette, Greenfield, 


Newcastle, Richmond, Crawfordsville and intermed- 


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Joint Signal Station and Garage: $100,000, 
opposite police station. Owner, City of South 
Bend, Board of Public Safety, W. O. Davis, pres., 


LOGANSPORT 


High School: (side addition, 2 sty., 68x96), 
$50,000, Argos, Ind. Archt., Allen and Garriott, 
Masonic Temple Bldg., Logansport. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees, Lloyd Slater, Pres, Argos, 
Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, comp. roof, steam 


heat, metal lockers. Will contain gymnasium and 
auditorium, 


*Church: $35,000, Flora, Ind. Archt., Carl J. 
Horn, Citizens Loan & Trust Co., Logansport. 
Owner, Methodist Episcopal Congregation, Rev 
R. W. Knight, pastor, Flora, Ind. Taking bids. 
Brick. 


*Church (rem. and add.): $12,000, Royal Cen- 
er, Ind. Archt., Carl J, Horn, Citizens Loan & 
Trust Bldg., Logansport. Owner, Royal Center 
Baptist Church, Rev. John Westfall, pastor, Roya) 
Center. Owner taking bids to close at once, 
Stucco over frame, furnace heat, comp. shingle 
roof, art glass, rolling partitions, rem. basement 
into kitchen and dining room. 


*Residence: $8,000. Archt., Carl J. Horn, Citi- 
zens Loan & Trust Bldg. Owner, Dr. E. S 
Hunt, 1229 E. Broadway. Excavating. Owner 
builds, 


MISHAWAKA 


*Central High School: $700,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 200x120, Mishawaka. Archt., Perkins, Fel- 
lows and Hamilton, 814 Tower Court, Chicago, Ill. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, H. W. Jones, 
Pres., E, Byrkit, sec’y, Mishawaka, Ind. Plans 
and specifications completed. Awaiting approval 
of State Board of Accounts. Will advertise for 
bids soon. Brick, hollow tile and reinforced con- 
crete construction, gypsum block partitions, con- 
crete stairs, concrete floor construction with steel 
forms, architectural terra cotta trimmings, tile 
roof, comp. roof, suspended ceilings, steel win- 
dows, steel doors, steel columns, trussed roof, iron 
stairs, sawtooth skylight constr. vault doors, fire 
doors, metal stall partitions, terrazzo floors and 
bases, marble work, tile floors, three boiler units 
200 H. P. each, smokeless furnaces, vacuum 
pumps, boiler feed pumps, vacuum system, ash 
conveyor, motors, vacuum cleaning system, inter- 
communicating telephone system, clock system. 
Will contain 25 classrooms, study halls, gymna- 


sium, auditorium, stage. offices, laundry, free 
hand drawing rooms, Physics and Chemistry labo- 
retories, commercial dept., lecture rooms, bank, 
biolozy laboratory, green house. 


Superpower Plant: $16,000,000 to $20,000,000, 
e2zst of Mishawaka, Ind. Owner, The Twin 


Branch Power Co., subsidiary of the American 
Gas and Electric Co., Chicago, Ill. Plans in proz- 


ress. First two units of the plant will be started 
in 30 days. 


MUNCIE 


*Masonic Temple: $700,000, 6 sty. and bas., 117 
x200, Main and Madison Sts., Muncie. Archt., 
Kibele and Gerard, 335 Johnson Bldg. Owner, 
Masonic Temple Assn,, Muncie, Ind. Foundation 
in and steel about erected. Archt, taking bids on 
general contract to close July 10th. Brick, fire- 
proof construction. Face brick, steel frame, re- 
inforced concrete and hollow tile construction, 
stone or terra cotta trim, combination tile and 
concrete oors, marble stairs and wainscoting, ter- 
razzo floors, tile floors, bronze doors, frames and 
trim, hollow metal windows, suspended ceilings, 
glazed brick, hollow tile walls, Gypsum tile par- 
titions, beams, girders and columns to be fire- 
proofed. Foundation in, erecting steel frame. 


Power House, $26,500; Pipe Tunnel, $17,500; 
Chimney, $6,500; Main Steam and Return Pipes, 
$14,000; Boilers (3), $15,000: At the Eastern Di- 


vision, Indiana State Normal School, Muncie, 
Ind. Archt., Kibele and Gerard, 335 Johnson 
Blidg., Muncie, Ind. Owner, Dean of the Faculty, 
Eastern Division, Indiana State Normal School, 
Muncie, Ind. (Sze legal advertising in this is- 
sue.) 


Street Paving: (2 streets). Owner, Board of 
Public Works, Mary E. Anderson, Clerk. Taking 
bids to close June 26 at 7:30 p. m. 6,467 square 
yards of paving to be brick, asphalt, bituminous 
concrete or Kentucky rock. 


RICHMOND 


Factory Buildings (2): $200,000, West Rich- 
mond. Owner, The Fiber Conduit Company, 
Orangeburg, Ky. Will build a western plant at 
Richmond this summer. A site of 32 acres has 
been purchased in West Richmond. 


*High School: $80,000, 2 sty. and bas., 133x80, 
Milton, Ind. Archt., Werking and Son, Palladium 
Bldg., Richmond, Owner, William Miller, trustee, 
Milton, Ind. Plans completed. Owner will ad- 
vertise for bids soon as plans have been approved 
by the State Board of Accounts. Brick, built-up 
reof, D. I. heating system, private light plant, 
sewage disposal. 


SOUTH BEND. 


*Club House: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas., 65x160. 
Archt., E. A. Mayo, 53 West Jackson Blvd., Chi- 
eago, Ill. Owner, Prozress Club of South Bend, 
Mrs. Victor Jones, chmn. bldg. comm., 521 West 
Washington St., South Bend. Plans in prozress. 
Brick, stone trim. 


Power Plant (additions): Archt., Albert Kahn, 
Marquette Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Owner, Stude- 
baker Corp., South Bend. Plans in progress. 
Brick. 


Department Store (additions): 20,000 square 
feet of floor space, Michigan and Wayne Sts. 
Owner, The Star Store, I. Brooks, M. Shapiro & 
M. J. Brooks, Props., South Bend. Contemplated. 
Will probably mature this summer. Brick. 


Water Plant: Middlebury, Ind. Engineer, J. 
F. Cole, South Bend. Owner, Town of Middlebury, 
e/o Town Clerk, Middlebury. Plans in progress. 


Business Building: $35,000, South Bend. Archt., 
Freyermuth and Maurer, 654 Farmers Trust 
Bldg., South Bend. Owner, Charles Weidner, 
South Bend. General contract awarded to Bed- 
ford Stone and Constr. Co., Fletcher Trust Bldg., 
Indianapolis, Ind. Start work shortly, 


Contracts Awarded 


*Apartment Building: $300,000, 3 sty. and 
bas., 170x84. Archt., J. S. Aroner, 25 East Jack- 
son Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Washington- 
Colfax Realty Co., J. Handelsman, Pres., 304 S. 
Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill., and South Bend. 
General contract awarded to R. L. Reisinger Con- 
str. Co., 464 Oakland Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. 
Start work at once, Brick, stone trim. Will con- 
tain 65 apts. 


TERRE HAUTE 


Locker House and Rest Rooms: $10,000, 1 sty., 
30x60. Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune 
Bldg. Owner, Terre Haute Municipal Golf Club, 
Porter Leach, chmn bldg. comm., Terre Haute 
Trust Bldg. Plans in progress.. Bids soon. Stuc- 
co, tile roof. 


*Theater (M. P.): 1 sty., 386x100; $10,000, 
Mecca, Ind. Archt., Thomas and Allen, 25% S 


Fifth, Terre Haute. Owner, Frank Jacks, Mecca, 
Ind. Plans completed. Ready for bids shortly. 
Stucco over hollow tile. 


Contracts Awarded 


*School (add.): $27,000, Harrison Twp., Vigo 
County. Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., Tribune 
Bidg., Terre: ‘Haute. Owner, John Masselink, 
‘trustee, 32114 Ohio St., Terre Haute. General 
contractors, Urban and Apple, Brazil, Ind. Heat- 
ing and plumbing let to Wissel and ‘Chrisman, 
Terre Heute. : 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Frankfort: School (side add. and rem. buiid- 
ing), $30,000, Washineton Township, Clinton 
County, Ind. Archt., Rodney Leonard, Peoples 
Life Bldg., Frankfort. Owner, McClellan Fickle, 
trustee, Clark’s Hill, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Brick, 2 sty., 55x86, steam heat, metal lockers, 


combination auditorium and gymnasium, 2 class- 


rooms, assembly room, private water system, sep- 
tic tank. 


Kingsbury: ‘High school (add.), $40,000, Union 
Township, Laporte County, Ind. Archt., <A. 
Steigley, 2546 E. 73d St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
Otto F. Schoof, trustee, Kinysbury, Ind., Route 
No. 1. Plans in provress. Brick, 2 sty., 65x70, 
will contain 2 classrooms, gymnasium. Steam 
heat, comp. roof. 


*Nashville: Jail and sheriff’s residence, $9,000. 
Owner, Board of County Commrs., R. S. Moser, 
auditor, Nashville. Owner takine bids to close 
July 2 at 1 p. m. Brick veneer, 


*Newport: Courthouss (fire rebuild), $250,000. 
Archt.. H, L. Fillinver, Dana, Ind. Asso. Archt., 
John B. Bayard, Vincennes, Ind. Owner, Board 


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of County Commrs., Newport. Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress, Brick or stone, about 90x120, 3 sty. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Marion: School building, $54,000, Center 
township, Grant county, near Marion, Ind. Archt., 
Hiram Elder, Custer Block, Marion, Ind. Owner, 
Tillman Boxell; trustee, 305 Iroquois Block, Ma 


rion, Ind. General contract let to G. W. Heinze- 
man -Constr. Co., Marion, Ind. 


*Rossville: Church (rem. and add.) $19,000, 1 
sty., 70x74. Archt., John Frost, Reporter Bldg., 
Lebanon, Ind. Owner, Board of Trustees, Meth- 
odist Church, Rossville, Ind. Owner will build 
by day labor, buying materials and awarding 
separate contracts. Face brick veneer over frame, 
tile roof, vapor heating system, private water 
system, plumbing fixtures, art glass, alt. bid 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS, 


BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS 
AT POOR FARM. 


Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned, 
the board of commissioners of Marion County, 
Indiana, will up to 10 o’clock a. m., July 12, 


1923, receive sealed bids for construction of new 
buildings and repair of old buildings at Marion 
County Asylum for Poor, according to plans and 


J. E. O. Pridmore, Architect 


specifications on file in the office of the auditor 
of Marion County. 


Each bid must be accompanied by a bond and 
an affidavit as. required by law. 


The board reserves the right to reject any or 
all bids. 


ee and our hands this twelfth day of June, 


ALBERT HOFFMAN, 
HARRY D. TUTEWILER, 
JOHN KITLEY, 
Commissioners of Marion County. 
Attest: é 


LEO K. FESLER, Auditor. 
June 16-23, 1923. 


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS, 
BOILERS AND INSTALLATION. 


Notice is hereby given by Wilbert L. Grose, 
trustee of Whiteriver Township, Johnson County, 
Indiana, that on Saturday, July 7, 1923, between 
the hours of 9 and 10 o’clock, at Center Grove 
school building in Whiteriver Township, John- 


son County, Indiana, we will receive sealed bids 
for furnishing and installing 2 steam boilers to 
be erected in the Center Grove School building in 
accordance with the plans and_ specifications 
adopted and approved and which are on file in 
the office of the said trustee and George Rans- 
dell the architect at Franklin, Ind. The esti- 
mated cost of the proposed boilers and installa- 
tion is three thousand f¥ve hundred dollars 
($3,500). 

All bids must be in writing on forms pre- 
scribed by the State Board of Accounts and 
must be accompanied by a certified check for 
three hundred dollars ($300), payable to said 
trustee as a guarantee of good faith in sub- 
mitting said bid. The checks of the unsuccessful 
bidders will be returned when the contract is 
awarded and entered’ into by the successful bid- 
ders, but should the successful bidder fail to 
enter into a contract and execute such bond, he 
shall forfeit such certified check as _ liquidated 
damages for the use and benefit of said Township. 

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the right to reject any or all bids. Said bids 
will be opened at Center Grove School building 
in said township and county at 10 o’clock a. m., 
July 7, 1923. 
WILBERT L. GROSE, Trustee, 
Bargersville, Ind. 
WM. J. COUNCILMAN, Pres., 
THOMAS DORRELL, Secy., 
FRANK SHUPFLEBARGER, 
Advisory Board. 
June 16 and 23, 1923. 


POWER HOUSE, TUNNEL, CHIMNEY, 
* BOILERS 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Bids, will be received by the Board of Trustees 
of the Indiana State Normal School July 5, 1923, 
at 10 a. m, at the office of the dean, Eastern Divi- 
sion, Indiana State Normal School, Muncie, Ind., 
for the erection and completion of a power house, 
tunnel, etc., at the Eastern Division, Indiana 
State Normal School, Muncie, Ind. Bids must be 
made on Form 96 prescribed by the State Board 
of Accounts and must be accompanied by a cer- 
tified check equal to five (5%) per cent of the 
amount of the bid. Separate bids must be received 
for the following items: First, for the erection 
of the power house, estimated cost $26,500; sec- 
ond, for the construction of the: pipe tunnel, esti- 
mated cost, $17,500; third, for the erection of the 
chimney, estimated cost, $6,500; fourth, for the 
main steam supply ‘and return pipes, estimated 
cost $14,000; fifth, for furnishing and erecting 
three boilers, estimated cost $15,000. Bids must 
be made in accordance with provisions of speci- 
fications prepared. by -Kibele & Gerard, architects, 
Munciz. Copies of plans and specifications may 
be found at the office of the Dean of the Faculty, 
Eastern Division, Indiana State Normal School, 
Muncie, Ind.; at the office of Kibele and Gerard, 
Architects, 3835 The Johnson Bldg., Muncie, Ind.; 
and at the office of the Registrar of the Indiana 
State Normal School, Terre Haute, Ind. 

BOARD QF. TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA : 

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, : 
HELEN C. BENBRIDGE, Secretary. 
June 23- 30, 1923. _ 


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for this building: 
CEMENT: 


Portland Cement, Carneys Cement and Wall Plaster, : 


furnished by The Peoples Coal and Cement Co., 1109 
_ East 15th St., Indianapolis. 


FACE BRICK: 


Furnished by the Interstate Clay Products Co., 607 
J. F. Wild Bldg., Indianapolis, 


HARDWARE: 


“Yale” locks and finished hardware furnished by the © 


Lilly Hardware Co., 114 East Washington St., Indi- 
anapolis. 


ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION: 


All electrical work installed by the Hoosier Engi- 
neering Co., 41 No. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis. 


FREIGHT ELEVATOR DOORS: 


“Peelle” doors furnished by the Moring-Stackhouse 


Co., 1130 Hume Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. 


GLASS AND MIRRORS: 


Furnished by Stewart-Carey Glass Company, 231 
South New Jersey St., Indianapolis. 


HEATING, PLUMBING AND VENTILATING: 


Installations by Freyn Bros., 31 West Michigan St., 
Indianapolis. 
HOLLOW METAL DOORS AND ELEVATOR 
ENCLOSURES: 
“Central Metal Products Co.,” furnished by James 
H. Carnine, 522 Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. 
MARBLE: 


All interior marble furnished by F. E. Gates Marble 
and Tile Co., 21st and Adams Sts., Indianapolis. 


STEEL MEDICINE CABINETS: 


“White Steel Cabinets” furnished by Neeves and Co., 
111 Monument Circle, Indianapolis. 


MILL WORK: 


All millwork, including rich walnut columns, Italian 
Renaissance paneling, birch, furnished by Maas- 
Neimeyer Lumber Co., 21st and Monon RB. R., Indi- 
anapolis. 


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The building, situated at the 800 
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sub-basement covering a ground are, a» 
finest athletic club quarters in the » 5 
ideas in club house construction and ayy 

It is practically an Indianapolis hy 7 
vised by .a local contractor and Supplies 
whose names are to be found on ths. 


Architect: 
Robert Frost Daggett, 
Indianapolis. 


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architectural contributions to Indian- 
iiding Development is the new million 


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Ottporner of Meridian and Vermont streets, 
Weprial Plaza site is of the Italian Renais- 


megight with mezzanine floor, basement and 
e900 feet. When completed it will be the 
‘(incorporating as it does the very latest 
agents. 

Puct, designed by a local architect, super- 
st entirely by local building supply men 


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General Contractors: ; 
Bedford Stone & Construction Co., 
Indianapolis. 


bt Engineer: 


pt Amme erman, 
#@ apolis, 


METAL WEATHERSTRIPS AND CALKING: 
Furnished and installed by the General Builders 
Supply Co., 484 Merchants Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. 


ROLLING WOOD PARTITIONS: 


“J. G. Wilson Corporation,” furnished by Moring- 
Stackhouse Co., 1180 Hume Mansur Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. 


ASH HOIST: 


“Gillis-Geoghegan Co.,” Model D, overhead crane 
hoist with electric motors, furnished by Moring- 
Stackhouse Co., Indianapolis. 


STEEL CASEMENT WINDOWS: 


“D. Lupton and Son,” furnished by C. B. Mayer, 727 
Lemcke Building, Indianapolis. 


STEEL ERECTION: 


Steel erecting by Powers and Addy Co., Merchants 
Bank Building, Indianapolis. 


TERRAZZO WORK: 


Terrazzo floors and base installed by the Indiana 
Terrazzo Co., 1019 Lemcke Building, Indianapolis. 


BRONZE ENTRANCES AND TRIM: 


“Wisconsin Iron and Wire Works” furnished by R. 
Alfred Hayes, 606 Lombard Building, Indianapolis. 


PLASTERING AND LATHING: 


All ornamental and plain plaster work is being done 
by Charles W. McGarvey, 2335 Broadway, Indi- 
anapolis. 


SHEET METAL WORK: 


The metal skylights, copper cornice and rvof ventil- 
ators are being furnished by H. W. Laut and Co., 
Fletcher Ave. and Noble St., Indianapolis. 


SMOKE STACK: 


Built and installed by P. W. Kennedy and Son, 
(Boilers, tanks and heavy sheet iron works) 1201-33 
Beecher St., Indianapolis. 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


GUY MAHURIN, President 

WILSON B. PARKER, Ist Vice-Presi 
dent. 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 2nd Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
CHARLES BROSSMAN, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


ANNUAL MEETING OF INDIANA 
ARCHITECTS ON TODAY 


Indications Pointed to a Good Repre- 
sentation of the Profession 


Responses received by Secretary Mer- 
ritt Harrison from the architects out 
over the state indicated that there would 
be a substantial and representative gath- 
ering of the profession in Indianapolis 
Saturday, June 23, to attend the annual 
convention of the Indiana Society of 
Architects. It was some seven years 
ago that the first convention was held in 
Indianapolis and since that time the or- 
ganized body of state architects has 
grown until it includes the majority of 
the members of the profession in Indiana, 
not only that but it has become a virile, 
militant body striving always for pro- 
gressive and constructive measures that 
will not only advance the profession but 
the building industry as well. The mem- 
bers long since came to realize that the 
architects and other building construc- 
tion interests had a mutual interest in 
the welfare of the industry of which each 
was a part, and to that end a great co- 
operative effort hag been exerted by the 
architects, contractors, engineers and 
even Labor. Results have been achieved 
through the function of that co-operation 
and it is to be hoped that even greater 
efforts will be exerted in that direction. 

While the society has worked with 
other interests and all have profited at 
the same time it has used and exerted its 
influence for the benefit of the Indiana 
architect nor has the effort been in vain. 
That being the case the convention this 
year should develop a still greater spirit 
of fellowship and a purpose to carry on 
the work of the society on an even en- 
larged scale. 

The convention is to be held at the 
Lincoln Hotel and all meetings will be 
conducted in the Lincoln Room on the 
fourteenth floor. 

The program for the day has been ar- 
ranged as set forth below: 


10:30 A. M. 
Meeting of Board of Directors. 
12:30 Noon 
Luncheon. 
2P > M. 
Business session. 
3:30 P. M. 


Visit and inspection of new Wild Bank 


Board of Directorz 
GEO. W. ALLEN 
DONALD GRAHAM 
WALTER SCHOOLER. 
WARREN D. MILLER 
KURT VONNEGUT 
A. F. WICKES 


Building. Conducted by Fermor Spen- 
cer Cannon, architect. 


4:30 P. M. 
Visit and inspection of the new Roose- 


velt Building. Conducted by Kurt Von- 
negut and Otto Mueller, architects. 
5:30 P. M. 
Visit and inspection of the new resi- 
dence of Dr. Goethe Link. ‘Conducted by 
Frederick Wallick, architect. 


6:30 P. M. 


Stag steak dinner. 

Entertainment. 

Addresses: Hon. Samuel Lewis Shank, 
Mayor of Indianapolis; Lawrence V. 
Sheridan, executive secretary City Plan- 
ning Commission, Indianapolis. 


THE ANONYMOUS ARCHITECT 


(New York Tribune) 


In his address delivered before the 
Lincoln Memorial in honor of its archi- 
tect, Henry Bacon, Royal Cortissoz used 
the phrase “unsigned buildings.” To be 
literally accurate, they are sometimes 
signed. But whoever turns to look at a 
corner stone or read an inscription? 
The author’s name on the title page of a 
book is certain to pass under the reader’s 
eye. The architect of a great building, 
so far as the general public is concerned, 
dwells in a state of complete anonymity. 

This is true not only in new America. 
It has been the habit of ages, most com- 
pletely and strikingly illustrated in the 
case of the great gothic cathedrals. The 
h storians have unearthed evidence as to 
the masters who designed Chartres, 
Rheims, Bourges, Amiens; not one in a 
thousand of those who visit or worship 
at these shrines of beauty and religion 
could give the name of one. 

An odd trick of the world, surely. So 
far as length of time goes, the architect 
outlives all his fellow artists. He builds 
in the most enduring of materials. Cen- 
turies are the unit of his influence and 
thousands of years often mark the be- 
ginning of his glory, as the fate of the 
Parthenon can testify. But the immor- 
tality is for his work, not for him or his 
name. He can die feeling that his labor 
may live for ages, perhaps meet its Just 
praise among distant generations of 
alien races. Hope that his name will 
have an equal share of immortality is 
slight indeed. 


INDIANAPOLIS ARCHITECTS LIS- 
TEN TO INSTRUCTIVE ADDRESS 
ON ARCHITECTURAL 
LIGHTING. 


June Meeting Featured by Fine Talk 
by an Authority. 


A most unusual and interesting pro- 
gram was put on Wednesday night at 
the regular June meeting of the Indian- 
apolis Architects Association at the 
Hoosier Athletic Club. 


As is the custom there was the 6:30 
p. m. dinner, after which Mr. Henry 
Logan was introduced and discussed in 
a broad way the general principles of 
architectural lighting. 


Mr. Logan received his training 
at the Royal Academy, London, and also 
at the Birmingham Polytechnical Insti- 
tute. Through his years of experience 
he has collaborated with many noted 
architects, among them being Messrs 
Lutyens, Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson, 
Thos. Lamb and Geo. B. Post. 


As an aid to illustrate his points the 
speaker employed a miniature stage 
showing lighting effects in color, effect 
of light on speed of vision, necessary 
degree of shadow, etc. 


His talk was most entertaining and 
was greatly enjoyed by a representative 
crowd of the architectural profession of 
ihe city. The meeting was not limited 
to membership, the architects being per- 
mitted to have their office forces attend. 


The monthly meetings of the city as- 
sociation during the past winter season 
have been most enjoyable and programs 
have been put on that were really worth 
while. Then, too, the varied discussions 
developed have been broad, profiting all 
those who have had the pleasure of hear- 
ing them. 

President Herman Scherrer, Secretary 
Batchelder, and the various program 
committees have worked hard to make 
the meetings attractive, nor has their 
effort been in vain. Next season when 
these gatherings are resumed after the 
summer vacation period it will well re- 
pay any Indianapolis architect to take 
one night off a month and attend the 
city architects association gatherings. 


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CENTRAL STATES BRIDGE CO 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


Structural Steel for all types of Buildings, 
Garages, etc. 


Steel Bridges Enquiries Solicited 


Interstate Public Service Company 
INDIANAPOLIS—LOUISVILLE 
Low rates on Cement from 
Speeds Mill to Indianapolis 
and various other points in 
the state. 


TRY OUR OVER-NIGHT FREIGHT SERVICE 


Interstate Public Service Company 
BERT WEEDON, Traffic Mer., 
819 Board of Trade, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 
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HOLLENBECK ironworks 


ELEVATOR ENCLOSURES 
WINDOW GUARDS FACTORY PARTITIONS 
SCREENS, GRILLS, GRATINGS, RAILINGS 


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Structural Steel and Iron Work for 
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 


Channels 


Gray Iron Castings Special Machinery 


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Associated Building Contractors 


rRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Seeretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. bes Milleris oso as President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


NO HALT YET 


Local Building Activity Holding Up Well 


Except that last week the inclement 
weather interfered with Evansville build- 
ing operations and stopped outdoor activ- 
ity, otherwise things moved along in 
good shape. Quite a few new plans 
bobbed up in the architects’ offices for 


contractors to figure, indicating that 
prospective builders are still in the mind 
of building regardless of all the scare 
top that is going the rounds. 

As far as local conditions go there was 
never a better time to build, for things 
have become fairly well stabilized, ma- 
terial quotations have been ruling steady 
right along and mechanics are on the job 
not only satisfied but are delivering the 
work, Under such conditions Evansville 
has nothing to gain by calling a halt on 
building, for she needs more buildings, 
is behind in her building program, and 
throwing her army of craftsmen em- 
ployed on construction operations out of 
work would react seriously on her other 
business interests. , 

Everyone seems to realize the situation 
and is doing his best to keep things in 
building construction circles moving 
ahead at a reasonable rate. 


DOING ITS BIF AND MORE 


Home Building Keeping Things Moving 
on Satisfactory Scale 


Laboring along under the burden of 
keeping the Evansville building volume 
up residential construction efforts are 


telling. Big work has fallen off some but 
the home building activity is as strong as 
ever it was early in the spring. 
_ There is little indication of a slacken- 
Ing up in home building. The conserva- 
tive builder is going ahead with his work 
- Irrespective of any reports to the con- 
trary. So far there is no sign of a 
slackening up in sight. The month of 
ay was one of the biggest months in 
the history of the city’s building history 
and June should not fall far short of the 
May record. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


Anderson and Veatch, general contrac- 
tors, in addition to pushing new work out 
at Lincolnshire have many other projects 
in various stages of construction about 
the city. 


The task of remodeling the new quar- 
ters of the Lincoln Savings Bank at 211 
S. Fourth street was started the past 
week by Scarborough-Davies Co., general 
contractors. The interior work will be 
quite extensive. 


C. Kanzler and Son were the low bid- 
ders on the general contract for the 
building of a garage addition at the rear 
of the People’s Savings Bank, 222 Main 
street. 


Matt Hallenberger plucked the con- 
tract for the construction of a new store 
front at 412 Main street. His bid was 
$6,000. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. ©. 


Max -Irmsehet 2025-3 oe President 


BE. F..Oelschlager___= 3. = Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


FORT WAYNE PASSES SOUTH 
BEND 


Now Leads Her Northern Indiana Rival 
by Quite a Margin 


After trailing South Bend all year 
with regard to the amount of money in- 
volved in her new building volume, Fort 
Wayne came along with a new burst of 
speed in May and breezed right ahead of 
her nearest competitor and is now riding 
along in second place in the state build- 
ing race by a wide margin of over a mil- 
lion dollars. 

Of Indiana’s ten leading cities Indian- 
apolis by virtue of her size is securely 
entrenched at the top of the building 
ladder with Fort Wayne next and South 
Bend third. The latter city has shown a 
steady building gait right along in years 
gone by and Fort Wayne can not afford 
to falter if she would maintain her posi- 
tion as runner up. 

Though in arrears as far as ‘the esti- 
mated valuations are concerned, the rec- 
ords show that South Bend in 1923 has 
issued 2,244 building permits as against 
1,151 permits for Fort Wayne up to 
June 1 


The total building figures for the twe 


cities to June 1 this year are: 


City Per Est. Val. 
Fort Wayne __-__-__ 1,151 $6,366,575 
South Bend ___.____ 2,244 5,086,148 

Total arrears _____ 1,093 *$1,280,427 


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LARGE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING 
VOLUME RECORDED LAST 
WEEK 


-Estimated Valuation Ran Over Quarter 


of a Million 


While other points report a slowing up 
in building activity and evidences of big 
work on a large scale in Fort Wayne are 
not as frequent possibly as earlier in the 
season, nevertheless home building op- 
erations show little or no let up and are 
going ahead under a strong impetus. 

Last week, for instance, permits were 
granted at the city building inspection 
office for the erection of fifty-two more 
new houses. The total estimated valua- 
tion of those fifty-two projects amounted 
to $255,350, making for one of the larg- 
est weekly volumes of new house con- 
struction recorded in Fort Wayne this 
year. 


PROPER ACTION TAKEN 


Building Operations Welcomed But Not 
Under Such Circumstances 


When building promoters ignore ordi- 
nary, common established customs and 
respect for others and seek to foist ob- 
jectionable projects upon a foreign in- 
terest it does not take long to set them 
right and curb a selfish move that would 
sacrifice all else in attaining its purpose. 

In Fort Wayne recently it was pro- 
posed to erect a movie theater on a site 
next door to a church. However, the bet- 
ter element of the community arose at 
once, carried the matter to the city coun- 
cil and blocked the proposition, the coun- 
cil at once passing an ordinance prohibit- 
ing the erection of a theater within 300 
feet of any church, school or hospital. 

The ordinance will not operate against 
theaters already established, and there 
are several instances where such estab- 
lishments are situated less remote from 
churches or schools than the distance 
prescribed by the ordinance. These in- 
stances, however, are all down in the in- 
tense business center of the city. 

It was a stupid undertaking to set 
about the opening of a picture theater 
next door to a church. In a situation of 
that sort such an amusement place would 
be an offense without mitigation, a nui- 
sance for which no excuse could be of- 
fered. 


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NATIONAL HOISTING ENGINE Co., 

Hoisting Engines, Pile Hammers, Wood and Steel Derricks. 
GENERAL CHEMICAL Co. 

“Hard-N-Tyte” for Better Concrete Floors. 
RANSOME CONCRETE MACHINERY, 

Building and Paving Mixers, Steel Towers & Concrete Carts. 
$17 N. Oakland Ave. Indianapolis 

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Sash Operators 
Puttyless Skylights 


Metal Tile 

Metal Lath 

Shurebond Channels 

Hanger Inserts 
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Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds 
Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 
Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
Double and Single Cage Material Elevator Platform 
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Indianapolis, Indiana 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus____-_____ President 
C: 4. Seen. Oo ee Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


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MEETINGS. 

Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. . 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 
None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder this week. 


INDIANAPOLIS BUILDING OPERA- 
TIONS FOR 1923 CONSIDERABLY 
AHEAD OF SAME FOR 1922 


Nearly 30 Per Cent Gain Posted 


Comparing the building figures of In- 
dianapolis for the first five months of 
1923 with those of the corresponding 
period last year the building construc- 
tion operations this year are shown to be 
away ahead. There were 484 more per- 
mits issued than were granted over the 
same period in 1922 while the estimated 
valuations showed an increase of $2,868,- 
862, or 29.9 per cent. 

The official figures for the first five 
months of 1923 and 1922 as recorded by 
the building inspector are: 


Months Per Est. Val. 
mea ey Ari ae 619 $2,021,138 
Pepuary (oe oa 545 1,601,282 
DEAT O ts al 1,438 3,028,839 
(Tat a TORE ie SO 1,761 3,215,976 
1, 7 a RPO Or 1,809 2,805,011 

Uy Ba De ea 6,172 $12,672,246 

1922 

Months Per Est. Val. 
BennAry Weoley 403 $ 580,706 
February Ji. L222 576 1,170,398 
inthe UC «rode ne St SM ee ee 1,218 2,065,051 
Peeal. | Ss Sie, era ace 8 1,693 2,566,382 
Bs Be ree tee 1,798 3,420,847 

LESS CORE, ae 5,688 $9,803,384 
A REAL CHAMPION OF LABOR. 


More’s the Pity There Are Not More 
of His Kind. 


in a letter, upon the 
repudiation of the Landis Award by 
certain crafts at Chicago, John Donlin, 
president of the Building Trades De- 
vartment of the American Federation of 
Labor, wrote: “You know my attitude 
as to the repudiation of the Landis 
Award, and not only in this but in every 


Commenting, 


integrity of all parties to agreements 
depends the stability of all nations, in- 
dustries and the every-day intercourse 
of people, and that labor organizations 
or other associations or individuals 
should not repudiate agreements.” 3 

If only other labor leaders were as 
fair as Mr. Donlin, and possessed his 
keen appreciation of the honor involved, 
think what an agreement would mean 
and the security it would lend to in- 
dustry. 


DETERMINED TO MAKE THE EX- 
CHANGE INTERESTING TO 
MEMBERS 


South Bend Body Plans Big Picnic 


Every week word reaches Indianapolis 
from South Bend contractors and con- 
veys the information that they not only 
have an organization -for business pur- 
poses but one that has aroused a deep 
interest because of its activity to pro- 
mote a good fellowship amongst the 
members, developing, as it were, a great- 
er degree of understanding and sociabil- 
ity. 

Several interesting functions of a 
semi-social nature have been held by the 
South Bend Builders’ Exchange and now 
plans are being made for a big picnic on 


.Wednesday, June 27. 


A special committee at a recent meet- 
ing decided to hold the event at Chapin 
Lake, Berrien Springs. It will be one of 
the largest affairs ever held by South 


._Bend contractors and every builder and 


building supply man in the city will be 
invited. It is planned to make it an all- 
day event, the start to be made from the 
exchange at 9 a. m. During the entire 
day refreshments will be served by the 
committee, and at 5 o’clock in the eve- 
ning a chicken dinner will be served to 
those present. 

Stunts will be provided during the day 
and prizes, which have been donated by 
manufacturers and supply houses of In- 
dianapolis, Chicago and Cleveland, will 
be awarded to winners. 


DON’T WAIT FOR “FLY-TIME” 
THE BUILDING GAME 


IN 


Not a Bad Suggestion for Consideration 
of Contractors 


The editor of Building Materials says 
that’ one reason people don’t think to 
buy ‘fly screens until they see the first 
fly is that the dealer doesn’t think to tell 
’em to buy fly screens until he sees th 
first fly. : : 

We wonder if this same bit of homely 
philosophy does not apply to the entire 
building industry and to the members of 
the various city contractors’ associations, 
Everyone knows of the existing nation- 
wide house shortage. This shortage is 
not a “fly time” or seasonal shortage but 
has been with us since the war when in- 
dustrial expansion caused a shift in 
population from the country to the cities 
and industrial centers and a demand fo? 
shelter that contractors were unable and 
not permitted to supply. 

Are contractors making an honest ef- 
fort to get in touch with the people who 
want to buy and build homes or are they 
calmly resting on the fourteenth verte- 
bra in a swivel chair waiting for an 0ozca- 
sionally desperate home seeker to stum- 


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ble over the door mat? 

Why can not the contractor get out 
occasionally like the real estate sales- 
man and get a list of home building 
prospects that are willing to talk plans 
and give him an option on their bank 
accounts ? 

The total volume of building for the 
first quarter of 1923 has been greater 
than in any similar period, amounting to 
23 per cent more than for the similar 
period in 1922. 

The index of building cost is rising 
steadily and it is anticipated that at thi. 


time there must come a considerable fall- 
ing off in the volume of orders for mate- 
rial and equipment. This will be par- 
tially due to increased cost, but probably 
more extensively due to the fact that 
many manufacturers will have sold out 
their entire production program for at 
least a short period—Monthly Bulletin, 
National Association of Builders’ Ex- 
changes. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
$5,000 and Over) 
Week of June 14 to 21) 


*Club House (add): South Grove Golf Links. 
Owner, Board of Park Commrs. General contract 
let to A, H, Unversaw and Son, 1155 Shelby St., 
$37,000. 

Residence and Garage: $40,000. Ar- 
thur Wolf, 711 Occidental Bldg. Contract let to 
Schlegel and Roehm, 606 Lombard Bldg. 


Residence: $14,500 (double), 3919-21 Central 
Ave. Owner, A. H. Mills, 4625 College Ave. Con- 
tract let to George Adrian, 4912 E. New York St. 


Residence: $12,500, 5009 Washington Blvd. 
Owner, M. C. Nelson, c/o contractor. Contract 
let to J. T. Metzzer and Son, 3941 N. Capitol, 
Brick veneer. 


Residence: $11,000 (double), 2845-47 N. Dela- 


ware. Owner, Harry Schneiderman, 144 W. 18th. 
Contract let to Fred Evans, 31 N. Bolton St. 


Owner, 


Residence: (double), $10,090, 2914-16 Broad- 
wey. Owner, Pike Bros., 4031 Park Ave. Day 
work, 

Residence: $10,000, 4119 N. Illinois. Owner, 
Lucius V. Hamilton, City Hall. Contract let to 
Chas. G. Cones, 3518 N. Illinois. Brick veneer. 


Residence: $9,000, 1005-07 Bradbury. 
J. F. Fulk, 952 E. Tabor St. 


Residence (double): $8,250, 2433-35 N. Ala- 
bama St. Owner, John and Joseph Farris, 602 
N. Senate. (Contract let to L. J. Seaman, at site. 

Residence (double): $7,800, 32-34 S. Chester. 
Owner, F. R, Barnard, at site. 

Residence (double): $7,500, 6052-54 E. Wash- 
ington. Owner, George L. Allen, 6128 Lowell. 


Owner, 


Residence: $7,000, 5143 Broadway. Owner, 
E, W; Ransbere, 2944 N. New Jersey St. Con- 
tract let to J. J. McEowen, 2018 Brookside. 

Residence (double) : $7,000, 105-7 Kealing. 
Cwner, M. G. Ayers, at site. 

Residence: $6,500, 5015 Central. Owner, 


Meurice E. Thornton, 42d and College. Contract 

let to T. Square Constr. Co., 42d and College. 
Residence: * $6,500, 4054 Capitol. Owner, A. N. 

Gemmer, 4220 Sunset. ‘Contract let to N. N. Aus- 


tin, 42d and Byram Ave. Frame. Start work 
shortly. 


Residence (double): $6,400, 29-31 S. Gladstone 
Owner, Leonard Nugent, at site, Contract let to 
J. L. Grizsby, 2038 Hazel St. 


Residence: $5,500, 5834 Broadway. 
E. Kunkler, 229 E. 51st St. Owner builds. 

Residence: $5,000, 316 E. 50th. Owner, S. W. 
Cahill, ¢/o contractor. General contract let to 
T. Square Constr. Co., 42d and College. 


Owner, L. 


Residence: $5,000, 724 E. 52d. Owner, Julia 
M. Clark. Contract let to Realtor Bldg. Co., 
Lemcke Bldg. 

Residence: $5,000, 747 Berkley Road. Owner, 


F. H. Bremerman, 3225 N. Illinois. 


Residences (6), $3,500 each. Owner and build- 
er. Grinslade Constr. Co., Peoples Bank Bldg. 


Residence: $6,500, 4840 Carrollton. Owner, 


Chas. H. Carpenter, 1233 Union St. _Contract let 
to F. M. Bartholomew and Son, 3720 Salem St. 


20 INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


R emember 


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CHICAGO 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed® 2.2. =] President 
E.. BE. Colesz2ts2 ee a ee Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 
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B. T. E. A. CONTRACTORS 
THEIR POINT 


CARRY 


Calumet Laborers Accept Original Wage 
Offer After Weeks of Contention 


The long, protracted, annoying alter- 
cation with the building laborers’ union 
has been brought to a satisfactory con- 
clusion with the association contractors 
carrying their point. After a battle for 
six weeks the laborers finally capitulated 
and voted to accept the 8744 cents per 
hour offer of the contractors and return 
to work. 

The result demonstrates that which 
it is possible to attain through organiza- 


tion. Fifteen contractors who were left, 


after the weak, the lame and the halt 
had fallen by ‘the wayside, made a de- 
termined stand and repulsed every at- 
tack upon their line, stood solidly to- 
gether and, by their action, forced the 
laborers to surrender by accepting the 
terms originally offered. The men who 
accomplished their purpose had not only 
the laborers to combat and the Building 
Trades Council to contend with but also 
those contractors who were willing to 
accede to any demands the Union might 
make that they selfishly might keep their 
individual operations moving regardless 
of ‘the resultant conditions. However, 
these latter were among the first to 
want to take advantage of the new scale 
that they refused to fight for, in fact, it 
was mainly through the way they so 
easily threw up the sponge that made 
_ the task of the association fighting con- 
tractors the harder. 

One would think from the recent ex- 
perience that all contractors would now 
be for association and organization, for, 
if fifteen men could win in ‘the face of 
such opposition as they meet, how much 
easier it would be if all would take the 
stand of all for one and one for all. 

It will be interesting to see hereafter 
just how much the Hammond contractors 
will have profited when future trouble 
arises. As was once written: “Man, 
know thyself, presume not God to scan. 
The proper study of mankind is man. 


VERY TRUE 


A Timely Commentary on Labor Condi- 
tions 


After making an exhaustive study of 
the proposition, Mr. K. L. Roberts says, 
broadly speaking: ‘‘We have as much 
common labor as we ever had. The trou- 
ble is that it is not productively em- 
ployed. No one knows and no one can 
estimate, with even modern accuracy, 
how many hundred thousand able-bodied 
men who ought to be working on rail- 


roads, making steel, mining copper, put- 
ting up dwelling houses, or raising wheat 
are tarring endless stretches of boule- 


vard roads, grooming golf courses and 


erecting showy city halls, county court- 
houses or municipally owned railway sta- 
tons. The most casual scrutiny of the 
tremendous amount of public work now 
under way in the country makes it ob- 
vious that productive industry’s most 
pitiless competitor for unskilled labor is 
the state itself, not the state alone but 
most of its counties, towns and cities are 
doing their full share, and more, in 
snatching away from industry, manufac- 
turing, transportation and housing op- 
erations, the common labor that should 
be theirs by economic right. 

It is a commonplace of good economics 
that great public works, betterments and 
improvements should be made, as far as 
possible, in periods of industrial depres- 
sion. At such times it is- possible not 
only to take advantage of materially 
lower costs but to lessen the hardships 
of widespread unemployment. This prin- 
ciple, everywhere accepted, appears just 
now to be almost universally disregarded. 


ALWAYS WELCOME 


State Association Representative Pays 
B. T. E. A. a Visit 


Among those dropping in to pay their 
respects at association headquarters the 
past week was “Jack” Owens, field rep- 
resentative of the state A. B. C.’s, who 


had been making a business trip to South 
Bend and Gary. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 
Joe A. Wolf was the low bidder on the 


Greek Catholic church addition and par- 
sonage in East Hammond, at $21,688. 


The Central School building is slowly 
being moved to its new location on Rus- 
sel street. It has left the old grounds 
and is about a hundred feet on its way. 


The architects report business looking 
up a little; they have several good build- 
ing propositions for which they are mak- 
ing tentative sketches. 


There is a continued shortage of brick- 
layers, plasterers and lathers. One would 
think that with these trades receiving 
from $12 to $16 a day more of the young 
men would enter them. 

E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas. Kowés .--2- 2 President 
Seteee GeatHVanis oe 2-783 Fe Secretary 


314 Main Street 


FOUND TIME BETWEEN PLUMBING 
JOBS TO VISIT TENNESSEE 


Muncie Plumber Greater Optimist Than 
Ever - 


They: have accused plumbers of being 
most everything else so who is there to 


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deny that a plumber can be an optimist. 
Well, Muncie has just such a man, A. B. 
Wetherill, member of the local Optimist 
Club, who took out enough time last 
week to run down to Chattanooga to at- 
tend the national convention. Accom- 
panying Mr. Wetherill were Mrs. Weth- 
erill and Sheriff H. E. Hoffman and wife. 
Quite a few of the Optimists looked 
askance at the sheriff but found him a 
dandy good fellow. The sheriff was quite 
taken by the flowers on Signal Moun- 
tain until someone called his attention to 
the fact that there was a ban on pluck- 
ing same, then the Delaware county law 
enforcer spent considerable time hunting 
up someone with whom he could square 
himself. 


The Muncie crowd came home boosting 
southern hospitality and Tennessee’s 
“Land of the Sky.” 


WHEN FACTS WERE PRESENTED 


Workmen Get a New Slant at the Situa- 
tion 


In speaking of wages the other day a 
contractor reminded some disgruntled 
building trades mechanics that they were 
»' ~orking for him; instead, they were 
working for Muncie citizens who were 
building. Their attention was called to 
the fact that the contractor merely was 
the agent, the superintendent for the 
owner. The contractor asked the work- 
men if they had ever stopped to consider 
that oftentimes they are getting $1 or 
more an hour while the home builder, the 
owner himself, is making but 75 cents or 
80 cents per hour, yet they the workmen 
howl for more and more pay. When this 
takes place they are not squeezing the 
coniractors, rather, the owners who save 


laboriously that they may own a home, 


and upon these latter the workmen are 
dependent, yet they would make the bur- 
den the heavier. Long after the me- 
chanics are through the owner is still 
siruggling to meet the obligation that 
high wages inflicted upon him. Most 
building is done on a loan basis in Mun- 
cie as elsewhere, and if the workmen. 
given no thought as to where the money 
comes from, forget the earning capacity 
of the would-be builder and seek to carry 
wage levels to where those who would 
build can not assume the burden not only 
will building stop but the workmen will 
find their wage bubble has burst and that 
they are without employment. 

Several of the mechanics who were 
arguing the other day admitted they had 
not stopped to give the owner of the new 
house who was making around about 75 
cents per hour a thought, that they had 
simply looked no farther than the con- 
tractor as a source of their pay. As a 


consequence of the talk they went back 


to work and no more grumbling was 
heard. 


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GROWTH AND ACTIVITY OF I. S. OF 
A. BROUGHT OUT AT ANNUAL 
CONVENTION SESSION 


New Officers Elected 


The annual meeting of the Indiana 
Society of Architects at Indianapolis 
Saturday, June 23, while not developing 
‘any particular feature did demons:rate, 
through various reports of committee- 
men, that the Society has grown and ac- 
complished things the past year that, ex- 
cept for the co-operation that has been 
exercised amongst the members of the 
state profession and allied interests of 
the building industry, in previous years 
would have been impossible. 

Instances were cited where the Society 
had attracted to itself public recognition 
and been accorded an infivence that even 
many architects have failed to appre- 
ciate. The recognition came through 
moves made by the Society not in a self- 
ish spirit but in moments of constructive 
and progressive effort for the advance- 
ment of building conditions and the in- 
dustry as a whole. ; 

The evidence at hand denotes that the 
Society has given to the architectural 
profession and to the individual members 
a prestige not enjoyed in other circles 
before. A publicity has been afforded 
through the daily press all through the 
state, a publicity clothed with dignity 
and couched with an air of progressive- 


ness that breathed of broader thought - 


than had been attributed to the archi- 
tects as a class previously. Through the 
actions of the Society the public seems to 
have come to a realization that the pro- 
fession has cast from itself the mantle 
of clanishness and narrowness that 
seemed to once envelop it. 
(Continued on Page 15) 


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THE MEMBER WHO THINKS 


Too Many Neglect To 


, 


“About once in a blue moon,” says the 
secretary of a contraciors’ association, 
“we run across a member who thinks. 
This member is not one of those who 
shakes the most hands—although he 
knows of the value of sociability—but he 
is usually the member who thinks about 
his membership and his obligation to his 
organization even when he does not want 
a few rules for his special accommoda- 
tion. 

“In other words, this member belongs 
to the organization twenty-four hours a 
day. He is critically jealous of it. He 
does not spend his time in the dark cor- 
ners with Tom, Dick and Harry, telling 
about the way in which things are going 
to rack and ruin. If he has anything to 
say he comes out in the open with it 
and what he suggests is a remedy and 
not a requiem. 

“I have often wondered what the ef- 
fect would be if every member of. a 
builders’ organization would think about 
it just five minutes a day. The trouble 
with most men is that they expect a paid 
secretary to do their thinking for them. 

“This is all right in a Quaker meeting 
but when tried out in an association it 
keeps the secretary so busy thinking 
about the members that he has no time 
to devote to thinking of the organization. 

“The greatest asset to any organ‘za- 
tion is a roster made up of men who 
think to think. The modern economist 
has discovered that it is not labor that 
produces all wealth but that the man 
who labors without thinking works for 
the man who thinks and reasons without 
doing much manual labor. It is the 
thought back of every project that re- 
sults in constructive accomplishment. 

“With thinking comes knowledge and 
with knowledge comes understanding 
and with understanding comes mastery 
over circumstances, oprosition and fate.” 
—Bulletin of National Association of 
Builders’ Exchanges, June issue. 


THE WHY OF THE COST. 


Prospective Builders Continually De- 
manding Better Homes and 
Buildings. 


To the average person who first re- 
ceives information regarding the cost 
of a new home, the price seems high. 
But when the facts are analvzed he soon 
sees that the increased costs are due 
more ft» higher standards of living than 
-to higher labor and material charges. 
Tust-as an illustration in the home of a 
few years ago in the wav of electrical 


equipment it was thought that one cen- 
ter outlet in the ceiling and one wall 
switch to a room was all that was neces- 
sary. The most per outlet today is but 
little more than at that time, but what 
is of more importance, the owner instead 
of being satisfied with two or sometimes 
even one outlet per room, must have 
three or four wall bracket outlets, a 
couple of receptacles for the mantel 
shelf, two or three base board recep- 
tacles and some of the lights controlled 
by three-way switches. Instead of hav- 
ing twenty to twenty-five outlets in one 
house, the average house of today re- 
quires sixty or seventy. And then in ad- 
dition to the expense of all this extra 
wiring it must be remembered that fix- 
tures must be supplied for all of these 
outlets. 

Just so is it with other features that 
are incorporated in new building today, 
the owners want conveniences, they want 
protection against fire hazards, and 
countless other little things all of which 
send construction costs ° mounting in 
comparison with costs of other days 
when buildings were not more than four 
walls. a roof. some floors. windows, a 
few lights and just ordinary plumbing. 

With a complete understanding of 
what goes to make up the cost of new 
buildings and so long as raw material 
can be furnished at the resent nrices 
there is no justifiible reason why build- 
ing overations should not cost more than 
in other days. 


REGARDING MINIMUM WAGES. 


Judge Landis Held That the Word Mini- 
mum Creates a Big Loop Hole. 


Judge Landis. in making his famous 
decision in the Building Trades Arbitra- 


tion announced that he would not allow: 


the word minimum to be used in connec- 
tion with the wage rates approved by 
himself. He said that he was not going 
to allow any one to make a new rate of 
wages almost immediately after he had 
fixed one rate, and that the wages he 
fixed were going to be the rate during 
the term of the agreement he was then 
passing upon. 

Some trades in Chicago are disposed 
to ignore this important provision in 
their agreements and are insisting that 
the word minimum be inserted in their 
new agreements. : 

Organized Contractors generally 
recognize that to do this would be a step 
backwards and propose to insist that 
the wage as stated in the agreement 
shall be both the minimum and the maxi- 
mum. 


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The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Residence (14 rooms, 4 baths) and (3- 
Car Garage): Muncie, Ind. Archt., 
Frederick W. Wallick, 308 Hume-Mansur 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Arthur Ball, 
c/o Ball Brothers Manufacturing Co., 9th 
St. near Macedonia Ave., Muncie, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Brick and hollow tile, 
cut stone, slate roof, marble and tile, 
ornamental wrought iron. 


Clubhouse: Muncie, Ind. Archt., 
Frederick W. Wallick, 308 Hume-Mansur 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Prelimi- 


nary Association only as yet; officers will 
be announced later. Frame and stucco. 
Will contain 12 rooms. Sketches. 


Residence (19 rooms, 3 baths) and 2- 
Car Garage): N. Illinois and 43d Sts. 
Archt., Frederick W. Wallick, 308 Hume- 
Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, A. 
Kiefer Mayer, V.-P. of the Kiefer-Stew- 
art Drug Co., Georgia and Capitol: 
Plans in progress. Brick veneer, slate 
roof, marble and_ tile, ornamental 
wrought iron. 


Residence (14 rooms and 3 baths): 
Pennsylvania and 32d Sts.  Archt., 
Frederick W. Wallick, 308 Hume-Mansur 
Bldg. Owner, Anton Vonnegut, pres., 
Vonnegut Machinery Co., 19 W. South 
St. Plans in progress. Frame and 
stucco, tile roof, tile floors. 


New Entrance, Terrace, Sleeping 
Porch, Bath Room: New Jersey and 
14th. Archt., Frederick W. Wallick, 308 
Hume-Mansur Bldg. Owner, Russell 
Fortune, 1408 N. New Jersey St. Work 
in prograss. 


Residence (9 rooms, 2 baths) and (2- 
car garage): Golden Hill, Indianapolis. 
Archt., Frederick W. Wallick, 308 Hume- 
Mansur Bldg. Owner, Mrs. Brocken- 
brough, c/o Archt. Plans in progress. 
Stucco on frame, slate roof, tile floors. 


Residence (10 rooms) and (2-car ga- 


rage): Golden Hill. Archt., Frederick 
W. Wallick, 308 Hume-Mansur Bldg. 
Owner, name withheld for present. Pre- 
paring sketches. Details undecided. 


Power Plant (water power to supply 
surrounding towns): Flat Rock, near 
Shelbyville, Ind. Engineer, Snider and 
Rotz, Merchants Bank Bldg., Indianapo- 
lis. Owner, C. C. Shipp, Castle Hall 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Plans in progress. 
Bids soon. Work will consist of a brick 
building, 1 sty., 30x50 (625 k:w.) water 
wheels, dam, summer cottages. 


*Grade School: No. 76, 30th and Col- 
lege Ave., $243,622, 16-room building, 
seating space for 673 pupils. Archt., 
Chas. Byfield, Peoples Bk. Bldg. Me- 
chanical engineers, Snider & Rotz, 
Merchants Bank Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Richard Johnson, busi- 
ness director, 150 N. Meridian St. Plans 
compleiéd. Will advertise for bids 
shortly. Brick, frpf., will contain com- 
bination assembly hall and gymnasium, 
vocational class rooms and_ boiler 
room. 


*Grade School: No. 75, $220,815 (12 
zooms), seating space for 504 pupils, 
14th and Rochester Ave. Archt., Ru- 
bush and Hunter, American Central Life 
Bldg. Mechanical engineers, Snider and 
Rotz., Amer. Cent. Life Bldg. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Richard John- 
son, business director, 150 N. Meridian 
St. Plans completed. Owner will adver- 
‘tise for bids shortly. Brick, frpf., will 
contain combination assembly hall and 
gymnasium, vocation class rooms and 
boiler room. 


*Grade School: No. 67, $218,651 (10- 
room building), seating space for 420 
pupils, 3615 W. Walnut St. Archt., J. 
Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Richard Johnson, business di- 


rector, 150 N. Meridian St. Mechanical 
engineers, Snider and Rotz, Merchants 


Bank Bldg. Plans completed. Owner 
will advertise for bids shortly. Brick, 
frpf. constr. Will contain combination 


assembly rooms and gymnasium, voca- 
tional rooms, boiler room. 


No. 62, $199,237 (10 


*Grade School: 


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rooms), seating space for 420 pupils, 
Tenth and Wallace Sts. Archt., McGuire 
and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian Bldg. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Rich- 
ard Johnson, business director, 150 N. 
Meridian St. Plans completed. Owner 
will advertise for bids shortly. Brick, 
frpf., will contain combination assembly 
hall and gymnasium, boiler room and vo- 
cational class rooms. 


*Grade School: No. 38, $188,858, 8 
rooms, seating capacity 336 pupils, Win- 
ter. and Bloyd Aves. Archt., The Elmer 
E. Dunlap Co.,-1050 N. Delaware St. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Rich- 
ard Johnson, business director, 150 N. 
Meridian St. Mechanical engineer, Sni- 
der and Rotz, Merchants Bank Bldg. 
Plans in progress, will advertise for bids 
shortly.. Brick, frpf. Will contain com- 
bination assembly hall and gymnasium, 
vocational classrooms and boiler room. 


“Grade School: No. 70, $203,175, 8 
rooms, seating space for 336 pupils, 46th 
and Central. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn 
and Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust Bldg. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Rich- 
ard Johnson, business director, 150 N. 
Meridian St. Plans in progress. Adver- 
tise for bids shortly. Brick, frpf. Will 
contain combination assembly hall and 


gymnasium, vocational classrooms and 


boiler room. 


*Grade School: No. 30, $137,512, 16 
rooms, seating space for 420 pupils, 
Elder Ave. and W. Washington St. 
Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 
N. Delaware St. Mechanical engineers, 
Snider and Rotz, Merchants Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Board of Szhool Trustees, Rich- 
ard Johnson, business director. Plans 
completed. Bids shortly. Brick. Will 
contain combination assembly hall and 
gymnasium, vocational rooms and boiler 
room. 


*Grade School: No. 28, $101,902 (8- 
room add.), seating 336 pupils, 13th and 
Missouri Sts. Arzht., Bass, Knowlton 
and Co., 312 N. Meridian St. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Richard John- 
son, business director, 150 N. Meridian 
St. Plans completed. Bids shortly. 


Heating Plant (rem.): $30,000, school 


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No. 36, 28th and Capitol. Owner, Board 
of School Commrs., Richard Johnson, 
business director, 150 N. Mer‘dian St. 
Plans in progress. Will advertise for 
bids soon. 


“Laundry: (3 sty. addition, 63x148, 
and rem. present building), $110,005, 
420 East Market St. Archt. and engi- 
neer, Russell N. Edwards Co., Union 
Trust Bldg. Owner, Progress Laundry 
©o., Roy C. Shaneberger, Pres., 420 E. 
Market St. Plans in progress. Bids 
in two weeks on building. Boilers and 
stokers purchased. Brick, concrete and 
sie2] power plant (rem. from old bldg. 
in rear), steel sash, comp. roof. 


“Laundry Bldg.: $25,000, 4 sty., 25x 
127, Toledo, Ohio. Archt., Russell N. 
Edwards Co., Union Trust Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. Owner, Fame Laundry Co., 
James B. Nelson, Fres, 33 N. Capitol 
Ave., Indianapolis. Plans in progress. 
Bids soon. (Note correction of owner). 
Reinforced concrete. 


“Electric Light and Power Plant 
Equipment: $35,000 (plumbing, breech- 
ing, boiler, brick work, plant piping, 
electrical wiring and switchboard instal- 
lation), Crawfordsville, Ind. Engineer, H. 
E. Carroll, 511 Traction Terminal Bldg., 
Indpls.; Asso. engineer, Walter A. Brein- 
ing, 511 Traction Terminal Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, City of Crawfords- 
ville, James W. Hamilton, City Clerk, 
Crawfordsville. Owner receiving bids to 
close July 16th at 7:30 p. m. 


“Church: (Sunday school addition), 2 
sty. and bas., 42x72, Franklin, Ind. 
Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Franklin 
M. E. Church, Rev. Stout, pastor, Frank- 
lin, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, slate 
roof, steam heat, art glass, folding 
doors, rolling partitions. 


“Church (rem.): $20,000, Dugger, Ind. 
Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust 


Bldg., Indpls. Owner, Methodist Congre- 
gation, Rev. M. H. Reynolds, pastor, 
Dugger, Ind. Owner receiving bids. 
Work will consist of brick veneering old 
frame building, new steam heating sys- 
tem; art glass. 

Bank Building: 1 sty. and bas., 25x46, 
Browns Valley, Ind. Archt., Allen and 
Garriott, 401 Lombard Bldg., Indianapo- 
lis. Owner, Browns Valley State Bank, 
Browns Valley, Ind. Archt. receiving 
bids to close July 12. Brick, stone trim, 
plate glass, composition roof, furnace, 
concrete vault. Will reinstall bank fix- 
tures and vault door from old bank into 
new building. L'noleum, ho.low tile, 
hard pine floors. 


Residences (18): Court of 18 houses, 
U-shape, $125,000, total, 55th and Meri- 
dian. Archt., Maurice Thornton, 4178 
Col’ege Ave. Owner, O. A. Williams, 
Fres., The Silver King Novelty Co., 613 
N. Capi:ol Ave. General contractor, T.- 
Square Construction Co., 4178 College 
Ave. Flans in progress. Start work 
shortly. Brick veneer, 2 sty. and bas. 
Area of site 384x395. Asphalt shingle 
roofs, tile and hardwood floors, laundry 
equipment, garages, furnaces. 


Bank Building: $50,000, 2 siy. & bas., 
Tacoma and East Washington Sts. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, East Side Siate 
Bank, Harvey Coonse, Pres., c/o Coonse- 
Caylor Ize Co., 71 So. Tuxedo St.; Dr. 
Mavity J. Spencer, 2719 East Washing- 
ton; William Roepke, 3845 EF, Washing- 
ton; William E. Mendenhall, 515 No. 
Rural St.; Benjamin F. Soltau, 339 N. 
Summit; Chas. F. Bechtold, c/o East 
Sde State Bank, 2440 Washington. 
Flans in progress. Owners will probably 
award general contract without competi- 
tion to William P. Jungclaus Co., 825 
Massachusetis Ave. Brick, stone front, 
comp. roof, steam heat, concrete vault, 
vault doors, tile work. 


Church (Sunday scho3l addition), $30,- 


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000, Brookville, Ind. Archt., Myers and 
Coffin, 413 Fenway Bldg., Indianapolis, 
Owner, Brookville Methodist Episcopal 
Church, Brookville, Ind. Archt., selected. 
Freliminary plans in progress. Brick. 

Fresh Air Camp: “Salvation Army 
Camp,” Pendleton Pike, 12 miles north 
of Indianapolis. Archt., Myers and Cof- 
fin, 413 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Salvation Army, 24 South Capi- 
tol Ave., Indianapolis. Plans in prog- 
ress. Owner will build by day labor. 
Din ng hall, cot-ages, concrete dam, sep- 
tic tank, nlumbing, electric pumps. 

Cemmunity Koom and Sunday School 
Arnex: $10,000, 1 sty., 45x76, Moores- 
ville, Ind. Archt., Allen and Garrioti, 
401 Lombard Blig., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Methodist Ep’scopal Church, Mooresville, 
Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, compo- 
sition roof, furnace. 

School (alterations): Cartersburg, 
Ind., Liberty Twp., Hendricks County, 
Archt., Allen and Garriott, 401 Lombard 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, D. S. Hazel- 
wood, trustee, Clayton, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Work will consist of installing 
a split system of steam heating, new 
plumbing, pumping outfit. 


Farm Residence: (fire rebuild), 1 sty. 
and bas., 32x49, 4% miles south of Pitts- 
boro, Ind. Archt., Allen and Garrioit, 
401 Lombard Bldg., Indianapolis. Own- 
er, Dr. George M. Wells, 622 Hume- 
Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. Archt. tak- 
ing bids. Frame, asphalt shingle roof, 
pneumatic water system, septic tank, 
Furnace, plumbing. 


“Church: $40,000, Indianapolis. Archt., 
A. A. Honeywell, 418 Penway Bldg. 
Owner, Tuxedo Park Baptist Church, 
Rev. U. S. Clutton, pastor, 24 Euclid 
Ave.; D. W. Hufford, Chmn. Bldg. Com., 
22 Euclid Ave. ' Audi:orium addition to 
present building, 2 sty., 48x75. Brick, 
Sone trim, comp. roof. Bids close July 
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“Church (Rem. Church Auditorium 
and Adding Sunday School Annex): 
$15,000, North Manchester, Ind. Archt., 
A. A. Honeywell, Indianapolis, Indiana. 


Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. B. M. 


Beckdolt, Pastor, North Manchester, 
Ind. 1 sty. addition, 30x62. Brick con- 
struction. Plans about completed. Bids 
soon. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Power Plant: 75 ft. h'gh by 110 by 
110, at the James Whitcomb Riley Hosp. 
Archt., Robert Frost Daggett, Consoli- 
dated Bldg. Mechanical engineer, Chas. 
R. Ammerman, Occidental Bldg. Owner, 
Board of Trustees, James Whitcomb 
Riley Hospital for Children, John W. 
Cravens, secretary, c/o Indiana Univer- 
sity, Bloomington, Ind. General contract 
awarded to Cornell Engineering Co., 2611 
Cornell Ave., Indianapolis: Reinforced 
concrete, face brick, frpf. construction. 
Stari work shortly. 


*Sunday School (add.): 2 sty., 63x140, 
Seymour, Ind. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 
413 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
First Baptist Church, Seymour, Ind. 
General contract awarded to Ball and 
Causman Constr. Co., Seymour, Ind. 
Brick. 


Industrial Building: 30x200, Georgia 
and Blackford Sts. Private plans. 
Owner, Kingan and Co. Owner builds by 
day labor. Brick. 


$25,000, 5210 Washington 
Blvd. Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 21 
Virginia Ave. Owner, F. R. Hardman, 
4034 Ruckie St. General ‘contract award- 
ed to H. E. Johnson. Brick veneer and 
hollow tile. 


Residence: 


Community House: 61x97 (portable 
building), 2340 E. Tenth. Archt., The 
Elmer E. Dunlap & Co., 1050 N. Dela- 
ware St. Owner, East Tenth Street M. 
E. Church, Rev. George S. Henninger, 
853 Middle Drive, Woodruff Place. 
Owner will build. Start work shortly. 
Frame, 


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212 to 2224 St.& Monon Ry., {NDIANAPOLIS 


Business. Building: $21,000, 31 Whit- 
tier Place. Private plans. Owner, Indi- 
ana Bell Telephone Co., Meridian and 
New York St. General contract let to 
John R. Curry Constr. Co., Lombard 
Bldg. Brick. 


*Residence (12 rooms): 2 sty. and 
bas., 5555 Washington Blvd. Archt., D. 
A. Bohlen and Son, Majestic Bldg. 
Owner, Mrs. Alex Taggart, 1546 Park 
Ave. General contract awarded to J. W. 
Darnell, 2435 Broadway. Plumbing let 
to the Wiebke Co., 16th and College. 
Heating to Kruse and Dewenter, 427 E. 
Washington. Start work shortly. Brick, 
slate roof, furnace. 

Residence: 5210 Washington Blvd. 
Archi., Fermor S:> Cannon, 21 Virginia 
Ave. Owner, F. R. Hardman, 4034 
Ruckle St. Plans completed. 2 sty. and 
bas., 30x82. 


ANDERSON 


Clubhouse: Main and 12th. Owner, 
Knights of Columbus. The building 
committee includes: C. K. Richwine, 
chmn., John Abel, F. D. Dearing, H. W. 
Shehan, Chas. Wells, F. J. Ho!mes, M. J. 
Downey, F. J. Hernon, John Lavelle, 
James Cunningham, P. J. Casey, F. G. 
Sander, Henry Terheide. Owners financ- 
ing. Will mature this summer. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Orphans Home: $125,000 (exclusive 
of furnishings and equipt.), ‘Calvin 
Brannenburg Farm,” 2° miles east of 
Anderson. Archt., E. R. Watkins, 337 
Farmers Trust Bldg., Anderson. Owner, 
Board of County Commrs., Henry P. 
“Hardie, Auditor, Courthouse. Anderson. 
General contract awarded to Ben F. 
Wright, 326 W. Fourth St., Anderson, 
for $102,000. Heating and plumbing let 
io J. Hutsel and Co., Muncie, Ind. Elec- 
tric w-ring and fixtures let to Sanborn 
Electric Co., Indianapolis. Start work 
soon. Brick. 


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Dormitories (2): 200 additional sleep- 
ing rooms. Owner, Church of God, c/o 
D. W. Patterson, general manager of the 
Church of God Publishing Co. Plans in 
progress. Probably frame construction. 
Start work September 1. 


BLOOMINGTON 


*Stadium (reinforced concrete), $200,- 
000, “Indiana University,” Bloomington, 
Ind. Archts. & engineers, Osborn En- 
gineering Co., 2848 Prospect Ave., S. E., 
Cleveland, Ohio. Owner, Board of Trus- 
tees, Indiana University, John W. 
Cravens, Secy. of the Board, Blooming- 
ton, Ind. Owner receiving bids to close 
July 10 at 12 o’clock noon. A certified 
check for $5,000 is required with each 
bid. 

“Lodge Building: $60,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 60x70. Archt., John L. Nichols, 
204 So. Indiana Ave. Owner, B. P. O. 
E. Lodge, South Walnut St., Blooming- 
Bids 
Brick. 

“Masonic Temple: $200,000. Archt., 
Rubush and Hunter, 428 American Cen- 
tral Life Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Masonic Temple Assn., Bloomington. 
Flans completed, ready for bids about 
che middle of July. Bedford stone. 


soon. 


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“Hotel (28-room addition), 3 sty. and 


bas., Madisonville, Ky. Archt., Clifford 
Shopbell and Co., Furniture’ Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Hotel Madison, 


Madisonville, Ky. Archt. receiving bids 
to close July 11. Brick. Will contain 
four store rooms, new kitchen and din- 
ing room. 


Grade School: $60,000, 2 sty. and bas. 
(10 rooms and assembly hall), Sellers- 
burg, Ind. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & 


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Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
Board of Education, Sellersburg, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Brick, stone trim, 
steam heat, comp. roof. 


*Gymnasium and Auditorium: $20,- 


000, 80x100, New Harmony, Ind. Archt., 


Harry Boyle & Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, New Harmony. Plans com- 
pleted. Bids shortly. Brick. 


Bank Fixtures: Archt., Clifford Shop- 
bell, Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Own- 
er, Francisco Bank, Francisco, Ind. 
Archt. taking bids to close July 11. 


Residence: $8,000, Albion, Ill. Archt., 
Harry Boyle & Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, H. C. Frankland, 
Albion, Ill. Start work at once. Owner 
builds. Frame. 


Residence and Store: $8,000, St. Jo- 
seph Ave. and Michigan. Archt., Ander- 
son and Stingle. Owner, August Krohn 
(jeweler). Bids in under advisement. 

Bank Building (rem. 2d and 6th floors 
into 28 offices). Archt., Alfred Neucks, 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Old State 
Bank. Plans in progress. Work will 
consist of tile floors, birch interior trim, 
steam heating, steel sash, plumbing. 


School Furniture: Thos. Seay, trustee, 


Rockport, is taking bids to close July 10 


at 1 p. m. on furniture for the Silverdale 
and Patronville schools: 320 student 
desks, 18 teachers’ desks, 300 folding 
chairs and 4 Ford trucks. 


Contracts Awarded 
“Shrine Temple (rem.): $15,000. 
Owner, Hadi Temple, Nobles of the Mys- 
tic Shrine. Archt., Anderson and Stingle. 
General contract let to Bippus and Son. 


FORT WAYNE 


Garage (for road equipt. for state 
highway dept.), 40x80, Bloomingdale, 
Fort Wayne. Owner, State Highway 
Dept., Clifford W. Siniff, Dist. Supt., 
Courthouse, Fort Wayne. Start work 
shorily. 


HAMMOND 


Apartment Building (12 apts.): $70,- 
000. Private /plans. Owner, Deutsch 
and Hehler, 28 W. Eighth St., Gary, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Owner will build by 
day labor, starting work late summer. 
Brick. 


*Bank and Office Building: 
10 sty. and bas., 220x191. 


$1,000,000, 
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Fayette Sts. Archt. not selected. Own- 
er, First Trust and Savings Bank and 
First National Bank, 589 Hohman St. 


Contemplated. Probably mature late 
fall. 

‘Store and Apartment: $15,000. 
Archt., K. R. Vaughn, 155 E. State. 


Owner, I. M. Cohen, 289 Sibley St. 
Flans in progress. Brick. 


Warehouse and Shop: $20,000. Archt., 
Mac Turner. Owner, P. H. Mueller, 789 
Hohman St. General contractors, Morris 
Bros. Foundation in. Brick. 


HARTFORD CITY 


Passenger Station: Owner, the Penn- 
sylvania Lines West, Pennsylvania Sta- 
tion, Pittsburgh, Pa. Plans in progress. 
Mature late summer. Brick. 


Residence and Garage: North Walnut 
St., Hartford City. Owner, Dr. J. C. 
Kirkpatrick, Roll, Ind. Site purchased. 
Mature late fall. 


KENTLAND 


Filling Station: 
Third Sts. 


$5,000, Seymour and 
Private plans. Owner, The 


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Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, South Bend, 
Ind. Plans in progress. Brick or stucco. 


Pump House, Pump and Well: Engi- 
neer, Chas. Brossman, 1503 Merchants 
Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Town 
Trustees of Kentland, C. C. Kent, pres., 
Kentland, Ind. Plans in progress. 


KOKOMO 


*Church: $65,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
60x75, Union and Jefferson Sts,, Ko- 
komo. Archt., Howell and Thomas, 151 
E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio. Asso. 
Archt., O. L. Lenski, c/o Archt. Owner, 
Redeemer English Lutheran Church, 
Rev. A. J. Steimke, Pastor, 501 E. Mul- 
berry St., Kokomo, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick. 


Apartment Building (20 apts.): $60,- 
000, Union and Mulberry. Private plans, 
Owner, Commercial Discount Co., c/o 
Morton Lamb, 113 N. Buckeye, G. R. 
Miller, 113 N. Buckeye St. Sketches ma- 
ture late summer. 


LAFAYETTE 


“New Heating and Power Plant: 
$300,000, “Purdue University” Structural 
and Mechanical Engineer. Private plans. 
Engineering Department of Purdue Uni- 
versity, Prof. C. D. Bushnell, Supt. of 
Bldg., in charge. Owner, Purdue Uni- 
versity, E. C. Elliott, Pres. of Univer- 
sty; Board of Trustees, J. D. Oliver, 
Pres., South Bend, Ind.; Franklin Chan- 
dler, c/o Chandler & Taylor, Indianapo- 
lis; Henry W. Marshall, Lafayette; L. 


Walter Breaks,. Crawfordsville, Ind.; 
John A. Hillenbrand, Batesville, Ind.; 
Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, Lafayette; 
David E. Ross, Lafayette; Perry H. 
Crane, Zionsville, Ind.; C. M. Hobbs, 
Bridgeport, Ind.; James W. Noel, 911 
Lemcke Bldg., Indianapolis. Plans in 
progress. Project approved by trustees. 
Owner will advertise for bids shortly. 
Brick, steel sash, 1 sty., 86x105, tile or 
comp. roof, automatic stokers, “central 
firing feed water heaters, ash handling 
equipment, air compressers, 3-500 H. P. 
Sterling boilers, electric generator, high 
pressure piping, 250-ft. stack. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Boiler Plant Building and Equ’pment: 

Of part 11, 111, IV of the new Service 
Plant, “Indiana State Soldiers Home.” 
Archt. and consulting engineer, R. W. 
Noland, 824 Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, 
Board of Trustees, State Soldiers Home, 
c/o Sec’y of the Board, Mrs. Caroline B. 
Morrison, 422 N. 7th St., Lafayette. 

PROPOSAL No. 2 

Labor and materials for a complete 

boiler plant building. 

PROPOSAL No. 3 


Comp‘ete boiler plant equipment. 
FROPOSAL No. 4 


Labor and materials for the chimney 
complete. 


General contract awarded to A. E. 
Kemmer, Lafayette, $53,000. Heating 
and equipt. let to Hutsel Co., Muncie, 
Ind., approx., $44,000. Start work soon. 


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Residence: $7,000, 1 sty. and bas., 

26x42. Archt., John T. Fritz, Linton. 


Owner, John T. Gastineau, Linton. 
Archt. ready for bids about July 10. 
Frame, asphalt shingle roof, furnace. 

Residence (rebuild), $4,000, 1 sty. and 
bas., 30x45. Archt., John T. Fritz, Lin- 
ton. Owner, Jack Cook, Linton. Plans 
in progress. Ready for bids about Au- 
gust 1. Frame, asphalt shingle roof, 
furnace. 

Residence (rebuild), $4,000, 1 sty. and 
bas., 32x45. Archt., John T. Fritz, Lin- 
ton. Owner, Henry J. Kramer, Linton. 
Flans in progress. Ready for bids about 
July 25. Frame, asphalt shingle roof, 
warm air heat. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“*Church: $25,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
46x70, Jasonville, Ind. Archt., John 
Fritz, Linton. Owner, First Baptist 
Church, Jasonville, Ind. General con- 
tract awarded to L. M. Howard, Jason- 
ville, Ind. Heating and plumbing not 
let. Brick, comp. built-up roof, warm 
air heat, art glass. 

“Residence: $8,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
26x38, Bloomfield, Ind. Archt., John T. 
Fritz, Linton, Ind. Owner, H. C. Knox, 
Bloomfield, Ind. General contract let to 
J. W. Lee, Bloomfield, Ind. Heating, 
plumbing and wiring not let. Frame, 
asvhalt shingle roof, furnace. 


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Carl J. Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust 
Logansport. Owner, Grover 
Isaacs, trustee, Logansport, Ind., rural 
route. Owner taking bids to close July 
23 at 12 o’clock noon. 


MUNCIE 


Power House, $26,500; Pipe Tunnel, 
$17,500; Chimney, $6,500; Main Steam 
and Return Pipes, $14,000; Boilers (3), 
$15,000: At the Eastern Division, Indi- 
ana State Normal School, Muncie, Ind. 
Archt., Kibele and Gerard, 335 Johnson 
Bldg., Muncie, Ind. Owner, Dean of the 
Faculty, Eastern Division, Indiana 
State Normal School, Muncie, Ind. (See 
legal advertising in this issue.) Owner 
‘aking bids to close July 5th at 10 a. m. 


SOUTH BEND 


“Vocational Building (for Central 
High School) $100,000. 2 sty. 68x148. 
Williams and Washington Sts. Archt., 
William Elwood, 220 West Jefferson St. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, W. W. 
‘Borden, Prest., 228 So. St. Joe St. Own- 
er taking bids to close July 3d. 


“Parsonage and Garage: $15,000. 2 
sty. & bas. 26x50. Colfax St. Archt., 
M. Smith, Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, 
St. Pauls Memorial M. E. Church, Rev. 
J. B. Rosmurgy, 831 West Colfax. Plans 
completed. Ready for bids in a few 
days. Brick. 


*Baking Plant: $1,000,000. 4 sty. & 
bas. 600x200. So. Main St., South Bend. 
Archt., C. B. Comstock, 110 West 40th 
St., New York City, N. Y: Owner, The 
Ward Baking Co., Chicago, Il]. Ander- 
son, Parker, Crabill & Crumpacker, 811 
J. M. S. Bldg., South Bend, are the at- 
torneys for the owners and are handling 
project. Plans in progress. Brick, re: 
inforced concrete, hollow tile and steel. 


“Power Plant (extension) Plant No. 2. 
Archt., Albert Kahn, Marquette Bldg., 
Detroit, Mich. Owner, Studebaker Cor- 
poration, South Bend. Arzht. taking 


sids. 
Contracts Awarded. 


“Church (Polish Catholic) $150,000. 1 
sty. & bas. 170x70. Huron and Olive 
Sts. Archt., Worthman and Steinbach, 
155 No. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 


St. Adelberts Parish, Rev. John W. Osa- 
dink, 2420 Huron S:., Chicago, Ill. Gen- 


eral contractor, Smoger Lumber Co., 501 
Carlisle St., South Bend. Foundation in. 
Brick and stone. 


Garage (18 cars), $10,000. Archt., 
Aus‘in and Shambleau. 111 N. Lafayette. 
Owner, Colfax Realty Co., c/o Thomas 


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mond. 
Store (rem.): $5,500. Archt., E. W. 
Young, Dean Bldg., South Bend. Owner, 
Union Shoe Co., 223 S. Michigan., South 


Bend. Contract let to Ralph Sollitt & 
Sons, Chicago, III. 


Contract let to Hilton Ham- 


Store and Apartments: 2 sty. and 
bas., 50x95. Owner, J. F. Reynolds and 
Frank Jefferies, Citizens Bank Bldg. 
Contract let to Sgabo and Papay, 604 
Cleveland Ave., South Bend. -Brick. 


VINCENNES. 
Contracts Awarded. 


“School (High and Grade) $75,000.00. 
2 sty. & bas. 107x57. Barr Twp., Daviess 
County, at Montgomery, Ind. Archt., 
Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens Trust 
Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, George E. 
Williams, Trustee, Montgomery, Ind. 
General contract awarded to Virgil Gran- 
non, Washington, Ind. Heating and 
Plumbing let to H. F. Zietlow, 548 East- 
ern Ave., Indianapolis. Electric work let 
to E. K. Sudduth, Washington, Ind. 
Start work soon. Brick. 


WHITING. 


Residence and Garage: $15,000. Cent- 
ral Ave., Whiting. Archt., Karl D. Nor- 
ris, East Chicago, Indiana. Owner, Sen- 
ator James J. Nedji, Whiting, ind. Plans 
in progress. Bids soon. Press brick 
and terra cotta. 

Store and Apartment: $10,000. Whit- 
ing. Archt., Ma¢ Turner, 627 Hohman 
St., Hammond, Ind. Owner, Max Suzda, 
Whiting, Ind. Plans in progress. Own- 
er will build and award separate con- 
tracts. Start work soon. Brick. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


“Newburg: High School: 2 sty and bas. 
36x35 and wing 40x40, Newburg, Ind., 
Vanderburgh -County, near Evansville. 
Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples Bank 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, @Bcard_ of 
School Trustees, Smith H. Abshier, Trus- 
tee, Newburg, Ind. Plans  corapleted. 
Rugby brick, Bedford stone trim, steam 
heat, comp. roof. Will contain manual 
training and domestic science depart- 
ments, boiler and fuel rooms, gymnas- 
ium, classrooms and library. Owner ‘ak- 
ing bids to close July 18, at 3:00 Dp. m. 

*“Decacur. Cathol:c High School, $200,- 
090. 2 sty. and bas., 127x175. Archt., 


Herman Gaul, 111 West Washington St., 
Chi-ago. Ill. Owner, S-. Mary’s Roman 


Catholic Church, Decatur, Ind. Brick, 
stone trim, comp. roof, steam heat, 15 
classrooms, domestic science and manual 
training depts., auditorium, gymnasium, 


kitchen, cafeteria, lecture room, assem- 
bly room, stage. Specifications shall be 
addressed to Charles N. Christen, Deca- 
tur, Ind. All bids rejected. May revise 
plans and take new bids. Definite data 
later. 

“Goodland: Church and Sunday 
school, $40,000. Archt., John A. Bruck, 
Kentland, Ind. Owner, Goodland M. E. 
Church, Goodland, Ind. Masonry let to 
Donn Bros., Morrocco, Ind. On founda- 
tion. Will place roof over basement and 
build superstructure next year. 

“Logansport: Library (rem.), $4,000. 
Archt., Carl J. Horn. Owner, Board of 
Trustees, Logansport Public Library. 
Owner taking bids to close July 3 at 3 
p.m. General alterations. 

Contracts Awarded 


“Patton: Residence, $10,000. Archt., 
Samuel Young, Monticello. Owner, 
Frank Poncebaker, Monticello. Owner 
will build by day labor. Start work 


shortly. Brick veneer. Heating and 
plumbing let to Hatton & Risser, Monti- 
cello. 


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An advertisement fcr sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
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Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


POWER HOUSE, TUNNEL, CHIMNEY, 
BOILERS 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Bids will be received by the Board of Trustees 
of the Indiana State Normal School July 5, 1923, 
at 10 a. m, at the office of the dean, Eastern Divi- 
sion, Indiana State Normal School, Muncie, Ind., 
for tha erection and completion of a power house, 
tunnel, ete., at the Eastern Division, Indiana 
State Normal Sehool, Muncie, Ind. Bids must be 
made on Form $6 prescribed by the State Board 
of Accounts and must be accompanied by a cer- 
tified check equal to five (5%) per cent of the 
amount of the bid. S2parate bids must be received 
for the following items: First, for the erection 
of the power house, estimated cost $26,500; sec- 
ond. for the construction of the pipe tunnel, esti- 
meted cost, $17,500: third, for the erection of the 
chimncy, ‘estimated cost, $6,500; fourth, for the 
mzin steam supply and return pipes, estimated 
cost $14,000; fifth, for furnishing and erecting 
three boilers, estimated cost $15,000. Bids must 
be made in accordance with provisions of speci- 
fications prepared by Kibele & Gerard, architects, 
Munci>. Copies of plans and specifications may 
be found at the office of the Dean of the Faculty, 
Eastern Division, Indiana State Normal School, 
Muncie, Ind.: at the office of Kibele and Gerard, 
Architects, 335 The Johnson Bldg., Muncie, Ind., 
and at the office of the Revistrar of the Indiana 
State Normal S-hool, Terre Haute, Ind. 

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Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 1st Vice-President 
EWING MILLER, 2d Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


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Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


GROWTH AND ACTIVITY 
(Continued from Page 5, Col. 1) 


President Mahurin ably described the 
situation in his address when he said a 
power has been thrust into the hands of 
the Society entailing a responsibility 
that everybody but the architects appear 
to be awake to. The chance has come 
to the architects cf Indiana to assert 
themselves, and yet there are those who 


fail to show an interest in this oppor- 
tunity, those who hold aloof from the or- 
ganization. The benefits are accruing 
and the time is not far distant when 
every architect will be reaping of those 
benefits, deny it though he may try to 
do. There is no getting away from the 
fact that the loyal members of the So- 
ciety, the men who pay their dues, are 
carrying the burden, thus seeking to 
place the architectural profession of In- 
diana on a high plane of recognition, re- 
gardless of the fact that some of their 
fellow architects ignore the responsibil- 
ity that is rightfully theirs also. There 
is no justice in such a situation, but, 
until all architects arise above the 
thought of self, throw off the narrow 
spirit of envy and petty jealousy, and 
one and all acknowledge the common 
cause the Society shall continue as it has 
despite the hobbles of selfishness that 
would seek to retard. 

Reviewing the work of the year atten- 
tion was directed to the regional meet- 
ings held at Fort Wayne, Terre Haute 
and Evansville, to which were attracted 
architects and drafismen of those cities 
and surrounding territories who had 
never before been to an I. S. of A. gath- 
ering or shown a direct interest in the 
organization. Several new members 
have come into the Society as a result of 
such meetings and it was moved and 
carried that they be continued. 

Concerning membership, George W. 
Allen, Laporte, chairman of that com- 
mittee, reported 123 members, ten of 
whom were taken in during the past 
year. He-made an interesting detailed 
report showing the distribution of mem- 
bership throughout the State. A special 


vote of commendation was given Mr. 
Allen as a mark of appreciation for the 
efforts he had put forth to build up the 
Society. 

Secretary Harrison brought up the 


matter of dues and the fact that many 
members were still in arrears in the pay- 
ment of same. He explained, and was 
backed up by the treasurer’s report, that 
in the work the Society has undertaken 
expense is entailed and the Society must 
have funds in order to “carry on.” He 
expressed the opinion that since this 
work in the ‘interest of all the State 
architects it was incumbent upon all of 


them to help shoulder the burden and not 
just a few of them. 


Other reports by the various commit- 
tee chairmen proved interesting in show- 
ing the Society to be active in sundry de- 
partments. 

Particularly interesting was the re- 
port of Fermor S. Cannon, Building Code 
Committee chairman, recently named 
chairman of the Advisory Committee of 
the Administative Building Council of 
Indiana, stressing upon the co-operation 
exerted by the Architects, Engineers, 
Contractors and Labor in effecting this 
new siate body. Mr. Cannon reported 
that organization had been effected and 
that it was hoped to get the Building 
Council functioning soon. 

Architectural registration was touched 
upon by A. F. Wickes, Gary, delegate to 
the National Board of Architectural 
Registration meeting at Washington, 
D. C. Inasmuch as Indiana has no such 
provision for architects, the suggestion 
was advanced for the formation of a pri- 
vate board, the details for which will 
have to be worked out. The aim is to 
secure reciprocal relations for Indiana 
architects in states where registration is 
required. 

The following amendments to the con- 
stitution were voted: 

Article 5: Sections 5 and 7 shall be 
combined so that the Committee on Pub- 
licity and the Committee on Public Ac- 
tion will be one committee. 

Moved, seconded and carried. 


Article 8, Section 2, that the regular 
meeting of the Society shall be changed 
from the fourth Tuesday to the fourth 
Saturday in June, and from the hours of 
3:30 to 8:30 p. m., to the hours of 10:30 
a. m. to 9:30 p. m. 

Moved, seconded and carried. 


Section 4, that the meeting date of the 
board of directors shall be changed from 


the fourth Tuesday in June to the fourth 
Saturday in June. 


Moved, seconded and carried. 


Board of Directors shall be elected for 
one, two, three and four-year terms so 
as to provide for the continuity of the 
policies of the society. 

After much discussion it was moved 
by H. A. Scherrer that this be referred 
to a committee of three to be appointed 
by the president, who shall give consid- 
eration to the subject and submit a re- 
port at the next semi-annual meeting. 


These men were elected to office for 
the ensuing year: 


President, H. M. Griffin, Connersville; 
first vice-president, Harry E. Boyle, 
Evansville; second vice-president, Ewing 
Miller, Terre Haute; secretary, Merritt 
Harrison, Indianapolis; treasurer, Wil- 
son B. Parker, Indianapolis; chairman 
entertainment committee, L. A. Turnock, 
Indianapolis; chairman pageant and ex- 
hibit committee, Kurt Vonnegut, Indian- 
apolis; chairman legislative committee, 
Warren D. Miller, Terre Haute; chair- 
man membership committee, George W. 
Allen, Laporte; chairman publicity and 
public action committee, Herman Scher- 
rer, Indianapolis. 

In addition to the business session 
there were trips about the city, the dele- 
gates and visitors being conducted to 
quite a few of Indianapolis’ large new 
structures. Saturday night there was a 
dinner and entertainment in the Traver- 
tine Room at the Lincoln Hotel. 

Those present were: Harry M. Griffin, 
Connersville; A. E, Neucks, Evansville; 
Rodney Leonard, Frankfort; Guy Ma- 
hurin, Fort Wayne; Charles Brossman, 
F. S. Cannon, William Clemens, R. F. 
Daggett, Stephen Dark, Herbert Foltz, 
William Garns, Donald Graham, Merritt 
Harrison, Otto Mueller, W. B. Parker, 
Herman Scherrer, L. A. Turnock, Fred 
Wallick, Caleb C, Wright, A. A. Honey- 
well, Clarence Myers, Kenneth Coffin, 
Indianapolis; Walter Schober, Lafayette; 
George W. Allen, Laporte; John Fritz, 
Linton; W. W. Schneider, South Bend; 
Warren Miller, Charles Scott, Terre 
Haute; J. W. Gaddis, Vincennes.  Visit- 
ors: J. H. Owens, field representative, 
Associated Building Contractors of In- 
diana; Lawrence Sheridan, executive sec- 


retary City Planning Commission, In- 
dianapolis. 


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Steel Bridges Enquiries Solicited 


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Low rates on Cement from 
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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


rRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


ORGAN 


of Indiana 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo bi SOR ae co Bg an President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 
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MOVE FOR’ BETTER. BUILDING 
CODES APPEARS TO BE 
THE INCLINATION 


Evansville in Line With This Progressive 
Thought 


The thought given to better building 
in Evansville as shown by efforts to ef- 
fect a more up-to-date city building code 
is right in line with ithe progressive 
moves in that direction that are attract- 
ing the attention of building men and of- 
ficials throughout the country. Right 
here in Indiana the new Administrative 
Building Council ‘has been organized un- 
der the state law and will seek to insti- 
tute regulatons that will provide for 
standard s'ate-wide building construc- 
tion requirements. . 

Then. too, the Building Code Commit- 
tee of the United States Department of 
Commerce is making good progress in 
its efforts to standardize building law re- 
quirements in the United States and so 
remove several existing incongruities 
and aid in more efficient utilization of 
materials. 

The committee has issued ‘the first re- 
port entitled “Recommended Minimum 
Requirements for Small Dwelling Con- 
struction” and has a qualified sub- 
committee at work drafting similar re- 
quirement covering plumbing’ installa- 
tions. 

The main committee is planning to 
have its next report cover various gen- 
eral details applicable to all buildings 
other than private dwell'ngs. Among 
these is the question of allowable floor 
loads for different occupancies. Many 
strong requests have been received for 
the commi'tee to make recommendations 
on this subject. The task has been un- 
dertaken but the committee desires to 
base. its suggestions upon well-estab- 
lished facts. 

Data Scarce 

Up to recently, actual floor load data 
have been exceedingly scarce. The va- 
riations in existing code requirements 
are wide and give ample evidence of 
years of copy work. 

During the last few months some care- 
ful studies of office buildings have been 
made for the committee and a summary 
of these was given to several technical 
Periodicals for publication in the hopes 
of securing similar data (preferably on 


C, C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


IZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


different occupancies) from _ other 
sources; also to stimulate others to make 
studies for the committee’s use. 

As all members of the committee are 
giving voluntary service to this work, 
they feel they are justified in taking the 
liberty to make such appeals for infor- 
mation which is to be used for public 
benefit. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


General contractors, C. Kanzler & 
Son, have begun work on a new sixty- 
five-foot coal tipple for T. C. Bugg, coal 
operator. These builders report satis- 
factory progress on their numerous 
projects under construction about the 
erly. 


Estimating requests continue fair with 
the result that local contractors are busy 
on that score. If practice makes perfect 
then Evansville contractors should be 
close to perfection, for estimating this 
season, almost from the first of the year, 
has been steady and heavy. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. %. 


Max Irmscher _________-___ President 
E. F. Oelschlager.__.______ Secretary 


825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


BEAT THE BARRIER, TO SPEAK IN 
RACING PARLANCE 


Fert Wayne Building Operations Right. 


in Line With Suggestions From 
Herbert Hoover 


One might imagine from the 1923 
building performance of Fort Wayne 
that her citizens, the prospective build- 
ers, had an inside tip from Herbert 
Hoover, for they have coincided with his 
advice; in fact, have proved they were 
far ahead of him. 

Mr. Hoover advised that government 
build’ng be held in abeyance, but that 
residences, business structures and fac- 
tories are needed and should be pushed 
through with dispatch. 

Though it is doubtful if the volume of 
government building construction would 
reach a proportion where it would in- 
fringe seriously upon the demand ‘placed 
uvon Labor and the material supply by 
private building activity, nevertheless a 
postponement of government work will 
to some extent relieve the situation and 
create a greater Labor supply and turn 


more building material into private 
channels. 

As for Fort Wayne, her citizens seem 
to have analyzed conditions and, con- 
vinced that no material changes could be 
expected, have gone right ahead building 
the essen.ial kind of structures so neces- 
sary to the continued growth of the city. 

The wisdom of local citizens is sub- 
stantiated by expressions advanced by 
economists and wise business men who 
by their remarks admit they realize that 
building material will certainly not go 
down in price; that labor wages will not 
be reduced; that brick and lumber and 


roofing and building hardware will not, 


be reduced in cost to the householder. 
And another thing that the average 
householder can do to encourage the 
building of more structures is this, let 
him use every effort to keep prices down 
to a reasonable plane. If prospective 
builders use good business judgment and 
common sense, if they deal only with re- 
sponsible firms or individuals, and if they 
look continuously for good goods and 
reasonable prices and excellent service at 
only reasonable prices—then the build- 
ing boom which is on in Fort Wayne is 
apt to continue and the whole commu- 
nity and all of its citizens will gain be- 
cause of the continued activity. If manu- 
facturers of building wares are permit- 
ted to raise the price higher than it 
should be there is bound to be a reaction 
against building. Against such a condi- 
tion everyone interested in Fort Wayne 
and Indiana building should work un- 


1y. 


ORDINANCE PASSED TO RESTRICT 
GARAGE CONSTRUCTION 


The city council has taken another 
wh'rl at regulating building construction 
in Fort Wayne, this time devoting its at- 
tention to garages. By a vote of 12 to 3 
the city fathers passed an ordinance 
carrying an important amendment which 
not only specifies that the filling stations 
must be 300 feet from any park, church, 
hospital or school, and twenty-five feet 
from a residence building, but also sets 
forth that the building must be of fire- 
proof material on the outside and that all 
woodwork on the inside must be covered 
with fireproof material. 


There was some opposition to the ordi- 
nance and it was contended that the 
measure could never be enforced because 
one of the sections states that any sta- 
tion built contrary to the provisions of 
the ordinance is declared a nuisance. 
The point raised was that the city coun- 
cil does not have the power to declare a 
nuisance but that this is a matter for the 
courts ‘to decide. However, several law- 
yers expressed the opinion that the ordi- 
nance could be enforced. 


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Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 

Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants | 

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BAR CUTTERS 


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KOEHRING COMPANY 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


H. W. TAYLOR, INDIANA REPRESENTATIVE 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungelaus_.....____ President 
Gy Go Piara0w. 8-0 ae 2 Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 
TCE Read REAR R RAREST SS gS 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE 


Country Club: 2 sty. and bas., 72x 
81x63, Charleston, W. Va. Archt., Louis 
Lott, ‘Dayton, Ohio. Owner, Kanawa 
Country Club, Kanawa Holding Corp., 
Charleston, W. Va. Bids close July 10. 
Stucco, tile roof, frpf. constr., will con- 
tain dining rooms, kitchen, locker rooms, 
billiard room, bowling alleys, boiler 
room, ball room. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


McLeland, O. P., as contractor, and 
Mrs. Helen N. Biedermann, as owner, to 
erect a dwelling house on lot 649 North- 
cliffe add. in Washington township for 
$11,000. 


AN ORGANIZATION WITH A GOOD 
MISSION 


Should Prove Helpful to Indiana Con- 
tractors 


There is a proposition on foot at Indi- 
anapolis that, if it matures, should prove 
beneficial to the contracting fraternity 
not only of that city but, if extended in 
its scope, to the builders’ working or- 
ganizations throughout the state. 

The scheme. fostered by the men con- 
cerned themselves, is to organize an as- 
sociation of construction clerical men in 
order to keep in close and direct touch 
with the employment situation. Mem- 
bership will be limited to men who have 
had actual experience in construction 
clerical work, such as chief clerk, mate- 
rial man, timekeeper. checker, spotter, 
etc. As a result of this limitation the 
organization will at all times be com- 
posed of men not theoretical construction 
clerical help alone but those who have 
vut their learning into successful prac- 
tice. 

In addition to working for the benefit 
of its members to keen them actively 
emvloyed the organization will be in a 
position. at any time, to supply suitable 
practical men for any clerical work re- 
quired on construction operations. For 
instance, if a contractor needs a chief 
clerk, or any other employe for his office 
work, a man can be obtained from the 
new organization who will be thoroughly 
qualified, who can do and has done just 
the kind of work required. 


The organization is still in an embryo 
state but is expected to blossom forth 
shortly. There is merit to the scheme 
and its utilitarian feature is attractive. 
Such a body has a mission in that there 
is nothing like it in the Indiana contract- 
ing field and in its position of being able 
to supply competent help to contractors 
would fill a long felt want. 


START MADE 


State Building Council Holds First Offi- 
cial Meeting 


The administrative building council of 
Indiana, the newly created state body to 
provide betier building for the State 
through the institution of standard build- 
ing requirements and a more systematic 
supervision, met Friday, June 29, at the 
State House to effect permanent organi- 
zation. Officers were to be elected and 
steps taken toward drafting rules and 
regulations. 

As the result of the efforts of Indian- 
apolis contractors, architects, engineers 
and Building Trades Labor, backed by 
their colleagues throughout the state ihe 
general assembly this year passed the 
Van Orman senate bill creating a state 
building council, to consist of an dadmin- 
istrative committee of three members 
and an advisory committee of twelve 
members. The administrative commit- 
tee consists of the secretary of the state 
board of public health, the chairman 
of the state industrial board and the 
state fire marshal. The advisory com- 
mittee consists of three representative 
architects, three engineers, three build- 
ing contractors and three representatives 
of building trades Labor. 

Both committees have met and organ- 
ized separately, the advisory committee 
having been appointed by the adminis- 
trative committee. The meeting Friday 
was the first joint meeting of the com- 
mittees, and the council was actually 
formed at that time. The advisory com- 
mittee is working in an endeavor to ob- 
tain the codification of all state building 
laws. 


NEW INTEREST MANIFEST 


State A. B. Cs Following Up Same 
With Membership Campaign 


Many inquiries are coming in to In- 
dianapolis to the headquarters of the 
State A. B. C.’s asking for information 
regarding this body and details as to 
how to proceed in the organization of 
local city associations. Evidently the 
work being done by the State A. B. C.’s 
is attracting aitention and beginning to 
tell, for the letters arriving have come 
from contractors and builders located in 
various sections of Indiana where no as- 
sociation attempt has been made before, 
or, having been made, was allowed to 
peter out. : 

While the state contractors’ organiza- 
tion has studiously looked after the 
builders’ problems, opposed inimical 
legislation, and in other ways sought to 
guard, strengthen and further the in- 
terests of the building industry, never- 
theless, because there were no “fire- 
works” little credit was given the efforts 
expended. However, the last legislative 
session produced tangible results and a 
new interest seems to have been aroused 
in the State Association. 


In addition to taking care of the late 
inquiries those at headquarters are 
actively engaged in promoting the or- 
ganization’s work and, to that end, are 
making a membership drive. Through 
various Indiana city Chambers of Com- 
merce and other agencies, the names, of 
hundreds of contractors, general and sub, 
have been secured both in the medium 
sized cities and smaller towns and an 
intensive campaign is being launched to 
bring these men into the organization 
realm. 

The pfogram mapped out is not an 
easy one, and it will take time to consu- 
mate it but every effort is to be made 
to create a solidarity in building con- 
tracting ranks that will mean greater 
unity of action by the contractors and 
also provide a bulwark against on- 
slaughts that might be attempted to 
cause discord amongst the builders in 
order to achieve selfish aims. A unified 
contracting industry in Indiana will do 
more to encourage good working condi- 
tions, inspire confidence and insure a 
greater tone of stability the year round 
than any other one thing that might be 
introduced into the building industry. 
And, that is the aim of the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana. 


"BUILDING PERMITS 
($5,000 and Over) 
Week of June 21st to 28th. 
Business Building: $18,000. 31 Whit- 

tier Place. Owner, Indiana’ Bell Tele- 
phone Co., Meridian and Ohio Sts. ‘Gen- 
eral contract let to John R. Curry Con- 
struction Co., Lombard Bldg. Brick. 


Residence (Double) $9,000. 2830-32 
Park Ave. Owner, M. Sablosky, 3402 
Broadway. Day work. 


Residence (double) $8,500. 128-30 
Eastern. Owner, George M. Clegg, 1343 
No. Senate. 


Residence: $8,000. 5130 East New 
York St. Owner, J. A. Skinner, Norway 
and Poplar Road. General contract let 
to E. F. Eytchison, 2519 No. Olney St. 
Brick veneer. 


Residence: $8,000. 321 East 36th. 
Owner, Laura J. Husbands, 2829 No. 
Talbott. General contract let to Chas. 
B. Spann, 217 E. Fall Creek Blvd. 


Residence: $8,000. 5122 Wash. Blvd. 
Owner, Lola M. Cawthon, 5130 Broad- 
way. Contract let to Edgar E. Evans, 
at site. 


Residence (double) $7,500. 6054-56 E. 
Wash. Owner, Edw. E. Mockwart, % 
contractor. General contract let to J. 
A. Totten, 1454 McLain. 

Residence: $6,500. 750 De Quincy. 
Owner, Southern Bldg. & Realty Co. 
Day work. 

Residence: $7,000. 3946 No. Ill. Own- 
er, Geo. E. Kincaid, 1150 West 32nd. 

Residence: $6,000. 3069 Washington 
Blvd. Owner, Mrs. J. A. Conkey, 292. 
No. Talbott. Contract let to Homer 
Hylton, 745 No. Sheffield. Brick veneer 


and stucco. 
Residences (7) $2,550 each, various 
locations. Owner, C. J. Williams, 4023 


Central Ave. 


Residence: $5,000. 1523 Spruce. Own- 
er, H. L. Jenkins, % contractor. Con- 
tract let to Realtor Bldg. Co., Lemcke 
Bldg. 


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R emember 


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sation ard liability insurance by insuring in the BUILDERS & 
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the cost of insurance in building construction.) 


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See the secretary of your association or write to 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


Ap Wesley Reed Seer se President 
ss PES, 2) | ON ae Same ace Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS 
PLANNED 


Would Make of Hammond a Modern 
City 

If certain propositions that are now 
being entertained are carried through to 
completion Hammond is due for an ex- 
tensive transformation and one that will 
make old settlers rub their eyes and 
take a second look to convince them- 
selves that they are still in the old 
town. 

The administrators of the Jacob Rim- 
bach Estate which includes nearly the 
entire frontage on the south side of 
Sibley street from Hohman street to the 
state line are figuring on some big 
changes and improvements. At the pres- 
ent time the Rimbach home and fifteen 
cottages occupy the above tract; the 
cottages have been sold and are being 
moved to other locations, and the old 
homestead is to be placed on the mar- 
ket to be sold and moved also. It is 
then the intention to widen Sibley street, 
20 feet, and erect business buildings 
along the site. The idea is to make 
Sibley street the main thoroughfare be- 
tween Hammond and West Hammond. 

In line with the above the street car 
company is contemplating the extension 
of its. line west on Sibley street and 
then on to the new Ford plant. 

Then, too, the Board of Works has 
started proceedings to provide for the 
widening of Hohman street and State 
street from Hohman to the state line. 
These latter improvements will entail a 
large expenditure of money as the street 
is built up solidly with business build- 
ings, but the owners are of the opinion 
that the benefits to be derived from the 
improvement will greatly offset the cost. 

Again, the Chamber of Commerce and 
the Board of Works have had several 
joint meetings with the officials of the 
railroads entering Hammond to work 
out a feasible plan fo ra track elevation 
scheme. , 

When worked out these various prop- 
ositions will make of Hammond a real 
for sure city. 


CALLED OFF 


Joint Election on City Consolidation 
Fizzled Out 


And so many citizens had gotten all 
worked up about it, too. At the last mo- 
ment City Attorney McMahon advised 
Mayor Brown to call off the city amal- 
gamation election that was scheduled for 
June 26. Since East Chicago rescinded 
her action regarding the election there 
was nothing left for Hammond to do 
but to call off the affair. The proposi- 


tion was to have the citizens of Ham- 
mond, East Chicago, Indiana Harbor and 
Whiting vote on the proposition to in- 
corporate the four into one big city. 
It seems now that those realy active in 
sponsoring the election were mostly 
bankers and politicians. 


THREE CHEERS! 


Railroad Does Away With Unsightly 
Structure 


Thank goodness an old eye-sore for 
years in Hammond is passing. The old 
coal storage plant of the Erie Railroad 
formerly used for storing and grading 
coal is now being razed, for which Ham- 
mond citizens are duely thankful. 


E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Ghas-/ Howes sa es oe President 
oA. Gallivan’. ose 2223 Secretary 


314 Main Street 
TRUE CONCEPTION OF ORGANIZA- 
TION NOT YET GRASPED 


Mary Contractors Fail to Appreciate 
Continuity of Effort Necessary 


One of the serious handicaps of asso- 
ciation effort among contractors has to 
do with the idea from which many con- 
tractors can not free themselves, namely, 
that the organization is but a place of 
refuge to which to flee in time of trouble 
and peril. Just let things run along 
smoothly and contractors are prone to 
forget the organization. They go along 
doing about as they please and in their 
selfishness think not of their business 
from the standpoint as a whole but from 
an individualistic slant. Then condi- 
tions arise with a tendency to hamper 
operations; jurisdictional disputes loom; 
wage controversies are in order; build- 
ing affairs grow unsettled; at such times 
the contractor’s thoughts turn to organi- 
zation ideals, they rush together all call- 
ing for aid and hurriedly seek to map 
out a campaign for mutual protection 
and in their excitement flounder around 
grasping at straws like a drowning man. 
They are never prepared for the storm 
and, because they are not, they suffer, 
the industry suffers, economic waste re- 
sul.s, and outsiders view with alarm the 
chaotic state in building construction 


circles, a state that distorted rumors q 


magnify, and the contractor, because 
of his negligent attitude toward pre- 
paredness, condemns the organization 
scheme because it can not so adjust it- 
self at a moment’s notice and settle his 
d fficulty. This applies not alone to Mun- 
cie, every locality experiences the same 
situation, 

On the other hand as opposed to the 
contractors is Labor, organized financial- 
ly backed by its rank and file, on the 
job 365 days in the year prepared al- 
ways to protect itself. Not only that 
but it is figuring out legislative activ- 
ity, making surveys of local situations, 
advising its departments in all locali- 
ties just what is transpiring in all sec- 
tions of the country. Labor in Ham- 
mond, Kokomo, Ft. Wayne, Evansville, 


Indianapolis, Muncie, Terre Haute, in 
fact all the big cities, knows exactly 
the situation in each of the various mu- 
nicipalities. The same can not be said of 
the contractors, there seems to be lack- 
ing an appreciation of the value of keep- 
ing informed. 

Labor pays its dues and considers the 
money well spent; the contractor is in- 
clined to expect a monetary return for 
the money paid in, failing to place a 
value on the effort the organization or 
association is compelled to exert in or- 
der to insure auspicious conditions. 
Broader vision must sieze upon the con- 
tractor generally, and when it does many 
of the barriers met will be removed, un- 
til then not. 


CAN BE SOLVED 


Labor Shortage Subject to Remedy if 
Tackled in Earnest. 


There is no getting away from the 
fact that those interested in building, 
especially the contractors, can solve the 
labor shortage problem if they would 
but concentrate on the subject, exert an 
earnest endeavor toward the encourage- 
ment of apprentices, and interest the 
educational authorities in the matter of 
training youths in the building trades. 
Think how much more beneficial Indi- 
ana’s vocational training system in the 
public schools would be if the boys were 
taught a real trade rather than the 
smattering they get now at making knic- 
nacks, possibly a chair, a table, a medi- 
cine cabinet, maybe a lamp or some in- 
significant wrought iron ornament. Much 
money is being spent on so-called voca- 
tional training all over Indiana, and yet, 
what does that four years training act- 
ually profit the thousands of boys who 
indulge in it? On the other hand, sup- 
posing those boys had actually learned 
a trade during their school years, they 
would at least have been fortified with 
a means of livelihood instead of having 
ey around and grab off most any old 
job. 

Muncie contractors, like others, have 
neglected their obligation to their indus- 
try in not giving enough practical 
thought to the ways and means of re- 
habilitating Labor’s ranks. Nor will the 
situation, most annoying, be improved 
one iota until the contractors awaken to 
the fact that it is up to them to go after 
the matter. 

Many contractors hold back and are 

loath to tackle the problem because it 
looks like a long hard pull. However, 
out in San Francisco they didn’t medi- 
ta‘e, they acted and this is what was 
one: 
During the year ending May 1, 1923, 
there was trained a total of 460 appren- 
tices through schools for plasterers, 
plumbers, bricklayers, painters. Thus 
not only has the acute shortage which 
existed in these trades last year been 
wholly relieved, but over 460 young men 
are now well on the way toward becom- 
ing skilled mechanics. 

Indeed, a few of them (those with 
longest experience on the job) are now 
earning full journeyman’s pay, and many 
others are earning only a dollar or two 
less. As the wages of all apprentices 
are based strictly on merit, and each paid 
according to what he can actually pro- 
duce, the daily wage these young men 
are receiving is the most convincing 
proof of their proficiency. 


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Vo.. V INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, JULY 7, 1923 No. 14 


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AIMS TO ASSURE BETTER BUILD- 
ING CONSTRUCTION AND AT 
SAME TIME REDUCE COST 


Such Is Purpose of State Building Coun- 
cil Law 


There has been some adverse comment 
on the new “Administrative Building 
Council of Indiana” law, probably be- 
cause it has not been thoroughly under- 
stood. 

The main purpose of the new law is to 
put machinery in operation that will 
standardize building construction re- 
quirements throughout the state and re- 
duce building costs. 

The previous laws were sufficient to 
cover design, construction and final in- 
spection. 

Inspection of completed structures is 
practically all that is now done. The de- 
partments are not organized ‘to give ex- 
pert building advice. 

The result of the foregoing was an in- 
creased cost, for the following reasons: 

(a) Duplication of inspection by three 
departments where the inspection from 
one department can be made a three- 
copy report. 

(b) Duplication of inspection where 
order is made to change and again in- 
spected to see if satisfactorily completed. 

(c) Travel expense by department in- 
spectors on trivial matters which may be 
done by local inspection. 

(d) Local inspection may be by let- 
ter of instruction referring to the rules 
of construction issued by the council. 

(e) Inspection after completion many 
times requires changes which cost money 
and lost time to the owner.. , 

(f) The rules of construction care- 
fully co-ordinated with rules of final in- 
spection and prepared as far as possible 
in non-technical language will insure 
approval on final inspection. : 

(g) The local (“home rule’) Inspec- 
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construction and avoids travel expense. 

The difficulty of operation under the 
above conditions was that there were too 
many interpreiations by architects, en- 
gineers and builders as to what was the 
proper form of construction to satisfy 
inspection rules. 

Under the new order all Indiana build- 
ing laws will be codified and interpreted 
from one central body composed of rep- 
resentatives from the Industrial Board, 
the State Board of Health, the State Fire 
Marshal’s Office, State Architects’, Con- 
tractors’, Engineers’ and Building Labor 
bodies. 

The Administrative Building Council 
has been fully organized and is now 
working out rules and regulations for its 
guidance. 

Despite criticism that has been direct- 
ed at the new Building Council, the State 
Building Industry as a whole looks upon 
the law that created it as the most con- 
structive piece of legislation ever fos- 


tered and advocated by the Indiana 
Building Interests, 


AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION COUN- 
CIL TO OPEN NEW YORK OFFICE 


To Keep Statistical Tab on Building 
Conditions 


Officers of the American Construction 
Council announce that an office will’ be 
opened shortly at 62 West Foriy-fifth 
street, New York. In commenting on 
some of the activities which will be taken 
up by the council, Mr. Roosevelt, its 
president, has the follow:ng ‘o say: 

“The council will issue a weekly con- 
struction forecast indicating the pre- 
sumptive demand for labor and materials 
of the various classes entering into build- 
ing construction for a three months’ pe- 
riod. Such a forecast showing the re- 
quirements three months ahead, whether 
in excess of normal or otherwise, will be 
an invaluable guide to the public, to la- 
bor, to financial interesis and to those 
contemplating building operations in de- 
termining the program to adopt. The 
council is establishing a bureau of sta- 
tistics and business information for dis- 
tribution of facts relating to raw mate- 
rials, fabricated products, transportation 
wholesale and retail distribution and 
labor. Such knowledge broadly distrib- 
uted should prevent such crises as we 
now face in the construction indusiry. 


Some two hundred and fifty national 
associations are directly or indirectly 
represented in the various groups which 
constitute the American Construction 
Council. Architects, engineers, construc- 
tion labor, general contractors, subcon- 


tractors, materials and equipment manu- 
facturers, materials and equipment deal- 
ers, bond, insurance and real estate in- 
terests, cons.ruction department of pub- 
le utilities and the construction depart- 
ments of federal, state and municipal 
governments are. participants in the 
broad organization. They have ap- 
proached the matter with the conscious- 
ness that the construction industry in 
its ramifications is second only to agri- 
culture in the magnitude of its opera- 
tions and its importance to the Ameri- 
can people.” 


ARCHITECTS MUST AWAKEN TO 
RESPONSIBILITY THAT 
IS THEIRS 


Achievements Have 
Real Recognition 


State Society 


Activity and 
Brought 
to 


In his welcome to those attending the 
annual convention of the Indiana Society 
of Architects Fresident Guy Mahurin, 
Fort Wayne, implanted a strong personal 
plea to the architects to line up with and 
back up the organization. There was a 
tone of sincerity in hs words that was 
unmistakable, an earnestness that was 
appealing and a conviction not to be de- 
nied as he recounted the aim, purpose, 
achievements and sought to contemplate 
the future of the Society. He said in 
part: 

“Gentlemen of the Convention: 


“Again it has been our pr:vilege to 
make this annual pilgrimage for the pur- 
poses of renewing old acquaintances and 
forming new ones, of meeting ihe men 
who have undertaken tasks similar to 
ours and talking over the problems that 
have been confronting us in our common 
efforts of the past year. In behalf of the 
official staff, and for these princes of 
good fellows who are responsible for this 
hospitality, I extend to you the greetings 
of the Society. 


“In accordance with a time-honored 
custom, it is necessary for the president 
to briefly review the activities of the past 
year and to indulge in a few words of 
kindly advice to the incoming official 
family. Personally, this association has 
been one of the most pleasant experi- 
ences of my life, an experience not only 
of good fellowship, but of a very definite 
practical value. It has been to me a con- 
elusive demons'ration of the theory that 
association, co-operation and mutual un- 
derstanding among the architects of our 
state constitute one of the greatest 
forces for the advancement of the pro- 


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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Interurban Freight Terminal: $900,- 
000, Kentucky Ave. Owner, The Ter- 
minal Realty Co., Robert I. Todd, Pres., 
c/o Traction Building. Plans in prog- 
ress. Will build the first unit this sum- 
mer, a 1 sty. freight house. Brick, steel 
sash, tile roof. 

Factory Building: $100,000, S. Ala- 
bama St., Indianapolis. Archt. and engi- 
neer, L. G. Hallberg and Co., 116 South 
Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
Samuel Bingham’s Son Manufacturing 
Co., 637 Sherman St., Chicago, III. 
Branch office, 151 Kentucky Ave., Indi- 
anapolis. Plans in progress. Ready for 
bids soon. Brick, reinforced concrete, 
frpf. construction. 

*School: $47,000, 1 sty. and bas., Deer 
Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana. 
Archt., Bass, Knowlton and Co., 312 N. 
Meridian St., Indianapolis. Owner, Earl 
Sandifur, trustee, Miami, Ind. All bids 
rejected. Owner receiving new bids to 
close August 4 at ihe lumber yard in the 
town of Miami, Ind. Brick. 

Apartment Building: 3 sty. and bas., 
27th and Meridian. Archt., Clarence E. 
Hughes, 816 Fletcher Trust Bldg. Own- 
er, Circle City Construction Co., 816 
Fletcher Trust Bldg. Plans in progress. 
Owner will build and award separate 
contracts. 

*Tunnel, Misc. Auxiliary Steam Equip- 
ment and Piping System, Water Supply, 
Drainage System, Switchboard and Elec- 
trical Distributing System: “James 
Whitcomb Riley Hospital,” Indpls. Archt. 
Robert Frost Daggett, Consolidated 
Blde., Indpls.; engineer, Chas. R. Am- 
merman, 529 Occidental Bldg., Indpls. 
Owner, Board of Trustees, James Whit- 
comb Riley Hospital, John W. Cravens, 
Secy. Board of Trustees, Indiana Uni- 
versity, Bloomington, Ind. Bids will be 
received at the office of the Archt. up to 
12 o’clock noon, July 19, 1923. 


“Business Building (stores): 2 sty. and 
bas., 100x90, North Meridian, south of 
Vermont. Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son, 


Majestic Bldg. Owner, Messers. Becker 
and Payne, Chas. Becker, 706 Merchants 
Bank Bldg., Gavin L. Payne, 126 E. Mar- 
ket St. Bids rejected. Archt. may re- 
vise plans and take new bids. Definite 
data later. 


Schools (rem.): Bids will be received 
by the board of school commissioners, 
150 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, Ind., 
until 12 o’clock noon, Saturday, July 21, 
1923. 


For removal, alteration and repairs to 
roof and parapet walls on School No. 66, 
located at No. 604 E. Thirty-eighth St., 
estimated cost, $15,000. 


At the same time separate bids will 
be received for the removal and reloca- 
tion of present window frames and sash, 
sills, brickwork, etc., at School No. 27, 
located at the corner of Seventeenth St. 
and Park Ave. Estimated cost, $2,900. 


Contracts Awarded 


» “Automobile Sales and Service Build- 
ing: $25,000, 1 sty. and part basement, 
82x113, 29th and Central Ave. Archt., 


Elliott Hadley, 600 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, Joseph Reuben Cohen, c/o Buick 


Agency, 34th and Illinois. General con- 
tract awarded (on. cost plus basis) to 
Lynn B. Millikan, 501 N. Delaware St. 
Heating, plumbing and wiring not let. 
Start work soon. Brick, steel trusses, 
flat roof, steel sash, metal skylight, cop- 
per set front, salesroom 40x80 with tile 
fioor and base, steam heat, boiler and fuel 
room in basement, offices. . 


“Hotel (Add.) and Rem.: $15,000, 
“State Fair Grounds.” Archt., J. Edwin 
Kopf and Woolling, 401 Ind. Pythian 
Bldg. Owner, Indiana State Board of 
Agriculture. Owner builds. Heating 
and plumbing let to Strong Bros. Work 
started. 7 


Contracts Awarded 


*County Hospital: (rem. and add.), 
rem. residence into. hospital, erection of 
an addition and rem. present barn into a 
nurses’ home, Martinsville, Ind. Archt., 
D. A. Bohlen and Son, 1001 Majestic 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Board of 
Trustees of the Morgan County Memor- 
ial Hospital, Martinsville, Ind. General 
contract awarded to S. A. Hickman, Mar- 
tinsville, Ind.; heating, plumbing and 
wiring included in general contract. 


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Building: (general alteration and re- 
modeling), $48,000, 5 sty. Bldg., 17-23 
West Georgia St. Archt. and general 
contractor, J. Fred Brubaker, 157 East 
Market St. Owner, Havens and Geddes 
Co., 17 West Georgia St. Starting work. 

Residence: $15,000, 31 East 52nd St. 
Private plans. Owner and builder, Henry 
L. Simons, 4244 N. Capitol Ave. Ex- 
cavating. Brick veneer. 

Residence: $14,500, 37 East 52nd St. 
Private plans. Owner, Henry L. Simons, 
4244 N. Capitol Ave. Excavating. Own- 
er builds. Brick veneer. 

Residence (double): $10,000, 649-51 N. 
Oakland. Owner, Southern Building and 
Realty Co., 604 Guaranty Bldg. Exca- 
vating. Owner builds. 


Residence: (double), $10,000, 2853-55 


N. Talbott. Owner, Otis Kirkpatrick, 
4151 Broadway. Owner builds: Exca- 
vating. 


Residences: (3), $3,800 each. Owner, 
J. Albert Smith, c/o Fidelity Trust Co. 
Contract let to C. Paschall, 842 N. Belle 
View. 

Residences: (2 doubles), $5,000 each, 
329-31 and 325-27 N. Oakland. Owner, 
W. C. Fool, 1635 Montcalm. 

Residence: $5,000, 5030 Park. Owner, 
Lillian Kern, 409 E. 48th. Contract let 
to F. L. Oden, at site. 


Residence: (double), $5,000, 349-51 E. 


Orange. Owner, John C. and Eliz. A. 
Kerch. At site. 
ANDERSON 


*High School: $75,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
Alexandria, Ind. Archt., Ernest R. Wat- 
kins, 337 Farmers Trust Bldg., Ander- 
son, Ind. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, Alexandria, Ind. Plans in progress, 
will advertise for bids soon. 

“Township School (add.) and _ alt.): 
$30,000, Greensboro School Township, 


Henry county, Ind. Archt., Ernest R. 
Watkins, 337 Farmers Trust Bldg., An- 


derson. Owner, Homer C. Garriott, 
trustee, Kennard, Ind. Plans about 
completed. Bids soon. Brick, 2 sty. 


Work will consist of a three-room addi- 
tion, new combination gymnasium and 
auditorium, heating. nlumbing, wiring 
and general alterations. 


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*Grade School Building: $150,000, 2 ATTICA *Township School Building: (11 
sty. and bas., 80x176 (15 classrooms), rooms), 2 sty. and bas., 57x96, Warren 
“Shadeland school.” Archt., E. F. Miller, Bank: (rem.), 2 sty., 34x66, Veeders- Twp., St. Joseph county, Ind. Archt., 
545 Farmers Trust Building. Owner, burg, Ind. Archt., L. L. Johnson, Attica, R. L. Simmons, Beardsley Block, Elk- 
Board of School Trustees, Anderson, Ind. Ind. Owner, First National Bank, hart, Ind. Owner, Elmer Whitsel, trus- 
Plans in progress. Owner will advertise Veedersburg, Ind. Plans in progress. tee, R. R. No. 3, South Bend, Ind. Plans 


for bids about August Ist. Brick, terra 
cotta trim, folding partitions, comp. roof, 
split system of heating, iron and concrete 
stairs, slate blackboards. 


*Residence and Garage: $15,000, 2 sty. 
and bas. Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farm- 
ers Trust Bldg. Owner, E. E. Luse, 25 
West Tenth St. Plans in progress. 
Brick veneer, tile roof, water softener, 
tile and hardwood floors, autoraatic water 
heater, hot water heat. 


*Residence and Garage: $15,000, 2 sty. 
and bas. Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farm- 
ers Trust Bldg. Owner, George Pierce, 
1821 Central Ave. Plans in progress. 
Frame, tile or asphalt shingle roof, hot 
water heat, tile and hardwood floors. 


*Residence and Garage: $8,000. Archt. 
E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers Trust FPidg. 
Owner, H. L. Biery. Plans in progress. 
Frame. 

*“Church (addition of Sunday Schooi 
Rooms and Rem.): Archt., E. F. Miller, 
545 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, United 
Brethren Church. Plans in progress. 
Brick. 


Indiana Stone and Stucco, steel sash, 


oak interior trim. 


CONNERSVILLE 
*School Building: $71,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., Cortland, Ind. Archt., H. M. Grif- 
fin, McFarlan Bldg., Connersville; Me- 


chanical Engineer, Chas. R. Ammerman, 
Occidental Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 


Raymond Ritz, trustee, Cortland, Ind. 
General contract let to Dunlap and Co., 
Columbus, Ind.; heating and plumbing 
let to Herman F. Zietlow, 548. Eastern 
Ave., Indianapolis. 


ELKHART 


(16-bed addition), “Goshen 
Hospital,” Goshen, Ind. Archt., R. L. 
Simmons, Beardsley Block, Elkhart. 
Owner, Goshen Hospital, c/o City of 
Goshen, Goshen, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Brick, operating room, diet kitchens, 


main kitchen, dining room, dumb waiter, 
composition floors, Duilt- -up roof. Ready 
for bids about August a 


“Hospital: 


in progress. Owner will advertise for 
bids soon. Brick composition floor, built- 
up roof, metal windows, structural steel, 
private water system, steam heat. 


“Township School (addition of class- 
rooms and gymnasium), Walkerton, Ind. 
Archt., R. L. Simmons, Beardslay Block, 
Elkhart, Ind. Owner, Board of Educa- 
tion, Walkerton, Ind. Owner taking bids 
to close July 29 at 8 p..m. 1 sty. and 
bas., 60x112. Brick, composition roof, 
metal windows. 


*Church (add., rear and side): $50,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas., Second St. Archt., 
A. H. Elwood & Son, 505 Haynes Bldg. 
Owner, M. E. Church, Rev. F. F. Thorn- 
burg, 329 Second St. Brick and stone. 
Drawing plans. Owner will take bids 
soon. 


*Residences: (10) $6,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., various streets. Private plans. 
Owner and builder, Elkhart Investment 
Co., c/o W. G. Bussard, sec’y, 125 W. 
Marie St. Frame. Plans in progress. 

*Township School Building: 1 sty. 
and bas., 50x80, Osolo Twp., Elkhart 


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county, Ind. Archt., R. L. Simmons, 
Beardsley Bldg., Elkhart. Owner, Aaron 
Baker, trustee, Elkhart, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Owner will advertise for bids 
soon. Brick, hollow tile, steel, metal 
w-ndows, tile, concrete hardener. 


“High School (side add.), $50,000, 2 
sty., Ligonier, Ind. Archt., R. L. Sim- 
mons, Beardsley Bldg., Elkhart, Ind. 
Owner, B. of E., Pres. Mrs. Rena Stans- 
bury, sec’y, Ligonier. Brick. Plans com- 


pleted. Owner will advertise for bids 
soon. 
EVANSVILLE 
“Hotel: $350,000, Owensboro, Ky. 


Owner, New Owensboro Hotel Co., 
Owensboro, Ky. The Hicks Hotel Co., 
Chicago, Ill., will operate the hotel. 
General contractors, M_ J. Hoffman Con- 
struction Co., Evansville. Excavating. 


“Dam No. 47: The construction of a 
cofferdam to enclose the lock and the 
upper and lower guide walls at Dam No. 
47, Ohio river, will be commenced about 
July 10. 


Th‘s cofferdam will extend out about 
350 feet from the Indiana shore at low 
water, and about 2,200 feet in length 
and built to a height of abou: 18 feet 
above low water. 


In addition, there will be built a cable- 
way anchorage crib 50 feet out beyond 
the cofferdam at about the center line of 


cofferdam and built to a height of about 
18 feet above low water. 


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showing approval and details are on file 
in the United States engineer offices at 
Pittsburgh, Pa.; Huntington, W. Vas 
Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville, Ky., and 
Newburg, Ind. 

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Grade School (alteration and addition) 
$11,000.00, Somerville, Ind. Archt., An- 
cerson and Stingle, 108 Upper 4th, 
Evansville. Owner, Board of Education, 
Somerville, Ind. Plans in progress, work 
will consist of brick veneering present 
building, new heating plant, new roof 
and general alterations. 


“Apartment Building (4 apts.) rem. 
from residence: 1218 So. 6th St. Archt., 
Anderson and Stingle,, 108 Upper 4th. 
Owner, Patrick Maroney, 1218 So. 6th. 
Revising plans. New bids shortly. 


“Department Store (Rem. and Alt.), 
$15,000, 409 Main St. Archt., Alfred E. 
Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, 
Haas Ladies Wear Store, 409 Main St. 
Plans completed. Bids shortly. General 
alteration and remodeling, installation of 
an elevator, 


“Residence: Francisco, Ind. Archt., 


Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, A. J. Schuh, Fran- 
cisco, Ind. Owner ready for bids. 


Steam Heating Plant and Plumbing: 
$3,800.00, for school building at Chris- 
ney, Ill. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, F. Fred Berg- 
man, Pres.; James Adams, Sec., Chris- 
ney, Ind. Owner taking bids to close 
July 14, at 2:00 p. m. 


Residence: 2 sty. and bas. (7 rooms) 
Kentucky Ave. and Chandler. Archt., 
Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Owner, J. L. Knauss. Plans in progress, 
Brick veneer over hollow tile, asbestos 
—shingle roof, tile and hardwood floors, 
furnace. 


Church: 2 sty. and bas., 40x80, Provi- 
dence, Ky. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & 
Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville, Ind. 
Owner, Providence Baptist Church, Proy- 
idence, Ky. Plans in progress. Brick. 
Bids shortly. 


Office and Mercantile Building: 2 sty. 
and bas., 93x32, Providence, Ky. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville, Ind. Owner, St. Bernard 
Milling Co., Providence, Ky. Plans com- 
pleted. Bids soon. Brick. 

Theatre: $50,000. Providence, Ky. 
Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furni- 
ture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, R. J. 


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Hurley. In charge of company organ‘z- 
ing. Providence, Ky. Plans nearing 
completion. 1 sty. and bas., 50x150. 


Store and Residence: $8,000.00, 2 sty., 
26x127, St. Joseph Ave. and Michigan 


St. Archt., Anderson and Stingle, 108 
Upper 4th. Owner, August Khrome 
(Jewelry Store). Plans in progress. 
Frame, metal ceiling, metal lath and 
stucco, hardwood floors. 


Duplex: (rem. from residence). Archt., 
Frank J. Schlotter, 113% Upper 4th. 
Owner, Miss Helen Boepple, 211 Wash- 
ington Ave. Plans in progress. Bids 
shortly. 


*Residences (10): Jasper, Ind. Archt., 
Anderson and Stingle, Evansville. Own- 
er, Jasper Realty Co., Jasper, Ind. Re- 
vising plans. Frame. 


Bank (Rem. and Add.), $25,000, Caney- 
ville, Ky. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and 
Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Own- 
er, Bank of Caneyville, Caneyville, Ky. 
Plans completed. Work will consist of 
a new addition, brick walls, comp. roof, 
concrete vault, vault door, new bank fix- 
tures and general interior alterations. 


School: (addition of 2 class rooms and 
heating system); $10,000, Chrisney, Ind. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville, Ind. Owner, Board of 
Education, Chrisney, Ind. Plans com- 
_ pleted. Bids soon. 


Contracts Awarded 


*School: $15,000, Folsomville, Ind. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Wayne 


Wright, trustee, Folsomville. General 
contract awarded to Ira Smith, Oakland 
City, Ind. Frame. 

*School: $7,000 (2 rooms) “Pelzer 
Grade School,” Boonville, Ind. Archt., 
Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville, Ind. Owner, Board of Edu- 
cation, Boonville. General contract let 
to M. Richardson, Boonville, Ind. Frame. 


*Residence: (7 rooms), McCormick 
Ave. and Bayard Park Drive. Archt., 
Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Owner, Louis Hahn. General contract 
awarded to John Wilkins. Frame, Co- 
lonial type. 


Residences (2): Privaie plans. Own- 
er and builder, John J. Nolan. Start 
work soon. To build in Scholz-Nolan 
Sub-division. 


FT. WAYNE 


Contracts Awarded. 


“Masonic Temple and 3 Store Rooms: 
$50,000, 2 sty. and bas., 50x125, Garrett, 
Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff 
Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Masonic 
Lodge, H. F. Mountz in charge, Garrett, 
Ind. General contract awarded to Olds 
Brothers Construction Co., Fort Wayne, 


Ind., $43,000; heating, plumbing and 
wiring not let. Start work in 10 days. 
Brick, stone trim. 


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*Bank and Offices: $40,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 25x75, Garrett, Ind. Archt., A. M. 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Fi. Wayne. 
Owner, Garrett Savings and Trust Co., 
Garrett, Ind. General contract awarded 
to Oscar Springer, 1525 Crescent Ave., 
Ft. Wayne, Ind., for $32,500. Start 
work shortly. Brick, stone trim. 


Building Permits 


Issued- to L. A. Prough, residence, 
3625 Bowser avenue, cost $4,500. E. A. 
McBeth, addition to apartment, 821 W. 
Berry St., cost $20,000; William Nassen- 
stein, filling station, Hanna St., cost 
$3,000; J. J. Lan‘z, residence, 1622 Bart- 
hold St., cost $5,000. 


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School Building: (4 rooms), Channon, 
Illinois, near Joliet, Ill, Areht., A. C 
Berry & Co., Ruff Bldg.. Hammond, Ind. 
Owner, Board of Education, Channon, 
Ill. Plans in progress. Brick. 


*Store and Apartment: $10,000, 2 sty., 
27x55. Archt., Mac Turner. Owner, Mr. 
M. Sudz, 119th St., Robertsdale, Ham- 
mond. Plans in progress. 


Apartment Building: (8 apts.), $20,- 
000. Indiana and Jessie Sts. Owner, 
Ed. Grambo. General contract awarded 
to Rhoades and Graves Constr. Co. Brk. 


“School (add.): $36,000, Griffith, Ind. 
Archt., Mac Turner, 627 So. Hohman St., 
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Trustees, L. A. Southworth, Secy., Grif- 
fith, Indiana. Owner taking bids to close 
July 9th. Brick. 

Store Bldg. and Office and Apt. Bldg. 
(top add. and int. alt.), $80,000, 1 sty. 
50x125. Archt., Mac Turner, 627 Hoh- 
man St. Owner, D. R. O. Ostrowski, 716 
Hammond St. Breck anz stone. Archt. 


will take bids about August 1. Drawing 
plans. 
Residence: $12,000, 1 sty. and bas., 


28x65, Hammond, Ind. Archt., Worth- 
mann & Steinback, 155 N. Clark St., 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, M. Varellas, c/o 


archt. Face brick. Archt. taking bids. 
KOKOMO 
*School (addition), $30,000, Union 


School Township, Miami County, Ind. 
Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1125 
N. Buckeye St., Kokomo., and 1050 N. 
Delaware St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Henry Knauff, trustee, Deedsville, Ind. 
General contract. awarded to Wabash 
- Construction Co., Wabash, Ind.; heating 
and plumbing let to Hipskind Heating 
and Plumbing Co., Wabash, Ind. 


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*Masonic Temple: $700,000, 6 sty. and 
bas., 117x200, Main and Madison Sts., 
Muncie. Archt., Kibele and Gerard, 335 
Johnson Bldg. Owner, Masonic Temple 
Assn., Muncie, Ind. Foundation in and 
steel about erected. Archt. taking bids 
on general contract to close July 10th. 
Brick, fireproof construction. Face brick, 
steel frame. reinforced concrete and hol- 


low tile construction. 
Fewer House, $26,500; Pipe Tunnel, 


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£15,000: At the Eastern Division, Indi- 
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Archt., Kibele and Gerard, 335 Johnson 
Bldg., Muncie, Ind. Owner, Dean of the 


Faculty, Eastern Division, Indiana 
State Normal School, Muncie, Ind. (See 
legal advertising in this issue.) Bids 


were not received July 5th on account of 
changes in the specifications. Owners 
will readvertise for new bids shortly. 


*Church: (remodeling), Hartford City, 
Ind. Archt., Houtk and Smenner, 123% 
West Main St., Muncie, Ind. Owner, 
The Christian Church, Hartford City. 
Owner taking bids to close July 11. 


*Church and Sunday School: $55,000, 
1 sty. and bas., 50x80, Madison Street. 
Archt., Houck and Smenner, 123% West 
Main St. Owner, Madison Street M. E. 
Church, Rev. J. H. Runkle, 1406 S. Madi- 
son St. Plans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim, folding partitions, art glass, fur- 
nace heat, will contain auditorium, kit- 
chen, Sunday School rooms, banquet 
hall. 


Muncie Y. W. C. A. Building: $238,- 
000, Adams and Jefferson Sts. Owner, 
Y. W. C. A. Owners are conducting and 
financing campaign. The building will 
contain administrative offices, assembly 
hall, department club rooms, gymnasium, 
and swimming pool. Probably mature 
late fall. 


*Residence: (14 rooms, 4 baths) and 
(3-Car Garage): Muncie, Ind. Archt., 
Frederick W. Wallick, 308 Hume-Mansur 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Arthur Ball, 
c/o Ball Bro hers Manufacturing Co., 9th 


St. near Macedonia Ave., Muncie, Ind. 
Plans in progress. , Brick and hollow tile, 
cut stone, slate roof, marble and tile, 
ornamental wrought iron. 

*Clubhouse: Muncie, Ind.  Archt., 
Frederick W. Wallick, 308 Hume-Mansur 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Prelimi- 
nary Association only as yet; officers will 
be announced later. Frame and stucco. 
Will contain 12 rooms. Sketches. 


NEWCASTLE 


*Schools: 1 bldg., 1 sty. (2 rooms), 
including htg., plmg. and wiring, $18,- 
000, Sugar Grove School Dist. No. 8 on 
Cadiz Pike, 2 miles west of Newcastle; 
School (1 room addition to bldg., Dist 
No. 4, Riley School), including plumbing 
and wiring, $6,000, and for placing sani- 
tary closet and plumbing in a bldg. in 
Dist. No. 7 to cost $1,500. Archt., Chas. 
W. Taylor, Newcastle. Owner, James 0, 
Crim, trustee, 200 Colonial Bldg., New- 
castle. General contractor, John Ogborn, 
Newcastle, Ind. Htg. and plmg. let to 
W. E. Ogborn, Newcastle. 

*School: $62,000, Gaston, Ind. Archt., 
Chas. W. Taylor, 206 Maxim Bldg., New- 
castle, Ind. Owner, Henry M. Long, 
trustee, Gaston, Ind. General contract 
awarded to Chas. W. Morrow, 1006 East 
Main St., Muncie, Ind. Heating and 
plumbing let to Chas. Liniger, Hartford 
City, Ind. 


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Richmond. Owner, The Fiber Conduit 
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Supt. of Constr., John W. Mueller, Pal- 
ladium Bldg., Richmond, Ind. Will build 
a western plant at Richmond this sum- 
mer. A site of 32 acres has been pur- 
chased in West Richmond. Plans in 
progress. 


*High School: $80,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
133x80, Milton, Ind. Archt., Werking & 
Son, Palladium Bldg., Richmond. Owner, 
William Miller, trustee, Milton. Plans 
completed. Owner taking bids to close 
July 23. Brick, built-up roof, D.-I. heat- 
ing, private light and sewage disposal. 


“Heating and Plumbing System: $6,- 
000, for school building in Jacksonburg, 
Ind., Harrison Twp., Wayne county. 
Archt., Werking and Son, Palladium 
Bldg., Richmond. Owner, Isaac  L. 
Brooks, trustee, Cambridge City, Ind. 
Owners taking bids to close July 27. 


“Residence and Garage: $20,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 40x65. Ajrcht., George W. 
Mansfield, 336 Colonial Bldg. Owner, 
Jacob Miller, (hardware), East Main St. 
Plans in progress. Brick veneer over 


frame, steam heat, tile baths, metal~- 


rorch columns, tile roof, hardwood 
floors, ornamental iron. 
*School: (rem. and general altera- 


tions), $12,000, Bryant, Ind., Jay county, 
Bearcreek Twp. Archt., Werking and 
Son, Palladium Bldg., Richmond. Owner, 
Chas. G. Bishop, trustee, Bryant, Ind. 
Plans in progress, work will consist of 
brick work, new toilet system and gen- 
eral alterations. 


*Country Club: Archt., Werking and 
Son, Palladium Bldg. Owner, Richmond 
Country Club, Richmond. Owners will 
either spend $10,000 on remodeling 
present building or build a new club 
i to cost $40,000. Definite data 
ater. 


*Grade School: $30,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
70x70, District No. 6, Wayne Twp., 
Wayne County Ind. Archt., Werking 
and Son, Palladium Bldg., Richmond, 
Ind. Owner, Charles Hodge, trustee, 
Richmond. Plans completed. Advertise 
for bids shortly. Brick, stone trim, built- 
up roof, direct-indirect system of heat- 
ing, private light plant, sewage system. 


“Lodge Building: (side addition), 
$70,000, 3 sty. and bas., 49x66. Archt., 
George W. Mansfield, 336 Colonial Bldg. 
Owner, Eagles Lodge No. 666, August 
Johanning, Chmn. Bldg. Comm. Plans 
completed. Brick, elevator, comp. roof, 
tile work, ext. to present htg. plant, 
new boiler, will contain gymnasium, bil- 
liard room, cafeteria, kitchen and club 
rooms. 


SOUTH BEND 


“Auditorium (add. side to lodge), $20,- 
000, 1 sty. and bas., 82x100, 613 W. 
Washington St., South Bend. Archt., 
Truss Concrete Steel Co., Detroit, Mich. 
Owner. Avalon Grotto, N. 48, M. O. V. 
P. E. R.. B. S. Haswell, 13 N. Michigan 
St., South Bend. Brick and stone. Plans 
in progress. 


“Club House and Lodge: $100,000, 2 
sty. and bas, 100x200. W. Jefferson St., 
South Bend. Archt., Nicol-Scholer & 
Hoffman, Ross Bldg., LaFayette, Ind. 
Owner, Knights of Columbus, South 
Bend, Council No. 553, J. Webber, Jef- 
ferson St., South Bend. Will take bids 
in 60 days. 


*Hotel (La Salle; add. side), $100,000, 
3 sty. and bas., 90x100, N. Michigan St., 
South Bend. Archt., Nicol, Scholer & 
Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette, Ind. 
Owner, La Salle Hotel Bldg. Corp., H. J. 
Lederer, La Salle Hotel, South Bend. 
Brick. Plans in progress. . 


TERRE HAUTE 


Grade School (8 room addition) $85,- 
000. 2 sty. & bas. 35x70. “Cruft School,” 
Terre Haute. Archt., Shourds-Stoner 
Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees, Homer L. Willianis, 
Prest., M. D. Hiddon, Secy., Terre Haute. 
Plans in progress. Brick, stone trim, 
steam heat. 


*Stadium: $500,000. Archt., Shourds- 
Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, 
City of Terre Haute, Board of Public 
Works. General contractors, North-Haf- 
fin Construction Co. Work not started. 
Bonds will be sold July 11th. If bonds 
sell work will be started at once. Reinf. 
concrete. 


Residence: $12,000. “Deming Sub Di- 


vision.” Archt., Johnson, Miller and Mil- 
ler, 30 No. 5th St. Owner, Associated 
Building Contractors of Terre Haute. 
Plans in _ progress. Frame, furnace, 
asphalt shingle roof. 


“Childrens Hospital: $25,000. Archt., 
Jchnson, Miller and Miller, 30 No, 5th 
St. Owner, Board of County Commrs. 
F'roject temporarily in abeyance. 

“Church: $40,000. Martinsville, Ind. 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 
No. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, Chris- 
tian Church, Roy Tilford, Chmn., Mar- 
tinsville. Plans nearing completion. 
Ready for bids in two weeks. Brick, 
stone trim. 


Store and Apartment Building: 2 sty. 
and bas. 45x70. Spelterville, Indiana. 
Archt., Thomas and Allen, 25% So. 5th 
St., Terre Haute. Owner, Joe Perucca, 
Spel.erville, Ind. (Terre Haute Post 
Cffice). Plans completed. Bids shortly. 
Brick and hollow tile, steam heat, comp. 
roof, 2 stores and 2 apts. 


Cffice (Coal) $6,000. 1 sty. 34x42. 
South Bend, Ind. Archt., Thomas and 
Allen, 25% So. 5th St., Terre Haute, 
Owner, Vermillion Coal Co., Clinton, Ind. 
Ilans in progress. Bids soon. Brick, 
comp. roof, 2 szales. 


Residence: $9,000. 
42. “Davis Gardens.” 
Reintzes, 523% Ohio St. Owner, J. W. 
Fowler. Plans in progress. Brick 


veneer, furnace heat, asphalt shingle 
roof, 


1 sty. & bas. 30x 
Archt., Floyd and 


Contracts Awarded. 


*School $7,000. Saline City, Indiana. 
Archt., Johnson, Miler and Miller, Terre 
Haute. Owner, Sherman Nicoson, Trus- 
tee, Center Point, Indiana. General con- 
tract let to Homer McCullough, Ashboro, 
Indiana. Frame constr. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Bloomington: Residence and Garage: 
$10,000, Sluss Ave. in University Courts 
Addition. Owner, R. G. Miller (attor- 
ney). Site purchased. Will build early 
next spring. 


Gary: Bank and Office: 1 sty and 


bas., Gary. Archt., R. M. Vitzthum, 605 


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N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Il. Owner, 
The Mid City State Bank, L. H. Gleuck, 
Fres., Gary. Brick. Archt. taking bids. 


Galena: School: About $17,000, 1 
sty. and bas., 45x64, Galena. Archt. 
Earle Embrey, 427 Elsby Bldg., New Al- 
bany, Ind. Owner, School Board of Ga- 
lena, J. C. Scharnel, Galena. Brick ve- 
neer, s:one or brick. Plans in progress. 
Advertise for bids soon. 


Ligonier: Tubular Wells for City, En- 
gineer, Alvord, Burdick and Howson, 8 
So. Dearborn St., Chicago. Owner, City 
of Ligonier, T. E. Jeanneret, City Clerk. 
Owner faking bids to close July 26th at 
7:00 p. m. 


Madison: Motion Picture Theater 
(rem.). Owner, George A. Monroe and 
Dr. Samuel Winn. Taking bids. Work 
will consist of a rear addition, raising 
ceilings and general alterations. 


*Roann: Residence (10 rooms), $18,- 
000, 1% sty. and bas., 44x68, Roann. 
Archt., F. P. Allen & Son, Housemann 
Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. Owner, Wm. 
Gause, Roann. Brick, Finishing plans. 


Rockport: Res. and Garage, 1 sty. 
and bas., Rockport. Archt., Alfred FE. 
Neucks, 515 Peoples Bank Bldg., Evans- 
ville, Ind. Owner, F. W. Reinstidt, Rock- 
port. Frame. Drawing plans. 

“Winslow: Church, $25,000. Owner, 
M. E. Church. Owner taking bids to 
close at once. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Washington: Bank, $65,000. Archt., 
John P. Bayard, Vincennes. Owner, 
Washington National Bank, Washington, 


Ind. General contractor, John Kretz, 
Washington. Excavating. 
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bids July 5, 1923, for erection and com- 
pletion of power house, tunnel, etc., at 
Eastern Division of Indiana State Nor- 
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lished in this paper is hereby rescinded 
on account of changes in the specifica- 
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Board of Trustees as advertised. 

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Indiana 


15 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, Ist Vice-President 
EWING MILLER, 2d Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
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Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 


- KURT VONNEGUT 


ARCHITECTS MUST AWAKEN 
(Continued from Page 5) 


fession. Your Board of Direciors has 
during the year been experimenting with 
this theory, and I think will bear me out 
in the conclusion that each regional 
meeting has been a greater success than 
the preceding ones only because the en- 
thusiasm had been spreading. I firmly 
believe that the regional idea is practi- 
cal, and if developed and properly or- 
ganized will make the Indiana Society 
of Architects a greater power in the 
state and a more intimate factor in ad- 
vancing the business of practicing archi- 
tecture. The fact that it has heretofore 
seemed impossible, or impractical, to or- 
ganize the architects of a single com- 
munity and maintain that organization 
in peace and harmony I believe is be- 
cause there has been no mother organi- 
zation to hold them together. How long 
would be the existence of your Rotary 
and Kiwanis clubs, your Insurance and 
Real Estate Exchanges, your political 
clubs and the hundreds of other organi- 
zations that have grown in power and in- 
fluence in the last few years were it not 
for the influence of a greater organiza- 
tion that binds them together and nour- 
ishes them with enthusiasm and loyalty ? 
The town, city and state are the vitals 
of our Government; but how long could 
they thrive were it not for the great 
central government that welds them to- 
gether? Again. what would be the 
strength of an International Rotary or 
Kiwanis, or of a government, were it not 
for the smaller representative bodies? 
It seems to me that the Indiana Society 
of Architects has grown to that extent 
that it will not funcion proverly without 
the establishment of local or regional 
vnits; and I believe that the regional 
units will be made possible through the 
influence and guidance of a state-wide 
organization. 

“The work of establishing and organ- 
izing regional clubs has not vet been 
undertaken. Your board of directors, 
as I have said. have thus far only con- 
ducted a series of experiments and we 
do not feel that these exveriments 
should be converted into a definite con- 
structive volicv without the consent and 
co-overation of the Society. 

“The Society has grown strong, and is 
growire stronger with but compara- 


tively little effort on the part of its mem- 
bership. It is recognized by the state 


. and public as a dignified body: not by 


reason of any power it exerts nor 
through any united effort or display of 
enthusiasm, but because of a recognized 
necessity for such an organization. The 
architect occupies too important a place 
in the commercial and artistic elements 
of our national life to evade this recog- 
nition; we are confronted with it whether 
we invite it or not. I hesitate to esti- 
mate the extent of its influence if the 
members of this Society ever get down to 
work and make of it a serious and vital 
part of their business. 

“I am not unmindful of the splendid 
work that has been done by many of our 
members. The passage of the Building 
Council Law was the beginning of one of 
the biggest things that has ever been 
accomplished, and much credit is due the 
Society for its part in this achievement. 
Your board of directors has been dili- 
gent and faithful in the performance of 
its tasks. The committees have re- 
svonded promptly and efficiently and 
their work was well done. But as an 
organization I do not believe the Society 
as a whole has yet recognized its re- 
sponsibility. When this awakening 
comes we will see our opportunity and 
there will be for someone a real job. 
And when that job is finished there will 
be not a single reputable architect in the 
State of Indiana but that will hold his 
membership in the Society as a most 
valved asset in his profession. 

“Through some weakness in the ad- 
ministration of our affairs it has seemed 
to me that we do not have the full sup- 
port and whole-hearted loyalty of the 
entire membership. We have not yet 
been able to sell this Society 100 per 
cent to every member. This is evi- 
denced by the fact that we do not have 
a larger attendance at these conventions. 
Many have neglected for some time to 
pay their dues. Many of the bes‘ archi- 
tects in the state do not yet feel the need 
of a membership in this Society. I am 
informed on good authority that from 
row on this is going to be a dues-paying 
Society, or else there must be another 
change made in our by-laws. 

“Perhans it will not be possible to en- 
tirely exterminate that deadly germ of 
professional jealousy that sans the 
strength of this organization. But I 


hope the time may come when the archi- 


tect will feel a greater concern toward 
the jobs that he has than for the jobs 
that the other fellow gets; when he can 
glance down the pages of the Recorder 
and see a long list of school houses that 
Elmer Dunlap landed without getting 
sore, or two new million dollar office 
buildings with Bob Dagget’s name at- 
tached without ‘wondering how he gets 
away with it. I believe that the easiest 
way to get business is to let the people 
know that you are going to give them a 
full measure of’intelligent service. When 
you get that kind of advertising over and 
can make it good, your greatest trouble 
will be to hire enough draftsmen to get 
the work out, and you won’t have much 
time to worry about the other fellow. 
This theory does not emanate from some 
soft spot in my brain, but is merely one 
of the things I have observed in getting 
acquainted with other architects.” 


REMOVAL NOTICE 


Indianapolis Architect Changes Office 
Location 


Herbert Foltz, one of Indianapolis’ 
best known architects, who for a num- 
ber of years ‘has been located in the 
Lemcke Annex announces the removal 
of his office to Suite 704-710 in the new 
J. F. Wild Building, 123 E. Market St. 


ERSTWHILE PROMINENT INDIANA 
ARCHITECT DIES 


Built Many Courthouses in His Younger 
Days 


Brentwood S. Tolan, age 68, prominent 
architect and designer of public build- 
ings in former years, died at the Lu- 
theran hospital, Fort Wayne, June 30, 
after a prolonged illness from a compli- 
cation of diseases. Mr. Tolan designed 
the courthouses for Delaware county, 
Muncie, Ind.; Whitley county, Columbia 
City, Ind.; Laporte county, Laporte, Ind.; 
Kosciusko county, Warsaw, Ind., and 
Allen county, Fort Wayne. He also col- 
laborated with his father, Thomas J. 
Tolan, in designing the courthouse at 
Chattanooga, Tenn. 

He was born in Delphois, Ohio, and 
moved to Fort Wayne in 1874, remaining 
there until five years ago, when he en- 
tered a partnership in Lima, Ohio. 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
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NOT UP TO MAY, BUT BUILDING 
FIGURES SHOW GAIN OVER 
JUNE, 1922 


First Six Months’ Total for 1923 Is 119% 
Ahead of That for 1922 


While slipping back behind the volume 
for May, the Evansville building figures 
in June compared favorably with those 
for the corresponding period a year ago 
and added materially to the total busi- 
ness for 1923. 

During the month of June this year 
there were granted 216 permits with a 
total estimated valuation of $275,685 as 
against 166 permits for $244,370 for the 
Same period of 1922. This was a gain 
of 50 permits and 12.8 per cent as re- 
gards the money involved. The June fig- 
ures fan 7.3 per cent behind the May, 
1923, estimated valuations. 

The local building figures for the year 
to date are: 


Month . Per Est. Val. 
BT a 116 $ 208,000 
Rebriuary wa50. 00%. 94 450,898 
Marci as yAts’ 353,465 
ALBERS iat Bes ot 270 969,175 
Magee eee 243 297,454 
fungi! ee a 216 275,685 

Total, 6 months_____ 1,152 $2,554,677 

6 months, 1922. 948 1,166,134 

Gain, 192¢Apeeeowe.... 204 $1,388,543 


NO LET UP APPARENT 


Business in Building Circles Holding Up 
Nicely 


Though local building statistics of late 
would indicate that there has been a let 
down in Evansville construction work, 
there is no surface indication of same. 
To all appearances the steady pace that 
has been maintained right along through- 
out the year is being continued. Evi- 
dence of the activity is apparent on all 
sides even to the business sections of the 
city where stores and other commercial 
structures are being remodeled and added 
to. Out in the suburban districts new 
houses in all stages of construction are 
to be seen on all sides and the contractors 
are finding a steady request for esti- 
mates on prospective work. As for em- 
ployment the situation among the build- 


—i a 


ing trades crafts was never better, there 
being a heavy demand for their services. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


The Vanderburgh county commission- 
ers have under contemplation the con- 
struction of a county garage wherein to 
house and store the county’s motor and 
highway equipment. A gasoline filling 
station and repair shop would be in- 
cluded in the scheme. It is estimated 
such a structure would cost from $27,000 
to $35,000. 


Contractor J. P. Wilkinson has been 
awarded the contract to erect a new 
home for Louis Hahn in Bayard Park 
Drive. 


Scarborough-Davies Co., general con- 
tractors, have the reinforced concrete 
roof slabs on the Franklin garage 
poured. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. ©. 


Maxirniecher:: Sia. 5) President 


BE. F. Oelschlager....__ -__ Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


: Phone 2001 
ee: 
ALMOST A QUARTER OF A MILLION 


DOLLARS FOR NEW RESI- 
DENCES LAST WEEK 


House Construction Active 


Permits for forty-four residences were 
issued by the city building inspector 
during the seven-day period last week. 
The total estimate of the value of the 
new homes is $235,779. None of the esti- 
mates is for a large amount, the great- 
est being for the sum of $9,500 and the 
average being for little more than $5,000. 


INDIANA CONTRACTORS DON’T 
KNOW WHAT TROUBLE IS 


Others 


Have Had Real 


Barriers — to 
Surmount 


For: Wayne contractors along with 
those from other Indiana cities who may 
have thought they had troubles this sea- 
son because of seeming labor shortages, 
wage disputes or delayed material ship- 
ments should pat themselves on the back 
because they got by so easily, for Chi- 
cago and New York contractors would 
have thought they were in clover had 
Indiana conditions ruled in their sections. 

Just*to bear out the argument, listen 
to what the New York contractor has 
been and is up against, a situation as de- 
scribed by the Monthly Bulletin of the 


Associated Builders of Chicago: 

“The New York contractor has had all 
the little difficulties to contend with dur- 
ing the 1923 building season. In addi- 
tion, to make life interesting, he has 
faced or is still facing: 


“A brick shortage which threatened to 
halt nearly all construction for two 
weeks. : 


“A militant strike by property owners 
against high building costs which has 
postponed $100,000,000 worth of con- 
struction. 


“A strike of 5,500 bricklayers for $1.50 
an hour and a two-year contract (now 
settled since grant was made). 


“A sympathetic strike of 6,000 brick- 
layers’ helpers (now off). 


“ «Snowball strikes’ in nearly all trades 
which brought wages decidedly above 
contract levels. 


“Threat of a general strike by the old 
New York Building Trades Council un- 
less its members were given a bonus of 
$1 a day. 


“The New Yorker’s troubles began 
early this year when the building boom 
in the various boroughs began to indicate 
its huge peak proportions. There being 
no authority to enforce the living up to 
of wage agreements, the ‘snow ball 
strike’ made its appearance. 


“The ‘snow ball strike’ fortunately is 
an evil which hasn’t made itself felt in 
Chicago. It is simplicity itself in opera- 
(ion but a creator of large losses for the 
contractor who has to get his work done 
on time. 

“A group of building mechanics will 
wait until a structure reaches a crucial 
point when it is most exposed to damage 
by wind and weather and then through 
a spokesman svggest that the whole 
gang is leaving on the morrow. 

“Inquiry generaly develops that there 
is a chance of higher pay on some other 
job. Of course if the contractor wants 
io meet the increase——., 

“Faced by a heavy financial loss the 


- New York contractor usually did. He 


found to his sorrow, however, that the 
‘snow ball’ artists were not content with 
striking once while a building was under 
construction. They repeated the process 
as often as they though they could get 
away with it. Protests to union head- 
quarters brought the bland reply that 
the strike wasn’t sanctioned but if men 
wanted to quit, the business agents didn’t 
know what they could do about it.” 

These are just a sample of conditions 
that have stared the New York contrac- 
tor in the face. Again we say, the Indi- 
ana contractor should pat himself on the 
back and offer up thanks. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


Bm We sungclaus = President 
PG se eegon 5} Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. ‘ 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


second 
me2t every 


meet every 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marion 
County this week. 


PLANS ON FILE 


Couniry Club: 2 sty. and bas., 72x 
81x63, Charleston, W. Va. Archt., Louis 
Lott, Dayton, Ohio. Owner, Kanawa 
Country Club, Wanawa Holding’ Corp., 
Charleston, W. Va. Bids close July 10. 
Stucco, tile roof, frpf. constr., will con- 
tain dining rooms, kitchen, locker rooms, 
billiard room, bowling alleys, boiler 
room, ball room. 


EARLY WAGE SETTLEMENT AND 
STEADY MATERIAL QUOTA- 
TIONS PLAY IMPORTANT 
PART IN INDIANAPOLIS 
BUILDING PROGRAM 


Both Boost This Season’s Activity 


Among the greatest contributing 
causes to the promising building con- 
struction volume that has been piling up 
at Indianapolis so far this year were the 
fairly speedy wage settlements made be- 
tween the contractors and the various 
building crafts and the steadiness with 
which the most essential material supply 
prices held. 

Getting a good early start building 
operations boomed along up to April Ist, 
without interruption and then came the 
wage readjustment period. A _ long 
drawn out labor wage controversy would 
have been disastrous to building pros- 
pects and a determined effort was made 
to reach an early and satisfactory de- 
cision. It required constant work, but 
the end sought was achieved except in 
a few instances and these latter were 
later overcome. 


Though increased scales were granted 
the margin was slight and the result at- 
tained was well worth the difference in 
that the working conditions were stabil- 
ized and work practically went right 

ahead with no great interruption, 
furthermore, the workmen have shown 
their satisfaction by producing. 

On the other hand. despite the high 
price cry, quotations though ruling firm 
to strong have held steady since early 


spring when slight increases were re- 
corded. The only price advance since 
spring quotations went into effect had to 
o with cement which went up. Other 
material prices, considerably under those 
of a few years back, have held steady 
right along even under an almost unpre- 
cedented demand that has heavily levied 
upon the output of the factories. 

The prospective builders who held off 
for lower prices even though advised 
that such was not to be expected, are 
no nearer thier goal than away bac 
last. spring, while the men who could 
read the signs and reason and who went 
ahead with their projects are ahead in 
that they will soon be in a position to 
occupy their buildings and _ have lost 
nothing from their procedure since there 
is no indication of any construction costs 
decline for some time to come if at all. 


NO ONE WORRIED 


Slight Easing Up In Indiana Building 
Circles But a Natural One and 
Viewed With Favor 


A decided lull made itself felt in In- 
dianapolis building circles the past week, 
it being one of the most featureless per- 
iods that has occurred this year. The 
building construction under way is going 
ahead at a good pace, but new work 
seems to have fallen off. There were no 


contracts of any consequence awarded 
and no really big jobs put out for bids. 
Architects revort things quiet and a 
slowing down of inquiries. The lethargy 
seems to have extended even to the city 
building inspection department where 
the demand for permits slackened con- 
siderabiy. 

Though a quietness has _ descended 
upon building affairs the architects and 
contractors are not concerned greatly, 
rather, they attribute the let down to the 
fact that we have now entered upon the 
vacation season and people are more in- 
terested in their summer outings and 
trips than they are in building contem- 
plations. 


Architects and others who have been 
connected with Indianapolis building af- 
fairs for years say that the slowing up 
process is but a natural one due to the 
summer and that from now on till fall 
they don’t look for much new work. 

However, these men say the indication 
is that unless something radical occurs 
a revival of building construction can be 
looked for beginning along in September 
and extending well on into the months 
to follow. 


There are those who view the present 
situation with favor in that it should 
allow much fo the work now under con- 
struction to be gotten out of the way and 
ease up the labor supply situation in the 
fall, making the craftsmen more avail- 
able at that time. As matters stood the 
visible supply of labor was heavily taxed 
end a respite was really needed to get 
the present volume of work started 
earlier in the year out of the way, the 
contractors thus not being forced to car- 
ry jt on into the winter for completion. 
: While no great amount of new work 
is cropping out there has been no sur- 
cease from the actual active construc- 
tions operations in force and everyone is 
more or less optimistic regarding the fu- 
ture of Indianapolis building. 


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BUILDING PERMITS 


($5,000 and Over) 
Week of June 28th to July 5th 

Residence: $25,000, 5555 Wash. Blvd. 
Owner, Mrs. Alex Taggart. General con- 
tract let to J. W. Darnell, 2435’ Broad- 
way. Brick veneer. 

Building (general alteration and re- 
modeling), $48,000, 5 sty. building, 17-23 
West Georgia St. Archt. and general 


k contractor, J. Fred Brubaker, 157 East 


Market St. Owner, Havens and Geddes 
Co., 17 West Georgia St. Starting work. 
*Church: $15,000 (portable bldg.), E. 
10th and Keystone. Owner, East 10th 
St. M. E. Church. Contract let to Kur- 
man Brick Co., Hume-Mansur Bldg. 


Residence: $13,000, 31 East 52nd St. 
Private plans. Owner and_ builder, 
Henry L. Simons, 4244 N. Capitol Ave. 
Excavating. Brick veneer. 


Residence: $12,500, 37 East 52nd St. 
Private plans. Owner, Henry L. Simons, 
4244 N. Capitol Ave. Excavating. 
Owner builds. Brick veneer. 


Residence: (double), $9,500, 649-51 N. 
Oakland. Owner, Southern Building and 
Realty Co., 604 Guaranty Bldg. Exca- 
vating. Owner builds. 


Residence: (double), $9,000, 2853-55 
N. Talbott. Owner, Otis Kirkpatrick, 
4151 Broadway. Owner builds. Exca- 
vating: 

Garage: $8,000, 1 sty., 70x62, rear of 
382 So. Senate Ave. Owner, Hamilton- 
Harris Co. Contract let to Frank Meid, 
538 W. 29th. 


Residence: (doubie), $8,000, 3636-38 N. 
Illinois. Owner, John N. Gaughan, 433 
N. California. Contract let to I. N. Dar- 
ter, 3015 Boulevard Place. 


Residence: $8,000, 339 N. Bolton. Own- 
er, Oscar G. Carlstedt, 5861 Lowell. Con- 
tract let to H. Bodensick, at site. 

Residence: $8,000, 5130 East New 
York. Owner, J. A. Skinner, 324 Poplar 
Road. Contract let to E. F. Eytchison, 
2519 N. Olney St. 


Residence: $8,000, 729-31 West 31st. 
Owner, Henry Syoeffler, 734 West 31st. 
General contract let to Chas. E. Smith, 
at site. 

Stores: $7,500, 1 sty., 34x121, 1500 E. 
Michigan. Owner, Standard Building 
and Wrecking Co., 1500 East Michigan. 

Residence: (double), $7,500, 1117-19 
N. Tuxedo. Owner, Mary A. Raney, at 
site. 


Residence: $7,000, 485 West 44th. 
Owner, Maynard Realty Co. Day work. 

Res‘dences: (2) $7,000 each, 313 and 
321 Blue Ridge. Owner, M. M. Miller, 
Fletcher Trust Bldg. Owner builds. 


Garage: $7,000, Southern Ave. Own- 
er, John Wentkee, c/o contractor. Con- 
tract let to William Goebes, 1622 S. 
Delaware St. 


Residence (double) $6,000, 2614-16 E. 
North. Owner, H. C. Pottschmidt, 2622 
E. Michigan. Contract let to W. I. 
Guthrie, 815 N. Sherman Drive. 


Residences: (2 doubles), 728-30 and 
813-15 N. Euclid. Owner, F. L. Palmer, 
4401 Washington Blvd. 

Residence: $5,000, 1045 King Ave. 
Owner, William Praid, at site. Contract 
let to E. R. Oliver, at site. 

Residence: $5,000, 909 N. Riley. Own- 
er, Alvina Sellmeyer, 1429 Southeastern. 
Pie sea let to Earl Kepper, 1918 Valley 

ve. 


20 INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


R emember 


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CHICAGO 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 21 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


So Wesley Reed.& 2c. 22s President 
BSB Coless) 2 eee Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


JOY KILLERS 


Agitators Always Trying to Rock the 
Boat 


It seems as if it is impossible these 
days to have peace and quiet in the labor 
world for any length of time. Just when 
it appears as if the kinks had been ironed 
out and there is a prospect of a respite 
from labor discord and worries and work 
can progress with little or no interrup- 
tion, along comes some agitator who im- 
mediately stirs things up and down 
showers more trouble. For instance, 
over at Chicago the other day Martin 
Egan, Seattle, of I. W. W. fame, “blew 
in,’ succeeded in interesting the laborers 
and away they went on a strike, threat- 
ening to tie up several millions of dol- 
lars’ worth of new building construction. 

Again, Foster, another I. W.: W. advo- 
cate who managed to wiggle loose from 
the clutches of the law up in Michigan, 
has moved on to Pennsylvania, where he 
is seeking to make converts to the I. 
W. W. cause from the ranks of the coal 
miners in that section and thus bring 
about more turmoil: and strife. 

It is to be regeretted that the laboring 
men can be imposed upon so readily by 
these Red agitators and stampeded at the 
least alleged provocation. These trouble 
makers are really parasites who, working 
upon the credulity of the less keen-witted 
laborer, pose as saviors, all the time 
feathering their own nests from the con- 
tributions of the men upon whom they 
prey. These same agitators never lose, 
instead the rank and file foot the bill in 
an effort to right supposed grievances, 
while the trouble makers collect their re- 
munerative toll from the hard earned pay 
of the men they are continually leading 
into the mire. 

It would profit the country generally 
if the government could secure a place 
in the South Seas, where such types of 
men as Foster, Egan and their ilk could 
be shipped. Maybe down there they 
could interest the cann‘bals, but it is just 
possible the interest of the cannibals 
would extend no farther than the soup 
pot. 


LOOKING OUT FOR THE CONTRAC- 
TORS’ INTERESTS 


Mr. F. L. Blanke of the Builders and 
Manufacturers’ Mutual Casualty Com- 
pany, spent the past week with us look- 
ing after the compensation insurance of 
the contractors. He will probably spend 
two or three weeks in this district. 


GOOD NEWS 
The announcement is made that the 
big million dollar deep sewer system for 


Hammond will be completed next spring. 
Work on the branch from Hohman street 
to Wolf Lake is to be started soon. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


Calumet building once more is moving 
forward with pleasing regularity except 
that some of the larger projects con- 
templated have been shelved temporarily, 
so ’tis said. Everybody is busy even 
down to the water boy and we are all 
hoping that for the time being, at least, 
the agitators will give us a wide berth. 
Every once in a while we have to pinch 
ourselves to convince that we are not 
sleeping and that the present is not a 
harmonious dream. 


The Central School building has about 
reached its new location. The contrac- 
tor expects to be ready to let it down 
on the new foundation soon. There is 
a move on foot to convert the old base- 
ment into a swimming pool temporarily, 


Rhoades Graves closed the contract 
to build a three-story brick, eight- 
apariment building at the corner of In- 
diana and Jessie streets for Mr. Ed 
Grambo to cost $20,000. 


Architect Mee Turner is preparing 
plans for Mr, M. Sudz, 119th street, Rob- 
ertsdale, the north ward of Hammond, 
for a brick store and flat building, one 
story, 27x53, estimated to cost $10,000. 


The school house at Griffith, now being 
refigured, is to be let the 9th. 


Architect Mac Turner opened the bids 
on the new power house for the Central 
School July 2.. 


Architect A. C. Berry & Co. is mak- 
ing plans for a four-room school house 
at Channon, Ill, near Joliet, estimated 
to cost $22,000. 


State Senator James Nedji, Whiting, 
has just placed a commission with 
Architect K. D. Norris, East Chicago, 
for the preparation of a set of plans for 
a $15,000 bungalow. It will be a story 
and a half high of pressed brick and 


terra cotta. 
KE. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas:PROWé5 cei eee ca President 
JA. Galivetcns- =: te - Secretary 


314 Main Street 


MUNCIE MASONIC TEMPLE BIDS 
BEING RECEIVED 


Effort to Be Made to Complete Large 
Structure This Year 


Building operations on the new $700,000 
Masonic Temple are being rushed right 
along. First the foundations were put 
in last fall and then this spring the con- 
tract for the erection of the structural 
steel frame was awarded. 


This latter operation is rapidly near- 
ing completion and bids are being re- : 
ceived to July 10 for the award of the 
general contract. The building will be 
six stories high, 117x200 feet, to be lo- 
cated at Main and Madison streets, of 
fire-resistive construction and when com- 
pleted will be a handsome addition to 
Muncie’s architectural possessions. 

Architect Cuno Kibele of Muncie de- 
signed the structure and is supervising 
the construction. 


GETTING AROUND THE LABOR 
CONGESTION PROBLEM 


Suggestions Advanced by Builders’ Con- 
gress 


At a recent congress of Boston build- 
ers the following recommendations were 
made relative to seasonable unemploy- 
ment in the building trades: 

Roofing—Do conductor and gutter re- 
pa in September, October and Novem- 

er, 

Painting—Do interior painting from 
December to April. 

Plumbing—Make alterations and ad- 
ditions from January to May. 

Clean out grease traps when houses 
are closed. Don’t wait until they are 
opened again. 

Heating—Overhaul and repair your 
heating plant when you shut down in the 
spring. Plan major repairs and replace- 
ment of heating plants during the winter 
so the work can be started April 1. 

Mansonry, Carpentry, Lathing and 
Plastering — Do miscellaneous interior 
remodeling from December 1 to April 1. 


WOULD ERECT A QUARTER OF A 
MILLION DOLLAR Y. W. C. A. 
BUILDING 


Action to That End Started 


Another large project in prospect for 
Muncie is a new $250,000 building for 
the Young Women’s Christian Associa- 
tion. A financing campaign has just 
been instituted and the hope is enter- 
tained that sufficient funds may be raised 
in time to get building details shaped up 
so that active construction operations 
can be started in the fall. 


EFFICIENCY OF LABOR 


Degree Varies According to Various 
Authorities 


Various authorities have fixed the ef- 
ficiency of labor from 40 to 60 per cent 
during the past two or three years, but 
the Wall Street Journal says it is about 
85 per cent as efficient as in 1913. Re- 
ferring to bricklayers in particular with 
a rate of pay of $14 a day, their rates 
are said to be about 155 per cent of 1913 
rates. And thus combining the two fig- 
ures the bricklayers’ real increase in cost 
is aout 200 per cent more than it was 
in : 


_ This Journal goes on to say that the 
inadequate requirements, for admission 
to labor unions during the war because 
of the few men available, and also the 
psychological reaction of these men un- 
der unusually high wages are both re- 
sponsible causes.—Pittsbu rgh (Pa.) 
Builders’ Exchange Weekly Bulletin. 


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PROSPERITY AND THE BUILDING 
CONTRACTORS 


Latter Enacting Role of Pinch Hitters 


In an address by George Woodruff, 
vice-president of the National Bank of 
the Republic of Chicago, delivered. before 
a meeting of the representatives of the 
building trades, in Chicago recently, Mr. 
Woodruff said: “Upon the intelligence, 
teamwork and vision of American build- 
ers now depends the immediate continued 
prosperity of the nation.” Mr. Woodruff 
based this expression upon a very care- 
ful study of the fundamental indices of 
finances and industry. 

“After carefully studying the impor- 
tant factors entering into our business 
activity,” he continued, “we are forced 
to conclude that our building boom has 
been supporting our recent prosperity. 
* * * Never in history have we had 
such a great amount of building, and the 
stimulating effect of this construction 


activity has been felt in practically all 
manufacturing lines. * * * 

“While all well-informed business men 
admit the possibility of a moderate busi- 
ness recession before the end of the year, 
neverthless it would seem that those en- 
gaged in the building industry are the 
‘pinch hitters’ who may be able largely 
to prevent this threatened slump. If our 
present building activity proceeds to fall 
down, the ensuing business recession will 
considerably decrease our prosperity un- 
til we can gather ourselves together for 
a fresh start, but if the building indus- 
try is able to tide us over into 1924 we 
may then find that a settlement of Eu- 
Topean social and political questions will 
make possible the sale of large amounts 


ors, and the proceeds of the sale of these 
securities would be used by Europe for 
the purchase of American goods. Such 
a development would prolong our pros- 
perity for some time to cone, because of 
the manufactured goods that would be 
shipped to foreign shores and because of 
the increased purchasing power of the 
grain-growing sections of our country 
that would follow the increased demand 
for agricultural products on the part of 
the people across the seas.”—July Issue, 
Contractors’ Atlas, New York City. 


TO SURVEY SEASONAL OPERATION 
IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES 


Special Committee Named to Carry on 
Work 


Savings, not only to the building in- 
dustry and its workers, but to the public 
generally are expected to result from the 
activities of a committee on seasonal 


operation in construction industries, the 
appointment of which by Herbert 
Hoover, chairman of the President’s Con- 
ference on Unemployment, has just been 
announced by the Department of Com- 
merce. This saving should be reflected 
in lower relative cost of dwellings and 
other buildings. The members of the 
committee are: 

Ernest T. Trigg, manufacturer, of 
Philadelphia, Pa., chairman: John W. 
Blodgett, manufacturer, of Grand Rap- 
ids, Mich.; John Donlin, president Build- 
ing Trades Department, American Fed- 
eration of Labor, Washington, .D. C.; L. 
F. Eppich. president National Associa- 
tion of Real Estate Boards, Denver, 
Colo.; A. P. Greensfelder, contractor, St. 
Louis, Mo.; John M. Gries. Department 
of Commerce, Washington, D. C.; Otto 
T; _Mallery, vublic works expert, of 
Philadelvhia., Pa.: Rudolph P. Miller, en- 
gineer, of New York; James P. Noonan. 
president Brotherhood of Electrical 
Workers, Washington, D. C.; William 
Stanley Parker, architect, of Boston, 
Mass.. and Edward Eyre Hunt, secretary. 
Mr. Trigg. as chairman, has called a 
meeting of the committee for July 10 
and 11 to lay out plans for a thorough 
study of the facts, 

Previous surveys have indicated that 
most construction actvitv is concentrated 
In seven to ten months of the year, which 
means that building trades workers can 
not find work in their trade during sev 
eral months, and that contractors’ or- 


engineers, building material producers, 
and others connected with construction, 
must usually remain idle for similar pe- 
riods. This idle time represents. waste, 
and direct losses to the construction in- 
dustries themselves, their workers and 
the public. 

The committee was formed in the hope 
that by examining the facts and pro- 
posed remedies, it might be able to sug- 
gest sound solutions, and obtain general 
co-operation in effecting them. It is the 
general impression that seasonal build- 
ing has been due perhaps more to custom 
than to weather, and it is expected that 
the investigation will throw light on this 
and other important points. 


TALK OVER NATIONAL SHEET 
METAL MEN’S CONVENTION 


St. Louis Affair Discussed by Capital 
City Furnace and Sheet Metal Men 


The monthly meeting of the Fur-Mets, 
an association composed of furnace and 
sheet metal jobbers and salesmen, was 
held at Indianapolis July 6. The meet- 
ing was called to order by President 
Jordan, who appointed Ralph Ingalls to 
act as secretary in the absence of Mr. 
Vorhees, and asked for reports on the 
national convention at St. Louis. F. A. 
Wilkening and Joseph Gardner both gave 
glowing accounts of the success of the 
convention and the hospitality of St. 
Louis. 

The outing committee was next called 
upon to report and Chairman Joseph 
Mattingly stated that the picnic ar- 
ranged for July 2 and 3 had been de- 
ferred by his committee on account of 
the proximity of the St. Louis convention 
date. The Fur-Mets commended the out- 
ing committee in their desire to avoid 
any conflict of dates with the national 
convention, and, following Chairman 


Mattingly’s suggestion, voted to lay over 
the picnic project for this year. 

An invitation was extended to the of- 
ficers and committee men of both the 
Fur-Mets and the Indiana Association of 
Sheet Metal Contractors, by President 
Paul R. Jordan, of the Fur-Mets, to get 
together for a good time at his summer 
cottage on White river, near Indianapo- 
lis, on Saturday afternoon and evening, 
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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Light Manufacturing Bldg.: $500,000, 
10 sty. and bas., 60x150, Liberty and 
East Washington St. Archt., William 
K.. Eldridge, 914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. 
Owner, The Liberty Realty Co., E. G. 
Spink, President, 914 Hume Mansur 
Building; G. B. Clippinger, Secretary, 
c/o Fletcher American Co., Market and 
Penn. St. Builders, The E. G. Spink Co., 
914 Hume Mansur Bldg. Plans in prog- 
ress Brick, reinforced concrete and hol- 
low tile floor and roof constr., steel sash, 
freight elevators. 


*County Poor Farm Bldgs.: (6) $130,- 
000. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
1050 No. Delaware St. Owner, Board 
of County Commissioners, Leo K. Fesler, 
County Auditor, Court House. Low bid- 
der on general contract, George A. 
Weaver, 2223 Brookside Parkway. Low 
bidder on electric work, Sanborn Electric 
Co., 309 No. Ill. St. Low bidder on heat- 


ing and plumbing, Roland M. Cotton Co., 


1720 East 10th. Will award contracts in 
the next few days. 


Consolidated Grade School: $100,000, 
(8 rooms), Dist. No. 7 and No. 8, Center 
School Township, Marion county, Indi- 
anapolis. -Archt., Donald Graham, 1128 
Hume-Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. Own- 
er, William H. Evans, trustee, 215 East 
New York St., Room 217, Indpls. Archt. 
selected. Brick, reinforced concrete, fire- 
proof construction, stone trim, comp. 
roof, slate blackboards, terrazzo floors, 
linoleum,  direct-indirect - heating and 
ventilating, metal sash, hollow tile, sep- 
tic tank, private water system, reinf. 
concrete floors and stairs, will contain 
manual training and domestic science 
depts. 


*School: (add. and alt.), $25,000, 
White River Twp., Hamilton County, 
Indiana. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap 
Co., 1050 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Noel Beeson, trustee, Atlanta, 
Ind., R. F. D. No. 1. All bids rejected. 
Rather indefinite when project will ma- 
ture. Brick. 


-*School: $90,000, Jefferson Township, 
Huntington county, Ind. Archt., The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware 
St., Indpls. Owner, Harvey M. Brown, 
trustee, Warren, Ind.,~ Route No. 1. 
Plans nearing completion. Owner will 
advertise for bids in 30 days. Brick, 
stone trim. 


*School: (alterations), Cartersburg, 


Ind., Liberty Twp., Hendricks county. 
Archt., Allen and Garriott, Lombard 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, D. S. 
Hazlewood, trustee, Clayton, Ind. Own- 
er taking bids to close July 30. Work 
will consist of installing a split system 
of steam heating, new plumbing, pump- 
ing outfit. nite he 
Contracts Awarded 

*Duplex Residence: $22,000, 36th and 
Washington Blvd. Archt., Frank B. 
Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
W. A. Waldorf, 3551 Washington Blvd. 
General contract awarded to J. C. Mc- 
Donald, 309 Baldwin Block; heating, 
plumbing and wiring in general contract. | 
Brick veneer, limestone trim, Tudor de- 
sign of architecture, tile roof, inciner- 
ator, tile baths, water softener. 


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*Township School: (add. and _alt.), 
$30,000. Greensboro Township, Henry 
County, Ind. -Archt., E. R. Watkins, 337 
Farmers Trust Bldg., Anderson. Owner, 
Homer C. Garriott, Trustee, Kennard, 
Indiana. Owner receiving bids to close 
August Ist at 10:00 a. m. Work will 
consist of a 3-room add., new combina- 
tion gymnasium and auditorium, wiring 
and electric fixtures, heating and ventil- 
ating systems, complete plumbing and 
sewerage disposal. The following are 
figuring general contract: Bowyer Con- 
struction -Co., Newcastle, Ind:; Pike 
Bros. Constr. Co., Newcastle; Benj. O. 
Hufferd & Son Constr. Co., Shirley, Ind.; 

E. L. Kennedy and Son. Rushville, Ind. 


“Residence and Garage: $15,000, 2 
sty. Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers 
Trust Bldg. Owner, E. E. Luse, 25 
West 10th St. Owner taking bids. Brick 
veneer, tile roof, hot water heat. 

Residence and Garage: $8,000. Archt., 
E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers Trust Bldg. 
Owner, H. L. Biery. Plans completed. 
Bids shortly. Frame. 

Store Front: Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 
Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Rapps 
Store. Taking bids. . Copper set. 


Contracts Awarded 
Residence and Garage: $15,000. Archt., 
E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers Trust Bldg. 
Owner, George Pierce, 1221 Central Ave, 
Owner builds and awards separate con- 
tracts. Frame, Starting foundation. 


BLOOMINGTON 

*Stadium: (reinforced concrete), $20,- 
000. “Indiana University.” Archt. and 
Engineer, Osborn Engineering Co., 2848 
Prospect Ave. S. E. Cleveland, Ohio. 
Owner, Board of Trustees, Indiana Uni- 
versity, John W. Cravens, Secy., Bloom- 
ington. 


FANS 


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Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
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Low bidder on general contract, venswood Addition. 


Bedford Steel and Construction Co., Bed- 
ford, Indiana. 
*Dormitory: (for girls), $250,000, “In- 
diana University.” Archt., Lowe and 
Bollenbacher, 108 So. La Salle St., Chi- 
cago, Ill. Owner, Board of Trustees, 
Indiana University, Bloomington. Plans 
nearing completion. Will adv. for bids 
in 30 days. Limestone, brick, Tudor 
Architecture. 


BLUFFTON 


*School Building: (township high and 
elementary): $80,000, Jackson School 
Township, ‘Huntington county, Ind. 
Archt., Everitt I. Brown, Studebaker 
Bank Bidg., Bluffton. Owner, P. B. Set- 
tlemyre, trustee, Roanoke, Ind. Owner 
receiving bids to close August 14, at 
2:00 p. m. Brick. 


| *Upland: High and grade school, 
$105,000, Upland. Archt., Everett I. 
Brown, Bluffton, Ind. Archt. (for re- 
pairs to Matthews school), Harry Bow- 
stead, Marion, Ind. Owner, Ross Troy- 
er, trustee, Upland, Ind. General «con- 
tractor, L. E. Wickersham, Logansport. 
Work not started. The bond issue of 
$105,000 will be sold by the trustee July 
31st 10:00 a. m. 1 sty.-bldg.,.14 class 
rooms. If bonds sell, work will be 


_started shortly. 


CONNERSVILLE 


*Schools (2) $28,700, Metamcra, Ind. 
Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heineman 
Bldg., Connersville. Owner, Louis R. 
Foster, _Trustee, Metamora, Indiana. 
General contract Jet to E. L. Kennedy 
s?d Sons, Ruspville, Indians. 

*School: $35,000, Zenas, Ind., Colum- 
bia Twp., Jennings County. Archt., 
Harry M. Griffin, McFarlan Bldg., Con- 
nersville. Owner, Enoch Morris, Ne- 
braska, Indiana, R. R. ‘General contract 
let to Theo. Schneider, Millhousen, Ind. 
Htz. and Plmg. to Harry Hicks, North 


Vernon, Ind. Excavating. Brick and 
tile. 1 sty. 65x57. 
EVANSVILLE 


Church, School and Parsonage: Jef- 
ferson and Evans Aves. Owner, The 
Trinity Lutheran Congregation, Rev. W. 
G. Polack, pastor; George Zurstadt, .Wil- 
liam H. Dress, Louis Holtman, Edgar 
Mutschler, J. H. Kratz, Ben Umbach, H. 
A. Mertz, building commitiee. Plans in 
progress. Owners expect to be ready 
for bids about August 15. ‘Brick, stone 


trim. , 
Residences: (100), $4,000 each, Ra- 
Owner, Evansville 


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Planing Mill Co., William Johann, man- 
ager. Start work in thirty days. Frame. 
Owner will build by day labor. 


*Church (add.): Tell City, Ind. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, St. Johns Evangeli- 
cal Church, Tell City. Bids in under 
advisement. Brick. 


“Residence and Store: $8,000. St. Jo- 
seph and Michigan. Archt., Fritz An- 
derson, 108 Upper 4th. Owner, August 
Krohn (jeweler). Bids in under advise- 
ment. Brick. 


*Residence: (8 rooms), 2 sty. and bas., 
Kentucky near Chandler. Archt., Harry 
E. Boyle & Co., Evansville. Owner, J. 
L. Knauss. Plans completed, ready for 
bids in a few days. Colonial type. 
Frame. ~ 


*Residence: $8,000, Albion, Ill. Archt., 
Harry E. Boyle and Co., Evansville. 
Owner, H. B.. Frankland, Albion, IIL. 
Owner taking bids. iy 

*Residence: $7,000, Rockport, Ind. 
Archt., Alfred Neucks, Peoples Bank 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, F. W. Rim- 
stidt, Rockport, Ind. Plans completed. 
Bids in a few days. 

*School: Heating for the Lodge Ave. 
School was let to Gottman and Weber, 
Evansville, for $2,147; wiring let to Chas 
Meiderich, Evansville, $284. 

Concrete Dam, Spillway and Pump- 
house: Helfrick Recreation Field. Own- 
er, Board of Park Commissioners, Wil- 
liam Habbe, Acting Clerk, City Hall. 
Owner taking bids to close July 17th 
at 2:00 p. m. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Store Bldg.: (add. and alt.), $15,000, 
409 Main St. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner Haas Store, 
Sylvan Haas, Mgr., 409 Main St. Gen- 
eral contract let to J. Bippus and Son. 


FORT WAYNE 


Grade School: $275,000, 24 rooms, 
“Lakeside School.” Archt., Guy Ma- 
hurin, 500 Lincoln Life Bldg. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Byron Som- 
mers, Prest., L. C. Ward, Supt. of 
Schools. Architect selected. Brick. 

Grade School: $275,000, “South Side 
Grade School.” 24 rooms. Archt., Chas. 
R. Weatherhogg, 250 West Wayne St. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Byron 
Sommers, Prest., L. C. Ward, Supt. of 
Schools, Ft. Wayne. Architect selected. 
Brick. 

*School: (new auditorium and gym- 
nasium bldg. and rem. present building). 


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Wolfake, Indiana, $19,500. Archt., 
Chas. R. Weatherhogg, 250 West Wayne 
St., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Chas. Ott, trus- 
tee, Wolfake, Ind. Owner receiving 
bids to close July 26th at noon. Frame. 

“Bank Building: $45,000, 1 sty., bas. 
and mezzanine. 42x38. Monroeville, In- 
diana. Archt., Chas. R. Weatherhogg, 
250 West-Wayne St., Ft. Wayne. Own- 
er, Citizens State Bank, Monroeville. 
Bids rejected. Too high. May revise 
plans and take new bids late this year. 
Brick, stone trim, hollow tile. 

*Office Building: 2 sty. and _ bas. 
Archt., Chas. R. Weatherhogg, 250 West 
Wayne. Owner, Ft. Wayne Rolling Mill 
Co. Bids rejected. Too high. May ma- 
ture late this year. Brick, frpf. constr. 

Grade School: $150,000, “Adams Dis- 
trict School,” 16 rooms. Archt., Pohl- 
meyer and Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg. 
Owner, Board ‘of ‘School Trustees, Byron 
Sommers, Pres.; L: C. Ward, Supt. of 
Schools, Ft. Wayne. Archt. selected. 
Brick. 

*Residence: $9,000. Archt., Pohlmeyer 
and Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg. Own- 
er, Otto Hegerfeld, 1230 Home Ave. 
Archt. taking bids. Frame. 

*Parochial School: $10,000, Garrett, 
Ind. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 
301 Central Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, 
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gar- 
rett, Ind. Bids rejected, too high. May 
revise pians and take new bids late fall. 
Brick. 

Residence: $12,000. Archt., Pohl- 
meyer and Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg. 
Owner, Herbert Eckhart, 1815 West 
Main St. Plans in progress. Frame. 

Grade School: $50,000, “Rolling Mill 
School.” Archt., Griffith and Goodrich, 
211 East Berry St. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Byron Sommers, Pres.; 
L. C. Ward, Supt. of Schools, Ft. Wayne. 
Architects selected. 

Grade School: (add.) $150,000, 16- 
room add., “The James Stuart School.’ 
Archt., Mahurin and Mahurin, 124 West 
Jefferson. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Byron Sommers, Pres.; L. C. 
Ward, Supt. of Schools, Ft. Wayne. 
Archt. selected. Brick. 

Store Building: (add. and alt.), $25,- 
000, Main and Harrison Sts. Archt., A. 
M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg. Owner, 
Epstein Bros., Main and Siarrison. Plans 
in progress. Work will consist of cop- 
per-set store fronts, structural steel, 
steam heat, and general interior altera- 
tions. 

Store (rem.). Archt., A. M. Strauss, 
705 Shoaff Bldg. Owner, Mr. Lewis J. 


PHONE RANDOLPH 4284 


Latker, 1322 So. Calhoun St. Plans in 
progress. Work will consist of copper- 
set store front and general alterations. 


*School: (rem. and add) $25,000, 
Flint, Ind., Jackson Township, Steuben 
county. Archt., F. G. Fortney, Citizens 
Bank Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Harley 
Merriett, trustee, Angola, Ind. Plans at 
State Board of Accounts for approval. 
Will advertise for bids shortly. Brick. 

Apartment Building (12 apartments) 
rem. from old residence, $20,000. Archt., 
Ray Aurentz, Bass Block. Owner, E. 
A. MacBeth, Sweeney Block. Plans in 
progress. Owner will probably build by 
day labor, starting work soon, Brick, 
steam heat, new plumbing, In-a-Door 
beds, hardwood floors, laundry equip- 
ment, electric wiring and fixtures, built- 
up-roof. 

Commercial Garage: 1 or 2 sty., 60 
x145. Archt., Leighton Bowers, Utility 
Bldg. Owner, name withheld for pres- 
ent. Plans in progress. Brick, steel 
sash, comp. roof, steam heat. 

Residence (rem. and add.) $12,000, 
Hicksville, Ohio. Archt., Leighton 
Bowers, Utility Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Own- 
er, Dr. J. S. Hull, Hicksville, Ohio. Plans 
about completed. Owner will build by 
day labor. Frame, heating, plumbing, 
wiring, incinerator. 

Church: Hot Springs, South Dakota. 
Rev. E. E. Foelber, pastor. Archt., J. 
M. E. Riedel, Noll Bldg., Ft. Wayne. 
Owner, Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
Hot Springs, South Dakota. Plans sent 
to owner. Owner taking bids. Tile and 
stucco, furnace. 


Bungalow: $9,000. Archt., Henry 
Schnorr, Noll Bldg. Owner, Geo. B. 
Warren, 830 West Wayne St. Start 
work shortly. Stucco and frame, fur- 
nace, asphalt shingle roof. 

Stores: $20,000, 2 sty. Archt., Henry 
Schnorr, 401 Noll Bldg. Owner, Her- 
man Scheele. Archt. taking bids. 
Brick. 


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Contracts Awarded 


“Factory Building, Office and Power 
Plant: $100,000, Erie St. Archt. and En- 
gineer, C. B. Rowley, Cleveland, Ohio. 
Owner, The National Handle Co., Ft. 
Wayne. General contract let to The 
Rice-Jones Construction Co., Cleveland, 
Ohio, 2 sty., 210x50. Brick, steel sash. 

“Commercial Garage and_ Storage: 
$75,000. Archt., Chas. R. Weatherhogg, 
250 West Wayne St. Owner, The Yel- 
low Cab Co., James Ford, Mgr. General 


Heavy Joists and 
Timbers 
Large Hardwood 
Stock and 
Facilities for 
Manufacturing 
Millwork and 
Wood Specialties 
For Factory Use 
Car Lots 


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contract awarded to the Indiana Engi- 
neering and Construction Co., Central 
Bldg., Ft. Wayne.; heating, plumbing 
and wiring not let. Brick, reinf. con- 
crete, steel, steel sash, steam heat, 3 
sty. and bas., 60x210. . 


“Stores, Offices and Commercial Ga- 
rage: $150,000, 2 sty. and bas., 125x150. 
Archt., PFohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 301 
Central Bldg. Owner, I. Freiberger Co. 
(Central. Grocery Co., 201-05 West 
Wayne St. General contractor, Oscar 
Springer, 1525 Crescent Ave.; heating 
and plumbing let to A. Haberstock; wir- 
ing to Pauley Electric Co. Excavated. 


*Res:dence and Garage: $18,000, State 
and Anthony. Archt., Pohlmeyer and 
Pohlmeyer,. 301 Central Bldg. Owner, 
John Klett, 336 Pearl St. General con- 
tract let to W. K. Kronmiller, 526 Put- 
nam St. Brick. 


Residence: $7,500. Archt., Pohlmeyer 
and Fohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg. Own- 
er, Howsend, 2501 Hoagland. Contract 
let to Pohlmeyer and Miller Realty Co. 
Frame. 

*Stores, Apartments and Hall: $25,- 
000, 2 sty., 47x175. Archt., Pohlmeyer 
and Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg. Own- 
er, Christian Miller. (sheet metal works), 
Broadway and Jefferson. Owner wili 
build by day labor. Wrecking old bldg. 
on site at present. Brick. 

“Residence and Garage: $10,000. 
Archt., Mahurin and Mahurin, 124 W. 
Jefferson. Owner, Charles Miller, c/o 
Ft. Wayne Paper Co. Contract let. to 


Jos. B. Wagner, 1735 West Main. St. 
Brick. 4 
Residence: 


$6,200. Archt., Ray Au- 


rentz, Bass Block. 
man, Berger Ave. 


Owner, S. R. Hoff- 
Contract let to Heath 


Bros. Excavating. Frame. 

_ “Apartment Bldg. and Stores: $30,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas. Archt., Ray Au- 
rentz, Bass. Block. Owner, George 
Markhoff, c/o The Ideal Cash Grocery 
Co., 1813 John St. Excavating. Ma- 


sonry let to Buesching and Buesching 
Constr. Co.; carpentry let to Monroe 
Snyder, 2318 Crescent; roofing and steel 
ceilings let to Welch and Sons. Store 
fronts let to Hollopeter-Reiter Co. 


*Parish House and Garage: $10,000. 
Archt., F. G. Fortney, .Citizens Trust 
Bldg. Owner, St. Johns Reformed 


Church, Rev. F. H. Rupnow, pastor, 219 
W. Washington, Start work at. once. 
Frame, 2 sty..and,bas., (60x49. < Ws 


FRANKFORT 


School (alt. to htg., plmg., wiring, etc.); 
$10,000, Kirklin Township, Kirklin, Ind. Archt., 
Rodney Leonard, Peoples Life Bldg., Frankfort. 
Owner, R. F. Swope, trustee, Kirklin, Ind. Owner 
taking bids to close July 27 at 2 p.m. (See legal 
advertising in this issue.) 

Library (redecoration), $1,500. Archt., Rodney 
W. Leonard, Peoples Life Bldg. Owner, Board 
of Trustees, Frankfort Public Library, Richard 
M. Heavilon, president. Owner. taking bids to 
close July 27 at 10 a, m. (See legal advertising 
in this issue.) 


GARRETT 


Residence: $12,000, 2 sty. and bas., 42 
x28. Garrett, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 
705 Shoaff Bldg. Ft. Wayne. Owner, J.S. 
Reynolds, Garrett, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. Frame, asphalt shingle roof, tile 
and hardwood floors; furnace. 


Residence: $14,000, 2 sty., 36x32, Gar- 


*% ed to H. W. Elser, Huntineton, “Ind 
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rett, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 
Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Jo- 
seph Johnson, Garrett. Plans in prog- 
ress. Frame, asphalt roof, tile and hard- 
wood floors, furnace. 

*Masonic Temple and Stores: $50,009, 
2 sty. and bas., 50x125, Garrett, Archt., 
A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. 
Wayne. Owner, Masonic Lodge, H. F. 
Mountz in charge, Garrett, Ind. The 
general contract awarded to Olds Bros. 
Constr. Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind. May be 
rescinded and re-awarded to G. E. Miller 
and Son Constr. Co., Stroh, Ind. 


‘ HUNTINGTON 


*Hotel: $250,000. 5 sty. & bas. 112x110. “La- 


Fontaine Hotel.” Archt., R. W. Stevens, Hunt- 
ington Gas Bldg. Owner, Lafontaine Hotel Co., 
J. 'F. Bippus, in cnareé. ’ General contract award- 


nd, 


KOKOMO 


“Residence and Garage: $10,000, near 
Elwood, Ind. Archt., Oscar Cook, 217 
Citizens Trust Bldg., Kokomo. Owner, 
Frank Leisure, Elwood, Ind:, Rick. D, 
Owner taking bids. Brick veneer, fur- 
nace, asphalt shingle roof, private water 
supply, septic tank. : 

“Residence and Garage: $12,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 30x40, Forest Park Add. Archt. 
Oscar Cook, 217 Citizens Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Rex Ballenger, 212 American 
Trust Bldg.. Plans about completed, 
ready for bids in 10 days. Brick ve- 
neer, tile and hardwood floors, asphalt 
shingle roof, furnace -heat.. 

“Gymnasium and Auditorium Bldg.: 
$40,000, seating 5,000 persons. Archt., 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 11 


Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1125 §S. Buckeye 
St., Kokomo and Indignapolis. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Kokomo. 
Plans ‘in progress. Brick. 

*Duprex (rem. from residence) Archt. 
Oscar Cook, 217 Citizens Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Frank Dempsey. Owner will 
award contract on percentage basis. 

“Residence: $8,000. Archt., Oscar 
Cook, 217 Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, 
B. W. Zapfe, 1003 No. Washington St. 
Contract let to Braun and Morrison 
Constr. Co. Frame. ; 


LAFAYETTE 


“Grade School and Gymnasium Bldg.: 
$90,000, “New Columbian Grade School.” 
Archt., Riedel and Zink, Lafayette Life 
Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Alva O. Reser, Pres.; Mrs. S. Westfall, 
Treas.; Herman H. Baus, Secy., Lafay- 
ette. Owner taking bids to close July 
dist at 10:00 a.m. 1 sty. bldg., 14 class 
rooms, gymnasium, fireproof constr., 
face brick veneer on hollow tile, stone 
trim, hollow tile interior walls, steel 
trusses, pressed steel lumber and metal 
lath for roof constr., built-in wardrobes, 
steam heat, slate stalls, wood and metal 
trim. 


LOGANSPORT 


“Church: $35,000, Flora, Ind. Archt., 
Carl .J Horn, Citizens Loan & Trust 
Bldg., Logansport. Owner, Methodist 
Episcopal Congregation, Rev. R. W. 
Knight, Pastor, Flora, Ind. Bids re- 
jected. Will probably not mature before 
next Spring. Brick. 


Community Bldg.: 1 sty. and bas., L. H. Eshelman, Chmn. Bldg. Comm., 


131x80. Flora, Indiana. Archt., Carl 
J. Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust Bldg., 
Logansport. Owner, Community Club, 
Everett Cockran, Chmn. Bldg. Comm., 
L. B. Myer, Harry Spittler, Flora, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Ready for bids short- 
ly. Brick or tile, basement will contain 
kitchen, dining room, locker rooms, 
toilet rooms, First floor will contain 
check room, rest room, stage, auditorium, 
77x89. 

Gymnasium Bldg.: 1 sty., 115x68, 
Royal Center, Indiana. Archt., Carl J. 
Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust Bldg., 
Logansport. Owner, Board of Educa- 
tion, Royal Center, Indiana. Plans in 
progress. Brick, tile and cement block, 
composition roof. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Church (rem. and add.) $13,681.70, 


Royal Center, Indiana. Archt., Carl J. 
Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust Bldg., 
Logansport. Owner, Royal Center Bap- 
tist Church, Rev. John Westfall, Pastor, 
Royal Center, Indiana. General contract 
awarded to W. H. Walters. Royal Cen- 
ter, Indiana. Heating, plumbing and 
wiring included in contract. 

*Library: (rem.), $4,000. Archt., Cari 
J. Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust Bldg. 
Owner, Public Library, Logansport. 
Contract let to Lyman Kilborn, Logans- 
port, $2,074. Heating let to Wm. White- 
head Co., $1,640. 


MARION 


“Lodge Bldg.: (add. and alt.), $75,000. 
Archt., Hiram Elder. Custer Bldg. Own- 
er, Loyal Order of Moose, No. 253, Dr. 


2922 S. Washington St., John T. Ferree, 
1219 West 3d St. General contract let 
to G. W. Heinzeman Constr. Co., Marion, 


Ind. General contract includes heating,. 


plumbing and wiring. General contrac- 
tor desires bids on all materials. Brick, 
hollow tile, terra cotta trim. 3 sty. & 
bas. 28x65. 

“School: $54,000, Center Twp. Archt., 
Hiram Elder, Custer Bldg., Marion, Ind. 
Owner, Tillman Boxell, Trustee, 305 
Iroquois Block, Marion. General con- 
tractors (including heating, plumbing 
and wiring) G. W. Heinzeman and Sons 
Constr. Co., Marion, Ind. General con- 
tractor taking bids on materials. Brick. 


MUNCIE 


“Masonic Temple: $700,000, 6 sty. and 
bas. 117x200. Main and Madison. Archt. 
Kibele and Gerard, 335 Johnson Bldg. 
Owner, Masonic Temple Association, 
Muncie, Indiana. Archt. taking bids to 
close July 24th (Note extension of date 
for receiving bids) Foundation in. 
Structural steel was erected by the In- 
diana Bridge Co., Muncie. 


“Church and Sunday School: $55,000, 
1 sty. & bas. 50x80. Madison St. Archt., 
Houck and Smenner, 12314 West Main 
St. Owner, Madison Street M. E. Con- 
gregation, Rev. J. H. Runkle, Pastor, 
1406 So. Madison St. Archt. taking 
bids to close July 20th. Brick, stone 
trim, folding partitions, art glass, fur- 
nace heat. 

“Residence and Garage: Near Muncie. 
Archt., Houck and Smenner, 123% West 


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Main St. Owner, E. K. Resoner, 1255 
Mulberry St. General contract let to 
C. E. Nicewanner and Son Construction 
Co. Frame, vapor heat, private water 
supply, septic tank. 


RICHMOND 
*Manufacturing Plant: (ist unit, 
130,000 square feet of floor space, to cost 
$400,000.) Archt., John W. Mueller, 
Palladium Bldg., Richmond.. Owner, 
Fiber Conduit Co., Orangeburg, N. Y. 
and % The Archt. Excavating. Archt. 
will buy materials and superintend con- 

struction of plant. Brick. 


SHELBYVILLE 


*Newspaper Building: 1 sty. and bas., 
30x110, Shelbyville. Archt., C. O. Mor- 
ris, 938 West 32nd St., Indianapolis. 
Owner, The Shelbyville Republican. Ex- 
cavating. Archt. builds and awards sep- 
arate contracts. Brick. % 

Church: 5 miles east of Shelbyville 
Ind. Archt. and general contractor, C. 
O. Morris, 938 West 32nd St., Indian- 
apolis. Owner, Blue River Baptist Con- 
gregation, Shelbyville, Ind., rural route. 
Brick. Excavating. 


SHOALS 


Business Building: (stores), 1 sty. & 
bas. Private plans. Owner, Marcus 
Keller (leather goods), Shoals. Wreck- 
ing old building on site. Start construc- 
tion in a few days. Brick and concrete. 

Business Building: (stores), 1 sty., 
Main and 4th Sts. Owner, Yenne Liv- 
ery Co.. Main and 4th Sts. Wrecking 
old Bldg. on site. Start construction 
next week. Brick. 


SOUTH BEND 


*Foundry Bldg.: $2,000,000, 683x722. 
Will contain 14,251,000 square feet of 
floor space. Archt., Albert Kahn, Mar- 
quette Bldg.. Detroit, Mich. Owner, 
Studebaker Corporation, South Bend. 
General contractor, H. G. Christman 
Constr. Co.. South Bend. Excavating. 

Paper Mills (add.), $300,000. Owner, 
The La Salle Paner Co. Start work at 


once. Brick, steel and concrete. 
TERRE HAUTE 
Apartment Building: (15 6-room 


apartments), $130.000, 3 sty. and bas., 
44x147, Edfrewood Grove. Archt., J 
D. Palmer & Co., McKeen Bldg. Owner- 
Edgewood Apartment Corporation, c/o 
Terre Haute Home Builders, Frank P. 
Walters, Secy., Deming Bldg. Plans in 
progress.. Brick,’ reinforced concrete 
floor construction, steel stairs, composi- 
tion roof, vavor heat, hardwood trim, 
terrazzo corridor floors, tile baths, in- 
cinerator, refrigerators, In-a-Door beds, 
kitchenettes. 

Residence and Garage: $10,000. 
Archt., J. D. Palmer & Co., McKeen 


Bldg. Owner, Earl H. Ames, 33 So. 
2ist St. Plans comnvleted. Bids in a 
few days. Frame, stucco. 


VINCENNES 


*Garage and- Filling Station: $20,000, 
2 sty. 52x148. Princeton. Ind. Archt., 
Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens Trust 
Bidg., Vincennes. Owner, Byrne Bros. 


(Garage) Princeton. Ind. General con- 
tract let to William Jones, 720 W. Emer- 


son St., Princeton, Ind., $16,955. Htg. 
let to V. R. Smith, Princeton, $2,675. 
Wiring to Gibson. Electric Co., Prince- 
ton. $340. ‘ 
*School (add.) $40,000, Pineville, Ky. 
Archt., J. W. Gaddis, American Bank 
Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Board of Edu- 
cation, Pineville, Ky. Owner will build 
by day labor. I. W. Johnson, Supt. of 
Constr., Pineville, Ky. Start work at 


once. 
MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 
Auburn: Factory, 1 sty., 40x80, West 


15th St. Auburn. Private plans. Owner, 
The Riekie Metal Products Co., Chicago, 
Ill. Plans in progress. Start work 
shortly. Cement block, brick, steel sash. 
The Commercial Club, Auburn are hand- 
ling the building. Me 

*Batesville: Factory (add.) $150,000, 
4 sty. 150x190. Batesville. Archt., Mar- 
tin Fisher, Brighton Bank Bldg., Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio. Owner, Batesville Cab- 
inet Co.. Fred_A. Ritter, Prest., Bates- 
ville. Plans in progress. Owner will 
build by day labor and buy materials. 
Start work soon. Brick, comp. roof, 
steam heat, 1 freight elevator. 

*Decatur: Catholic High School, 
$200,000, 2 sty. and bas., 127x175, De- 
eatur, Archt., Herman Gaul, 111 West 
Washington St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
St. Marys Roman Catholic Church, De- 
catur, Ind. Foundation and basement 
awarded to Medland Bros., Logansport, 
Ind., for $19,500.00 Owners decided to 
have the foundation and basement con- 
structed at present and postpone the 
construction of the building until the 
cost of materials has decreased. 

*Tipton: Gymnasium (community) 
and auditorium; $50,000. 1 sty. & bas. 
88x150. Archt.. Lewis Richards, Bates 
Blk. Owner Tipton Community Gym. 
Trustees, E. B. Brink, Bridge Dept.. L. 
E. & W. R. R. Brick and steel. Plans 
completed. Ready for bids in two weeks. 

*Whiting: Factory. 1 sty., Whiting. 
Archt. and Engr.. L. G. Hallberg, 116 S. 
Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Owner. The 
Whiting Fdry. and Equipment Co., Whit- 
ing. Brick. Drawing plans. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
fn these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field-_ 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL BUILDING 
; _ NOTICE TO BIDDERS 

Notice is hereby given that the Trustee and 
Advisory Board of Kirklin Township. Clinton 
County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids at the 
— = ee Co located at Kirklin, Kirklin 
‘ownship, Clinton County, Indiana, unti . 
pie a July Pi 1923. ete 

t which time and place same will be 

read and considered for (1) certain eieeiiens 
and additions to building, (2) for certain altera- 
tions and additions to plumbing, heatine and 
ventilating system, (3) for the installation of new 
wiring system for power, li:ting and fire alarm 
system, and for the installation of lighting fix- 
tures, to be constructed in the present High 
School building, town of Kirklin, all by and ac- 
cording to plans and specifications as provided 
therefor and as further approved by the Board of 
a and he Lacan of Accounts. Total esti- 
mated cost of alterations an: iti 
$10,000 d additions to be 

The plans and specifications are on 

inspection of bidders at the office of ee eee 
Kirklin, Indiana, and at the office of Rodney Ww. 
Leonard, Architect, Room 309, People’s Life 


Building, Frankfort, Indiana. Copies are ayail- 


.epble to bidders for use at their own offices upon 


deposit with the Architect or Trustee of $10 to 
guarantee safe return of same on or before open- 
ine bids. Bidders must familiarize themselves 
with such plans and specifications before bidding 
and no departure from the same will be consid- 
ered. ; 

Bidders in submission of bids will submit same 
2s follows: 

1. Item No. 1. 

2. Item No, 2. 

3. Item No. 3. 

4. For all the work inclusive and as compre- 
hended complete by the plans and specifications. 

In this way the bidder only being required to 
submit his bid for such portion or portions of the 
total work as he may desire. 

All bids shall be accompanied by the certified 
check of the bidder in sum equal to at least 5 
per cent of his gross bid or bids, conditioned upon 
his entering into his written contract with suffi- 
ecient and approved surety if he is the successful 
bidder, according to proposal. Checks to ba made 
payable to Trustee. 

All bids and proposals shall be upon the forms 
prescribed by the State Board of Accounts. Un- 
less bids are accompanied by certified checks as 
above and upon forms as above, no attention will 
be given same. 

The successful bidder will be required to enter 
into his written contract and also deliver his 
bond with approved surety to the Trustee, in a 
sum equal to full amount of contract as usually 
conditioned. The successful bidder will be re- 
quired by the terms of his contract to enter into 
the active prosecution of his work immediately 
and complete said work at the time mentioned in 
general conditions of the specification. The Trus- 
tee and Advisory Board for the Township reserve 
the right to reject any and all bids without giving 
any reason therefor. 

TOWNSHIP OF KIRKLIN, CLINTON 
COUNTY, INDIANA. 
R. F. SWOPE, Trustee. 
EDGAR KIPHART, President. 
ADVISORY BOARD: 
HOWARD WALLACE, Treasurer. 
GEORGE KUTZ, Secretary. 
July 14, 1923. 


REDECORATING LIBRARY 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given that the Boara of Li- 
brary Trustees of Frankfort. Indiana, Clinton 
County, will receive sealed bids at the office of 
the said Board of Trustees, located in the Frank- 
fort Public ‘Library, northwest corner of Clinton) 
and Columbia streets, Frankfort, Indiana, until 10 
o’clock a. m., Friday, July 27, 1923. At which 
time and place same will be opened, read and 
considered, for the redecoration of the Frankfort 
Public Library, all by and according to specifi- 
cations as provided therefor and as further ap- 
proved by the State Board of Accounts. Estimated’ 
cost of work, $1,500. 

The specifications are on file for the insnection 
of bidders at the office of the Board of Library 
Trustees, Frankfort, Indiana, and at the office of 
Rodney W. Leonard, Architect, Room 309 Peo- 
ple’s Life Building, Frankfort, Indiana, Copizs 
are available to bidders for use at their own of- 
fices upon deposit with the architect or trustees 
of $10 to ruarantee safe return of same on or 
hefore openine of bids. Bidders must familiarize 
themselves with specifications before biddinz and 
no departure from the same will be considered. 

Bidders in submission of bids will submit same 
Pe ea A 

For all the work inclusive a 2 
complete by the vousittetione oe a 

All bids shall he accompanied by the certified 
check of the’ bidder in sum equal to at least 5 
oe cent of his gross bid or bids, conditioned upon 
Is entering into his written contract with suffi- 


cient and approved surety if he is the successful 


bidder. accordine to proposal 
beg ie a ais of Bierd: 
Pids and proposals shall be upon the forms 
Men as by the State Board of Accomaae Un- 
aiehe Wes rented by certified checks as 
set ig Sr orms as above, no attention will 
5 e successful bidder will be required to enter 
oe his written contract and also deliver his 
: nd with approved surety to the Library Trus- 
bean of Frankfort, Indiana, in a sum equal to full 
- ount of contract as usually conditioned. The 
vaccesstal bidder will be reauired by the terms of 
lity pionteodt to enter into the active prosecution 
et a work immediately and complete said work 
baie time mentioned in general conditions of the “ 
ones cations. The Board of Trustees for the Li-,{ 
rary reserve the right to reject any and all bi¥ ds 
without viving any reason therefor. 
pt i eee TRUSTEFS OF . 
inna , CLINTON COUNTY ; 
RICHARD ™. HEAVTLON. Pres 
MARVIN S. HUFFORD, Secre. 


HOWAR ¢ 
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Official. Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, ist Vice-President 
EWING MILLER, 2d Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
=)“ “Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of. Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE 
INDIANA SOCIETY OF ARCHI- 
TECTS STRICKEN BY ~ 
DEATH 


Ewing H. Miller, Terre Haute, Answers 
Last Call 


Stalking in suddenly, and almost with- 
out warning, death entered the ranks of 
the Indiana Society of Architects July 3 
and levied a heavy toll, claiming Ewing 
H. Miller, Terre Haute, second vice- 
president of the Society, and one of the 
most promising of the younger archi- 
tects of the state. 

No member of the profession was 
more generally liked, by those who knew 
him, than Mr. Miller who, a deep stu- 
dent of architecture, was possessed of a 
most pleasing personality, underlaid by 
a quiet, appealing dignity. 

A member of the Society for some 
years, he was most loyal to the organiza- 
tion and entertained a sincere faith in its 
mission to ultimately elevate the mem- 
bers of the state profession, both indi- 
vidually and collectively. He was a 
strong advocate of the regional meeting 
idea and did much to make the one held 
at Terre Haute last winter a complete 
success. 

This sudden passing on of such a2 
sterling architect and gentleman will 
create an undeniable void in the state 
architects’ ranks and cause quite a shock 
to his many professional associates and 
business acquaintances. _ : 

The deceased was stricken with ap- 
pendicities and, as the result of compli- 
cations following an operation, died at 

. St. Anthony’s hospital. His illness was 
of but a few days’ duration. 

Mr. Miller was a member of the well- 
known and rapidly growing architectural 
firm of Johnson, Miller and Miller, Terre 
Haute, having associated with his 
brother Warren D. and M. H. Johnson, 
Jr.. in 1913. , 

He was born in Terre Haute, 33 years 
ago, received his early education there 


and at the conclusion of his high school 
course entered the University of Penn- 
sylvania from which he graduated in 
architecture with high honors. Many 
of Terre Haute’s recent new buildings 
stand as a memorial to his ability, skill 
and earnestness in his chosen profession. 

When the call to arms was sounded 
and the United States entered the World 
War he responded immediately, was com- 
missioned a first lieutenant, and served 
overseas seventeen months with distinc- 
tion. 

He was a member of Ft. Harrison 
Post, American Legion, and also took an 
active interest in the affairs of the Terre 
Haute Chamber of Commerce, the Rot- 
ary Club and Lodge No. 86, B. P. O. E., 
in all of which he was considered a 
valued member. 

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. 
Esther Miller, his father, Henry C. Mil- 
ler and brother Warren D. Miller, past 
president of the Indiana Society of 
Architects. , 

Upon receipt of the sad news at Indi- 
anapolis, Secretary Harrison immedi- 
ately extended to the bereaved family 
the sympathy of the Society, and in the 
latter’s name sent flowers. 

The demise of Ewing Miller marked 
the passing of a fine type of American 
citizen, an able architect. a loyal member 
of the Indiana architectural profession 
and a faithful friend, a loss that can’t 
be estimated. 


INTERESTING CONCRETE FLOOR 
TEST 


Report Made by United States Depart- 
ment of Commerce 


A report just issued by the United 
States Depvartment of Commerce sets 
forth the following regarding a concrete 
floor test that was recently made: 

The hollow tile and reinforced concrete 
floors of the Arlington Building, Wash- 
ington, D. C., occupied by the United 
States Veterans Bureau, were tested by 
loading them and measuring the defor- 
mation. 


In this structure the tiles were placed 
in rows and spaced four inches in each 
direction. Reinforcing steel was placed 
in these spaces near the bottom of the 
slab in the panel and near the top of it 
across the supporting beams. The con- 
crete was poured around the reinforcing 
bars and into the open ends of the tiles. 

The building was intended for a hotel 
but was later turned over to the govern-" 
ment for the use of the Veterans Bureau. 
The original design load of 75 pounds 
per square foot was increased to 100 
pounds per square foot and the in- 
creased strength obtained by a two-inch 
layer of concrete over the tops of the 
tiles. 

The panels of the floor were loaded 
with sand bags up to 380 pounds per 
square foot and the siresses in the steel 
and the concrete measured. The maxi- 
mum stresses developed in the steel re- 
inforcement were about 27,000 pounds 
per square inch and those in the concrete 
about 1,600 pounds per square inch. 
The effect of time under load was to in- 


crease the stresses in the reinforcing 
steel from 15 to 20 per cent. This was 
particularly pronounced in the first 20 
hours and was comparatively small 
later. 

The panels tested varied in ‘the ratio 
of length to width. It was found that 
with the increase of that ratio, the 
stresses in the reinforcing steel at the 
bottom of the slab and those at the top 
of the slab (across the girders) increased 
in the direction of the short span and 
decreased in the long one. The stresses 
in the girders were lower than those in 
the slab. 

The factor of safety of the structure 
was greater than two. This factor is the 
ratio of the maximum load the structure 
can sustain to the load which can be 
safely allowed when the building is in 
use. 

These tests are described in Tech- 
nologic Paper No. 236 of the Bureau of 
Standards. 


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Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


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EVANSVILLE WARS UPON DEPLOR- 
ABLE HOUSING CONDITIONS 


Building Inspector to Clean Up 


When this year’s program of local 
building condemnations is complete there 
will be at least 2,500 persons, mostly fac- 
tory operatives, affected, declares City 
Building Inspector Edward C. Kerth of 
Evansville. The first list of ninety- 
Seven residence-type buildings ordered 
razed affected 1,000 people and since the 
announcement of that group of houses 


the list has been increased to 190 and at 
least 200 will be included when the total 
list is complete, Mr. Kerth said. 

“The housing situation,” said the in- 
spector, “is one which should vitally in- 
terest the manufacturing concerns of 
this city, but it seems impossible to wake 
them up to the situation. Practically all 
the residence buildings that have been 
condemned are homes of factory work- 
ers. The buildings condemned are all 
owned by private people who built them, 
from all appearances, to exploit for rent- 
als. They are all in deplorable condition. 
The only solution to the problem of high 
rents is the building of more homes. 
With all the tremendous building pro- 
gram now in progress in Evansville the 
city is still a thousand homes behind the 
actual needs.” 


SEES NO LET DOWN 


Evansville Brick Men Speeding Right 
Along to Keep Up With Demand 


According to a prominent Evansville 
rick manufacturer, home building lo- 
cally and in the surrounding territory 
has created such a demand for brick that 
the work started and in the architects’ 
offices will keep the brick yards going 
big for months to come to get out enough 
material to meet the need. 

Conditions are such that no threatened 
slump in building is yet apparent in the 
brick market and it looks. from the indi- 
cated work in sight, that there will be 
plenty of work for some future time for 
builders and the allied interests. 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


Plasterers and painters will take up 
their work at the former Crescent Club 
building, Riverside avenue and Walnut 
street, Monday. The entire building is 
being remodeled under the direction of 
Jacob Bippus and Son, building contrac- 
tors, at an estimated cost of $15,000. 


Several homes under construction by 
John Wilkins, general contractor, are 
fast approaching completion. 


Work on the new St. Boniface school, 
Tenth avenue and Michigan street, is 
making good headway by Matt Hallen- 
berger, building contractor. 


A large force of men and good weather © 


has been responsible for fast progress at 
the new Benjamin Bosse high school 
building. Bricklayers are at work on the 
second story. About two-thirds of all 
brick work on this story has been com- 
pleted. 


The Farmers’ Dairy Company second 
story addition, Main and Michigan 
streets, has been completed by the Scar- 
borough-Davies Company and _ turned 
over to the owners. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. 7. 


Max frmscher 20.5.2... President 


E. F. Oelschlager_________-_ Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


ANOTHER MILLION’ DOLLAR 
MONTHLY BUILDING VOLUME 
RECORDED IN FORT 
WAYNE IN JUNE 


Thirteen Per Cent Gain Over Corre- 
sponding Period in 1922 


Thovgh showing a decrease of 52.8 per 
cent from the amount of building put ac- 
cross during the month of May, never- 
theless the June volume of building for 
which permits were granted in Fort 
Wayne ran over a million dollars again, 
marking the fourth consecutive month 
that the building figures have topped the 
million dollar mark. Though there was 
a falling off from the May total, the 
June business was better than that of 
nine individual months in 1922 and prac- 
tically equaled the separate totals of 


each of the remaining three, million dol- 
lar, months. 

Just a year ago there were 201 permits 
issued in Fort Wayne for a total esti- 
mated valuation of $903,455, while in 
June, 1923, there were 314 permits is- 
sued involving $1,022,539, an increase of 
113 permits for a valuation -gain of 
$119,084, or 13.1 per cent. 

Despite the decrease from May, June 
proved a satisfactory and active building 
month in Fort Wayne; in fact, the busi- 
ness is holding up even beyond the hope 
of local builders. Much of the showing 
made in June is due to a vast volume of 
new residential building that was put 
across last month. 


FORT WAYNE AND SOUTH BEND 
JUST ABOUT FIFTY-FIFTY ON 
BUILDING PERFORMANCE 
SO FAR THIS YEAR 


Former Holds Slight Lead 


During the first six months of 1923 
Fort Wayne and South Bend, both out- 
stripping previous individual building 
construction performances, have each 
launched about an equal amount of new 
building work this year. 

When the first of June arrived Fort 
Wayne had a lead of $1,220,427 over her 
northern Indiana rival but South Bend 
came through during the next thirty 
days and hung up a building total of 
$2,253,232 while Fort Wayne was post- 
ing $1,022,539 and whittled down the 
latter’s advantage to but $49,734. 

While Fort Wayne has involved more 
money in new building, the past six 
months South Bend has issued 2,762 per- 
mits, almost twice as many as Fort 
Wayne. 

The building figures of these two 
cities for the first six months of 1923 
are: 


Cities Per Est. Val. 
Fort, .Wayne see 1,465 $7,389,114 
South, Bend..35. ==>" 2,762 17,339,380 


STATE GARAGE FOR FORT WAYNE 


One of Several to Be Built 


The State Highway Commission ° has 
announced that it will build a subdistrict 
garage in Fort Wayne at Elmer and 
Sherman streets, expecting to start con- 
struction operations soon. The building, 
one story high, 40x80 feet, is to be used 
to house road-building equipment en- 
gaged in highway improvements in the 
Fort Wayne district. Other subdistrict 


garages are to be erected in sundry loca- 
tions throughout the state. 


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! 825 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., INDIANAPOLIS i 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


RoW. Jungelaus. 2. President 
Cia RiISTSOR Sooo Secretary 


320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


meet every 


Payne, Claude C., as contractor and 
Washington St. Realty Co. ét al., as 
owner, to install electrical wiring and 
fixtures in business: Bldg, located. s. w. 
corner of Washington and New Jersey 
St. for $783.00 

Geo. Stick & Co., as contractor, and 
Washington Street Realty Co., as own- 
ers to instal heating, plumbing, gas pip- 
ing and sewer work on premises located 
at Washington and New Jersey streets, 
for $1,357.00. 


PLANS ON FILE 


None this week. 


GENERAL CONTRACTORS HOLDING 
REGULAR WEEKLY LUNCHEONS 


Good Results Gained Thereby 


Close tab on the building situation at 
Indianapolis as to trend, wage condi- 
' tions and general aspects is being kept 
by the general contractors this summer, 
who, every Thursday, are holding regu- 
lar noon luncheon meetings. 


The meetings are being well attended 


' and some interesting discussions are be- 


ing developed in an endeavor to stabil- 
ize matters as far as it is possible for 
the general contractors to do so. 

There is a spirit of harmony ruling 
this summer between the contractors 
that has made for one of the best work- 
ing situations that has ever prevailed 
in Indianapolis,: a condition that -is 
attributed greatly to these weekly 
luncheon affairs where the men have 
frankly discussed their problems and de- 
veloped a fine spirit of co-operation in 
doing their best to encourage favorable 
conditions that will keen building con- 
struction operations moving right along. 


BIG SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM 
IN PROSPECT AT INDIANAPO- 
LIS THIS FALL 


Bond Issue Approved 


Action by the Board of School Com- 
missioners at Indianapolis the past week 
assures an active school building pro- 
gram, in all probability this fall. 

The commissioners have approved the 
issuing of bonds to the amount of $1,- 


650,000 to cover the expense of the pro- 
posed construction. 

As planned, the program contemplates 
the building of eight new buildings and 
additions to and the remodeling of sun- 
dry school structures now in use. It is 
also proposed to buy a site on the West 
Side for the erection of a colored high 
school. 

Architects, selected some time ago, 
have completed the plans for the new 
work and bids will be called for shortly. 


STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, 
COUNCIL GETS DOWN TO 
BUSINESS 


Plans for Action Being Worked Out 


Active endeavor is being put forth 
by the members of the Administrative 
Building Council of Indiana to perfect, a 
working organization and get it to the 
stage of functioning. 

The advisory committee to the ad- 
ministrative committee, the former made 
up of architects, engineers, contractors 
and Building Trades Labor representa- 
tives has named its sub-committees to 
work out a plan for the codification of 
the present state building laws. These 
sub committees have been designated 
ander the heads of Standardization, 
Structural and Mechanical, under the 
chairmanship of F. S. Cannon, DeWitte 
Moore and Charles Kern, respectively. 

Also, the council is working out a 
formation of rules and regulations un- 
der which to operate. 

The advisory committee will hold a 
special meeting July 27 to hear reports 
on the preliminary work accomplished, 
and a general meeting. of both the ad- 
ministyative “and advisory committees 
a been ‘called for the afternoon of July 


SOUTH BEND CROWDS INDIANAPO- 
LIS FOR JUNE BUILDING 
HONORS 
Northern Indiana City Goes Over Two 
and a Quarter Million Dollars 
Mark 


To the north a rival to Indianapolis in 
building construction has appeared on 
the horizon in the form of South Bend. 
There was an unusual amount of build- 
ing construction activity in that locality 
during the month of June when a new 
high level was established,’a volume of 
new building work amounting to $2,253,- 
252 having been put across. During the 
June period 518 building permits were 
issued. 

That ‘the unparalleled expansion of 
South Bend goes on with increasing mo- 
mentum is revealed by the fact that the 
amount of building the first half of this 
oes is within $3,000,000 of last year’s 
total. 


COMPETITION FOR MEN AND MA- 
TERIAL HELD RESPONSIBLE 
FOR HIGH CONSTRUCTION 
COSTS 


Curtailment of Activity Seen 


According to figures compiled by the 
United States Bureau of Labor, the en- 
tire group of seven chief commodities 
used in building construction have risen 
above average prices. Fir, oil and steel 


have had the most rapid rise in the last 
twelve months and in a general way 


lumber and bricks stand highest in the 
building material groups. No adequate 
measure of general wages in the build- 
ing trades is available. As a rule, wage 


rates have not increased as much as 
material prices, yet the labor item in 
building costs has mounted rapidly with- 
in the last year. 


There is no specific remedy for such 
a situation as has developed in the 
building trades. The stimulus of a 
heavy demand leads to competition for 
material and men. The result is a sky- 
rocketing of prices and eventually a cur- 
tailment of demand. 


COUNTY OFFICIALS DECLARE 
BUILDING MUST NOT BE 
NEGLECTED 


A cheering note for building construc- 
tion men was sounded recently by Mari- 
on county officials who, while declaring 
that the county did not have unlimited 


funds, asserted that institutional build- 


ing would be taken care of to meet de- 
mands, even if some fine bridge building 
schemes had to be laid over. 


The information was brought out at 
the recent dedication of two modern 
wing structures just completed at the 
County Hospital for Incurable Insane at 
Julietta. 


WISE IN ANOTHER FIELD 
f 


Well-Known Contractor Gets Another 
Appointment 


Walter W. Wise, prominent Indiana- 
polis mason contractor and well known 
among the builders of Indiana and the 
country for his earnest efforts in or- 
ganization work amongst builders, who 
took a flyer into politics some time ago 
and was elected to the city council, has 
just been named a member of the city 
boxing commission. 


Here’s a good candidate for Sargeant. | 
At-Arms at the next State A. B. C.’s 
convention. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($5,000 and Over) 


Week of July 5th to July 12th 


Residence: $8,000, 42 West 48th. Own- 
er, Geo.. W. Watkins, 5202 Park Ave. 
Owner builds by day work. Frame. 


Residence: $12,000, 4826 Central Ave. 
Owner, Victor Jose, 1820 Orange St. 
General contract let to William F. Nel- 
son, 4211 College Ave. Brick veneer. 


Residences: (4), $5,000 each, 3636- 
3644, 3648, 3640 Salem St. Owner, O. 


E. Mehring, College Ave. Road. Owner 
builds. Frame. 

Residence: (double), $7,000, 5870-72 
College. _ Owner, Bertha B. Clark, at 
site. Frame. 


Residence: $5,000, 757 Hervey. Own- 
er, Emmet Henninger, at site. Contract 
let to H. C. Sohn, 1218 So. Senate. 


Residence: $6,000, 4350 Carrollton, 
Owner, Patrick Cavanaugh, at site. Con- 
tract let to H. R. Cox. At site. 


20 INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


R emember 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 21 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


Seereerey Weed. President 
ed. ty A eae la Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


YOU CAN’T ALWAYS TELL 


And, Too, Certain Contractors Dote On 
Tempting Fate 


Somehow the impression succeeded in 
getting into circulation that by the first 
of July conditions in the building indus- 
try throughout the country would have 
become pretty well settled and that 
builders would be in a position to pro- 
ceed with the assurance that they could 
go right ahead with their work fearing 
not interruptions occasioned by wage 
disputes. However, judging from the re- 
ports that come filtering in from most 
of the principal cities there is still con- 
siderable unrest among the building 
trades mechanics. There seems to be a 
tendency upon the part of many of the 
workers, or those who are leading them, 
to keep boosting prices regardless. If 
these tactics are continued it will be only 
a question of time until the wage levels 
are kited to a point where it will be ut- 
terly impossible for the prospective 
builder to try to meet the wage demand. 

It has seemed that the limit of elastic- 
ity had been reached and as if the build- 
ing industry had been burdened with a 
wage load that was quite enough, in 
fact, with about all it could possibly 
stand. 

Nevertheless, the building operations 
in the Calumet section have continued 
to be active in the face of wage and cost 
increases. A few years back such con- 
ditions would have appeared prepos- 
terous, but, today all the trades are re- 
ceiving at least $10.00 per day, while 
some of them are receiving $12 and $13 
with a few bosses even going as high 
as $15 per day to secure certain kinds 
of craftsmen. One is led to wonder 
where the limit is. Again, the question 
arises, how is the man working in the 
industrial plants or the fellow on a sal- 
ary, except in exceptional instances, go- 
ing to pay for the new homes they have 
started. 

Without any regard for the future, or 
the promise of lean davs ahead if the 
pyramiding continues, the present day 
motto among the building mechanics ap- 
pears to be “Get while the getting is 
good.” 

There is no getting away from the fact 
that many contractors are basicly re- 
sponsible for conditions as they rule to- 
day, for, they have gone right out in the 
labor market everywhere and bid openly 
against each other for the services of the 
craftsmen paying absolutely no atten- 
tion to agreed scales. It is one of the 
greatest examples of selfishness on rec- 
ord for the contractor who employs such 
tactics is centered only on getting his 


work done and utterly ignores the chao- 
tic conditions that his methods are bound 
to produce. There will be a_ day of 
reckoning, of that be assured, and when 
that day arrives just listen for the hid- 
ding contractor to yelp and condemn La- 
bor. The condemnation and the yelp 
may not get far, but, the folly of the 
present day selfishness will collect its 
toll, not only of the contractor, but the 
workmen as well. There is bound to be 
a back-lash sooner or later. 


THINK OF THE MONEY SAVED 
It Is Hard to Pick All the Winners 


Such is life! We tuned up the old 
bus, and hie’d away to Crown Point to 
take in the celebration and see the 
“Hoss” races. Just as we were getting 
thoroughly worked up and enjoying the 
Sport of Kings, the flood gates of the 
Heavens were opened and that was the 
end. A canoe race was suggested, but 
nobody had bathing suits. 


CAUGHT HOLDING THE BAG 
AGAIN 


The long fight of the Plumbers Union 
of San Francisco against the open shop 
has been declared off, and union plumb- 
ers are now allowed to work on the jobs 
with non-union mechanics. 


PLEASE PASS THE MAPS 


The new slogan for Hammond chosen 
by the Chamber of Commerce Committee 
is, “The Map Shows Why Hammond 
Grows.” 

KEK. E. COLE. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


Hammond is to have another industry. 
A firm has secured a location and will 
manufacture candy. It is announced 150 
people will be employed. 

The Central school building is hover- 
ing over the new foundation ready to be 
let down, after a journey in toto of sev- 
cral squares from its former site. 


Homewood on the south side is going 
in for apartment buildings. Five large 
ones are now under construction in that 


section. 
I. EB. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas. Rowe 53 te aa President 
2 A Gattivan:. 2: os ore Secretary 


314 Main Street 
Se 
PROVES IT CAN BE DONE 


Apprentice Problem Not Beyond 
Solution 


Here and there about the country con- 
tractors in various cities have by dint 
of effort and in a spirit of determination 
succeeded, with more or less degree, in 
relieving accute labor shortages by do- 
ing all in their power to encourage ap- 


prentices in the building trades. The 
most serious phase of the situation ‘is 
that the contractors themselves did not 
pay attention until too late to Labor’s 
depleted ranks and a shortage was upon 
them before they realized it. The result 
is that it will take time to rehabilitate 
the ranks, and in the meantime there are 
those builders who won’t bother about 
encouraging apprentices, preferring 
rather to go out and boost wages above 
scales in order to get men. 

One of the most striking examples of 
what contractors can do, if they will, to 
infuse new material into the labor sup- 
ply market is found in San Francisco, 
where consistent encouragement to ap- 
prentices has been extended. 


Four separate trade schools for youths 
desiring to learn the building game have 
been maintained with the following re- 
sults: 

Bricklayers’ School 

In operation since January 1, 1923. 
Thirty-five graduates to date, all of 
whom, before going out on jobs, were 
required to pass the following production 
test: 

1200 bricks in 8 hours on a 12-inch 
wall. 

800 bricks in 8 hours on main corners. 
600 bricks in 8 hours on 17-inch piers, 

These tests are maintained for a mini- 
mum of five hours, continuously; with 
all work of such character as would pass 
inspection for permanent installation. 
Knowledge of usual trade methods and 
terminology also required of graduates. 
Starting wage of graduates $3.50 per 
day. 

Painters’ School 

Operated in co-operation with Master 
Painters’ Association, one full day a 
week. Instruction given to apprentices 
already in the trade. Course designed 
to train men for both painting and pa- 
perhanging. Provides for steady prog- 
ress from simple, rough work, to the 
more complicated phases of fine interior 
work; the men to be kept in the school 
as long as possible. About twenty-five 
graduates, with similar number still in 
training, 

Plasterers’ School 

In operation since May 1, 1922. 190 
graduates, and twenty-five still attend- 
ing night classes for instruction in orna- 
mental work. Graduate apprentices be- 
ing paid following wages: Five at $12.00, 
six at $10.00, three at $9.00, twenty- 
four at $8.00, twenty-five at $7.00, forty 
at $6.00, twenty-five at $5.00, ten at 
$4.00, and the remainder at the starting 
wage of $3.50 per day. Furthermore, 
many of these apprentices have been 
engaged on the very best class of down 
town construction. Graduates handling 
everything from scratch coating to orna- 
mental plastering. 

Plumbers’ School 

In operation since May 15, 1922. 210 
graduates from day course. 122 have 
taken, and_ thirty-two now attending 
night course—which gives advanced in- 
struction. The others will be required 
by their employers to attend the night 
classes. Apprentices all start at $2.50 
per day. Wages are then increased as 
rapidly as_ individuals pass required 
tests. which are given by a committee of 
the Master Plumbers’ Asociation at fre- 
quent intervals. Many of first grad- 
uates of day course are now receiving 
from $5.00 to $7.00 a day. : 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


“Factory Bldg.: $100,000, So. Alaba- 
ma St. Archt. and Engineer, L. G. Hall- 
berg and Co., 116 So. Michigan Ave., 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, Samuel Bingham’s 
Son Manufacturing Co., 637 Sherman 
St., Chicago, Ill. Indpls. office at 151 
Kentucky Ave. Engineer receiving bids 
to close at once. Brick, reinforced con- 
ties, steel sash, freight elevator, comp. 
roof, 


*Intercepting Sewer System and Sew- 
age Disposal: $250,000, Huntington, Ind. 
Engineer, Chas. Brossman, Merchants 
Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, City 
of Huntington, City Hall, Huntington, 
Ind. Owner receiving bids to close July 
30. Pipe 12 in. to 48 in. 


Laundry Bldg.: 3 sty., 90x160. Ft. 
Wayne Ave. and New Jersey St. Archt., 
Fermor S. Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave. 
Owner, Excelsior Laundry Co., 222 N. 
Alabama St. Archt. receiving bids to 
close July 26th. Brick, reinforced con- 
crete, radial brick stack, 100 ft. high 


steel sash throughout, vapor steam heat- 
ing system, freight elevator. 

freight House: 1 and 2 sty., 30x750. 
Kentucky Ave. Archt., Fermor S. Can- 
non, 21 Virginia Ave. Owner, The Ter- 
minal Realty Co., Robert I. Todd, Pres., 
Traction Terminal Bldg. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick, steel sash. 

Residence: $15,000, Connersville, Ind. 
Archt., Fermor 8. Cannon, 21 Virginia 
Ave., Indianapolis. Owner, C. C. Ab- 
bott, Connersville, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. 'Brick veneer. 

Gymnasium: $300,000, Martinsville, 
Ind. Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son, Ma- 
jestic Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Karl 
I, Nutter-Cunningham Realty Co., Mar- 
tinsville. Owner taking bids. Brick. 

Country Estate: (area of site 13 
acres), 58th and Sunset. Archt., Wil- 
son B. Parker, 620 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, Henry C. Atkins, Pres. E. C. At- 
kins & Co. (saw manufacturers), So. 
Illinois and South Sts. Plans in prog- 
ress. Archt receiving preliminary esti- 
mates. 

Residence: 2 sty. and bas., Martins- 
ville, Ind. Archt., Wilson B. Parker, 620 
State Life Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
H. C. Robinson, Pres. First National 
Bank, Martinsville. Owner. ready for 
bids. Brick veneer. 

Residence: .2 sty. and bas., Worthing- 
ton, Ind. Archt., Wilson B. Parker, 620 
State Life Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
E. E. Miller, Pres. Worthington Trust 
Co., Worthington, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. Frame, Colonial design. 

Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., 30x47, 4166 N. Pennsylvania St. 
Archt., Bass, Knowlton and Co., 312 N. 
Meridian St. Owner, Charles O. Rogers, 
c/o Adams-Rogers Co. (millwork), 
Reover and Ray Sts. Archt. taking bids. 
Face brick, incinerator, tile and hard- 
wood floors, tile roof, wall safe. 

Residence: $15,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
28x46, Shelbyville, Ind. Archt., Wil- 
liam O. Morck, 604 Lombard Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner; Charles Sullivan, 
(automobiles), Shelbyville. General con- 
tract awarded on percentage basis to 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


Marion Boes, Shelbyville, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Start work in two weeks. 
Brick veneer, Spanish tile roof, tile 
floors in bath and porch, furnace heat, 
hardwood floors. 

*Sunday School and Auditorium: 2 
sty., 90x100, Emerson Ave., Irvington. 
Archt., Chas. E. Bacon, I. O. O. F. Bldg. 
Owner, Emerson Ave. Baptist Church, 
Rev. P. J. Morris, pastor, 102 N. De- 
Quincy St. Archt. taking bids. Brick, 
cut stone, art glass, asbestos roofing. 

Ford Service and Salesroom: $70,000, 
2 sty. and bas., So. Meridian St. Archt. 
and engineer, Bennett Kay, 536 Lemcke 
Bldg. Owner, Samuel and Julius Falen- 
der, 615 So. Capitol Ave. Lessee of bldg. 
Smith and Moore (Ford Sales), 259 So. 
Meridian St. Low bidder on gen. con- 
tract, The Foster Engineering Co., Ind. 
Pythian Bldg. Start work soon. Rein- 
forced concrete floor and roof construc- 
tion. Brick, steel sash, freight elevator, 
tile floors in salesroom, steam heat. 

Installation of. Electric Wiring and 
Bell System: For grade school now be- 
ing built in Eagle Twp., Boone county, 
Ind. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
1050 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Jesse F. Phillippi, trustee, Meri- 
dian St., Zionsville, Ind. Owner taking 
bids to close 10:00 a. m., August 7. 
(See legal advertising in this issue). 

Residence (double), $12,000, 6 rooms 


each side, 52nd and College. Archt., ° 


Roger Williams, 4025 Kenwood Ave. 
Owner, E. W. Klein, c/o Archt. Archt. 
taking bids. Frame. 

*School Building: (high and elemen- 
tery). $60,000. Jefferson Township 
Huntington county, Ind. Archt., The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware 
S'. Indianapolis. Owner, Joseph L, 
Wiley, trustee, Warren, Ind., R. F. D. 
Owner taking bids to close July 27 at 
1:00 p. m. Brick, stone trim. 

Apartment Building: (27 apartments) 
$200,000.00. Springfield, Ohio. Archt., 
William Earl Russ, Meridian Life Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, The North Side 
Apartment Co., John T. Ricks, Pres., 603 


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eral contractor, J. A. Poss, New Zim- 
merman Bldg., Springfield, O. Plans in 
progress. Brick, stone trim. 

Theatre (motion picture) and 7 
stores: $750,000, Monument Circle, In- 
dianapolis. Archt., Mr. Johnson, c/o 
Famous Players Lasky Corp., 485 Fifth 
Ave., New York City. Owner, Famous 
Players Lasky Corp., 485 Fifth Ave., 
New York City, N. Y. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick. Plans will be ready for 
bids about September Ist. 

Bridges: (37) $325, 000, various coun- 
ties. Owner, Indiana State Highway 
Department, John D. Williams, State 
Highway Director, State House, Indpls. 
Owner receiving bids to close July 24th. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Grade School: $92,000, Zionsville, Ind. 
Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 
N. Delaware St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Jesse F. Phillippi, trustee, Zionsville. 
General contractor, W. R. Dunkin and 
Son, Flora, Ind. 

*County Poor Farm Bldgs.: (6) $130,- 
000. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 
1050 No. Delaware St. Owner, Board 
of County Commissioners, Leo K. Fesler, 
County Auditor, Court House. General 
contract, George A. Weaver. 2223 Brook- 
side Parkway. Electric work, Sanborn 
Electric Co., 309 N. Illinois St. Heat- 
ing Roland M. Cotton Co., 1720 East 
10th. 


ANDERSON 


*School Building: (16 rooms) $130,000, 
corner Laurel and Sycamore Sts. Archt. 
E. F. Miller, Farmers Trust Bldg. Own- 
er, Board of School Trustees, A. W. 


Brady, Pres.; H. B. Mahan, Secy.; Au- 
gusta D. Millspaugh, Treas.; W. A. 
Denny, Supt. of Schools, Anderson, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids- to close at 2:00 
p. m. on Thursday, Aug. 9, 1922. (See 
legal advertising in this fssue). Brick, 
fireproof construction. 


CRAWFORDSVILLE 


School (plumbing, etc.), Kingman, Ind. 
Archt., Boswell and Beeson, Ben Hur 
Bldg., Crawfordsville. Owner, John T. 
Carter, trustee. Owner taking bids to 
close August 9. Water supply, tank, 
power pump, closets, lavoratories, etc. 


*Ladoga: School (rem.) $7,000. Archt., 
Boswell and Beeson, Ben Hur Block, 
Crawfordsville, Ind. Owner, Elmer Ot- 
terman, trustee, Ladoga, Ind. Owner 
will receive bids to August 2 at 2:00 p. 
m. at the office of said trustee in the 
brick building occupied by the Ladoga 
Telephone Co. for installing a heating 
system in the grade school building at 
Ladoga, Ind., and for the wiring and in- 
stallation of an electric light system in 
said school building; also for the repair 
of chimneys on said school building, and 
for painting the roof of the high school 
building in said town. 


EVANSVILLE 


Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., 80x27. (8 rooms, 2 baths, 4 fire- 
places), outer Lincoln Ave. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Owner, Miss Emma Bernardin. Archt. 
taking bids to close at once. Brick, lime- 


stone trim, tile and hardwood floors. 
*Bank (rem. and add.) $10,000, Clay, 

Ky. Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., Fur- 

niture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Farm- 


ers National Bank, Clay, Ky. Starting 
work. 
Residences: (several) $7,000 each. 


Terrace Division. Owner, Home Build- 
ers, Inc., Norman E. Gatsch, Pres. Start 
work shortly. Brick, hollow tile and 
stucco. 


Apartment Building: (4 apts.), rem. 
from residence: Archt., Anderson and 
Stingle, 108 Upper 4th. Owner, A. 
Mack, c/o Archt. Plans in progress. 
Brick. 


School: Armstrong Township, Van- 
derburg county. Archt., Theo. E. Rech- 
tin, Evansville. Owner, Joe Coudret, 
trustee, Armstrong, Ind., Route No. 2. 
Plans completed. Bids soon. 


Grade School: (alteration and addi- 
tion) $11,000.00, Somerville, Ind. Archt., 
Anderson and Stingle, 108 Upper: 4th, 
Evansville. Owner, Board of Education, 
Somerville, Ind. Plans completed, bids 
soon. Work will consist of brick veneer- 
ing present building, new heating plant, 
new roof and general alterations. 

Grade School: $600,000, 2 sty. and bas. 
(10 rooms and assembly hall), Sellers- 
burg, Ind. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & 
Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Own- 
er, Board of Education, Sellersburg, Ind. 
Plans completed, bids soon. Brick, stone 
trim, steam heat, comp. roof. 

*Bank (alteration and addition), $15,- 
000, Caseyville, Ky.+ Archt., Harry E. 
Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, Bank of Caseyville, Casey- 


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ville, Ill. Archt. taking bids. Brick. 

Electric Fixtures: For City Hall ad- 
dition. Walter F. Wunderlich, clerk, 
City Hall, is receiving bids to close July 
30 at 10:00 a. m. for the installation of 
electric light fixtures. 

Contracts Awarded 

Bungalow: $5,000, 815 Bellemeade. 
Archt. and contractor, Anderson and 
Veatch. Owner, Miss Addie Smock. Ex- 
cavating. 

Armory: (rem. from warehouse) $15,- 
000. Archt., Russ and Karges, Furni- 
ture Bldg. Owner, Evansville Armory 
Board. Contract let to M. J. Hoffman 
Constr. Co.; heating and plumbing fet to 
H. G. Newman Co.; electric wiring let 
to Evansville Electric Service Co., all of 
Evansville. 


FORT WAYNE 


Factory Bldgs. and Heating Plant: 
$80,000, htg. plant, 1 sty., 42x50. Tank 
shop (add.), 1 sty., 100x209. Saw room 
bldg., 40x75. Private plans. Owner, 
Tokheim Tank and Pump Co. General 
contract let to Weigand and Son, 1039 
Wabash St. Start work shortly. Brick. 
Heating plant will be built first, 2 other 
buildings will follow. 

Residences (10) $5,000 and $6,000 
each, Pontiac St. Archt., Guy Mahurin, 
500 Lincoln Life Bldg. Owner, Greater 
Fort Wayne Development Co., Albert 
Schaaf, Pres. Start work at once. 
Owner builds. 

Contracts Awarded 
*Power Plant and Dye House: $115,- 


scher and Sons Constr. Co. Start work 


at once. Brick. 
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*“School (alteration and addition), 
$10,000, Kirklin, Ind. Archt., Rodney 


Leonard, Peoples Life Bldg., Frankfort. 
Owner, R. F. Swope, trustee, Kirklin, Ind 
Owner receiving bids to close August 3. 
(note change of closing date). Work 
will consist of plastering, painting, cera- 
mic mosaic tile floor, plumbing fixtures, 
heating and ventilating, electric light 
and power system, clock system. 

*“School (side addition and general 
rem.), $30,000, Washington Twp., Clin- 
ton county, Ind. Archt., Rodney Leon- 
ard, Peoples Life Bldg., Frankfort. Own- 
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er, McClellan Fickle, trustee, 
Hill, Indiana. Plans completed. Own- 
er will advertise for bids soon. Brick, 


concrete floors, reinforcing steel, shale 
tile, terrazzo floors, hollow tile walls, 
cut stone, struct. steel, wood trusses, 
wood stairs, tar and gravel or comp. 
roof, slate roofing, galv. iron skylights, 
fire doors, 1-pipe low pressure gravity 
steam heating system, 1 C. I. sectional 
boiler, hot water tank, plumbing, wiring, 
generating plant, slate partitions. 


KOKOMO 


Hospital: $250,000. Owner, The How- 
ard County Hospital Association, Koko- 
mo. Owners financing, a total of $201,- 
245 has been subscribed. Will mature 


000. Owner, Thieme Bros. Co. Knitting late summer. Brick, fireproof construc- 
Mills. General contract let to Max Irm- tion. 

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*School: (Junior high and zrade 
school) (3 sty. and bas., 152x143, $300, 
000. Archt., W. C. Findt, 37 New Zim. 
merman Bldg., Springfield, Ohio. Own. 
er, Board of School Trustees, Willard FE. 
Elkins, Pres.; F. A. Priest, Secy,; E. £. 
Day, Supt., Marion, Ind. Plans and 
specifications completed. Owner ywil] 
advertise for bids shortly. Brick, In- 
diana limestone trim, metal lumber, 
steel tile, wall bearing construc. 
tion, concrete stairs, face brick, iron 
stairs, struct. steel, comp. roof, remoy- 
able tile constr. terrazzo floors. Split 
system of heating and ventilating, (2) 
steel firebox boilers, vacuum pump and 
receivers, water heater system, slate 
partitions, alt. bid on furnace blast sys- 
tem of heating with C. I. sectional boil- 
ers, alt bid on skeleton construction of 
building. 


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Exchange Bldg.: $20,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 8th and Main Sts., Rochester, 
Archt., Freyermuth Maurer, Farmers 
Trust Bldg., South Bend, Ind. Owner, 
Telephone Co., H. A. Barnhart, Pres., 


8th and Main Sts., Rochester, Brick, 
Plans in progress. 
*Masonic Temple: $1,000,000. South 


Bend. Archts., Osgood and Osgood, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. Owner, Masonic 
‘Temple Assn. Low bidder, general con- 
tract, H. G. Christman & Son, So. Bend. 


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Contracts Awarded 

*Apartment Bldg. (62 fam.): $300,- 
000, 3 sty. and bas., South Bend. Archt. 
J. S. Aroner Co., 25 E. Jackson Blvd., 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, Wash Colfax 
Realty Co., J. Handelsman, 304 S. Wa- 
bash Ave., Chicago and South Bend. 
Brick and stone. Gen. contract mas. & 
carp. let to R. L. Reisinger Co., 464 Oak- 
land Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. Heating & 
plmg. to S. Slutsky, South Bend. Ex- 
cavating. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 

*Bicknell: School (add. and rem.) 
Archt., J W. Gaddis, American National 
Bank Bldg., Vincennes, Ind. Owner, 
Board of Education, Frank M. Curry, 
Pres.; George Cleveland, Treas.; E. L. 
Phillippi, Secy., all of Bicknell, Ind. 
Plans completed. Will advertise for bids 
soon. Frame, brick, asphalt shingle 
roof, artificial black boards, Arcola Hot 


Water heating system, electric wiring, 
plastering. 

*Lebanon: Children’s Home (rem.) 
Archt., John Frost, Reporter Bldg. 


Owner, Board of County Commrs, Court 
House, Lebanon. Plans completed. Own- 
er will advertise for bids shortly. Frame, 
weatherboard siding, concrete footings, 
asphalt shingle roof, comp. roof, elec- 
tric wiring and fixtures, plumbing fix- 
tures, rem. heating system. 

Metz: School. Archt., Henry G. 
Bruehlman, 1125 Yates St., Toledo, Ohic. 
Owner, Clyde F. Dally, trustee, Metz, 
s‘ruc. steel, comp. roof, maple floors, 
steel sash, low pressure gravity, D. I.” 
steam heating, light and power plant. 


She byville: Church. Jackson and No- 
ble Sts. Owner. Nazerene Church 
Jackson and Noble Sts. Plans in prog- 
ress. Owners financing, will mature this 
summer. (Foundation was put in last 
year, balance of work will go ahead 
soon). 


*Walkerton: School (high and grade; 
side add.) $15,000, 1 sty., 60x120, 
Archt., R. L. Simmons, Elkhart, Ind. 


Owner, City of Walkerton B. of E., Pres., 
C. O. Spahr, Walkerton. Brick. Bids 
closed July 20th. 

*La Fayette: Res. and garage, $9,000. 
Archt., Boonstra & Dixon, Wallace Blk. 
Owner, G. A. Young, 739 Owen St. 
Frame. Owner taking bids. 


Washington: Hotel (50 rooms), 2 sty. 
and bas. Owner, Charles P. Borders. 
General contract let to George Smith, 
Washington, Ind. Start work shortly. 
Wrecking old frame buildings at pres- 


ent. Brick. 
Contracts Awarded 
Bloomington: Stadium, . $200,000 
Owner, Indiana University. General 


contract let to Bedford Steel and Con- 
struction Co., Bedford, Ind. Start work 


at once. Reinforced concrete. 


Daleville: Church. Owner, The Unit- 
ed Brethren Church. General contract 
let to The Williams Construction Co., 
Daleville, Ind. Brick. 

Frankton: Church (fire rebuild), $10,- 
090. Owner, Christian Congregation, 
Frankton, Ind. General contract let to 
Cliver Ebert, Frankton, Ind. Stucco. 
Heating, plumbing and wiring not let. 


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Williams-Chevrolet Automobile Co. Gen- 
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State experience, qualifications and sal- 
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SCHOOL BUILDING 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS : 


Notice is hereby given that the undersiened 
Trustees of the School City of Anderson, Madison 
County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids until 
2:00 p. m. of Thursday, Auzust 9th, 1923, for 
the erection and completion of a two story, six- 
teen room, fire proof school building, according 
to plans and specifications prepared by Mr, E. F. 
Miller, Architect, to be located between 14th and 
15th streets and Laurel and Sycamore streets in 
said city at an estimated cost of $130,000.00. 

Separate bids will be received for the general 
construction, heating and ventilating, plumbing 
and electrical wiring for said building or any 
combination of the above. 

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dence satisfactory to the Board that he has suffi- 
cient means and has had sufficient experience in 
the work of the class herein called for to enable 
him to undertake and complete the contract 
herein contemplated. 

Said Trustees reserve the right to reject any 
and all bids, ; 

Bids must be on the blank form provided by the 
Trustees as authorized by the State Board of 
Accounts and must be accompanied by a certified 
check for 4 per cent of the bid as a guarantee 
that the bidder will sign contract and execute 
bond with surety to be approved by the Board 
in full amount of bid to secure the completion 
of building according to plans and specifications 
if the contract is awarded to him. 

The building shall be substantially completed, 
ready for school use by August 81st, 1924, 

Plans, specifications and blank bid forms may 
be obtained for use of individual bidders from 
Supt. ; A. Denny at his office in the Senior 
High Schoo] Building or from Mr. E. F. Miller, 
Architect, room No. 545 Farmers Trust Building, 
Anderson, Indiana. 

By order of the Board of School Trustees of 
Anderson, Indiana. 

: A. W. Brady, President. 

H. B. McMahan, Secretary. 
August D. Millspaugh, Treasurer. 
July 21 and 28. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given that the School City of 
Lafayette, Indiana, Tippecanoe County, and the 
Board of Trustees thereof, will receive sealed bids 
or proposals at the office of the said School Board 
of Trustees, located in the Vocational Building 
at the southeast corner of Sixth and Columbia 
Streets, Lafayette, Indiana, until 10 a. m. o’clock, 
Tuesday, July 31, 1928, at which time and place 
same will be opened, read and considered for the 
construction of a one-story Grade School Build- 
ing and Auditorium, known as the “Columbian 
Grade School,’’ and the improving and building 
of the north half of Cherokee Ave., the length of 
the building, site and construction of a 24-inch 
storm water sewer, said building shall be located 
in the present school lot, said lot being bounded 
on the north by Owen Street, on the east by lots 
No. 139 and No, 168 Highland Park Addition, on 
the south by Cherokee Avenue and on the west 
by Fifth Street, and for the complete installation 
of the heating, ventilating with temperature con- 
trol, plumbing, sewerage, electrical wiring, fix- 
tures, program clock and fire alarm systems in 
the said building, for uses of said School City, 
and according to plans and specifications as pro- 
vided therefor by F. P. Riedel and T. A. Zink, 
Architects, 821-22-28 Lafayette Life Building, La- 
fayette, Indiana, and as further approved by the 
State Board of Health and the State Board of 
Accounts, Estimated cost of building, auditorium 
and street improvement, $90,000. 

The plans and specifications are on file for the 
inspection of bidders at the office of the Board of 
School Trustees, Lafayette, Indiana, and at the 
office of Riedel and Zink, Architects, and the 
State Board of Accounts, Copies are available to 
bidders, for use at their own offices upon deposit 
with the Architects or Trustees of Twenty-five 
Dollars ($25.00) to guarantee safe return of plans 
and _ specifications. Bidders must familiarize 
themselves with such plans and: specifications be- 
fore bidding, as no departure from same will be 
considered. Proposals will be considered for: 

1. General Construction of Building 
Street Improvements and Alternates. 
posal Sheet. 

2. Heating, Ventilating, with Temperature 
Control of School Building and Alternates. See 
Proposal Sheet. 

3. Plumbing and Sewerage System and Storm 
Sewer and Alternates. See Proposal Sheet. 

4, Electrical Wiring, Fixtures, Program Clock, 
Fire Alarm Systems and Alternates. See Pro- 
posal Sheet. 

All bids must be accompanied by the Certified 
Check of bidder in the sum equal to at least 
five per cent (59) of his gross bid or bids. 

Checks to be made payable to Treasurer of the 
Board. In case a bidder, whose bid shall be 
accepted, shall not, within five days after notice 
of such acceptance perform his bid by entering 
into a written contract with the Board, in the 


and 
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form satisfactory to Board, to execute the work 
and construct and complete the building con- 
tract by a bond in the form satisfactory to the 
Board, with surety or sureties to the approval 
of the Board, his certified check and the pro- 
ceeds thereof shall be and remain the absolute 
property of the Board as liquidated damages for 
such failure it being impossible to estimate 
the amount of damages such failure would oc- 
easion to the Board. 

All. bids and proposals shall be upon forms 
No. 96 and prescribed by the State Board of 
Accounts. Unless bids are accompanied by Cer- 
tified Check as above, and upon form as noted 
above, no attention will be given same. Forms 
will be furnished by the Architects upon re- 
ues t. : 

\s The successful bidder will be required to en- 
ter into his written contract and also deliver 
his bond with approved surety to the School City, 
Lafayette, Ind, in a sum equal to the full 
amount of the contract. The successful bidder 
will be required by the terms of the contract to 
enter into the active prosecution of his work 
immediately and complete said work at the time 
to be agreed upon, The Board of Trustees for 
the School City, reserve the right to reject any 
and all bids without giving any reason there- 


ot SCHOOL CITY OF LAFAYETTE, 
Tippecanoe County, Indiana. 
ALVA O. RESER, President. 
HERMAN M. BAHLS, Secretary. 
MRS, SARAH WESTFALL, Treasurer. 
July 21, 1923. 


ELECTRIC WIRING AND BELL SYSTEM 
21 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


‘ ice is hereby given that until the 7th day 
if ano 1923, ‘* ten o’clock in the forenoon, 
the undersigned Jesse F. Phillippi, as Trustee of 
Eagle School Township, and the corresponding 
Eagle Civil Township, Boone County, Indiana, 
and the Advisory epee ae st inet Moen: 
will receive sealed bi ‘or the construction 
installation of the ELECTRIC WIRING and BELL 
SYSTEM to be used for and in the new two 
story, brick, grade school building now being 
erected in Zionsville, Indiana, for the use and 
benefit of said Eagle School Township,. Boone 
County, Indiana, All in accordance with the 
plans and specification therefor which are on file 
in the office of said Trustee located on Meridian 
street in the town of Zionsville, Boone County, 
Indiana. True copies of said plans and specifica- 
tions also may be seen at the office of the Indiana 
State Board of Accounts at the State House in 
Indianapolis, Indiana, and at the office of the El- 
mer E, Dunlap Company, the architect, at 1050 
North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. 
Bidders desiring duplicate copies of the plans and 
specifications may obtain the same by a deposit 
of $25.00 to cover return in good condition ot 
the general construction documents not later than 
the day of the letting of the contract. The esti- 
mated cost of the entire construction of said 
building was $90,000.00. Said bids will be based 
on alternates numbered 1, 8, 4, and 5 as, shown 
in said plans and specifications which said alter- 
nates have been included in the general contract. 
Said bidders will complete said work herein bid 
on so as to not interfere with other contractors 
and at the time agreed upon between said Trustee 
and the general contractor. 

All bids must be on form 96 prescribed by the 
State Board of Accounts and the same will be 
received at the office of the said Trustee up to ten 
o’clock in the forenoon of the said date at which 
time and place of said bids will be opened, pub- 
licly, and read. The letting of said contract will 
begin, subject however, to all rights of said Trus- 
tee and Advisory Board, as provided by law 
and as herein set forth. 

The contract will be awarded in such manner 
as to be to the best interest of said Township. 
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check 
not less than 3% of the gross bid submitted, pay- 
able to the said Trustee who shall have the right 
to cash the check of the successful bidder and 
the money so obtained by the said Trustee shall 
be retained by him as liquidated damages in event 
said bidder fails. within ten days after the ac- 
ceptance of his bid, to execute a contract in the 
form and with the provisions desired by said 
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covering the construction and installation of said 
work, and at the same time to deliver to the said 
Trustee a good and sufficient bond in an amount 
and with security to be approved by said Trustee 
and conditioned as required by law. 

The right is expressly reserved by said Trustee 
and Advisory Board to reject any and all bids and 
to take reasonable time to investigate both the 
bids and the qualifications of the bidders. 

Dated this the 16th day of July, 1928. 

JESSE F, PHILLIPPI, 
As Trustee of Eagle School Township and 
the corresponding Eagle Civil Township, 
Boone County, Indiana. 
WILLIAM A. HULL, 
CHARLES F. MILLER, 
ORION O. SMITH, 
Members of Advisory Board, Eagle Town- 
ship, Boone County, Indiana. 
July 21 and 28. 


SCHOOL BUILDING 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 

Notice is hereby given that the Trustee and 
Advisory Board of Kirklin Township, Clinton 
County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids at the 
office of said Trustee, located at Kirklin, Kirklin 
Township, Clinton County, Indiana, until 2 o’clock 
p. m., Friday, August 3, 1923. 

At which time and place same will be opened, 
read and considered for (1) certain alterations 
and additions to building, (2) for certain altera- 
tions and additions to plumbing, heating and 
ventilating system, (3) for the installation of new 
wiring system for power, lixmtfng and fire alarm 
system, and for the installation of lighting fix- 
tures, to be constructed in the present High 
School building, town of Kirklin, all by and ac- 
cording to plans and specifications as provided 
therefor and as further approved by the Board of 
Health and State Board of Accounts. Total esti- 
mated cost of alterations and additions to be 
$10,000. 

The plans and specifications are on file for the 
inspection of bidders at the office of the Trustee, 
Kirklin, Indiana, and at the office of Rodney W. 
Leonard, Architect, Room 309, People’s Life 
Building, Frankfort, Indiana. . Copies are avail- 
able to bidders for use at their own offices upon 
deposit with the Architect or Trustee of $10 to 


guarantee safe return of same on or before open-: 


ing bids. Bidders must familiarize themselves 
with such ‘plans and specifications before bidding 
pee no departure from the same will be consid- 
ered. « : 

Bidders in submission of bids will submit same 
as follows: 

1. Item No. 1, 

2. Item No, 2. 

3. Item Wo. 3. 

4. For all the work inclusive and as compre- 
hended complete by the plans and specifications. 

In this way the bidder only being required to 
submit his bid for such portion or portions of the 
total work as he may desire. 

All bids shall be accompanied by the certified 
check of the bidder in sum equal to at least 5 
per cent of his gross bid or bids, conditioned upon 
his entering into his written contract with suffi- 
cient and approved surety if he is the successful 
bidder, according to proposal. Checks to be made 
payable to Trustee. 

All bids and proposals shall be upon the forms 
prescribed by the State Board of Accounts. Un- 
less bids are accompanied by certified checks as 
above and upon forms as above, no attention will 
be given same. 

The successful bidder will be required to enter 
into his written contract and also deliver his 
bond with approved surety to the Trustee, in a 
sum equal to full amount of contract as usually 
conditioned. The successful bidder will be re- 
quired by the terms of his contract to enter into 
the active prosecution of his work immediately 
and complete said work at the time mentioned in 
general conditions of the specification. The Trus- 
tee and Advisory Board for the Township reserve 
the right to reject any and all bids without giving 
any reason therefor. 

TOWNSHIP OF KIRKLIN, CLINTON 
COUNTY, INDIANA, 
R. F. SWOPE, Trustee. 
EDGAR KIPHART, President. 
ADVISORY BOARD: 
HOWARD WALLACE, Treasurer. 
GEORGE KUTZ, Secretary. 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 1st Vice-President 
EWING MILLER, 2d Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


PLAN TO ARRANGE REGIONAL 
MEETING ON A LARGE 
SCALE 


To Be Held in South Bend Early in 
September 


There is a move on foot to make the 
next regional meeting of the Indiana 
Society of Architects an event that will 
be worth going miles to attend. Sched- 
uled for South Bend a letter of accept- 
ance has been received from the archi- 
tects of that city, they expressing pleas- 
ure for the opportunity to entertain the 
members of the sate architectural pro- 
fession. Mr. E. R. Austin, South Bend, 
has been named chairman to take care 
of the local end of the meeting and will 
work in conjunction with the officers of 
the Society in working out a general 
program. 

As now proposed it is planned to ex- 
tend the invitation to attend beyond the 
membership of the Indiana architectural 
profession to include the members of the 
Illinois and Michigan State Architects’ 
Societies. As a preliminary to such an 
arrangement information to the above 
effect has been sent to both the officers 
of the 'ilinois and Michigan associations 
who will take action on the proposition 
in the near future. In addition it has 
been suggested that those of the allied 
building interests of northern Indiana 
also be invited to the September region- 
al meeting. 

It is the idea of the officials and board 
members of the I. S. of A. to make the 
proposed ‘meeting one of the most at- 
tractive affairs ever indulged in by the 
state architects and the Indiana building 
interests, and to that end an effort is to 
be made to assure a big attendance by 
securing good speakers who know and 
can talk on the building industry and 
its various ramifications. 


SUMMER ATTRACTIONS FAIL TO 
LESSEN INTEREST IN IN- 
DIANAPOLIS ARCHITECTS’ 

MEETINGS 


July Meeting Proves One of the Best 
of the Year 


In spite of the fact that vacation days 
are here, that the atmosphere was quite 
heated, and there are any number of 


summer evening counter attractions to 
vie with business organization meetings, 


the attendance of the members of the 
Indianapolis Architects’ Association at 
the regular monthly meeting July 18, 
was unusually good, making for one of 
the best gatherings in months. 


The affair was held at the Hoosier 
Athletic Club where a 6:30 p. m. dinner 
was served, covers for seventeen being 
laid. Those present were: Pres. Her- 
man Scherrer, Secretary Ralph J. 
Batchelder, Herbert Bass, Fermor S. 
Cannon, W. K. Eldridge, Herbert Foltz, 
Wm. H. Garns, Merritt Harrison, Nor- 
man Hill, A. A. Honeywell, Otto Muel- 
ler, Anton Scherrer, Wilbur Shook, L. A. 
Turnock, Seymour Van Meter, Kurt 
Vonnegut and Fred Wallick. 


Following the reading of the minutes 
of the May meeting, Pres. Scherrer ap- 
pointed Wilbur Shook, Fermor Cannon 
and Merritt Harrison, tellers, to tabu- 
late the mail ballott with reference to 
the application of Architect Everett 
Craht for membership. The count was 
favorable to Mr. Crabb who was duely 
elected. 


Stuart Walker of the Stuart Walker 
Company, filling a summer engagement 
at the Murat Theatre, was scheduled for 
a talk to the architects, but at the last 
moment circumstances arose to prevent 
his presence, a fact much regretted by 
those present. 

Since there was really no important 
business up for attention, the meeting 
was turned into an informal discussion 
affair which turned out to be quite in- 
teresting, all the architects entering 
freely into the spirit of the thing and 
developing some attractive thought. 
Matters architectually were taken up 
from all angles and covering a wide 
range from office methods, handling of 
the work, the draftsman problem, and 
the various phases of the architects’ con- 
tact with public officials in getting plans 
approved, also the handling of the early 
building preliminaries by the city build- 
ing inspection departments and state 
boards having to do with building con- 
struction matters. While no formal ac- 


tion was taken with regard to these sub- 
jects nevertheless there were suggestions 
advanced that may in time be followed 
through to advantage. 

All was not serious, in fact, there was 
much levity indulged in that made for 


Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


a general spirit of good humor that add- 
ed greatly to the pleasure of the even- 
ing. 

Those in attendance voted to forego 
the customary abandonment of summer 
meetings and the next meeting was set 
for Wednesday, August 8th. 


REMOVAL NOTICE 


Architect Everett H. Crabb, Indian- 
apolis, announces the removal of his 
office from 1112 State Life Building to 
room 910 in the same structure. 


INDIANAPOLIS ARCHITECTS EX- 
PRESS SORROW OVER DE- 
MISE OF ARCHITECT 
EWING H. MILLER 


Extend Sympathy to Bereaved Family 


Genuine sorrow and regret over the 
untimely passing of Architect Ewing 
Miller, Terre Haute, Second Vice-Presi- 
dent of the Indiana Society of Arch- 
itects, was expressed Wednesday night 
by the Indianapolis architects at their 
regular monthly meeting. , Mr. Miller 
was well known to the Indianapolis pro- 
fession and held in high esteem both 
as a gentleman and an architect. 

Formal action relative to his passing 
was taken by the Indianapolis associa- 
tion and Secretary Batchelder was in- 
structed to convey to the bereaved fam- 
ily, by letter, the sympathy of the In- 
dianapolis architects. 


WELL-KNOWN INDIANAPOLIS 
ARCHITECT RECOVERING 
FROM OPERATION 


Removed From Hospital to His Home 


Thos. A. Winterrowd, Indianapolis 
architect, long connected with the local 
profession and building industry, who 
has been confined at St. Vincent’s Hos- 
pital following a rather serious opera- 
tion, is reported much improved and has 
been removed to his home. 

Mr. Winterrowd, in addition to his ex- 
tensive architectural practice covering 
many years, was also formerly building 
inspector for the city, affording him a 
wide acquaintance. It was during Mr. 
Winterrowd’s tenure of office that ex- 
tensive revisions were made to the city 
building code which is now in operation. 


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FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Catone bois. CLs) eae President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 
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PLASTERERS AT EVANSVILLE DE- 
MAND WAGE INCREASE 


Building Circles Given a Jar 


Quite a flurry in Evansville building 
contracting circles was caused the past 
week by the unofficial announcement that 
beginning Monday, July 23, the journey- 
men plasterers would demand $12 per 
day. They have been paid $10 per day 
up to this time this season. 

There is considerable opposition 
amongst contractors to granting this 
$2 per day increase, though Evansville, 
like other localities, finds herself up 
against it because of the shortage of 
plasterers. The big cities are paying 
all the way from $12 to $20 per day for 
these particular craftsmen and the con- 


tractors in the smaller municipalities 
find it hard to combat the high wage 
lure of the big places which is playing 
hob with the local plastering labor sup- 
ply. It is another case of the contrac- 
tors going out in the open market and 
bidding against each other for men, a 
situation the men themselves are quick 
to take advantage of. The question Is, 
how long is the building public going to 
stand for the goughing to which greed 
and selfishness are subjecting it? 


SUMMER WEATHER SPEEDS UP 
LOCAL BUILDING 


Contracting Forces Going Full Tilt 


It has been good and hot in Evansville, 
and while there was some complaining 
it did not come from the contractors who 
are only too glad for the clear weather 
in order to hurry along on their building 
operations. The whole local contracting 
fraternity has been speeding up, result- 
ing in a burst of activity which is evi- 
denced all about the city, particularly in 
the residential districts where new 
homes are arising with regular rapidity. 

The demand upon the local labor sup- 
ply is exceedingly heavy, but to date the 
contractors have been able to keep pace 
with their schedules. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


Good progress in home construction is 
reported for the week by George L. Mil- 
ler and Son, building contractors. Two 
homes in the 1100 block on Bellemeade 
avenue are now under roof. 


Work on a five room California type 
bungalow for Miss Addie Smock at 815 
Bellemeade avenue - was started this 
week by Contractors Anderson & Veatch. 


Scarborough-Davis Co., having the 
general contract on the Franklin Garage 
are rapidly completing same and expect 
to have it ready for occupancy in about 
ten days. 


General Contractors J. Bippus & Son, 
in charge of the remodeling of the new 
quarters for the Shrine at the former 
Crescent Club, are hurrying the work 
along and hope to complete the contract 
August 15. This same firm is speeding 
up the $15,000 Haas Store remodeling 
at 408 Main street. 


C. Kanzler and Son, who have the gen- 
eral contract for the Saunders building, 
have reached the plastering stage. 


There is still considerable estimating 
on vrospective work going on and pros- 
pects look good for local fall building 
activity. . 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. ©. 


Mas itmecner oo Se President 


E. F. Oelschlager._________ Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


COMPARATIVE FIGURES SHOW 
GREAT EXTENT OF FT. WAYNE’S 
BUILDING ACTIVITY THIS 
YEAR 


All Previous Records Being Distanced 


Now that the first half of 1923 has 
been completed and the figures for that 
period have been compiled, the totals 
show that all previous building records 
in Ft. Wayne covering a six month’s 

Beginning with January and right on 

Beginning with anuary and right on 
through June the building figures for 
each month have regularly exceeded 
those of the corresponding months in 
1922 at which time a new building rec- 
ord was steadily being made in Ft. 
Wayne. The fact that last year’s record 
is being topped gives some idea of the 
proportion of this year’s business. 

As the records stand now the new 


building construction in Ft. Wayne for 
which permits have been granted during 
the first half of 1923 is 139.2% ahead 
of that of the corresponding period last 
year, and. represents 76.72% of all the 
new building in Ft. Wayne for the en- 
tire year of 1922. 

As compared with 1921, the current 
building volume in Ft. Wayne is 53.9% 
in excess of the entire volume two years 
ago and is 340% greater than the volume . 
for the first six months of that year. 

Two years ago there was but one one- 
million-dollar month, while in 1922 there 
were three million-dollar months. So 
far in 1928 there have been two such 
months, also one close to $2,000,000, and 
another that ran over that figure. 

Permits issued since January number 
1,465 as against 1,008 during the cor- 
responding period in 1922, a gain of 
457. The estimated valuations for six 
months in 1928 and 1922 are $7,389,114, 
and $38,088,195 respectively. 

The Ft. Wayne building permit record 
for the first six months of 1923 is: 


Month Per. Est. Val. 
SARLUAE NY ate eee 99 $ 390,885 
Pehrmiaryanc ee 61 420,330 
Wiarc ht tack en. pete” 281 1,450,000 
PRT ney eet ee 2 Pers 383 1,939,275 
My mo Bas a Bs 327 2,166,085 
JUNE _ Saar ae 314 1,022,539 

OCA St saee Perel. 1,465 $7,389,114 


BANK CLEARINGS REACH HIGH 
LEVEL 


Best Business Week Recorded in Ft. 
Wayne In Years Registered 


Recently 

General business in Ft. Wayne as re- 
flected by the bank clearings is mighty 
good, and it is this good business wave 
that has been steadily surging through 
the city that has made building activity 
most noticeable. 

Last week, for instance, the local bank 
clearings amounted to more than three 
and a half million dollars, the first time 
in years that such a figure has been 
reached. 

The total clearings for the week were 
$1.506,589.11 more than during the cor- 
responding week one year ago, and 
$751,976.75 more than the previous week. 


NEW SCHOOL BUILDING RATHER ~ 
THAN ADDITION, FAVORED 


The possibility of erecting a new one- 
story school building on the James 
Smart grounds instead of a 16-room ad- 
dition. in order to accommodate at least 
600 school children at this site, is being 
considered by the city school board. 

It was first planned as a part of the 
$975,000 school building and expansion 
program to put up the addition at this 
place. 


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Hoisting Engines, Pile Hammers, Wood and Steel Derricks. Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 


GENERAL CHEMICAL Co. 
“Hard-N-Tyte’”’ for Better Concrete Floors. 
RANSOME CONCRETE MACHINERY. 
Building and Paving Mixers, Steel Towers & Concrete Carts. 
517 N. Oakland Ave. Indianapolis 
Phone Webster 2192. 


Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
Double and Single Cage Material Elevator Platform 
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KOEHRING COMPANY 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contracter’s Asseciation 
Member State A. B. C. 


320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 

Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors meet every 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 
WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marien 
County this week. 


SLUMP HITS INDIANAPOLIS BUILD- 
ING CONSTRUCTION 
ACTIVITY 


June Business Slows Down 


The break had to come and it did, 
only it was a little sooner in arriving 
than was expected in view of recent 
past performances. Reference is made 
to the slowing up of construction opera- 
tions in Indianapolis during the month 
of June. 

Building permits issued during the 
month amounted to 1,396, which was a 
little better than the number granted 
during the corresponding period a year 
ago. However, the June permits fell 
513 short of equaling those issued the 
preceding month, were 365 behind 
April, and 42 in arrears of March, tend- 
ing to indicate a slackening activity. 

The total estimated valuation of the 
new building construction work for 


June only amounted to $1,905,000, the 
second lowest valuation posted since the 
first of the year. This was $900,011 or 
32% less than the money involved in 
new work for which permits were grant- 
ed in May, and was $384,941 or 16.8% 
short of the June, 1922, mark. 

The figures for June, 1922, and 1923 


are: 

Month Per. Est. Val. 
June,.1922 22 = 1,323 $2,289,941 
Uitine, 1923) sae 1,396 1,905,000 


NEW ORGANIZATION OF NORTH- 
ERN INDIANA GENERAL 
CONTRACTORS FORMED 


Indiana Harbor and East Chicago Con- 
tractors Get Together 


Field Representative J. H. Owens of 
the Associated Bvilding Contractors of 


Indiana has returned to Indianapolis 
from a trip to Indiana Harbor, where he 
assisted in perfecting the organization 
of a new association of general contrac- 


tors composed of the big builders of In- 
diana Harbor and East Chicago. 


The new body has named J. K. Dop- 


pler, President, and R. C. Clark, Secre- 23d 


tary, and will maintain headquarters at 
4005 Grand Boulevard, Indiana Harbor. 
The members unanimously voted to affili- 
ate with the State A. B. C.’s. 


BUILDING PERMITS 


Week of July 12th to 19th 


Residence: (double), $9,000, 3601-03 
Clifton. Owner, Mabel E. and Ada 
Rose, 1108 W. 30th. General contract 
let to Louis Chapman, c/o owner. Frame 


Residence: (double), $8,780, 83-85 N. 
Brookville. Owner, L. Russell Newgent, 
518 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Contract let 
to Hershman and Pounds, 202 N. Addi- 


Residence: $9,000, 822 E. Raymond. 
Owner, Geo. H. Amt., 828 E. Raymond. 
Contract let to A. H. Unversaw and 
Son, 1155 Shelby St. Stucco and frame. 


Residence: $5,500, 5237 Park. Owner, 
Rollin E. French, 4410 N. Pennsylvania. 


Residences: (4), $2,800 each, West 
Owner, A. W. Cox, 1260 N. Belle 


View Place. 


Residence: $6,500, 4844 Carrollton. 
Owner, F. M. Bartholomew and Son, 
3725 N. Illinois St. 


Yard Office: (rem.), $5,000. Owner, 
C., C., C. & St. L. R. R. Contract let 
to Mead-Balch Co. 


Residence: $9,000, 687 Berkley Road. 
Owner, Ralph Root, c/o contractor Gen- 
eral contract let to William F. Nelson, 
4211 College Ave. Brick veneer. 

Residence: $5,500, 263 Parkview Ave. 
Owner, John Killilea, 225 N. Beville Ave. 
contract let to George F. Brewer, 220 
N. Gray St. Frame. 


Residence: $5,000, 611 E. 34th. Own- 


ROS er, Fred Rideout, 2250 College. 


SOUTH BEND LED ALL OTHER CITIES IN INDIANA IN THE MATTER OF 
NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN JUNE 


State’s Total Operations, While Large, Record Various Losses 


Though June building operations in Indiana’s nine leading cities, according to 
the official figures of city building inspectors, show a falling off both from the 
May, 1923, business and that of June a year ago, nevertheless, the volume of 
building for which permits were granted was a large one, amounting to $6,795, 
510, a creditable showing for the month. 

The fact that the June total of over six and three-quarter million dollars 
worth of new building ran behind the individual totals of the preceding three 
months, only goes to impress the fact that an enormous volume of building con- 
struction work has been put across in Indiana in 1928. June building was 8.1% 
behind that of May this year, and 2.69% in arrears of that of June, 1922. On the 
other hand, the June, 1923 volume of building construction work, though registering 
certain losses, noted above, exceeded the individual totals of eleven of the twelve 
months of 1922. 

The big feature of the June building performance this year has to do with 
South Bend where a $2,253,232 building total was recorded, a figure that surpassed 
those posted by Indianapolis for the month. This is the first time any other In- 
diana city has ever outstripped the Hoosier Capital City on the monthly building 
volume of estimated costs. South Bend’s latest contribution to the state building 
total accentuates the fact that that city is making wonderful building strides 
forward this year. Indianapolis just missed the $2,000,000 mark last month, her 
total of $1,905,000 being the second lowest monthly figure posted since January, 
this year. Ft. Wayne once more came across with over a million dollars for new 
buildings for the month. 

‘Comparative figures show that in June, 1923, five of the nine cities registered 
gains over the corresponding period a year ago, while the other four had to take 
varying degrees of losses. Elkhart with a 74.3% gain led the procession, to be 
followed in this order: South Bend, 20.1%; Ft. Wayne, 13.1%; Evansville, 12.7%; 
Gary, 8.3%. Losses recorded were: Terre Haute, 16.7%; Indianapolis, 16.8%; 
Hammond, 25%; Richmond, 60%. 

The official building figures for Indiana cities for June; 1923, are: 

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Cities Per. Est. Val. Per. Est. Val. 
RT ie SE 2 ee 26 $ 98,150 24 $ 56,300 
Bvansville: 22 216 275,685 166 244,370 
ONG WY TiGn oe Rs 314 1,022,539 201 903,455 
Gary 2. SES Pe £4! ¥ 514,050 474,520 
EeanTONG 925: fc 8 ae 2 140 390,690 111 521,925 
Indianapolis _..__._____ 1,396 1,905,000 1,323 2,289,941 
irenmond? 2222.2)" Fe 58 33,805 55 85,220 
WOM Bend : jos 2 518 2,253,232 462 1,875,052 
weree Haute. 222.2 es 283 302,359 267 363,101 

i 1/1) | Oe OAR OD A> Tk *2.951 $ 6,795,510 2,609 $ 6,813,884 


*Official report from Gary failed to include number of permits issued in June 


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CHICAGO 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 
Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 
Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed ___-____---President 
ews. Cole Sr ees Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


SOUNDS GOOD, ANYWAY 


Majority of People Will Hope ’Tis So 


Here’s hoping he has read properly 
the cards, the stars, or whatever it was 
that prompted his forecast. 

Attorney General Daugherty has 
broken forth with the prediction that 
there will never be another railway 
strike, of the proportions of those that 
have gone before, to tie up interstate 
commerce and shunt business over on 
a side-track. 

The expression of the attorney gen- 
eral was prompted by the action of 
Judge J. H. Wilkerson who entered a 
final decree making permanent the tem- 
porary restraining order he issued in 
the U. S. Court, Chicago, last fall 
against the striking railroad shopmen. 
The original injunction was granted 
when the shopmen’s strike was technic- 
ally in effect on sixty-two roads when 
they refused to subscribe to the Balti- 
more settlement. At that time the 
strike had seriously crippled traffic in 
certain localities and thus had inter- 
fered with interstate commerce and the 
transportation of the U. S. mails, to 
say nothing of the life loss and damage 
that had been caused. Incidentally the 
Court of Appeals had declared that the 
shopmen’s strike was.on a par with the 
Boston police insurrection and was un- 
lawful because it was a strike against 
the decision of the Railway Labor Board, 
an instrument of the national govern- 
ment. 

This latest decision tends to show that 
the claims of the Unions that they were 
not responsible and not under the juris- 
diction of the courts was a mistake; it 
also tends to show the change of senti- 
ment that has come regarding the 
Unions and that they will be held ac- 
countable for the actions of their mem- 
bers who are not entitled to any spe- 
cial privileges not accorded to others. 

Possibly this latest twist will cause 
Labor leaders to be a little more cau- 
tious in the future. 


MORE BUILDING 


Deal Put Across Last Week Means That 


There has just been a realty trans- 
action in Hammond that, according to 
the provisions, means several nice build- 
ings for the future. The K. & W. Cor- 
poration has just taken a 99 year lease 
on the Rimbach property on Hohman 
street. The site is on Hohman street 
and extends from Rimbach Court to 
Sibley street, a frontage of 300 feet. 
Under the terms of the lease they must, 
within the next ten years, use 150 feet 


on the north end of the plot for a site 
for a structure to cost not less than 
$200,000, and within 15 years erect on 
the remaining portion of ground another 
building not to cost less than $100,000. 
The rental schedule is as follows: First 
two years $18,000 annually; next four 
years $22,000; next thirty-four years, 
$30,000 per year; and for the remaining 
portion of the lease $35,000 annually. 
These figures, calculated on a 5% basis, 
indicates a front foot value of $2,000. 


CHEERING 


Babson Holds Forth Promise 


The latest report of Roger Babson, the 
great statistician and prognosticator, 
forecasts that building has at last reached 
the peak, except in a few localities, and 
that eosts should now gradually decline 
with more available labor supply for the 
districts where a large amount of build- 
ing construction is still going on. (Here 
is Something we are all for.) 


ANOTHER NIBBLE 


More Contractors to Organize 


Field Representative Jack Owens of 
the State A. B. C.’s dropped in for a 
short visit the other day. He was on 
his way over to Indiana Harbor where 
the contractors are eager to form a lit- 
tle organization of their own. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


One of the Calumet District architects 
comes forward with the information that 
he has projects that will total $900,000 
that have been postponed till next sea- 
son in the hope that lower prices will 
prevail. 


L. J. Granger of the Tri City Elec- 
tric Co. is in New York attending an 
electrical dealers’ convention. 

—F. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas Rawat tok President 
J. A. Galhivageey &an Sc ss Secretary 


314 Main Street 


LUMBERMEN AROUSED 


Seek to Show Lumber Industry Is Not 
to Blame. for High Construc- 
tion Costs 


Since the general increase in building 
costs appeared to be reaching an alarm- 
ing peak, there have been persistent ef- 
forts on the part of uninformed statis- 
ticians, careless economic services and 
deliberately untruthful representatives 
of substitute materials, to, hold up the 
lumber industry as “principally responsi- 
ble for this situation. 

To meet the emergency and place the 
economic facts about lumber before the 
public, the Publicity Department of the 
National Lumber Manufacturers Asso- 
ciation has been active. In the case of 
flagrant misrepresentations appearing in 


certain prominent publications individ- 
ual action has been taken, which has 
been productive of a better understand- 
ing, and certain corrections of previous- 
ly published erroneous articles. 

That the lumber company should be 
militant in getting the proper publicity 
of the facts about lumber to the public, 
is clearly realized. The presidents of 
the most prominent retail lumber deal- 
ers associations have been asked for 
their information and views as to the 
relative cost of home building today 
as compared with 1920, and the com- 
parative cost of lumber entering into 
the various kinds of home construction. 
(Bulletin National Lumber Manufactur- 

ers’ Association.) 


UNEMPLOYMENT BILL DEFEATED 
IN WISCONSIN 


Law Makers Rightfully Balk 


One of the most vicious bills ever 
presented to a state legislature by or- 
ganized labor was recently defeated in 
Wisconsin. It was known as the Huber 
Unemployment Bill, and provided for 


payment to workers of $1 a day when 
deprived of employment through no 
fault of their own or for seasonal rea- 
sons. Such a law is now in operation 
in England and its demoralizing effect 
on workers is apparent on every hand. 

Only recently Felix McWhirter, Pres., 
Peoples State Bank, Indianapolis, just 
returned from a trip abroad, in speak- 
ing of the choatic conditions across the 
water particularly criticized “The Dole” 
or English Unemployment Legislation. 
He said that the custom of the govern- 
ment in making specified allowances to 
men out of work had simply encouraged 
laziness and put a premium on unem- 
ployment. He said English workmen 
nad found that with the “Dole” and a 
little effort at odd jobs on the side they 
could make more money than by working 
straight through the week, consequently, 
they didn’t want real work. 

Wisconsin legislators are to be com- 
mended for their action. 


GREATEST CEMENT OUTPUT EVER 
RECORDED FOR JUNE 


Building Still Heavy 


June production of Portland cement 
was about 12,400,000 barrels, according 
to figures just compiled by the United 
States Geological Survey. Although 
this represents a decline of about 500,- 
000 barrels from the record output of 
May, it nevertheless establishes a new 
high mark for the month of June by 
about 10 per cent. Production for the 
half year ending June 30, was more than 
62,300,000 barrels—an imcrease of 33 
per cent over the best previous record 
for a similar period. 

June shipments from the mills 
amounted to 13,300,000 barrels, or 
slightly under those of June last year, 
and about 7 per cent less than in May 
of this year. Shipments for the first 
six months of this year were 62,226,000 
barrels as against 48,029,000 in the cor- 
responding period last year. 

Stocks of cement in manufacturers’ 
hands at the end of June were 9,219,000 
barrels—a decline of approximately 9 
per cent from those at the end of May. 


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THE BIRD THAT LAYED THE GOLD- 
EN BRICK AND THE LAST 
PLASTERER 


(Reprinted from the Wall Street 
Journal) 


There is reason to apprehend that 
bricklayers will become as uncommon as 
veterans of the War of 1812. When 
one reflects on the princely wages of 
bricklayers, it is a‘lamentable thought 
that they have to die, but, as with all 
the world‘s great, no way has been found 
to save them this unhappy fate. An 
occasional veteran of the War. of 1812 
is recruited by fraud, and an occasional 
apprentice is admitted to membership in 
the Bricklayers’ Union, but in neither 
case does the number of recruits begin 
to equal the mortality list. 


The National Association of Manufac- 
turers says that the number of appren- 
tices admitted to the Bricklayers’ Union 
last year was less than the number of 
members taken by death. At this rate, 
bricklaying will soon become a lost art, 
and our grandchildren will marvel at 
our skill in laying brick as we wonder 
at the lost processes of our remote an- 
cestors who understood and practiced 
the tempering of copper. 

The passing of the plasterers gives 
even greater reason for apprehension 
and disquietude, because they are pass- 
ing even faster than the bricklayer. We 
replenish our streams with trout and we 
portect our song birds from extermina- 
tion, but we take no thought of our plas- 
terers. By reason of the limitation of 
apprentices, most of our plasterers are 
aged men and will not be with us for 
long. The years are not many when we 
shall regard with awe the last survivor 
of the Plasterers’ Union very much as 
we regarded the last survivor of the 
change of Balaklava. 


With the growing scientific interest in 
these matters, it is not unlikely that the 


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professors at our institutions of learn- 
ing will soon undertake a study of this 
disappearing type as they do the small 
remnant of some of the aboriginal tribes. 
While there is yet time, we suggest that 
there be preserved on the phonograph 
for future generations the voice of a 
plasterer discussing long hours and slave 
wages, for the era is not remote when 
all we shall know of this species must 
come from a study of the fossil remains. 


What antiquarian interest will there 
soon be in a fragment of freshly-spread 
plaster! We can see the last plasterer, 
a centenarian on his death-bed, painfully 
but skillfully spreading this fragment, 
at the rate permitted under union rules, 
for preservation in the metropolitan Mu- 
seum of Art, alongside the fragment of 
King Tut’s flagon. 


ANOTHER EVIDENCE OF THE PRO- 
GRESSIVE SPIRIT THAT IS 
GRIPPING THE BUILD- 

ING INDUSTRY 


Contractors Plan Big 


Outing 


Massachusetts 


Looks as if. the Associated Contractors 
of Massachusetts not only have a live 
organization from their regular monthly 
publication, a real live magazine, but 
that they also know how to play, too, 
and take advantage of their environment 
to that end. 


A very attractive poster has come to 
our attention announcing the annual 
clam bake and field day of the Massa- 
chusetts contractors at the Oakland 
Beach Yacht Club at Oakland Beach, R. 
I., ten miles from Providence. 


As a gentle hint there is a quotation 
reading, “A whale comes up and blows 
himself once in a while, but a lobster— 
never.” 


Scheduled for the day, August 15, is 
boating, bathing, swimming, a_ baseball 
game between contractors and archi- 
tects, and a big feed that, to read the 
menu, would make one’s mouth water. 


The event is down on the calendar as 
the one big day for the Building Indus- 
try of New England to which architects, 
contractors, engineers and material sup- 
ply men all are invited. 


In conclusion the announcement says, 
“While at this affair, you are asked to 
remember—That you are out for a good 
time. That somebody has got to be the 
goat. That no matter how well you be- 
have, you will be talked about just the 
same. Forget, then, your dignity, Pro- 
hibition, your creditors, the last dig your 
wife gave you, your age, and above all, 
the fact that there may be a ‘next morn- 
ing.’ 


All of which goes to show that the 
Massachusetts contractors like the A. B. 
C.’s of Indiana are seeking to remove 
caste restrictions, unite the whole build- 
ing industry and create a real esprit de 
corps in the solid ranks of the men and 
avocations of which the industry is com- 
posed. 


SUCCESS IN BUSINESS CIRCLES 
TRACEABLE TO TRADE OR- 
GANIZATIONS 


Contracting No Exception 


Present day methods and conditions 
within the building industry require and 


recognize the necessity of trade organi- 
zations for the purpose of safeguarding 


the interests of its participants, and to 
see that the public is properly served 
and protected. 

The building industry is second in size, 
exceeded only by agriculture. The great- 
est needs of mankind are food, clothing 
and shelter. Most everything is prepar- 
ed under shelter. The building industry 
is called upon to satisfy these require- 
ments. Yet builders have either been 
too busy or too negligent to take an 
active interest in the development of the 
industry upon which they depend for a 


livlihood. 
The Associated Building Contractors 


of Indiana, a state organization of 
builders, organized in 1918, with 17 
members, has grown to a membership 


of over 900. This organization functions 
every day, striving to improve conditions 
throughout the state. It has endeavored 
to care for the interest of the builder 
by putting forward constructive legisla- 
tion, and opposing legislation that 
would have been inimical. 

All Indiana contractors have derived 
general benefits from that which has 
been accomplished by the State A. B. 
C.’s. However, there are some who have 
held aloof possibly not realizing the ex- 
tent of the advantages that have come 
as a result of the effort that has been 
put forth in the interest of the contrac- 
tors not individually but as a whole. 
Increased membership will add strength 
to the State A. B. C.’s and, acknowledged 
or not, every Indiana contractor has a 
responsibility in the work that the asso- 
ciation is carrying on. The sooner that 
responsibility is shouldered the greater 
will be the success that will accrue to 
the interest of the contractors. 


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John J. Tuite Co. Issues Data Book on 
, Ash Handling Equipment 

An interesting, instructive, and handy 
reference volume has just come off the 
press and is ready for distribution upon 
application. Reference is made to the 
new catalog on Ernst Ash Handling 
Equipment, issued by the John J. Tuite 
Co., 501 Fidelity Trust Bldg., Indian- 
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NEW CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION 
NAMES STATE A. B. C.’s 
EXECUTIVE BOARD 
CANDIDATE 


One of Big Calumet Operators Ap- 
pointed 

The recently organized General Con- 
tractors’ Association of East Chicago 
and Indiana Harbor, which affiliated 
with the Associated Building Contrac- 
tors of Indiana has exercised its perog- 
ative and announced its candidate to 
serve on the Executive Board of the 


News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report published in pre 
vious issue. : 


INDIANAPOLIS 


*Temple (Jewish), $150,000, 34th and 
Ruckle. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and 
Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust Bldg. Own- 
er, Beth El Jewish Congregation, Build- 
ing Committee as follows: L. Sakowitz, 
3614 N. Pennsylvania; Isaac Marks, 514 
So. Delaware St.; Herman T. Cohen, 440 
East Washington; Jos. A. Cohen, 709 W. 


Washington; H. Rosner, 4140 College. 
Plans nearing completion. Ready for 
bids soon. Brick. 


Newspaper Building: $100,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 120x67%, Kentucky Ave. 
Archt., William Earl Russ, Meridian Life 
Building. Owner, The _ Indianapolis 
Times (publishers of the Daily Times), 
25-29 S. Meridian St. Plans in progress. 
Reinforced concrete construction, side- 
walk lifts, freight elevator, steel sash, 
comp. roof, steam heat, concrete floor 
construction. 


*Laundry Bldg.: $110,000, new bldg., 
3 sty., 683x148. and rem. present building, 
420 East Market St. Archt. and en- 
gineer, Russell N. Edwards Co., Union 
Trust Bldg. Owner, Progress Laundry 
Co., Roy C. Shaneberger, Pres., 420 E. 
Market St. Plans completed. Archt. 
ready for bids in a few days. Brick, 
concrete and steel, steel sash, comp. 
roof, engines and generator, laundry 


~ Fountain St. 


State A. B. C.’s. 

John Rahn, First National , Bank 
Bldg., East Chicago, one of the largest 
building construction operators in the 
Calumet District, has been named for 
the office. Harry Olney was appointed 
as alternate. 


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Add to Attractiveness of Small House 
Roofs 


The present vogue of the multi-toned 
roof is especially suited to the small 
house. Combinations of red, green and 
blue-black slate-surfaced shingles have 
already been tried with some success, 
although the contrasts of these colors 
are somewhat harsh. 

Recently, however, a new color in 
slate has been found which makes pos- 
sible a richer beauty in the multi-tone 
roof. This new color, weathered brown, 
is especially distinctive when combined 
with red or green slate surfaced shin- 


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gles; and it can be used very effectively 
to harmonize with red or brown brick 
walls and with stucco. By the tasteful 
use of these combinations it is possible 
to get a very distinctive roof at a mod- 
erate cost. 

For the small house, slate-surfaced 
asphalt shingles of greatly increased 
thickness can now be obtained. These 
improved shingles cast a handsome 
shadow line and remove from asphalt 
shingles as a class, the old objection of 
flat, monotonous tone. Naturally, too a 
thicker shingle is far more durable and 
gives a tighter, firmer roof. 


VISITOR AT HEADQUARTERS 


Architect Karl D. Norris, East Chica- 
go, dropped in on Sec. Merritt Har- 
rison the past week and reported a busy 
building season this year. K. D. said he 
wanted to attend the annual I. S. of A. 
meeting but a big project prevented. He 
was strong for the South Bend regional 
meeting and announced that the Calu- 
met architects would be on hand, 


equipment, water softener. Boilers and Meridian St. Archt. taking bids to close 


stokers purchased. Stack contract 


awarded. 


Church: $60,000, 2 sty: and bas., 

Archt., W.-H. Garns, 818 
Fletcher Trust Bldg. Owner, Fountain 
Street M. E. Church, 2007 Fountain St., 
Rev. Philip S. May, pastor, 2025 Foun- 
tain St. Preliminary plans in progress. 
Brick, stone trim. 


Apartments and Stores: 3 sty. and 
bas., Emerson Ave. and Washington Sts. 
Owner, The Hibben Heirs, c/o Mr. J. S. 
Cruse, Pres. Cruse Realty Co., 128 No. 
Delaware St. Plans in progress. Brick. 
If the Indianapolis plan commission ap- 
prove the erection of this bldg. at the 
above location, worke will be started 
shortly. ; 

Bottling Building: 1 sty., 61x85, 15th 
and Senate Ave. Archt., Chas. E. Bacon, 
605 I. O. O. F. Bldg. Owner, Crown Bot- 
tling Works, c/o architect. Plans about 
completed. Archt. ready for bids in a 
few days. Brick. 


Grocery Warehouse (add.), 5 sty. and 
bas., 17x195, 421 E. Washington St. 
Archt., Norman H. Hill, 1050 N. Dela- 
ware St. Owner, The Standard Grocery 
Co., Lafayette A. Jackson, owner, 419 E. 
Washington Street. General contract 
awarded to J. G. Karstedt Const. Co., 
Lemcke Bldg., $35,000. Reinforced con- 
crete and brick. . 


*Stores and Apartments: $15,000, 2 
sty. and bas., Orange and Linden Sts. 
Archt., Everett H. Crabb, 910 State Life 
Bldg. Owner, Edw. C. Ott, 1218% S. 


SINK & EDWARDS 


SHEET METAL WORK | 
Fea egy and Ver filaning. 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


Brick and stucco. 


Residence and Garage: $50,000, 42nd 
and Meridian. Archt., D. A. Bohlen and 


Son, Majestic Bldg. Owner, Frank H. 
Sudbrock, 4009 Central Ave. Archt. 
taking bids. Brick, stone trim, tile roof. 


Residence: $15,000, 16th and Dela- 
ware. Owner, Mrs. Russell Sullivan: 
1431 N. Meridian St. ontract let to 
Brandt Bros., Indiana Trust Bldg. 


Office Building: (2 sty. add. and gen- 
eral rem.), “Old Indiana Dental College 
Bldg.,”’ Ohio and Delaware Sts. Owner, 
The Columbia Securities Co., 124 Hast 
Market St. Owners have obtained a 99- 
year lease on building and will remodel 
late summer. Work will consist of a 2- 
story addition over part of building, mar- 
ble and tile elevator lobby, rem. store 
rooms and general alterations. 


at once. 


Plumbing: “Electric light and power 
plant,” now under construction at Craw- 
fordsville, Ind. Engineers, Carroll and 
Breining, 511 Traction. Terminal Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, City of Craw- 
fordsville, James W. Hamilton, city 
clerk, Crawfordsville. Owner receiving 
bids to close August 1 at 7:30 p. m. for 
plumbing. Estimated cost, $2,000. 


*Sanitary Sewerage System: $100,000, 
Seymour, Ind. Engineer, Chas. H. Hurd, 
Merchants Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, City of Seymour, City Hall, Sey- 
mour, Ind. Plans completed. Owner 
will advertise for bids soon. 


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Contracts Awarded 

Gymnasium: $60,000, Martinsville, 
Ind. Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son, Ma- 
jestic Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Karl 
I. Nutter-Cunningham Realty Co., Mar- 
tinsville. Brick. General contract 
awarded to Naugle Bros., Brooklyn, Ind., 
for $51,000 on revised plans. 

“Ford Service and Salesroom: $70,000, 
2 sty. and bas., So. Meridian St. Archt. 
and engineer, Bennett Kay, 536 Lemcke 
Bldg. Owner, Samuel and Julius Falen- 
der, 615 So. Capitol Ave. Lessee of bidg., 
Smith and Moore (Ford Sales), 259 So. 
Meridian St. General contract awarded 
to Conder & Culbertson, 623 No. Noble 
St. Reinforced concrete floor -and roof 
construction. Brick, steel sash, freight 
elevator, tile floors in salesroom, steam 
heat. 

Grain Elevator, ‘Warehouse and Feed 
Mill: $75,000, Montpelier, Vt. Engineer, 
Bacon and Tislow, 31 W. Ohio St., Indi- 
anapolis.’ Owner, E. W. Bailey Co., 
Montpelier, Vt. General contract let to 
the Spencer Construction Co., Baltimore, 


“Church: 1 sty. and bas., 76x100, 
Brownsburg, Ind. Archt., Harrison and 
Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Christian Church, 
Rev. McCauley, pastor, Brownsburg, 
Ind. General contractor, A. A. Gill, Col- 
fax, Ind. Heating and plumbing let to 
R. A. Mowry, Brownsburg, Ind. Exca- 
vating. Brick. 

“Sunday School and Auditorium: 2 
sty., 90x100, Emerson Ave., Irvington, 
Indianapolis. Archt., Chas. E. Bacon, 
I. 0. O. F. Bldg. Owner Emerson Ave- 
nue Baptist Church, Rev. P. J. Morris, 
pastor, 102 N Delaware St. General 
contract let to Emmett H. Pierson, 2934 
Kenwood Ave. Brick. 

Apartment Bldg.: $25,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 46x47, 15 N. Oriental St. Private 
plans. Owner, F. Joseph Frey, 15 No. 
Oriental St. General contract let to 
mba red and Culbertson, 623 N. Noble St. 

rick. 


“Residence and Garage: $25,000, 2 


sty. and bas., 31x43, 4435 Washington 
Blvd. Archt., Adolph Scherrer, Indiana 
Trust Bldg. Owner, Mary M. Bals, 1842 


N. Capitol Ave. General contract 
awarded to Theodore Sander, 401 Orange 
St. Brick veneer. 

Business Building and 6 Apartments: 
$40,000, 2 sty. and bas., 50x78, Senate 
and St. Clair Sts. Owner, St. Clair Real- 
ty Co., St. Clair and Senate. General 


contract let to George A. Weaver 2223 
Brookside Parkway. Brick. 


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*Schools (2), general alterations, No. 
27 and No. 66. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees. General contract let to A. A. 
Mitchell Co., Palmer Apts., 710 N. IIli- 
nois St. $17,169. 


ELKHART 


*Theatre and Offices: $450,000, 3 sty. 
Main and Franklin, Elkhart. Archt., K. 
M. Vitzthum, 600 N. Michigan Ave., 
Chicago, Ill. Struct. Engr., J. Scheitler, 
Ro” N. Michigan, Ave., Chicago. Owner, 
H. E. Korner, Buckler Theatre, 527 Main 
St., Elkhart. Drawing plans. Archt. 
will take bids in about 60 days. 

Club (Elks) and Lodge: $75,000, 2 sty. 
and bas. 54x94. Main St., Goshen. 
Archt., Hubert Miller, 433 Monger Bldg., 
Elkhart, Ind. Owner Elks’ Temple, care 


J. Farrell, Goshen. Brick. Plans in 
Orogress. 
EVANSVILLE 


School (1 room add.), West Heights, 
school No. 1. Archt., Anderson and 
Stingle, 108 Upper 4th. Owner, Board 
of Education. Plans in progress. 1 
classroom, new fire escape. 

Water Filtration Plant (add.), $250.- 
000. Engineer, Alvord, Burdick and 
Howson. Chicago, III. Owner, City of 
Evansville, Mayor Elmendorf, City Hall, 
Waterworks Board, John Andres, D. A: 
Hopkins, John Boink, Evansville. Pre- 
liminary plans in progress. Improve- 
ments will increase- capacity of plant 
from 12 million gallons every 24 hours 
to 18 million gallons every 24 hours. 

“Apartment Building (4 apts.) rem. 
from Residence and 3 Car Garage: $9,- 
000. Archt., Anderson and Stingle, 108 
Upper Fourth. Owner, A. D. Mack. 
Archt. taking bids. Brick. 

“School: (frame building), Armstrong 
township, Vanderburgh county. Archt., 
Theo. E. Rechtin, Evansville. Owner, 
Joseph Coudret, trustee, Armstrong, 
Ind., Rout No. 2. Owner taking bids to 
close August 9 at 10 a. m. Frame. 

“Bank Building (rem. of 24d and 6th 
floors). Archt., Alfred Neucks, Peoples 
Bank Bldg. Owner, Old State National 
Bank. Archt. taking bids. Work will 
consist of tile floors, birch interior trim, 
steam heating, steel sash, plumbing. 
Will contain 28 offices. 

Silo: Board of County Commrs., Sam 
B. Bell, auditor, is taking bids to close 
August 9, at 10:00 a. m., for the con- 
struction of a silo at the County In- 
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Community Bldg.: $150,000, 3rd and 
Chestnut Sts., Evansville. Private plans, 
Owner, Trinity M. E. Congregation, John 
L. Ingleheart, Chmn. Bldg. Com.; Ed- 
mund L. Craig, Secy. Bldg. Comm. The 
other members being W. B. Miller, R, K. 
Vickery, J. R. Mitchell, Wilbur Erskine, 
J. W. Blackman, R. H. Pennington, Dr. 
J. Y. Welborn, H. O. Amos, H. E. Bacon, 
W. M. Wheeler, H. A. Mann, Clarence 
Hinkle, and S. W. Cook. 


Contracts Awarded 


*“Church: $48,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
60x138, Waverly, Ky. Archt., John No- 
lan, Louisville Courier Bldg., Louisville, 
Ky. Asso. archt., Anderson & Stingle, 
108 Upper Fourth St., Evansville. 
Owner, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 
Waverly, Ky. General contract let to 
Maurice Boston, Marion, Ky. Brick, In- 
diana stone trim. 

*Lodge Building, vost Office and 
Stores: $30,000, 2 sty. and bas., 52x80, 
Morganfield, Ky. Archt., Alfred Neucks, 
Peoples Bank Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
I. O. O. F. Lodge, Morganfield, Ky. Gen, 
contractor, Jacob Behrick and Son, Mt. 
Vernon, Ind. Start work at once. Brick, 
will contain 7 offices, 2 stores, post office 
and 3 lodge rooms. 

*School: Chrisney, _ Ind. Archt., 
Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Board of Education, 
Chrisney. Ind. General contract let to 
Clifford Hammond, Rockport, Ind. 

Residence and Garage: $8,000, Lin- 
colnshire addition. Owner, Anderson and 
Veatch (contractors). Day work. Start 
shortly. Frame. Colonial. 

Bungalow: $7,500, 424 Ravenswood 
Drive. Owner, J. Robert Wilkinson. 
Owner will build by day labor, Brick. 

Bungalow: $5,000, West Heights. 
Owner, Charles Bittner. Contract let to 
Matt Hallenberger. 

Residence: $8,000, Ravenswood Drive. 
Owner, George Kunz. Contract let to 
Evansville Planing Mill Co. Frame. 

Residence: $6,000, Taylor near Grand. 
Owner, Arthur Detroy. Contract let to 
Evansville Planing Mill Co. Frame. 


FORT WAYNE 


Cafeteria (rem. from restaurant), 
$20,000. Owner, The Summit City res- 
taurant, George  Collais, president. 


Plans in progress. Bids soon. Work will 
consist of installing steam tables, : re- 
frigeration, new fixtures, redecorating 
and general alterations. 


Club House (rem.), $6,000. Private 


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plans. Owner, Turnverein Vorwaerts 
Society, West Superior St. Plans in 
progress. Will add a new club room, in- 
stall shower baths and general altera- 


tions. 

*Residence: $15,000. Archt., Mahurin 
and Mahurin, 124 West Jefferson. Own- 
er, Mrs. W. F. Moellering, 323 West 
Washington. Plans completed. Rather 
indefinite as to when bids will be re- 
ceived. Brick veneer. 

*Lodge Building: $50,000, Kendall- 
ville, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 
Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, B. 
P. O. E. No. 1194, Kendallville. Plans 
about completed. Archt. ready for bids 
about August 10th. Brick. 


*Residence: $15,000, Lake Wawasee, 
Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff 
Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Chas. Able, 
% Archt. Plans completed, ready for 
bids soon. Frame, private water system, 
septic tank. 

Bank (general interior alterations), 
$20,000, Ligonier, Ind. Archt., A. M 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. 
Owner, Mier State Bank, A. B. Mier, 
Pres., Ligonier. Temporarily inabey- 
ance. 

*Masonic Temple: “Mizpah Temple”, 
$400,000. Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 
Lincoln Life Bldg. Owner, Mizpah 
Temple Assn., C. A. Meigs,, Illustrious 
Potentate, 1012 Calhoun St. Plans near- 
ing completion. Will probably not ask 
for bids before October 1st. Brick. 

Building Permits 


Issued to F. E. Root & Son, residence, 
2305 Kenwood ave., cost $6,000; F. L. 
Buschman, residence, 3121 Holton court, 


cost $6,000; McMullen Brothers, resi- 
dence, 1018 Berry St., cost $3,000; resi- 
dence, 1126 Calhoun St., cost $4,000; 
George C. Benvhel, Oakridge road, cost 
$5,700; Kensington Blvd., cost $6,700; C. 
L. Griffith for filling station on the 
northwest corner of Calhoun street and 
Rudisill Blvd., cost $3,750; A. G. W. 
Curdes, residences, 2926 Bowser Ave., 
cost $5,000; 1924 Dodge Ave., cost 
$4,000. , 

S. P. Shannon, residence, Geraldine 
Ave., $3,200; E. Moser, residence, 3114 
Central Drive, $7,000; M. A. Koehler, 
residence, Barr St., $3,000; C. A. Ramel, 
residence, 3722 Oliver St., $4,500; Indi- 
ana Refining Co., filling station, West 
Main St., $3,500; filling station, north- 
west corner of Hoagland and Creighton 
Aves, $4,500; R. L. Romy & Son, resi- 
dence, 802 Francis St., $4,000; residence, 
808 Francis St., $4,000; Chester 
Schiefer, garage, southwest corner Clay 
and Washington Sts., $30,000; Feueral 
Building Company, residence, 645 Ander- 


* son Ave., $5,000; residence, 641 Ander- 


son Ave., $5,000; residence, 2706 Florida 
Drive, $5,000. 


GARY 


Department Store: $5U,UUU, 2. sty., 
50x125, Sixteenth St., Gary. Archt., W. 
E. Perry, 212 E. Superior St., Chicago, 
Ill. Owner and builder, Marcello Gero- 
metta, 515 Broadway, Gary. Preliminary 
plans in progress. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded 


Nurses’ Home: $125,000, 3 sty. and 
bas. Owner, The Mercy Hospital, Gary. 


General contract let to Larson-Danielson 
Construction Co., Laporte, Ind. 


GREENCASTLE 


Children’s Home: The Indiana Meth- 
odist Children’s Home, now located at 
Greencastle, Ind., has purchased twenty- 
eight acres of ground adjoining Moores- 
ville, Ind., and will build on the new site 
early next year. 

Apartment: $10,000. Archt., Liese 
and Ludwick, Danville, Ill. Owner, Rev. 
J. G. Campbell, Greencastle.. Starting 
work. Day work. Brick and stucco. 


MUNCIE 


*Power Plant, Pipe Tunnel, Chimney, 
Boilers, Stokers, Soot Cleaners: $60,000, 


G. “Indiana State Normal School,” Muncie, 


Ind. Archt., Kibele and Garrard, John- 
son Bldg., Muncie. Owner, Board of 
Trustees of the Indiana State Normal 
School, Eastern Division, Muncie, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids to close August 8 
at 2:30 p. m. (See legal advertising in 
this issue.) 


RICHMOND 


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000), Main building, 1 sty., 500x128; 
treating building, 1 sty., 50x300; finish- 
ing bidg., 1 sty., 128x150; administration 
building, 1 sty., 66x120; power plant, 1 
sty., 60x80; Pennsylvania Railroad and 
Richmond Ave., Richmond, Ind. Archt. 
and engineer, John W. Mueller Co., Pal- 

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ladium Bldg., Richmond, Ind. Owner, 
The Fibre Conduit Co., S. R. Bradley, 
president; A. M. Cregier, vice-president, 
Orangeburg, N. Y. Excavating. John 
W. Mueller Co., Richmond, are building 
and buying materials. Brick, steel sash, 
electric cranes, storage tanks, 2,647 feet 
of railway switch. 


Contracts Awarded 

*High School: $75,000, 2 sty and bas., 
133x80, Milton, Ind. Archt., Werking 
and Son, Palladium Bldg., Richmond. 
Owner, William Miller, trustee, Milton, 
Ind. General contract awarded to E. A. 
Anderson. Centerville, Ind. Heating & 
plumbing let to Neal & Stoll, Conners- 
ville, Ind.; wiring to Service Electric 
Co., Fountain City, Ind. 

*Residence and Garage: $25,000, 2105 
E. Main St. Archt., George W. Mans- 
field, Colonial Bldg. Owner, Jacob Mil- 
ler (hardware), 827 E. Main St. General 
contract let to Becker Bros. & Riley, 
Eaton, Ohio. Brick veneer over frame; 
2 sty. and bas., 40x64. 


SOUTH BEND 


*Club House: $100,000, 2 sty. and 
bas. Archt., E. A. Mayo, 53 W. Jackson 
Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Owner, The Progress 
Club, Mrs. R. Elbel, 129 Marquette Ave., 
South Bend. Plans about completed. 
Ready for bids in thirty days. 

*School: Hamlet, Ind:, Starke county. 
Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 654 
Farmers Trust Bldg., South Bend. Own- 
er, Edwin T. Morse, trustee, Hamlet, 
Ind. Ralph G. Thompson, president, 


Hamlet, Ind. Owner taking bids to close 
August 9 at 7 p. m. for the following: 
For the general work for the addition 
to and alterating of the present school 
building, located at Hamlet, Ind., for 
which the estimate cost is $22,500. 
For the heating and ventilating of the 


Hamlet school, for which the estimate 


cost is $6,000. 

For the electrical conduit work and 
wire work for the Hamlet school, for 
which the estimate cost is $500. 

For the addition to and remodeling of 
the Lawrence school, located about four 
miles west and one mile south of Ham- 
let, Ind., being in section 33 of Davis 
township, Starke county, Ind., for which 
the estimate cost is $6,000. 


TERRE HAUTE 


*High School: (1st unit to cost $750,- 
000), 25th and Poplar Sts. Archt., John- 
son, Miller and Miller, 30 N. Fifth St. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees. Plans 
about completed. Owner will advertise 
for bids in 30 days. 2 sty. and bas., 
400x100. Will contain auditorium (stg. 
2,000), gymnasium, manual training and 
domestic science depts, conservatory, 
laboratories, 50 classrooms, cafeteria, 
kitchens. 


“Combined High and Grade School: 
$80,000, Vermilion Township, Newport, 
Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 
30 N. Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, 
William S. Brown, trustee, Newport, 
Ind. Owner taking bids to close August 
15 at 3 p.m. 
reinforced concrete, hollow tile, cut 


stone, struc. steel, iron stairs, fire es- 
cape constr., steel stairs, ornamental 
metal, comp. floors, steel stud partitions, 
metal skylights, comp. roof, steel sash, 
metal lumber, program clock system, 
low pressure system of heating, private 
water system, private sewerage dispesal, 
hot water heater. 


*Grade School (2 rooms), $8,000 to 
$10,000, Jordan, Ind., Owen county. 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 
Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, Joint 
School Board of Jackson and Morgan 
School townships, Albert Free, supt., D. 
W. Hassler, sec’y, Jordan, Ind. Owner 
receiving bids to close August 10 at 2 
p- m. (See legal advertising in this is- 
sue.) 


School: (2 rooms), $7,600, Fayette 
Twp., Vigo County, Ind. Archt., Thomas 
and Allen 25% S. Fifth St., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Benjamin F. Holdaway, trustee, 
West Terre Haute, R. R. Plans in prog- 
ress. Owner will advertise for bids about 
the middle of August. Frame, asphalt 
shingle roof, room heaters, pine trim. 

School: (1 room add.), $4,000, Shep- 
ardsville, Ind., Fayette Twp., Vigo Coun- 
ty. Archt., Thomas and Allen, 25% S. 
Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, Benja- 
min F. Holdaway, trustee, West Terre 
Haute, R. R. Plans in progress. Will 
advertise for bids about the middle of 
August. Frame, room heater. 

“School: (high school), $70,000, Jef- 
ferson Twp., Putnam county, Ind. 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 
N. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, Gil- 
bert Ogles, trustee, Greencastle, Ind. 
Route No. 6. Plans in progress. Will 


Recitation Building, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 


Archt.: Robert Frost Daggett 


Contractor: Leslie Colvin 


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advertise for bids in 30 days. 

*Residence and Garage: $50,000. 
Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune 
Bldg. Owner, James A. Cooper, Atty., 
613 Terre Haute Trust Bldg. Brick, tile 
roof, vapor heat. Owner out of town, 
will award contract on his return. 

*Residence: Archt., J. D. Palmer & 
Co., McKeen Bldg. Owner, William Sur- 
ber, 1034 N. 3rd St. Plans completed, 
mature about 30 days. Frame. 

“Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., 40x40. Archt., J. D. Palmer & Co. 
Owner, E. H. Goodman, 88 Potomac Ave. 
Plans completed, mature late summer. 
Brick veneer, stucco. 

*Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., 52x44, Archt., J. D. Palmer & Co. 
Owner, G. W. Frederick, 11 Davis Apts. 
Plans completed, mature about 60 days. 
Brick veneer, stucco. 

Contracts Awarded 

“Apartment Building (15 apts.) and a 
l5-car Garage: $125,000, Edgewood 
Grove. Archt., J. D. Palmer & Co., Mc- 
Keen Block. Owner, Edgewood Apart- 
ment Corporation, Frank P. Walters, 
sec’y, Deming Bldg. General contract 
let to North-Raffin Construction Co., 
Terre Haute Trust Bldg. Plans in prog- 
ress. Start work soon. Brick, rein- 
forced concrete floor construction, steel 
stairs, comp. roof, vapor heat, hardwood 
trim, terrazzo corridor floors, tile baths, 
incinerator, refrigerators, In-a-door beds, 
kitchenettes, 3 sty. and bas., 44x147. 


“Municipal Stadium: $400,000. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. 
Owner, City of Terre Haute, Board of 
Park Commrs., City Hall. General con- 
tractors, North-Raffin Co., Terre Haute 
Trust Bldg. Bonds sold, start work at 
once. Reinforced concrete. 

“Swimming Pool: $73,265, 192x128, 
“Fairbanks Park.” Owner, Board of 
Park Commrs., City Hall. General con- 
tractors, North-Raffin Constr. Co., Terre 
Haute Trust Bldg. Bonds sold, will start 
work at once. Concrete. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Aurora: Club House. Owner, Aurora 
Council No. 2111 Knights of Columbus. 
Site purchased. Will build this summer. 
Brick. 2 sty. and bas. 

Bloomington: Sorority House, $60,000, 
East Third St., Bloomington. Archt., 
Lowe and Bollenbacher, 108 S. LaSalle 


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St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Kappa Kappa 
Gamma Sorority, Indiana University, 
Bloomington, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Brick. 

*Griffith: School (add.), $36,000. 
Archt., Mac Turner, 627 So. Hohman St., 
Hammond, Ind. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, L. A. Southworth, Secy., Grif- 
fith, Ind. Bids rejected, may mature 
early next spring. Brick. 

Hammond: Parsonage, $12,000. Own- 
er, Methodist Episcopal Congregation, 
Webb St. General contract let to Morris 
Bros. Constr. Co. Brick. 

*Kokomo:- Apartment Building (18 
apts.). Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap 
Co., Kokomo, Ind. Owner, William A. 
Hansell, 1102 W. Mulberry St. Taking 
bids. Brick. 

Jeffersonville: Freight terminal. Own- 
er, The Inland Waterways Co., Patrick 
Calhoun, Pres., Louisville, Ky. Razing 
of buildings to make way for this pro- 
ject has begun, and constructién of 
warehouses will start within the next 6 
months. Area of site, 10 acres. 

“Martinsville: H. J. Ratts, Auditor, 
Courthouse, Martinsville, is taking bids 
to close August 11 at 2 p. m. on the fol- 
lowing: For the furnishing and installa- 
tion of a new low pressure cast iron 
boiler, piping ,etc., together with gradu- 
ated system specialties and pipe and fit- 
tings for complete installation of a low 
pressure heating plant for the court- 
house. 

The contractor shall submit his bid and 
alternate. 3 

No. 1. Installation of steam boiler 
and connection. 

No. 2. Installation modulating sys- 
tem. 

The estimated cost of the steam boiler 
and connection is $1,800. 

The estimated cost of the installation 
modulating system is $1,000. 

*“Morterey: School (1 room), $8,000, 
North Bend township, Starke county, In- 
diana. Owner, John Exaver, trustee, 
Monterey, Ind. Owner receiving bids to 
close August 4 at 2 p.m. 1 room brick 
building. 

Westfield: _Town Hall—On July 30 at 
8 o’clock p. m., the board of trustees of 
the town of Westfield, Ind., will receive 
sealed bids for the labor in the con- 
struction of a town hall, 24x30 feet, to 
be constructed of brick, concrete, tile 
and cement blocks. Specifications on 
file with clerk of said town. 


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SCHOOL BUILDING 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given that the undersigned 
Trustees of the School City of Anderson, Madison 
County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids until 
2:00 p. m. of Thursday, August 9th, 1928, for 
the erection and completion of a two story, six- 
teen room, fir2 proof school building, according 
to plans and specifications prepared by Mr. E. F. 
Miller, Architect, to be located between 14th and 
15th streets and Laurel and Sycamore streets jn 
said city at an estimated cost of $130,000.00. 

Separate bids will be received for the general 
construction, heating and ventilating, plumbing 
and electrical wiring for said building or any 
combination of the above. 

Each bidder will be required to furnish eyi- 
dence satisfactory to the Board that he has suffi- 
cient means and has had sufficient experience in 
the work of the class herein called for to enable 
him to undertake and complete the contract 
herein contemplated, 


Said Trustees reserve the right to reject any 
and all bids. ; 
Bids must be on the blank form provided by the 
Trustees as authorized by the State Board of 
Accounts and must be accompanied by a certified 
check for 4 per cent of the bid as a guarantee 
that the bidder will sign contract and execute 
bond with surety to be approved by the Board 
in full amount of bid to secure the completion 
of building according to plans and specifications 
if the contract is awarded to him. 
The building shall be substantially completed, 
ready for school use by August 31st, 1924, 
Plans, specifications and blank bid forms may 
be obtained for use of individual bidders from 
Supt. W. A. Denny at his office in the Senior 
High School Building or from Mr. E. F. Miller, 
Architect, room No, 545 Farmers Trust Building, 
Anderson, Indiana. 
By order of the Board of School Trustees of 
Anderson, Indiana. 
A. W. Brady, President. 
H. B. McMahan, Secretary. - 
August D. Millspaugh, Treasurer. 


July 21 and 28. 
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ELECTRIC WIRING AND BELL SYSTEM 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given that until the 7th day 
of August, 1928, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, 
the undersigned Jesse F. Phillippi, as Trustee of 
Eagle School Township, and the corresponding 
Eagle Civil Township, Boone County, Indiana, 
and the Advisory Board of said Eagle Township, 
will receive sealed bids for the construction and 
installation of the ELECTRIC WIRING and BELL 
SYSTEM to be used for and in the new two 


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story, brick, grade school building now being 
erected in Zionsville, Indiana, for the use and 
benefit of said Eagle School Township, Boone 
County, Indiana, All in accordance with the 
plans and specification therefor which are on file 
in the office of said Trustee located on Meridian 
street in the town of Zionsville, Boone County, 
Indiana. True copies of said plans and specifica- 
tions also may be seen at the office of the Indiana 
State Board of Accounts at the State House in 
Indianapolis, Indiana, and at the office of the El- 
mer E. Dunlap Company, the architect, at 1050 
Nortk Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. 
Bidders desiring duplicate copies of the plans and 
specifications may obtain the same by a deposit 
of $25.00 to cover return in good condition or 
the general construction documents not later than 
the day of the letting of the contract. The esti- 
mated cost of the entire construction of saia 
building was $90,000.00. Said bids will be based 
on alternates numbered 1, 3, 4, and 5 as shown 
in said plans and specifications which said alter- 
nates have been included in the general contract. 
Said bidders will complete said work herein bid 
on so as to not interfere with other contractors 
| and at the time agreed upon between said Trustee 
: and the general contractor. 
All bids must be on form 96 prescribed by the 
State Board of Accounts and the same will be 


received at the office of the said Trustee up to ten 
o’clock in the forenoon of the said date at which 
time and place of said bids will be opened, pub- 
licly, and read. The letting of said contract will 
begin, subject however, to all rizhts of said Trus- 
tee and Advisory Board, as provided by law 
and as herein set forth. 


The contract will be awarded in such manner 
as to be to the best interest of said Township. 
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check 
not less than 3% of the gross bid submitted, pay- 
able to the said Trustee who shall have the right 
to cash the check of the successful bidder and 
the money so obtained by the said Trustee shall 
be retained by him as liquidated damages in event 
said bidder fails, within ten days after the ac- 
ceptance of his bid, to execute a contract in the 


form and with the provisions desired by said 
Trustee and approved by said Advisory Board 
covering the construction and installation of said 
work, and at the same time to deliver to the said 
Trustee a good and sufficient bond in an amount 
and with security to be approved by said Trustee 
and conditioned as required by law. 

The right is expressly reserved by said Trustee 


and Advisory Board to reject any and all bids and 
to take reasonable time to investigate both the 
bids and the qualifications of the bidders. 

Dated this the 16th day of July, 1923. 


JESSE F. PHILLIPPI, 


As Trustee of Eagle School Township and 
the corresponding Eagle Civil Township, 
Boone County, Indiana. 
WILLIAM A. HULL, 
CHARLES F. MILLER, 
ORION O. SMITH, 
Members of Advisory Board, Eagle Town- 


ship, Boone County, Indiana. 
July 21 and 28. 


POWER PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Bids will be received by the Board of Trustees 
of the Indiana State Normal School August 8, 
1923, at 2:30 p. m. at the office of the Eastern 
Division of the Indiana State Normal School, 
Muncie, In¢., for the erection and completion of 


a power house, tunnel, chimney, boilers, stokers 
and soot cleaners. Bids must be made on Form 
96 prescribed by the Stats Board of Accounts and 
must be accompanied by a certified check equal 
to five (5%) per cent of the amount of the bid. 
Separate bids must be received for the following 
items: First, for the erection of the power house; 
second, for the construction of the pipe tunnel; 
third, for the erection of a chimney ; fourth, for 
the boilers; fifth, for the stokers; sixth, for the 
soot cleaners. Total estimated cost, $60,000. Bids 
must be made in accordance with provisions of 
specifications prepared by Kibele & Garrard, 
architects, Muncie, Ind. Copies of plans and 
specifications may be found at the office of the 
Dean of the Faculty, Eastern Division, Indiana 
State Normal School, Muncie, Ind.; at the office 
of Kibele & Garrard, architects, 335 The John- 


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the Registrar of the Indiana State Normal School, 
Terre Haute, Ind. 


BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDIANA 
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. 
HELEN C, BENBRIDGE, Secretary. 


July 28, August 4, 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 

Notice is hereby given by the Joint School 
Board of Jackson and Morgan School townships, 
Owen county, Indiana, that up to 2 o’clock p. m. 
on the 10th day of August, 1923, at the meeting 
place of said board at Jordan, Ind., the board will 
receive sealed proposals for the construction of 
a two-room grade school building to be erected 
at Jordan, Ind., in accordance with the plans and 
specifications now on file at the office of said 
superintendent. 

The estimated cost of the proposed building is 
$8,000. All bids must be made out on standard 
form of bid blanks and accompanied by non- 
collusion affidavit. Each bid must be accompanied 
by a certified check for 4% (four per eentum) of 
the amount of the bid, guaranteeing that the bid- 
der, if awarded the contract, will accept the same 
and give bond for the faithful performance of 
said contract. Such checks should be forfeited to 
the board in the event that the bidder to whom 
the contract is awarded refuses or fails to enter 
into a proper contract with proper surety. 


Duplicate copies of the plans and specifications 
are on file at the office of Johnson, Miller & 
Miller, architects, No. 30 N. Fifth Street, Terre 
Haute, Ind., and may be obtained by the bidders 
wishing to figure. The plans can also be obtained 
from the county superintendent of schools, Spen- 
‘cer, Ind. 


The board reserves the right to reject any or 
all bids. 


Dated at Spencer, Ind., this 16th day of July, 
1923. 


ALBERT FREE, Superintendent, Chairman. 


D. W. HASSLER, Secretary. 
July 28, 1923. 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, Ist Vice-President 
EWING MILLER, 2d Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


ANXIOUS TO CARRY ON 


President Griffin Eager to Continue to 
Push Society to the Fore 


United Support of State Architects 
Needed 


Further progress of an aggressive and 
militant nature is indicated for the In- 
diana Society of Architects under the 
new administration which was just re- 
cently inducted into office. President 
Harry M. Griffin, Connersville, was in 
Indianapolis the past week and an- 
nounced that he is heartily in favor of 
an active constructive program of action 
such as was followed under the leader- 
ship of former President Guy Mahurin 
and his predecessors. The new executive 
is anxious for every member to take an 
active interest in the workings of the 
Society, and is eager to have individual 
members give some th.aght as to how 
that interest may be accentuated, and 
then submit their suggestions to the 
officers for guidance in mapping out a 
definite program for the year’s work. 

The idea is to build up the organiza- 
tion to the point where it will appeal to 
every member of the architectural pro- 
fession in the State, and thus solidly 
backed by the architects, will be in a 
better position to raise :ts voice in pub- 
lic councils and suggest moves for the 
improvement of building conditions, or 
take a stand in matters of public interest 
when the moment arrives for the archi- 
tects to have a say. 

The regional meetings instituted the 
past year, by means of which the archi- 
tects in specified localities are brought 
into closer contact with each other in- 
formally are heartily indorsed by the 
new president who has in mind the es- 
tablishment of even stronger programs 
for these gatherings that those who at- 
tend may come to the realization that 
the Society actually is a virile organi- 
zation striving along big, broad, con- 
structive lines. 

Instructions “have just been sent out 
to all the committee chairmen to get 
busy at once and make up their various 
committees that active work may be car- 
ried forward. The chairmen have been fur 
nished with complete rosters from which 
to make their appointments as soon as 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


. Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT. VONNEGUT 


possible. The suggestion has been made 
that every member of the Society be 
named to some one committee that a 
greater individual interest mey be cre- 
ated amongst the rank and file of the 
profession. The idea inspired is to make 
of the Society a body in which all may 
act, instead of a few men upon whom 
in past years the burden has fallen. 

President Griffin’s ambition to push 
the Society on to even greater accomp- 
lishments is most laudable and is de- 
serving of the support of the State pro- 
fession. 


NEW ADMINISTRATION TO WEED 
OUT THE DEAD TIMBER 
FROM THE SOCIETY 


Real Progressive Men With Conception 
of Professional Responsibility 
Wanted 


Those at the helm of the Indiana So- 
ciety of Architects have decided that 
enough leniency has been extended to a 
certain membership element who has 
just ridden along year after year seem- 
ingly oblivious to the fact that member- 
ship does entail responsibility. 

Though the Society has worked un- 
ceasingly in order to advance the in- 
terests of the profession and by doing 
so has brought about various conditions 
and put into effect features, all of 
which have redounded to the interest of 
the individual architect, nevertheless, 
there are members who have utterly ig- 
nored their obligations in these matters 
and reaped the accrued benefits without 
contributing an iota of financial aid to- 
ward the accomplishments. 

To do things financial resources are 
required and there was no exception to 
this rule in the case of the I. S. of A., 
which has been under considerable bur- 
den of that nature, in carrying out the 
aims and purposes of the organization, 
perfecting its function, and in securing 
legislative action of a nature beneficial 
to the architects and the building in- 
dustry as a whole. Had it not been for 
the loyal and unselfish support afforded 
by the vast majority of the architect 
members the profession would not now 
be enjoying the advancement that has 
come to it, instead, it would still be back 
in that old rut of aloofness of former 
years where all played a lone hand, and 


under that order was given little or no 
recognition or consideration by public 
officials, law makers or even the other 
elements in the building industry. 


There may -be those who will argue 
that they as individuals have not profit- 
ed but when one considers the co-opera- 
tion that has been effected amongst the 
whole body of architects and with the 
engineers, contractors, even labor and 
public officials such arguments are re- 
futed. The profession has profited then, 
why not the individual architect? 

That which is wanted in the person- 
nel of the Society is live timber, the 
dead wood is to be eliminated and to 
that end the members who have allowed 
their dues to go unpaid and who have 
ignored the notices that have been sent 
to them are to be dropped from mem- 
bership. The weeding out process has 
already been started. 


INTERESTING PROPOSITION NOW 
UNDER CONSIDERATION 


Big Meeting of Architects and Contrac- 
tors Suggested for South Bend 


Developments have arisen that are 
now being fostered to make the regional 
I. S. of A. meeting at South Bend in 
September, one of the greatest gather- 
ings ever held by the architects and 
building industry. The meeting was or- 
iginally scheduled for Saturday, Septem- 
ber 8th,. but that date has now been set 
aside. However, the meeting will. be 
held sometime during the week of Sep- 
tember 3 to 8, to be decided upon later. 

Since the regular quarterly conference 
of the Associated Building Contractors 
of Indiana is to be held in South Bend 
the same week it has been proposed that 
the State Architects and Contractors 
meet on the same day. The tentative 
plan is for the architects and contrac- 
tors to hold separate business sessions 
in the afternoon and then in the even- 
ing put on a joint meeting. 

The possibilities of such an elaborated 
gathering are many and the scheme 
when presented to certain architects and 
contractors has met with favor. 

If carried through such a meeting 
would be the first of its kind ever held 
in the state and would mark a new epoch 
in the Indiana building construction in- 
dustry. 


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ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller.......:-:... President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


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“SMALL BUILDING KEEPING 
EVERYONE BUSY 


Good Pace Set Early At Evansville 
Steadily Being Maintained 


Though there is an absence of large 

types of building construction in Evans- 
ville, nevertheless, there is little or no 
diminution in the general activity that 
has been going on right along practically 
all summer, with plenty of indication 
that it will continue for some time to 
come. 
. The work that is being done consists 
chiefly of new residences, additions and 
remodeling. Many alterations to stores 
and other commercial buildings are be- 
ing done but industrial construction is 
almost at a standstill. 

Such conditions have the contractors’ 
working organizations putting in eight 
full hours a day and even at that they 
are all speeded up to keep up with the 
demand for this smaller class of work. 

All of which has made for a good sea- 
son for the building, trades mechanics, 
the best they have experienced locally in 
years, 


NO CHANGE IN EVANSVILLE PLAS- 
TERING WAGE SITUATION 


Union Has Not Presented Advance De- 
mand Yet 


Quite a squall seemed imminent last 
week when the word got out that the 
Evansville plasterers would, beginning 
Monday, July 23, demand $12 per day. 
While the propaganda spread like wild- 
fire and the contractors held a meeting 
to consider the matter it was decided 
that no action be taken. Those present 
argued that since no official demand had 
come from the plasterers’ union for an 
advanced hourly wage there was really 
nothing to be done officially in the mat- 
ter and there it stands. 


BIG PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CON- 
TEMPLATED 


Move Made to Enlarge Evansville Water 
System 


The water works board, in session last 
week, unanimously adopted plans calling 
for a $266,000 addition to the city’s fil- 
tration plant and an appropriation of 
$270,000 will be asked of the city council. 


Such a move will require a bond issue 
that will have to be approved first by 
the State Tax Board. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


J. Bippus & Son, general contractors, 
among other jobs, are finishing up the 
interior work on the Freund duplex 
8 ke gm at Scholtz St. and Madison 

ve. 


Matt Hallenberger has his men-speed- 
ing up the remodeling work at the 
Kaiser store at 412 Main St. He ex- 
pects to have the new colonial home for 
L. Hahn on McCormick Ave., Bayard 
Park, ready for occupancy about Sep- 
tember Ist. 


Contractor Ed Dubber has quite a few 
projects under way and expects to fin- 
ish several of them within the next 
week or so. 


It is expected to have the remodeled 
Saunders building, Third near Locust St. 
completed in about ten days, according 
to C. Kanzler & Son, the contractors. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. 7. 


Max Trmgdtiet 2 5 President 


E. F. Oelschlager__________ Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. ; 


Phone 2001 


GOOD BUSINESS ATMOSPHERE AT 
FT. WAYNE DUE TO BIG 
VOLUME OF BUILDING 


Influence Far Reachin g 


While building construction in Ft. 
Wayne this season has made for a won- 
derful activity in building circles and 
prospered those therein engaged, that is 
not the limit of its influence, it has 
reached out and beyond into other busi- 
ness fields and created conditions that 
have redounded to the interests of many, 
unaffiliated directly with building. There 
is no way to discount the fact that the 
great construction effort put forth in 
Ft. Wayne in 1923 has made the city 
prosperous. 


The seven millions and more dollars 
spent on new building have gone for 
wages to an army of craftsmen, to local 
material firms and to merchants hand- 
ling household furnishings and_ such. 
That money again has been split 
amongst grocers, clothiers, druggists 
and other store owners and these in turn 
have again passed the money on. 

For instance, when a building goes up 
in a community the money spent goes 


for wages, brick, lumber, millwork, 
glass, paint, nails, labor, plumbing, elec- 
tric fixtures, and scores of other things. 
The money “oes to the contractor, to the 
lumber dealer, to the brick man, and to 
the others. They spend the money for 
groceries, labor, meat, clothes and count- 
less other things. And the money— 
much of it—remains in town and it re- 
mains to keep working. 

There is the point, a large proportion 
of the money involved remains at home 
and continues to work in the local field, 
hence prosperity in that field. 

That is just what building has done 
for Ft. Wayne this year, and has acted 
in like manner in other Indiana cities. 

The conclusion to be drawn from the 
above is that if money thus spent does 
so much. good for employment and gen- 
eral business conditions the logical thing 
to be done is to encourage building con- 
struction on a sane basis. The sanest 
basis is to follow reasonable lines that 
insure reasonable prices. 

Ft. Wayne is fighting for that very 
thing, for the hope of future business 
lies in a continued building activity. 


WORKING ON PLANS FOR CARPEN- 
TER APPRENTICE CLASSES IN 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS 


Suggestion for Indiana Contractors 

According to W. P. Carroll, executive 
manager of the Cleveland Building 
Trades Employers Association, plans for 


the establishment of an apprenticeship - 


school for carpenters are rapidly materi- 
alizing. Under the present schedule the 
joint committee composed of representa- 
tives of the Carpenter Contractors As- 
sociation and the Carpenters District 
Council hopes to have the classes under 
way by the opening of the public schools 
early in September. 

Practically the same system which has 
been so successfully used in connection 
with the Cleveland Bricklayers Appren- 
tice School will be adopted in the carpen- 
try course. The apprentices will be in- 
dentured to\ carpenter contractors and the 
actual experience they receive on the 
jobs will be supplemented by four hours 
a week of intensive training in the class 
rooms under the direction of competent 
instructors.—(Bulletin National Assn. 
Building Trades Employers.) 


GOVERNMENT MATERIAL TESTS 
BEING MADE 


Investigations are now under way by 
the United States Bureau of Standards, 
covering the action of frost on building 
stone and on the value of colorless 
water-proofing materials with which to 
protect the surface of stone structures. 
A series of exposure tests are being con- 
ducted to determine the durability of 
the materials in preventing the decay of 
stone. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor's Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus__...____. President 
Ct): Pievaion.... 80. does Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


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MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


Bennett, T. G., known as the contrac- 
tor, and Edward E. Stevens et ux. as the 
owners, agree to construct and build a 
dwelling house on part of lot 6, Miller & 
Wacker’s addition, for $2,910. 


The Indiana Builders Corporation, 
known as the contractor, and Jeremiah 
J. O’Brien, et al., as owners, agree to 
erect a frame bungalow on Jot 27, Emer- 
son Heights addition, west section, for 
$5,992.94, 


Ayres, C. C., as contractor, and John 
D. Brosnan, as owner, to erect a one- 
story brick veneer business building on 
nee 909, 911, 913 Fort Wayne Ave., for 

5,335. 


MORE GLORY FOR INDIANAPOLIS 
MASON CONTRACTORS 


Put Across Another One of Their Famed 
Annual Outings 


The Mason Contractors’ Association 
of Indianapolis, who for many years 
have established quite a reputation for 
the annual picnics they put across, took 
another fling at their specialty Saturday, 
July 14th and held one of their famous 
outings at Page’s, seven miles east of 
Indianapolis on the National Road. 

Favored with perfect weather the ma- 
son contractors made the most of their 
opportunity and had a most enjoyable 
time. The outing this year was con- 
fined to the late afternoon and evening. 
Along about sunset the masons and their 
guests began arriving and soon had the 
merriment started. 


Later on a sumptous chicken dinner 
was served after which there was music 
and dancing. 

Mrs. James Hodgson, Sr., as a special 
committee on decorations acquitted her- 
self with credit, her efforts drawing 
forth much praise. The big dining room 


was most attractive under a soft glow 


of electric lights concealed within artis- 
tic Japanese lanterns strung around and 
across the room. Under the glow 
stretched the tables where at each cover 
little silk American flag favors were 
stuck into the cantelopes that awaited 
the guests upon their arrival. Artistic, 
fantastic and many hued caps were dis- 
tributed to those present which, when 
donned, added to the general attractive- 
ness of the scene. 


Gathered about the tables were some 
forty-one persons who all entered into 
the spirit of gladsomeness with zest. 
Among thsoe present were: Walter 
Wise and wife, James Hodgson, Sr., and 
wife, E. H. Pierson and wife, T. J. 
O’Hara and wife, Leon Joyce and wife, 
Orville Wise, wife and child, James Ry- 
bolt and wife, their daughter, and hus- 
band and grandchild, Chris Hattendorf 
and son, M. M. Bonnewitz and guests, 
J. H. Owens and wife and numerous 
other visitors. 


TO TOUR THE EAST 


Well Known Indianapolis Builder Con- 
templates Extensive Motor Trip 


To get out~from under the heavy 
building rush that has kept Indianapo- 
lis builders on their toes all season, 
James Hodgson, well known local brick 
contractor, his son Will and their wives 
have planned quite an extensive vacation 
trip. 

They will leave by auto Monday and 


expect to be gone for four weeks on a 
tour of the Kast. Their itinerary will 
include Washington, D. C., Philadelphia, 
Atlantic City, New York, Boston, Buf- 
falo, Niagara Falls and Cleveland, 0., 
thence home again. 


FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING OF 
STATE BUILDING COUNCIL 
TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK 


Those directly connected with the new 


Administrative Building Council of In-. 


diana are busily engaged in whipping 
preliminaries into shape so that actual 
operation may be brought into effect as 
soon as possible. 

Already the administrative committee, 
named under the provisions of the law, 
has organized, and the advisory commit- 
tee has been appointed. The Jatter has 
named its sub-committees and a general 
meeting was held Friday afternoon to 


adopt rules and regulations for action. 
The first regular meeting of the en- 


tire building council composed of the 
administrative and advisory committees, 
will be held at the State House Monday 
afternoon, July 30. 

This meeting will mark a new era in 
Indiana building circles, for it will be 


the first time Indiana state officials and 
the state building construction industry, 
represented by architects, contractors, 


‘engineers and labor, will have met to- 


gether to formulate plans for future 
Building construction operations in In- 
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BUILDING PERMITS 
($5,000 and Over) 


Week of July 19th to 26th 
*Church: $90,000, 516 E. Stevens St. Owner, 
Holy Rosary R. C. Church, 516 E. Stevens St. 
General contractor, Agit Sahm Constr. Co., Five 
Points, Ind.; mail, Indianapolis. Excavating. 
Brick. 


Business Building and Six Apartments: $32,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas., 50x78, Senate and St. Clair 
Sts. Owner, St. Clair Realty Co, General con- 
tract let to George A. Weaver, 2223 Brookside 


Parkway. Brick. 


Residence: $16,000, 4435 Washington Blvd. 
Owner, Mary M. Bals, 1844 N. Capitol. Contract 
let to Theodore Sander, 401 Orange St. Brick 
veneer. 


Residence: $13,500, 656 E. 46th. Owner, A, C. 
Caldwell, c/o contractor. General contract let to 
H. L. Simons, 4244 N. Capitol. Brick veneer. 
Excavating. 


Residence: (double), $9,500, 2849-51 N. Dela- 
ware. Owner, Stella E. Cotton, c/o contractor. 
General contract let to Realtor Building Co., 
Lemcke Bldg. 


Residence: (double), $7,800, 929-31 Bradbury. 
Owner, Mrs. E. W. Strack, c/o contractor. Gen- 
eral contract let to E. E. Barb, 4303 E, Michigan 
Street. 


Residence: (double), $7,500, 6048-50 E, Wash- 
ington. Owner, George L. Allen, 6128 Lowell. 
Day work. Stucco and frame. 


Residence: (double), $6,000, 3233-35 Bellefon- 
taine. Owner, B. B., Kirkbride, 531 Indiana Py- 
thian Bldg.’ Contract let to Alva Good, 967 Som- 
erset. 


Residence: (double), $7,000, 32-34 N. LaSalle. 
Owner, Anna Kealing, 3220 E. Washington, Con- 
tract let to Jos. A. Moore, 3207 E. Washington. 


Residences (2), $6,500 each. Owner, Volney W. 
Kirkpatrick, 1119 Fairfield Ave. Contract let to 
C. M. Freeman, 4135 Carrollton. 


Residence: $6,500, 4334 Carrollton. Owner, 
L. S. Richardson, 2401 Ashland. Contract let to 
Federal Investment & Loan Co., Lemcke Annex. 


Residence: $6,500, 4714 Kenwood. Owner, 


C. B. Durham & Co., Lemecke Annex. 


Residence (double), $5,500, 3918-20 E, 28th St. 
Owner, W. H. Hill, c/o contractor. Contract let 
to Sam Ogle, 28837 N. Denny St. 


Residence: $6,000, 23 N. Pershing. Owner, 
John J. McNeff, at site. Contractor, Edgar E. 
Evans, at site. 


Residence: $6,000, 518 N. Oakland. Owner, 
Jeremiah O’Brien, i328 Sturm. Contract let to 
Indiana Builders Corp., 1011 Lemcke Bldg. 


$5,200, 109 N. Sherman. “Owner, 
Contract let to 


Residence: 
Miss Hawthorne, c/o contractor. 
E. E. Barb, 4303 E, Michigan. 


Residences (5), $2,500 each. North Rural St. 


Owner, L. C. Huey Building Co., American Cen- 
tral Life Bldg. 


Residences (2), $4,600 each, 622 and 630 N. 


Bancroft. Owner, E. E, Barb, 4303 E. Michigan. 
Day work. 
Church: $5,500, 25th and Indianapolis Ave. 


Owner, Mt. Ararat Missionary Baptist Congre., 
Rev. W. L. Ware, pastor, 901 W. 26th. Contract 
let to Shaner Bros., 454 Mass. Ave, Frame. 


Residence: $6,000, 2501 Madison Ave., Owner, 
Jonas Hier, 409 Orange Sti Contract let to Rose- 
brock and Fells, 1145 Linden St. 


Filling Stations (2), $6,000 each, 754 Virginia 
Ave. and 446 W. South. Owner, Sinclair Refining 
Co. Owner builds. 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J Wesley Reed: 5 eee President 
Wests. ACOle Sits Sr hs Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


HERE’S THE ANSWER 
Very Simple After All 


There is one question that will not 
down these days to the effect, “Why is 
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Yes, why is it that with wages at 
peak levels, with practically everybody 
busy, with the greatest building season 
ever known in full swing, and other 
businesses going good, . nevertheless, 
every one seems short of ready cash? 
On all sides one hears the cry, “Collec- 
tions are slow, hard to make.” This 
yelp comes from the milkman, insurance 
man, installment houses, material supply 
dealers and manufacturers, in fact, prac- 
tically every business man has the same 
plaint. 


' It has been suggested than automo- 
biles and moonshine are responsible for 
this doctrine. The latter is a pretty 
strong assertion and should be taken 
with a grain of salt. On the other hand, 
the auto has gotten in its work. There 
are too many people owning or buying 
cars who are not so financially fixed 
that they can afford to indulge in such 
luxury. It is not so much the first cost 
as the upkeep that is responsible for the 
drain on purses. Gasoline, tires, acces- 
sories and repairs, to say nothing of the 
expense of week-end trips, is an open 
maw into which people feed their cash 
while other accounts are allowed to 
grow, accumulate, and are passed up 
with reckless abandon. 


Another thing, one must not overlook 
the fact that when an automobile sale 
is transacted the money, except the 
agent’s commission, leaves the locality 
and goes to’the place where the cars are 
manufactured. If this money was put 
into homes or into property it. would 
remain at home to be reinvested and 
thus be kept in local circulation. 

Then, too, when an auto is purchased 
the maintenance feature creeps in and 
on top-of this the investment in the ma- 
chine itself brings no return on the cap- 
ital, instead the latter begins to evapo- 
rate and diminish under the stress of de- 
preciation. 

How different it is from the old ways 
of thrift. At that time ‘few people con- 
sidered they could afford the upkeep 
on a horse and vehicle for the pleasure 
that the outfit would return was not held 
commensurate with the struggle in- 
volved. That was during a period when 
people paid their bills on time. The 
argument was made that a horse would 
eat his head off and the expense and 
care involved was too great. However, 
“them days is gone forever” to all in- 
tents and purposes. Now the price of 
three or four teams is invested in an 


auto and hours are spent in keeping it 
in running order, no reckoning being 
taken of the labor or expense involved. 
Once people were rated by the house in 
which they lived, today they are judged 
by the machine in which they ride. 

Reports show that despite prohibition 
there is a great volume of money spent 
for booze, with beer, where obtainable, 
selling at 25c per glass, and other li- 
quor running as high as 75c per swig. 
At 25c to 75c per glass it don’t take long 
for a ten dollar bill to fade away to 
nothing under a good thirst. 

If the money thrown into the above 
channels was directed to the purchase of 
homes and property it would make quite 
a difference in the business world. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


Morris Bros. were awarded the con- 
tract for the new M. E. parsonage to 
be built on Webb St. It will cost $12,- 
000, and be a two story structure. 


The concrete for the third floor of the 
new hotel has been poured and the 
forms are being erected for the fourth. 
Seems the job is going rather slow but 
it takes a lot of form work for each 
floor. 


J. K. Doppler, contractor from Indiana 
Harbor is building three bungalows in 
West Hammond. He expects to build 
ten, as there is a good demand for new 
homes in that locality. 


Rufus Danner & Co. has completed the 
foundation and started the brick work 
on the Lincoln School at Indiana Har- 
bor. 


The contractors of East Chicago and 
Indiana Harbor have formed an associa- 
tion of general contractors and has affili- 
ated with the State A. B. C.’s. 


E. E. COLE. 


strengthened . Ultimately the wage 
question will have to be dealt with again, 
and there may be several set-tos on the 
subject before the deficit is fully over- 
come. However much there may be of: 
this it seems safe to say there is no 
prospect of a decline in actual building 
activities in 1923.”—(Monthly Bulletin, 
National City Bank, New York City.) 


NATIONAL JURISDICTIONAL 
AWARDS BOARD TO MEET 
NEXT. WEEK 


Annual Election of Officers on Program 


A meeting of interest to the build- 
ing contracting industry of the country 
is scheduled to open July 30 at Atlantic 
City when the National Board of Juris- 
dictional Awards will open its sessions 
at that place. 

The attention of the board during the 
day will be devoted to the business of 
the Board in Executive session and, this 
being the annual meeting, new officers 
will be elected. 

The public hearings of the board will 
begin the second day and the cases now 
before it will be acted upon. The erec- 
tion of Conduo Base used for the recep- 
tion of electrical wiring will be decided 
at this meeting. The board will also 
have before it for its action the dispute 
between: the bricklayers and plasterers 
over the “setting, installing or sticking 
of artificial stone” and “plastering work 
for preparation of walls, ceilings, ete, 
for tiling.” In addition to these sub- 
jects the board will hear evidence in the 


~ following matters: 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas, Hewat coo cee? President 
J. As Gallivene ws. se Secretary 


314 Main Street 
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EXPECTS BUILDING ACTIVITY 
WILL CONTINUE 


End of Present Building Boom Not in 
Sight 


“It is true that the rising costs may 
cause some building work to be post- 
poned indefinitely, but the fact that the 
buildings are wanted on the basis of 
costs prevailing prior to May Ist is a 
very definite element. of strength in the 
situation. The fact that employers have 
granted wage advances since then is evi- 
dence that they believe there is a con- 
siderable amount of work that will go 
forward even under the new conditions. 
As the deficit in buildings is reduced, the 
urgency of the demand for more doubt- 
less will be modified, and the disposition 
to hold off for lower costs will be 


Rehearing of the dezision on low pres- 
sure heat. 

Rehearing of the decision on asphalt 
shingles. 

Installation of Zenethern. 


AMERICA’S STRIKE BILL 
Cost of Wage Dissensions in Industrial 
Field Enormous 

During the latter half of 1922 the 
United States lost more time through 
strikes than all the other industrial 
countries in the world, is the statement 
recently made by a leading German eco- 
nomist. Out of a total of 20,212,036 
working days lost through strikes in the 
seventeen leading industrial countries of 
the world during the period from July 
1, 1922, to January 1, 1923, 14,691,000 
of them were lost in the United States. 
If applied to the extraction of natural 
resources, this lost labor would have 
added $120,000,000 to our national 
wealth, and $50,000,000 more would have 
been placed in the pockets of the labor- 
ing men.—(Weekly Bulletin National 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Super-Power Plant: $10,000,000, Jeffersonville, 
Ind., along the Ohio River. Archt. and Engin- 
eers, Sargent and Lundy, Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
Interstate Public Service Co., Harry Reid, Pres., 
Indianapolis, Ind. Owners just purchased 105 
acres for the erection of this plant. May start 
work late fall. 


*Theatre (motion picture) and (7) Steres: 
$750,000, 5 sty. and bas., Monument Circle, In- 
dianapolis. Archt., Mr. Johnson, c/o Famous 
Players Lasky Corporation, 485 Fifth Ave., New 
York City, N. Y. Owner, Market-Circle Realty 
Co., Dick Miller, Pres., c-o The City Trust Co., 
Indianapolis. Plans in progress, ready for bids 
in 3 weeks. Bedford stone and brick. 


Office Building: $700,000, 8 sty., basement and 
sub-basement, southeast corner of Colfax and 
Michigan Ave., South Bend, Ind. Archt., Von- 
negut, Bohn and Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, The Tuttle Corpora- 
tion (office furniture), 119 W. Washington St., 
South Bend, Ind. Plans in progress. Reinforced 


INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, AUGUST 4, 1923 


CONTRACTOR 


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concrete, brick, 3 elevators, steel sash, comp. 
roof, steam heat, tile and marble. work, copper 


set store fronts. 


*Masonic Temple: $200,000, 3 sty. and bas., 
Bloomington, Ind. Archt., Rubush and Hunter, 
428 American Cent. Life Bldg., Indpls. Owner, 


Monroe Lodge No. 22, F. & A. M. Building Com- 
mittee as follows: Fred Matthews, Chmn.; W. 
Edw. Showers; Prof. U. S. Hanna; Stacey OQ. 
Harrell; Thos. J. Sare; Milton Borden, all of 
Bloomington. Plans completed. Owner will be 
ready for bids in two weeks, Bedford stone and 
brick. Fireproof construction. 


Country Club: $200,000, Meridian St. Archt. 
not selected. Owner, The Meridian Hills Coun- 
try Club Realty Company, of Indianapolis. The 
incorporators are: Alexander M. Taggart, Fred- 
eric M. Ayres, Anton Vonnegut, Oscar Schmidt, 
Dr. Louis Hurekhardt, Robert H. Hassler, Wil- 
liam H. Rockwood, John G. Rauch and Russell 
T. Byers, all of Indianapolis, Will select Archt. 
soon. 


*Laundry Bldg.: $110,000, new bldg., 3. sty., 
638x148, and rem. present building, 420 East 
Market St. Archt. and engineer, Russel N. Ed- 
wards Co., Union Trust Bldg. Owner, Progress 
Laundry Co., Roy C. Shaneberger, Pres., 420 E. 
Market St. Archt. ready for bids. 


*Newspaper Building: 
120x67%4, Kentucky Ave, 
Russ, Meridian Life Bldz. Owner, The Indian- 
apolis Times (publishers of the Daily Times), 
25-29 S. Meridian St. Archt taking bids to close 
August 11, 12 o’clock noon. Reinforced concrete 
construction, sidewalk lifts, freight elevator, steel 
sash, comp. roof, steam heat, concrete floor con- 
struction, 


$85,000, 2 sty. 
Archt., William Earl 


& bas., 


*Laundry Bldg.: 3 sty., 90x160, Ft. Wayne 
Ave. and New Jersey St. Archt., Fermor S. 
Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave. Owner, Excelsior 


Laundry Co., 222 N. Alabama St. 
ing bids to close August 6th. Bids extended. 
Brick, reinforced concrete, radial brick stack, 
100 ft. high steel sash throughout, vapor steam 
heating system, freight elevator. 


Archt, receiv- 


*Church: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas., 72x105, Ko- 
komo, Indiana. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 
Penway Building, Indianapolis. Owner, Congre- 


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getional Church, T. O. Bryant, Chairman Build- 
ing Committee, Kokomo, Ind. Archt. taking 
bids, Brick and stone, Classic design, pipe or- 
gan, includes gymnasium. 


*Church: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas., 90x90. 
bin, Kentucky. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 
Penway Building, Indianapolis. Owner, First 
Church of Christ (Disciples), Rev. A. W. Rether- 
meyer, Pastor, H. E. Everman, Chmn. Bldg. 
Comm., Corbin, Ky. Bids in 10 days. Owners 
would like to get in touch with contractors to 
figure, also catalogs and prices on building ma- 
terials. Brick, stone trim. Classic design. 


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*Church: $42,000, Franklin, Indiana. Archt., 
A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Baptist Church. A. L. Powell, Chmn. 
Bldg. Comm., Franklin, Ind. Ready for bids in 
Remodeling church basement and 
Brick, stone trim, steam 
2 sty. and bas., 


two weeks. 
Sunday School annex. 
heat, flat roof, pipe organ, 
58x70. 


*Church (Rem. Church Auditorium and adding 
Sunday School annex), $15,000, North Manches- 


ter, Ind. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, Indianapolis, 
Ind. Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. B. M. 
Beckdolt, pastor, North Manchester, Ind., 1 sty. 
addition, 80x62. Brick construction. Bids in 


under advisement. 


*School: $47,000, 1 sty. and bas., Deer Creek 
Township, Miami County, Ind. Archt., Bass, 
Knowlton and Co., 312 N. Meridian St., Indian- 
apolis. Owner, Earl Sandifur, trustee, Miami, 
Ind. Owner receiving new bids to close August 
10th at the lumber yard in the town of Miami, 
Ind. Brick. Bids extended. 


*Residence and 2 Car Garage: $30,000, 2 sty. 


and bas. “English Type,” Meridian near 44th. 
Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, William B. Paul, Pres., Federal Fin- 


ance Co., 315 Lemcke Bldg. Archt. taking bids. 
Stucco, tile roof, oil burning furnace. 


Residence: $14,000, Washington Blvd. Archt., 
Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
W. A. Waldorf, 3551 Washington Blvd. Archt. 
taking bids. Stucco, furnace heat. 

*Residences (5) $75,000 total. No. Pennsyl- 


vania near 46th. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 


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State Life Bldg. Owner, William B. Paul, Pres., 
Federal Finance Co., 315 Lemcke Bldg. Plans 
completed. Archt. ready for bids. Stucco, tile 
roofs, furnace, 


*Church (Sunday school addition), $30,000, 
Brookville, Ind. Archt., Myers and Coffin, 413 
' Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Brookville 
Methodist Episcopal Church, Brookville, Ind. 


Owners financing, mature about January 1. 


Residence: $7,000, Blue Ridge Add. 
Myers and ‘Coffin, 413 Penway Bldg. Owner, M. 
M. Miller (real estate), Fletcher Trust Bldg. 
Plans in progress. Frame, 


Archt., 


Residence: (country estate), $200,000, near In- 
dianapolis. Archt., Bass, Knowlton and Co., 312 
N, Meridian St. Owner, J. I. Holcomb, V. P. 
Holeomb and Hoke Co., 1545 Van Buren St. 
Preliminary plans. Plans will not be veady for 
figures before January 1 or later, 


Residence and Garage: (bungalow type) $15,- 
000, Shelbyville, Ind. Archt., Bass, Knowlton 
and Co., 312 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. Own- 
er, E. M. Porter, Shelbyville, Ind. ‘Plans in 
progress, ready for bids shortly. Frame. 


State Roads (10): Approximately 60 miles. 
Owner, Indiana State Highway Commission, J. 
D. Williams, director, State House, Indianapolis. 
Owner taking bids to close August 10th at 10:00 
a. m. Three types of pavement—brick, bitum- 


inous concrete and concrete. 


Contracts Awarded 


*School Building: (high and elementary), $60,- 
000. Jefferson Township, Huntington county, 
Ind. Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 
N. Delaware St., Indianapolis. Owner, Joseph L. 
Wiley, trustee, Warren, Ind., R. F. D. General 
contract awarded to W. L. Pierce, Huntington, 
Ind. Heating and plumbing not let, may read- 
vertise for new bids. Electric wiring not let, 


*Nurses’ Home: Let to Ostrom Realty Co., 
Peoples Bank Bldg., $18,000. 
let to State Constr, Co. 
W. H. Johnson’ & Son. 
drainage let to James Diggle. Electrical distribu- 
tion system let to Sanborn Electric Co. at 
“James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Crippled 


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Conerete tunnel 
Steam equipt. let to 
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ROSS POWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 
Phone, Main 6788 


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Children.”” Owner Indiana University Board of 
Trustees, Bloomington, Ind. 


*Laundry Bldg., $25,000, 4 sty., 40x124, Toledo, 
Ohio. Archt., Russell N. Edwards Co., Union 
Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Fame Laun- 
dry Co., 33 N, Capitol Ave., Indianapolis. Gen- 
eral contract let to Watts-Suhrbier Constr. ‘Co., 
Toledo, Ohio, Reinforced concrete. 

*Church: $25,000, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Hazlewood). 
Archt. (plans only), Honeywell and Parker, 
Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Hazlewood 
Christian Church, Rev. W. M. Long, pastor, 
Hazlewood, Pittsburg, Pa. Contract let to H. 
E. Blatt, 4034 Second Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. Brick. 


ANDERSON 
*High School: $75,000, Alexandria, 
Indiana. Archt., E. R. Watkins, 337 
Farmers Trust Bldg., Anderson. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Alexandria, 
Indiana. Plans nearing completion. 


Owner will advertise for bids in 30 days. 
Brick. 


*Orphans’ Home: $125,000.  Archt., 
EK. R. Watkins, 337 Farmers Trust Bldg. 


Owner, Board of County Commrs. Gen- 
eral contractor, Ben F. Wright, 326 
West 4th St. Anderson. Excavating. 


Archt. desires catalogs on furniture and 
equipment. 


*Garage and  Salesroom: $35,000. 
Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Iva Ray, 19 East 9th. 
Lessee, Reliable Machine Co., 29 W. 9th. 
Contractor, Eshelman and Sons, 714 
Jackson St. Starting brick. work. 


*Parochial School: $100,000. Archt., 
E. R. Watkins, 337 Farmers Trust Bldg. 
Owner, St. Marys Catholic Congregation, 
Rev. Thos. J. Travers, Pastor, Ander- 
son, Ind. General contractor, Ainsworth 


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Y. W. C. A. Building: $300,000. Archt., Thomp- 
son and Geary Company, New York City, N. Y. 
Owner, Young Women’s Christian Assn. Mem- 
bers of the building committee are: Mrs. John 
L. Iglehart, Mrs. W. A. Carson, Mrs, E. Wallace 
Cook, Mrs. W. H. ‘Cutler, Mrs. J. Stuart Hopkins, 
W. H. McCurdy, Miss Adelia Vickery and Mrs. 
Daniel Wertz. Archt. just selected. Owners 
financing. 


*Grade School: $60,000, 2 sty. and bas. (10 
rooms and assembly hall), Sellersburg, Ind. 
Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Board of Education, Sellers- 
burg, Ind. Plans completed, bids soon. Brick, 
stone trim, steam heat, comp. roof, 


Factory: $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., Boonville, 
Ind. Areht., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Moses-Rosenthal Co. 
(mnfrs. of athletic underwear), Chicago, Ill. and 
Boonville, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, steel, 
concrete, steel sash. 


Residence: (Colonial), 2 sty. and bas., 6 rooms, 
Stringtown Road. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & 
Co., 707 Furniture Bldg Owner, Arthur Herber, 
c/o Red Spot Paint Co. Plans completed. Bids 


soon. Frame. 


Residence: (alt. and adds, sleeping porches & 
solarium). Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Fur- 
niture Bldg. Owner, F. H, Hatfield, Atty., 1315 
Chandler Ave. Bids close at once, 


*Church and Chapel: $35,000, Jefferson and 

Archt,, Cram and Ferguson, 248 S. 

Boylston St., Boston, Mass.; asso. archt., Russ 

and Karves, Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 

Trinity Lutheran Church, Rev. W. G. Polack, 

Plans nearing completion, Ready for 
Brick. 


pastor. 
bids soon. 


Bank (rem. and add.), $25,000, Caneyville, Ky. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co,, Furniture Bldg:, 
Owner, Bank of Caneyville, Caney- 
Plans completed. Work will consist 


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of a new e2ddition, brick walls, comp. roof, con- 
crete vault, vault door, new bank fixtures and 


For school building, Caze School, 
Owner, Fred 


Furnaces: 
Knight Twp., Vanderburgh county. 


for $35,400; plumbing let to John E, Woolley 
and Son, Evansville, for $2,090; heating let to 


general interior alterations. Mann, trustee, Newburg, Ind., rural route. Own- Hottman and Weber Co., Evansville, for $4,527; 
er taking bids to close August 22 at 7:30 p. m. electric wiring not let. Start work at once, 

Store Building (drugs), $15,000, 1 sty. and bas., Bids are also being received at the same time *High School: 2 sty. and bas., 80x85, and 
36x55, Caneyville, Ky. Archt., Harry E. Boyle for one 7-foot road grader : z . 

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and Co., Furniture Bldz., Evansville. Owner, wing, 40x40, Newburg, Ind nai qi 

Roy Montgomery, Caneyville, Ky. Plans in prog- Residence: 2 sty. and bas. Archt., Frank J. Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg., Evansyt e, wer, 

ress. Brick, asphalt roof, copper set store front, Schlotter, 11314 Upper 4th. Owner, John W. Board of School Trustees, Smith H. Abshier, 

steam heat. Welson, c/o The Fellwock Automobile Co. Brick trustee, Newburg, Ind. (Vanderburg county). 
veneer. Plans in progress. General contract awarded to Roth Construction ~ 
Store Building (rem. into 15 offices). Archt. Gasen 3 Co., Boonville, Ind., for $34,000. Heating let to 
4 : Archt., Charles i : 
Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg. Owner, "Nawregeae i isd agers Bld iy Pith: en Gottman and Weber, Evansville. Plumbing let to 
i ¢ 5 y ty 4 ji ley Plumbing Co., Evansville. Brick. 
Max De Jong. Plans in progress. General al Anna H. Gilbert, 1202 Upper 1st. Taking bids. Woolley Plumbing 
terations. TASS SRA rep A ane BE ar og Ser alas *Church: 2 sty. and bas., 40x80, Providence, 
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*Residence (7 rooms), 2 sty. and bas., Kentucky Terrace, Archt., Chas. Troutman, 409 Ameri- if regalo pony siake ane cata HRS LY, > <n 

Ave. and Chandler, Archt., Harry E. Boyle and can Trust Bldg. Owner, C. Howard Battin, 716 eA arn ee Ashe i aantaant 54 mt 

(Co., Furniture Bld, Owner, J. L, Knauss. Own- Kentucky Ave. Plans in progress, 1 sty. and py R ite roe xa K Brick 

er taking bids. Brick veneer over hollow tile, bas. Brick veneer over hollow tile, 45x36. Bey oy Re aeeimnne vie bags 

asbestos shingle roof, tile and hardwood floors, i «Office and Mercantile Building: 2 sty. and 

furnace, Residence and (2) car garage: $15,000, 2 sty. bas.. 98x82. Providence, Ky. Archt.. Clifford 

and bas. Archt. and contractor, Anderson and Shopbell, Co Burnie Bide siveaunuille 
4 . iG j ‘ fe 4 4 Pr] 1 € 2.» . 
*Residence: $8,000, Albion, Mi. -Archt., maine Veatch. Owner, W. F. Viehe, Excavating. Brick. Qwner, St. Bernard Milling Co., Providence, Ky. 

E. Boyle & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. yes 8 ; ey General contract let to Ruby Lumber Co., Provi- 

Owner, W. G. Franklin, Albion, Ill, Archt. tak- | ibe Sem PS ainpiine and addition), $11,- dence, Ky. Brick. 

i erin Stingle Mes ne “4th pehe Nery cael pte secre en a eS face 
F ‘ i ; = , : » gonville, y. rcht., iffor hhopbe 0., 
*Gymnasium: $20,000, 1 sty., 70x100, New Har- Board of Education, Somerville, Ind. Plans com- Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Hotel Madi- 

mony, Ind. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., pleted, bids soon. Work will consist of brick £02, Medisonville, Ky. General contract let to 

Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Board of veneering present building, new heating plant rad ga mi Madisonville, Ky., and Provi- 

Edueation, George Taylor, Sec., New Harmony, new roof and general alterations. serrate teste) | 

Ind. "Taking bids. Jake Behrick and Son, Mt. rentals tctiunay Pepe 

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Vernon, Ind., is figuring general contract. Brk. Contracts Awarded Aeebe! Clifford Shophell & Corn itarnibare Wilte., 

n . . E ille, O , Miss 3B B din, 
Residence and Garage: $8,500, Greenriver “High School: 2 sty. and bas., 80x85, and Evansville. Mp chehany ss ee lef to Teccb eiveos 

Road. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, 515 Peoples wing, 40x40, Newburgh, Ind. Archt., Alfred E. and Co., Evansville, $34,000. Brick, limestone 

Bank Bldg. Owner, W. W. Niednagel, 1427 Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg., Evansville. Own- ‘!™: 

Grand Ave, Plans in progress. Brick veneer er, Smith H. Abshier, trustee, Ohio Township, *Residence and Store: $8,000, St. Joe and 

over hollow tile, furnace, private lighting and Newburg, Ind. (Vanderburg county). General A Rh png & lendte Reig oe 

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water system. contract let to Roth Constr. Co., Boonville, Ind., contract let to Homa Builders, Inc. Frame. | 

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*Township School Building: 1 sty. and bas., 
50x80, Osolo township, Elkhart county, Indiana. 
Archt., R. L. Simmons, Beardsley Bldg., Elkhart. 
Owner, Aaron Baker, trustee, Elkhart, Ind. 
Plans’in progress. Bricky hollow tile, steel, metal 
windows, tile, concrete hardener. Owner taking 
bids to close August 14 at 1:30 p. m, 


*Township School Building (11 rooms), 2 sty. 
and bas., 57x96, Warren township, St. Joseph 
county, Indiana. Archt., R. L. Simmons, Beards- 
ley Block, Elkhart, Ind. Owner, Elmer Whitsel, 
trustee, R. R. No. 3, South Bend, Ind. Plans 
completed, Owner will advertise for bids soon. 
Brick composition floor, built-up roof, metal win- 
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To A. E. Lesh, residence on North Anthony 
boulevard, cost $6,500; residence at 317 Seminole 
circle, cost $7,000; residence at 1010 Pasadena 
drive, cost $6,500; residence at 1725 Florida drive, 
cost $6,000; Holton Place: (Company, residence at 
2914 Reed street, cost $3,600; residence at 2918 
Reed street, cost $3,800; residence at 2922 Reed 
street, cost $3,700; residence at 2926 Reed street, 
cost $3,600; residence at 2930 Reed street, cost 
$3,800; residence at 2934 Reed street, cost $3,700; 
residence at 987 Holton avenue, cost $3,600; resi- 
dence at 2633 Holton avenue, cost $3,800; resi- 
dence at 2929 Holton avenue, cost $3,700; resi- 
dence at 2925 Holton avenue, cost $3,600; resi- 
dence at 2921 Holton avenue, cost $3,800; resi- 
dence at 2917 Holton avenue, cost. $3,700; resi- 
dence at 2913 Holton avenue, cost $3,600; John 
Messner, residence at 320 East Wildwood avenue, 


cost $4,000; F. W. Buckel, residence at 1218 For- 
est avenue, cost $5,000; residence’ at 2025 Cali- 
fornia avenue, cost $6,000; residence at 2125 
Florida drive, cost $8,000; residence at 2215 North 
Anthony boulevard, cost $8,000; M. F. Hocke- 
meyer, residence at 217 McKinnie avenue, cost 
$5,500; McMullen Brothers, residence, 1160 Nutt- 
man avenue, cost $2,000; residence, 1158 Nutt- 
man avenue, cost $3,500. J. S. Lewis, residence, 
1602 Fourth street, cost $3,300. F. E. McCorkle, 
residence, 301 French avenue, cost $3,800. 


HAMMOND 
Apartment Brilding (25 apts.), $125,000, 3 sty. 
and bas. Archt., L. H. Warriner, 673 S. Broad- 
wey, Gary, Ind. Owner M. Nadganan, 564 Hoh- 


man St., Hammond, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Brick. 


*Bakery (add.) $21,000, 2 sty. and bas. Archt. 
and engineer, The McCormick Co., 121 S. Negley 
Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Owner, The Calumet Bak- 
ing Co., Hammond, Ind. L. C. Neeld, superin- 
tendent of construction, Hammond. General 
contract awarded to J. Wesley Reed, Brick. 


INDIANA HARBOR 


Steel Plant: (extensions), $6,000,000, 
Indiana Harbor. Private plans. Owner, 


The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Works, 
Youngstown, Ohio. Will start work this 


summer. 

Gymnasium Building and Auditorium: 
$350,000. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, Indiana Harbor. Owner will ad- 
vertise for bids in August. 


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Ohio. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Marion, Ind. Plans completed. Will ad- 
vertise for bids shortly. 3 sty. & bas. 

“Administration Bldg.: $75,000, 2 sty. 
& bas. 45x100. Archt., Hiram Elder, 
Custer Building. Owner, Marion Ma- 
chine and Foundry Co. Foundation in. 


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MICHIGAN CITY 


Store and Office Bldg.: 2 sty. and bas. (2 
stores and dental clinic). Owner, S. J. Gregory, 
Mer. of the Panthenon Theatre, Hammond, Ind. 

Recreation Bldg.: 1 and 2 sty., 41x165, 414-16 
Franklin »St. Owner, S. J. Gregory, c/o The 
Panthenon Theatre, Hammond, Ind. 


*Michigan City: Stores (2) and Offices (20), 
$50,000, 40x85, Michigan City. Archt., R. Levine 
and E. P. Rupert, 822 W. 70th St., Chicazo, Ill. 
Owner withheld, care R, Levine & Co., 822 W. 
70th St., Chicago. Brick and t. c. Archt, taking 
bids. 


MOUNT VERNON ? 

Factory: $30,000. Owner, The Mt. Vernon 

Strawboard Co. General contract let to Jake 
Behrick, Mt. Vernon. Brick. 


Stadium (frame construction), $5,000. Owner, 


Board of Education, Mt. Vernon. Archt., Clif- 
ford Shopbell & (Co., Evansville. Contract award- 


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SOUTH BEND 


Office Building: $700,000, 8 sty., basement and 
sub-basement, Colfax and Mich. Owner, The 
Tuttle Corp. (office furniture), 119 West Wash- 
ington St., South Bend. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn 
and Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust Bldg., Indian- 
apolis, Ind. Plans in progress. Reinforced con- 
crete construction, steel sash, 3 elevators. 


*Factory: $18,000, 2 sty., 40x100, Mishawaka 
and Sample Sts. Archt., Willard Elwood, 220 
W. Jefferson St. Owner, South Bend Awning 
Co., 115 W. Colfax St. Taking bids. Brick. 


*Residence: $16,000, 2 sty. and bas. Archt., 
M. E. Smith, 604 Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, 
R. B. Miller, 1118 S. Carroll St. Archt. taking 
bids. Brick veneer, 


*Residence: $12,000, Tecumseh Ave. Archt., 
W. D. Teeple, 715 S. Eddy St. Owner, R. L. 
Culp, 319 E. Howard St. Plans in progress. Bids 
shortly. Stucco and frame. 


Salesroom, Offices and Light Manufacturing 
Building: 38 sty. and bas., 66x165. St. Joe St. 
Archt., M. E. Smith, 604 Citizens Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Webster Realty Co., J. H. Woodward in 
charge, 314 St. Joe St. Archt. ready for bids. 
Brick, rein. concrete, steel, steel sash, copper set 


store fronts, freight elevator, tile floor in sales- 
room, 


*School (Lincoln grade school side addition), 
3 sty., 25x100. Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 
654 Farmers Trust Bldz. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, W. W. Borden, president. Bids closed 
August 3 at 4 p. m. Bids in under advisement. 


Steres (5) and Apartments: 2 sty. and bas., 
65x155, Michivan near Sample St. Private plans. 
Owner, J. H. Reamer, 510 S. Main St. Plans in 
progress. Brick. 


Stores (2): 1 sty. Private plans. Owner, J. 


L. Taylor, 207 W. Jefferson. Sketches. Will build 
late fall. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded 


Stores (4) and Office Building: $100,000, 4 
sty. and bas., 33x86, Wayne St. Archt., Austin 
and Shambleau, 111 N. Lafayette. Owner, G. 


Platt, 301 S. Michigan St., South Bend. General 
contract let to George H. Ohmart Co., Springfield, 
Ohio, and Utility Building, Fort Wayne, Ind. 
Brick, 


TERRE HAUTE 


‘School Building: $54,000, Jasonville, Ind. 
Archt’s. name withheld for present. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Jasonville, Ind. Archt. 
just selected. Definite data later. Building will 
contain auditorium and gymnasium, Brick, 
stone trim. 


*Detention Home (for children), $31,000, “Vigo 
County Home for Dependent Children,” near 
Terre Haute. Owner, Board of County Commis- 
sioners, Charles M. Lee, auditor, court house, 
Terre Haute. Owner receiving bids 
August 15th at 11:00 a. m. 
bas. 


to close 
Brick, 2 sty. and 


Stores and Offices: 2 sty. and bas., 6th and 
Wabash. Owner, The Deming Place Realty Co., 
L. E. Waterman in charge. Contemplated. May 


mature this fall. Brick. 

*Grade School: $75,000 (addition), ‘“Cruft 
school.’’ Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune 
Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, Terre 
Haute, Ind. Plans completed, Owner will adver- 
tise for bids in two weeks. Brick. 

*Residence and Garage: $50,000. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, 


dames A. Cooper, attorney, 
Trust Bldg. Bids rejected. 


613 Terre Haute 
Archt. will ask for 


new bids about September 1. 
vapor heat, 


Brick, tile roof, 


Pump House and Water Supply Building: $20,- 
000, Gibault School for Boys, Allendale, Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, 
Gibault School for Boys, Allendale, Terre Haute, 
Rev. Father Gorman. General contract let to 
Roehm Bros., 30 N. Fifth St., Terre Haute. Brick. 


Warehouse: $20,000. Archt., Shourds-Stoner 
Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, Terre Haute, In- 
dianapolis and Eastern Traction Co., E. M. Walk- 
er, manager, Terre Haute. 
Brick. 


Plans in progress. 


*Locker House and Rest Rooms: $10,000, 1 sty. 
30x60, Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune 
Bldg. Owner, Terre Haute Municipal Golf Club, 
Porter Leach, president, Terre Haute Trust- Bldg. 
Plans about completed. Bids in thirty days. 
Stucco, tile roof. 

*Church: $40,000, Martinsville, Ind; Archt., 
Johnson, Miller & Miller, 30 N. Fifth St., Terre 
Haute. Owner, Christian Church, J. E, Knox, 
pastor, Roy Tilford, chmn bldg. comm., Martins- 
ville. Owner taking bids. Brick, stone trim. 


*Warehouse (wholesale drugs), 4 sty. and bas. 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St. 
Owner, The Bindley Drug Co., 508 Ohio St. Plans 
in progress, probably mature late fall. Brick, 
reinf. concrete, steel sash, elevators, steam heat, 
comp. roof. 


School Building (new steam heating plant and 
equipment): ‘Fairview school.’ Archt., John- 
son, Miller and Miller, 30 N. »5th St. Owner, 
Board of Schoo] Trustees, Terre Haute. Plans in 
progress. 

*Store and Apartment Bldg: 2 sty. and bas., 
45x70, Spelterville, Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller 
and Miller, 30 N. Fifth St., Terre Haute, Owner, 
Joe Perucca, Spelterville, Ind. (Terre Haute post 
office), Plans completed. Rather indefinite as to 


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*Residence: $12,000, “Deming Division.”’ 
Archt., Johnson, Miller & Miller, 30 N. Fifth St. 
Owner, Associated Building Contractors of Terre 
Haute. Plans completed. Start work soon. The 
members of the association will buold and fur- 
nish material. 


School (rem.), Coal City, Ind. Archt., Johnson, 
Miller & Miller, 30 N. Fifth St., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Coal City, Ind. 
Plans in progress, 

*Residence: $9,000. Archt., Floyd and Reintzes, 
52314 Ohio St. Owner, J. W. Fowler. Bids in 
under advisement. Brick veneer. 


VINCENNES 


*High School Building and Remodeling Gym- 
nasium Building: $145,000, Sullivan, Ind. Archt., 
John B. Bayard, Main St., Vincennes. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Sullivan, Ind. Plans 
about completed. Owner will advertise for bids 
in thirty days. Brick, fireproof construction. 


*Courthouse: $307,000, Newport, Ind. Archt., 
H. L. Fillinger, Dana, Ind.; asso. archt., John B. 
Bayard, Main St., Vincennes. Owner, Board of 
County Commrs., Vermilion county, W. T. Sand- 
ers, E. E. Randolph, Joel Hollingsworth, and 
Mortimer Lewis, auditor, all of Newport. Plans 
in progress. Plans will be ready to advertise for 
bids in thirty days. Stone. 

*Residence: $12,000, Herrin, Ill. Archt., John 
B. Bayard, Main St., Vincennes. Owner, J. V. 
Walker, Herrin, Il]. Owner taking bids. Frame. 
Colonial type, vapor heat, tile floors bath room 
and porches. 

Heating Equipment: New heating plant for 
the Depot Hotel. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton. 
Owner, Depot Hotel. Owner taking bids. New 
boiler, water heater, piping, etc. 

*War Memorial Building: $150,000, 3 sty., 
Princeton, Ind. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, American 
National Bank Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Board 
of Trustees, Gibson County Coliseum, Princeton, 
Indiana. Plans in progress. Owner will adver- 
tise for bids in 30 days. Brick, stone trim, com- 
position roof, vapor. Will contain theater seat- 
ing 2,500 persons. 

*Church: . $25,000, 1 sty. and bas., 85x50, Wins- 
low, Ind. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, 602 American 
Netional Bank Bldg., Vincennes, Owner, Wins- 
low Christian Church, Gilbert McCord, chmn., 
Winslow, Ind. Archt. taking bids. 

*Church: $30,000, Wendelin, Il. Archt., J. 
W. Gaddis, 602 American National Bank Bldg., 
Vincennes. Owner, Holy Cross Congregation, 
Rev. Joseph Fisher, pastor, Wendelin, Ill, Plans 
sent to owner. In abeyance until spring, 1924. 


Contracts Awarded 


*School (high and grade), $75,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 107x57, Barr township, Daviess county, at 
Montgomery, Ind. Archt., Osterhage and Sut- 
ton, Citizens Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, 
George E. Williams, trustee, Montgomery, Ind. 
General contract awarded to Virgil Grannon, 
Washington, Ind. Heating and plumbing let to 
H. F. Zietlow, 548 Eastern Ave., Indianapolis. 
Electric work let to E, K. Sudduth, Washington, 
Ind. Project temporarily held up until bonds 
sell. 


*Bicknell: School (add. and rem.) Archt., 
J. W. Gaddis, American | National Bank Bldg., 
Vincennes, Ind. Owner, Board of Education, 
Frank M. Curry, president; Georze Cleveland, 
treasurer; E. L. Phillippi, secretary, all of Bick- 
nell, Ind. Plans completed. Frame, brick, asphalt 
shingle roof, artificial black boards, Arcola hot 
water heating system, electric wiring, plastering. 
General contract awarded (subject to approval of 
State Board of Accounts) to Frank Cummings and 
William H. Milan, Bicknell, Ind. 


*School (township), $30,000, 1 sty., 96x65, Ep- 
som, Ind. (road from Plainville). Archt., Oster- 
hage and Sutton, Citizens Trust Bldz., Vincennes. 
Owner, A. M. Myers, trustee, Plainville, Ind. 
Brick, General contractor, Willis Bros., Carlisle, 
Ind, Heating 2nd plumbing let to V. R. Smith, 
Princeton, Ind. 


MISCELLANZOUS CITIES 


Columbus: Store, 1 sty., 90x25, Jackson St. 
between 8rd and 4th. Owner, Jess Stillabower 
(feed store). Owner taking bids. Concrete 
block. 


Fast Chicago: Church, $35,000. Owner, St. 
Besil Roman Catholic Church, East Chicago, Ind. 
Plans in. prozress. Brick. May not mature 
until spring. 


*Indiana Harbor: Store (top add.), $10,000, 2 
sty., 25x45, 3410 Michizan Ave., Indiana Harbor. 


Archt., Karl D. Norris, Calumet Bldg., East Chi- 
eago, Ind, Owner, Dr. C. C. Robinson, 3410 


‘Michigan Ave., Indiana Harbor. Owner taking 
bids. 


*Kernard: School (rem. and add.) 
30,000, Greensboro Twp. Archt., E. W. 
Watkins, Anderson, Ind. Owner, Homer 
C. Garriott, trustee, Kennard, Ind. Low 
bidder on general contract, Pike Bros. 
Constr. Co., Newcastle, Ind. Bids ran 
a little high, will decide whether or not 
to award contracts on August 11th. 


*Lebanon: Orphan’s Home (add.) $3,500. 
Archt., John Frost, Reporter Bldg. Owner, Board 
of County Commrs, Ira Stephenson, auditor, 
Court House, Lebanon, Owner taking bids to 
close August 18 at 10:00 a. m. Frame ‘and con- 
erete. Weatherboard siding, asphalt shingle roof, 
comp, roof, rem. heating system, electric wir- 
ing and fixtures, plumbing fixtures. 


*Metz: School. Archt., Henry G. Bruehlman, 
1125 Yates St., Toledo, Ohio, Owner, Clyde F. 
Dally, trustee, Metz. Struc. steel, comp. roof, 
maple floors, ‘steel sash, low pressure gravity, 
D. I. steam heatinz, light and power plant. Bids 
close August 18 at 1 p. m. 
closing date.) 


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Scottsburg: Court “House, $250,000. Archt. 
not selected. Owner, Board of County Commis- 
sioners, Charles Taft, Charles Payne, C. L. Read, 
Elvin L. Huchbanks, auditor, Court House, 
Scottsburg, Ind. Contemplated. Will mature 
early 1924. 


*Seymour: School building (3 rooms). Dist. 
5, 6 and 7, Jackson Twp., Jackson county, Ind. 
Archt., Robert H. Hall, Seymour, Ind. Owner, 
Louis Aufenberg, trustee, Seymour, Ind, Owner 
taking bids to close August 23 at 12 o’clock 
nov. Brick, hollow tile, steam heat, septic 
tenk, asphalt roofing, évlding partitions, stzel 
sash, electric generator. 1 sty. and bas., 50x70. 
Estimated cost general contract, $14,619; heating 
end ventilating, $2,147; plumbing, $1,999; wir- 
inz, $435; private water system, $500. 

Contracts Awarded 


*Daleville: Church and Sunday School, $25,000. 
Private plans. Owner, United Brethren Church, 
Daleville. General contractor, Williams Construc- 
tion Co., Lapel, Ind. Starting foundation. Htg. 
and plumbing let to Arthur Schlagel, Daleville. 
Brick veneer. 


Geshen: Saw mills (2), Goshen and South 
Bend. ‘Owner, The Sanders-Egbert Hardwood 
Lumber Co., Goshen, Ind. General contract let 
to The Clark Bros. Construction Co., Olean, 
New York. 


ROADS—BIDS WANTED 


Logansport—August 7, 1923, at 10 a. m., by 
Commissioners of Cass county at Logansport, 


Ind., for the construction of Joseph C. Fettig et 
al. road. Estimated cost, $40,074.00. Harry M. 
Gardner, auditor. 


Rochester—August 7, 1923, at 2 p. m., by Com- 
missioners of Fulton county, at Rochester, Ind., 
for the construction of Wm. H. MecLochlain road 
15,840 feet in length. John L. McClung, Auditor. 

Muncie—August 7, 1923, at 10 a. m., by Com- 


missioners of Delaware county at Muncie, Ind., 


for the construction of Wm. C. Thomas road, 
2,625 feet in length. James P. Dragoo, Auditor. 


Muncie—August 7, 1923, at 10 a. m., by Com- 
missioners of Delaware county at Muncie, Indi- 
ana, for the construction of John Burke road, 
12,830 feet in length. James P. Dragoo, Auditor. 

Marion—August 7, 1923, at 2 p. m., by Com- 
missioners of Grand county at Marion, Ind., for 
the construction of Chester C. Mason road. Aus- 
tin D. Hunt, Auditor. 


Peru—August 8, 19238, at 10 a. m., by Com- 
missioners of Miami county for the construction 
of five roads: County unit road, Ira Eikenberry, 
et al., 8,167 ft., estimated cost $11,850.00, county 
unit road, B. E. Wallace et al., 14,510 ft., esti- 
mated cost $82,700.00; county unit road, Joseph 
H. Myers, et al., 5,700 ft., estimated cost $27,- 
270.00; county unit road, John F. Durr, et al., 
5,288 ft., estimated cost $27,700.00; county unit 
roc.d, C. Glen Hurst, et al., 14,122 ft., estimated 
cost $71,800.00. Charles Wolf, Auditor, 


Kokomo—August 8, 1923, at 12 m., by Com- 
missioners of Howard county at Kokomo, Indi- 
ana, for the construction of M, L. Kanable, et 
al., road. Estimated cost, $5,053.57. Orville O. 
Butcher, Auditor. 

Lafayette—August 18, 1923, at 10 a. m., by 
Commissioners of Tippecanoe county at Lafayette, 
Ind., for the construction of Charles Daugherty 
et al., road. Estimated cost, $1,500. Cora M. 
Davis, Auditor. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement fcr sealed proposals inserted 
{n these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and materia] supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in o: entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


POWER PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Bids will be received by the Board of Trustees 
of the Indiana State Normal School Auzust 8, 
1923, at 2:30 p. m, at the office of the Eastern 
Division of the Indiana State Normal School, 
Muncie, Ind., for the erection and completion of 
a power house, tunnel, chimney, boilers, stokers 
and soot cleaners. Bids must be made on Form 
96 prescribed by the State Board of Accounts and 
must be accompanied by a certified check equal 
to five (5%) ver cent of the amount of the bid. 
Separate bids must be received for the following 
items: First, for the erection of the power house; | 
second, for the construction of the pipe tunnel; 
third, for the erection of a chimney; fourth, for 
the boilers; fifth, for the stokers; sixth, for the 
soot cleaners. Total estimated cost, $60,000. Bids 
must be made in accordance with provisions of 
specifications prepared by Kibele & Garrard, 
architects, Muncie, Ind. Copies of plans and 
specifications may be found at the office of the 
Dean of the Faculty, Eastern Division, Indiana 
State Normal School, Muncie, Ind.; at the office 
of Kibele & Garrard, architects, 335 The John- 


son Building, Muncie, Ind., and at the office of 
the Registrar of the Indiana State Normal School 
Terre Haute, Ind. ; 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TH 
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. rae ee 
HELEN C, BENBRIDGE, Secretary. 
July 28, August 4. 


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Celotex is in use in thousands of homes 
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deadener, interior or exterior finish or as 
base for stucco. 


Celotex Lumber is used for sheathing 
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When you, as an Architect or Contractor, 
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Official Paper 


Indiana 


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Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 1st Vice-President 
EWING MILLER, 2d Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


Dee eee 


SCOPE OF SOUTH BEND REGIONAL 
MEETING GROWING 


Architects and Contractors Endorse 
Joint Gathering Proposition 


The tentative date for the next region- 
al meeting of the I. S. of A., scheduled 
for South Bend, has been set. September 
6, is proposed. 

Originally the meeting was to have 
been held on Saturday, September 8, but 
when it was learned that the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana were 
planning a district conference in South 
Bend the same week the idea was con- 
ceived to have both organizations ar- 
range to hold their individual business 
sessions the same day and a joint meet- 
ing of architects and contractors that 
night. The proposition was placed be- 
fore the officers of the I. S. of A., and the 
State A. B. C.’s and immediately met 
with favor. 

The directors of the architects’ body 
has heartily endorsed the idea, not a 
dissenting vote being registered against 
it. The State contractors’ association 
has seconded the proposition also. 

Since it was the original intention of 
the architects to invite the members of 
the Illinois and Michigan Societies of 
Architects to the South Bend regional 
meeting the invitation will be extended, 
if the elaborated plans cary. to include 
also the Associated Building Contractors 
of Illinois and Michigan who will be 
urged to attend the big joint meeting. 

Thus the assemblage will take on a 
tri-state aspect and an effort will be 
made to secure speakers of known abil- 
ity to make up a program long to be 
remembered by those who make the pil- 
grimmage to South Bend. 

In view of the fact that northern 
Indiana has put over a wonderfully ac- 
tive building season so far in 1923, the 
honor of scheduling the proposed meet- 
ing. the first of its kind in Indiana, in 
South Bend is well merited. 


COMMITTEES NAMED 


New Administration Ready for Action. 


The new administration of the Indiana 
Societv of Architects that took over the 
executive affairs of the association fol- 
Owing the annual election in June has 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


practically effected its organization and 
is now ready to get down to business. 

With the induction into office of the 
new officers and committee chairmen a 
reorganization of committees was in 
order. The chairmen were requested to 
select their committees and submit their 
choice.. This was done in all cases, ex- 
cept with regard to Pageants and Ex- 
hibits, this committee not having been 
named as yet, and the following appoint- 
ments are announced: 

Entertainment Committee: 

L, A. Turnock, Chairman, Indianapolis 

Fritz Anderson, Evansville. 

E. R. Austin, South Bend. 

M..H. Johnson, Jr.; Terre Haute. 

Guy Mahurin, Ft. Wayne. 

K. K. Woolling, Indianapolis. 

Legislative Committee: 

Warren D. Miller, Chairman, Terre 
Haute. 

F. S. Cannon, Indianapolis. 

J. W. Gaddis, Vincennes. 

Wilson B. Parker, Indianapolis. 

Wibur Shook, Indianapois. 

Membershin Committee: 

Geo. W. Allen. Chairman, Laporte. 

Everett Brown, Bluffton. 

Rodney Leonard, Frankfort. 

A. E. Neucks, Evansville. 

Paul R. Werking, Richmond. 

Publicity & Public Action Committee: 

Herman Scherrer, Chairman, Indi- 
anapolis. 

Charles E. Bacon. Indianapolis. 

Herbert Foltz, Indianapolis. 

Oscar Hoffman, Decatur. 

Walter Scholer. Lafavette. 

Pageants and Exhibits Committee: 

Kurt Vonnegut, Chairman, Indiana- 
polis. 

Appointments to be announced later. 


CLEANING HOUSE 


Seciety Drovping Those From Member- 
ship Who Show No Interest. 


Determined to make the State Soviety 
of Architects a live body in which in- 
terest will center and from which action 
will radiate the officers are set on their 
plan to weed out the pseudo members 
who have been dragging along year in 
and year out contributing neither finan- 
cial aid nor inspiration to the organiz- 
ation. 


Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


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Years of effort have brought the So- 
ciety to a point where it is bound to be 
given recognition throughout the State 
as it has been accorded in some sections. 
The State contractors’ association real- 
izes the things that the I. S. of A. has 
worked and has co-operated. State of- 
ficials, too, have acknowledged the So- 
ciety. But, this is just the start, the 
time is not far distant when the I, S, 
of A. will not only be something to bg- 
long to but a virile organization of which 
to be a part. 

Already the officers have started to 
clean house and have dropped from the 
membership roll those architects who 
have continually ignored the notices sent 
them, have neglected to pay their dues 
and generally shown a tendency to dodge 
the responsibility that membership in 
any live, going organization entails. 

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PROBLEMS IN ACOUSTICS. 


Experiments Offer Interesting Results, 


Architects find no more difficult prob- 
lem than that presented by the acoustics 
of lecture and concert halls. The sub- 
ject has been investigated by one of the 
physicists at Harvard, who o 
interesting conclusions, 

The acoustic properties of a hall de- 
pend upon two variables—the form and 
the materials. The essential features of 
the materials are their absorbing and re- 
flective powers. Fogg Art Museum lec- 
ture hall was modeled after Sanders 
Theatre, Cambridge, but failed to repro- 
duce its excellent acoustic properties. 
The reverberation of Sound lasted 5.62 
seconds, an intolerable length. But put- 
ting Sanders Theatre cushions in the 
seats, floor and part of the hall the re- 
verberation period was reduced to 1.14 
seconds. An open window is an absorber 
of sound. An audience absorbs a square 
meter .94 as much as an open window, 


An isolated woman in the auditorium 
absorbed .54 as much as a window, and 


ffers some 


an isolated man 48, apparently a tribute 
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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


CAD, Tis, DERE os ie dai vcs President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


STEPPING RIGHT ALONG 


Evansville Doing Much To Catch Up 
With Housing Requirements. 


Though home building operations lo- 
cally have been quite active during the 
first six months of 1923 and the con- 
tracting forces have been put to it to 
keep up with the demand City Building 
Inspector Edward Kerth, Evansville, 
holds that the city is still short of its 
housing requirements. 

The city has worked hard to catch up 
on the housing situation and has made 
great strides in that direction but still 
has some distance to Zo. 

Speaking of the local situation, Mr. 
Kerth said: “Evansville’s position is due 
fo inactivity in building during the last 
few years and also to the razing of 200 
houses, ordered razed by the building 
denartment.” 

Building conditions are generally fa- 
vorable and local bankers announce that 
there is rlenty of money available for 
loans on home construction operations. 
There may be some temporary lulls here 
and there, but those in close touch with 
Evansville building matters are inclined 
to believe that the boom started early in 


the season will hold its own as the 
months roll on. 


ASSOCIATE WOMAN ARCHITECT TO 
WORK OUT PLANS FOR EVANS- 
VILLE’S NEW Y. W. C. A. 
BUILDING. 


New York Firm Selected. 


Evansville is to have a woman archi- 
tect to build the new $300,000 Y. W. C. 

- that is Miss Blanche Geary, associate 
architect. New York City. is to act with 
the architectural firm of Wm. F. Thomp- 
son, that city, in designing and planning 
the new structure. Snch was the action 
taken by the Y. W. C. A. Board of Di- 
rectors a few days aco. 

Miss Geary says that while definite 
details regarding the style and height 
of the building has not been definitely 
decided. fitting plans will be developed 
a meet the needs and tastes of the girls. 

ommenting further she announced there 
Wonld be “chummv” rooms. class. social 
‘and clubrooms, kitchenettes, cafeteria, 


auditorium, large and appropriate swim- 
ming pool and gymnasium. 

Parlors for “beaus” will also be worked 
out in the plans. 

The New York architectural company 
specializes in planning of Y. W. C. A. 
buildings, dormitories and girls club 
houses, boarding homes and recreational 
buildings. 


MORE PROJECTS OUT FOR 
ESTIMATES. 


Past Week Brings Forth New Plans For 
Contractors’ Attention. 


Building affairs in Evansville the past 

week took on renewed activity in that 
quite a few new sets of plans were put 
out among the contractors for bids and 
several contracts were awarded. 
_- The projects covering residences, med- 
lum-priced commercial buildings, schools 
and considerable remodeling are to be 
built in Evansville and the adjacent ter- 
ritory in both outhern Indiana and IIli- 
nois. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. ©. 


Max Irmscher 
E. F. Oelschlager 


President 


Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


FT. WAYNE PROPERTY OWNERS 
TAKING ACTIVE INTEREST 
IN ZONING. 


Would Restrict Objectional 
Structures. 


Building 


Nor are Ft. Wayne citizens asleep. 
Other cities have gone in strong for zon- 
ing and restricted building districts and 
now the Ft. Wayne property owner is 
taking a hand at that game. When auto 
filling stations showed a_ tendency to 
spring up like mushrooms about the city 
regardless of neighborhoods the matter 
was carried before the city council by 
irate citizens, who demanded restrictions 
on location for such structures and they 
got what they wanted through an ordin- 
ance. And again they secured regula- 
tion regarding the svecific locations of 
theatres in the proximity of schools and 
churches. 

Recentlv another phase arose when an 
alleged obje«tionable structure to house 
a drv cleaning establishment was pro- 
posed in a residence-section. As a result 


of, this latest case the citv park com- 
missioners promose to adont 9 reso)ution 
regulating and restricting the building 


of certain structures, that might be ob- 
jectionable, within a certain distance of 
city parks. 

Quite a number of citizens filed a com-. 
plaint with the commissioners and asked 
aid in preventing the erection of the 
cleaning establishment near Reservoir 
Park. 

Fred Shoaff, of the park board, ex- 
plained that the law, sanctioned by the 
state legislators at their last session, 
would apply onlv to buildings dangerous 
or offensive to the parks, and that build- 
ings obiectional from a resident’s stand- 
point might not prove objectional to park 
rroverty. The park board members said 
that after the resolution had been adopt- 
ed the city attorney would have to make 
a lengthy investigation to determine 
whether the establishment in question 
would be offensive from a park stand- 
point. and that an injunction could only 
be filed by the city after it had been 
conclusively proven that the establish- 
ment was objectionable. 

A tentative resolution was read in 
which all objectional buildings, such as 
renair garages. slaughter houses. found- 
aries and the like, were prohibited for a 
distance of from 300 to 500 feet from 
any park. The board took the resolution 
under advisement. 

Part of the section of the law on which 
the resolution is based says: 

“City Park Boards may establish a 
line determining the distance at which 
all structvres to be erected upon any 
premises fronting any park shall be 
erected. and may. in the name of the 
city. acauire by condemnation the right 
to prevent the erection of. and to require 
the removal of, all structures outside of 
such line.’ 


ONCE AGAIN 


Monthlv Building Fieures At Ft. Wayne 
Altitude to Million Dollar 
Level. 


Fort Wavne’s home building boom con- 
tinued during the month of Julv with the 
greater portion of the $1.133.815 esti- 
mated for the 31-day period to be ex- 
pended _on new homes. A total of 295 
permits was issued during the month and 
of this number 174 were for new resi- 
dences. The past month’s record shows 
an increase over the month of June when 
the estimate was set at $1.022.539. and 
this. in spite of the marked slow-down in 
buildine work being noted throughout 
the United States. It is noteworthv that 
although less permis were issued during 
the vast month than during June the 
total estimate is higher indicatine that 
the average cost per structure is higher 
in Tuly than in June. 

By reaching the million mark. this 
eity is maintaining the record set since 
March. 


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INDIANAPOLIS - 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


Bo W., dungclaus ou President 
Os. PIGRROM SoS bs be iG Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marion 
County this week. 


NEW STATE BUILDING COUNCIL 
GETS DOWN TO ACTION 


First Official Meeting Held 


The past week brought about the final 
and complete organization of the new 
Administrative Building Council of In- 
diana, a body made possible through a 
law sponsored by the associations of 
State Architects, Contractors, Engineers 
and Labor and passed at the 1923 ses- 
sion of the State Legislature. The new 
council will seek to effect a standardiza- 
tion of building requirements and regu- 
lations throughout Indiana and is the 
crowning achievement of several years 
of the greatest co-operative effort ever 
exercised by the combined building in- 
dustry of the State. 


A meeting of the Council, consisting of 
an administrative committee and advis- 
ory committee was called for Monday 
afternoon, July 30, at the State House, 
but since the proposed rules and by-laws 
made it obligatory for at least two mem- 
bers of the administrative committee to 
be present to make up a quorum of a 
necessary eight and Dr. W. F. King and 
Judge §. R. Artman were out of the city 
an adjournment was taken to Tuesday, 
July 31, when discussions were indulged 


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BUILDING AT INDIANAPOLIS SO FAR IN 1923 RUNNING AHEAD OF LAST 


adopted. 


The council is now ready to function 
and a codification of the State building 
laws will be begun at once also prelimin- 
aries started toward a standardization of 
building requirements and regulations. 

Those present at the meeting this 
week were: Judge S. R. Artman of the 
State Industrial Board; Dr. W. F. King, 
of the State Board of Health; Newman 
T. Miller. State Fire Marshal: Architects 
Fermor S. Cannon and Robert Frost 
Daggett, Indianapolis: Contractors Max 
Irmscher. Ft. Wavne: O. A. Toelle, Terre 


Haute; Walter W. Wise, Indianavolis; 


Engineer DeWitte Moore, Indiananolis; 
abor representatives Chas. Kern. W. F. 
Wilson and C. B. Sims. all of Indianapo- 
is. J. H. Owens. Indianapolis. execu- 
tive secretary of the advisory commit- 
tee, was also present. 


EFFECT OF CO-OPERATION READ- 
ILY APPARENT. 


Indianapolis Beildine Results Due to 
Harmony. 


When ane stons to nonder over the 
barriers that have confronted building 


construction operations in other local- 
ities, and the difficulties with which the 
contractors in the big cities have met up 
with, Indianapolis in carrying on her 
building program for 1923 has been ex- 
tremely fortunate. 


Construction costs in the face of the 
enormous demand that has been put 
upon the labor and material supply mar- 
ket hardly can be said to have been un- 
reasonably high. The law of supply and 
demand was bound to rule, there was no 
getting away from it. And yet unlike 
in New York, Chicago, Boston, Cleveland 
and other large centers very few pro- 
jects have been laid over to a later date. 

Though there was a_ slight strike 
flurry earlier in the season it was of 
short duration and did not materially 
upset things. Fact of the matter is In- 
dianapolis building circles have been free 
from trouble when compared with the 
conditions that have ruled in other cities. 
Building trades labor locally has shown 
a tendency to be fair and the contractors 
through their local association has re- 
svonded in kind, a situation that has 
done much to create a harmony that has 
made possible an almost uninterrupted 
period of building activity. 

Attempts at pyramiding wages have 
been promptly frowned upon and nipped 
in the bud in most cases. The first hint 


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Residence: (double), $12,000, 3705-07 East New 
York St. Owner, Robert. Pannel, 1123 Lexing- 
ton Ave, General contract let to E. E. Barb, 
612 N. Colorado St. 


School: (rem.) $13,431, 604 E. 38th. Owner, 
Board of School Comrs. General contract let 
to A. A. Mitchell, 710 N. Illinois St. 


Dining Hall: $12,000, 2 sty., 55x82, Owner, 
Kingan & Co. General contract let to J. E. 
McGaughey, American Central Life Bldg. Brk. 

Residence: $10,000, 4551 Park Ave. Owner 
and builder, J. L. Holmes, 5140 Park Ave. Brick 
veneer, 


Residence: (double), $9,000, 2826-28 Park. Own- 
er, M. Sablosky, 804 Massachusetts Ave. Frame. 

Residence: (rem. and add.), $8,000, 1002 N. 
Pennsylvania, Owner, Rt. Rev. Jos. Chartrand, 
1347 N, Meridian. General contract let to 
Michaelis Bros., 826 Parker Ave. Frame. 

Residence: (double), $7,500, 3402-04 College. 
Owner, Louis Gass, 1042 Churchman. General 
contract let to William Piel, 1026 St. Paul St. 


Residence: $7,500, 3950 N. Illinois. Owner, 
Angel Pappas, 5414 So. Illinois St. General con- 
tract let to A. Belles, 103614 Dawson St. Brick 
veneer. 

Business Block: $5,355, 909-13 Ft. Wayne Ave. 
Owner, J. D. Brosnan, No. Penn, and Court Sts. 
General contract let to C. ‘C. Ayres, Ft. Wayne 
Ave. Concrete block and brick veneer. 

Residence: (double), $5,800, 2819-21 East Ver- 
mont. Owner, James E. Duncan, Contract let 
to F. R. Barnard, both at site. 

Residence: $5,500, 3838 E. Minn. Owner, Royse- 
Borchert Co, Owner builds. 

Residence: $5,000, 5347 Park Ave. Owner, 
Josephine M. Gordon, c-o contractor. General 
contract let to Mary E. MeGuff, 1207 Broadway. 

Residences (3): $9,000 total, Highland Place. 
Owner, F. M. Knight, 795 West Drive, Woodruff 
Place. 


of trouble has been carried to the Build- _ Residence: $5,000, 4255 See . Asana 
ing Contractors’ Association and action oe Carapoell. |) Comteace et 09 Louis '> &. 
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started at once to counteract and nul- “ pesidence: (double) $8,000, 4706-08 College. 


lify it. 

And the answer for it all. the success 
that has crowned Indianapolis’ building 
construction effort, reverts to the one 
big fact that there has been a sensitive 
spirit of harmony prevailing in the local 
field as a direct result of a business sense 
of co-opperation that has been exerted 
by the entire industry to keep building 
moving. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($5,000 and Over) 


Week of July 26th to August 4th 
Apartment Building: $25,000. Owner, Jos. 
Frey, 15 N. Oriental. Contract let to Conder 
PN Me thgadigr fa 623 N. Noble St. Brick, 2 sty., 
6x47. 


Owner, Theresa Ilg., 2313 Coyner St. General 
contract let to Realty Finance and Iny. Co., 
Lemcke Bldg. 


Residence: (double) $8,000, 4726-28 College. 
Owner, Orville Burk, c-o contractor. General 
contract let to Realty Finance and Inv. Co., 
Lemcke Bldg. 

Residence: $5,000, 5013 College. Owner, Jacob 
Ketter, 3232 Graceland, Contract let to Realty 
Finance and Inv. Co., Lemcke Bldg. 

Residence: $5,000, 757 N. Bancroft. 
» W. Arvin: 
N. Gray St. 

Residence: $5,300, 728 Berkley Road. Owner, 
D. E. Compton, c-o contractor. General con- 
tract let to Bremerman and Son, 32381 N. Illinois, 

Residence: $6,000, 5209 Broadway. Owner, 
Miles and Holloway. At site. 


Residence: $5,300, 55 West Mount St. Owner, 
William Barton. Contract let to R. W. Weeks, 
at site, 


Owner, 
Contract to Geo. F. Brewer, 220 


YEAR’S RECORD PACE 


Early Season’s Spurt Proving Help Through Present Slump 
Over fourteen and a half million dollars represents the estimated valuation 
of new building construction for which permits were granted in Indianapolis dur- 
ing the first six months of 1923. This total made for one of the best half year 
building periods ever recorded in the Capital City, in fact, it is second to the 


largest six months’ record ever posted, 
grand total of $15,023,891 was registered. 


that of the last half of 1922 when a 


New building got away at the jump right at the first of the year when 


January turned in $2,021,138. 


Then in February there was a slight recession to 
be followed by March and Aopril, each with over $3,000,000 totals. 


May, how- 


ever, slacked up as did June, both of the latter months falling behind their cor- 
responding months’ figures in 1922 to the extent of $1,000,777. 

Not withstanding the falling off of building during the last two months there 
were 557 more permits granted in Indianapolis during the first half of 1923 than 
during the corresponding period a year ago, while the estimated valuations showed 
a 20.54% increase over the figures for the like time in 1922. 


Indianapolis Building Feo Record First Six Months 
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aoe 1922 

Months Per. Est. Val. Per. Est. Val. 
Sear a ee 619 $ 2,021,138 403 $ 580,706 
Henney oes oh es ts 545 1.601.282: 576 1,170,398 
IMAPGH Mer Meee roe ne es 1,488 3,028,839 1,218 2,065,051 
ROP ue celsn eae ket 1,761 3,215,976 1,693 2,566,382 
VE Us ee he 1.809 2,805,011 1,798 3,420,847 
JISC oc eeee aa 1,396 1,905,000 1,323 2,289,941) 

Total iaretiin nie 7,568 $14,577,246 7,011 $12,093,325 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
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Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


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108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


PERCOLATING AGAIN 


Restlessness, Bubbling and Steaming 


Seems as if the forced draft had been 
put on the fire again and the old kettle 
is likely to boil over. 


The anthracite mine workers of Penn- 
sylvania are now threatening a strike 
September 1; the gas workers of Chi- 
cago are demanding a 25 per cent wage 
increase and as an alternative are hold- 
ing out darkness and cold chow for the 
Public; the new senator from Minnesota 
asserts that the country is in danger of 
revolution unless something is done for 
the farmer at once. He also advocates 
a better distribution of wealth by means 
of heavier taxation and more regulation. 
Then, too, Hiram Johnson, California 
senator, warns the Republican party that 
it must accept a Progressive now or a 
roaring Radical later. Ex-President 
Wilson refers to the growing discontent 
against Capitalism and draws a gloomy 
parallel with the Russian revolt, hinting 
that_our civilization will end unless we 
are born again spiritually. Stocks, good 
and bad, are off from twenty to twenty- 
five per cent; wheat and hogs are going 
begging. Across the water Eurove is in 
the throes of another crisis. Returning 
travelers report that they have been un- 
able to spot any dove of: peace hovering 
above the angry maelstrom. 


And all this stew just after it was 
thought that Labor troubles had been 
fairly well straightened out and we were 
preparing to sit back and enjoy a period 
of peace and prosperity. It may not be 
a cheerful picture to contemplate with 
our breakfast coffee and rolls, but it is 
there nevertheless, Cloudy? Yes, but 
the dark clouds will drift away. We may 
e in for some little squalls, some politi- 
cal colic, or business discouragements, 
but, we have the faith in the Govern- 
ment to believe that the old Ship of State 
is sea-worthy, that there are good helms- 
men in charge and that our bark will 
glide forth from the troubled places out 
again ito the placid peaceful expanses 
of water, there to move on and on with 
unerring course to the -great goal of 
achievement. that Fate has marked for 
cur country and her great citizenry. 


TWO DEALERS IN THE GAME NOW 
Action a Plenty at Chicago 


c: anf my, those fellows are gluttons for 
ee. e: Reference is made to those of 
€ building trades crafts of Chicago. 
ot content with the strife and turmoil 
re any well regulated Labor organiz- 
C n.can stir up, the Building Trades 
ouncil members of Chicago have two 


sets of officers now, each coterie of men 
claiming legal jurisdiction. The setting 
is good for an interesting bout. Oh, 
well, let ’em scrap! Maybe in the mean- 
time the contractors will be able to find 
the attack against them relieved and 
they can enjoy a breathing spell. 


AS KING RICHARD WOULD HAVE 
EXCLAIMED TODAY. 


“A lather, a lather, my kingdom for 
a lather; two kingdoms for a brick-layer, 
and the whole works for a half a dozen 
plasterers.” 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS. 


The Inland Steel Co., of Indiana Har- 
bor has started work on an $8,000,000 
addition to their plant at the Harbor. 
When completed it will be one of the 
largest mills in the country. 


The First National Bank at Whiting 
is spending $65,000 in remodeling :ts 
quarters. Upon completion it will be as 
fine a bank as is to be found in the north- 
ern part of the State. 


Joe Wolf is remodeling the Bock hard- 
ware building at Oak Glenn, converting 
it into a brick veneer apartment struc- 
ture. - 


J. Wesley Reed was awarded the con- 
tract for a $21,000 addition to the Calu- 
met Bakery Building, on Calumet Ave. 


The brick-layers have started placing 
the brick and terra cotta: on the first 
story of the new hotel building. 


The awarding of the power and heat- 
ing plant contract for the Central School 
is still hanging fire. 

E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


CRESS ROWE Seas Ui eV President 
J. jG Nene oe. 2c a Secretary 


314 Main Street 
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WAGE CONDITIONS IN SMALLER 
CITIES RULED TODAY BY IN- 
EXORABLE LAW OF SUPPLY 
AND DEMAND. 


Muncie a Good Example 


. Few citizens, especially those in the 
smaller cities, realize just what the local 
contractors are up against in the wage 
line in their dealings with the building 
trades crafts. This is but natural for 
the average citizen builds but once in a 
life time and, except for then, gives little 
or no thought to building construction 
affairs. However, when he does decide 
to build and inquires into the intricacies 
of the operation he usually spots the 
labor wage and yelps about being held 
up, and not infrequently berates the local 
contractors for paying such high wages. 
The figures appear to be out of propor- 
tion with other local wages, but the 
building wage scale is seldom ruled by 
local influence, instead, it is nation wide 
conditions that affect them, a situation 
Mr. Local Citizen fails to comprehend 


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and insists that a workman is only 
worth so much in thé local field regard- 
less of what is being paid in New York, 
Cleveland, Chicago or St. Louis. 

However, as matters really stand, 
Muncie, Kokomo, Anderson, Terre Haute, 
Feru, Lafayette and all of the other les- 
ser cities are forced to compete in the 
open market to protect their local build- 
ing trades labor supply and must pay a 
wage that will hold the building mech- 
anics at home in order to assure a means 
to care for necessary building require- 
ments, otherwise, the men will be at- 
tracted by the high wages that rule in 
the larger municipalities and the local 
field will be denuded of help and no ex- 
tensive building campaign necessary to 
a city’s continued growth can be car- 
ried on. 

Certain building crafts are limited 
greatly as to men at present and outside 
contractors are scouring local fields to 
rehabilitate their working organizations. 

In other words the wage situation in 
Muncie and cities of similar size today is 
bein governed solely by the law of sup- 
ply and demand under pressure of the 
greatest building season the country has 
ever known. 


NO OTHER WAY AROUND 


Subterfuges Will Not Get Contractors 
Anywhere. 


One of the tragedic features of the 
building construction situation is that 
while contractors generally are scramb- 
ling all over each other these days in 
order to secure men to carry on the work 
at hand, and have pyramided certain 
wages to attain that end the general re- 
sult is that, except that from an indi- 
vidual stand point, conditions have not 
been relieved. The tilting of wages has 
not created more workmen, instead, it 
has simply drawn them from one job to 


4 another or from one locality to another. 


The supply of mechanics has not been in- 
creased one bit and it never will be by 
such methods. 

Few, if any, apprentices, new blood 
in the building labor ranks, have been 
developed in Muncie this season, but, 
Muncie is not alone in the matter. 
Hundreds of cities find themselves in 
the same situation. 

_ One thing is certain, with a continua- 
tion of advanced wages to attract men 
construction costs are bound to rise to 
a prohibitive figure and building must 
of necessity eease from lack of encour- 
agement. Even now from reports com- 
mg.in it would appear as if building was 
slowing uv, the public seemingly being 
determined to haul in its lucre refusing 
to build under conditions that make pro- 
aos returns on the investment doubt- 
ul. 

The sooner the contractors awaken to 
the fact that apprentices must be taken 
on, taught and trained, and thus the la- 
bor supply augmented, the sooner the 
building construction industry will take 
on a healthier tone. It is the one and 
only way out and the contractors must 
become reconciled to the fact that they 
must be willing to assume their responsi- 
bility in this matter of the induction of 
new men, new help, in the ranks of the 
building trades mechanics. There can be 
no detour from the way that stretches 
openly ahead, and any attempt to run 


around the vexatious situation will only 


lead back to it after a lot of wasted ef- 
fort and money. 


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VoL. V INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, AUGUST lI, 1923 No. 19 


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SOUTH BEND BUII.DING BOOMING 
ALONG AT HIGH SPEED 


New Projects Continue to Develop With 
Regularity 


E. H. HYMAN 


Secretary and Manager 
South Bend Builders’ Exchange 


The tendency at South Bend is toward 
a maintenance of the fast building pace 
that has been in order focally ever since 
the 1923 building season opened back in 
the early spring. As evidence that such 
is the case recent developments show 
considerable large work either just start- 
ing or about to do so. 

Ground was broken for the new Tuttle 
office building last week and the cellar is 
being excavated by the George J. Hoff- 
man Company, where a big steam shovel 
1S Now at work. There will be two 
Stories under ground on account of the 
lay of the land which slopes towards the 
river. This building wll be eight stories 
i height and with the two basements 
will cover a ground area of 16.000 square 


Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller of In- 
lanapolis are the architects. 

tak ninety-nine year lease has been 
i oe on the property at the southeast 
a. oe of Washington avenue and Lafay- 
fies ‘ ane On that site a six-story of- 
in uilding and hotel will be built cost- 
ng a less than $250,000. This will 
Sreatly improve the property in this 


Be peothood and opens up the way for 
4 usiness district to extend west. 

nother building will be added at once 

€ Studebaker group to be of fire- 

Construction and estimated to cost 


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in the neighborhood of $150,000. This 
building will accommodate forty kilns to 
be utilized in drying lumber for all of 
the Studebaker work. {it will be 126 
feet long by 79 feet wide, four stories 
high and will include 628,169 feet of floor 
space. The H. G. Christman Co. is the 
contractor and Albert Kahn of Detroit is 
the aichitect. 


The contract has been let for the new 
Lincoln school building to the H. G. 
Christman Co. by the Board of Educa- 
tion at an estimated cost of $216,900. 
This building will be constructed of brick 
and will conform to the present building. 
When completed the structure will be 
three times as large as the present build- 
ing and will seat 1,200 children. 

Statistics compiled show that 594 per- 
mits were issued for $1,209,406 worth of 
buildings during July with dwellings the 
outstanding class of construction. 


tion for the same period last year when 
454 permits were issued for $872,773 
worth of building. The need of dwell- 
ings, a problem that has puzzled the city 


for the last two years, is apparently be- 
ing met to a certain extent, although by 
no means reaching the saturation point, 
according to real estate men. There 
have been 1,196 dwellings constructed 
since January 1 of this year, while only 
748 were built during the same period in 
1922. 

Of the total valuation, $102,500 was 
spent for fireproof structures, $163,609 
for thirty-six ordinary stiuctures, $3,200 
for two small mill constructions and 
$940,079 for frame buildings. In another 
tabulation, public buildings cost $94,975; 
semi-public, $169,850; dwellings, $877,- 
767, and miscellaneous, $66,814. The 
largest building for which a permit was 


This is a half greater than the valua- issued was about $90,000. 


FINE ADVANCE MADE BY INDIANA IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DUR- 
ING FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1923 


Gains Recorded in All Big Cities of the State 


Building construction operations in Indiana for the first six months of 1928, 
taking the total figures of the city building inspectors of the ten leading cities 
as a basis, clearly demonstrate that the half year ending June 30 was the greatest 
six months’ building period in the history of the state. During that time those 
cities issued a total of 16,183 building permits involving an estimated expenditure 
of $39,618,872. Over the corresponding period last year there were 12,859 permits 
issued for an estimated valuation of $25,115,740, thus giving the first half of 1923 
a margin of 3,324 permits to the good for a 57.7 per cent gain in valuations. - 
Further comparisons show that the total estimated valuations recorded the first 
six months this year equal 69.9 per cent of the total posted during the entire year 
of 1922; are 10.08 per cent ahead of the total figures for 1921, and are 28.8 per 
cent in excess of the whole volume of building business recorded in Indiana in 
1920. 

Excluding Muncie, for which there is no 1922 building record, the other nine 
cities show substantial gains in -1923 over the corresponding period a year ago. 
Taking city for city, comparisons show them ranged in this order according to 
their percentages of gain, with Fort Wayne leading the list with 457 more permits 
issued for a 139.2 per cent gain over the first six months’ volume business in 1922. 
Then follow: Evansville, 254 more permits, 123.7 per cent; Elkhart, 25 more per- 
mits, 108.2 per cent; Gary, 100 more permits, 91 per cent; Hammond, 181 more 
permits, 82 per cent; South Bend, 880 more permits, 62.9 per cent; Richmond, 61 
more permits, 45 per cent; Terre Haute, 508 more permits, 34.2 per cent; Indian- 
apolis, 557 more permits, 20.5 per cent. 


1922 
Per Est. Val. Per Est. Val. 
gc) 9 I ie ieee a 2 i ge 126 $ 490,650 101 § 285,57 
Bivagavinle eo fg ie T5452 2,554,677 898 1,142,070 
Port rT Waves i. Vs. Vy! 1,465 7.389,114 1,008 3,088,195 
COPY. ore ee SS 388 2,365,379 288 1,232,866 
Framminond p22 abe tet 6s or? 591 2,359,335 410 1,295,975 
INGA DONA, eee A ee 7,568 14,577,246 7,011 12,093,325 
%* Witenie fe arr e e PO er ec 3801 457,861 No Record 

Rich mOnds se BS oe 291 547,251 230 378,522 
Sotith sBerids- So 2,762 7,339,380 1,882 4,503,271 
‘Terte. “Bawie. co - > o-=s1 2 oe 1,539 1,537,979 1,031 1,145,945 
Pétal.. 2022S sl eee 16,183 $39,618,872 12,859 $25,115,740 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Columbia 
Brossman, 1503 


Municipal Plant (Improvement) 
City, Indiana. Engineer, Chas. 
Merchants Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
City of Columbia City. E. ©. Erdmann, City 
Clerk, City Hall, Columbia City, Ind. Will re- 
ceive sealed bids or proposals for the installa- 
tion of a water tube boiler approximately 350 to 
375 horse power, also superheater, soot blower 
and accessories and a complete mechanical stok- 
er for the boiler; also a concrete or radial brick 
stack approximately 150 feet high by five feet 
six inches diameter, all according to plans and 
specifications on file with City Clerk as prepared 
by City’s Engineer, Charles Brossman, of 1503 
Merchants Bank Building, Indianapolis, Indiana, 
until 8 o’clock p. m. on the 20th day of August, 
1923, 


Water-Works (Extension) Bluffton, Indiana. 
Engineer, John W. Moore, 835 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg., Indianapolis; Owner, City of Bluffton; 
S. J. Mooman, Clerk, City Hall, Bluffton. Plans 
in progress, 2 new wells, new pumping equip- 
ment, concrete reservoir. 


*Intercepting Sewer System and Sewage Dis- 


posal: $250,000. Huntington, Ind. Engineer, 
Chas. Brossman, Merchants Bank Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis, Owner, City of Huntington, City Hall, 
Huntington, Ind. Pipe 12 in. to 48 in. Bids 


in; under advisement. Low bidder on general 
contract, Brinneman and Davenport Construction 
Co., Huntington, Ind. 


Boys’ School: (Superintendent’s Residence, Re- 
inforced Concrete Coal Bunkers and Rem. Admin- 
istration Building: Archts. and engineers, Har- 
rison and Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Board of ‘Trustees, Boys’ 
School, Jesse A. Green, Ft. Wayne, Ind@.; F. L. 
Thomas, Indianapolis; Perry Davis, LaFayette, 
Edwin M, Carter, Rockville, Ind.; Chas. A. Me- 
Gonagle, Plainfield, Ind. Archt. just selected. 
Details undecided. In addition to building, con- 
struction will include extention of ‘heating plant 
and tunnel work. 


Apartment Building (rem. from Boys Pre- 
paratory School) 1535 Central Ave. Archt., 
George and Mac Lucas, Consolidated Bldg. 
Owner, Board of Trustees of the Diocese, Epis- 
copal Church, Indianapolis. Awarded contract 
on percentage basis to A. A. Dunn, 2918 West 
Michigan St. Work will consist of general in- 
terior alterations, new plumbing, electric wiring 
and fixtures, tile work, rem. present heating 
Plant, ‘additional radiation. 


Residence and Garage: (8 rooms) 2 sty. andi 
bas., 58rd and Washington Blvd. Archt., George’ 
and Mae Lucas, 1153 Occidental Bldg. Owner, 
Isaac Bremen (jeweler), 305 West Washington 
St. Plans in progress. Bids shortly. Brick 
veneer, vapor steam heat, tile floors, hardwood 
floors, tile roof. 


Silo for Julietta Hospital. Owner, Board of 
County Commissioners, Leo K. Fesler,’ auditor, 
Court House. Owner taking bids to close Aug. 
20th at 10:00 a. m. 


Township School: Lynnhurst, Wayne Twp., 
near Indianapolis. Archt., Chas. Byfield, Peoples 
Benk Bldz., Indianapolis. Owner, Vestal Davis, 
trustee, R. R. “iC” D.. Indianapolis. Preliminary 
plans. Details undecided. ~~ 3 


*Community Room and Sunday School (annex), 
$10,000, 1 story, 45x76, Mooresville, Ind. Owner, 
Methodist Episcopal Church, Mooresville, Ind. 
Archt., Allen and Garriott, 401 Lombard Bldg., 


4 Certell, Monument Circle. 


Indianapolis. 
roof, furnace. 


*Bank Building: $7,000, 1 story and basement, 
25x46, Browns Valley, Ind. Archt., Allen and 
Garriott, Lombard Bldg. Owner, Browns Valley 
State Bank, Browns Valley, Ind. Excavating. 
Brick, stone trim, cone. vault. furnace. 


Residence and (2) Car Garage: $9,000, 38rd, 
near Illinois. Owner, Herbert C.. Piel, c/o 
Piel Bros. Starch Works. Archt., Elliott Hadley, 
600 State Life Bldg. Plans in progress. Bids 


Owner taking bids. Brick, comp. 


soon. Brick veneer and stucco, slate roof, fur- 
nace. 
Contracts Awarded 
*Store (rem.). Archt., Harrison and Turnock, 


500 Board of Trade Bldg. Owner, I. ©. Solo- 
mon & Co., So. Illinois. General contract let 
to Brandt Bros., Ind. Trust Bldg.; marble and 
tile work, copper cornice, tile roof, electric work, 
glazing, wood sash. 


*Farm Residence (fire rebuild), $8,000, 1 story 


and basement, 32x49, 4%, miles south of Pitts- 
boro. Archt., Allen and Garriott, 401 Lombard 
Bldg., Indianapolis. 
622 Hume-Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. Contract 
let to J. S. Gentry, Pittsboro, Ind. Plumbing to 
Cothrell & Walters, Pittsboro, Ind. Frame, 


Residence: $25,000, 2 sty. and bas:, 30x34, and 
garage, 3703 N. Penn. 
liams, 423 Berkley Road. Brick veneer, tile roof. 

Residences (4): $36,000 total, 213-15, 217-19, 
221-23, 225-27 Audubon Road. Owner, Henry 


H. Prescot, Mutual Finance and Mortgage Co., 700° 


Fletcher Trust Bldg. General contract let to John 
Taggart, 127 Linwood Ave. . 


Residences (2): $22,000 total, 
Washington Blvd. Owner, Thornberry Realty 
Co., Louise Powell, president, Meridian Court 
Apts. General contract let to Maynard Realty 
Co. Brick venzer. . 


Residence: $9,000, 522 E. 36th. Owner, Max 


Ziegler, c/o Mooney-Mueller Drug Co. General 
‘contract let to Mark Clift, 4125 Byram Ave. 
Frame and stucco. 

Residence: $10,000, 4446 College. Owner, 
Charles G. Cones, 505 Lombard Bldg. Owner 
builds. Frame. 

Residence: $12,000, 5511 Pleasant Run Blvd. 


Owner, Jay A. Craven, president Board of Sani- 
tary Commissioners, City Hall. Day work Frame 
and stucco. 


Laundry Building (add.), $9,000, 1 sty., 62x78, 
' 450-54 Virginia Ave. Owner, New System Laun- 
dry Co., 450 Virginia Ave. General contract let 
to John R, iCurry Constr. Co., Lombard Bldg. 


Residence (double), $12,000, 5135-37 College. 
Owner, G. William Klein, c/o contractor. Gen- 
eral contract let to Indiana Builders Corp., I. O. 
0. F. Bldg. Frame. 


Bank (rem.), $15,000. 


: Owner, Security Trust 
'Co., 111 N, Penn. 


General contract let to Jos. 
General alterations. 


Residence (double), $12,000, 5109-11 College. 
Owner, Henry Rodgers, 4649 College Ave. Own- 
er builds. Frame, 2 sty. and bas., 28x44. 


Contracts Awarded. 


-Creamery (add.) $10,000. 1102 Roosevelt Ave. 
Owner, Standard Nut Margarine Co., 1102 Roose- 
velt. General contract let to Builders Constr. 


Co., 540 No. Meridian St. Brick and concrete 
block. 


*Terminal Warehouse and Business Block: 
$1,250,000, 5 sty. and bas., 245x195 (designed to 
carry 6 additional stories), Pennsylvania and 
Georgia Sts. Archt. and engineer, Rubush and 
Hunter, 428 American Central Life Bldg. Owner, 
Terminal Building Corporation, Albert “E. Metz- 
~ger, Prest., c/o The Fletcher Trust Co.; W. J. 
Hogan, c/o Indiana. Refrigerator Co.; B. E. 
Metcalf, c/o Indiana Refrigerator Co. General 
contract William P. Jungclaus Co., 825 Mass. 
Ave., Indianapolis. Brick, reinforced concrete 
and steal. Working on foundations. Masonry 


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Owner, Dr. George M. Wells, - 


Owner, Clifford J. Wil- . 


5160 and 5207. 


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let to E. H, Pierson, Indpls. Struct. steel let to 
Rochester Bridge Co., Rochester, Ind. Orn. & 
Mise. iron, Hugh J. Baker & Co., Indpls. 


*Hospital (rem. & add.) $50,000. Martinsville, 
Ind. Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son, Indianapolis. 
Owner, Morgan County Hospital, Board of Trus- 
tees, Martinsville. General contractor, S. A. 
Hickman, Martinsville. On foundation. 


*Family Hotel: $500,000. 8 sty. 54x170. 2035 
No. Mer. Owner and builder, The E. G. Spink 
Co., Hume Mansur Bldg. Pouring 2nd floor. 
Brick, reinf. concrete. 


ANDERSON 


Dormitories (2): 2 sty., 26x200 each. Owner, 
Gospel Trumpet Co., D. W. Patterson, Megr., An- 
derson. (Plans in progress. Owner will prob- 
ably build by day labor. Frame and hollow tile. 


*School Building: (16 rooms) $130,000, ‘““Shade- 


_land School,’”’ 2 sty. and bas., 70x180, Laurel and 


Sycamore Sts. Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farm- 
ers Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, A. W. Brady, Pres.; H. B. McMahan, Sec.; 
August D. Millspaugh, Treas., Anderson. Bids 
in under advisement. Brick. 


BLOOMINGTON 


(for girls, $250,000, ‘Indiana 
University.” Archt.. Lowe and Bollenbacker, 108 
So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Board 
of Trustees, Indiana University, Bloomington, 
Ind. Plans in progress, mature about February 
Ist. Brick, Bedford stone, g 


*Lodge Building: $60,000, 2 sty. and bas.,60x 
70. Areht., John L. Nichols, 204 So. Indiana 
Ave. Owner, B. P. O. E. Lodge, South Walnut 
St. Plans in progress. Mature about October 
1st. Brick, Bedford stone. 


*Fraternity House: $35,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
38x56, ‘Indiana University.” Archt., John L. 
Nichols, 204 So. Indiana Ave., Bloomington. 
Owner, A. T. QO. Fraternity. General contrac- 
tor, E. T. Wolf, 1010 E. Walnut St., Kokomo. 
Ind. Work not started. Owners financing at 
present. Brick, Bedford stone. 


(Colonial), $12,000. 
Public Square. Owner, 
Taking bids, 
hot water heat. 


*Dormitory: 


Archt., Al- 
William 
Frame, 


*Residence 
fred Grindle, 
B: Adams, Bloomington. 
asphalt shingle roof, 


*Cottages (25 or 30) for employes, 3 and 4 
rooms each. Archt., Alfred’ Grindle, Public 
Square. Owner, Showers Bros. (Furniture 
Mfrs.) Plans completed. Expect to ask for bids 


about October Ist.. Hollow tile and stucco, as- 


phalt shingle roof, stoves. 

*Studio and Residence: $20,000 Archt., Al- 
fred Grindle, Public Square. Owner, Charles 
Gilbert Shaw (photogirapher), Blopmington. 
Plans completed, mature late fall. 

Double Residence: $10,000. Archt., John L, 
Nichols, 204 S. Indiana Ave. Owner, M. D. 
Atwater, Bloomington. ‘Contract let to John 
Gallian, c/o Owner. Stucco. Excavating. 

CONNERSVILLE 
*Grade School: (6 rooms), Batesville, Ind. 


Archt., Karl Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg., Con- 
nersville. Owner, Board of School Trustees, L. 
E. Howard, Pres.; H. J. Timmerman, Sec.; H. F. 
Buck, Treas., Batesville, _ Preliminary plans 
completed. Project will probably mature be- 
fore early spring. Brick. 
Contracts Awarded 

*Schools (2) $28,700, Metamora, Ind. 
Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heineman Bldg., 
ville. Owner, Louis R. Foster, 
mora, Ind. General contractor, 
and Sons, Rushville, Ind. 


*School: $50,980.70, 1 sty. and. bas., 
Jackson School Township, Rush _ county, 


Archt., 

Conners- 
Trustee, Meta- 
E. L, Kennedy 
Excavating. 


83x118, 
Ind. 


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Connersville. Owner, Henry W. Beckner, trus- tile. 1 sty., 65x57. Foundation in. 
tee, Rushville, Ind., R. R. No. 6. General con- 
tractor, R. O. Sharp, Camden, Ind. Founda- 


H. M. Details undecided. 
tion in. 


Jackson county. Ind., Mooney, Archt., 


trustee, Liberty, Ind., R. F. D. 5. General con- 
tractor, Jioones ‘Const. Co., Connersville. On first 
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*Church: $25,000, Milton, Ind. Archt. (plans 
only), H. M. Griffin, McFarlan Bldg., Conners- 


iring, and general alterations. 
ville.’ Owner, Christian Church, Milton, Ind, #"¢ Wiring 


N eseiaty “ , x ‘ me: (additions), $67,- 

] *Catholic Church: $35,000, Newcastle, Ind. Owner builds by day labor. On brick work. Children’s ee . Co. Fresaitive 

INI |} Archt.,. Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg., eae To sa pir ona so ke of Conner Commissioners, 
| Connersville. Owner, Rev., J. J. Gallagher, New- EVANSVILLE C at House. Plans in progress. Brick, kitchen 

iH} castle. General contractor, A. J. Glaser, 616 vdd hou a room, laundry, new porches, out- 

Hat Mulberry St., Muncie, Ind. Steel erected. Brick, (ad )» sabia fl baat b ths fly screens, laun- 
tile and steel. ¢ *School House: $22,000. “Lodge School,” side stairs, tile floors in baths, fly s , 


A Knight Township, Vanderburgh County, Ind. dry dryer. 
*School: $10,300, 1  sty., Martinsburg, Ind. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, 515 Peoples. Bank 
Archt., H, M. Griffin, McFarlan Bldg., Conners- Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Fred Mann, Trustee, 


Ind. General contractor, Alvin Colglozier, Salem, bids to close August 25th at the Caze school 
Ind. Brick. On foundation. 


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|} *School Building: $71,000, 2 sty. and bas., Previous bids 
HHH Cortland, Ind. Archt., H. M. Griffin, McFarlan Orphans’ Home: (rem. White Orphans Home), ceiling, new furniture. 
Bldg., Connersville; Mechanical Engineer, Chas. $29,000). rem. Colored Orphans Home, est. cost 


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General contractor, Dunlap and Co., Columbus, County Commissioners, Court House, Evansville. $10,500. Archt., Clifford Shop O05, EU 
il Ind. On foundation. Archt. selected. Details undecided. ture Bldg. Owner, Board of County Commission- 


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HHH] *School: $35,000, Zenas, Ind., Columbia Twp., | Resort Hotel and 9 Hole Golf Course: $200,- : . F 
i| Jennings county. Archt., Harry M. Griffin, Mc- 000, Degonia Springs, 24 miles E. of Evansville, Residence and Garage: $50,000, 2 story an 
I Farlan Bldg., Connersville. Owner, Enoch Mor- 4 miles from Boonville. (100 rooms), 3 or 4 basement (10 rooms, 3 baths, 2-car garage), Win- 
ris, Nebraska, Ind., R. R. General contractor, sty. and bas., 125x225, “U” shaped. Archt., netka, II. Architect, Clifford Shopbell & Co., 


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Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heineman Bldg., Theo. Schneider, Millhousen, Ind. Brick and aera Pr a Goa Dg ee rR ge Ot 
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1} Bidg., Connersville. Owner, Byron B. Nickels Westport, Ind. Starting brick work. ter Ave., near Weinbach. ans Ss. 


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Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, George R. 
Roehm, Winnetka, Ill. Plans in progress. Ready 
for bids in 30 days. Brick, tile roof, steam heat, 
tile floors, hardwood floors. 


Residence and Garage: $25,000, Madisonville, 
Ky. Architect, Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furni- 
ture Bldg., Evansville, Owner, W. C. McLeod, 
Madisonville, Ky. Plans in progress. Will econ- 
tain 10 rooms. Brick, 


Bank Building (2 story aadition), Providence, 
Ky. Architect, Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furni- 
ture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Union National 
Bank, Providence, Ky. Plans in progress. Brick. 


Office Building (general offices), Jasper, Ind., 
1 story, 25x60. Architect, Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Hoosier 
Desk Co., Jasper, Ind. Plans in progress. Ready 
for bids next week. Brick will contain general 
office, private office, fireproof vault, stationery 
room. 


Commercial Building (general alterations), 518- 
20 Main street. Architect, Clifford Shopbell & 
Co., Furniture Bldg. Owner, The L. J. Davis 
Manufacturing Co., L. J. Davis, president, 518 
Main St. Plans in progress. Will not take bids 
until about January 1. Work will consist of cop- 
per set store fronts, marble pillars, marble floor- 
ing in display windows, tile floors in entrances 
and general interior ‘alterations. 


*Residence and Garage: $9,000, Washington 
Terrace. Architect, Chas. Troutman, 409 Ameri- 
can Trust Bldg. Owner, C. Howard.Battin, 716 
Kentucky Ave. Taking bids. One story ‘and base- 
ment, 86x45. Brick veneer over hollow tile. 


Bungalow (5 rooms), Bellemede, near Kentucky. 
Architect, Charles Troutman, 409 American Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Lincoln Mortgage Co. Bids in. 
Frame, 


Residence (new sun parlor, garage and general 
interior remodeling). Architect, H. Gilbert 
Karges, Furniture Bldg. Owner, Joseph Graham. 
Architect taking Bids. 


Bungalows (10), $5,000 each, Ross Ave., north 
of Lincoln. Owner, N. W. Bryant, c/o the 
Runnymede Land Co. Start work in 10 days. 
yaace will build and award separate contracts. 
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Church: $15,000, Ky. Ave. and West.Main Sts., 
Providence, Ky. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Evansville. Owner, The General Baptist Church, 

L. Ford, Chmn. Bldg. Com., Providence. 
Plans completed. Rather indefinite as to when 
bids will be taken. 


*Hotel (25 room addition), Madisonville, Ky.-~ 
Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Evansville. Own- 
er, Hotel Madison, Madisonville, Ky. General 
contractor, Ruby Lumber Co., Madisonviile, Ky. 
(Project held inateyance until next spring. 


Contracts Awarded — 


*Residence: $20,000, Madisonville, Ky. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, Miss Georgia Bishop, Main St., 
Madisonville, Ky. General contract let to Ruby 
Lumber Co., Madisonville, Ky. Brick. 


_ *Hotel: $450,000, Owensboro, Ky. Archt., C. 
W. Kimberlin, Odd Fellows Bldg., Owensboro, Ky. 
Owner, New Owensboro Hotel Co., Owensboro, 
Ky. General contract let to M. J. Hoffman Con- 
struction Co. Excavating. 


*Bank: (rem. 2nd and 6th floors into offices). 
Archt,, Alfred Neucks, Peoples Bank bldg. Owner, 
Old State Bank. Genera) contract let to M. J. 
Hoffman Constr. Co., $15,000; heating let to H. 
G. PA ale Co.; plumbing let to John E. Wooley 
& Son. 


FORT WAYNE 


School (equipt.), Fred Pranger, trustee, New 
Haven, Ind, R. R. No, 3 (Allen County), is 
taking bids to close August 17 for supplying 
Aerolux ventilating wood slat window shades, or 
equal to that, for the Adams Township high school 
building. Also for the supplying: of battleship 
one-quarter linoleum with felt paper cemented to 
floors on felted paper. And on August 21, 1923, 
the board will receive bids on furniture for the 
new school building, 


Contracts Awarded 


Concrete Subway and Industrial Tracks: La- 
fayette St. Owner, City of Ft. Wayne, Board 
of Public Works, General contract let to Car- 
michael-Cryder Construction Co., St. Louis, Mo. 
Start work soon. 


Factory (additions) $80,000, 1 sty., 60x110, 


and 1. sty. 40x115. Private plans, Owner, 
Wayne Tank and Pump Co. General contract 
let to Buesching-Hagerman Construction Co., all 
of Ft. Wayne. Start work at once. 

Ornamental Lighting: (street lights). Owner, 
Board of Public Works, City Hall. Taking bids 
to close August 16th at 7:30 p. m, 

*Masonic’ Temple: $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
50x125, Garrett, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 701 
Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, Garrett City 
Lodge No. 537, F. & A. M., H. W. Mounts, chmn, 
bldg. comm., Garrett, Ind. General contract 
awarded to Thad Clark, Kimmell, Ind., $46,500. 
Start work at once, (Note change of contractor.) 


*School (add.): $20,000, Wolf Lake, Ind. 
Archt., Chas. R. Weatherhogg, 250 W. Wayne 
St., Fort Wayne. Owner, Charles Ott, trustee, 


- Wolf Lake, Ind. General contract let to Thad 


Clark, Kimmell, Ind, Heating and plumbing let 
to B. C. Fitch, Garrett, Ind. Electric wiring to 
P, B. Arnold, Fort Wayne. 


Power Plant (rem.): Archt., J. M. E. Riedel, 
Noll Bldg. Owner, Concordia College. Contract 
let to Buesching-Hagerman Constr. Co. 


Building Permits 


Issued. to Charles Rodenbeck, residence 1850 
Florida drive, cost $8,200, and garage, cost $400; 
E. C. Martin, garage, 1922 N. Anthony Blvd., 
cost $350; residence, 1522 N, Anthony Blvd., cost 
$8,000; residence, 3006 Central drive, cost $5,500; 
garage, 2806 New Haven Ave., cost $350; resi- 
dence, 302 Plaka drive, cost $6,000; residence 
8118 Alexander Ave., cost $5,500; residence, 2728 
Alexander Ave., $6,000; Fred Rippe, residence, 
1109 Park Ave., cost $4,500; P. Zuber, residence, 
1743 St. Marys Ave., cost $9,000; residence, 1621 
Tilden Ave., cost $5,500; A. J. Muldoon, resi- 
dence, 301 E. Wildwood Ave., cost $6,000, 


T. F. Oddou, residences, 2215 Kensington 
boulevard, cost $5,500; 1841 Home avenue, cost 
$5,500; 1914 St. Joe boulevard, cost $5,500; W. 
PH ee residence, Northwood boulevard, cost 


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FRANKFORT 


Bank (alt. and add.) $20,000, Crawfordsville, 
Ind. Archt., Rodney Leonard, 309 Peoples Life 
Bldg., Frankfort, Ind. Owner, Citizens State 
Bank, Crawfordsville, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Bids shortly. Vault contract let. Stone front, 
tile floors, heating, plumbing, wiring, plastering, 
painting, bank fixtures. 


School (side addition and general rem.) $30,000, 
Washington Twp., Clinton county, Ind, Archt., 
Rodney Leonard, Peoples Life Bldg., Frankfort. 
Owner, McClellan Fickle, trustee, Clark’s Hill, 
Indiana. Plans completed. Owner will advertise 
for bids about January Ist. Brick, concrete 
floors, reinforcing steel, shale tile, terrazzo 
floors, hollow tile walls, cut stone, struct. steel, 
wood trusses, wood stairs, tar and gravel or 
comp. roof, slate roofing, galv. iron skylights, 
‘fire doors, 1-pipe low pressure gravity steam heat- 
ing system, 1 C. I. sectional boiler hot water 
tank, plumbing, wiring, generating plant, slate 
partitions. 


*County Memorial Hospital Building: $120,000, 
2 sty. and bas., Logansport. Archt., Rodney 
Leonard, Peoples Life Bldg., Frankfort, Ind. 
Owner, Board of Trustees, John T. Elliott, Pres., 
Geo. A. Raub, Secy., Logansport, Ind. Low bid- 
ders: General contract, L. E. Wickersham, Lo- 
gansport, Ind.; heating and plumbing, Hipskind 
Htg. & Plmg. Co., Wabash, Ind; electric work, 
Geo. Cann, Logansport. Contracts were awarded 
on condition that additional funds be secured. 
The additional funds will be appropriated shortly 
and work will be started early this fall. Con- 
tractors are buying materials. 


Contracts Awarded 
*School (alteration and addition), $10,000, Kirk- 


lin, Ind. Archt., Rodney Leonard. Peoples Life 
Bldg., Frankfort. Owner, R. F, Swope, trustee, 
Kirklin, Ind. Work -will consist of plastering, 


painting, ceramic mosaic tile floor, plumbing fix- 
‘tures, heating and ventilating, electric light and 
power system, clock system. General contract 
awarded to McKinsey and Albertson, Frankfort; 
heating and plumbing’ to Emshoff & Layton, 


Prep kore wiring to Fowler Electric Co., Frank- 
ort. 


HAMMOND 


Hospital (4 sty. and bas. addition), 


Hammond, 
Ind. Archt., 


D. X. Murphy and Bros., Louisville 


Trust Bldg., Louisville, Ky. Owner St. Mar- 
garet’s Catholic Hospital, Mother Superior, 30 
Clinton St., Hammond. Preliminary plans in 
progress. 


*School Building (4 rooms), $20,000, Channon, 
Tll., near Joliet. Archt., A, C. Berry & Co., Ruff 
Bldg., Hammond. Owner, Board of Education, 
Channon, Ill. General contract let to M. V. 
Grimm, North Manchester, Ind. Brick. 


School (alt. and rem.), District No. 88, Joliet, 
Ill Archt., A. C. Berry & Co., Hammond. 
Owner, Board of Education, School District No. 
88, Joliet, Ill. Plans in progress. Work will 
consist of an addition of four rooms, new heat- 
ing plant, private water system, septic tank. 


*Church (rem. and addition), Huntington, Ind. 
Archt., A. C. Berry & Co., Hammond, Ind. 
Owner, First Baptist (Congregation, Rev. C. M. 
Brodia, Huntington. Archt. taking bids to close 
September 1. Brick. 


Factory Buildings (additions), 1 sty., 120x28, 
and 1 sty., 30x40. Archt., J. T. Hutton and Son, 
Hammond. Owner, Platt Food Company. Archt, 
ready for bids. Brick. 


LAFAYETTE 


Residence and 2-Car Garage: Worthington, 


Ind. 2 stys. Archt., Riedel & Zink, Lafayette 
Life Bldg., Lafayette. Owner, E. E. Miller, 
Worthington. Plans in progress. Face brick, 


veneer and stucco; asphalt slate shingle roof; 
furnace, plumbing fixtures, electric wiring, hard- 
wood floors and trim, 


Residence and 3-Car Garage: 2 sty. Archts., 
Riedel & Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, J. 
Frank Horner, 10th and Kossuth Sts. Plans in 


progress. Face brick, veneer over framing; as- 
phalt shingle roof; furnaee héat, plumbing fix- 
tures, electric wiring, hard wood floors and trim. 


Public Garage: Isty., 46x130. Archts., Riedel 
& Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg, Owner, J. Frank 
Horner, 10th and Columbia Sts. Brick, semi- 
fireproof construction; asphalt roof, wood trusses, 
steel sash, ribbed wire glass, plate glass, plumb- 
ing fixtures, vacuum heating system, electric wir- 
ing, concrete floor. Plans in progress. 


Hotel: $450,000. 5 sty. and bas., 132x209, Niles, 
Mich. Archt, Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross 
Bldg., Lafayette. Owner, Niles Hotel Corpora- 
tion, Niles, Mich. Plans about completed, ready 


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*Lodge Building: $300,000, South Bend, Ind. 
Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg., 
Lafayette. Owner, Eagles Lodge, South Bend, 
Ind. On working drawings. Brick, fireproof 


Brick, fireproof construc- 


construction. Will contain an auditorium seat- 
ing 2,700 persons. 
*Poultry Building: $75,000. 2 sty. and bas., 


45x120, and 1 sty., 60x50, ‘‘Purdue University.” 
Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg. 
Owner, Board of. Trustees. Purdue University, La- 
fayette. Owner will advertise for bids about 
October Ist. Brick, reinf. concrete and steel, tile 
roof, steel sash, stone trim, boilers. 


*Electrical Engineering Building: $100,000, 
Purdue University. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and 
Hoffman. Ross Bldg. Owner, Board of’ Trustzes, 
Purdue University, LaFayette, Ind. Plans com- 


pleted. Owner will advertise for bids about Oc- 
tober Ist. Brick. ; 
*New Heating and Power Plant: $300,000, 
“Purdue University’’ Structural and Mechanical 
Engineer. Archt (for building) $100,000, Nicol, 
Scholer & Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette, En- 
ginesring Deplartment af Purdue University, 


Prof. C. D. Bushnell, Supt. of Bldg., in charge. 
Owner, Purdue University, E. C. Elliot, Pres. of 
University ; Board of Trustees, J. D. Oliver, Pres., 
South Bend, Ind.; Franklin Chandler, 2/o Chand- 
ler & Taylor, Indianapolis; Henry W. Marshall, 
Lafayette; L. Waller Breaks, Crawflordsville, 
Ind.; John A. Hillenbrand, Batesville, Ind.; Mrs. 
Virginia C. Meredith, Lafayette; David E. Ross, 
Lafayette; Perry H, Crane, Zionsville, Ind.; C. M. 
Hobbs, Bridgeport. Ind.; James W. Noel, 911 
Lemcke Bldg., Indianapolis. ‘Plans in progress. 
Project approved by trustees. Owner will ad- 
vertise for bids in 60 days. Brick, steel sash, 1 
sty., 86x105, tile or com». roof, automatic stokers, 
central firing feed water heaters, ash handling 
equipment, air compressers, 3-500 H. P. Sterling 
boilers, electric generator, hizh pressure piping, 


250-ft. stack. 
*Hotel: $350,000, 8 sty. and bas. Benton Har- 
bor, Mich. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, 


Lafayette, Ind. Owner, ‘William Bastar, 719 
Lake Blvd., Benton Harbor, Mich. General con- 
tractor, Robert L. Reisinger, 4640 Oakland Ave., 
Milwaukee, Wisc. Excavating. Reinforcing 
steel let. General contractor taking bf%s on all 
cther sub trades. Brick, fireproof construction. 


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*Clothing Store: $30,000, 2 sty. and bas., 40x 
100, Michigan City, Ind. Archt., Nicol, Scholer 
and Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. Owner, 
Moritz and Son, 417 Franklin St., Michigan City, 
Ind, Plans in progress. Ready for bids about 
October Ist. Brick, stone trim, copper set store 
fronts, steam heat. 


*Club House: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas., 100x199, 
Jefferson St., South Bend. Archt., Nicol, Scholer 
and Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette, Ind. Owner, 
Knights of Columbus, Council No. 553, J. B. 
Weber, 301 S. Carroll St., Chmn. Bldg. Com.; 
Edmund Wills, Union Trust Bldg., William P. 
Cass, Dr. John B. Bertling, all of South Bend. 
Plans in progress, will not be ready befor2 Janu- 
ary list. Brick, reinforced concrete and steel; 
fireproof construction. 


*Stores: (3) $20,000, Michigan City, Ind. 
Archt., Nicol, Scholer & Hoffman, Lafayette. 
Owner, M. Cushman, Michigan 'City. Plans com- 
pleted. Rather indefinite as to when bids will 
be taken. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Grade School: 2 stys. and bas., Highland 
Park Addition. Archts., Riedel and Zink, La- 
fayette Life Bldg. Owner, Board of Education, 
Mrs. J. T. Westfall, Pres.; Herman M. Balls, 
Treas.; Guy C. Goodhart, Secy.; A. E. Highley, 
Supt. of Schools. General contract awarded to 
A. E. Kemmer ($89,800); plumbing, sewerage, 
heating, ventilating and temperature control to 
Orth Plumbing Co.; electric wiring, program 
elock and fire alarm systems to Bower Bros., Elec- 
tric Co., all of Lafayette. 


Residence: (remodel), $10,000. 2 sty. Archts., 
Riedel & Zink, Lafayette Life Bldg. Owner, Dr. 
A. C. Arnett, 516 S. 7th St. Generat contract 
awarded to Cecil D. Troxel; plumbing, sewerage 
and vacuum heating system to Ed Gallagher & 
Son; electric wiring to Wolever Electric Co.; 
painting and interior decorating to Randolph 
Carney, all of Lafayette. 


Coal Bunkers: Archts., Riedel & Zink, La- 
fayette Life Bldg. Owner, J. M. Clark Coal Co., 
906 North 5th St. General contract awarded to 
Harry F. Ulrey, Pyrmont. Steel and equipment 
furnished by owner, 


*School, (completion): $25,000, Sheffield Twp., 
Tippecanoe County, Dayton, Ind. “Archt., Nicol, 
Scholer end Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. 
Owner, William H. Payne, trustee, Lafayette 
Ind., R. R. “J.’’ General contractor, J. J. Mem- 
mer, LaFayette. Work started. 


MUNCIE 


Theater and Stores: $200,000, 2 sty., 125x128, 
Main St. Owner, the Andrews Enterprises, R. C. 
Andrews, president, Lyric Theatre Bldg., Mun- 
cie. Sketches. Probably mature early winter. 
Brick. 

Moulding Room: $20,000, 1 sty., 70x110, High- 
land Ave. Private plans. Owner, Muncie Mal- 
leable Foundry Co., Highland Ave. Plans — in 
progress. Ready for bids in 10 days. Brick, 
steel. 

Church (colored), $30,000, 1 sty. and _ bas. 
Archt., Kibele and Gerrard, 335 Johnson Bldg. 
Owner, Shaffer Chapel, African M. E. Congre- 
ration, Rev. J. E. Johnson, pastor, 901 ‘‘C’’ Ave. 
Sketches. Details undecided. 


*Masonic Temple: $700.000. Archt., Kibele and 
Gerrard, 305 Johnson Bldg. Owner, Masonic 
Temple Association. Bids in under advisement. 
Bids ran high. Ball Brothers Manufacturing Co. 


of Muncie will probably build by day labor and 
buy materials. Steel has been erected by the In- 
diana Bridge Co., Muncie, Ind. 


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Round Hovse (four-stall addition), private 
plans. Owner, the C. & O. R. R. Co., W. J. 
Harnahan, president, Richmond, Va. Plans in 
progress. Brick. 


Church: $25,000. Owner, Church of Brethren, 
Rev. Manuse, pastor. Contemplated. Mature 
late fall or spring. Brick. f 


RICHMOND 


*Grade School: $30,000, 1 sty. and bas., 70x70, 
Dist. No. 6, Wayne Twp., Wayne county, Ind. 
Archt., Werking and Son, Palladium Bldg., Rich- 
mond. Owner, Charles Hodge, trustee, Richmond, 
Plans completed, will probably not advertise for 
bids before January 1st. Brick, stone trim, built- 
up roof, D.-I. heating system, private light plant, 
sewage system. 


Residence: $15,000, 2 sty. and bas. Archt., 
Werking and Son, Palladium Bldg. Owner, 
Charles Webb. Archt. taking bids. Stucco 


Contracts Awarded 


*High School: $75,000, 2 sty. and bas., 133x80, 
Milton, Ind. Archt., Werking and Son, Palla- 
dium Bldg., Richmond. Owner, William Miller, 
trustee, Milton, Ind. General contractor, E, A. 
Anderson, Centerville, Ind. Excavating. Brick. 
Bonds will be sold in a few weeks. 


*Residence: $20,000. Archt., Werking and 
Son, Palladium Bldg. Owner, Fred Miller. Gen- 
eral contract let to Vincent Juerling. Brick. 
Start work at once. 


*Heating and Plumbing System: $6,000, for 
school at Jacksonburg, Ind. Archt., Werking and 
Son, Palladium Bldg., Richmond. Owner, Isaac 
L. Brooks, trustee, Cambridge City, Ind.; Con- 
tract let to Burch and Son, Centerville, Ind. 


SHELBYVILLE 


*Residence: $15,000, 2 sty. and bas., 28x46, 
Shelbyville, Ind. Archt., Wiiliam O. Morck, 604 
Lombard Bldg., Indianapolis, Owner, Charles 
Sullivan (automobiles), Shelbyville. General con- 
tract awarded on percentage basis to Marion Boes, 
Shelbyville,-Ind. Brick work to Patterson Bros, 
Shelbyville. Excavating. 


*News~aper Building: 1 sty. and bas., 80x110. 
Shelbyville. Archt., C. O. Morris, 988 West 32nd 
St., Indianapolis. Owner, The Shelbyville Re- 
publican, Foundation in. General contractor, 
Harry Pherris, Shelbyville. Masonry to Fred 
Conger, Shelbyville. 


*Undertaking Establishment and Apts.: Shel- 
byville, Archt., Wm. O. Morck, Indpls. Owner, 
C. F. Fix (undertaker), Shelbyville. General con- 
tractor, Marion Boes; heating and plumbing to 
Fagel Plumbing So.; electric work to Kanouse 
Electric Co., all of Shelbyville, Work started. 


Masonic Temple: The Masonic Lodge of Shel- 
byville purchased a site for the erction of a 
new temple, mature early in 1924, J. L. Showers, 
chairman building committee, Mutual Loan and 
Savings Co. Contemplated. 

*Hospital (rem. from old Chas. Major resi- 


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dence) and add.: $107,000. Archt., D. A. Boh- 
len and Son, Indianapolis. Owner, City of Shel- 
byville, City Hall, Shelbyville, General contrac- 
tor, McKinzie and Albertson, Shelbyville. Erect- 
ing roof trusses. 


SOUTH BEND 


*Office Building: $700,000, 8 sty., basement and 
sub-basement, Colfax and Mich. Owner, The 
Tuttle Corp. (office furniture), 119 West Wash- 
ington St., South Bend. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn 
and Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust Bldg., Indian- 
apolis, Ind. Plans in progress. Reinforced con- 
crete construction, stee: sash, 3 elevators. Ex- 
cavating let to George J. Hoffman Co. Archt. 
will award general contract shortly. Excavating. 

*Grade School: (addition), 3 sty., 25x100, ‘‘Lin- 
coln School.’’ Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 
654 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, W. W. Borden, Pres. Genera! 
contract awarded to H. G. Christman Constr. Co., 
South Bend., for $216,900. 

Factory Bldg.: (40 dry kilns), 4 sty., 126x79, 
$150,000. Archt., Albert Kahn, Detroit, Mich. 
Owner, Studebaker Corporation, South Bend, 


General contract let to H. G. Christman Constr. 
Co., South Bend. Brick and concrete. 


WASHINGTON 


*Lodge Building and Stores (rem.) $40,000.00. 
Archt., George L. Smith, P. O. Box, 267, Wash- 
ington, Owner, Loyal Order of Moose, W. S. 
Smith, Secy., Campbell Bldg. Plans in progress. 
Work will consist of an addition and general 
remodeling of present building, 3 sty. Brick. 


*Manufacturing Plant: $75,000, Washington, 
Ind. Private plans. Owner, The Leonard Range 
Co., Roosevelt Ave. and Columbia, Indianapolis, 
Ind. Mr. William B. Berry, V. P. of the Com- 
pany is. handling project in Washington. His 
address is ¢/o The Washington Gas and Light 
Co., Main St., Washington. Excavating. 


Department Store: $40,000. 2 sty., Main St. 
Owner, Cabel and Kauffman Department Store; 
Elva Cabel, Pres. Archt., John Kretz. Prelim- 
inary plans in: progress. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Bank Building : $65,000. 1 sty. and bas., 50x 
100. Washington, Ind. Archt., John B. Bayard, 
Main St., Vincennes, «Ind. Owner, The Wash- 
ington National Bank, Lewis L. Read, Pres., 
Washington, Ind. General contract let to John 
Kratz, Washington, Ind. Grade hfgh. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Columbia City: EK. E. Erdman, Clerk, Columbia 
City is taking bids to close August 20th on two 
(2) 300 H. P. water tube boilers; also stoker, 
super heaters and soot blowers. Engineer, Chas. 
Brossman, Merchents Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. 


Delphi: City clerk, T. R. Arnold, bids to Aug. 
14, 7:30 p.m: Sewer, est. cost, $36,821, will re- 
quire 15,135 lin, ft. 8 in. vit. pipe; 2,500 lin. ft. 
8 in. cast iron pipe, 43 man holes, 3 flush tanks. 
Charles _Brossman,- Merchants Bank Bldg., In- 
dianapolis, engineer. South side, earth exca- 


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vation; east side, half rock and half. earth, 


Goshen: $200,000. Engineer, Sargent & Lundy, 
72 W. Adams St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, inter- 
state Public Service Co., Harry Reid, Pres., In- 
dianapolis. General contract let to E. J. Albrecht. 
Goshen, Ind. Boilers let to Babcoek-Wilcox Co., 


Chicago; engines and condensors let to West- 
inghouse Co.; motors and generators, General 
Electric Co.; stack to M. W. Kellog Co. 


*Kingsbury: High school (add.), $40,000, Union 


Township, Laporte county, Ind. Archt., A. 
Steigley, 2546 E. 73d St., Chicago, Ti. Owner, 
Otto F. Schoof, trustee, Kingsbury, Ind., Route 


No. 1. . Brick, 2 sty., 65v70, will contain 2 class 
rooms, gymnasium. General contract let to o- 
seph Goodall & Son, Peru, Ind.; heating and 
plumbing let to Comfort Plumbine and Heating 
Co,, Knox, Ind.; electric wiring let to Harding 
Electric Co., Laporte, Ind. , 


*Newburg: School, August 25, 1928, at 2 p. ™., 
by trustee Knights Schools Township of Vander- 
burgh county at Newburg, Ind., for the construc- 
tion of a school building in Knight township, 
estimated cost $22,000.00. Fred Mann, trustee. 


*Newport: School, August 15, 1928, at 3 p. m., 
by Trustee of Vermilion schol township, Vermil- 
ion county at Newport, Ind., for the construc- 
tion of empleotion high school and grade school 
building. Estimated cost, $80,000.00. Wm. S. 
Brown, Trustee. 


*Lebanon: Orphans Home, August 18, 1923, at 
10 a. m., by commissioners of Boone county at 
Lebanon, Ind., for the construction of an orphans 
home building, Estimated cost $3,500.00. Ira 
Stephenson, Auditor. 


Plainfield: Boys’ School, 300 H. P. water tube 
boiler, stoker, accessories. Board of Trustees, 
Plainfield. Chas. Brossman, engineer, Merchants 


Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. in progress. 


*Roanoke: School, August 14, 1923, at 2 p. m., 
by Trustees of Jackson twp., Huntington county 
at Roanoke, Indiana, for the construction and 
completion of High and Elementary school build- 
ing. Estimated cost, $80,000.00. P. B. Settle- 
myre, trustee, 


Plans 


*Terre Haute: County Home, Aucust 15, 1923, 
at 11 a. m., by commissioners of Vizo county at 
Terre Haute, Ind., for the construction of a 


Estimated 
Chas. M. Lee, Auditor. 


county home for dependent children. 
cost $31,0000.00. 


BRIDGES 

Bluffton: August 15, 1923, at 2 p. m., by com- 
missioners of Wells county at Bluffton, Ind., for 
the construction of 9 bridges. Bridge No. 121, 
estimated cost, $512.00; bridge No. 122, estimated 
cost, $583.00; bridge No. 126, estimated cost, 
$308.00; bridge No. 127, estimated cost, $492.00; 
bridge No. 129, estimated cost, $443.00; bridge 
No. 130, estimated cost, $605.00; bridge No, 141, 
estimated cost, $607.00; retaining wall No. 145, 
estimated cost, $580.00; retaining wall No. 146, 
estimated cost, $580.00. F. B. Fishbaugh, Aud- 
itor. 


ROADS 
F.t Wayne: August 2, 1923, at 10 a. m., by 
commissioners of Allen county at Ft. Wayne, Ind. 


for the constructcion of Moore road in Jackson 
twp. Length 2:51 miles. Estimated cost, $37,- 
239.00. John H. Johnson, Auditor, 


WANTED 


Situation—As Construction 
Auditor or Accountant on building 
construction work. Backed by 
four years of experience on rein- 
forced concrete and_ standard 
structural building work. Willing 
to go outside of Indianapolis if op- 
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references. Address Box A. C., 
Indiana Construction Recorder, 312 
East Market Street, Indianapolis, 
Ind. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places “the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circles from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in ot entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


STACK 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 
The Board of Trustees of the Indiana State 
Normal School will receive bids at 2:30 P. M., 
August 28, 1928, at the office of the Dean of the 
Eastern Division of the Indiana State Normal 
School, 


completion of the stack or chimney'for the power 


Muncie, Indiana, for the erection and 


house. Bids must be made on Form 96 pre- 
scribed by the State Board of Accounts and must 
be accompanied by a certified check for five 
Bids 


must be made in accordance with the provisions 


(6%) per cent of the amount of the bid. 


of the plans and specifications prepared by Ki- 


bele & Garrard, Muncie, Indiana. Copies of 
plans and specifications may be found at the of- 
fice of Kibele & Garrard, 335 The Jonnson, Mun- 
cie, Indiana; at the office of the Registrar of the 
Indiana State Normal School, Terre Haute, In- 
diana; and, at the office of the Dean of the East- 
ern Division of the Indiana State Normal School, 
Muncie, Ind. : 

Board of Trustees of the Indiana State Nor- 

mal Schcool,, 

Helen C. Benbridge, Secretary. 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 1st Vice-President 
EWING MILLER, 2d Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


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BOOSTING FOR SOUTH BEND 
MEETING 


Aim to Get Out Large Delegation of 
State Architects 


The Board of Directors of the Indiana 
Society of Architects by a mail vote 
unanimously has gotten back of the Re- 
gional Meeting to be held at South Bend 
in a few weeks and is bending every ef- 
fort to make this the greatest turn out 
of the Indiana architectural profession 
ever held. 

As a preliminary to the affair Secre- 
tary Harrison has sent out this notice to 
the architects: 

September 6 has been selected as 
the date for the next Regional 
Meeting of the Indiana Society of 
Architects, at South Bend, Ind. 

Mark the date now on your calen- 
dar.. Make your plans to attend. 

The quarterly conference of the 
Associated Building Contractors’ of 
Indiana will occur at the same time 
and place, and it is proposed to hold 
a joint session of the two organiza- 
tions in the evening, the first meet- 
ing of the kind ever held in this 
State. Your co-operation and at- 
tendance are desired. 


REMEMBER 


The Date—September ‘6 
The Place—South Bend 


AN UNUSUALLY GOOD SESSION | 
HELD BY INDIANAPOLIS 
ARCHITECTS ASSOCIA- 

TION 


More Than Just Ordinary Points 
Brought Forth In Broad Discus- 
sions Indulged In 


It really is to be regretted that every 
architect in the State of Indiana could 
not have availed himself of he opportun- 
ity to attend the midsummer meeting 
of the Indianapolis Architects’ Associa- 
tion, Wednesday evening, August 8, at 
the Hoosier Athletic Club. It was with- 
out doubt the most interesting and in- 
structive session held by the organization 
im many months, developing lines of 
thought and information of a general 
building nature seldom brought out so 
thoroughly in general discussions. 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Guests of the evening were Messrs: Rob- 


ert Berner, R. H. Dickson, and Arthur 
Gage of the Robert Berner Structural 
Co., who each, in an informal way, made 
most interesting talks about the struc- 
tural steel business touching upon the 
manufacture, fabrication and erection of 
steel, the estimating of same, and the 
shop detailing. Suggestions were ad- 
vanced for making plans and specifica- 
tions as complete as possible so that 
which the architect really desired might 
be known rather than being left to 
chance or the supposition of the esti- 
mator. It was brought out that the 
architect who leaves nothing to guess 
work will receive better bids than. the 
one who vaguely details and_ specifies 
and thus causes the estimator to take a 
gamble, for the estimator who is forced 
to do so naturally, as a means of pro- 
tection, allows a safety margin contin- 
gency. 

Another interesting topic developed 
related-to the labor situation and Mr. 
Berner, who is First Vice-President of 
the Building Contractors’ Association of 
Indianapolis, though announcing that he 
was speaking unofficially and informally, 
explained fo the architects the aim 


and purpose of the contractors’ body. - 


Clearly and pointedly he told the archi- 
tects that the Labor organizations are 
here to stay and the building industry 
must reckon with them. He referred to 
the constant effort of the contractors to 
combat adverse conditions creeping into 
the building field, not from a selfish mo- 
tive, but, to keep the path clear for an 
encouragement and _ continuation of 
building construction. It was an en- 
lightening presentation of the situation 
and the first time it has been so com- 
pletely placed before the architects of 
the city. 

The matter of building codes came up 
later and Mr. Cannon as chairman of 
the advisory committee of the newly es- 
tablished Administrative Building Coun- 
cil of Indiana spoke on the purpose of 
that functionary in an endeavor to codify 
the present state building laws and bring 
about standardized building construction 
requirements and regulations that will 
apply the State over, and to incorporate 
essential building fundamentals upon 
which all cities can base their building 
supervision. The idea as set forth by 
Mr. Cannon met with the favor of those 


Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


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present and the opinion: was that: when 
all the architects realize the real import 
of the action now under way they will 
universally endorse the move and co- 
operate in the effort to register a real 
achievement that has been undertaken by 
the combined State Building Contracting 
and Structural Industry. 

The discussion then resolved itself into 
the matter of plans and specifications of 
a practical nature, the substance of 
which was well expressed by Herman 
Scherrer, who, to quote briefly, said: 
“Plans are, or should be purely quanti- 
tive, specifications qualitive.” 

Everyone present seemed to forget the 
heat in the interest aroused and when 
the meeting adjourned _ the universal 
opinion expressed was that it was the 
best meeting, barring none, that the 


architects have held this or any other 
year. 


STANDARDIZATION ON SIZE OF 
CONCRETE BLOCK BRICK AND 
TILE DECIDED UPON 


Idea Is to Meet Local Building Code 
Requirements 


At a ‘recent meeting held in Chicago 
representatives of firms making machin- 
ery for the production of concrete build- 
ing units adopted standard sizes for con- 
crete brick and block. The determining of 
standards for concrete building tile was 
placed in the hands of a committee to be 
reported on at their next regular meeting 
which is to be held in February, 1924, 

The standard size determined for con- 
crete brick was 24x3%,x8 inches. The 
standard size for concrete block was -es- 
tablished as 734 inches high by 15% 
inches long, while widths may be 6, 8, 
10 and 12 inches according to the wall 
thickness that has been designed or is 
required by local building codes. Sizes 
other than those indicated will be desig- 
nated as “specials.” 

Standardization of size in building ma- 
terials has been advocated by Herbert 

oover, secretary of commerce, as a 
means of cutting waste in industry. He 
was represented at the meeting by R. N. 
Hudson of the Bureau of Standards who 
told of the benefits that might be ex- 
pected and who offered the services of 
his bureau in effecting the changes con- 
templated. 


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Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Gaoris, Meer, ee President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


TO MODERNIZE AND _ BEAUTIFY 
EVANSVILLE BY CITY PLAN 
SCHEME 


Big Program Along Latest Lines of Such 
Development Mapped Out 


The City Planning Commission’s beau- 
tification program which has been in 
prospect for several months, was 
brought a step nearer realization recent- 
ly when every detail involved in the pro- 
gram was discussed by the board at its 
regular monthly meeting. If the pro- 
gram is carried out to a completion 
Evansville is destined to become one of 
the most beautiful cities in the middle 
west. 

The gigantic scope of the plan was 
thoroughly disclosed when the various 
elements entering into it were discussed 
as separate units and then finally assem- 
bled into one big ‘architectural scheme by 
the board. The program as outlined in- 
cludes the creation of dozens of boule- 
vards, the widening of many streets, a 
diversion of freight traffic entirely 
around the city, an up-to-date traffic 
plan, the straightening of Pigeon creek 
and fully a dozen minor items that will 
add to the attractiveness of the city. 
Another big unit included in the program 
is that of zoning, which will mean a com- 
plete elimination of hap-hazard ‘construc- 
tion in the residential districts as well as 
the maintenance of a distinct building 
line in all parts of the city. 
_ Tentative blue print” plans for the en- 
tire program, which have been in the 
Process of formulation for several weeks. 
have been completed. The plans were 
Prepared by Harland Batholomew of St. 

ouls, who is recognized as one of 


America’s foremost city planning ex- 
Perts, 


EVANSVILLE AND SOUTHERN IN- 
DIANA SWINGING ALONG AT A 
PROGRESSIVE GAIT 


1923 Brings Forth Many Improvement 
Schemes 


Just to the north of Evansville, Prince- 
ton, county seat of Gibson county, is pre- 
Paring to go into the city plan scheme, 
too. Mayor Niemeier has been author- 


ized by the city council to appoint a city 
planning commission consisting of seven 
citizens, one of whom is to be the city 
engineer and one a member of the city 
council. 

Southern Indiana has done a great 
deal of building construction this season, 
especially the smaller cities, and what 
with the highway improvements, street 
and sewer construction and thought be- 
ing given generally to the cities’ ad- 
vancement to make living conditions 
more attractive all goes to show that the 
Evansville environment is wide awake. 


BIG GAINS SHOWN IN LOCAL BANK 
CLEARINGS 


Good Business Tone Thus Reflected 


Bank clearings in Evansville for the 
year of 1923 since January 1 and includ- 
ing the month of July as reported by the 
city’s clearing house were $167,871,- 
270.94. Those of last year for the same 
period of time were $128,391,167.05, 
showing a gain of $39,480,103.89. 

The clearings for the month of July 
this year totaled $22,405,021.03 and those 
for the same month last year $19,523,- 
073.20, an increase of $2,881,948.83. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max. Ivmtcherieegs 4... ec President 


E. F. Oelschlager__________ Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


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Phone 2001 
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JULY BUILDING TOTALS SEND 


FORT WAYNE FIGURES SOAR- 
ING ONCE MORE 


Seven Months’ Total Far in Advance of 
Same for Last Year 


Final figures recorded at the Fort 
Wayne building inspection department 
for the month of July show that during 
the month there were 297 permits 
granted the valuations of which totaled 
$1,141,265. This was a nice increase 
over the city’s building business posted 
during the corresponding period in 1922 
at which time the estimated valuations 
for the 216 permits granted amounted to 
$715,733, a gain of 81 permits and 59.45 
per cent in the amount of money in- 
volved. 

So far this season each month has 
shown a decided gain in Fort Wayne 
over the building transacted during the 
corresponding periods in 1922. 

The total estimated valuation of the 


ing the first seven months of 1923 is 
$8,530,379 as against $3,803,830 regis- 
tered the corresponding period a year 
ago. This is a gain of 124.5 per cent for 
this séason. 


SOUTH BEND NOSES AHEAD OF 
FORT WAYNE IN 1923 BUILD- 
ING RACE 


Both Cities Close 


After, holding the lead over South 
Bend in building activity up to the half- 
way mark this season Fort Wayne 
dropped back into second place when the 
July operations were all in and is now 
trailing her northern Indiana rival by a 
slight margin. 

Both cities deveioped a wonderful 
burst of building speed in 1923 and have 
moved along month after month neck 
and neck hanging up records that have 
beat all previous local marks. The race 
between the two has been so close recent- 
ly that neither could afford to slip with- 
out losing valuable ground. 

There was a time when Fort Wayne 
was out in front by over a million and 
a quarter dollars, but in June South 
Bend, with over a $2,000,000 total, at 
which time she led the state for the 
month, stepped out and whittled Fort 
Wayne’s lead to almost nothing. Then 
South Bend with some reserve to spare 
came right back with $1,209,406 in July 
while Fort. Wayne turned in $1,141,265. 
This burst of speed enabled South Bend 
to breeze out in front of her rival whom 
she now leads by $18,407. 

The total figures for the two cities for 
the seven months are: 


Cities Per Est. Val. 
South Bend_________ 8,356 $8,548,786 
Fort Wayne ._._____ 1,762 8,530,379 


South Bend’s lead__1,594 $ 18,407 


THE DEFINITION 


What a Trade Association Really Is 


The following is the definition of a 
Trade Association as recently set forth 
by the American Trade Association 
executives: 

“A Trade Association is an organiza- 
tion of producers or distributors of a 
commodity or service upon a mutual 
basis for the purpose of promoting the 
business of its branches of industry or 
commerce and improving its service to 
the public. 
use for accomplishing this end are the 
compilation and distribution of informa- 
tion, the establishment of trade stand- 
ards, and the co-operative handling of 
problems common to the production or 
distribution of the commodity or service 


new building started in Fort Wayne dur- *with which they are concerned.” 


Among the methods now in- 


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NATIONAL HOISTING ENGINE CO., 

Hoisting Engines, Pile Hammers, Wood and Steel Derricks. 
GENERAL CHEMICAL Co. 

“Hard-N-Tyte” for Better Concrete Floors. 
RANSOME CONCRETE MACHINERY. 

Building and Paving Mixers, Steel Towers & Concrete Carts. 
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Builders Hoists Steel Derricks Steel Concrete Forms 
Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds 
Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 
Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
Double and Single Cage Material Elevator Platform 
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CONCRETE MIXERS 


MORTAR MIXERS 
STEEL FORMS 
BAR CUTTERS 


Immediate Shipment from Indianapolis Warehouse 


KOEHRING COMPANY 


FLETCHER TRUST BUILDING 
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MAIN 7170 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


EF.) Wy Jungelause. oe 23S President 
Coc Pierson. ce Secretary 
3820 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors meet every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


Laban C. Johnson & Co., ine., as contractor, 
and D. S. Menasco as owner, agrees to erect a 
dwelling on part of lots 309,310, Osgood’s Forest 
Park add. 


INDIANAPOLIS HANDICAPPED 


Building Figures Always Late Through 
Lack of Help at City Building In- 
spection Department 


Every month accentuates the fact that 
the city building inspection department 
is limping along short handed. 

Other Indiana cities flash out their 
monthly building operations right at, or 
a day or so after, the first of the month, 
but the Indianapolis returns are always 
from a week to two weeks late. As a 
result certain statisticians take a guess 
at the Indianapolis figures or ignore 
them in their reports. 


As matters stand the clerks at the 
building inspector’s office are swamped 
with work and being so short handed not 
only does the office suffer but so does the 
city from a lack of deserved publicity to 
which it is entitled for the great build- 
ing program it is putting across. 

South Bend, Fort Wayne, Evansville 
and Terre Haute never fail to broadcast 


their building performances at the ear- 
liest possible moment and are receiving 


a great deal of publicity as a result of 
their efforts. 


TOO MANY THINKING IT OVER 


More Action and Less Thinking Needed 


A set of four cartoons in the Bulletin 
of the General Contractors’ Association 
of New York depicts a contractor re- 
Questing a student of a school of brick- 
aying to go to work for him on his (the 
The dialogue is 


Student’s) graduation. 
as follows: 


The Contractor: “Pardon me, Mr. 
Simpkins, but I understand you will soon 
graduate from the ‘Elite School of Brick- 
laying.’ I am the manager of the Mc- 
Stew Construction Company and we 
would greatly appreciate it if you will 
agree to lay bricks for us during the 
summer season. I can promise you 
happy and congenial surroundings and 
our motor will call each morning for you. 
We pay $20.50 per day and you may wear 
gloves. Furthermore, we provide our 
bricklayers with an assistant who will 
hand you each brick as it is needed, thus 
avoiding any stooping or bending on 
your part. And now farewell, Mr. Simp- 
kins, I trust you will consider my offer. 
We will appreciate anything you can do 
for us, sir.” 

Student: “I’ll think it over.”—Bulle- 
tin, Buffalo, N. Y., Builders’ Exchange. 

While this may be a little far fetched, 


nevertheless, it expresses to a certain ex- 
tent the attitude of some of the boys 
toward real work. 


Some Indianapolis contractors who 
have tried out lads claim that they don’t 
stick long. They have pitched in all 
right only to begin to notice the dirt soon 
and pay more attention to keeping their 
clothes brushed off rather than working. 
Some of the youngsters knocked off at 
noon the first day and went out to seek 
a cleaner job. - 


CONTRACTORS ACT ON DEATH OF 
PRESIDENT HARDING 


Those at Pittsburgh Honor His Memory 
Friday 


The Pittsburgh, Pa., building industry 


at the suggestion of the Builders’ Ex- 
change was called upon to close down 
Friday as a token of respect to the mem- 
ory of late President Harding. 


The Board of Directors at a special 
meeting adopted the following resolu- 
tion: 

Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God 
to lay His hand heavily upon this nation 
in that He has removed by death our be- 
loved President, Warren Gamaliel Hard- 
ing; be it 

Resolved, That as a mark of respect to 
his memory, we recommend that all 
members of the Pittsburg Builders’ Ex- 
change and all others engaged in the 
building industry in this city close down 
their business for the entire day on the 
day of the funeral, Friday, August 10, 
1923, and that this day be spent in a dig- 
nified and quiet manner as befits the oc- 
casion. 


EFFECTIVE BUSINESS EFFORTS 
POSSIBLE THROUGH GREATER 
CO-OPERATION WITH AS- 
SOCIATES 


Contracting No Exception 


There is not a business of any impor- 
tance that is not organized. 


Every builder wants to make his busi- 


ness larger, better, more profitable and 


to decrease his cares and uncertainties. 
Nobody but a brother builder under- 


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stands the builders’ problems. No one 
else will stand by him with the same 
loyalty when the pinch comes. 

The Associated Building Contractors ‘ 
of Indiana has endeavored to give to its 
members the best thought and estab- 
lished practices to stabilize conditions 
and care for the interest of the builder 
in legislative matters. 

Is not the support of such an organi- 
zation really worth the effort of every 
Indiana contractor as a means of effect- 
ing that co-operation that other business * 
men have found so necessary to the suc- 
cessful pursuit of their businesses? 


WHO CAN TELL? 


Officials of the International Brother- 
hood of Carpenters stated recently that 
the present building boom will last at 
least three more years. At the same 
time they unwittingly gave it a knock 
by stating that in almost every city car- 


penters were busy and _ increases in 
wages had been granted them almost 
upon demand. These officers, like almost 
every other labor leader, must realize 
that there will be a limit to building, just 
as soon as the owner figures up the cost 
of construction and compares these 
figures with the income which he may 
expect to get from his investment. We 
predict a little red ink on his ledger 
which will convince him that it will not 
be profitable to try another one. High 
wages and high materials will bring on 
the slump quicker than any. one may 
think.—(July Bulletin Bldg. Constn. Em- 
ployers Assn., of Chicago.) 


BUILDING PERMITS 


($5,000 and Over) 
Week of August 2 to August 9. _ 
Residences (2) $10,000 each, 5160 and 5207 
Washington Blvd. Owner, Thornberry Realty Co. 


Louise Powell, Pres., Meridian Court Apart- 
ments. General contract let to Maynard Realty 
Co. Brick veneer. 


Residence: $9,000, 4446 College. 
G. Cones, 505 Lombard Bldg. 
Frame. 

Residence: 522 East 36th. Owner, 
ler, ¢/o Mooney-Mueller Drug Co. 


Owner, Chas. 
Owner builds. 


Max Zieg- 
General con- 


tract let to Mark (Clift, 4125 Byram Ave. Frame 
and stucco. 

Residence: $10,000, 5511 Pleasant Run Blvd. 
Owner, Jay A, Craven, Pres. Board of Sanitary 
Commrs., City Hall. Day work. Frame and 
stucco, 


Laundry Building: (add.) $7,500, 1 sty., 62x78, 
450-54 Virginia Avs. Owner, New System Laun- 
dry Co., 450 Virginia Ave. General contract let 
to John R. Curry Constr. Co., Lombard Bldg. 


Residence: (double), $11,625, 5135-37 College. 
Owner, G. William Klein, c/o contractor. Gen- 
eral contract let to Indiana Builders Corp., I. O. 
O. F. Bldg: Frame. 


Bank: (rem.), $15,000. Owner, Security Trust 
Co., 111 N. Pennsylvania. General contract let 
‘to Jos. Sertell, Monument Circle. General alter- 
ations. 


Residence: (double), $12,000, 5109-11 College. 
Owner, Henry Rodgers, 4649 College Ave. Own- 
er builds. Frame, 2 sty. and bas., 28x44. 


Residence: $25,000, 2 sty. and bas., 30x34 and 


garage, 3703 N. Pennsylvania. Owner, Clifford 
J. Williams, 423 Berkley Road. Brick veneer, 
tile roof. 


Duplex Residence: $9,000, 
Owner, H. E. Brown, at site. 
bas., 28x50. 


Residences (4), $36,000, total, 213-15, 217-19, 
221-23, 225-27 So, Audubon Rd, Owner, Henry 
H. Prescot, Mutual Pinance and Mortgage Co., 
700 Fletcher Trust Bldg. General contract let to 
John Taggart, 127 Linwood Ave. 


Residence: $7.000, 5838 Broadway. Owner, E. 
R. Oliver, 769 King Ave. Owner builds. Frame, 
Residence: $9,000, 5335 Ohmer. Owner, W. K. 
Miller, c/o contractor. General contract let to 
Enos Pray, 530 Peoples Bank Bldg. Frame. 


2911 N. Talbott. 
Frame, 2 sty. and 


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R emember 


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sation ard liability insurance by insuring in the BUILDERS & 
MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. (a strong com- 
pany, organized and economically managed by contractors, and de- 
voted exclusively to rendering a particular service and reducing 
the cost of insurance in building construction.) 


SURPLUS OVER $500,000. 


It will pay you to inquire of its rates and service. 
See the secretary of your association or write to 


Builders & Manufacturers 
Mutual Casualty Company 


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CHICAGO 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


af Wesley Reed 2 oso. oe President 
i.) Be sColecce jee sie, Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


SMALL HOUSES WITH A_ VEN- 
GEANCE 


Prospective Owners Tiding Over an 
Emergency 


Hammond people, unable to find houses 
to rent and feeling that they are not 
financially able to build the kind of 
houses they wish to occupy ultimately 
(on account of the high cost of building) 
are putting up small temporary quarters 
on the rear of their lots. More permits 
for buildings of this type were issued in 
July than in any other month in the his- 
tory of Hammond. 

The small houses, in point of numbers, 
as far as permits went, took first place 
in the sum total of all the 113 permits 
issued for all kinds of building construc- 
tion. These pygmie dwellings of from 
two to four rooms are beginning to dot 
rear ends of lots with regularity. The 
houses of this type that are arising are, 
in some cases, little more in dimensions 
than the ordinary garage structures one 
sees so frequently. Quite a few are be- 
ing built in the rear of other houses and 
are for rental purposes, others are to be 
used by the owners temporarily until 
they can get together enough money to 
build a better house on the front end of 
the lots they have bought. 


1923 BUILDING IN HAMMOND 
AHEAD OF THAT FOR 1922 


July Valuations Slumped 

July saw 113 building permits issued 
aS against’ seventy-seven for July last 
year, but the valuation of the buildings 
tells the story. This year the 113 per- 
mits were valued at $296,840 while the 
Seventy-seven for last year in July 
amounted to $400,875. . Even with this 
slump 1923 remains far ahead of 1922 in 
total valuation of the permits issued. 
he first six months of 1923 leads the 
Corresponding period of 1922 by $1,068,- 
_To August 1, the total number of 
permits issued numbered 688 while for 
the same period last year the total was 
487. In spite of the slump in valuations 
for July, the total for the seven months 
a on approximately a million ahead of 


MORE PARK IMPROVEMENTS 


Recent Deal Affords Big Lake Frontage 
for Park Purposes 


At the meeting of the Chamber of 
ommerce Thursday the action of the 
Park board in purchasing thirty-one 


acres of land at the corner of Indianapo- 


lis boulevard and Calumet avenue for a 
north side park was approved. The 
price paid was $150,000. The park will 
have a frontage of 2,000 feet on Indian- 
apolis boulevard, 1,000 feet on Calumet 
avenue and Wolf Lake and includes 1,100 
foot frontage on Lake Michigan north of 
the railroad tracks. This recent trans- 
action now gives the city 2,100 feet 
frontage on Lake Michigan. The park 
board will construct a pier into the lake 
which will tend to make more land. The 
railroads have agreed to build a tunnel 
under their tracks to avoid a dangerous 
grade crossing. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


M. V. Grimm, North Manchester, was 
awarded the contract for the construction 
of a school building at Channahan, Ill, 
near Joliet, for $20,000. 


A. C. Berry and Co., architects, has 
prepared plans for the alteration and re- 
modeling 6f a school house in District 
No. 88, Joliet, Ill. The work will consist 
of a new heating and water plant and 
four school rooms. 


The above firm is receiving bids to be 
opened September 1 for altering and re- 
modeling the First Baptist church at 
Huntington, Ind. Pastor, C. M. Brodia. 


Architects J. T. Hutton & Son have 
the plans out for additions to the Platt 
Food Company’s plant, consisting of two 
buildings, 120x28 feet, and 30x40 feet. 
Each one will be of brick construction 
one story high. 

E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


’ 


Chass Howe =. 22 President 
oy FEIOIVES te ee Secretary 


314 Main Street 


TOTAL VOLUME OF CONSTRUC- 
TION WORK iN MUNCIE SATIS- 
FACTORY THIS SEASON 


Tendency Was Toward Smaller Types of 
Buildings 


While the general trend of construc- 
tion work in Muncie this season has run 
more to the smaller types of buildings 
and no large structures of any conse- 
quence have developed, nevertheless, 
there has been a lot of work that kept 
everyone in the local building business 
busy. 


Taken all in all, the year has been a 
good one for the local building construc- 
tion interests. The labor situation, so 
often the crux upon which building has 
met its doom, has been good in Muncie in 
1928, causing little or no annoyance and 
except for a scarcity of plasterers, a 
trouble with which the entire country 
has been afflicted, the labor supply has 
been adequate to meet the demand. This 
condition is attributed to the foresight 
of the contractors who, sensing the up- 
ward trend of wages in the larger cities, 
offset the threatening handicap by ad- 


vancing the local wage scales a trifle. 
By such action. the Muncie building 
trades mechanics were taken care of and 
in return stayed at home rather than 
roam about the country chasing the high 
wage lure. 

Thus it was that the needed available 
labor supply was protected and the con- 
tractors were able to keep their working 
organizations going without hindrance. 
This was one of the main contributing 
reasons for a successful building season 
this year at Muncie. 


MUCH HOME BUILDING DONE 


Muncie Experiences Great Activity in 
That Direction 


Efforts to alleviate the housing short- 
age in Muncie in 1923 has proved quite 
successful to date. Beginning with the 
opening of the new building season ac- 
tivity along house construction lines 
grew brisk and new residences of moder- 
ate cost began to spring up all about the 
city in the outlying districts, 

As time went on the home building 
program grew in _ volume, showing 
greater efforts in that direction than had 
been evinced in years. The result has 
been that from five hundred to six hun- 
dred new homes have been erected lo- 
cally this season. While many of these 
houses have been erected by realtors to 
be sold to prospective owners on the pay- 
ment plan, they have gone a long way 
toward solving the housing shortage and 
have afforded a wealth of employment 
to local building trades mechanics who 


otherwise might have been forced to re- 
main idle, 


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TEMPORARILY HELD UP 
Muncie Masonic Temple Bids Ran High 


_ Bids that were considered rather high, 
in fact ran more than was contemplated, 
have been the cause of temporarily de- 
laying the award of the general contract 
for Muncie’s big Masonic Temple pro- 
ject. There were quite a few proposals 
submitted and much interest was shown 
by building men in the proposed comple- 
tion of the structure. The building com- 
mittee now has the figures under ad- 
visement, 


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AUTO FILLING STATIONS KEPT 
BUILDING ACTIVE 


Many New Ones Built 


The effect of the automobile on the 
building construction volume of Muncie 
made itself decidedly felt in 1923, more 
so perhaps than ever before. 

Hundreds of garages, mostly private, 
were built in the city this year to house 
the ever-increasing number of motors 
that are infesting the city. Then, too, 
the gasoline filling station put in its ap- 
pearance on a greater scale than ever 
before, demanding the attention of the 
building fraternity. 

Hardly a section of the city was left 
untouched by the auto filling station 
craze. Fifteen to eighteen of these 
structures were erected, some of them 
being quite pretentious while others 
were much less costly, They added con- 
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WHAT IS THE BUSINESS CYCLE? 


Really That Period Marked By a Com- 
plete Run of a Gamut of Influences. 


This is a pertinent question today, at 
a time when much is heard about busi- 
ness trends. 

In its discussion of the business cycle, 
the Committee on Unemployment and 
Business Cycles of the late President 
Harding’s Conference on Unemployment, 
uses the term in its report just made 
Public to describe the series of changes 
in business condtions which are charac- 
terized by an upward trend toward a 
boom followed by a downward movement 
into depression, 

+ usiness men know that the term 

usiness cycle” is too simple to describe 
accurately the complexity of the problem 
ababbsr In reality the name covers a 
te Series of influences in which a more 
ie unknown part is played by the 
i ividual establishment, by the industry 
2 Mca it is a part, by conditions in 

cr industries and by credit conditions 
ie policies, 

S the Committee says: “ i 

ys: “Analysis of 
ae cycles of business show certain com- 
ane tendencies, If we begin the analysis 
Bare business 1S reviving, in general the 
i racteristic features are increased vol- 
r m of manufacturing, rising stock ex- 
i ite Prices followed by rising com- 
ten Y prices, then by business expan- 
ron tet mereased demand for credit 

he oth business men and speculators. 
ee of the advance of commodity 
gradcinn et rates stiffen and _ credit 
he dita y becomes strained, and these 
tailment “ya be accompanied by a cur- 
jodie. of credit for speculative pur- 


Then stock exchange prices fall; for 


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a while longer general business continues 
to increase unevenly, transportation fa- 
cilities are overburdened and deliveries 
are delayed, the apparent shortage of 
goods is intensified by speculative buying 
and duplication of orders by merchants 
and other buyers until credit expansion 
nears its limit. Public confidence is then 
shaken, resulting in widespread cancell- 
ation of orders if the eycle is extreme. 
This is always followed by liquidation of 
inventories, and sharp and irregular fall 
of prices. During the period of depres- 
sion there is always more or less wide- 
spread unemployment. 


“The cycle which ended in the depres- 
sion of 1921 was unusual both in the ex- 
tent of proceeding expansion, and the 


severity of the depression and in the 
amount of unemployment.” 

To deal successfully with future de- 
pressions business men must try to lay 
their plans now. 


LUMBER FROM CANE STALKS IN- 
TRODUCED IN BUILDING FIELD 


Conservation of Available Lumber Sup- 
ply Made Possible. 


The steady and continued depletion of 
forests throughout the country with the 
consequent diminution of the available 
lumber supply has caused people for 
years much concern and has put men to 
work seeking to develop a substitute that 
would, when called upon, meet lumber 
tests and take the place of that material, 
thus not only relieving the demand, but 
also conserving the lumber supply. 

As the result of scientific experiments 
a substitute has been developed in the 


cane fields of Louisiana and has been 
introduced into the building construction 
field and is now in use after having been 
put through the most rigid tests. 


The method is one by which the stalks 
of sugar cane, after the sugar has been 
removed, is manufactured into a substi- 
tute for wood, known as Celotex, and is 
suitable for almost any purpose for 
which wood is ordinarily required in 
building. 

The industry is still in its youth, but 
is producing 125,000 feet of Celotex in- 
sulating lumber daily. Three new units 
of the central plant are under construc- 
tion which will give the plant a capacity 
of about 500,000 feet a day. 

The plant is in Louisiana, across the 
river from New Orleans. This location 
was selected because of its proximity to 


the source of our raw material, the sugar 
cane fields, and the fact that there is a 
deep water frontage and excellent rail- 
way facilities. The plant represents an 
investment of more than $1,000,000. 


The grounds cover more than forty- 
seven acres, more than 15,000 tons of 
fiber are in storage there. A sufficient 
supply is reserved at various sugar 
mills near to take care of production to 
be turned out by the new units, which 


will begin production early in Novem- 
ber. A feature of the industry is that 
each year an entirely new and practically 
unlimited supply of raw _material is 
available so that the public is being pro- 
vided with a building material that per- 
forms six distinctive functions in build- 
ing construction in view of the country’s 
diminishing timber supply. Since there 
is no other use for the raw fiber save 
when it is fed into furnaces, it readily 
can be seen that there is raw material 
in sufficient quantities to allow an in- 
crease of the plants as desired. 

The company has had many years of 
experience in the fiber industry and now 
has the basis for one of the largest in- 
dustries in America. Offices have been 
established over the United States with 
agencies in England, Australia, South 
Africa, China and Japan. 

Statistics of the Southern cane-grow- 
ing states show that the available raw 
fiber in the United States and Cuba is 
sufficient to produce 25,000,000 feet of 
Celotex every day. It is a long, strong 
fiber. The lumber produced from it re- 
sists weather and vermin. It is sterile 
and therefore is adapted for many uses 
for which lumber is unfitted. When used 
for building purposes Celotex has many 
times the strength of ordinary lumber. 
It can be applied directl~ to the studs of 
a building in place of the ordinary wood 
sheathing and will offer a stronger struc- 
ture. It is also an insulator and a sound- 
deadening material. 

It is handled just as is ordinary lum- 
ber. It is sawed, nailed and sanded, and 
is used for sheathing in the building of 
homes in place of wood sheathing. It is 
used for interior finish and is adapted to 
this, as it can be painted, tinted or 
veneered. 

In the last year or so there has been 
spreading use of the material to walls, 


floors and roofs of homes and other 


buildings, because it shuts out heat and 
cold. Insulation, combined with a build- 
ing lumber of demonstrated strength, is 
an achievement and a long step forward 
in the building industry. 


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The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


School Building (consolidated high and grade), 
$150,000 (12 class rooms, assembly room, combi- 
nation gymnasium and auditorium, stage, two do- 
mestic science and two manual training rooms, 
cafeteria, kitchen); Warren Township, Marion 
County, Indianapolis. Archt. and engineers, Har- 
rison and Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Edward J, Hecker, trus- 
tee, 5241 E. Washington St., Indianapolis. 
Archts. just selected. Preliminary plans in prog- 
gress. Brick, hollow tile, comp. roof, steel sash, 


reinf. concrete coal bunkers and boiler room, 
slate blackboards, rolling partitions, built-in- 
ward-robes, mastic floors, steam heating, private 
water system septic tank. 


City Hall (rem. heating system), Linton, Ind. 
Archt. and engineer, Harrison and Turnock, 500 
Board of Trade Bldg,, Indianapolis. Owner, City 
of Linton, Cletus Gill, clerk, Linton, Ind. Plans 
in progress. Owner will start advertising for 
bids about August 28. Work consists of the in- 
stallation of a cast iron sectional boiler, vacuum 
pump, addition steam lines to jail building. 
brick stack, carpenter work in coal storage room, 

*Laundry Bldg.: 3 sty., 90x160. Fort Wayne 


Ave. and New Jersey St. Archt., Fermor S. 
Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave. Owner, ©€xcelsior 
Laundry Co., 222 N. Alabama St. Bids in under 
advisement. 

*Freight House: 1 and 2 sty., 30x750, Ken- 
tucky Ave. Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 21 Vir- 
ginia Ave. Owner, the Terminal Realty Co., 
Robert I, _Todd, president Traction Terminal 
Bldg. Brick, strel sash. Plans completed. 
Archt. ready for bids in a few days. 

*Sunday School (add.): $40,000, Painsville, 


Ohio, Archt, A. A. Honeywell, 
Bldg., Indianapolis. 


413 Penway 
Owner, Church of. Christ, 


Phas J. F. Baxter, pastor, Painsville. Low bid- 
der on general contract, Payne and Beymer Con- 
struction Co., ‘Painsville, Ohio. 


Contracts Awarded 


; *Office Building: $700,000, 8 sty., basement and 
sub-besement, southeast corner of Colfax and 
Michigan Ave., South Bend, Ind. Archt., Von- 
ba Bohn and Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust 
‘Idz., Indianapolis. Owner, the Tuttle Corpora- 
a (office furniture), 119 W. Washington St., 
baa Bend. General contract let to Bedford 
one & Construction Co., Fletcher Trust Bldg., 


Indianapolis. Reinforced concrete, brick, three 


and marble work, copper set store fronts. 


*Newspaper Building: $85,000, 2 sty. 


and bas., 120x67%, Kentucky. Ave. 
ge William Earl Russ, Meridian 
te Bldg. Owner, the Indianapolis 


Times (publishers of the Daily Times) 

25-29 §. Meridian St. “ia contract 
awarded to William P. Jungclaus Co., 
825 Massachusetts Ave. Heating, plumb- 
ing and wiring not let. Start work at 
once. Brick, reinforced concrete con- 


Fans 


ators, steel sash, comp. roof, steam heat, tile - 


Flea eg whe Véertilatin 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


Residence: $30,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
56x49, 4266 N. Pennsylvania. Archt., 
Mothershead and Fitton, 540 N. Meri- 
dian St. Owner, George Hilgemeier 
(c/o F. Hilgemeier & Bro., Meat Pack- 
ers), 519 W. Raymond St. General con- 
tract awarded to Builders Construction 
Co., 540 N. Meridian St. Start work at 


once. Brick veneer, tile roof, steam 
heat. 

*School: $47,000, 1 sty. and bas., Deer Creek 
Township, Miami (County, Ind. Archt., Bass, 


Knowlton and Co., 312 N. Meridian St., Indian- 
apolis, Owner, Earl Sandifur, trustee, Miami, 
Ind. General contract let to the Shoobridee 
‘Construction Co., 120 E. Market St., Room No. 34, 
Indianapolis. Heating and plumbing let to Tib- 
betts Heating & Plumbing Co., Union City, Ind. 
Sapna work let to George H. Martzolf, Kokomo, 
Ind. 


*Residence (10 rooms, 3 baths) and Two-Car 
Garage): $35,000, 2 sty. and bas., 26x48, 4226 
No. Illinois St. Archt., Frederick Wallick, 308 
Hume-Mansur Bldg. Owner, A. Kiefer Mayer, 
vice-president of the Kiefer-Stewart Drug Co., 
Georgia and Capitol Ave. General contract 
awarded to Albert Fuller, 434 N, Emerson, Brick 
veneer, slate roof, vapor heat, marble and tile 
work, ornamental wrought iron. 


*Residence (14 rooms and 3 baths), 2% sty. 
and bas., 30x60. $30,000, 3239 N. Pennsylvania 
St. Archt., Frederick Wallick, 308 Hume-Mansur 
Bldg. Owner, Anton Vonnegut, president Vonne- 
gut Machinery Co., 19 W. South St. General 
contract awarded to Albert Fuller, 434 N. Emer- 
son, Frame and stucco, slate roof, vapor heat. 


Residence and Garare: $15,000, 2 sty. and bas., 


26x48. Owner, Max E. Graves. c/o Graves, Nave 
and Co. (live stock commission), Union Stock 
Yards. General contract let to J. L. Holmes, 609 


E, Forty-sixth St. 
*Residence and Garage: 


Brick veneer. 
2 sty. and bas., 30x47, 


4166 N. Pennsylvania. Archt., Bass, Knowlton 
and Co., 312 N. Meridian St. Owner, Charles O. 
Rogers, c/o Adams-Rogers Co. (mill work), 
Rover and Ray Sts. Bids rejected. Will prob- 


ably revise plans and take new bids n-xt spring. 
Face brick. 

*Bank Building: $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., Ta- 
coma and East Washington Sts. Private plans. 
Owner, East Side State Bank, Harvey Coonse, 
president, c/o Coonse-Caylor Ice Co., 71 S. Tuxedo 
St.; Dr. Mavity J. Spencer, 2719 E. Washington; 
William Roepke, 8845 E. Washington; William 
FE. Mendenhall, 515 N. Rural St.; Benjamin F. 
Soltau, 339 N. Summit; Chas. F. Bechtold, c/o 
East Side State Bank, 2440 Washington. Gen- 
eral contract without competition to William P. 
Juneclaus Co., 825 Massachusetts Ave. Start 
work in a few days. Brick, stone front, comp. 
roof, steam heat, concrete vault, vauit doors, tile 
work. 


*Residence: $14,000, Washington Blvd. Archt., 
Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
W. A. Waldorf, 3551 Washington Blvd. General 
eontract let to J. W. Darnell, 2485 Broadway. 
Stucco. 

Apartment Buildings (2): 
bldg., 5 apts.; 34th St. Private plans. Owner, 
Ernest R. Walker, 134 N. Delaware St. General 
contract let to Walker-Brooks Realty Co., 134 N. 
Delaware St. Brick, Plans‘in progress, Start 
work soon. 


1 bldg., 6 apts.; 1 


ANDERSON 


*School Building (16 rooms), $130,000, corner 
Laurel and Sycamore Sts. Archt., E. F. Miller, 
Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, A. W. Brady, president; H. B. Mahan, 


secretary; Augusta D. Millspaugh, treasurer; W. 


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A. Denny, superintendent of schools, Anderson, 
Ind. Bids in under advisement. Glenn Gardner, 
1119 Hendricks St., Anderson, low bidder on gen- 
eral contract. Will award shortly. 

*School (rem. and add.), $30,000, Greensboro 
Township, Henry County, Ind. Archt., E. W. 


Watkins, Farmers Trust Bldg., Anderson, Ind. 
Owner, Homer C. Garriott, trustee, Kennard, 
Ind. Archt. revising plans to lower cost. Will 
readvertise for new bids soon. Brick. 


-..*School (high), $75,000, Alexandria, Indiana. 
Archt., E. R. Watkins, 337 Farmers Trust Bldg., 


Anderson, Ind. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, Alexandria, Ind. Plans completed. Owner 
will advertise for bids in two weeks. Brick, stone 
trim, 

*Residence: $8,000. 


Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, H. L. Biery. 
completed. Bids in ten days. Frame. 


*Church (addition of Sunday school rooms and 


Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 
Plans 


rem.). Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers Trust 
Bldg. Owner, United Brethren Church. Plans 
completed. Will not mature until next spring. 
Brick. ; 


Contracts Awarded 

*Residence and Garage: $15,000. Archt., E. F, 
Miller, 545 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, E. E. 
Luse, 25 W. Tenth St. General contract let to 
W. E. Thompson, 120 W. Seventh St., Anderson. 
Heating, plumbing and wiring let to Powell and 
Dorste Co., Anderson. Brick veneer, tile roof, 
hot water heat. 


Store (rem.): 
ers Trust Bldg. 


Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farm- 
Owner, G. R. Kinney Co., nee 


archt. Contract let to W. E. Thompson, 120 
Seventh. 

Store (rem.): New store front and gen. alt. 
Archt., E. F. Miller, 545 Farmers Trust Bldg. 


Owner, Freeman Optical Co. Plans in progress. 


CONNERSVILLE 

Lodge Building (rem, and add.), $35,000, 2 sty., 
50x100. Archt., H. M. Griffin, McFarlan Bldg. ; 
2sso. archt., Jos. R. Fallon. Owner, B. P. O. E., 
Dr. R. D. Morrow, chairman, Connersville. Plans 
in progress. Brick over hollow tile, Will con- 
tain dining room, kitchen, bowling alleys. 

*Connersville: Apartment Buiiding (4 apts.), 
$16,500. Archt., Jos. R. Fallon, 610 Central Ave. 
Owner, Karl Hanson (engineer), Connersville. 
Plans completed. Start work in 30 days. 

*High School: $280,000, Connersville. Archt., 
The Elmer E. Dunlop Co., 1050 N. Delaware. St., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Connersville. General contractor, Leslie Colvin, 
Board of Trade Bldz., Indianapolis. On founda- 
tion. 


EVANSVILLE 


Warehouse: $30,000, 1 sty., 82x128, Illinois and 
Garvin Sts., Evansville, Private plans. Owner, 
International Harvester Co., Chicago, Ill. Owner 


taking bids. Brick, tile roof, steel roof trusses, 
steel sash, Bedford stone trim. 


*Residence: $8,000 (8 rooms), 2 sty. and bas., 
Madison Ave. and Second St. Archt., Frank J. 
Schlotter, 113%, Upper Fourth St. Owner, John 
W. Walton, Evansville. Archt. taking bids. Brick 


veneer, asphalt shingle roof, furnace, tile and 
hardwood floors. 


*Bank Building (rem. 2d and 6th floors into 
offices), $30,000. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks. 


VENTILATORS 


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Owner, Old State Bank. General contractor, M. 
J. Hoffman Constr, Co. Heating let to H. G. 
Newman. Plumbing to J. E. Woolley & Son. 
Electrical work to E. W. Levicke. Tile work to 
W. F. Sonntag. Terrazzo let to Indiana Tile & 
Mosaic (Co. ‘Comp. flooring let to the Keliastone 
Co, Marble work, taking bids. 
Contracts Awarded 

*Church (frame constr.), 1 sty., 41x63, Louisi- 
ana and Garvin Sts. Archt., Fritz Anderson, 108 
Upper Fourth. Owner, Christ Lutheran Chur~h, 


Rev. J. Heber Shunk. Contract for foundation’ 


let to W. Geichman. Will awa.d superstructure 
shortly. 

*Duplex (rem. from Residence) : Archt., F. J. 
Schlotter, 11314 Upper Fourth. Owner, Miss El- 
vina Topf. Contract let to Edward Dubber. 
Frame. 


FRANKLIN 


Residence and Garage: $25,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
private plans. Owner, Ferd R. Strickler, man- 
ager Franklin Telephone Co., Franklin, Ind. 
Generel contract awarded to Roy Bryant, Frank- 
lin. Exeavatinz, Brick veneer, tile roof, incin- 
erator, tile and hardwood floors. 

*Church (Sunday school addition), 2 sty. and 
bas., 42x72, Franklin. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 


Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Franklin Methodist Episcope] (Church, Rev. Stout, 
pastor, Franklin. General contract let to Haske! l- 
Fereuson Co., 551 E. King St., Franklin, Ind. 
Brick, slate roof, steam heat. 


FORT WAYNE 
*Grade School: $275,000, 24 rooms, “‘Lakeside 
School.” Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life 


Bldg. Owner. Board of School Trustees, Byron 
Sommers, president, L. C. Ward, superintendent 
of schools. Plans in progress. 


*Grade School: $275,000, ‘South Side Grade 
School,” 30 rooms. Archt., Chas. R. Weatherhozg, 
250 W. Wayne St. Owner, Board of School Trus- 


tees, Byron Sommers, president, L. C. Ward, su- 
perintendent of schools, Fort Wayne. Plans in 
progress. Brick. 


*Grade School: $160,000, ‘‘Adams District 
School,” 12 rooms. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohl- 


meyer, 301 Central Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Byron Sommers. president, L. C. 
Ward, superintendent of schools, Fort Wayne. 
Plans in progress. 

*Grade School (add.), $125,000, eizht-room add. 
“Rolling Mill School.’’ Archt., Mahurin and Ma- 
hurin, 124 W. Jefferson. Owner, Board of School 


Trustees, Byron Sommers, president, L. C. Ward, 
superintendent of schools, Fort Wayne. Plans in 
progress. 

*Grade School: $200,000, ‘Jas. Smart School,” 
twenty-room addition. Archt., Griffith and Good- 
rich, 211 E. Berry St. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Byron Sommers, president, Lig Co Ward, 


superintendent of schools, Fort Wayn2. Plans in 
progress. Will advertise for bids in, October. 


Schocl Bonds: $979,000 (for five buildings). 
Owner, Board of- Education, Byron Sommers, 


president, L, C. Ward, superintendent, corner 
Lewis and Clinton Sts., Fort Wayne. Owner tak- 
ing bids on bonds to close September 24. 


*School (rem. and add.), $25,000, Flint, Ind., 
Tackson Township, Steuben County. Archt., F. G. 
Fortney, Citizens Bank Bldz., Fort Wayne. 
Owner, Harley Merriett, trustee, Angola, Ind. 
Plans at State Board of Accounts for approval. 
Will advertise for bids shortly. Brick. 

*Apartment Building (12 apartments), rem. 
from old residance, $20,000. Archt., Ray Aurentz, 
Bess Block. Owner, E. A. MacBeth, Sweeney 
Block. Plans in progress. Owner will build by 
day labor. Brick, ste2m heat, new plumbing, 
In-a-Door beds, hardwood floors, laundry equip- 
ment, electric wiring and fixtures, built-up roof. 

Factory Building: $30,000, 3. sty. and bas., 
86x50, Ligonier, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 
Shoaff Bldz., Fort Wayne. Owner, Lizonier Re- 
frigerator Co., Ligonier, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Bids soon. Brick, slow burning construction, 
ezomp. roof, steel sash, no elevators. 

Office Building: $15,000, 1 sty. and bas., 46x38. 
Archt., A. M Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldz, Owner, 
American Ice and Coal Co., N. P. Ry. and Han- 
over St. Plans in progress, Ready for bids soon. 
Brick, stone trim, vault, vault door, comp. roof, 
steam heat. 

*Residence: $15,000, Lake Wawasee, Indiana. 
Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort 
Wayne. Owner, Charles Able, c/o arecht. Archt. 


taking bids to close in a few days. Frome, pri- 
vate water system, septic tank, asphalt shinzle 
roof, furnace. 


“Store Building (add. and alt.): $25,000, Main 
and Herrison Sts. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 


Shoaff Blde. Owner, Epstein Bros., Main and 
Harrison Sts. Archt. taking bids. Work will 
consist of copper set store fronts, structural 
steel, steam heat and general interior alterations. 


*Lodge Building: $50,000, Kendallville, Ind. 
Archt., A. M. Streuss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort 
Wayne. Owner, B. P. O. E. Lodge No. 1194, 
Kendallville, Ind. Archt. taking bids. Brick. 

Branch Library Building: $6,000, 1 sty. and 


bas., Huntertown, Ind. Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 


Lincoln Life Bldv., Fort Wayne. Owner, County 
Library Board. c/o Fort Wayne ‘Public Library, 
Fort Wayne. Plans in progress. Brick. 


*Masonic Temple: “Mizpah Temple,” $400,000. 
Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life Bldg. 
Owner, Mizpah Temple Ass’n, C. A. Meigs, in 
charge, 1012 Calhoun St. Plans nearing com- 


pletion. Will not ask for bids until about No- 
vember 1. Brick, fireproof. 


Laundry (addition): 1 and 2 stys., 25x150. 
Archt., Mehurin and Mahurin, 124 W. Jefferson 
St. Owner, Troy Laundry Co., F, L. Jones, man- 


ager, 1711 S. Calhoun St. Archt. taking bids to 
close in a few days. Brick. 


*Residence: $9,000. Archt., Pohlmeyer and 
Pchlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg. Owner, Otto Heger- 
feld, 1230 Home Ave. Owner taking bids. Frame. 

«Commercial Garage: 1 sty. and bas., 60x145. 
Atcht., Leighton Bowers, Utility Blde. Owner, 
H. Louise Davenport. Archt. taking bids to close 
in a few days. Brick, steel sash, comp. roof, 
steam heat. 

*Residence: $8,000. Archt., Leizhton Bowers, 
Utility Bldg. Owner, Robert Burns, 230 Utility 


Blde. Will award contract to W. A. Sheets, 344 
Utility ‘Bldg. Frame and stucco, 


*Residences (5): $9,500 each. Archt., Leizh- 
ton Bowers (plans only), Utility Bldg. Owner, 
Fred Crom. General contractor, Irwin C. Flick- 
inger, 1327 Charlotte St. Start work shortly. 
Frame, asphalt shingle roofs, furnaces, tile, and 
hardwood floors. 


Contracts Awarded 

“Factory Building, Office and Power Plant: 
$100,060, Erie St. Archt, and engineer, C. B. 
Rowzly, Cleveland, Ohio. Owner, the National 
Handle Co., Fort Wayne. Yeneral contract, the 
Rice-Jones Construction Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 2 
sty., 210x50. Brick. Starting work, 

*Commercial Garage and Storage: $75,000. 
Archt., Chas. R. Weatherhogg, 250 W. Wayne St. 


Owner. the Yellow Cab Co.. James Ford, manager. 
General contract, the Indiana Engineering and 
Construction Co., Centrsl Bldg., Fort Wayne. 3 
sty. and bas., 60x210, On foundation. 


*Stores, Offices and Commercial Gafage: $150,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas., 125x150. Archt., Pohlmeyer 
and Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg. Owner, I. Frei- 


berger Co. (Central Grocery Co.), 201-05 W. 
Wayne St. General contractor, Oscar Springer, 
1525 Crescent Ave. Foundation in. 


*Stores, Apartments and Hall: $25,000, 2 sty., 
47x175. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 301 
Central Bldg. Owner, Christian Miller (sheet 


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metal works), Broadway and Jefferson. Owner 
will build by day Inbor. Excavating. 

*Parish House and Garage: $10,000. Archt., 
F, G. Fortney, Citizens Trust Bldz. Owner, St. 
Johns Reformed Church, Rev. F. H. Rupnow, 
pastor, 219 W. Washington. Frame, 2 sty. and 
bas., 60x49, Starting foundation. 

*School (add.): $20,000, Wolf Lake, Ind. 
Archt., Charles R. Weatherh-gg, 250 W. Wayne 
St.. Fort Wayne, Owner, Charles Ott, trustze. 
Wolf Lake, Ind. General contract let to .Thad 
Clark, Kimmell, Ind. Execavat-d. 


*School: $89,000, Pierceton, Ind.. Sparta Twp., 
Noble County, Ind. Archt., Griffith and Good- 
rich, Fort Wayne. Owner, Curtis G. Lenwell. 


General contract awarded 
Starting brick 


trustee, Pierceton, Ind, 
to Noah Franz, Silver Lake, Ind. 
work, 

Elevation : (city’s part). Owner, Board of 
Public Works, City: Hall, Let contract to J. F 
Cole and Co., Fort Wayne, $88,500. -Reinforesd 


cost $4,000; Federal Building company, 
residence, 2942 Central drive, cost $5,- 
100; 1819 Lantz avenue, cost $5,000; 184 
Delaware avenue, cost $5,000; 2112 War- 
saw street, cost $6,500; Bert R. Jackson, 
residence, Fairmount place, cost $2,000. 
John R. McKay, residence, 4132 Tacoma 
avenue, cost $5,500; F. G, Mayer, resi- 
dence, 4221 Lafayette street, cost $5,500; 
George Kronmiller & Son, residence, 
2303 North Anthony boulevard, cost $15,- 
000. 

Issued to L. M. Anderson, residence, Rudisill 
boulevard, cost $5,500; garage, 4830 West Rudisill 
boulevard, cost $350; William Droege, residence, 


316 Darrow avenue, cost $3,600; O. T. Bowman, 
farage, 2502 Buena Vista drive, cost $300; resi- 


50x125, Garrett, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 701 
Shoaff Blde., Fort Wayne. Owner, Garrett City 
Lodge No. 537, F. & A. M., H. W. Mounts, chmn. 
Aldg. comm., Garrett, Ind. General contract 
awarded ‘to Thad Clark, Kimmell, Ind., $46,500. 


Excavating. Heating and plumbing let to B. C. 
Fitch, Garrett; electrical work to D. B. Van 
Fleet, Garrett. 

GREENSBURG 


*Bank (Rem. and Alt.): $40,000, Greensburg - 
Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg., Indianapolis. ‘Owner, Union Trust Co., 


Greensburg. Plans completed. Archt. ready for 
bids ‘shortly. Work will consist of new stone or 
terra cotta front, vault, vault door, new bank 
fixtures and general alterations. 


Contracts Awarded 


concrete. dence, 2502 Buena Vista drive, cost $8,500; Frank Pye 

*Stores: $15,000. _Archt., Henry Schnorr, 401 Ewing, residence, 4037 Hoagland avenue, cost Poultry House: $40,000, 1 and 2 sty. addition, 
Noll Bldz. Owner. Herman seein : asi eee: ms ira ete pt Ritts 65x100, Private plans. Ownér, C. J. Lloyd and 
ontract let to Christtan Doenzes an on, Street, cost $3,900; resid2nce, 2 exinzton ave- ; seals a“ : Seek te a Ce ee 
erties St. Heating, plumbing and wirinz, nue, cost $5,700. E. H. Fuhrman, remodel resi- gh Wale Gee aie eh na ae 
arch, taking bids. Excavating. dence, 3316 Brozdway, cost $1,000; residence, fodudetie er Constr. 'Co., Greensburg. rick, n 

*Bungalow: $9,000, Archt., Henry Schnorr, South Wayne avenue, cost $7,500; Pohlmeyer & [oundation. 

101 Noll Blde. Owner, George B. Warren, 830 W. Miller, residencs, Hoagland avenue, cost $5,300; Sak elit sa math No ib ot 
WwW St., Fort Wayne. General contract let to O. D. Schell, remodel residenge,. 2719 Hanna ‘ . 

Dowstat Constr. Co., Ossian, Ind. Stucco and street, cost $1,300; Weigand & Son, powerhouse, HARTFORD CITY 
frame. Excavating. Grant avenue, cost $10,000. 

*Store (rem.): Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 ——— Hartford City: Court House (alt.). Owner, 
Shoat Bldg. Owner, Lewis J. Latker, 1822 S. GARRETT Board of County Commissioners, W. C. Hughes, 
Calhoun St. Contract let to Henry: J. Kaiser. ‘et ; a : 

General alterations. — puditor, Court Heuse; is receiving bids to close 

*Store (alt.): “Boston Store.” Archt., A. M. — *Residence: $14,000. 2 sty., 36x32, Garrett, ge Ce ene ma ee eh 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldz. Owner, Th» Boston Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldz., ol nt ann ation “3 Rea Kade Ne a 
Store. General contract let to Rump-Kintz Con- Fort Wayne, Owner, Joseph Johnson, Garrett. y west ae! xtUres AD the at lation 2 Alack. 
struction Co. General alterations. Frame, asphalt roof, tile and hardwood floors, font Co es Mage, eaee toilet room at Black- 

*Residence: $8,000. Archt., Leighton Bowers, furnace. Archt, taking bids. ord County Court House. 


Utility Bldg. 
Washington St. 
*Residence: 


Owner, Charles Hollman, 1224 E. 
Excavating, 
$12,000, Archt., 


Contracts Awarded 


*Bank Building: $150,000..00. Hartford 


*Residence: $12,000, zZ sty. 
Garrett, Ind. Archt., A. 
Bldg., Fort Wayne. 


and bas., 42x28, 
M.. Strauss 705 Shoaff 


Pohlmeyer & Owner, J. S. Reynolds, Gar- 


Eee a ene a ES digi geet rett, Ind. Frame, esphalt shingle roof, til> and City, Ind. Archt., E. Hill Turnock, Elk- 
rt, ath A ti eta hardwood floors, furnace. Archt. taking bids. ‘ a8 
Bros., 649 Lawton (Place. Frame. *Bank and Offices: $40,000, 2 sty. and bis., hart, Indiana. Owner, Citizens State 


25x75, Garrett, Ind. Archt., A, M. Strauss, 705 
Shoaff Bldz., Fort Wayne. Owner, Garrett Sav- 
ings end Trust Co., Garrett, Ind. General con- 
tract awarded to Osear Springer, 1525 Crescent 
Ave., Fort Wayne, Ind., for $32,500. Brick, stona 
trim. Excavating. 
*Masonic Temple: 


Bank, Hartford City. General contract 
awarded to H. G. Heinzemann and Sons 
Construction Co., Marion, Ind. Start 


Building Permits 


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Construction company, for addition to 
elevator, Davis street, cost $5,000; W. F. work ‘shortly. : 

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*Church (rem.): Hartford City, Ind. Archt., 
Houck and Smenner, 1281%4 W. Main St., Muncie. 
Owner, the Christian Church, Hartford City. 
Contract let to Ed Clarke, Hartford City. Work 
started, 


KOKOMO 


Factory: 2 sty. and bas.. 50x100. Private 
plans. Owner, Turner Mfg. Co., E. W. Turner, 
president, 112 W. Jefferson St. Brick. Plans in 
progress. Mature about February 1, 1924. 


Factory (add.), 1 sty., 9€x400, southwest side. 
Chief engineer, Harry Backert, c/o owners. 
Owner, Kokomo Steel & Wire Co., J. E. Fred- 
erick, Citizens’ National Bank. Brick and steel. 
Mature this fall. Plans in progress. 

Garage: 2 sty. and bas., Sycamore, near Mar- 
ket. Archt. not selected. Owner, Dr. W. J. Mar- 
tin, 210 W. Mulberry. Brick and steel. Con- 
templated. 


MARION 

City Building (remod. interior from armory), 
$5,000, Archt., Hiram Elder, Custer Building. 
Owner, City of Marion, c/o clerk, Claude Hamil. 
ton, G. Daniels Bldg. May decide to build new 
city hall. Revised plans drawn. 

Factory: 1 sty. Archt. not selected. Owner, 
Smaltz Glove Co., F. M. Smaltz, Spencer Block. 
Brick. Contemplated. 


MISHAWAKA 


*Central High School: $700,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 200x120, Mishawaka. Archt., Perkins, Fel- 
lows and Hamilton, 814 Tower Court, Chicago, Ill, 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, H. W. Jones, 
president; E. Byrkit, secretary, Mishawaka, Ind. 
Owner taking bids to close September 6. Bedford 
Stone & Construction Co., Indianapolis, are figur- 
ing general contract. Brick, hollow tile and rein- 
forced concrete construction, gypsum block parti- 
tions, concrete stairs, concrete floor construction 
with steel forms, architectural terra cotta trim- 
mings, tilé roof, comp. roof, suspended ceilings, 
steel windows, steel doors, steel columns, trussed 
roof, iron stairs, sawtooth skylight construction, 
vault doors, fire doors, metal stall partitions, 


terrazzo floors and bases, marble work, tile floovs, 
three boiler units 200 H. P. each, smokeless fur- 
naces, vacuum pumps, boiler feed pumps, vacuum 
system, ash conveyor, motors, vacuum cleaning 
system, inter-communicating telephone system, 
clock system. Will contain 25 classrooms, study 
halls, gymnasium, auditorium, stage, office, laun- 
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rooms, bank, biology laboratory, green house. 


MUNCIE 


Lighting Fixtures: For Emerson and Garfield 
Schools, Muncie. Archt., Kibele and Garrard, 335 
Johnson Bldg, Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Muncie, Ind. Receiving bids to close Auzust 21. 

Chimney: For Indiana State Normal School, 
Eastern Division, Muncie, Ind. Archt., Kibele 
and Garrard, 335 Johnson Bldz. Owner, Indiana 
State Normal School. Dean of the Eastern Divi- 
sion, Muncie, Ind., taking bids to close August 
28, at 2:30 p. m., for the erection and comple- 
tion of the stack or chimney for the pow2r house. 

*Factory: $50,000, 1 sty. and bas., 100x200. 
Private plans. Owner, Victory Garment Co., 
M. L. Shapera, president, 420% S. Walnut St. 
Brick and steel. Mature in spring, 1924, Plans 
drawn. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Power Plant and Tunnel: $45,000, “Indiana 
State Normal School,” Muncie. Archt., Kibele 
and Garrard, 335 Johnson Bldg., Muncie. Owner, 
Board of Trustees, Indiana State Normal School, 
Eastern Division, Muncie. General contract let 
to L. W. Kimmel, Poneto, Ind. Boilers let to 
Hutzell & Co., Muncie, Ind. ‘‘Voizt’’ boilers used. 
Stokers and soot blowers not let. Stack bids close 
August 28. 


*Church and Sunday School: $55,000, 1 sty. 
and bas., 55x80, Madison St. Archt., Houck and 
Smenner, 123144 W. Main St. Owner, Mad‘son 
Street M. E. Congregation, Rev. J. H. Runkle, 
pastor, 1406 S, Madison St., Muncie. General con- 
tract awarded to Michael] and Lowdermilk Con- 
struction Co. Heating, plumbing, wiring and art 
glass not let. Excavating. Brick, stone trim. 

*Church (rem. and new parish house), $18,000. 
Archt., Houck and Smenner, 123144 W. Main St. 


Owner, Grace Episcopal Congregation, D. D. Rose, 
chairman building committee. Work started. 


NORTH MANCHESTER 

Water Works (Improvement): Owner, Board 
of Trustees of the town of North Manchester, 
L. D. Ikenberry, J. A. Cook, A. B, Roger, Ira L. 
King, town clerk. Bids will be received at the 
office of the town clerk until 7 p. m., September 
10, 1923. For drilling water well, vertical turbine 
pump, motor of sufficient size to drive pump, con- 
crete foundation for pump and temporary wooden 
house over completed unit. (See legal advertising 
in this issue.) 


PORTLAND 


Residence and Garage: $10,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
30x55, Third and Meridian Sts., Portland. Archt., 
Abraham Bagley, Berne, Ind. Owner, T. C. 
Perideu, 426 S. Meridian St., Portland, Brick 
veneer. Preliminary plans in progress. 

School (high): $125,000, 2 sty., Wayne and 
Water Sts. Archt. not selected. Owner, Board 
of Trustees, Dr. W. D. Schwartz, president. Brick 
and steel and stone, Will select archt. this fall 
Contemplated. 


SHELBYVILLE 


*Residence and Garage (bungalow type), $15,- 
000, Shelbyville, Ind, Archt., Bass, Knowlton & 
Co., 312 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
E. M. Porter, Shelbyville, Ind. Owner taking 
bids. Frame. 

Parechial School: The Roman Catholie Con- 
gregation, Shelbyville, are contemplating the erec- 
tion of a new parochial school next spring. 
Brick. 

*Stores (6) and Apartment Hotel (10 8 and 4- 
room apts.), $50,000, Shelbyville. Archt., Bacon 
and Tislow, 31 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
The Birely-Mardis-Stewart Realty Co., Joseph R. 
Mardis, president, Chas. Birely, secretary, Thos. 
D. Stewart, treosurer, Shelbyville. General con- 
tractor (superintendent of construction), D. W. 
Ballard, Shelbyville. Excavating. Brick, 2 sty. 
and bas., 72x135. 


Value of 


LOOGOOTEE, 


Door Making Proved 


In the eleven years we have been making 
them, Evans Process Doors have firmly estab- 
lished the soundness of the principles incorpor- 
ated in their construction. 
sanitation, proof against perceptible shrinking 
and swelling have been fully demonstrated. 


Carnahan °:%: Doors 


are winning the approval of quality builders 
everywhere. They have been installed in some 
of the country’s finest office buildings, hospi- 

tals, schools, hotels and residences. Their use 

is increasing annually. 


Prices will be furnished gladly upon 
receipt of lists covering your require- 
ments for special millwork and doors. 


Carnahan Manufacturing Co. 


MAKERS OF SPECIAL MILLWORK FOR 
EXACTING BUILDERS 


INDIANA 


Science in 


Their durability, 


Above is a_ horizontal 
eross section of the 
Evans Process Door. You 
can readily see why this 
door is light in weight yet 
substantial and durable. 


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ST. PAUL Archt., E. E, Dunlap Co., Indianapolis. Owner, tractor to produce at the rate of five hundred 
Edgar W. Trotter, trustee, Petersville, Ind. Con-' (500) gallons of water per minute; and equipping 
tractor, S. W. Snively, Columbus, Ind. Founda- said well with a vertical turbine pump which shall 


i} AS ea la ge maneetn iapge a” 1 gaa Ra aera tion in. be capable of delivering water at the rate of five 
Hi | ecatur county, indiana. rcht. not_ selected. . hundred (500) eallons per minute when discharg- ] 
Ind. *Westport: — School, $60,000. Archt., E. ie ing against a pressure of sixty-five (65) pounds. 


Owner, William Holland, trustee, St. Paul, Wane 76 Indi i; Ind wade Kae Oe 
| Contemploted. Mature late fall or early 1924. Juniep Co., indianapols, ony “ry contractor will also furnish and install motor of 
Wi Brick. Moncrief, trustee, Westport, Ind. General con- sufficient size to drive pump, concrete foundation / 


Church: $15,000. Archt. not selected. Owner, tractor, Hege and Co., Columbus, Ind. Founda- for pump, and temporary wooden house over com- 
i] . Christian ‘Congregation, Rev. Wood, St. Paul. tion in. pleted hits 
Wh | Contemplated. Owners financing. Probably not *Warren: School, $60,000, Jefferson township. Tis en SARL AR: Prone RY AMADA) oe 

aa mature before spring 1924. Archt., E. E. Dunlap ‘Co., Indianapolis. Owner, Bidder must give complete descrip ion of mate- 
i | \| — Joseph L. Wiley, trustee, Warren, Ind., R. F. D. rial and equipment to be installed in well. 
ai MISCELLANEOUS CITIES General contractor, W. L. Pieres, Huntington, pech bid must be accompanied by a certified \ 
| Ind. Excavating. = sa 5 at : 

check for three per cent (3%) of the amount of 


: . en *Zi ille: School, $92,000, Eagle township. 

East Chicago: Junior High School Building, Aree Dunlep Co., Fidhnan ote: Ober. 
$350,000 (20 classrooms and gymnasium). Archt., Jesse F, Phillipp, trustee, Zionsville. General 
Karl. Dd. Norris. | Owner, Board of School Com- oontractor, W. R. Dunkin and Son, Flora, Ind. 
missioners, William A. Fuzzy, president, Mrs. Foundation. in. 


the bid, payable to the order of the Town Clerk 
of North Manchester, Ind., such check to be re- 
turned to bidder unless he shall be awarded work 
and fails to enter into a contract for the construc- 


li Bertha E, MecQuiad, treasurer, Dan C. Morris, tion of said work within ten (10) days after the : 
| | secretary, East Chicago, Archt. selected. De- == — - - —— —— —————— receipt of notice thereof, in which event check will : 
| | tails undecided. Brick, fireproof constr. be forfeited to the town | 
} 1 |] _ Madison: “Martin Brown”? Memorial Gymna- WANTED Each bid must be accompanied by a non-colusion 
. | sium, $50,000. Private plans, Owner, Graham L $ s affidavit and any bid not so accompanied will be 

Brown (Lumber), Louisville, Ky., and Board of Situation—As Construction deemed informal and will not be considered. 
School Trustees, S. J. Bear, president, J. F. Read, aici The successful bidder will be required to fur- 
a secretary, W. C. Roth, nec cae all of Madison. Auditor or Accountant on building nish compensation and public liability insurance, 
ial Plans in progress. Mature this fall. : a The town reserves the right to reject any or 
1} £ c 
i Petersburg: Resolutions will be presented at construction work. F Backed by all bids and to accept any proposal which’ may 
| iH) the August meeting of the town board asking four years of experience on reln- 2ppear to be to the advantage of the town. 
HI that a filtration plant be erected at the water Signed) L. D 0) WRRY 
| boi: plant as a part of this year’s improve- Bb oo a ae sin ot sic aii yes ae iT) tal iar yy ( 
ment prozram for Petersburg. It is estimated ru Y ildin illi Tall ted , 

Wh || that the plant will cost $35,000. ' ; ides : a € Tndions 4 aoe A. B, RAGER, 

i | *Terre Haute: Office Building, ‘“‘The Chanti- 0 go ou slae 0 n lanapo 1S l op- Board of Trustees of the Town of 
WH | cleer Buildiny,” 2 sty, and bas, (4 store rooms and portunity presents. Can furnish North Manchester, Ind. 

WH offices), Sixth St. between Wabash Ave. and ~ Ree dese erst lie f 
Hii) Cherry St. Owner, The Deming Place Co., L. E. references. Address Box A. C., ttest: Ira L. King, Town Clerk. 

Ht} Water ; sident. mn rogress. ids 4 ; g./ 18, 25,1923. 
bi Waterman, president. Plans in progress. Bids Indiana Construction Recorder, 812 “¥% '* * 1%8 

HiHi| soon. Brick. SUT DE aE an ee / 

Wt *Tipton: Gymnasium (community) and Audi- East Market Street, Indianapolis STACK 

ia ? 
| Wl torium, $50,000, 1 sty. and bas., 88x150. Archt., Ind. 
tH Lewis Richards, Bates Block. Owner, Tipton NOTICE TO BIDDERS 

| Community Gym. Trustees, E. B. Brink, Bridze Tha re CONEY aes Z . x 

Ni} Department, L. E. & W. RB. R. Brick and steel. RICO LAB su (hiet Campos tars hy The Board, of Trustees of the Indiana State 

Plans completed. Ready for bids in thirty days. Normal School will receive bids at 2:30 P. M., 
i} Contracts Awarded S l d P l st 2 2% ah 
Wt | Brazil: Greenhous-s (3). Owner, the Cottage KW ea ¢ roposa S August 28, 1923, at the office of the Dean of the } 
HW | Hill Greenhouse Co., Inc., Al Dinkel, president, eva Eastern Division of the Indiana State Normal 
Wi | Brazil. General contract let to John C. Mon- An advertisement fcr sealed proposals inserted 7 c b 
ninger Co., Chicago, Ill, Semi-steel construction. {n these columns places the proposition before the peroo.” Muncis, Tagine) FOr tne eee ey 
Brookston: Bank Building, $16,000. Owner, ; Indi C é ‘ completion of the stack or chi forth 
the Bank of Brookston, Brookston, Ind. General entire 2 iana Construction Interests, affording v4 * chimney (fOr tae oer 

MV contract let to Stiles Construction Co., 159 E. a publicity in contracting and material supply house. Bids must be made on Form 96 pre- 

hit] Ontario St., Chicago, Ill. ‘Cut stone, bank fix- ircles f : 

Ngai} tures, vault door and granite awarded. Owner eblictt ee mel prohibit : ne adrireniy * scribed by the State Board of Accounts and must 
Hii taking bids on steam heat, plumbing and wiring. P@>!ctty obtaina le from no other single publica- |, accompanied b hed chasiar : 

tH) Columbus: Church, 1 sty., 20x28. Owner, the tion published in o: entering the Indiana field- aS Bt CRM E ee. ona Sie five 

1H Christian Messenger Church, Rev. E. M. Bledsoe, Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesda (6%) per cent of the amount of the bid. Bids 
mi ty pastor. Plans in progress, Frame construction. f th ON ier Mv 7 f 
ah *Crawfordsville: Bank Building, $100,000, 1 ° the week of publication. must be made in accordance with the provisions 
We sty. and bas., 43x80. Archt. and engineer, St. 2 ee ee F ‘ 

ii | Louis Bank Equipment Co., 811 Walnut St., St. WATE of the plans and specifications prepared by Ki- 

pou Mo. Owner,: Crawfordsville State Bank, ATER WORKS IMPROVEMENTS bele & Garrard, Muncie, Indiana Copies of 
Hl rawfordsville, Ind. Architect builds and awards 2 se oat ba 
: }| separate contracts. Struct. steel let to the Insley NOTICE TO BIDDERS plage enc. specifications may be found at the of- 

Mnfg. ‘Co., Indianapolis; cut stone to Ingalls Notice is hereby given to bidders and to the "°® of Kibele & Garrard, 335 The Jonnson, Muh- 

Stone Co., Bedford, Ind. Wrecking old building public that sealed proposals will be received by Cie, Indiana; at the office of the Registrar of the 

on site at: present. Start construction in a few the Town of North Manchester, Ind., at the office of Indiana State Normal Sch a 

Wii days. the town clerk thereof, until the hour of 7 o’clock : vee chool, Terre Haute, In- 

*Kendallville: Power Plant. Engineer, Fro2- p.m. on the 10th day of September, 14 23, for the diana; and, at the office of the Dean of the East- 


: Py 
lich and Emery, 411 Second National Bank Bldg., furnishing of all labor, material, equipmen ern Division of the Indian: “mi: 
Toledo, Ohio. Owner, City of Kendallville, S. D. sup2rintendence required in the Suiting Mere Muncie, Ind ndiana State | Normal School, 
| Dickinson, superintendent, City Hall, Kendallville. water well not less than twenty-four (24) inches , ye) 
Wa General contract let to Leo Herman, Edgerton, nor more than forty inches in diameter on Board of Trustees of the Indiana State Nor- 
; Ind. (Allen county), $16,500. Equipt. let. property owned by the town adjacent to water mal Schcool, 
*Petersville: School, $38,000, Clay township. works, which well will be guaranteed by con- Helen C. Benbrid Ss ta 
: idge, Secretary. 


Terre men con Eastern Traction Company 


INDIANAPOLIS—LOUISVILLE 


: Low rates on Cement from 
Speeds Mill to Indianapolis 
and various other points in 
the state. 


TRY OUR OVER-NIGHT FREIGHT SERVICE 


ii} Lisadiv! local and fast limited service between Indianapolis, 
ue Terre Haute, Brazil, Greencastle, Sullivan, Clinton Park, Paris, IIL, 
Martinsville, Danville, Lebanon, Frankfort, Lafayette, Greenfield, 
Knightstown, Newcastle, Richmond, Crawfordsville and intermed- 
iate points. 

Thru service between Indianapolis and Dayton, O. Direct con- 
nection at Dayton for all Ohio points reached via electric lines. 

Fast freight trains daily between all points. 


if Dispatch freight shipments handled on all passenger cars. The 
it up-to-date way of handling RUSH SHIPMENTS. 


| | HERI SS SEIS eS ple THE ELECTRIC WAY 


Interstate Public Service Company 


BERT WEEDON, Traffi 
1100 J. F. Wild’ Bank Slag” 


Indianapolis, Indiana. 


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Baad Interstate Public Service Company 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


Celotex Used Throughout this Group 


For Strength, Economy, Comfort 


Celotex as sheathing or lining is stronger than 
wood sheathing. Cheaper when applied than 
wood and paper. Nails direct to studs and 
rafters. 


As sheathing, Celotex replaces wood and makes 
a good stucco base. As a plaster base, Celotex 
replaces lath and is also the most effective sound 
deadener. 


Celotex has the insulating value of cork. It 
turns heat and cold alike as no other building 
lumber can. 


When you, as an Architect or Contractor, erect 
a house with Celotex you provide the owner with 
comfort the year ’round and a 25% to 35% sav- 
ing in the annual fuel bills as long as the house 
stands. 


Celotex is made from cane fibre, the longest, 


' strongest fibre obtainable for board manufacture. 


It is the only manufactured board on earth that 
will stand the test in outside walls. Nails direct 
to the studs of the building, saws and handles the 
same as wood lumber. It is not readily harmed 
by weather nor rough handling. 


Talk to your lumber dealer, he stocks it. Ask 
him about the merits of this remarkable lumber. 
He knows. He can make immediate delivery, too. 


Stock sizes: Thickness 7/16 in., width 4 ft., 
lengths, 8 ft., 8% ft., 9 ft., 9% ft., 10 ft. and 12 ft. 
Weight about 60 lbs. per 100 sq. ft. 


There is a Use for CELOTEX in every Building 


Branch Mill Representatives 


THE CELOTEX COMPANY 


Indianapolis 


205 E. Ohio St. 


Kokomo Lafayette 
220 W. Sycamore St. 


WM. J. RYAN, Manager 


Cor. Third and Brown Sts. 


Phone, Main 7089 


Terre Haute 
10th and Cherry Sts. 


INSULATING LUMBER 


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SCREENS 


WEATHER 
STRIPS 


CALKING 


Give us the op- 
portunity of de- 
monstrating our 
various lines of 
building’ materi- 
als before plac- 
ing your orders. 


“Quality and cS 
Service 
Our 


Slogan” 


GENERAL 
BUILDERS 
SUPPLY CO. 


Merchants Bank Bldg. — Indianapolis, Ind. 


VONNEGUT HARDWARE CO. 


120-124 E. Wash. St. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


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Doors Hardware Jamb Sills 
of the Highest 


Erected if Desired 
Standard of Efficiency and Durability 


520 S. Capitol Ave. Phone Main 5069 Indianapolis 


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Paving Brick, Face Brick, Common Brick 
B. F. Sturtevant Co.’s Fans and Blowers 
GEO. M. SPINDLER, 221 Hume-Mansur Building 
Main 2064 INDIANAPOLIS 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 1st Vice-President 
EWING MILLER, 2d Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


SOCIETY OFFICIALLY INVITES IL- 
LINOIS ARCHITECTS TO ATTEND 
SOUTH BEND MEETING 


Tri-State Building Session Plan Gets 
Under Way. 


In line with the proposed scheme to 
merge the regular regional meeting of 
the Indiana Society of Architects, to be 
held at South Bend, September 6th, into 


a joint tri-state meeting of building in- 2 


terests the following invitation has been 
extended by the Society to Illinois archi- 
tects: 


To the Illinois Society of Architects: 


The Indiana Society of Architects is 
endeavoring to have a Tri-State Meeting 
at South Bend, Indiana, September 6, 
1923, of the Architects, Engineers and 
Contractors of Indiana, the northeastern 
part of Illinois and the southern part of 
Michigan. We are inviting members 
rom your Society to be with us on Sep- 
tember 6th for luncheon, at 12:30 noon; 
for the afternoon session, at 2:00 o’clock; 
and for the joint session in the evening, 
at 6:30 o’clock. All of these meetings 
will be held in the LaSalle Hotel. 

We hope that you will have a large 
delegation present at this meeting and 
come prepared to have a rousing good 
time. 

Yours very truly, 
MERRITT HARRISON, 
' Secretary. 


UNITED STATES ARCHITECTS IN- 
VITED TO PARTICIPATE IN 
PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS 
OF ARCHITECTS 


To Be Held in Chile 


The Second Pan American Congress of 
Architects will be held this year in San- 
tiago de Chile from September 10 to 20 
inclusive, under the patronage of the 
President of the Republic of Chile, the 
Ministries of Foreign Affairs, the Rec- 
tors of the University of Chile and of the 
Catholie University, and other distin- 
guished agencies. 

The Institute is most cordially invited 


to send delegates. Officials of our own 
State Department, and of the Pan Amer- 
ican Union in Washington, have ex- 
pressed the hope that the architects of 
the United States will be represented. 


The Pan American Union, at its own 
expense, is arranging for two exhibitions 
of American architecture. The State De- 
partment will expedite and make pleas- 
ant the journey of the American delegate 
or delegates. 

All that remains is for the Institute to 
find one or more of its members who will 
0. 
The Executive Committee at its recent 
meeting directed that this situation be 
brought to the attention of every mem- 
ber in the hope that one or more archi- 
tects might be found who would be will- 
ing to combine a vacation with a real 
service to the profession and the Insti- 
tute—by making the trip to South Amer- 
ica to represent the A. I. A. 


An attractive round trip rate is now 
offered by both the American and British 
Steamship Lines to New York via the 
Canal, West Coast, Trans-Andean Rail- 
way and the East Coast Lines. The ac- 
tual time consumed in transit would be 
a total of nineteen days on the East and 
West Coast voyages and practically: two 
days for the Trans-Andean trip. With 
ten days at Santiago at the. Congress, 
and ten days in Buenos Aires, the entire 
trip could be made within two months. 

The duties of the Institute delegate at 
the Congress would not be onerous. He 
would speak for the architects of the 
United States, and he would see that the 
exhibitions were properly placed. He 
would not be troubled with the details of 
such work, as ample assistance will be 
furnished locally. A knowledge of Span- 
ish or French is by no means necessary. 


Any member or members of the Insti- 
tute willing to undertake this service 
should telegraph at once to President 
Faville, the Octagon House, Washington, 
Iz. ©. 


QUICK-SETTING LIME BLOCKS 
HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. 


U. S. Bureau Makes Announcement 


A cast lime building tile for use in 
making partitions has been developed at 


the Bureau of Standards by the Fellow 
of the National Lime Association. The 
material of which it is made sets so that 
it can be’ removed from the mold at the 
end of ten minutes. After twenty min- 


utes it can be handled, and after seven. 
days it has a compressive strength of 
one hundred pounds per square inch. It 
can be sawed, and nails can be driven 


into it. 

The material is composed of five parts 
by volume of ground quick lime, ten of 
hydrate or slaked lime, and one of wood 
fiber. It is found to cure best when out- 
doors exposed to the weather. The new 
tile is about twenty per cent heavier than 
gypsum tile of the same size, and ex- 
periments are being conducted to see if 
the core volume can be increased without 
too great a sacrifice of strength. 

The quick setting lime of which the 
tile is made was developed several 
months ago by the Bureau of Standards, 
and can also be used for other purposes. 
Difficulty is found in shipping it, how- 
ever. 


Ce ee ee 
FORMER PRESIDENT OF ILLINOIS 
SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS 
TO SPEAK. 


Architect Davidson of Chicago to Deliver 
a Talk at Regional Meeting in 
September. 


A tentative acceptance to speak at the 
South Bend meeting, as one of the repre- 
sentatives to present the architects’ side 
of the building industry, has been re- 
ceived from Mr. Frank E. Davidson, 


Chicago, former president of the Illinois 
Society of Architects. 

Owing to the fact that he has just 
recovered from a long, serious illness, 
Mr. Davidson was forced to qualify his 
acceptance with the provision that his 
health permit appearance, 


He will take for his subject the en- 


_ Couragement of greater and closer co- 


operation between those two important 


elements of the industry, the architect 
and the contractor. 


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Interior View of Our Steel Plant 


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Robert Berner Structural Steel Co. 


FABRICATORS and ERECTORS 


Structural Steel and Plate Work 
for Building Construction 


Also Miscellaneous Iron Work All Kinds 


401 South Harding St. Phone Belmont 0373 
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 


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CENTRAL STATES BRIDGE CO 


INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


Structural Steel for all types of Buildings, 
Garages, etc. 


Steel Bridges Enquiries Solicited 


HOLLENBECK ironworks 
ELEVATOR ENCLOSURES 


WINDOW GUARDS FACTORY PARTITIONS 
SCREENS, GRILLS, GRATINGS, RAILINGS 


INDIANAPOLIS 


2251 Mass. Ave. Phone, Webster 76.6 


Hetherington & Berner 


Structural Steel and Iron Werk for 
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 


BEAMS ANGLES 
Gray Iron Castings 


CHANNELS 
Special Machinery 


Tel. Main 0419 701-745 Kentucky Ave. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


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Steel- Tons of it 


Carried in Stock to meet your 
urgent needs. Send us your inquiries. 


Structural Steel - Steel Lumber 
- Steel Sash - 


International Steel & lronCo. 


Address Dept. 17 


EVANSVILLE, IND. 


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STRUCTURAL STEEL 


for 


BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 


Steel Derricks—Industriai Cars 
Concrete Handling Equipment 


Estimates Cheerfully Given 


INSLEY MANUFACTURING CO. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


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FORT WAYNE FOUNDRY | 
AND MACHINE CO. 


Structural Steel and 
Ornamental Iron Work 


General Machine Work 


Superior & Harrison Sts. 


FORT WAYNE, -i- INDIANA 


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RECORDER 17 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


EVANSVILLE. 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geoe es Miler: Seca es President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


NEW EVANSVILLE BUILDING CODE 
READY FOR ADOPTION. 


City Inspector Makes Recommendations 


An ordinance embodying a complete 
new building code for Evansville will be 
presented to the common council within 
a few weeks, Ed C. Kerth, building in- 
spector, has announced. The code, as 
prepared by the city inspector is in the 
hands of a council committee composed 
of Henry Adler, Henry Diekmann, Ed- 
ward Schmidt and Edward Keonemann, 
who have it under consideration. 


Mr. Kerth said the code will prohibit 
shingle roofs in the fire limits, which are 
to be extended; it will include a plan for 
the gradual elimination of the open vault; 
control of the hazard and storage occu- 
pancies will be taken care of and certain 
buildings will be by law provided with 
sprinkler systems and fire retarding 
doors and partitions; wholesale and 
warehouse building areas will be limited; 
the contents and number of employes in 
certain classes of buildings will be lim- 
ited, and new plumbing and_ electrical 
regulations will be included. 


NO CHECK APPARENT IN EVANS- 
VILLE BUILDING. 


Steady Push Continues 


_No slump is as yet indicated in Evans- 
ville building construction operations 
which continue to swing along at an ac- 
tive rate. Much of the work started 
earlier in the season has reached a stage 
of completion except the larger projects 
and good progress has 
course of erection. As the earlier oper- 
ations neared completion other new work 
has continually developed to occupy the 
attention of the contractors who have 
really had no slack time on their hands 
this season. Even now as the summer 
i erty there is a marked degree of ac- 
lvity on all sides in local building circles 
a new contracts steadily being award- 
e and new plans being developed by the 
Reville architects. There is every in- 
Gication that the local building activity 


1s to continue right on into the fall and 
winter, 


marked their - 


of Indiana 


C. C. .PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


CHEAPER TO BUILD TODAY THAN 
IT WAS IN 1920 


At Least That Is What Evansville Lum- 
bermen Contend J 


The information was advanced in 
Evansville the past week that local lum- 
ber prices, despite the great activity in 
home building construction, are 35 per 
cent cheaper than in 1920 and that the 
general decline in the cost of the entire 
house building operation at this time is 
at least 20 per cent off what it was three 
years ago. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 


General contractors, J. Bippus & Son, 
have completed the drug store and resi- 
dence for Geo. Brown on Lincoln avenue, 
and the duplex apartment for Frank 
Freund on Blackford street. This firm 
also has under construction a new bunga- 
low for Miss Emma Bernardin on Lin- 
coln avenue, and alterations for the 
Shriners’ Club. 


Evansville construction interests are 
watching with interest the development 
of a $100,000 hotel project for Degonia 
Springs in Warrick County just east of 
Boonville. It is being promoted by 
Evansville business men. 


Edward Dubber was awarded the con- 
tract for the construction of an addition 
to the home of Miss E. Topp on Second 
street. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max-Irmacher 2.2. sc. President 
E. F., Oelschlager__________ Secretary 


825 Calhoun St. 


_ 


Phone 2001 


HERE’S THE REASON 


Hundred Thousand Population Level Put 
Big Call on Building Endeavor. 


One answer to the cause for Ft. 
Wayne’s great building construction 
spurt for the past year or so, especially 
the home building efforts put forth, is 
found in the figures brought out by the 
new city directory which, according 


to the customary way of estimating, 
show that the population of: the city has 
an estimated population of 100,324. 
Right along Ft. Wayne has shown a 
healthy growth as has been evidenced by 


the steady and heavy demand for new 
business and industrial structures and 
more homes. The local building frater- 
nity at times has been put to it to keep 
pace with the requirements, but has gone 
ahead at full speed and has gradually 
overcome, to a large extent, the glaring 
shortages that were made apparent when 
war matters caused an abandonment of 
normal construction efforts. 


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THE BUSINESS BAROMETER 


Bank Clearings at Ft. Wayne Show 
Further Gains. 


Last week’s statement of the Fort 
Wayne clearing house continued to in- 
dicate heavy gains in Fort Wayne busi- 
ness. Total clearings exceeded those of 


the previous week by nearly $200,000, 
while the gain over the corresponding 
week of last year was more than $1,- 
000,000. 


NEW COUNTY INFIRMARY 
PROPOSED. 


Officials Now Arranging Means For 
Financing Big Project. 


County officials are now endeavoring 
to work out a plan for the financing of 
a new $250,000 county infirmary build- 
ing scheme. Several propositions are to 
be submitted for the consideration of 
the county council at its September 
meeting. 

The county has a new 600-acre site 
and the new buildings proposed for the 
site are to be built with a view to meet- 
ing the immediate demand and then the 
other units will be added later. Con- 
struction operations will probably begin 
in the early spring if finances are ar- 
ranged. 


PARK BOARD ADOPTS MEASURE 
TO REGULATE BUILDING NEAR 
CITY PARKS. 


Recent Attempts To Erect Alleged Ob- 
jectionable Structures Causes 
Action. . 


The resolution prohibiting estahlish- 
ment of certain businesses within 300 
feet of any city park, which was sub- 
mitted to the park board, at a recent 
meeting was officially adoped by the 
board. All business that may prove of- 
fensive or dangerous to the welfare of 
the park will be included under the re- 
solution. | 


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' Contractors—Engineers 
! 810-15 FLETCHER TRUST BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS i 


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General Building Contractors 
623 NORTH NOBLE ST., INDIANAPOLIS 


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CORNELL ENGINEERING CO. 
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2611 CORNELL AVE., INDIANAPOLIS 


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WM. P. JUNGCLAUS CO. 
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825 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., INDIANAPOLIS 


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General Building Contractors 
} 1006 E. MAIN ST. MUNCIE, IND. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


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| GENERAL CHEMICAL Co. : 
; ““Hard-N-Tyte” for Better Concrete Floors. i 
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= 517 N. Oakland Ave. Indianapolis j 
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SAW RIGS 
PUMPS 
HOISTS 


No. 4 C. H. & E. Bilge Pump 


No. 107 Koehring Dandie 


CONCRETE MIXERS 


MORTAR MIXERS 
STEEL FORMS 
BAR CUTTERS 


Immediate Shipment from Indianapolis Warehouse 


KOEHRING COMPANY 


FLETCHER TRUST BUILDING 
H. W. TAYLOR, INDIANA REPRESENTATIVE 
MAIN 7179 


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Complete BEDFORD, IND. Factories 


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! Plumbing and Heating Contractors 
j 1720 E. TENTH ST. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


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Steel Sash 
Sash Operators 
Puttyless Skylights 


Metal Tile 

Metal Lath 
Shurebond Channels 
Hanger Inserts 

727 LEMCKE BUILDING 


Reinforcing Steel 
Spacer Bars 
Form Clamps 
Adjustable Shores 


Phone—CI rcle 7878 Indianapolis, Ind. 


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Works on any system--steam, vapor, hot water 

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SAFE, CLEAN, EFFICIENT, ECONOMICAL 


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CHAS. LATHAM, JA., PREsST. HARRISON WALTERS, V. Presrt. 
‘we. W. W°ESE, Sec-Treas. 


LATHAM & WALTERS 


Inc. 
ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS 
927-928 State Lire BLOG. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


GENERAL CONTRACTORS, CIVIL AND STRUGTURAL ENGINEERS 
TELEPHONES:—MAIN 1248. AUTO, 28-581 


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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ! 
Builders Hoists Steel Derricks Steel Concrete Forms } 
Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds | 
Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 3 
Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants | 


Double and Single Caye Material Elevator Platform 
GEO. W. FIFE EQUIPMENT ¢ oO. 
1403 Merchants Bank Building ' 
Indianapolis, Indiana 4 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 19 


INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


FP W... Jangelaus.2 325. President 
iC; C. Pierson 2 Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets. second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


me2t every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder this week. 


INCREASE OVER JUNE BUT DE- 
CREASE FROM JULY, 1922 FIG- 
URES SHOWN BY LAST 

MONTH’S INDIANAPOLIS 
BUILDING RETURNS. 


Year’s Volume Still Ahead of That For 
1922. 


Building construction in Indianapolis 
~ during the month of July came back with 
a fair volume of business showing a 
7.9% gain over June as regards the 
amount of money involved. Not only 
that but there was also a slight increase 
in the number of permits granted. The 
business though when compared with 
that of July a year ago was not so good, 
In fact it showed a 38.6% decrease from 
the estimated valuations recorded the 
corresponding period in 1922, this despite 
the circumstance that there were 250 
more permits issued in July this season 
than during the same period last year. 
Though July added more than $2,000,- 
000 to the Indianapolis estimated valua- 
tions for new building operations, and 
carried the total for the year to August 


1, up to $16,632,994; the decrease of the. 


ast two months as compared with the 
figures for June and July last year has 
whittled the lead of the 1923 figures 
down perceptibly. The total estimated 
valuations for new building work in In- 
dianapolis up to August 1, 1922, amount- 
ed to $15,442,673, thus giving 1923 for 
€ seven months a margin of $1,210,321 
or 7.7% to the good. The total permits 
issued in 1923 however, show to a little 
better advantage the 807 increase for 
this year revealing a 9.8% gain. 
€ Indianapolis building figures to 
August 1, are: 


_ Period Per. Est. Val. 

 mos.,.1998....... 8981 $16,632,994 
mos., 1922....... 8174 15,442,673 

1923’s margin .... 807 $ 1,190,321 


STATE A. B. C’S BUSY ON CON- 
FERENCE PLANS. 


Interesting Program Now in the Making 


Headquarters office of the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana is work- 
ing industriously to whip plans in shape 
for the quarterly conference and joint 
meeting with architects to be held in 
South Bend, September 6. 


The conference for the contractors 
will be held in the afternoon at which 
time sole attention will be devoted to 
contracting problems, and then in the 
evening the joint meeting of Indiana 
architects and contractors will be called 
to order. 


Secretary C. C. Pierson of the Indi- 
anapolis Building Contractors’ Associa- 
tion and also of the State A. B. C. was 
in Chicago this week furthering plans 
for the big meeting in September and 
arranging for speakers of prominence to 
present the contractors side of the build- 
ing industry. ; 

The individual meetings of the archi- 
tects and contractors and also the joint 
gathering will all be held at the La Salle 
Hotel at South Bend. 


GLORY FOR ALL 


Indiana Building Industry Has Done Its 
Duty Nobly This Year. 


/ 

Indiana has surely done herself proud 
in a building construction way during 
the first six months of 1923. While Indi- 
anapolis has turned in over $14,000,000 
worth of new building during that period, 
South Bend and Ft. Wayne together have 
matched their big sister’s performance 
which is going some if any body asks 
you. 

Both Ft. Wayne and South Bend have 
enjoyed unprecedented building activity 
this year and bid fair to add considerable 
more to the State’s building construction 
volume before the year has run its 
course, 

The other cities are all doing their bit 
nobly and this should be extended down 
even to the towns and country districts 
where the building construction though 
not large, naturally, has been active. 

In view of the fact that the entire 
country has been busy building and the 
demand for labor and material has been 
unusually heavy Indiana has been for- 
tunate in being able to put across the 
large building program that she has and 
bespeaks credit to the. entire building 
industry of the State, ‘Architects. Con. 
tractors, Mechanics, Material Supply 


Men and all others associated with the 
business. 


SOME ITEMS IN PRESENT UTILIZA- 
TION OF WOOD WASTE 


That some of what would otherwise 
be wood waste is being already utilized 
in the manufacture of useful products 
by the lumber and wood-using industries 
is shown by the following tabulation 
made recently by the Forest Service of- 
fice in Portland, Oregon. This indicates 
the amounts of waste material used an- 
nually by various industries and also 
these quantities expressed in percent- 
ages of the total amounts used; that is, 


lath is 100% made from waste material; 
80% of all shade and map rollers are 
made from what would otherwise be 
wasted; 30% of all wood used for chairs 
and chair stock was formerly thrown 


‘away as refuse. 


Total Waste Percent- 
- Used Annually age of 


Board Total 
Feet Amount 
Used 
1 OE 1s a a ne 680,000,000 100 


Shade and ma 


rollers; 2 =P 63,200,000 80 
Chairs and chair 

PROG a eck! a | 87,000,000 30 
Matches and tooth- 

151 <. GoM aRY aoe 25,000,000 30 
Woodenware and 

novelties ______ 101,000,000 25 
Boot and shoe 

findings’ ______- 16,500,000 25 
DOTS nee ts 7,250,000 25 
Beisnes: 1" ioe 3,250,000 25 
Dowels ‘2263.4 1,200,000 10 
Brooms and carpet 

sweepers ______ 300,000 15 


Boxes and crates_ 454,800,000 10 
Purnitire 2.1... 94,500,000 10 
Skewers and but- 


cher blocks ____ 300,000 10 


Pou. fos wee 1,534,300,000 


(From Bulletin National Association 
of Lumber Manufacturers). 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($5,000 and Over) 
Week of August 9 to August 16 


*Residence and Garage: $25,000, 4226 N. Tlli- 
nois, Owner, Kiefer Mayer, c/o Kiefer-Stewart 
Drug Co. General contract let to Albert Fuller, 
434 N. Emerson. Brick veneer. 


*Residence: $20,000, 3239 N,. Pennsylvania. 
Owner, Anton Vonnegut, president Vonnegut Ma- 
chinery Co. General contract let to Albert Fuller, 
434 N. Emerson. Frame and stucco. 


Residence and Garage: $12.000, 4820 Washine- 
ton Blvd. Owner, Max E. Graves, c/o Graves- 
Nave and Co., Union Stock Yards. General con- 
tract let to J. L. Holmes, 608 E. 46th. Brick 
veneer. 


Arartment (4 apts.): $11,700, 2707-09 East 
Michigan. Owner, Carrie W. Whitaker, 2707 BE. 
Michigan. General contract lat to J. J. Clark, 
at site. Frame. 


Residences (4): ($2,000 each, 2161-65-69 N. 
Gale and 1115 W. 36th. Owner, Hunter Realty 
Co. Owner builds. 


Stores: _$5.000, 545 S. East St. 
Lapenta. 350 Bankers Trust Bldg. 
to Fred Iozza, 545 S. East. 

Residences (2): $4,500 each, 373-377 Ritter. 
Owner, E. D. Stonehouse, at site. 


Owner, Dr. 
Contract let 


Residence: $7.000, 3863 Winthrop. Owner, 
C. J. Williams, 423 Berkley Road. 
Residence: $6,000, 3458 Birchwood. Owner, 


H. S. Seilken, c/o contractor, ‘Contract let to 
F, M. Bartholomew and Son, 3725 N. Illinois. 


Residence: $6,550, 5107 Broadway. Owner, 
John and Della Keller, 912 E. 13th. Contract let 
to James Atwood & Son, 856 W. 27th St. 


Residence: $8,000, 2953-55 Washington Blvd. 
(double house). Owner, American Estates Co., 
801.Occidental, Bldg. Contract let to Roy Grif- 
fith, 619 N. Lasalle. 


Residences (2): 


$8,000 total, 911 and 915 N. 
Laselle St. 


Owner, Matilda Gehrlein, 3855 Guil- 
ford. Contract let to C. S. Clifton, 1415 N. 
Tuxedo. 


Residence (double), $7,000, 28-30 N. Lasalle. 
Owner, Anna E. Kealing, 3220 E. Washington. 
General contract let to Joseph A, Moore, 3207 
E. Washington, . 


Residence (double), $6,000, 113-15 N. Sheffield. 


Owner, Julia A, Miner, 26 E. 36th St. General 
contract let to J. F. Webber, at site, 


Residence: $5.500, 6426 College. Owner, A. J. 
Scott, at site. Contract let to J, A. Tomlin, 1019 
W. 35th St. 


Apartment (rem. from school), $5,000, 1535 
Central. Owner, Protestant Episcopal ‘Church. 
Contract let to George E. Dunn, at site. 


| 20) INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


R emember 


You cam substantially reduce the cost of your compen- | 
sation ard liability insurance by insuring in the BUILDERS & 
MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. (a strong com- 
pany, organized and economically managed by contractors, and de- 
voted exclusively to rendering a particular service and reducing 
the cost of insurance in building construction.) 


SURPLUS OVER $500,000. 


It will pay you to inquire of its rates and service. 
See the secretary of your association or write to 


Builders & Manufacturers 
Mutual Casualty Company 


1301 Chamber of Commerce Bldg. 
CHICAGO 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 21 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING . 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


eu. Wesley Reed: <n sces President 
ei te Cole. oi oe Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


THE INVADER 


To Stop Him Is An Opportunity The 
National Association Should 
Not Neglect. 


One interested in the building. con- 
tracting business in the Calumet District 
is often forced to wonder if other cities 
in the State are afflicted with the same 
kind of contractors with which the Dis- 
trict has to contend. Owing to the fact 
that the cities in northwestern Indiana 


are in such close proximity to Chicago 


most of the big building projects in the 
territory attract the attention of outside 
contractors who come in to figure with 
the result that a great deal of the work 
goes to these outsiders. These latter 
then come in to carry the building oper- 
ation forward, and as the work pro- 
gresses pay no attention whatever to the 
local wage scales or working agreements, 
instead, if they need men they just tilt 
the wages in order to secure the needed 
mechanics in order to rush the work 
through to completion. The result is 
that the men flock to the job paying the 
most money and the local contractors if 
they, too, don’t keep "step with the ad- 
vanecing wages find their jobs denuded 
of workmen. 

Not only that, but the outsiders abso- 
lutely refuse to contribute any dues to 
the local association and in their selfish- 
ness indirectly do everything possible to 
demoralize local labor conditions, and 
when the mechanics grow arrogant and 
Independent the outsiders vent their 
spleen on the local association for not 
being able to provide better conditions 
or them under which to operate. 

t is such circumstances as this that 
make the efforts of the National Associa- 
tion seem a farce. One thing is sure the 
National Association of Building Trades 

mployers, Contractors, or, whatever 

ey may be termed will be of no benefit 
to local city associations of contractors 
until they can formulate a plan that will 
compel contractors from one locality 
Working in another to co-operate fully 
with the local association of the territory 
In which they are operating. 


<A Se 2 ea ae 
SHOULD MULTIPLY FIGURES 
BY TWO. 


Big Bulk of Building In Hammond Dis- 
trict Not Recorded. fe 


_ A large amount of building done here 
1S not shown in the building permit re- 
turns for Hammond. There is almost as 
much building being done in West Ham- 
mond, which is in Illinois, and of which 


We have no record, as is done in Ham- 
mond proper, 


BABBLE WAS THERE BUT NO 
TOWER. 


Union Arguments Presented in all 
Tongues. 


Efforts to unionize the foreign popula- 
tion of Gary, employed in the steel mills, 
was started at a mass meeting on the 
south side August 12th. Speakers of all 
languages were present so that all might 
be given to understand what the meeting 
was about. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS» 


J. Wesley Reed was awarded the gen- 
‘eral contract for the new heat and power 
plant for the Central School, for $17,500. 

E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State'A. B. C. 


Chas, ‘Rowe’ o>. Sie President 
d; AlVGallivanc joj 7 ee: Secretary 


314 Main Street 


KEEN COMPETITION OF CON- 
TRACTING WORST ENEMY OF 
ASSOCIATION EFFORT. 


Tells Again This Year. 


Nineteen hundred and _ twenty-three 
has, in the running of its course, once 
more set forth the old, old story that the 
keen competition developed in building 
contracting is one of the greatest ob- 
stacles to organiation plans. It is the 
one thing that keeps the contractors 
apart, under its lash the contractors, 
many of them, are driven far from the 
ideal path that is platted in the days of 
stress, and with building going good 
every fellow sets out for himself figuring 
on driving through to a galloping, suc- 
cessful, finish. During that period he 
gives no thought to the association en- 
deavor and when a competitor presses 
him hard, selfishness grabs the rein, and 
wage tilting sinks in a cutting spur to 
increase the pace. Such tactics have not 
been uncommon this season and, when 
the race is run, will the return recompense 
for the result that must be reckoned 
with? Next spring these very men ‘and 
others will recall the gruelling pace when 
wage matters come up for adjustment 
and standards set in 1923 are thrown up 
to them. Then it is the contractors will 
remember the association so carelessly 
brushed aside and they will turn to it 
for protection from the threat their very 
actions have created. Not only will they 
turn to their association but they will 
expect it to lead them out from the 
quagmire into which they so thought- 
lessly plunged. 

Labor is always on the job three hun- 
dred and sixty-five days a year always 
figuring the way out, and it is small 
wonder it is always ready to take ad- 
vantage of the ambuscade into which the 
contractors so 
selves. When they come to realize that 
there is a future and it is that future for 
which the association is working that 
year will tell a different story. 


unwittingly find them- b 


MUNCIE BUILDING CODE LOST ITS 
TEETH. 


Revisions And Amendments Prove Its 
Undoing. 


A building code, even to a certain ex- 
tent, is something every municipality 
should have, it should regulate and re- 
strict, that is its purpose, but it is hard 
to make it elastic enough to meet the 
ever new methods and materials that are 
entering the building construction field. 
Penal clauses incorporated in the origi- 
nal code frequently later on prevent the 
element of elasticity so much desired. 


A building code is a mean thing to 
tamper with for such practice often 
times causes a lot of entanglement, dis- 
satisfaction, discord over the various 
points for which a remedy is sought. 

Muncie had a new code not so many 
years ago over which a great deal of 
thought and time was spent and at the 
conclusion of the effort the document was 
hailed as a wonder from which great 
things were expected. 


Today Muncie is a good example of 
what tampering with a code will do. 

There were those who, in formulating 
the code, bore ever in mind the fact 
that the prospective builder must be 
protected by certain restrictive clauses 
that would assure to him a well built, 
safe building. Later on it developed 
from certain sources that the restrictions 
were too binding and moves were in- 
stituted for amendments and revisions. 
These latter were accomplished and in 
the end the revisions and amendments 
grew to such an extent that the power of 
the code was broken and finally so much 
was rescinded that Muncie was finally 
shorn of the code heralded in the begin- 
ning as such a fine thing. 

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IF YOU DON’T PUSH, FOR GOOD- 
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FROM THE BRAKE! 


Too Many Brakemen As It Is 


_ The Blue Lightning Express reached 
its destination one evening eight hours 
late, and the engineer, rubbing his hands, 
said to the new brakeman: 

“How’s this for railroading, my son?” 

Great, said the new brakeman, “We’re 
a little late, though ain’t we?” 

“It’s that darn Horseshoe Hill,” said 
the engineer. “In all my life I never had 
such trouble to get up that hill as I did 
today. 

“Yes,” sadi the new brakeman, “and 
she’d have slipped too, if I hadn’t had the 
brakes on tight.”—Logs Angeles Times. 

Sad to relate, all such rakemen are 
not confined to railroading, figuratively 
speaking they are in all lines of endeavor 
and contracting knows their ilk. Con- 
tracting has a lot of engineers in its 
ranks, men who would drive the whole 
train of the business up the hill and over 
the grade, men of discretion however, 
and again there is the type personified 
by the brakeman who as soon as they hit 
the grade forget the climb to be made, 
grow dubious, and think only of the slip. 
Immediately the latter clamp on the 

rake and make the engineers’ task the 
harder. They think because they are 


“riding along” with all brakes set that 


they are doing a wonderful thing for the 
cause, 


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HOW TO GET RESULTS 


United Effort Bound to Tell Call It by 
What Name One Will 


Here is a straight from the shoulder 
talk to the contractor, one that, while 
directed to the builder of Massachusetts 
by the Associated Contractors of that 
state, applies equally well to the builder 
In any state or city where there is a 
contractors’ association. Particularly 
Should the argument sink home in Indi- 
ana, where the Associated Building Con- 
tractors of the state have been engaged 
for several years in doing the very thing 
upon which the Massachusetts associa- 
tion stresses, 

Here is the way the Monthly Bulletin 
of the Associated ‘Contractors of Massa- 
chusetts presents the case: 


“Mr. Contractor! 

‘Have you ever heard of Unions in the 
Building Trades? Do you like them, 
tolerate them, or despise them? It de- 
bends on your experience with them. 
You can’t always admire their methods, 
but they do get results. 

_ “Ten or fifteen years ago they were 
just organizing. The employers did 
everything to discourage them. They 
nad to overcome hundreds of little petty 
Jealousies among themselves. Some men 
Were afraid to join; others wouldn’t put 
any money in until they could see what 
ey were going to get for it. 

. 1ou know what a factor Unions are 
i the Building Industry tqday. We 
> tak have to go into detail telling how 
‘ey fight and how they put through leg- 
lslation which 
you; how they dictaté 
ing conditions to mic | They control your 
Usiness every hour of the day. 

® you know that for the past two 
years the contractors of Massachusetts 
ave had a Union; an organization of 
Do 


wages and work- 


Contractors and sub-contractors? 


— 


you know what they have been doing 
during that time? They have met the 
same problems which confronted the 
Unions when they were organizing. 
Such an organization has had to combat 
opposition on the part of the Unions; 
indifference on the part of some con- 
tractors. They have overcome petty 


.jealousies among themselves. They have 


established and are publishing a monthly 
magazine. They have organized a serv- 
ice department to keep the members in 
touch with one another and with what is 
going on in other sections of the country. 
They have put the organization on a firm 
financial footing. In fact, they have done 


“It is now time to build the structure. 
How big and how strong will it be? 
That depends on the other contractors 
and sub-contractors in the state. You 
are one of them. We need you. In 
Union there is Strength. It costs five 
dollars to join and ten dollars a year for 
dues. There are no extra assessments. 
This is only one-tenth of what your 
workmen pay into THEIR Unions.” 

The Indiana A. B. C.’s has done and 
is doing things for the contractor all the 
time. It is an older body than the one 
from Massachusetts and is financed 
somewhat differently but both are work- 
ing in the same general direction, not to 


affects themselves and G 


everything which could be done in order 
to build a good solid foundation for such 
an organization. 


antagonize Labor but to protect the con- 
tractor when his interest may be as- 
sailed. 


SLIGHT FALLING OFF OF BUILDING IN INDIANA CITIES SHOWN BY 
RETURNS FROM BUILDING INSPECTORS. 


Permits Issued In Good Volume, But Money Involved Not Up To July, 
1922 Amount. 


The official figures submitted by the building inspectors of Indiana’s nine lead- 
ing cities show that: building construction operations as far as the money involved 
was concerned showed a 15% falling off from the volume recorded in J une, and was 
6% Jess than the amount posted in July in 1922. Though the financial feature 
suffered by way of comparison the number of permits granted would tend to indi- 
cate that there was no let up to the activity as there were 3616 permits issued 
in July 1923, as against 2951 in June this year and 2381 in July, 1922. 

At that the total estimated valuation of the new work licensed in July lacked 
only a quarter of a million dollars of reaching the $6,000,000 level. 


As for individual showings Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne and Richmond recorded 
gains over June this year, the other six registering losses. Five of the cities 
gained on their July, 1922, building performances, but these increases were not 
sufficient to offset the losses sustained by the other four municipalities. 


Ft. Wayne again went over the million dollars mark, making this her fifth 
consecutive month to achieve that result. During the seven months of this year 
she has recorded four monthly totals of over $1,000,000, and once she passed the 
$2,000,000 figure. Indianapolis, since January 1st, has recorded, two $3,000,000 
months, three $2,000,000 months and two $1,000,000 months. South Bend to August 
1st, has posted two $2,000,000 and two $1,000,000 buildding months. 

But getting back to July one finds a new face at the head of the Indiana cities 
in the matter of gain over last year’s July building. Evansville leads with 61 more 
permits issued for an increase of 63.6%, to be followed in this order: Ft. Wayne, 
81 more permits, 59.4% gain; South Bend, 140 more permits, 38.5% gain; Gary, 
58 more permits, 38.4% gain; Terre Haute, 116 more permits, 31.8% gain; Rich- 
mond, 4 more permits, 1.8% loss; Elkhart, 1 less permit, 11% loss; Hammond, 26 
more permits, 25.9% loss; Indianapolis, 250 more permits, 38.6% loss. 


The official city figures for July building are 


1923 1922 

Cities Per. Est. Val. Per. Est. Val. 
EE eg ee aes A ae aie 18 $ 90,100 19 $ 101,300 
WVU PIMIG since Waal dees Fa oo kala c 181 253,600 120 155,040 
CL WWSEMIICH res Feuer ead yb kon ved. «athe 297 1,141,265 216 715,735 
LY ene s eee ostaa en a bitte ie re 145 411,325 87 297,145 
MOM MONG omc ney lie ss uh owe 113 296,840 87 400,875 
endianapols: Wes. Fs pies os. ood 1413 2,055,748 1163 3,349,348 
RighmOm Gk wale, Gao se ss Ga 52 39,055 48 88,352 
South Bem oes eo hc bein 594 1,209,406 454 872,773 
Dervoe Braute 1. eros ie 803 249,725 187 189,401 
Totak”.\ Sloe SS ee 3616 $5,747,064 2381 $6,119,969 


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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
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views issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


School Buildings (8): School No. 76, 
$243,622; School No. 75, -220,815; School 
No. 67, $218,651; School No. 62, $199,237; 
School No. 18, $188,858; School No. 70, 
$203,175; School No. 30, $137,512; School 
No. 28, $101,902. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Richard Johnson, busi- 
ness director, 150 N. Meridian St; Plans 
completed and approved by the board. 
Will advertise for bids next Wednesday, 
August 29, bids to close about Septem- 
ber 19. 

Catholic Recreation Building: $100,- 
000 (will include gymnasium, swimming 
pool, lockers, showers, boiler room, coal 
room, etc.), 2 sty. and bas., Tenth and 
Pennsylvania Sts. Archt., J. Edwin 
Kopf and Woolling, 401 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg. Owner, Right Rev. Joseph Chart- 
rand, D. D., bishop of Indianapolis, rec- 
tor SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, 1347 
N. Meridian St., Rev. Maurice O’Connor, 
director, 124 W. Georgia St. Brick, stone 
and slate, reinforced concrete, structural 
steel. Architect preparing drawings. 
Present buildings are being remodeled to 
be used for temporary quarters. The 
above recreation building is the first unit 
of a Catholic community center. Two 
other units will follow in a few years. 
Total cost will be $250,000. 


“Freight House: 1 and 2 sty., 30x750, 
Kentucky Ave. Archt., Fermor S. Can- 
non, 21 Virginia Ave. Owner, the Ter- 
minal Realty Co., Robert I. Todd, presi- 
dent, Traction Terminal Bldg. Brick, 
steel, sash. Archt. taking bids to close 
August 31. 

Church (fire rebuild and additions), 
$90,000, Joplin, Mo. Archt., A. A. 
Honeywell, 418 Penway Bldg., Indian- 
apolis. Owner, First Presbyterian 
Church, Joplin, Mo. 
pleted. Owner excavating. Brick, stone 
trim. 

Memorial Sunday School Building: 
$50,000, Wilmington, Ohio. Archt., A. A. 
Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., Indian- 
apolis. Owner, Church of Christ, Mr. A. 
E. Hadley, secretary building committee, 
Wilmington, Ohio. ‘Plans in progress. 
peady for bids in 60 days. Brick, stone 
rim. 

Church: $35,000, Kennett, Mo. Archt., 
A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Christian Congrega- 
tion, Kennett, Mo. Plans in progress. 
Owner will ask for bids this fall. Brick, 
stone trim. 


Plans about com-’ 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


Residence and Three-Car Garage: 
$35,000, Brandenwood Addition. Archt. 
and builders, Willard Osler and Lee 
Burns, Penway Bldg., 241 N. Pennsyl- 
vania St. Owner, Benjamin D. Hitz, c/o 
George Hitz & Co. (commission mer- 
chants), 28 S. Delaware St. Plans com- 
pleted. Start work at once. Stucco, 
hollow tile, slate roof, vapor heating 
Ay eben private water system, septic 
tank. 


Residence and Garage: $15,000, Irv- 
ington, Indianapolis. Archt. and builder, 
the Foster Engineering Co., Indiana 
Pythian Bldg. Owner, Mr. Lavelle, c/o 
Lavelle Foundry Co., 1740 W. Michigan 
St. ‘Plans in progress. Reinforced con- 
crete, brick and hollow tile, fireproof 
construction, steel sash. 


Residence: $10,000, Forest Manor ad- 
dition. Archt., Bacon and Tislow, 31 W. 
Ohio St. Owner, J. W. Fogg, 3202 N. 
Pennsylvania St. Plans in progress. 
Frame, furnace, private water system, 
septic tank, asphalt shingle roof. 


Church (steam heating system), Pe- 
tersburg, Ind. Archt., Bacon and Tislow, 
31 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Methodist Church, Petersburg, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Bids soon. New 
boiler and equipment. 

“Residence and Garage: (8 rooms), 
2 sty. and bas., 538d and. Washington 
Blvd. Archt., George and Mac Lucas, 
1158 Occidental Bldg. Owner, Isaac 
Bremen (jeweler), 305 W. Washington 
St. Bids in ten days. Brick veneer, va- 
por steam heat, tile floors, hardwood 
floors, tile roof. 

“Commercial Garage and Salesroom: 
$25,000, 1 sty. and bas., 70x130, Syca- 
more and Market Sts., Kokomo, Ind. 
Archt., Bacon and Tislow, 31 W. Ohio 
St., Indianapolis. Owner, George W. 
Sipe, 5389 W. Taylor St. Lessee of 
building, Frank C. Penmell Co. (Ford 
agency), 508 W. Taylor St., Kokomo. 
Owner ready for bids. Brick, hollow 
tile, copper set fronts, comp. roof, steam 
heat, tile and concrete floor, steel sash. 


Excavating. _ 
Pump House and Caddy House: 
“Broadmoor Country Club.” Archt., 


Batchelder and Scales, 426 Board of 
Trade Bldg. Owner, Broadmoor Coun- 
try Club. Plans completed. Will build 
<i pepypente this fall. Stucco and hollow 
tile. 

*Temple (Jewish), $150,000, 34th and 
Ruckle. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and 
Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust Bldg. Own- 
er, Beth El Jewish Congregation, Build- 
ing Committee as follows: L. Sakowitz, 
3614 N. Pennsylvania; Isaac Marks, 514 
S. Delaware St.; Herman T. Cohen, 440 
E. Washington; Joseph A. Cohen, 709 W. 
Washington; H. Rosner, 4140 College. 


SINK & EDWARDS 


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Boiler Breechings 
Dust Collectors 


Plans in progress. Plans will not be 
ready for bids for about two months. 

*Consolidated Grade School: $100,000 
(8 rooms), Dist. No. 7 and No. 8, Center 
School Township, Marion County, Indi- 
anapolis. Archt., Donald Graham, 1128 
Hume-Mansur Bldg., In@ianapolis. Own- 
er, William H. Evans, trustee, 215 E. 
New York St., Room 217, Indianapolis. 
Brick, reinforced concrete, fireproof con- 
struction, stone trim. Plans nearing 
ok gaa Will advertise for bids this 
all. 

*Masonic Temple: $30,000, Lawrence, Ind. 
Archt., the Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Dela- 
ware St., Indianapolis. Owner, Masonic Temple 
of the Mystic (Circle Lodge No. 685 F. & A. M., 


Owen R. Webb, secretary, Lawrence, Ind. Plans 
completed. Mature this fall. Brick. 


*Consolidated High School: $150,000, Delphi, 
Ind.: Archt., the Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. 
Delaware St., Indianapolis. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, City of Delphi, and Charles 
Weaver, trustee of Deer Creek Township; address, 
Delphi, Ind. Plans about completed. Owner will 
advertise for bids late fall. 


*Residences (18): Court of 18 houses, U-shape, 
$125,000 total, 55th and Meridian. Archt., Mau- 
rice Thornton, 630 Fort Wayne Ave.; asso; archt., 
Edw. Pierre, Occidental Bldg. Owner, O. A. 
Williams, president the Silver King Novelty Co., 
613 N. Capitol Ave. General contractor, T-Square 
‘Construction Co., 4178 College Ave. Plans in 
progress. Start work October 1. Brick veneer, 
2 sty. and bas, Area of site, 384x595. Asphalt 
shingle roofs, tile and hardwood floors, laundry 
equipment, garages, furnaces. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Light Manufacturing Building: $500,- 
000, 10 sty. and bas., 60x150, Liberty and 
East Washington Sts. Archt., William 
K. Eldridge, 914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. 
Owner, the Liberty Realty Co., E. G. 
Spink, president, 914 Hume-Mansur 
Bldg.; G. B. Clippinger, secretary, c/o 
Fletcher-American Co. Builders, the 
E. G. Spink Co., 914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. 
Plans about completed. Wrecking old 
buildings on site at present. The E. G. 
Spink Co. will be ready for bids shortly 
on all materials and sub-trades. . Rein- 
forced concrete, hollow tile, steel sash, 
comp. roof, steam heat, freight elevators, 
passenger elevator. B 

*Laundry Building: $110,000. new 
building, 3 sty. and bas., 638x148, and re- 
modeling present building, 420 E. Mar- 
ket St. Archt. and engineer, Russel N. 
Edwards Co., Union Trust Bldg. Owner, 
the Progress. Laundry Co., Roy C. 
Shaneberger, president, 420 E. Market 
St. General contract awarded to the 
Service Construction Co., Castle Hall 
Bldg. Heating, plumbing and wiring not 
let. Start work at once. 


ANDERSON 
*School Building (16 rooms), $130,000, 
corner Laurel and Sycamore Sts. Archt., 
E. F. Miller, Farmers Trust Bldg. Own- 
er, Board of School Trustees, A. W. 


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tary; Augusta D. Millspaugh, treasurer; 
W. A. Denny, superintendent of schools, 
Anderson, Ind. Contract awarded Glenn 
Gardner, 1119 Hendricks St., Anderson. 


BLOOMFIELD 


Brick Plant: $50,000. Owner, the 
Tulip Brick Co., P. J. Harrah, president, 
Allen Pate, secretary, Bloomfield. Own- 
er builds by day labor. Will include en- 
gine room, dry kilns, sheds. 

Residence: $8,000. Archt., Frank B. 
Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg., Indianapo- 
lis, Ind. Owner, Denis Bunting, Bloom- 
field, c/o Bloomfield Brick Co., Bloom- 
field, Ind. General contract let to C. C. 
Wilson, Bloomfield. Brick, stucco, 2 sty., 
25x35. 


EVANSVILLE 


Water Filtration Plant (6 million gal- 
lon addition). Engineers, Alvord, Bur- 
dick and Howson, 8 S. Dearborn St., Chi- 
cago, Ill. Owner, Board of Water Works 
Trustees, W. A. Bosse, secretary, City 
Hall, Evansville, Ind. Owner receiving 
bids to close September 6 at 9 a. m. for 
furnishing materials and equipment and 
constructing a 6,000,000 gallon addition 
to the present water filtration plant. 

Old Folks Home: $75,000. Owner, 
Federation of Evangelical Women’s Or- 
ganization, Mrs. Arthur H. Meyer, 
president, Evansville. Project will ma- 
ture this winter. 

Garage (1 sty. addition 25x81), 413 
Riverside Ave. Private plans. Owner, 
the J. F. Charley Automobile Co. Plans 
in progress. Bids soon. Brick and con- 
crete. 

*Bank (alt.): Providence, Ky. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell & OCo., Evansville. 
Owner, Union National Bank, Provi- 
dence, Ky. Bids soon. Work will con- 
sist of general interior alterations, new 
vault, vault door. 

*Building (alt.): 616 Main St. 
Archt.; Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furniture 


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Bldg. Owner, De Jong Co., 616 Main St. 
Archt. taking bids to close at once. 
Work will consist of remodeling second 
floor into fifteen offices, plumbing and 
heating fixtures, new floors and general 
alterations. 

Contracts Awarded 

Residence: Archt., Chas. L. Trout- 
man, American Trust Bldg. Owner, C. 
Howard Battin. General contract let to 
Samuel J. Johnson, $7,140. Heating and 
plumbing to H. A. Grant Co., $1,595. 
Electric work to Evansville Electric 
Service Co., $155. 

Dry Kilns (2): $12,000, Tell City, 
Ind. Owner, Tell City Furniture Co., 
Tell City. General contract let to M. J. 
Hoffman Construction Co., Evansville. 
Brick. 

Coal Tipple: Evansville, Green Mount 
Station. Owner, T. C. Bogg Coal Co. 
Contract let to Chris Kanzler, Furniture 
Bldg. Frame. 


FRANKLIN 

*Church: $42,000, 2 sty., 58x70, 
Franklin. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 
Penway Bldg., 241 N. Penn. St., Indian- 
apolis, Ind. Owner, Baptist Congrega- 
tion, A. L. Powell, chairman building 
committee, Franklin, Ind. Taking Dids. 
Remodeling church basement and Sun- 
day school annex. Stone trim, brick, flat 
roof, pipe organ. 

College Buildings (5): Total cost 
$750,000, Science Building, Men’s Dormi- 
tory, Women’s Dormitory, Dining Room, 
Chapel-Auditorium, Franklin College. 
Archt., Coolidge & Hodgson, Corn Ex- 
change Bldg., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
Franklin College, C. E. Goodell, presi- 
dent, Franklin, Ind.; Grafton Johnson, 
president Board of Directors, Greenwood, 
Ind. Archt. working on plans for dormi- 
tories. Brick. 


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Owner, Northern Indiana Gas and Elec- 
tric Co., Hammond. General contract let 
to U. G. & I. Construction Co., Pitts- 
burgh, Pa. Brick and concrete. 

Store (add.): “Lion Store,” Rimbach 
Block, 1 sty., 50x80. Archt., A. C. Berry 
& Co. Owner, the Lion Store. Archt. 
taking bids. Brick. 


KOKOMO 


“Church: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
72x105, Kokomo. Archt., A. A. Honey- 
well, 413 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Congregational Church, T. 0. 
Bryant, chairman building committee, 
Kokomo, Ind. Archt. taking bids to close 
August 30. Brick, stone, classic design, 
pipe organ, includes gymnasium. 

*Church: Home Ave. and Union St., 
Kokomo. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 
Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, the 
South Side Christian Church, Willis. B. 
Dye, chairman building committee; Rev. 
H. Randel Lookabill, pastor, Kokomo, 
Ind. Plans in progress. Will not take 
bids before late winter. Brick, stone 
trim. 


LAFAYETTE 


Poultry Building: $75,000. 2 sty. & 
bas. 45x120. and 1 sty. 60x 50. “Purdue 
University.” West Lafayette. Archts., 
Nicol-Scholer & Hoffman, Ross Building, 
Lafayette. Owner, Board of Trustees, 
Purdue University, West Lafayette. Re- 
ceiving bids to 11 a. m., Sept. 17th. Face 
brk., hollow tile, Indiana lime stone trim, 
steel sash,, struc. steel and iron, roof 
ventrs., asphalt, gravel and tile rfg., fire 
door, vault door, marble and _ terrazo 
work, metal weather-strips, _ ,elevator, 
elevator doors, linoleum. 


LINTON 


_ School (toilet system), $5,000, Worth- 
ington, Ind. Archt., John Fritz, Linton. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Worth- 


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ington, Ind. Plans in progress. Bids 
soon. 

Store: 1 sty., 28x70, Coalmont, Ind. 
Archt., John Fritz, Linton, Ind. Owner, 
Fred Cochran, Coalmont, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Bids soon. Brick, comp. roof, 
copper set front, metal ceiling. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Residence: $7,000. Archt., John 
Fritz. Owner, John Cook. Contract let 
to William H. Anderson. Starting work. 
Frame. 

*Residence: $7,000. Archt., John 
Fritz, Linton. Owner, John T. Gasti- 
neau, Linton. .General contract let to 
William H. Anderson, Linton. Frame. 

“Church: $25,000, 1 sty and: bas., 
46x70, Jasonville, Ind. Archt., John 
Fritz, Linton. Owner, First Baptist 


Church, Jasonville. General contractor, . 


L. M. Howard, Jasonville, Ind. Founda- 
tion in. Brick. 


MARION 


“School: (Junior high and _ grade 
school), 3 sty. and bas., 152x143, $300,- 
000. Archt., W. C. Findt, 37 New Zim- 
merman Bldg., Springfield, Ohio. Own- 
er, Board of School Trustees, Willard E. 
Elkins, president; E. E. Blackburn, sec- 
retary; M. E. Shira, treasurer; E. E. 
Day, superintendent, Marion, Ind. Own- 
er taking bids to close September 10 at 
noon. Brick, Indiana limestone trim, 
metal lumber, steel tile, wall bearing 
construction, concrete stairs, face brick, 
iron stairs, struct. steel, comp. roof, re- 
movable tile constr. terrazzo floors. 
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and receivers, water heater system, slate 
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MONTICELLO 


School Building (2- room brick build- 
ing), $19,000, Newton school township, 
Jasper county, Indiana. Archt., Samuel 
Young, Monticello, Ind. Owner, Marion 
Freeland, trustee, I. O. O. F. Bldg., 
Rensselaer, Ind. Owner taking bids to 
close September 13 at 1 p.m. (See legal 
adverising in this issue.) Brick. 


NORTH MANCHESTER 


Church Building (rem. church audi- 
torium and adding Sunday School an- 
nex), $15,000, North Manchester. Archt., 
A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., In- 
dianapolis, Ind. Owner, Methodist Epis- 
copal Church, Rev. B. M. Beckdolt, pas- 
tor, North Manchester. Brick, addition 


30x63. General contract let to Addison. 


Grist and Son, North Manchester. 
PRINCETON 


Commercial Garage: $20,000, 1 sty., 
80x94, Princeton, Ind. Archt., Osterhage 
and Sutton, Vincennes. Owner, Ed Rob- 
ertson, Princeton, Ind. Archt. revising 
plans, new bids soon. Brick. 

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TERRE HAUTE 


Warehouse: $18,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
81x92, corner First and Cherry Sts. 
Archt., Robert T. Vrydagh, 612 Ohio St. 
Owner, Bauermeister Terminal Co., Ine. 
Plans. in progress. Concrete and brick, 
composition roof; furnace heat, steel 
sash, structural steel. Archt. will be 
ready for bids about September 1. 

Garage: $5,000, 1 sty., 42x49, Hulman 
Farm, near Terre Haute. Archt., Robert 
T. Vrydaugh, 612 Ohio St., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Anton Hulman, Terre Haute. 
Archt. taking bids. Concrete and brick, 
composition roof, steel sash, structural 
steel. 

*School Building: $60,000, Jasonville, 
Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 
30 N. Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Jasonville. 
Plans in progress. Building will contain 
auditorium and gymnasium. Brick, 
stone. 

*School (Township High), Patricks- 
burg, Ind., Marion Twp., Owen County. 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 
Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, William 
Penrod, trustee, Patricksburg, Ind. 
Plans completed. Owner will advertise 
for bids in ten days. Brick. 

*Church: $40,000, Martinsville, Ill. 


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Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 
Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, Chris- 
tian Church, Rev. J. Elmer Knotts, pas- 
tor, Martinsville, Ill. Plans completed 
and sent to owner. Owner will take bids. 
Brick, stone trim. (Note correction in 
town. This project has been reported as 
Martinsville, Ind., instead of Martins- 
ville, Ill.) 


*Residence: $12,000 (Deming Divi- 
sion). Archt., Johnson, Miller and Mil- 
ler, 30 N. Fifth St. Owner, Associated 
Building Contractors of Terre Haute. 
Owners will build. Members of the asso- 
ciation will furnish material. 


*Theater: $10,000, 1 sty., 36x100, 
Mecea, Ind. Archt., Thomas and Allen, 
25% S. Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, 
Frank Jacks, Mecca, Ind. Owner has 
bids in under advisement; will probably 
award contracts soon. Stucco over hol- 
low tile. 


*School (2 rooms): $7,000, Fayette 
Township, Vigo County, Indiana. Archt., 
Thomas and Allen, 25% S. Fifth St., 
Terre Haute. Owner, Benjamin F. Hold- 
away, trustee, West Terre Haute, Rural 
Route. Owner taking bids to close Au- 
gust 30. Frame, asphalt shingle roof, 
room heaters, pine trim. 

“School (1 room): $4,000, Shephards- 
ville, Ind., Fayette Township, Vigo Coun- 
ty. Archt., Thomas and Allen, 25% S. 
Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, Benja- 
min F, Holdaway, trustee, West Terre 
Haute, R. R. Owner taking bids to close 
August 30. Frame, pine trim, room 
heater. 

“Grade School (addition): $85,000, 8 
rooms, 2 sty. and bas., 35x70, “Cruft 
School. Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 
511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, Board of 


School Trustees, Homer L. Williams, 
president; M. D. Hiddon,‘secretary, Terre 
Haute. Owner taking bids to close Au- 
gust 31. Brick, stone trim, comp. roof, 
steam heat. 


*Residence: $9,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
30x42, “Davis Gardens.” Archt., Floyd 
and Reintzes, 523% Ohio St. 
J. W. Fowler. Owner taking bids. Brick 
veneer, furnace, asphalt shingle roof. 


“Offices and Stores: (4 store and’ of- 
fices), 2° sty? and bas., Sixth St. between 
Wabash Ave. and Cherry St., “The Chan- 
ticleer Building.” Archt., Shourds- 
Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg.’ Owner, 
the Deming Place Co., L. E. Waterman 
in charge. Plans in progress. Brick, 
steam heat, comp. roof, copper set store 
fronts. 


*Residence and Garage: $10,000. 
Archt., J. D. Palmer & Co., McKeen 
Bldg. Owner, Earl H. Ames, 33 S. 21st 
St. Bids close Sept. 1. Frame, stucco. 


Contracts Awarded 

“Combined High and Grade School: 
$80,000, Vermilion Township, Newport, 
Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 
,30 N. Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, 
William S. Brown, trustee, Newport, Ind. 
William Caton, Terre Haute, Ind., is low 
bidder on general contract. Heating and 
plumbing will be let to Carson-Payson 
Co., Danville, Ill. 

“Municipal Stadium: $400,000. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner, 511 Tribune Bldg. 
Owner, City of Terre Haute. General 
contractor, North-Raffin Construction 
Co. Work not started. Will sell bonds 
on September 11; if sold work will start 
immediately. Reinforced concrete. 

*Detention Home (for children), $31,- 
000, “Vigo County Home for Dependent 


Owner, 


Children,” near Terre Haute. Owner, 
Board of County Commissioners, Chas. 
M. Lee, auditor. Archt., Johnson, Miller 
and Miller, 30 N. Fifth St. General con- 
tract awarded to William Caton. Heat- 
ing and plumbing let to O’Laughlin 
Bros., all of Terre Haute. Brick. 

“Grade School: $10,000 (2 rooms), 
Jordan, Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller and 
Miller, 30 N. Fifth St., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Joint School Board of Jackson 
and Morgan School Townships, Albert 
Free, superintendent of schools, Spencer, 
Ind., and D. W. Hassler, secretary, Jor- 
dan, Ind. General contract let to John 
W. Krauss, Coal City, Ind. Includes 
heating, plumbing and wiring. 

*County Hospital: $175,000, Clinton, 
Ind. Archt., Thomas and Allen, 25% S. 
Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, Board 
of Hospital Trustees, H. M. Ferguson, 
president, Clinton, Ind. Plastering. 
Owner will take bids shortly on hospital 
equipment and furnishings. 


*Apartment Building (15 Apts.) and a 
15-Car Garage: $125,000, Edgewood 
Grove. Archt., J. D. Palmer & Co., Mc- 
Keen Block. Owner, Edgewood Apart- 
ment Corporation, Frank (P. Walters, sec- 
retary, Deming Bldg. General contract 
let to North-Raffin Construction Co., 
Terre Haute Trust Bldg. Excavating, 3 
sty. and bas., 44x147. 


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“Courthouse: $307,000, Newport, Ind. 
Archt., H. L. Fillinger, Dana, Ind.; asso. 
archt., John B. Bayard, Vincennes, Ind. 
Owner, Board of County Commissioners, 
Vermilion County, W. T. Sanders, E. E. 
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Mortimer Lewis, auditor, all of Newport, 
Ind. ‘Plans nearing completion. Will 
advertise for bids about October 1. 


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*Residence: $12,000, Herrin, Ill. 
Archt., John B. ‘Bayard, Vincennes. 


Owner, J. V. Walker, Herrin, Ill. Gen- 
eral contract let to Cardoni and Co., 
Herrin, Ill. Frame. 

*School (rem. and add.), Bicknell, Ind. 
Archt., J. W. Gaddis, Vincennes. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Bicknell. Gen- 
eral contractor, Frank Cummings and 
William H. Milan, | Bicknell. Work 
started. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Auburn: Ice Plant (fire rebuild), $15,- 
000. Owner, Dekalb Ice Cream Co. 
Plans in progress. Start work shortly. 
Brick, equipped with eléctrical machin- 
ery. 

Crawfordsville: (2) steel low pres- 
sure boilers, for the Montgomery county 
farm. Owner, Board of County Commis- 
sioners, Courthouse, Crawfordsville. 
Archt., Boswell and Beeson, Ben Hur 
Bldg., Crawfordsville. Owner taking 
bids to close September 5 at 10 a .m. 
Two steel low pressure boilers. 

*Gary: Lodge Building, $300,000, 8th 
and Broadway, Gary, Ind. Archt., Maher 
and Son, 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago, 
Ill. Owner, Elks Lodge, Gary, Ind. 
Archt. ready for bids. Brick, 3 sty. and 
bas. 

Noblesville: Repair of the heating 
plant at the Hamilton county hospital, 
$4,000. Owner, Board of County Com- 
missioners, C. C. White, auditor, Court- 
house, Noblesville. Owner taking bids 
to close September 8. 

Portland: The city of Portland is 
asking for sealed bids for the furnishing 
and installation of a single acting, ver- 
ticle, triplex, deep well pump having an 
approximate capacity of 1,400 gallons 
per minute. The estimated cost of the 
complete equipment is $9,500. 

Rushville (painting of fifteen steel 
bridges). Owner, Board of County Com- 
missioners, Phil Wilk, auditor, Court- 
house, Rushville. Owner taking bids to 
close September 3 at 2 p. m. 

Contracts Awarded 

Valparaiso: Bank, $100,000, 1 sty. and 
bas., 50x95, Washington St., Valparaiso. 
Archt. and engineer, Bankers Archtl. and 
Engineering Co., 116 S. Michigan Ave., 


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nection at Dayton for all Ohio points reached via electric lines. 


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Terre Haute, Brazil, Greencastle, Sullivan, Clinton Park, Paris, IIl., 
Martinsville, Danville: Lebanon, Frankfort, 
Knightstown, Newcastle, Richmond, Crawfordsville and intermed- 


Chicago, Ill. Owner, Valparaiso Nat’l 
Bank, C. W. Benton, president, 52 W. 
Washington St., Valparaiso. Brick. 
Genera] contract, mas. and carp. let to 
Smith & Smith Co., 360 Indian Ave., 
Valparaiso, Archt. taking bids on heat- 
ing, plumbing and wiring. 


ROADS 


Bloomfield: September 4, 1923, at 2 
p. m., by commissioners of Greene coun- 
ty, for the construction of J. T..Bledsoe 
road. W. L. Herrington. auditor. 

Columbus: September 4, 1_23, at 10 
a. m., by commissioners of Bartholomew 
county, for the construction of John L. 
G. Redd, et al., road, 10,680 feet in 


length. $11,731.70. John L. Borham, 
auditor. 
Crawfordsville: September 4, 1923, at 


10 a. m., by commissioners of Mont- 
gomery county, for the construction of 
W. W. Busenbark road. Estimated cost, 
$25,611.78. Ward McClellan, auditor. 

Fort Wayne: August 27, 1923, at 10 
a. m., by commissioners of Allen county, 
for the construction of Moore road. 
Length, 2.51 miles. $37,239. John H. 
Johnson, auditor. 

Hartford City: 
2 p. m., by commissioners of Blackford 
county, for the paving of Dick et al No. 
2 road. 5,344 lineal feet, gravel. W. C. 
Hughes, auditor. 

Valparaiso: September 4, 1923, at 2 
p. m., by commissioners of Porter county, 
for the construction of Nelson E. Pinker- 
ton et al road. 4.50 miles. $58,462. B. 
H. Kinnie, auditor. 

Winamac: September 4, 1923, at 12 
m., by commissioners of Pulaski county, 
for construction of John Silver et al 
road. $35,000. J.C. Howe, auditor. 


BRIDGES 


Indianapolis: Bridges. Owner, Leo K. 
Fesler, auditor, courthouse, is taking bids 
to close September 11 at 10 a. m., on the 
following bridges: Bridge No. 744-95 in 
Washington township, $802. Bridge No. 
745-63 in Franklin township, $880. 
Bridge No. 746-56 in Pike township, 
$1,091. Bridge No. 747-49 in Pike town- 
ship, $768. Bridge No. 748-12 in Wayne 
township, $1,493. Bridge No. 749-42 in 
Washington township, $1,167. Bridge 
No. 750-04 in Warren township, $1,458. 
Bridge No. 751-28 in Warren township, 


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$1,380. Bridge No. 752-77 in Perry 
township, $1,400. Bridge No. 719 in 
Perry township, $1,839. Bridge No. 717 
in Perry township, $1,162. , Bridge No. 
743-53 in Wayne township, on W. Tenth 
St., $1,781. Bridge No, 748-53 in Wash- 
ington township, at Sixty-fourth St. and 
White river, $4,365. Bridge No. 753-108 
in Washington township, at east entrance 
Fair Grounds and Fall Creek, $5,000. 
Crawfordsville Road Storm. Drain No. 
277 at Speedway City and Crawfords- 
ville road, $2,470. 

Fort Wayne: Bridge over Maumee 
river. Owner, John H. Johnson, auditor, 
courthouse, Fort Wayne, taking bids to 
close September 12 at 10 a. m. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
{n these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


WATER WORKS IMPROVEMENTS 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS ; 
Notice is hereby given to bidders and to the 


public that sealed proposals will be received by 
the Town of North Manchester, Ind., at the office of 
the town clerk thereof, until the hour of 7 o’clock 
p. m. on the 10th day of September, 1928, for the 
furnishing of all labor, material, equipment and 
superintendence required in the drilling of a 
water well not less than twenty-four (24) inches 
nor more than forty inches in diameter on 
property owned by the town adjacent to water 
works, which well will be guaranteed by con- 
tractor to produce at the rate of five hundred 
(500) gallons of water per minute; and equipping 
said well with a vertical turbine pump which shall 
be capable of delivering water at the rate of five 
hundred (500) gallons per minute when discharg- 
ing against a pressure of sixty-five (65) pounds. 
Contractor will also furnish and install motor of 
sufficient size to drive pump, concrete foundation 
for pump, and temporary wooden house over com- 
pleted unit. 

_ Bidder must give complete description of mate- 
rial and equipment to be installed in well. 

Each bid must be accompanied by a certified 
check for three per cent (83%) of the amount of 
the bid, payable to the order of the Town Clerk 
of North Manchester, Ind., such check to be re- 
turned to bidder unless he shall be awarded work 
and fails to enter into a contract for the construc- 
tion of said work within ten (10) days after the 
receipt of notice thereof, in which event check will 
be forfeited to the town. 

Each bid must de accompanied by a non-colusion 
affidavit and any bid not so accompanied will be 
deemed informal] and will not be considered. 

_The successiui bidder will be required to fur- 
nish compensation and public liability insurance. 


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The town reserves the right to reject any or 
all bids and to accept any proposal which may 
appear to be to the advantage of the town. 


(Signed) L. D. IKENBERRY, 
J. A. COOK, 
A. B, RAGER, 
Board of Trustees of the Town of 
North Manchester, Ind. 
Attest: Ira L. King, Town ‘Clerk. 
Aug. 18, 25, 1923. 


STACK 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 

The Board of Trustees of the Indiana State 
Normal School will receive bids at 2:30 P. M., 
August 28, 1923, at the office of the Dean of the 
Eastern Division of the Indiana State Normal 
School, Muncie, Indiana, for the erection and 
completion of the stack or chimney for the power 
house. Bids must be made on Form 96 pre- 
scribed by the State Board of Accounts and must 
be accompanied by a certified check for five 
(5%) per cent of the amount of the bid. Bids 
must be made in accordance with the provisions 
of the plans and specificatione prepared by Ki- 
bele & Garrard, Muncie, Indiana. | Copies of 
plans and specifications may be found at the of- 
fice of Kibele & Garrard, 335 The Jonnson, Mun- 
cie, Indiana; at the office of the Registrar of the 
Indiana State Normal School, Terre Haute, In- 
diana; and, at the office of the Dean of the East- 
ern Division of the Indiana State Normal School, 

Muncie, Ind. 
Board of Trustees of the Indiana State Nor- 

mal Schcool, 
Helen ©. Benbridge, Secretary. 


SCHOOL BUILDINGS 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, Sep- 
tember 13, 1923, until 1 o’clock p. m. at his of- 
fice in the I. O. O,. F. building in the city of 
Rensselaer, Ind., the undersigned will receive 
written sealed bids (use prescribed form No. 96 
only) for the building (general contract) of two 
two-room brick school buildings in and for New- 
ton School Township, said county and state, ac- 
ating to plans and specifications on file in my 
office. 

Location: One near northwest corner Section 
9, Township 29 North, Range 7 West; the other 
near the intersection of Sections 28, 29, 32 and 
33, Township 29 North, Range 7 West. 


At said time and place like bids will be re- 
ceived on heating and ventilating, plumbing and 
water supply, and electrical wiring for said build- 
ings. Separate or joint bids may be submitted on 
those mentioned in this paragraph. 

Estimate on each building, $19,000. 

A deposit of $10 required for plans and speci- 
fications for general contract, $5 for each of the 
others, which will be returned upon return of 
plans and specifications on or before date of 
letting. 


(Bidders required to accompany bid with certi- 
fied check or draft, payable to said trustee for 5 
per cent of bid as a guaranty that, if successful, 
he will enter into written contract and provide 
bond, to approval of trustee and advisory board 
within ten days after notice that contract has been 
awarded him, and upon failure so to do, the 
proceeds thereof to become the absolute property 
of said township. 

Successful bidders to furnish certificate of the 
Industrial Board of Indiana showing his com- 
pliance with Section 68 of the Indiana Workmen’s 
Compensation. Act. 

The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. 

Dated at Rensselaer, Ind., this 20th day of Au- 


gust, 1923. 
MARION FREELAND, 
Trustee Newton School Township, 
Jasper County, Indiana. 
Sam’l Young, Architect, Monticello, Ind. 
‘Chas, M. Sands, Attorney, Rensselaer, Ind. 
August 25, 1923. 


SCHOOL BUILDING 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Sealed proposals will be received by the Board 
of Education of the School City of Marion, Grant 
County, Indiana, at the office of the superintend- 
ent of schools until 12 o’clock noon, standard 
time, September 10, 1923. 

The above proposal shall be for furnishing the 
necessary labor and material for the erection and 
completion of a fireproof Junior high and grade 
school building in accordance with the plans and 
specifications on file in the office oY said super- 
intendent, Marion, Indiana, or at the office of 
W. C. Findt, architect, high school building, 
Springfield, Ohio. 

Such plans are on file for the purpose of pub- 
lic inspection at any time during regular office 
hours until the date for receiving bids. 

The site of the proposed building is at Wash- 


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Each proposal must contain the name of every 
person interested therein and must be submitted 
on blank forms, which forms will be furnished 
upon application to either the superintendent of 
schools or the architect. 


_ Bids will be received as follows: 
‘Bids for labor and material must be separately 
stated. 


Bids will be reicevd for the general construc- 
tion of the entire work according to law, includ- 
ing heating and ventilating, electrical work, 
plumbing, gas fitting and sewerage. 


Separate bids will be received from Items No. 
1 to 11, inclusive, as shown on schedule attached 
to specifications. 


Separate bids will be received for each of Items 
12, 18, 14, 15, 16 and 17, as shown on schedule 
attached to specifications. 


The board reserves the right to reject any and 
all the bids: 


Each proposal must be accompanied by a certi- 
fied check or a surety bond to the owner to the 
amount of 10 per cent of the total amount of 
the proposal as a guarantee that if successful, 
the contractor submitting the proposal will enter 
into a contract within ten days and begin actual 
work when instructed to do so. 


Should any bid be rejected the above surety 
will be returned forthwith to the bidder. The 
surety of the successful bidder will be returned 
upon proper execution of the contract and bond. 
The successful bidder for any part of the work 
shall furnish the owner with a satisfactory surety 
company bond, which bond must be approved by 
the attorney for the board of education. ‘This 
bond shall be equal to 100 per cent of the con- 
tract price, conditioned upon the faithful per- 
formance of the contract and full payment by said 
contractor for all material and labor used in the 
building, same to be in strict accordance with the 
laws existing in the State of Indiana. 

The estimated cost of the above building is 
$275,000. 


(Signed) MARION CITY SCHOOL BOARD. 
WILLARD ELKINS, President. 
E. E. BLACKBURN, Secretary. 
M. E. SHIRA, Treasurer. 

Elbert E, Day. Superintendent. 


August 25-September 1, 1923. 


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Official Paper 


~ Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, ist Vice-President 
EWING MILLER, 2d Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


BIG MEETING NEARING 


Program Plans Contemplate a Mem- 
orable Gathering 


With the South Bend regional meeting 
of the Indiana Society of Architects and 
the joint gathering with the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana sched- 
uled for the same evening, September 6, 


only eleven days distant, the architects in 
charge of arrangements are actively en- 
gaged in shaping up arrangements and 
a program for the affair. 

Architect E. R. Austin, South Bend, 
as local chairman to handle the details 
from that end, is co-operating with Mr. 
E. H. Hyman, secretary-manager of the 
South Bend Builders’ Exchange, in pre- 
paring for the joint meeting of architects 
and contractors set for the evening of 
September 6. He is also working with 
Secretary Harrison on a program for 
the independent meeting of the Society 
to be held during the afternoon. This 
Session will be devoted to the business of 
the Society and to a general discussion 
of matters pertaining to architectural 
practice and conditions throughout the 
state, ; 

It has been proposed that, following 
this regular afternoon regional meeting, 
a sight-seeing trip be made about the 
city with stops here and there for visits 
to the big new Studebaker plant and 
other of the more notable structures of 
recent erection. 

As for the joint meeting in the eve- 
ning it has been suggested that a promi- 
nent local business man be secured to act 
as toastmaster. Architect I. K. Pond, 
Chicago, official representative of the 
Illinois Society of Architects, will be the 
principal speaker for the architects at 
this evening gathering of architects and 
contractors. 

Return form postals are being pre- 
pared and are to be mailed out this week 
to all Indiana architects upon which it 
is eafnestly requested that they specify 
whether they intend to attend the South 
Bend meeting or not and return at once 
to Secretary Harrison. It is important 
that these replies be received at once so 
that proper reservations for the dinner 
can be arranged for the architects. 
Don’t pigeon-hole this card or just throw 
it away as is so often done by many, in- 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


stead, fill it in, it will only take a min- 
ute, and drop it in the mail. This affair 
is to be a réal meeting, in fact, of a na-~ 
ture never before attempted in Indiana, 
and the response feature put up to the 
architects is a most important detail that 
the individual architect can take care of 
to assure the success of the plan now in 
contemplation. 


ACCEPTANCE OF INVITATION TO 
BE PRESENT AT SOUTH BEND 
MEETING RECEIVED FROM - 
ILLINOIS SOCIETY OF 
ARCHITECTS 


Prominent Chicago Architect Named as 
Official Representative 


In response to the invitation of the 
Indiana Society of Architects to the IIli- 
nois Society of Architects to attend the 
regional meeting of the former sched- 
uled for South Bend Thursday, Septem- 
ber 6, an acceptance has been received. 

Secretary Merritt Harrison this week 
received the following communication: 

Chicago, Il]., August 17, 1923. 
Indiana Society of Architects, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 
Gentlemen: 

The Illinois Society of Architects, by 
action of its board of directors, accepts 
with pleasure the invitation you extend 
to attend the Indiana architects’ meet- 
ing to be held at South Bend September 
6. Just how many of our members will 
attend is unknown at this time, but you 
will be informed as soon as possible. 

Upon the advice of Mr. Frank David- 
son, the Illinois Society has selected Mr. 
I. K. Pond as its official representative 
and he will also be pleased to act as 
speaker for the architects at the evening 


meeting. 
RALPH C. HARRIS, 
Secretary. 


FORMER COMMITTEE NAMED 
Those in Charge of Exhibits and Page- 


ants Retained. 


Several weeks ago the standing com- 
mittees of the Indiana Society of Archi- 
tects as reorganized under the new ad- 
ministration were announced on _ this 
page but at that time the Pageants and 
Exhibits Committee report was missing. 


Kurt Vonnegut, chairman of the latter 
committee, has announced his desire that 
the past year’s personnel be retained. 
Thus the committee for 1923-1924 will 
be made up as follows: Kurt Vonnegut, 
chairman, Indianapolis; John Bayard, 
Vincennes; W. H. MacLucas, Indianapo- 
lis; Paul R. Werking, Richmond. 


These men have a real task on their 
hands once a year and that pertains to 
the annual state architectural exhibit 
held usually along in midwinter at the 
John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis. 
This affair really has attracted more at- 
tention each year than the architects of 
the state seem to realize. That they do 
not appreciate the interest the public 
takes in these annual exhibits is evi- | 
denced by the scarcity of exhibits the 
architects out in the state submit. This 
year it is proposed to increase the scope 
of the display and include decorative 
work and the other allied arts related to 
the practice of architecture and it is 
earnestly hoped that all Indiana archi- 
tects will co-operate to make the exhibit 
an event that will bespeak the merit of 
the architectural endeavor put forth in 
Indiana. These exhibits are really a big 
step forward, put the public in closer 
touch with the meaning of plans and 
architectural service, draw much com- 
mendation from the press, afford a pub- 
licity not to be discounted and are wor- 


thy of the support of every Indiana 
architect. 


NEW MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN TO 
BE LAUNCHED 


Aid of All Members Sought 


Nothing daunted by the failure to 
reach the goal he had set, rather, encour- 
aged that as many new members were 
secured for the Society as were secured 
last year, Architect George W. Allen, 
renamed chairman of the membership 
committee, has set his mind on re- 
doubling his effort this season. He is so 
enthusiastic about the good to be ac- 
complished by the organization and the 
benefit to be derived by the profession 
at large that he is soliciting the aid of 


every member in an attempt to increase 
the membership. ; 


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population of from 50,000 to 100,000 
asking for data on public parks. The 
questionnaire asked for the number of 
parks, the amount of ground covered by 
parks and the tax maintenance per 
year. The following replies have been 
received, showing how Evansville ranks 
with cities of equal size throughout the 
country. It will be noted that there is 
Just one other city that can boast as 
much acreage for parks as Evansville, 
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Local Building Men Looking Forward to 
Renewed Activity 


Pie the least discouraged by the fact 
at Evansville building operations did 
in Show a big forward movement in 
wise and early August, local building 
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‘ active fall according to those in 
se touch with the situation. Many 


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ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


expect a new impetus to building con- 
struction when vacation days are over 
and fall sets in. 

The city may not have shown the 
large volume turned in by some of the 
other places but the local building cir- 
cles were never dull, in fact, there were 
numerous occasions when the contrac- 
tors were put to it to find sufficient men 
to carry on their operations and keep 
pace with the demands put upon their 
working organizations. The volume of 
work done has to date exceeded that of 
recent previous years by a goodly mar- 
gin. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


Construction work has been started 
by C. Kanzler and Son, general con- 
tractors, on the erection of a frame coal 
tipple for T. C. Bugg, coal operator, at 
Green Mound station, Ind. It will be 
65 feet high. 


Steady work progress is reported at 
the new Benjamin Bosse high school. 
Concrete for the ceiling slab of the top 
story has been poured and the brick 
aes has been carried yn to the roof 
ine. 


The Scarborough-Davies Contracting 
company is pushing work on the boiler 
house and smokestack for the William 
Blackman Floral company, Slaughter 
avenue. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. ©. 


Max Irmecherss2 025...) President 
EB. FP. Oélschlager. 2 52. | Secretary 


825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


LOCAL MEN BEGINNING TO FIG- 
URE ON TRIP TO SOUTH BEND 


Fort Wayne to Send Delegation 


The progressive spirit demonstrated 
by the State architects and contractors, 
in an endeavor to create a greater feel- 
ing of co-operation for the advancement 
of the building industry, as revealed by 
the plan to hold a joint meeting at 
South Bend in September has aroused 
much interest in Ft. Wayne. 

At this time the prospect is begin- 
ning to bud, promising a good repre- 
sentation of Ft. Wayne contractors and 
architects at the South Bend affair. The 
event will afford northern Indiana 


building men their first real opportun- 
ity to get together with those from all 


over the State and, if for no other rea- 
son, they should avail themselves ‘of 
this big chance. 


BREEZING ALONG 


Fort Wayne Banking and Building Af- 
fairs Active 


What two elements of a city’s life bet- 
ter bespeak the prosperous conditions 
of that community than its banking and 
building construction activities? It is 
prosperity that makes for building and 
banking. 

Both building and banking activities 
in Ft. Wayne this season have set a 
merry pace and held to the speedy gait 
right along, practically week in and 
week out, steadily outstripping the fig- 
ures of the corresponding periods in 
1922. 

Last week business in local banking 
circles proved good according to the 
clearing house report, although the fig- 
ures did not quite reach the total of 
the preceding week. The amount was 
over $2,250,000, however, and several 
hundred thousand dollars over the to- 
tal for the corresponding week last 
year. 

The figures for last week, the previ- 
ous one and the corresponding week in 
1922 were: 

LASts Week: ons .S0. uo oee $2,257,199.25 
Prévious: Wéek uc Ske 2,339,994.63 
Week of Aug. 18, 1922____ 1,746,787.05 


DRAWS OUTSIDE NOTICE 


Government Bulletin Comments of Fort — 
Wayne’s Great Building Per- 
formance 


When a city does things on a big scale 
it doesn’t take long for outsiders, even at 
a distance, to recognize the fact. Many 
thought early in the season that the 
unusual building construction activity 
that sprung up in Ft. Wayne was more 
or less of a sporadic nature as the vol- 
ume mounted. Then the months rolled 
by and there was no perceptable dimi- 
nution in the amount of new work, in- 
stead, month after month the volume 
held strong and million dollar totals be- 
came a regular thing. The gains reg- 
istered over previous years stacked up 
well with monthly notable gains of other 
cities and Ft. Wayne took her place in 
the ranks of the country’s cities of the 
monthly million dollar buildin~ permit 
class. 

Her performance has at last drawn 
the attention of the U. S. Department 
of Labor which in its comment on in- 
dustrial conditions for July makes spe- 
cial mention of what Ft. Wayne has 
done in building construction and refers 
to her greatest building boom in her 
history. 


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GENERAL CHEMICAL Co. 

“Hard-N-Tyte” for Better Concrete Floors. 
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Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds 

Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 
Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 


Double and Single Caye Material Elevator Platform 


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CONCRETE MIXERS 


MORTAR MIXERS 
STEEL FORMS 
BAR CUTTERS 


Immediate Shipment from Indianapolis Warehouse 


KOEHRING COMPANY 


FLETCHER TRUST BUILDING 


H. W. TAYLOR, INDIANA REPRESENTATIVE 
MAIN 7170 


No. 6 C. H. & E. Saw Rig 


INDIANAPOLIS 


No. 3 C. H. & E. Heist 


INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


FoW. dungclauec ss President 
Cer. PlereOn ou ee oe Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


Poultry Husbandry Building for Pur- 
due University. Archts., Nicol, Scholer 
& Hoffman, Lafayette, Ind. Board of 
Trustees of University to receive bids 
until 11 a. m., Sept. 17th. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


Smith, William G., et al., as contrac- 
tors and Roy C. Shaneberger, as owner, 
work on laundry building for $54,428. 


BUILDING PERMIT DIGEST 


New Structure Classification for Six 
Months Interesting 


A recapitulation of the building activ- 
ity in Indiana for the first six months of 
1923, according to the official report of 
City Building Inspector F. F. Hamilton, 
gives an interesting insight into the va- 
rious directions toward which the build- 
ing effort was exerted. 

An analytical digest of the 7,568 per- 
mits issued shows this structural distri- 
bution: Repairs, additions, alterations, 
3,715; 953 one-story buildings; 301 single 
two-story dwellings; 85 double one-story 
dwellings; 180 double two-story dwell- 
ings; 1,330 stables and sheds; 92 brick, 
non-fireproof buildings; 26 fireproof 
structures; 114 concrete block buildings; 
20 tenement houses; 752 miscellaneous 
equipment changes. Fees collected this 
year for the issuance of the permits 
amount to $23,096, as compared to $12,- 
526.70 during the same period in 1922. 


SOMETHING DIFFERENT 


That’s the Word from South Bend Re- 
garding the Big September Sixth 
Meeting 


The conference of the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana at South 
Bend September 6 is to be held in the 
afternoon at which time sole attention 
will be devoted to contracting problems, 
yet it will be different from any thus far 
held, and the plan to be pursued prom- 
ises greater interest. ; 

Aside from the conference there will 

€ a dinner and entertainment in the 
evening to be participated in jointly by 
the Indiana Society of Architects and 


the A. B. C. of Indiana, the first one of 
its kind ever attempted in this state, 
which is only another evidence of the 
progressive spirit that is pervading the 
building industry of Indiana. 

The event is down on the calendar as 
the one big day for the building indus- 
try of Indiana to which architects and 
contractors all are invited. 

Every city contractors’ association 
should urge that as many of their mem- 
bers as possibly can attend and take part 
in this get-together meeting. 

There will be GOOD SPEAKERS, 
GOOD MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT 
EXTRAORDINARY, GOOD EATS, and, 


‘above all SOCIABILITY. 


An event not soon to be forgotten by 
those who may attend. 


NEW STATE BUILDING BODY GETS 
DOWN TO BUSINESS 


Advisory Committee Starts Off 


The advisory committee of the Ad- 
ministrative Building Council of Indiana 
is buckling down to work with regular- 
ity now and is preparing for an active 
campaign to take care of its burden of 
the work that will mean a_ general 
standardization of building regulations 
and requirements throughout the state. 

Chairman Cannon the past week called 
a meeting at which the architect, engi- 
neer, contractor and labor representa- 
tives responded and discussed moves 
toward preliminary details for action. 
The structural, mechanical and stand- 
ardization committees will at once enter 
upon their various duties and map out 
fundamental basic charts for guidance 
by which to build up building regulations 
that may be advanced to assure better 
building in the state and afford a unity 
in general requirements that will apply 
to all localities. 


BACK HOME IN INDIANA 


Indianapolis Contractors Return From 
Delightful and Extensive Auto 
Tour 


All they want now is another big 
building season that will afford the op- 
portunity to lay up several more millions 
of bricks and they will be off on another 
“See America First” trip. Reference is 
made to James Hodgson and his son 
Will, well-known Indianapolis  brick- 


mason contractors, who, with their wives, . 


have just returned home from a 2,500- 
mile auto tour of the East. Their jour- 
ney trailed through eleven states and 
even into Canada, they having visited 
Columbus, Wheeling, Washington, Balti- 
more, Atlantic City, Philadelphia, New 
York, Boston, Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo, 
Niagara Falls, Toronto, Cleveland and 
many other cities. 

The returned tourists left Indianapolis 
over the National road and traveled over 
hard surfaced roads all the way there 
and back except for about sixty miles in 
all of detours. Oh yes, “Jimmie” also 
added that they had but one piece of mis- 
fortune, they picked up a nail over in 
Maryland for one puncture on the whole 
trip, and got back home away ahead of 
the schedule they had mapped out. 

The Blue Ridge Mountains in the Vir- 
ginias and the Berkshires in New Eng- 
land offered the most effective scenic 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 19 


beauties of all the country traversed. 

The tourists say they didn’t feel lone- 
some until they got farther East and 
then for nine days they never saw an 
Indiana auto license though there were 
cars from most every other state. One 
day in the East they counted cars from 
thirty-nine different states. 

During their four days’ stay in New 
York they failed to see any Indiana li- 
cense, and at Philadelphia saw one that 
was attached to a car that upon investi- 
gation proved to belong to two school 
teachers from Evansville, who were 
spending their vacation touring. 

The Hodgsons say that all cities 
looked alluring till they reached New 
York and after that all seemed to fade 
away to just the ordinary, diminishing 
greatly before the recollections of the 
one big city. However, they admitted 
they were impressed favorably by Bos- 
ton and the beaches there. No mention 
was made of what they saw on the‘ 
beaches. 


BUILDING PERMITS 


$5,000 and Over) 
Week of August 16 to 23 


Boiler House: $125,000, 2 sty., 110x110. 
Owner, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital. 
General contractor, Cornell Engineering 
Co. Concrete. Excavating. 

Residence (6): $16,000 total, 2800 
block on E. 17th. Owner, A. E. Glidden, 
206 E. 51st St. Owner builds. 

Residence (double): $12,000, 2809-11 
N. Delaware. Owner, C. B. Durham Co., 
Consolidated Bldg. Brick veneer. Own- 
er builds. 

Residences (3): $10,500 total, 1236-40 
N. Temple and 2525 E. Thirteenth. Own- 
er and builder, Southern Lumber Co., In- 
diana Pythian Bldg. 

Residence: $10,000, 3942 Fall Creek 
Blvd. Owner, Duplex Homes Co., 3942 
Fall Creek Blvd. Owner builds. 

Residence (double): $8,000, 37-39 
Bolton. Owner, George S. Schneider, 
3245 Graceland. Contract let to Bertels 
Co., 1409 Lexington Ave. 

Residence: $8,000, 5121 Kenwood. 
Owner, R. H. Shelhorn, 4836 College. 
Owner builds. 

Residence: $7,500, 2419 W. Washing- 
ton. Owner, D. H. Robey, 2821 West 
Washington. Owner builds. 

Residence: $6,460, 1022 Hervey. Own- 
er, Sanders Realty & Investment Co., 
230 Hume-Mansur Bldg. 

Residence: $6,000, 522 E. 48th. Own- 
er and builder, H. L. Simons, 4244 N. 
Capitol. 

Residence: $6,000, 1030 S. Illinois. 
Owner, Jos. Axelrod, 403 Guaranty Bldg. 
Contract let to Jesse Meredith, at site. 

Residence: $5,600, 622 Berkley Road. 
Owner, C. B. Durham Co., Consolidated 
Bldg. 

Residence: $5,500, 719 N. Bosart. 
Owner, J. R. Toohey, at site. 

Residence: $5,400, 3918 Cornelius. 
Owner, Walter C. Kelly Co., 3936 Cor- 
nelius. Owner builds. 

Residence (double): $5,000, 5338-40 
College. Owner, C. E. Holloway, 108 
Monument Place. 

Residence: $5,000, 2109 N. Sherman. 
Owner, S. K. Freije, 282 N. Belle View 
Place. 

Residence: $4,200, 5973-75 Rawles. 
Owner, S. A. Vernia, 5960 Oak Ave. 
Owner builds, 


20 INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


| R emember 


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sation ard liability insurance by insuring in the BUILDERS & , 
MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. (a strong com- 
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voted exclusively to rendering a particular service and reducing 
the cost of insurance in building construction.) 


SURPLUS OVER $500,000.22 


It will pay you to inquire of its rates and service. 
See the secretary of your association or write to 


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1301 Chamber of Commerce Bldg. 
CHICAGO 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed -_.._______ President 
Be, ae COM Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


ONE THING LEFT UNDONE 


How to Create Plasterers on Short No- 
tice Still a Mystery 


Mr. Ford’s gasoline carry-all has 
brought the country to the city and the 


- city to the country; radio has made every 


farmhouse and city apartment. kin; 
spooks speaking from the “farther 
bank” have convinced many that heaven 
is as dull as Main Street at dinner time, 
adrenaline seems to make going there a 
matter of choice. This year’s skirts 
show that fashion covers a multiude of 
shins. The airplane laughs at distance 
and Prof. Einstein sneers at space. A 
New York newspaper. has succeeded in 
printing the day’s news in a form that 
makes it possible to read it all in ten 
minutes, other newspapers have succeed- 
ed in printing it in a form that makes 
it inadvisable to read it at all. The 
movies have wished Broadway manners 
and Fifth Avenue styles on every town 
on the map—even a large scale map. 
Jess Willard has shown that it is never 
too late to bend to the other fellow. 
William Jennings Bryan says that evolu- 
tion isn’t so, H. G. Wells says that it is. 
A young woman has succeeded in danc- 
ing for——see today’s paper for the lat- 
est record—hours without a stop. The 
Anti-Saloon League has _ supposedly 
proved a lot of things. The bootleggers 
have demonstrated the freedom of the 
seas. The League of Nations has made 
wars impossible and inevitable. Many 
are pointing with pride to the beauties 
of normalcy; Lenine and Trotsky have 
demonstrated the beauties of abnor- 
maley. Everything worth doing has been 
done, and an answer found to eyery one 
of civilization’s problems, everyone with 
this exception—how is it possible to 
make plasterers and lathers on short 
notice to supply the increasing demand? 
(Popular. ) 


WHAT HE NEEDED WAS AN ARK 


Jup Pluvius Butted In With a Vengeance 


The secretary suffered the pangs of in- 
convenience along with his constituent 
contractors last week-end, only, his 
pangs were interspersed with the thrust 
of disappointment. He had his work all 
cleaned up, the old bus was in ship shape 
or a run over to South Bend and Elk- 
hart for a visit over Saturday and Sun- 
day. Then it happened! Along in the 
darkened hours of Friday night one of 
the worst storms of the season happened 
to cross the Calumet stretch and deluged 
with inches of rain in a very short space 
of time with the result that all the base- 


ments in Hammond were flooded and it 
took him all day Saturday to get the 
mess cleaned up: 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


The Northern Indiana Gas and Electric 
Co. has awarded the contract to the U. 
G. & I. Construction Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 
for the construction of a 2-story brick 
sub-power station, 33 ft. x 98 ft., at the 
corner of Columbia avenue and 145th 
Street. 


Architects A. C. Berry & Co., an- 
nounce that the plans for the addition 
to the Lion Store, to be built on the rear 
facing on Sibley St., will be out for bids 
about August 27. 


The construction company erecting the 
Ford plant just across the Illinois line 
near Hegewick expects to have the struc- 
ture ready for occupancy about Septem- 
ber 15. The latest report is that the 
large assembling plant in Chicago will 
also be moved to Hegewick. 


The new sewage disposal plant will be 
ceady to start pumping this week. The 
sewers on the South Side and the tunnel 
ander the river have been completed and 
these together with the finished North 


Side sewers are to be hooked up with | 


the pumping plant at once. Everybody 
is hoping the connections are made be- 
fore another big rain comes along. 


E. E. COLE. 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 21 


be started this fall there is little more in 
prospect of a large nature for Muncie 
this season. 


SMALLER CITY CONTRACTORS 
SHOULD SEEK TO ENCOURAGE 
ALL-YEAR-AROUND BUILD- 
ING ACTIVITY. 


Would Profit Both Men and the Com- 
munities. aes 


With the closing in of fall, and next 
the approach of winter, there looms once 
more the indellible fact that building 
operations are ruled and governed by the 
seasons, have been for years, and up 
until only the last few years little or no 
effort was made to counteract the in- 
fluence. 

No place has suffered from the accept- 
ance of the seasonable argument more 
than the smaller cities. Just as soon 
as the weather grew threatening or bad 
all citizens cast aside contemplated 
building work and decided to wait till 
spring, be their projects big or little. 
Contractors fell in with the scheme, me- 
chanics just naturally figured on a dull 
spell, and all knocked off till warm 
weather rolled around. Such had been 
the custom for years and everybody ac- 
cepted the condition created by prece- 
dent. 

Larger cities, contractors and building 
men finding that the dawn of spring 
brought forth a great flood of work to 
cause a jam, delay, and annoyance, 
sought to break the spell and have, after 
much missionary work, succeeded, to a 


_ certain extent, in keeping things moving 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas; :Rowe ws sue. eo 2B President 
JPATGallivane es eo oe Secretary 


314 Main Street 


NOT MUCH MORE LOOKED FOR 


Big Muncie Building Effort Just About 
Completed 


While activity in the Muncie building 
field continues fairly brisk due to the 
work started earlier in the season and 
which is still under way thus keeping 
things moving, there is an apparent lack 
of new work coming out, a fact that 
leads to the belief that the peak of local 
building has been passed. There is, 
however, nothing alarming about this 
condition, in fact, it seems it is just a 
natural condition judged from the gen- 
eral report regarding building operations 
throughout the country. 


The general trend of building in most 
localities seems to be on the wane but, 
at that, the volumes recorded compare 
favorably in most instances with the 
amount of building construction trans- 
acted during the corresponding periods 
a year ago. 

Muncie had a_ good volume of new 
construction work, mostly of the smaller 
types building, such as houses, in 1923, 
and the local contractors were looking 
for a let up in new work about this time. 

Except for the general construction of 
the new Masonic Temple which may yet 


along except in the most severe weather. 

What the larger building operators 
have accomplished the smaller city con- 
tractors can do, and do to their profit, to 
the advantage of the building trades me- 
chanics, to the industry and their city. 
They should all concentrate upon a cam- 
paign to urge citizens to do alteration 
and addition work through the dull sea- 
son. Such an arrangement would keep 
the building fraternity busy the year 
round and would get the small work out 
of the way by the time the new spring 
work appeared. 

This is a matter that thoughtful build- 
ing men are going into more earnestly 
every year and is one for the small city 
contractor to ponder over. 

Only recently a special committee 
named by Secretary of Commerce Her- 
bert Hoover, to study seasonal activities 
in the building construction industry 
made the following recommendations to 
offset the handicap under which the in- 
dustry is laboring. 

“Submit plans for proposed building to 
architects as early as January 15, instead 
of putting it off until March 15, or better 
still, send in plans all year around; let 
the city award contracts for public work 
at several times during the year, instead ’ 
of in bunches; do all repair work in 
buildings already in operation during the 
few actually cold days (there are said 
to be only about 20 days of the 300 work 
days of the year on which work is not 
practicable), thus helping to avoid a 
labor shortage during favorable weather; 
order gravel, brick and lumber during 
the slow months and keep three great 
subsidiary industries on the move; in- 
stitute a sliding scale of freight rates 
which would reward the buyer who or- . 
ders his material when the railroad yards 
are full of idle freight cars.” 


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SOUTH BEND READY TO ENTER- 
TAIN STATE ARCHITECTS 
AND CONTRACTORS 


Individual and Joint Meetings Planned 


Several weeks of work, consultation, 
correspondence and co-operation on the 
part of those having in charge the ar- 
rangements for the state A. B. C. con- 
ference and joint meeting of Indiana 
contractors and architects at South Bend 
has reached the stage where all details 
are completed and now all that remains 
to make this biggest gathering of the 
building industry in the history of Indi- 
ana a reality is the arrival of the archi- 
tects and contractors from out over the 
state on the scene of action Thursday, 
September 6. 

Each‘organization, the Indiana Society 
of Architects and the Associated Build- 
ing Contractors of Indiana, will hold in- 
dividual Yegional and conference meet- 
gs during the afternoon, and then in 
the evening the big joint meeting is to 
be held in the Turkish Room at the 

liver Hotel. 
fe he program for the quarterly con- 
“rence of the state A. B. C. to be held 
in the afternoon, as arranged by the as- 
Sociation officials and E. H. Hyman, 
Bai aty-manager of the South Bend 

uilders Exchange, is as follows: 


Conference™ Reet He der b 
Ce called to order by Presi- 
7 ae Jungclaus, Indianapolis. 
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birt, Seath tert Mayor Eli See 
€sponse to Welcome — Walter O. 
Beach, president of the South Bend 
uilders’ Exchange. 
R 2:15 P. M. 
le hehe on State Building Code Action, 
is i ae and the result—Walter 
*...-s Member of the Administrative 
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2:45 P.M. 

Reports on conditions in building cir- 
cles by delegates from the various cities 
represented at the conference. 

3:45 to 4:30 P. M. 

Round table discussion of a general 
character pertaining the State Building 
Industry. ; 

4:30 to 5:30 P. M. 

Group meetings of trades: 

Group No. 1—Consisting of plumbers 
and steam fitters. Speaker, Frank A. 
Burget, master plumber, secretary of the 
Terre Haute A. B. C. . 

Group No. 2—Consisting of general 
contractors, masons, plasterers, paint- 
ers, sheet metals and concrete contrac- 
tors. Speaker, A. E. Kemmer, general 
contractor, Lafayette, first vice-presi- 
dent A. B. C. of Indiana. 

Group No. 38—Consisting of electri- 
cians. Speakers, L. B. Snowden, elec- 
trical contractor, Gary, one of the origi- 
nal seventeen contractors who organized 
the state A. B. C., and Edward Trout- 
man, electrician, secretary of the Peru 
AB. i 

5:30 to 6:30 P. M. 

Sight-seeing tour of South Bend, 
delegates to be the guests of the South 
Bend architects and contractors. 

6:30 P. M. 

Joint meeting of Indiana and Illinois 
architects and contractors at the Oliver 
Hotel. Dinner, addresses and entertain- 
ment. Speakers, I. K. Pond, prominent 
Chicago architect, member of the Ameri- 
can Institute of Architects and the IIli- 
nois Society of Architects, who will be 
the spokesman for the assembled archi- 
tects. H. B. Barnard, Chicago, general 
contractor, will speak for the assembled 
contractors. 


LABOR SHORTAGE IN THE BUILD- 
ING FIELD 


National Association Urges Contrac- 
tors to Push Apprentice Training 


Everyone connected with the building 
industry is thoroughly familiar in a 
general way with the labor shortage 
which is facing it, yet when due consid- 
eration is given to the actual figures 
representing the various trades now as 
compared with a decade ago, it becomes 
apparent at once that the work of ap- 
prenticeship training, which is to a cer- 
tain extent relieving the situation in a 
few localities, must continue. 

A recent issue of a bulletin published 
by a local association contained an arti- 
cle to the effect that the trade school 
conducted by the organization had been 
discontinued because there was appar- 


ently no further use for it, in view of the 
fact that there were enough mechanics 
available to take Gare of the construction 
needs of the Community. In our opinion 
this is a serious mistake, and there 
should be no let up.in the work which 
has been started, at least until the per 
capita ratio of building mechanics to all 
other people as represented in the cen- 
sus of 1910 has been approximated. The 
year 1910 has been adopted as a basis 
for computation in this article chiefly 
because at that time there was appar- 
ently no shortage of labor in the indus- 
try, and it is therefore logical to assume 
that the proportion of mechanics to all 
others was about right. 

Therefore, using the United States 
census of that year both for the total 
number of people living in the United 
States, and also for the number in the 
various building trades, we find that in 
the case of the bricklayer there was a 
ratio of 1 to 543 or a total number of 
men engaged in the trade of 169,402. 
From the same source of information 
we find that the ratio ten years later 
had changed considerably and that therr 
was only one bricklayer to every 805 
people, or a total shortage of 63,362. 

In the case of the carpenter, the ratio 
in 1910 was one to 112, while in 1920 it 
was one to 119, or a total shortage of 
56,220. The painting trade shows a 
similar condition, there being in 1910 a 
ratio of one to 330 while in 1920 it was 
one to 425, or a shortage of 71,754. The 
plastering trade shows the greatest de- 
crease of any. In 1910 the ratio was one 
to 1928, while in 1920 it was one to 2,762, 
representing a shortage of 16,559. 

The above is true of practically all of 
the trades: with the exception of plumb- 
ers, electricians and _ structural iron 
workers. In the first named trade the 
ratio in 1910 was one to 620, while in 
1920 it was one to 511. The ratio for 
electricians was one to 764 in 1910 and 
one to 496 in 1920. For structural iron. 
workers it was one to 8,048 in 1910 and 
one to 5,610 in 1920. 

However, construction methods have 
changed to such an extent since 1910 
that the apparent surplus in these last 
three trades has been assimilated. The 
average house today requires consider- 
ably more electrical and plumbing equip- 
ment than was the case thirteen years 
ago, while the modern fireproof office 
building furnishes more work for the 
structural iron worker than was the case 
formerly. Se Ee 

Again we urge that associations in- 
crease rather than decrease their activi- 
ties along the line of trade education.— 
National Association of Building Trades 
Employers’ Bulletin, Cleveland, Ohio. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


*Grade School: No. 76, 30th and Col- 
lege Ave., $243,622, 16-room building, 
seating space for 673 pupils. Archt., 
Charles Byfield, Peoples Bank Bldg. Me- 
chanical engineers, Snider & Rotz, Mer- 
chants Bank Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Richard Johnson, busi- 
ness director, 150 N. Meridian St. Plans 
completed. Will advertise for bids in 
10-days. Brick, fireproof, will contain 
combination assembly hall and gymna- 
sium, vocational classrooms and _ boiler 
room. 

*Grade School: No. 75, $220,815 (12 
rooms), seating space for 504 pupils, 
14th and Rochester Ave. Archt., Ru- 
bush and Hunter, American Central Life 
Bldg. Mechanical engineers, Snider and 
Rotz, American Central Life Bldg. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Rich- 
ard Johnson, business director, 150 N. 
Meridian St.. Plans completed. Owner 
will advertise for bids in 10 days. Brick, 
fireproof, will contain combination as- 
sembly hall and gymnasium, vocational 
classrooms and boiler room. 

“Grade School: No. 62, $199,237 (10 
room building), seating space for 420 
pupils, 3615 W. Walnut St. Archt., J. 
Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Richard Johnson, business di- 
rector, 150 N. Meridian St. Mechanical 
engineers, Snider and Rotz, Merchants 
Bank Bldg. ‘Plans completed. Owner 
will advertise for bids in 10 days. Brick, 
fireproof construction. Will contain 
combination assembly rooms and gym- 
naslum, vocational rooms, boiler room. 

*Gradae School: No. 62, $199,237 (10 
rooms), seating space for 420 pupils, 
Tenth and Wallace Sts. Archt., McGuire 
and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian Bldg. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Rich- 
ard Johnson, business director, 150 N. 
Meridian St. Plans completed. Owner 
will advertise for bids in 10 days. Brick, 
fireproof, will contain combination as- 
sembly hall and gymnasium, boiler room 
and vocational classrooms. 

*Grade School: No. 38, $188,858, 8 
rooms, seating capacity 336 pupils, Win- 
ter and Bloyd Aves. Archt., the Elmer 

Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Rich- 
ard Johnson, business director, 150 N. 
Meridian St. Mechanical engineer, Sni- 
dar and Rotz, Merchants Bank Bldg. 
Plans in progress. Will advertise for 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


bids in 1 Odays. Brick, fireproof. Will 
contain combination assembly hall and 
gymnasium, vocational classrooms and 
boiler room. 

*Grade School: No. 70, $203,175, 8 
rooms, seating space for 336 pupils, 46th 
and Central. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn 
and Mueller, 610 Indiana. Trust Bldg. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Rich- 
ard Johnson, business director, 150 N. 
Meridian St. Will advertise for bids 
in 10 days. Brick, fireproof. Will con- 
tain combination assembly hall and gym- 
nasium, vocational classrooms and boiler 
room. 

*Grade School: No. 30, $137,512, 10 
rooms, séating space for 420 pupils, 
Elder Ave. and West Washington St. 
Archt., the Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 
N. Delaware St. Mechanical engineers, 
Snider and Rotz, Merchants Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Rich- 
ard Johnson, business director. Plans 


‘completed. Will advertise for bids in 10 


days. Brick. Will contain combination 
assembly hall and gymnasium, voca- 
tional rooms and boiler room. 


*Grade School: No. 23, $101,902 (8- 
room add.), seating 366 pupils, 13th and 
Missouri Sts. Archt., Bass, Knowlton 
and Co., 312 N. Meridian St. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Richard John- 
son, business director, 150 N. Meridian 
St. Plans completed. Will advertise for 
bids in 10 days. 


Garbage Reduction Plant Bldg. and 
Receiving Station: “Sellers Farm,” 1 
Bldg., 2 sty. 64x125, and concrete receiv- 
ing pit. Owner, Board of Sanitary Com- 
missioners of the Sanitary District of 
Indianapolis, Jay A. Craven, Pres.; 
John L. Elliott, V.-P.; Lucius B. Swift, 
City Hall, Indianapolis. Owner receiv- 
ing bids to close September 25th at 10:00 
A. M. Brick, concrete and steel. 

Manufacturing Plant: (additional 
buildings). Total cost, $15,000, to be 
built in units. 21st and Northwestern 
Ave. Owner, Fairbanks-Morse & Co. 
Site purchased from Marion County. 
Will start on ist unit early spring. 
Reinforced concrete. 

Commercial Garage (remodeling from 
4 sty. hotel building): “Bates Hotel,” 
corner Monument Circle and Market St. 
Archt., Bass, Knowlton and Co., 312 N. 
Meridian St. Owner, name withheld 
for present. Preliminary plans in prog- 
ress, definite data later. Project will 
mature late winter. 

*Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., 117x41, 58th and Sunset Ave. 
Archt., Wilson B. Parker, 620 State Life 
Bldg. Owner, Henry C. Atkins, Pres. 
E. C. Atkins & Co. (saw mfrs.), So. IIli- 
nois and South streets. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick, stone trim, wrought iron, 
tile and hardwood floors, laundry equip- 


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Residence: (Colonial type), $12,000, 2 
sty. and bas., 28x50, 40th and Delaware. 
Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life 
Bldg. Owner, Dr. C. L. Rudesill, 408 
Hume-Mansur Bldg. Archt. ready for 
bids. Frame, tile baths, furnace, asph- 
alt shingle roof, 2-car garage, 

*Stores and Apartments: $15,000, 2 
sty. and bas., Orange and Linden Sts. 
Archt., Everett H. Crabb, 910 State 
Life Bldg. Owner, Edw. ‘C. Ott, 1218% 
So. Meridian. Taking bids. Brick. 

“Residence and (2) Car Garage: 
$9,000, 33rd near Illinois. Archt., El- 
liott Hadley, 600 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, Herbert C. Piel, c/o Piel Broth- 
ers Starch Works. Plans about com- 
pleted. Ready for bids next week. 
Brick veneer and stucco, slate roof, fur- 
nace. 

Bridges (25): Various counties. 
Owner, Indiana State Highway Commis- 
sion, John D. Williams, director, State 
House, Indianapolis. Owner taking 
bids to close September 11th, at 10:00 
a. m.: 15 steel truss bridges, 8 R. C. 
girder bridges, 2 arch bridges, R. C. 

Contracts Awarded 

“Public Hall and Community Bldg.: 
1 sty., Basement and balcony, 40x90. 
12th and Alabama Sts. Archt., Everett 
H. Crabb, 910 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of 
America, Ben Kwitny, Secy., 323 West 
Wash. St.; general contractor, J. G. 
Karstedt Constr. Co., Lemcke Bldg., 
$30,000. Excavated. Work has been 
held up, will probably resume work in a 
few days. Brick. 

Four Stores and Garage: 1 sty., 67x 
60 and 57x90, Capitol and Indiana Ave. 
Owner, Fred Cline, Hume-Mansur Bldg. 
and J. G. Karstedt, Lemcke Bldg. Gen- 
eral contract let to J. G. Karstedt Con- 
str. Co., Lemcke Bldg. Brick, comp. 
roof, steam heat. Old buildings on site 
wrecked. Start work at once. 


Grain Elevator: (fire rebuild), $25,- 
000, Hoopeston, IIl. Private plans. 
Owner, Hoopeston Grain & Coal Co., 
Hoopeston, Ill. General contract let to 
Reliance Constr. Co., 807 Board of 
Trade Bldg., Indianapolis. Reinforced 
concrete. 


CROWN POINT 


*Tuberculosis Hospital and Power 
Plant: $350,000, 2 miles north of city. 
Archt., Karl D. Norris, Calumet Bldg., 
East Chicago, Ind. Owner, Board of 
County Commrs., George M. Foland 
Auditor, Crown Point. Project con- 
sists of 6 units, as follows: Unit No. 
1, Administration Bldg., 2 sty., 34x525, 
Dormitories for male and female pa- 
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kitchens,” passenger elevator, mortuary 
Unit No. 2, Bldg., 2 sty., 50x100, to con- 
tain dental and medical clinics, X-Ray 


room, laboratories, kitchen and dining 


rooms. Unit No. 3, power plant and 
boiler room. Unit No. 4, children’s 
Bldg. Unit No. 5, Negro patient’s bldg. 
Unit No. 6, 10-car garage, Supt. resi- 
dence, (7 rooms). Owner taking bids 
to close October 3, 1923. 


EVANSVILLE 


*Filteration Plant (6 million gallon 
addition), $260,000. Engineers, Alvord 
Burdick and Howson, 8 South Dearborn 
St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Board of Wat- 
er Trustees, W. A. Bosse, Secy., City 
Hall, Evansville. Owner taking bids to 
close September 6th at 9:00 a. m. Re- 
inforced concrete and brick, will include 
steel wash water tank, 75,000 gal. per 
day; 1 turbo centrifugal pump, 1,500,000 
gal. per day; filter house, misc. reinf. 
concrete structures, pipes and valves. 

*Y. W. C. A. Building: $300,000. 
Archt., W. F. Thompson and Miss B. G. 
Geary, 342 Madison Ave., Chicago, IIL, 
Asso. Archt., Charles Troutman, Amer. 


Trust Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Y. W. 
C. A., Evansville. Plans in progress. 
Brick. ¢ 

Residence (7 rooms), Booneville, 
Ind. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
George A. Roth, Boonville, Ind. Brick. 

*Factory: $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
Boonville, Ind. Archt., ‘Clifford Shop- 
bell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, Moses-Rosenthal Co. (mfrs. of 
athletic underwear), Chicago, Ill., and 
Boonville, Ind. Plans in progress, ma- 
ture this winter. Brick, steel, concrete, 
steel sash. 

*Office Building (general offices), Jas- 
per, Ind., 1 story, 25x60. Architect, 
Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Hoosier 
Desk Co., Jasper, Ind. Ready for bids. 
Brick, will contain general office, pri- 
vate office, fireproof vault, stationery 
room. 

“Bank Building (2 story addition), 
Providence, Ky. Archt., Clifford Shop- 
bell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, Union National Bank, Provi- 
dence, Ky. Bids shortly. Brick. 

*Residence and Garage: $25,000, Mad- 


isonville, Ky. Archt., Clifford Shopbell 
& Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, W. C. McLeod, Madisonville, Ky. 
Plans in progress. Bids in two weeks. 
Will contain 10 rooms. Brick. 

*Suburban Residence (rem. and add.) 
$10,000. “Elmhurst.”  Archt., Allfred 
E. Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, 
N. W. Bryant, Slaughter Ave., near 
Weinbach. Plans in progress. Bids 
shortly. Work will consist of new ga- 
rage, vapor heating system, private 
water supply, new plumbing and wir- 
ing, and general alterations. 

*High School: 2 sty. and bas., 80x 
35, and wing, 40x40, Newburg, Ind. 
Archt, Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples Bank 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Smith H. Abshier, 
trustee, Newburg, Ind. (Vanderburg 
county). General contractor, Roth 
Construction Co., Boonville, Ind. Work 
not started, waiting to sell bonds. 

Church (add.) and Sunday School, 
$25,000. Owner, Salem Evangelical 
Congregation, J. E. Paxton, Chm. Bldg. 
Com., 410 Harriett St., Evansville. 
Archt., Anderson & Stingle, 110 4th St., 
Evansville. Brick, stone trim. Gym- 


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nasium, Sunday school, dining room, 
kitchen, 1 sty. and bas., 45x64; also re- 
modeling church interior, changing 
seating, remodeling organ. 

*Residence: $12,000, Ky. and Jack- 
son. Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., 
Furniture Bldg. Owner, A. Kaiser, c/o 
Kaiser’s Cloak & Suit House. Revising 
plans, new bids soon. Brick veneer on 
hollow tile. 

*Residence: $15,000, Chandler and 
Ky. Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., 
Furniture Bldg. Owner, J. L. Knauss, 
13807 Walnut St. Will probably award to 
Matt Hallenberger, West Heights. Brk. 


veneer over hollow tile. 
Contracts Awarded 


*Store and Residence: $8,000, St. Joe 
and Mich. Owner, Augustus H. Krohn, 
1117 Hess Ave. Archt., Anderson and 
Stingle. Contract let to Edw. C. Dub- 
ber, 1104 E. Columbia. Frame and 
stucco. 

*Residence: $9,000. Archt., Chas. 
Troutman, American Trust Bldg. Own- 
er, C. Howard Battin, 716 Ky. Ave. Con- 
tract let to Samuel J. Johnson; heating 
and plumbing to Harry Grant; electric 
work to Evansville Electric Serv. Co. 
Brick veneer over hollow tile. 

*Residence: Owner, W. Niednagel 
(florist), 1427 Grand Ave., Evansville. 
Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, 515 Peoples 
Bank Bldg., Evansville. Brick veneer 
over hollow tile, 1 sty. and bas., 5 rooms 
and bath. General contract awarded to 
Chas. Herschellman, Greenview Road 
and Lincoln Ave., Evansville. 


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FRANKFORT 


Round -House (27 stalls), $300,000. 
Private plans. Owner, The Clover Leaf 
Division of the Nickel Plate Railway, 
Frankfort. Owner taking bids. Brick, 
concrete and steel. Each stall 100 feet 
deep. 

Storehouse: $40,000, 1 sty., 50x200, 
Private plans. Owner, The Clover Leaf 
Division of the Nickel Plate Railroad, 
Frankfort, Ind. Owner taking bids. 
Brick, concrete and steel. 


FT. WAYNE 


*Factory Bldg.: $30,000, 3 sty. and 
bas., 86x50, Ligonier, Ind. Archt., A. 
M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort 
Wayne. Owner, Ligonier Refrigerator 
Co., Ligonier, Ind. Archt. ready for 
bids. Brick, slow burning construction, 
comp. roof, steel sash, no elevators. 

“Office Bldg.: $15,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
46x38.  Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 
Shoaff Bldg. Owner, American Ice and 
Coal Co., N. P. Ry. and Hanover St. 
Ready for bids. Brick, stone trim, 
vault, vault door, comp. roof, steam 
heat. 


HAMMOND 


Hotel (40 rooms), Crown Point, Ind. 
Archt., A. C. Berry & Co., Hammond. 
Owner, c/o Archt. Plans in progress. 
Brick. 

School (alt. and rem.), District No. 
88, Joliet, Ill. Archt., A. C. Berry & 
Co., Hammond. Owner, Board of Edu- 
cation, School District No. 88, Joliet, 


Ill. General contract let to M. V. Grim, 
North Manchester, Ind. Work will con- 
sist of an addition of four rooms, new 
heating plant, private water system, 
septic tank. 

*Church (rem. and addition), Hunt- 
ington, Ind. Archt., A. C. Berry & Co., 


‘Hammond, Ind. ‘Owner, First Baptist 


Congregation, Rev. C. M. Brodia, Hunt- 
ington. Archt. taking bids. Brick. 

Coal Conveyor, Concrete Track Hop- 
per and Shaft: “For new pumping 
station.” Engineer, John Ericson, 30 
N. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
Board of Public Works, A. J. Swanson, 
chairman; Jacob Wiker, F. C. Dietrich, 
E. W. Miles, clerk of water department, 
Hammond, Ind. Sealed proposals will 
be received at the office of the board of 
public works until 2 o’clock p. m. on the 
12th day of September, 1923, to fur- 
nish all labor, material, tools and ap- 
pliances and to do all the work re- 
quired for the construction and installa- 
tion of coal conveyor machinery, con- 
crete track, hopper and concrete shaft 
in connection with a new pumping sta- 
tion. 

Factory Buildings (additions), 1 sty., 
120x28, and 1 sty., 30x40. Archt., J. 
T. Hutton and Son, Hammond. Owner, 
Platt Food Company. General contract 
let to M. A. Dickover, Hammond, Ind. 


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*Poultry Building: $75,000, 2 sty. & 
bas., 45x120, and 1 sty., 60x50. “Purdue 
University,” West Lafayette. Archts., 
Nicol-Scholer & Hoffman, Ross Build- 


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ing, Lafayette. Owner, Board of Trus- 
tees, Purdue University, West Lafay- 
ette. Receiving bids to 11a. m., Sept. 
17th. Face brick, hollow tile, Indiana 
limestone trim. (See legal advertising 
in this issue). Plans are on file at As- 
sociated Building Contractors office, In- 
dianapolis. 

*Electrical Engineering _Building: 
$100,000, Purdue University. Archt., 
Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg. 
Owner, Board of Trustees, Purdue Uni- 
versity, LaFayette, Ind. Plans com- 
pleted. Owner will advertise for bids 
soon. Brick. 

*New Heating and Power 
$300,000, “Purdue University,” Struc- 
tural and Mechanical Engineer. Archt 
‘(for building) $100,000, Nicol, Scholer 
& Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. En- 
gineering Department of Purdue Uni- 
versity, Prof. C. D. Bushnell, Supt. of 
Bldg., in charge. Owner, ' Purdue 
University, E. C. Elliot, Pres. of Uni- 
versity. Plans in progress. Project ap- 
proved by trustees. Brick, steel sash, 
1 sty., 86x105. 

Hotel: $450,000, 5 sty. and bas., 132x 
209, Niles, Mich. Archt., Nicol, Scholer 
and Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. 
Owner, Niles Hotel Corporation, Niles, 


Plant: 


. Mich. Ready for bids. 


*Public Garage: 1. sty., 46x130. 
Archts., Riedel & Zink, Lafayette Life 
Bldg. Owner, J. Frank Horner, 10th 
and Columbia Sts. Brick, semi-fire- 
proof construction; asphalt roof, wood 
trusses, steel sash, ribbed wire glass, 
plumbing fixtures, vacuum heating sys- 
tem, electric wiring, concrete floor. 
Plans about completed. 

*Hotel: $350,000, 8 sty. and bas., Ben- 


ton Harbor, Mich. Archt., Nicol, Scho- 
ler and Hoffman, Lafayette, Ind. Own- 
er, Wililam Bastar, 719 Lake Blvd., 
Benton Harbor, Mich. General con- 
tractor, Robert L. Reisinger, 4640 Oak- 
land Ave., Milwaukee, Wisc. Excavat- 
ing. Brick, fireproof construction. 


LAPORTE 


*Residence: $20,000, Laporte. Archt., 
George W. Allen, 721 Lincoln Way. 
Owner, Joseph Levi, Laporte. General 
contract let to S. A. Lambert; heating 
and plumbing let to Paul J. Dolan; elec- 
tric work let to Foutz Electric Co., all 
of Laporte. Start work soon. Frame, 
shingles on side walls, furnace heat, 2 
fireplaces, hardwood floors, built-in re- 
frigerator, tile floors, thatched roof. 


LINTON 


Colonial Residence: $12,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 35x34. Archt., John T. Fritz. 
Owner, G. W. Dixon. Plans in prog- 
ress, ready for bids September 10th. 
Frame, stone and stucco, asphalt shin- 
gle roof, hot water heat, composition 
baths, oak and pine interior trim, tile 
floor. 

Business Room: $5,000, 1 sty. and 
bas, 28x70, Coalmont, Ind. Archt., John 
T. Fritz, Linton. Owner, Fred Coch- 
ran, Coalmont, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Ready for bids September 10. Brick and 
building tile, composition built-up roof, 
no heating or plumbing, steel beams, 
pine trim, copper-set store front. 

Residence: $5,000, 1 sty. and bas., 32x 
50.  Archt., John T. Fritz, Linton. 
Owner, J. K. Foreman. Archt. taking 


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bids to close September 8th. Frame, 
asphalt shingle roof, warm air furnace, 
composition bath, pine trim, tile floor. 


PRINCETON 


Residence and Garage: $14,000, Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, Lawrence Sullivan, 
V. P. American National Bank, Prince- 
ton. General contract let to Bean and 
Davis Constr. Co., Princeton. Excavat- 
ing. Brick veneer. 


RICHMOND 


*Hospital (add.): $200,000, 3 sty. & 
bas., Richmond. Archt., E. F. Stephens, 
Boston, Mass. Owner, Reid Memorial 
Hospital, J. L. Rope, Pres., 10th St., 
Richmond. Brick. Probably mature 
soon. Sketches. . 
*House (municipal market) and As- 
sembly Hall: $250,000. 2 sty., South 
“A” street, between 5th and 6th. Archt., 
C. E. Werking & Son, Palladium Bldg. 
Owner, City of Richmond, L. A. Hand- 
ley, Mayor, City Hall. Archt. selected. 
Drawing preliminary plans. 


SEYMOUR 


*Consolidated School: Archt., Robert 
H. Hall, 206 East Third St., Seymour. 
Owner, Louis Auffenberg, trustee, Sey- 
mour. - General contract let to Kaufman 
and Ball Construction Co., Seymour, 
$14,738.00; heating and _ ventilating 
($2,495.39); plumbing ($2,832); water 
system ($556); electric wiring( $380.) 
All awarded to Carter Plumbing and 
Electric Co., Seymour. Brick. 


CARNAHAN MANUFACTURING CO. 


THE MAGNOLIA BUILDING 


Dallas, Texas 


Alfred Bossom, Architect, 
New York City, N.. Y. 


C. C. Wills, 
General Contractor 


—THE SOUTH’S FINEST OFFICE BUILDING— 


All trim on this twenty-four story office building was assembled 
at the CARNAHAN factory with EVANS RING JOINT and given 
a ecat of shellac enabling the contractor to finish the building in 
three months after the mill work order was placed. 


The use of CARNAHAN MILL WORK in fine buildings like this, 
is one of the best evidences of the advantages of high grade mill- 
work and the superiority of CARNAHAN QUALITY. 


WE FIGURE THE MILLWORK COSTS THROUGHOUT WITH- 


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Bridges (8) $66,000. Owner, State 
Highway Dept., Indianapolis. General 
contract let to The P. K. Vaughn Co., 
Hamilton, Ohio. .Bridges are on the 
State Highway in the Seymour District. 


TERRE HAUTE 


*“Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., 52x44. Archt., J. D. Palmer & Co. 
Owner, G. W. Frederick, 11 Davis Apts. 
Plans completed, mature about 60 days. 
Brick veneer, stucco. 

Residence and Garage: $10,000, 2 sty., 
34x46. Archt., Reintjes and Floyd, 
523% Ohio St.. Owner, W. E. Evans, 
2110 N: 7th St. Archt. taking bids. 
Brick veneer, asphalt shingle roof, fur- 
nace, tile and hardwood floors. 

Club House: $60,000, 2 sty. and bas. 
Archt., Reintjes and Floyd, 523% Ohio 
St. Owner, Eagles Lodge, Cherry St., 
Terre Haute. Architect selected. De- 
tails undecided. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded 

*Combined High and Grade School: 
$80,000, Vermilion Township, Newport, 
Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 
30 N. Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, 
William S. Brown, trustee, Newport, Ind. 
General contract let to William Caton, 
Terre Haute, Ind. Heating and plumb- 
ing let to Carson-Payson Co., Danville, 
Til. 

Overhead Bridge: Pennsylvania 
crossing and National Old Trails Road 
at Glenn, east of Terre Haute. Owner, 
The Pennsylvania R. R., F. M. Haw- 
thorne, Division Engineer, Terre Haute. 
Contract let to Scott Constr. Co., Lem- 
cke Bldg. Concrete. 

Filling Station: $10,000, 5th and 
Cherry. Owner, Standard Oil Co. Con- 
tract let to O. W. Perce. Brick. 

Residence and Garage: $10,000. Own- 
er, J. W. Fowler (accountant), 128% 
6th St. Archt., Reintjes & Floyd, 523% 
Chio St. Brick veneer over frame, 1 
sty. and bas., 31x46. ‘General contract 
let to Green & Pickett Const. Co., So. 
13th St. Heating, A. W. Dudley Co. 
Plumbing, Freitag & Weinhardt. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Columbus: Filling Station, Third St. 
Owner, J. P. Sohn, Columbus. Plans 
in progress. Bids soon. Brick or stuc- 
co. 
Connersville: Apartment Bldg. (4 
Apts.), 12th and Central. Archt., Jos. 


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Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company 


Hourly, focai and fast limited -service between Indianapolis, 


R. Fallon. Owner, Mrs: P.° Mancini. 
Archt. receiving bids to close Septem- 
ber the 8th. Brick veneer over frame, 
asphalt roof, steam vapor heat, oak in- 
terior trim, tile floors. 

Elwood: Bank Building, The Elwood 
State Bank have purchased the property 
adjoinng the bank building from Mrs. 
Josie Starkey and the building it occu- 
pies from Mrs. Chas. C. De Hority and 
will erect a modern bank building on 
the site. The combined lots have a 
frontage of 69% feet. 

Jasonville: Water works, $150,000. 
Plans for the constr. of a water works 
system have been approved by the City 
Council. Bids will be advertised for 
soon, 

Contracts Awarded Ne 

Hurtington: Intercepting Sewer Sys- 
tem, $279,000. Engineer, Chas. W. 
Brossman, Merchants Bank Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, City of Huntington. 
General contract let to Clem S. Brinne- 
man and Fred Davenport, Bluffton, Ind. 

*Roanoke: Consolidated grade and 
high school, $80,000. Archt., Everett I. 
Brown, Studebaker Bank Bldg., Bluff- 
ton, Ind. Owner, P. B. Settlemeyer, 
trustee, Roanoke, Ind. General contract 
let to E. D. Moore and Son Construc- 
tion Co., Kokomo, Ind. Heating, plumb- 
ing and wiring let to R. E. Fox, Markle, 
Ind. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement fcr sealed proposals inserted 
{n these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
x publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in o: entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL BUILDING 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Sealed proposals wiii be received by the Board 
of Education of the School City of Marion, Grant 
County, Indiana, at the office of the superintend- 
ent of schools until 12 o’clock noon, standard 
time, September 10, 1923. 

The above proposal shall be for furnishing the 
necessary labor and material for the erection and 
completion of a fireproof Junior hich and grade 
school building in accordance with the plans and 
specifications on file in the office oF said super- 
intendent, Marion, Indiana, or at the office of 
W. C. Findt, architect, high school building, 
Springfield, Ohio. 

Such plans are on file for the purpose of pub- 
lic inspection at any time during regular office 
hours until the date for receiving bids. 

The site of the proposed building is at Wash- 
ington and Thirty-sixth streets. 


Each proposal must contain the name of every 
person interested therein and must be submitted 
on blank forms, which forms will be furnished 
upon application to either the superintendent of 
schools or the architect, 

' Bids will be received as follows: 

Bids for labor and material must be separately 
stated. 

Bids will be reicevd for the general construc- 
tion of the entire work according to law, includ- 
ing heating and ventilating, electrical work, 
plumbing, gas fitting and sewerage. 

Separate bids will be received from Items No. 
1 to 11, inclusive, as shown on schedule attached 
to specifications. 

Separate bids will be received for each of Items 
12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17, as shown on schedule 
attached to specifications. 

The board reserves the right to reject any and 
all the bids’ 

Each proposal must be accompanied by a certi- 
fied check or a surety bond to the owner to the 
amount of 10 per cent of the total amount of 
the proposal as a guarantee that if successful, 
the contractor submitting the proposal will enter 
into a contract within ten days and begin actual 
work when instructed to do so. 

Should any bid be rejected the above surety 
will be returned forthwith to the bidder, The 
surety of the successful bidder will be returned 
upon proper execution of the contract and bond. 
The successful bidder for any part of the work 
shall furnish the owner with a satisfactory surety 
company bond, which bond must be approved by 
the attorney for the board of education. This 
bond shall be equal to 100 per cent of the con- 
tract price, conditioned upon the faithful per- 
formance of the contract and full payment by said 
contractor for all material and labor used in the 
building, same to be in strict accordance with the 
laws existing in the State of Indiana, 

The estimated cost of the above building is 
$275,000. 

(Signed) MARION CITY SCHOOL BOARD. 

WILLARD ELKINS, President. 
E. E. BLACKBURN, Secretary. 
M. E. SHIRA, Treasurer. 
‘Elbert E. Day. Sunerintendent. 
August 25-September 1, 1923. 


POULTRY HUSBANDRY BUILDING 


NOTICE TO BIDDERS 

1. Sealed proposals to the Board of Trustzes 
of Purdue University for furnishing labor and 
materials for the construction of a Poultry Hus- 
bandry Building upon the grounds of Purdue 
University in West Lafayette, Indiana, in accord- 
ance with the plans and specifications prepared 
by and on file with Nicol, Scholer & Hoffman, 
architects, Lafayette, Indiana, will be received at 
the office of the undersigned at Purdue University 
up to 11 o’clock a. m., September 17, 1923, at 
which time the bids will be publicly opened and 
read. 

2. Separate sealed proposals on Form 96 pre- 
seribed by the State Board of Accounts will be 
received for the following: 

(a) General construction. 

(b) Heating system, 

(ec) Plumbing system. 

(d) Combination heating and plumbing. 
(e) Electrie wiring system. 

3. Plans and specifications relating to any of 
the above work may be secured from the archi- 
tects, Nicol, Scholer & Hoffman, Lafayette, In- 
diana, upon deposit of $25, which deposit will be 
forfeited to Purdue University if contractor fails 
to submit bid or return plans. 

W. T. MIDDLEBROOK, Controller. 
September 1, 1923, 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 15 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 1st Vice-President 
EWING MILLER, 2d Vice-President 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
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PLANS FOR BIG REGIONAL MEET- 
ING OF ARCHITECTS AND JOINT 
SESSION WITH STATE CON- 
TRACTORS COMPLETED 


Large Crowd Indicated 


Every evidence at this time indicates 
that the regional meeting of the Indiana 
Society of Architects scheduled for 
South Bend, Thursday, September 6, 


will surpass in extent even the enthui- 
astic contemplations of the men who for 
the past year fostered and advocated the 
regional meeting idea. These meetings, 
which have now been held regularly 
every quarter of the year for the past 
year and more, have lent a new interest 
to the workings of the Society. Held 
first as an experiment the regional ses- 
sions proved sq attractive and drew out 
such good crowds that they were soon 
converted into a regular part of the pro- 
gram of the Society. They brought out 
architects who never before had taken 
any interest in the I. S. of A., and not 
a few of these newcomers later applied 
for membership and were accepted. 


Regional meetings have been held in 
Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute 
and Evansville, and now South Bend is 
to have one which in character will be 
much broader than the previous gather- 
ings. Additional arrangements were 
made some weeks ago for a joint meeting 
the same night with the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana which 
body was scheduled to meet September 6 
at South Bend also. The governing 
boards of both organizations at once ap- 
proved such a move and as a result an 
elaborate program has been worked out 
for an event that is the first of its kind 
held in Indiana. 


Architects of Illinois and Michigan 

ave been invited in to attend the meet- 
ing and Architect I. K. Pond, prominent 
in Chicago architectural circles and a 
member of the Illinois Society of Archi- 
tects, has very kindly accepted the invi- 
tation to speak for the architects at the 
joint meeting. 

The regular business session of the 
Indiana Society of Architects will be 
held at the La Salle Hotel during the 
afternoon at which numerous matters of 


Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


importance are to be brought up for at- 
tention. 

Some time will be devoted to the mem- 
bership feature and ways and means to 
increase it; also action is to be taken 
relative to the non-payment of dues and 
it is probable that all those who are in 
arrears without excuse will be dropped 
from membership. 

Another question to be taken care of 
pertains to the appointment of a first 
vice-president, a vacancy occasioned by 
the recent death of Ewing Miller of 
Terre Haute. Action will also be taken 
on the death of another member Archi- 
tect Charles Lembke, Valparaiso. 

The proposition to establish a pro- 
gressive tenure of office of board’ mem- 
bers, ranging from one to three years, 
is to be reported upon by Guy Mahurin, 
Fort Wayne, chairman of a special com- 
mittee appointed to pass on the matter. 

Then there will be various committee 
reports and a general discussion of 
things pertaining to the state architec- 
tural practice and profession. 

Assurances have been received from 
Architect E. R. Austin, South Bend, in 
charge of local arrangements, that all 
details have been taken care of and that 
South Bend is prepared to extend to the 
Indiana architects, contractors and 
guests a hearty welcome. 

Reservation cards mailed to the mem- 
bers of the Indiana architectural pro- 
fession are already being returned to 
Secretary Harrison and the acceptance 
responses that are arriving are most 
promising, indicating a good attendance. 

There will be a luncheon at the La 
Salle Hotel at noon for the architects 
and at the conclusion of the afternoon 
business session the architects will be 
taken for an auto tour of the city, after 
which they will be driven to the Oliver 
Hotel for the joint meeting with the con- 
tractors which will begin with a 6:30 
p. m. dinner. 


ARCHITECT G. W. ALLEN OUT FOR 
NEW SOCIETY MEMBERS 


Seeking Earnestly to Build Up State 
Architects Body 


Anent the new membership drive pro- 
posed by Architect G. W. Allen, Laporte, 
chairman of that committee of the So- 


ciety, he has worked out a pledge card 
that he proposes to send to all members, 
each to individually pledge himself to 
endeavor to secure at least one new 
member this year. : 

There was a time when the Society did 
appear somewhat distantly removed 
from the majority of the Indiana archi- 
tects and it was hard for them to realize 
that the organization was actually work- 
ing in their behalf. Two meetings a year 
was not conducive to a creation of interest 
and what of that there was was inclined 
to fade during the six months’ periods 
between sessions. However, a new order 
is in force now and the regional meetings 
actually carry the Society and its aims 
and purposes to the architects out over 
the state arousing a new interest through 
the personal contact that is afforded. 

On that basis Mr. Allen is out to build 
up the membership and expects the help 
of all members in his scheme to make of 
the Society a militant, representative 
body of the profession in Indiana. 


FINDS ALUMINUM PAINT MAKES 
RADIATORS LESS EFFICIENT 


The aluminum or bronze paint gener- 
ally applied to radiators greatly reduces 
their effectiveness and makes it neces- 
sary to have a larger surface for the 
same heating effect, according to experi- 
ments performed by Dr. W; W. Coblentz 
of the Bureau of Standards, United 
States Department of Commerce, Dr. 
Coblentz finds that the heat radiated 
from an aluminum paiuted radiator sur- 
face is less than a third of that emitted 
by a radiator of the same size painted 
with non-metallic paint, enameled, or 
simply allowed to rust. 

On the other hand, he finds that alu- 
minum paint is a very effective means of 
reducing the amount of heat transmitted 
through a thin material. Applied to the 
under side of a tent or awning it reduces 
by three-fourths the amount of heat 
from the sun which gets through the 
cloth, while if used on the cover of an 
automobile or ice wagon it cuts in half 
the heat let through and makes the tem- 
perature inside the vehicle more nearly 
that found in natural shade, thereby 
making it much more comfortable. 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


AG. Is. Miller =. oo President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


STEADY BUILDING MOVEMENT 
PREVAILING LOCALLY 


Work Not Large But In Fair Volume 


Building affairs in Evansville are mov- 
ing along steadily with no special de- 
velopments to attract unusual attention. 
Much of the early season work has been 
completed and the operations started 
later are well under way. There has 
been little to cause delays as, except in 
a few instances, material shipments have 
been prompt and the workmen have 
worked right on through the season 
seemingly satisfied with the working con- 
ditions. The scarcity of bricklayers and 
plasterers has been felt now and then 
and under the heavy demand these two 
trades threatened increased wage de- 
mands but in the end walkouts or 
strikes were prevented. 

There is some estimating being done 
and contracts are being awarded but the 
nature of the work is just ordinary, run- 
ning mostly to new homes and a few 
small commercial structures. 

The trend of Evansville building all 
Season has been inclined to steadiness 
and such a condition is looked for right 
on into the late fall. 


REAL BUILDING TRADES TRAIN- 
ING IN INDIANA SCHOOLS 
SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED 


Would Mean Much to Indiana Situation 
in a Few Years 


When will Indiana join the procession ? 

any cities in the country are actively 
engaged in efforts to replenish the short- 
ages of men in the ranks of the building 
trades. Educational authorities have 
been interested in some sections and are 
ready to establish the teaching of the 
training departments of the school sys- 
tem. This is as it should be for then the 
Vocational training will really fit youths 
for the future and equip them with a 
knowledge that will prove lucrative when 
their schoo] days are over and they are 
teady to enter the business world. The 
money thus spent will be well invested 
and will bring big returns to the com- 
munity where the effort is put forth in 
earnest. 


What other states are doing Indiana 


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can do if the men of the building con- 
tracting fraternity will but get behind a 
worth while vocational building trades 
teaching effort. 

In Philadelphia there are now classes 
in plastering for enterprising youngsters 
who wish to learn this lucrative trade, 
according to an announcement sent out 


by D. Knickerbocker Boyd, president of | 


the Philadelphia Building Congress. 

“The committee agreed,” said the 
statement, “that the plastering trade of- 
fered to the young man one of the real 
opportunities of this present time. It 
was also recognized that this trade is 
one in which it is hard to induce young 
men to serve their apprenticeship unless 
some plan could be evolved whereby they 
could be taught more efficiently and 
paid while learning.” 

“Consequently a sub-committee on 
plastering was appointed to confer with 
employing plasterers and their journey- 
men, with representatives of boards of 
education and others.” 

A plan was worked out as a result of 
these conferences which led to the open- 
ing of the first class at the South Phila- 
delphia high school last winter. Subse- 
quent results have been so _ successful 
that plans are now arranged for regu- 
lar courses in bricklaying for the boys. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ .EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Irmscher ttt eraaideatt 
E. F. Oelschlager_._ 3..." Secretary 


825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


REAP BENEFIT FROM EFFURT TO 
STABILIZE BUILDING MA- 
TERIAL PRICES 


Big Building Volume Results 


Realization of the fact that stabiliza- 
tion of building material supply prices 
is one of the most effective incentives to 
building construction activities. many 
Fort Wayne material men and builders 
waged an active campaign to that end 
this season, and to that effort may be 
attributed no little credit for Fort 
Wayne’s phenomenal building year as 
compared with previous local building 
construction records. Despite the great 
demand occasioned by unusual activity, 
prices have remained steady with very 
few advances creeping in. The wisdom 
of this concerted effort toward stabiliza- 
tion is demonstrated by a resume of the 
monthly building figures showing a roll- 
ing up of totals never before reached in 
the local field and spelling for prosperity 
for the entire Fort Wayne building fra- 


ternity, architects, contractors, material 
men and building trades mechanics. 

That the local effort was in line with 
that exerted in other localities is evi- 
denced by an interview recently given 
out by S. W. Strauss, New York City, 
one of the largest new building finan- 
ciers of the country, who said: 

“During the last sixty days fluctua- 
tions in building costs have been negli- 
gible. There have, of course, been ad- 
vances and recessions here and there as 
the result of local conditions, but the un- 
derlying tendencies have been toward 
stability in costs. This important de- 
velopment may be taken as an indication 
that the activities of the industry will 
continue on an even keel for some time. 
Rapid fluctuations in building prices add 
to the perplexity of prospective builders 
and it will be greatly to the advantage 
of all concerned to have conditions con- 
tinue along the same lines that now 
exist. 

“While there have been some reces- 
sions in prices, which during the month 
of June amounted to 4 per cent for the 
average of all building materials, there 
is no likelihood' that costs will come down 
to any appreciable extent. This is true 
largely because the shortage of build- 
ings is so widespread and there is so 
much potential construction work in the 
country that pronounced cost decreases 
would immediately bring about abnormal 
building activity which, through the 
processes of competition would again 
force up the prices.” 


ACTIVITY IN BUILDING SUSTAINED 
BY CONTINUED HOUSE CON- 
STRUCTION OPERATIONS 


Home construction continues to fea- 
ture Ft. Wayne activities in the building 
field according to the records of the 
city building inspector’s office. There 
has been somewhat of a slump in the 
launching of large building projects 
during August, in fact, no really large 
structures were started. Though the to- 
tal estimated cost of the new work 
started this month will hardly reach the 
figures of previous months there has 
been no apparent letup in the general 
activity that has ruled about the city. 
There have been many new residence 
permits granted during the month and 
these, together with the large volume of 
new residences under way, is still put- 
ting a heavy demand on the available la- 
bor supply, there being no unemploy- 
ment problem among the building crafts- 
men to cause worry. 

The impression among the building 
men of the city is that the fall season 
will show a steady continuation of the 
local building effort with the possibility 
of an added impetus when everybody 
returns from. vacation diversions and 
settles back to normalcy once more. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contracter’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus__......-_President 
SUN ONE i Ty 7c). Somanbalgi resin Dees Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


Plans on file, 326 Peoples Bank Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Marion, Ind., high school. 
Bids close September 10, 1923, 12 o’clock 
noon, 


Poultry Husbandry Building for Pur- 
due University. Archts., Nicol, Scholer 
& Hoffman, Lafayette, Ind. Board of 
Trustees of University to receive bids 
until 11 a. m., Sept. 17th. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder this week. 


HARRY FENTON, WELL KNOWN 
INDIANAPOLIS ATTORNEY 
ANNOUNCES FORMATION 

OF NEW LEGAL PART- 
NERSHIP 


State A. B. C. Counselor Expands 
Practice 


The contractors are not the only ones 
who find their working organizations 
taxed to keep pace with existing condi- 
tions; it seems some attorneys find 
themselves in the same predicament. 

Harry A. Fenton, Indianapolis, coun- 
selor for the Associated Building Con- 
tractors of Indiana and widely known 
throughout the length and breadth of the 
Indiana building construction field, has 
just made known a move of business ex- 
pansion. , 

Mr. Fenton together with Edwin 
Steers, Louis Herbst and Anthony J. 
Klee announce the formation of a part- 
nership for the practice of law under 
the firm name of Fenton, Steers, Herbst 
and Klee. The offices of this new legal 
combination will be located at 1106-1107- 
1108 National City Bank Building, Indi- 
anapolis. 


BUILDERS AT INDIANAPOLIS RE- 
ORGANIZE BOWLING LEAGUE 


To Open Season September 14th 


Among the organized bowling forces 
that are about to open up activities on 
the Indianapolis alleys for the approach. 
Ing winter season is the Builders’ 
League of the city. This organization 
started some years back under the ap- 
pellation of the A. C. E. (Architects, 


Contractors, Engineers) League, has en- 
joyed several successful seasons and all 
the boys are “raring to go” again this 
year. Though the personnel of the 
league has changed very little from year 
to°year the team names have done so and 
each aggregation represents some firm 
engaged in the local building field either 
in the contracting or material supply 
business, hence the new name, Builders’ 
League. 

The preliminary line-up of the organi- 
zation as it now stands is made up of 
these teams: Robert Berner Structural 
Iron Co., Wege-Stanford Marble and 
Tile Co., Hugh J. Baker & Company, 
Conder and Culbertson, Jackson Supply 
Co., Allied Coal and Material Co., Indi- 
anapolis Electric Supply Co., and an- 
other team still to be named. 

All teams will be made up of five men 


and the league games will be rolled regu- N 


larly every Friday night, 6 to 8 o’clock, 
at the Central Alleys, following a defi- 
nite schedule éovering a span of probably 
twenty-nine consecutive weeks. 
Preparations are being made to in- 
augurate the season Friday, September 
14. Julius Warren is president and 
Walter Hillman secretary of the league. 


PUBLIC MUST HELP 


Contractors Can Not Alone Stop Wage 
Pyramiding or Bonus Advances 


Some day, maybe, the contractors will 
come to. The folly of certain compete- 
tive methods seems to be dawning on 
many of the building trades employers, 
especially the practice of bidding up 
wages in order to secure help. 

In the larger cities there is a de- 
termined step being taken to kill off 
the suicidal pyramiding of wages and 
the bonus to workmen practices. There 
is hardly a national or city association 
of builders that has not gone on record 
as opposed to these insidious influences 
that have preyed so upon the building 
industry. However, all the resoluting 
in the world will do no good unless in- 
dividually the membership carries the 
resolutions into effect and then stands 
solidly back of the effort and secures 
the aid of the Public in that stand. 

One of the greatest drawbacks to the 
success of the move to kill off the 
pyramiding and bonus practice is the 
owner, not the contractor. The owner 
will brook no delay of his building pro- 
ject and when the contractor explains 
the wage scale and his inability to get 
men the owner frequently comes 
through, agrees to pay a bonus over the 
scale and tells the contractor not to 
say anything about it. He don’t figure 
that the workmen talk among them- 
selves and in no time the advances get 
breezed around to upset the whole local 
labor market. 

Many Indiana cities have experienced 
this disorganizing influence and have seen 
wages tilted and men flock to one job 
then another and with it all no new sup- 
ply of workmen was secured, instead the 
same old supply remained only to take 
advantage of the ever advancing wage. 

When the owner, the public, is willing 
to back up the contractor on the wage 
scale stand and is willing to take the 
chances on securing labor from the 
available supply then, and not till then, 
will resolutions against bonuses and 
pyramiding get results. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($5,000 and Over) 
Week of August 23 to August 29 


Warehouse: $708,869. Georgia and 
Penn. Owner, Terminal Building Corp. 
vontract let to Wm. P. Jungclaus Con- 


struction Co., 825 Mass. Ave. On foun- 
dation. 


Garage and Salesroom (Ford): $50,000, 
2 sty., 195x64, 530 S. Meridien, ate 
S. & J. Falender, 615 So. Capitol. Con- 
tractor, Conder and Culbertson, 615 N. 
Noble St. On foundation. 

Residence: $25,000, 2 sty. and bas., 32x 
41, Golden Hill. Owner, Mothershead 
and Fitton, 540 N. Meridian. General 
contract let to Builder’s Construction 
Co., 540 N. Meridian. Frame and stucco. 


Church: $24,000 (add.) Emerson and 
to Ye Owner, Emerson Ave. Baptist 
Church. Contractor, Pierson Construc- 
tion Co., 2934 Kenwood. On founda- 
tion. Brick. 


Apartment Bldg. (add. and rem.) $18,- 
000, 224 East St. Clair. Owner, M. J. 
Duffey, 2223 So. Meridian St. Gen- 
eral contract let to W. C. Halstead, 419 
Baldwin Block. Brick. 


Residence (double): $10,700, 23-25 So. 
Spencer. Owner, R. A. Rinker, 416 Ox- 
ford. General contract let to N. A. Mos- 
lander and Son, Peoples Bank Bldg. 

Residence: $11,000, 5554 Wash. Blvd. 
Owner, W. A. Waldorf, 3551 Washing- 
ton Blvd. General contractor, J. W. 
Darnell, 2435 Broadway. On founda- 


tion. 

Residence (double) $8,000, 3847-48 
Park Ave. Owner, Hyman Kaplan, 708 
S. Illinois. Owner, Realty Finance and 
Building Co., 402 National City Bank 
Bldg. ’ 

Residence (double): $8,000, 405-07 N. 
Beville. Owner, M. C. Monahan, 346 N, 
Beville. Contract let to Realty Finance 
and Bldg. Co., 402 National City Bank 
Bldg. 

Residence (double): $8,000, 3902-04 
Broadway. Owner, Frank W. Parrish, 
2163 N. Illinois. General contract let 
to Realty Finance and Building Co., 402 
National City Bank Bldg. - 

Residence (double): $8,000, 417-19 
Oakland. Owner, Earl Miller, c/o con- 
tractor. General contract let to Realty 
Finance and Building Co., 402 National 
City Bank Bldg. 


Residence (double): $7,500, 2830-32 E. 
New York. Owner, F. W. Sumner, at 
site. 

Residence: $5,000, 832 Tecumseh. 
Owner, Henry and Robbins, at site. Con- 
tract let to Wakefield and Patton. 

Residence: $6,600, 1226 Comar. Own- 


er, Anna Gallagher. Contract to J. M. 
Brown. 


Owner, Cloud and Peipper, at site. 
Residence: $6,000, 4614 Central. 
Residence: $5,000, 450 West 26th. 

Owner, S. H. Winfrey, 1732 Columbia 

Ave. 

Residence: $5,000, 39388 N. Illinois. 

Owner, Leo McMannus, 814 East 46th. 
Residence: $5,200, 609 N. Beville. 

Owner, Edw. Holtzman, 933 N. Temple. 
Residence: $5,000, 844 N. Olney. Own- 

er, N. A. Moslander and Son, Peoples 

Bank Bldg. 

Residence: $5,000, 1250 W. 35th. Own- 
er, Donald Goss, 747 Consolidated Bldg. 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


JecWestey Reed 2. President 
ja ser Coles pen aes er Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 


Hammond, Indiana 


EFFICIENCY OF LABOR GIVES WAY 
BEFORE HECTIC DEMAND 


Wage, Not Skill, Is Uppermost In Minds 


of Mechanics 


Observers who have watched and 
studied industrial activities covering a 
wide. span of years often lapse into 
reflective moods and ponder upon the 
apparent passing of the former effi- 
ciency of employes in days gone by. 

They compare present conditions with 
those that existed when lads became ap- 
prentices, learned, their trades, worked 
at them conscientiously and with skill 
and thus provided the nation with their 
peak productive abilities. Such condi- 
tions stand in marked contrast to those 
that industry is now forced to meet. 

A general lack of intensive training 
of workmen has combined with present 
abnormal fluctuations of supply and de- 
mand to make the average workman of 
today far less conversant with the nicie- 
ties of his trade than his predecessor of 
a few years ago. 

Constantly moving from one job to 


another in an effort to take advantage © 


of temporary and abnormal conditions, 
the mechanic cuts down his efficiency. 
No matter how familiar he may be with 
the job in its generalities. This con- 
stant changing prevents him from be- 
coming intimate with his fellow work- 
men, with those who supervise his work 
and with the particular operating poli- 
cies of his employer. The factor of 
inefficiency, intagible as it may appear, 
is having marked effect upon the gen- 
eral labor conditions of the country. 

The value of men trained to their jobs 
has been held by some experts to reach 
as high as 50 per cent over that of em- 
ployes who are not thoroughly familiar 
With the fine points of their work and 
the organization in which they are em- 
ployed. While this estimate may be 
rather extreme, it is certain that a wide 
Margin rests between these two values, 
varying as regards the nature of the 
work, : 

The above is entirely independent of 
the artificial and arbitrary limitation 
of output that is practiced sometimes by 
abor organizations, Studies of this 
phase of the labor problem are highly in- 
teresting for they hold possibilities of 
eveloping a means whereby the de- 
mands for labor may be met without 
taking men from one job to another 
merely through the destructive process 
of raising wages higher and higher. In 
addition it is obvious that an increasing 
of efficiency of labor wil have its effect 
im stabilizing industrial operations by 
olding down the unit cost of labor. 

“tom Bulletin of the Associated 
Building Contractors of America.) 


SOME PROMISE ANYWAY 


Completion of Big Building Operations 
to Aid Labor Conditions 


Most of the larger buildings under 
construction in Hammond are nearing 
completion except the Hotel Indiana, 
which is also now making good progress, 
The completion of the larger buildings 


will release a good number of mechan- 
ics, a situation that will tend to relieve 
the shortage of labor on dwelling and 
home building operations. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


M. V. Grimm of North Manchester 
was awarded the contract for the school 


addition in District No. 88, Joliet, Ill., 
for $20,000. 


M. A. Dickover was awarded the con- 
tract to build the addition to the Pratt 
Food Company’s plant, $17,474, the con- 


tract covering wall, roof and floor con- 
struction. 


Archt. A. C. Berry & Co. are prepar- 
ing plans for a 40-room fireproof hotel 
building at Crown Point, Ind. Plans 
will be completed about September 15. 


The new hotel building at Hammond 

has been leased for a period of 15 years 
to a man from Kankakee, Ill. The lease 
provides for an additional two stories 
within two years. It will be called the 
Indiana. 
There has been such a demand for ce- 
ment blocks that the factories have 
been compelled to run day and night 
right along. 


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MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas: "Raween o.oo es President 
J. A. galvanic. oo Secretary 


314 Main Street 


AMONG THE ORIGINATORS 


Muncie Contractors Deeply Interested 
In South Bend Conference 


Several of the Muncie contractors are 
preparing to attend. the State A. B. C. 
conference at South Bend, September 
6th. Muncie contractors were among 
the sponsors of the first A. B. C. con- 
ference ever held in Indiana, back in 
1920, at which time a joint meeting of 
the contractors of Anderson, Marion and 
Muncie was held at Anderson. ° The in- 
novation proved so attractive that the 
joint meetings were extended to Mun- 
cie, Marion and Kokomo, finally resolv- 
ing themselves into regular quarterly 
conferences and growing steadily in 
scope. 


CITIES LIKE MUNCIE HOPING FOR 
NEXT YEAR 


Signs Point to Another Big Building 
Season in 1924 


While Muncie and her sister cities of 
similar size have reached their building 
peaks and will now settle down to the 
ordinary customary run of fall building 
which can hardly be termed brisk it 
is satisfying to know that they, too, con- 
tributed their bit to the great volume 
of building that has made 1923 a won- 
derful building year all over the coun- 
try. s 

But, that is not all. Encouragement 
for another good year next season comes 
from the indications that lead leading 
financiers interested in building to pre- 
dict even greater activity in construc- 
tion circles in 1924. It seems that in- 
quiries for capital to finance building 
are picking up again after a temporary 
lull and many believe that the threat- 
ened fall slump in building is about to 
be counteracted and that activity is to 
be revived. Such a condition will prob- 
ably have no great immediate influence 
in the smaller cities, but if the fall sea- 
son finishes strong it will tend to build 
up a confidence that will make itself 
felt in early spring building contempla- 
tions and start things off with a rush. 
If such is the case this influence will 
carry to the smaller localities and have 
an encouraging effect there. 

This influence is bound to exert it- 
self for, according to the best informa- 
tion available, the housing shortage has 
only been reduced by about 25 per cent 
during the past four years. It is esti- 
mated that in a third of the cities and 
towns of the United States having a 
population of more than 8,000 there are 
inadequate school facilities. In addi- 
tion to the house and school shortage 


- there is an almost unprecedented de- 


mand for commercial buildings. 

Such being the condition it is be- 
lieved that there will be such an im- 
petus given to building by June Ist, 
1924, that all cities and towns will 
again be booming with building activi- 
ties. 

Muncie contractors are hoping along 
the above line and will seek to encour. 
age working conditions that may make 
that hope a reality. 


A NEW WEDGE INSERTED 


How Far Will It Cause a Split? 


As if the building construction field 
was not seething and boiling enough! 
But no, someone had to inject more agi- 
tation and—he or they did. 

Over at Indianapolis the Klan serum 
was shot into the Labor sphere and up 
went the Central Labor Union higher 
than a kite. The injection of the Klan 
argument into the C. L. U. affairs stir- 
red up a real boiling and as a result 
some of the largest building trade 
groups have “taken the air.” Resigna- 
tions by the following organizations 
have resulted: Carpenters Local No. 75; 
Painters Union No. 47; Sheet Metal 
Workers No. 41; Hoisting Engineers 
and Electrical Workers No, 481, 


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STANDARDIZATION NEEDED IN 
THE BUILDING CONSTRUC- 
TION INDUSTRY 


Has Been Started, Should Be Continued 


One of the marvels of present day 
industry is the production of a certain 
low-priced automobile. It is in a price 
class by itself, and its enormous pro- 
duction is made possible largely by 
Standardization. The building industry 


can well afford to observe the lesson 
taught in the standardized production of 
this car, 

Already steps have been and are being 
taken to eliminate some lost motion due 
to production of unstandardized com- 
modities. The Common Brick Manu- 
facturers’ Association was instrumental 
in causing many common brick manu- 
facturers to make their product in 
Standard unit size. The National Pav- 
ing Brick Manufacturers’ Association 

as cut out an unbelievable number of 
odd sizes of paving brick and the paving 

rick Industry is now working on the 
standard unit plan. 
or years the lumber men have been 
Making standard sizes of timbers—some- 
times at a loss when it came to lengths. 
; ere have been sporadic efforts made 
i furnish odd lengths and widths, the 
ought being that often standard sizes 
hg cut and wasted on the job, but the 
; ndard size practice has been too deep- 
Y planted to be uprooted easily. 
Aedes it comes to sash and doors, in- 
bg trim, mouldings, etc., there is a 
Th of co-ordination that is appalling. 

e National Moulding Book lists thou- 
i of patterns, many of which are so 
a ar as to appear identical to the 
asual eye. Considerable effort has been 


Put in, weeding out odd patterns, but 


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there is still a lot of standardizing to be 
done. In other lumber units such as sid- 
ing, etc., there are many patterns, many 
of which could be eliminated without in- 
jury ‘to the trade. The effect of stan- 
dardization to the producer and dealer 
would be increased production, less 
waste, larger stocks of standard materi- 
als, no small lots of odds and ends in- 
sufficient to complete any job, increased 
efficiency and profits. 

On the other hand, some claim a loss 
in beauty, or esthetic value. But let it 
be pointed out that with the bewildering 
varieties of materials from which to 
choose, any number of our large city 
streets are built up with houses as sim- 
ilar as a crate of eggs—a wearying 
monotony and repetition of unvarying 
sameness. The elimination of some 
thousand or so odd sizes of various ma- 
terials could not affect the builder for 
the worse. 

Besides, it is usually apparent in most 
of these stock commodities, that they 
were brought into being “without bene- 
fit of clergy” and their creators, not be- 


ing wedded to beauty or esthetics, have, 
“out of wedlock,” produced a progeny 
as unbeautiful as numerous. 

Consider then the builder whose eye 
is trained to utility not to beauty, con- 
fronted with these illegitimate forms, 
which he is obliged to build into a com- 
pleted structure. The wonder is that 
our structures are not worse than they 
are. A few simple, beautiful, standard- 
ized forms could not -but help to improve 
the appearance of many buildings which 
are built without planning or supervis- 
ion of a trained architect. 

The architects should welcome any 
movement toward standardization, for 
they would not be forced to sell their 
wares—knowledge of art, sense of 
beauty, experience in construction, per- 
fection of design, delicacy of balance, 
etc.—in competition with a _ shapeless, 
formless mass. To the architects would 
come that class of people who, hunger 
for charm, or beauty, or an elusive 
something which they feel, but cannot 
express. At present these people, many 
of them with considerable wealth, but 
with a lack of knowledge, are led into 
building structures, which to their un- 
trained perceptions, seem an answer to 
their craving for something different. 
This quite large class of people presents 
a field which architects—real architects 
—have been unable to reach. ~ 

And while the standardization of ma- 


terials is in progress, why not urge 
standardization of architects? Other 
professions, such as medicine, dentistry, 
law, etc., are controlled by law, but un- 
der existing conditions any one with 
pencil, T-square and drawing board may 
hang out his shingle as “ARCHITECT” 
and none may say him “Nay!” 

And while we’re standardizing let’s 
standardize builders. Even the unions 
insist that a man or boy spend some 
time as an apprentice before being given 
a journeyman’s card. But any one mav 
call himself a contractor so jong as he 
can spell-bind an owner into signing on 
the dotted line. Licensing contractors 
would wipe out a lot of waste, 1t would 
put fly-by-night builders out of business. 
lt would protect “life, liberty. and the 
pursuit of happiness” by eliminating 
shoddy, shiftless work. It would raise 
the standard of ethics; it would help 
draw architects, builders, and material 
men into a closer relationship. 

While standardization may be good 
for materials, it is infinitely better for 
men—so let the good work go on ’til the 
standardized platform on which stand all 
branches of the industry, wipes out ex- 
isting evils and offers the building pub- 
lic a square standardized deal all 
through.—Building Industry. 


TAKE ACTIVE PART IN GREAT 
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Three Billions Advanced by Building 


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The present amount invested in home- 
building mortgages by building and loan 
associations in the United States is ap- 
proximately three billion dollars, mil- 
lions of dollars more than the total 
amount which -all the life insurance 
companies in America have invested in 
their entire real estate mortgage hold- 
ings, according to figures compiled by 
the National Association of Real Estate 
Boards from official reports. 

Rapid increase in the part building 
and loan associations are taking in the 


financing of home-building throughout 
the country is indicated in the fact that 
one-third of the total assets. of these 
associations has been acquired within 
the last three years’ The three-billion 
dollar fund represents the savings of a 
total membership of approximately» 6,- 
000,000. 


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News of the Week 


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views issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 
SCHOOLS (8) $1,447,358.00 


1. Separate sealed bids, as outlined  be- 
low in Paragraph 3, calling for group bidding, 
will be received by the board of school commis- 
sioners of the city of Indianapolis, at its Offices, 
150 N. Meridion St., Indanapolis, Ind., for the 
building of eight public school houses, including 
general construction, heating and _ ventilating, 
plumbing and electrical work, which several 
classifications must be bid upon separately for 
each building. 

2. These buildings are as follows, estimated 
costs not including architects’ or engineers’ fees: 


School No. 23, estimated $ 98,380.00 
School No. 30, estimated 130,963.82 
School No. 38, estimated 182,352.00 
School No. 62, estimated 191,878.00 
School No. 67, estimated 207,964.00 
School No. 70, estimated 193,500.00 
School No. 75, estimated 210,300.00 
School No. 76, estimated 232,021.00 


$1,447,358.00 

3. Bids upon three of these buldings, viz., 

Group 1, Nos, 62, 70, 75, will be received until 

2 o'clock p. m., Thursday, Sept. 27, 1928, and 
then opened for consideration. 


Bids upon another three of these buildings, 
viz., Group 2, Nos. 30, 28, 76, will be received 
until 2 o’clock p. m., Monday, Oct. 8, 1923, and 
then opened for consideration. 


Bids upon the remaining two of these buildings, 
viz., Group 8, Nos. 38, 67, will be received until 
2 o'clock p. m., Monday, Oct. 15, 1923, and 
then opened for consideration. 


4. Any contractor shall have the right to 
bid upon any one, or more, or all of these 
buildings, but must confine his bidding to the 
group and time called for as set out in Paragraph 
3. If all of the bids of either group one or two 
should be rejected at the time set for receiv- 
ing such bids, then,” under such circumstances, 
there being no change in plans and specifica- 
tions for such group of buildings, new bids 
upon same will be receivable and acceptable at 
the time set for receiving bids upon Group 3, 
namely, Monday, Oct. 15, 1928. Under like 
conditions, if all bids of Group 3 should be re- 
ceived, new bids thereon will be receivable and 
acceptable until 2 o’clock p. m., on Monday, 
Oct. 22, 1923. 


5. All bids must be made upon proposal blanks 
prepared by the board, which blanks will be sup- 
plied by the architects, the engineers, or by the 
business director upon application. A separate 
bid must be made for each classiffication set out 
in Paragraph one (1) for each building. If 
any contractor desires to bid upon the whole 
of either group in any classification he may, in 
addition to his separate bids upon each building 
which is absolutely required, file an alternative 
bid covering the whole group which shall in all 
ways conform to all requirements relative to bids 
upon single buildings. 


_ §. Each separate proposal shall be presented 
in &@ separate sealed envelope which shall be 
Plainly marked to indicate the character of work 
bid upon and the number of the building to 
which such work relates, as, for example, “Bid 
for General Construction School No. 23”—or 
for heating and ventilating, or plumbing, or elec- 
trical work, as the case may be. 


7. Each bid must be accompanied by a check 
for three (3) per cent of the maximum bid, 
which ‘must be drawn payable to the Commis- 
Sioners of the City of Indianapolis, and certified 


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SHEET iby ae WORK 
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Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


good by a responsible bank 
of Indianapolis. 

- In case a bidder whose bid shall be ac- 
cepted shall not within five days after notice 
of such acceptance perform his bid by entering 
into a written contract with the said board, in 
the form made part of the specifications, to 
execute the work bid upon and construct and 
complete the same, and within that time secure 
the performance of his contract by a bond in 
the form made part of the specifications, with 
surety, or sureties, to the approval of the board, 
then his certified check and the proceeds thereof 
shall be and remain the absolute property of the 
board as liquidated damages for such failure, 
it being impossible to estimate the amount of 
damages such failure would occasion to the 
board, 


9. For information and for plans and specifi- 
cations for the buildings called for consult the 
following architects or engineers: 

For School No. 23—Bass, Knowlton & Co., 
312 ‘N. Meridian S&t., Indianapolis, 

For School No. 30—E. E. Dunlap, Eleventh 
and Delaware Sts., Indianapolis. 

For School No. 38—E. E. Dunlap, 
and Delaware Sts., Indianapolis. 

For School No. 62—McGuire & Shook, 320 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. 

For School No. 67—Kopf & Woolling, 403 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. 

For School No, 70—Vonnegut, Bohn & Mueller, 
610 Indiana Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. 


or trust company 


Eleventh 


For School No. 75—Rubush & Hunter, 430 
American Central Life Bldg., Indianapolis. 
For School No. 76—Charles H. Byfield, 923 


People’s Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. 

Concerning heating and ventilation, plumbing 
and electrical work for schools Nos, 30, 38, 62, 
75, consult Snider & Rotz, engineers, 703 
Merchants Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. Plans and 
specifications are also on file in the office of 
the Board where same may be inspected. 
BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF 

THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS, 
RICHARD O. JOHNSON, 
Business Director. 


Factory Building: $35,000, 90x120. 
Archt., Charles E. Bacon, 605 Odd Fel- 
low Bldg. Owner, Thos. L. Green and 
Co., Thos. L. Green, Pres., 202 Miley 
Ave. Plans about completed, ready for 
bids next week. Brick, structural steel, 
brick curtain walls, composition roof, 
steel sash, 1 7-ton crane. ; 

Packing Plant (Alterations and gen- 
eral remodeling) $50,000. Ray and 
Wyoming Sts. Archt. and_ engineer, 
Russell N. Edwards Co., 45 Union Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Bell Packing Co.,, Suc- 
cessors to Work and Co., 601 West Ray 
St. Preliminary plans in progress. Work 
will consist of new mastic floors, roofing, 
cork insulation, brick work, carpentry 
and general alterations. 

*Freight House: 1 and 2 sty. 30x750. 
Kentucky Ave. Archt., Fermor S. Can- 
non, 21 Virginia Ave. Owner, Terminal 
Realty Co., Robert I. Todd, Prest. Trac- 
tion Terminal Bldg. Bids in; under ad- 


visement. 

“Residence: $10,000, “Forest Manor 
Addition.” Archt., Bacon and Tislow, 
31 West Ohio St.. Owner, J. W. Fogg, 
3202 N. Pennsylvania St. Taking bids 
Frame, furnace, private water system, 


septic tank, asphalt shingle roof. 
Houses (120) $2500 each. Near Ben 

Davis, West Washington St., Archt., 

Samuel A. Craig & Co., 31 West Ohio St. 


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Boiler Breechings 
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Indpls. Owner, Cozy Home Building Co., 
Edw. E. Wright, Prest. care of Archt. 


Plans in progress. Frame, asphalt 
shingle roof. 
Stores: 1500 East Michigan. Archt., 


Samuel A. Craig and Co., 31 West Ohio 
St. Owner and builder, Standard Build- 
ing and Wrecking Co. On foundation. 
Archt. taking bids on plate glass, brick 
work, lumber and mill work, electric 
work, plumbing, roofing and struct. steel. 


Contracts Awarded. 


“Laundry Building: $200,000.00. (3 
bldgs.) 3 sty. and bas. 165x90. 2 sty. 
75x40. Power house, 50x60. Ft. Wayne 
Ave. and New Jersey St. Archt., Fermor 
S. Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave. Owner, The 
Malott Estate, 408 Guaranty Bldg. 
Lessee, The Excelsior Laundry Co., 
Blaine B. Miller, Prest., 222 No. Ala- 
bama St. General contract awarded to 
Hall Construction Co., Board of Trade 
Bldg. Brick, reinforced concrete, fire- 
proof construction. 

“Bottling Building: 1 sty., 61x85, 15th 
and Senate. Archt., Chas. E. Bacon, 605 
Odd Fellow Bldg. Owner, The Crown 
Bottling Works, 15th and Senate. Gen- 
eral contract awarded to A, L. Avey, 
5128 Park Ave. Brick. 


Laundry (Add.) 3 sty. 638x145. $70,- 
000. Archt., Russell N. Edwards Co., 
Union Trust Bldg. Owner, Progress 
Laundry Co., 428 E. Market. Contractor, 
Service Construction Co., Castle Hall 
Bldg. On foundation. Brick. 


Manufacturing Bldg.: $15,000. 2 sty. 
66x43. 330 No. Noble St. Owner, John 
Broerse, 330 No. Noble. Contract let to 
J. E. McGaughey, 326 American Central 
Life Bldg. Brick. 


Assembly Hall: $11,000. 1 sty. 88x66. 
2440 West Ohio St. Owner, West Park 
Social Service Board, 2440 West Ohio. 
General contract let to C. C. Urban, 456 
Berwick. Frame. 


Residence: $9,000. 2829 Northwestern. 
Owner, Guthrie-Thompson Co., 10 East 
Market. Contract let to B. A. Branson, 
1502 West 26th. Frame. 


Residence: $9,000. 23 West 48th. Own- 
er, George W. Watkins, 415 East 50th. 
Owner builds. Brick veneer. 


ALEXANDRIA. 


*High School Building: $76,000. Alex- 
andria, Indiana. Archt., Ernest R. Wat- 
kins, 345-47 Farmers Trust Bldg., An- 
derson, Ind. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Dr. W. R. Thomas, President, 
James S. Wales, Secy., J. W. Sullivan, 
Treas:., F. W. Stoler, Supt. of Schools, 
Alexandria, Ind. Owner receiving bids 
to close Wednesday, October 3, at 10 a. 
m. at the office of the Supt. of Schools. 
(See legal advertising in this issue.) 


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BEDFORD 


*Residence and Garage: $16,000. 
Archt., the Elmer E. Dunlap: Co., 1050 
N. Delaware St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Robert Mellon (attorney), Bedford, Ind. 
Plans completed. Mature late fall. 


’ Brick veneer. 


*Residence: $14,000. Archt., the 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. Delaware 
St., Indianapolis. Owner, W. H. Cosner 
(clothing), Bedford, Ind. General con- 
tract let to William Hausler, Bedford. 
Heating, plumbing and wiring let to 
Quinn Plumbing Co., Bedford. Brick 
veneer. 


BLOOMINGTON 


*Sorority House: $60,000, East Thira 
St., Bloomington. Archt., Lowe and 
Bollenbacker, 108 S. La Salle St., Chi- 
cago, Ill. Owner, Kappa Kappa Gamma 
Sorority, c/o Indiana University. Plans 
in progress. Brick, stone trim. 

*Residence: $12,000. Archt., Alfred 
Grindle, Public Square. Owner, William 
B. Adams. General contract let to John 
Fleming and Son, Bloomington. Frame. 

*Stadium: $250,000. Archt., Osborn 
Engineering Co., 2848 Prospect St., 
Cleveland, Ohio. Owner, Indiana Uni- 
versity, Bloomington. General contrac- 
tors, Bedford Steel and Construction Co., 
Bedford, Ind. Heating and plumbing let 
to Hayes Bros., Indianapolis; electric 
wiring to Smith Electric Co., Blooming- 
ton. Pouring foundations. 


DECATUR. 


Residence: $18,000.00. Archt., Oscar 
Hoffman, Studebaker Building. Owner, 
Mr. G. H. Wehmeyer, Decatur. Archt. 
taking bids to close shortly. Brick veneer, 
frame, red quarry tile floor, terrazzo 
floor, white oak floors, white tile wains- 
cot, oak, poplar and birch finish, pitless 
turn-table, asphalt shingle roof, copper 
gutters and valleys, soft water supply 


system, electric driven pump, capacity 
210 gal. per hour, automatic control, 120 
gallon tank, gravity hot air heat, 3000 
sq. ft. wall board, metal joist over gar- 
age, ,1 recess bath tub, metal lath, 200 
bbl. cistern, sewage ejectors, fire place, 
art glass, plate glass. Owner will buy all 
glass and finish hardware, expect to start 
work not later than Sept. 17. 


Bungalow: $7500. Archt., Oscar Hoff- 
man, Studebaker Building. Owner, C. 
C. Pumphrey, Decatur. Plans in prog- 
ress. Will receive bids late in October. 
Brick veneer, stone trim, asphalt shingle 
roof, white oak floors, electric wiring, 
vapor heat, soft water supply system. 


Church: $35,000. Archt., Oscar Hoff- 
man, Studebaker Building. Owner, Chris- 
tian Congregation, Rev. H. W. Thomp- 
son, Pastor. G. T. Burk, Chmn. Bldg. 
Comm., 220 So. First St. Plans in prog- 
ress. Will be ready for bids in Novem- 
ber. Brick, stone trim, composition roof, 
vapor heat, art glass. 

Power Plant (Addition) $15,000.00. 1 
sty. 36x42. Decatur. Archt., Oscar Hoff- 
man, Studebaker Bldg. Owner, City of 
Decatur, Katherine E. Kauffman, City 
Clerk, City Hall, Decatur. Basement fin- 
ished. Owner taking bids on superstruc- 
ture to close September 11. Brick, stone 
trim, steel sash, composition roof. 

*Building (Wholesale Grocery) $45,000. 
2 sty. and bas. 50x96. Archt., Oscar 
Hoffman, Studebaker Bldg. Owner, 
Everett and Hite, John Everett, Man- 
ager. Bids rejected. Directors of the 
company decided to postpone .building 
until spring. Brick. 


EAST CHICAGO 


*Junior High School: $400,000, 1 sty. 
and bas., 280x100, Todd Park, 144th and 
Magoun Sts., East Chicago. Archt., 
Karl D. Norris, Calumet Bldg. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, E. N. Car- 
nine, Supt. of Schools, East Chicago, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Brick. 

Shop and Storage Building, $75,000, 
1 sty., 120x210, 151st and Railroad Ave. 


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Supt., East Chicago. Plans in progress. 
Bids soon. Brick and steel. 


ELKHART. 


*Hospital: (16-bed addition) “Goshen 
Hospital,” Goshen, Ind. Archt., R. L. 
Simmons, Beardsley Block, Elkhart. 
Owner, Goshen Hospital, care of City of 
Goshen, Goshen, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Brick, operating room, diet kitchens, 
main kitchen, dining room, dumb waiter, 
composition floors, built-up roof. Ready 
for bids soon. 

*High School (side add.) $50,000. 2 
sty., Ligonier, Ind. Archt., R. L. Sim- 
mons, Beardsley Bldg., Elkhart, Ind. 
Owner, B. of E., Pres. Mrs. Rena Stans- 
bury, See’y., Ligonier. Brick. Plans in 
progress. Rather indefinite as to when 
bids will be received. 

Township School Building: (11 rooms) 
2 sty. and bas., 57x96. Warren Twp., St. 
Joseph county, Ind. Archt., R. L. Sim- 
mons, Beardsley Block, Elkhart, Indiana. 
Owner, Elmer Whitsel, trustee, R. R. No. 
8, South Bend, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Owner will advertise for bids this fall. 
Brick composition floor, built-up roof, 
metal windows, structural steel, private 
water system, steam heat. 

*Township School (addition of class 
rooms and gymnasium), Walkerton, Ind. 
Archt., R. L. Simmons, Beardsley Block, 
Elkhart, Ind. Owner, Board of Educa- 
tion, Walkerton, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Owner will advertise for bids about Jan- 
uary Ist. 1 sty. and bas., 60x112. Brick, 
composition roof, metal windows. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Apartment Hotel: $1,500,000. 9 sty. 
and bas. 225x225. Wilmette, Ill. Archt., 
R. L. Simmons, Beardsley Building, Elk- 
hart, Ind. Owner, Beach Manor Apart- 
ment Hotel Co., 1101 Security Bldg., 189 
West Madison St., Chicago, Ill. General 
contractor, Wells Bros. Constr. Co., Chi- 
cago, Ills. Sinking test wells. Brick. 


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*Elkhart: Consolidated Grade School, 


* $30,000, Osolo township, 4 miles north- 


west of Goshen, Elkhart county. Archt., 
R. L. Simmons, Beardsley Block, Elkhart. 
General contract let to William Brum- 
baugh, 317 Dewey Ave., Goshen, Ind. 


EVANSVILLE 


*Residence (rem. and add.), $10,000. 
Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples Bank 
Bldg. Owner, N. W. Bryant (music 
store). Plans completed. Ready for 
bids soon. Frame, vapor heating, pri- 
vate water system, new garage, plumb- 
ing and wiring. 

Bungalows (8): $5,000 each, Dres- 
den St. Owner, William A. Hopkins 
(real estate). Plans in progress. Owner 
will build and award separate contracts. 
Frame. 

*School (rem. and add.): Somerville, 
Ind. Archt., Anderson and Stingle, 
Evansville. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Somerville, Ind. Plans com- 
pleted. Will advertise for bids shortly. 
Work will consist of veneering walls, 
new roof, new heating system, one-room 
addition to present building, electric 
wiring, fire escapes. 

Contracts Awarded 

*School (Lodge Avenue School, fire 
rebuild), $22,000, four rooms and audi- 
torium, Green River Road and Lodge 
Ave. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples 
Bank Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Fred 
Mann, Trustee Knight Twp.; address, 
Newburg, Ind., Rural Route No. 4, Van- 
derburgh County. General contract let 
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and Webber, 723 Main St.; electric wir- 
ing to Charles Miedreich, all of Evans- 
ville. Brick. One story, 60x70. 

*Post Office and Lodge Building: 2 
sty. and bas., 46x86, Morganfield, Ky. 
Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peopies Bank 
Bldg., ’ Evansville. Owner, 1. OF AGS: 
Lodge No. 37, M. C. Bruce, chairman 
building committee, Morganfield, Ky. 
Start work soon. Owner builds. 


FORT WAYNE 


Residence and Garage: $18,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., Forest Park ‘Addition. "Archt., 
Re Aurentz, 306 Bass Block. Owner, 
Dr. M. I. Rosenthal, 336 W. Berry St. 
Plans in progrss. Bids shortly. Brick. 

Residence: $10,000, Archt., O. C. 
Brunswick, 206 Noll Building. Owner, 
A. J. Holtman, 1436 Wildwood Ave. 
Plans in progress. Bids soon. Frame. 

Steam Boiler Installation and Auto- 
matic Stoker: In the boiler room, City 
Light and Power Plant. Owner, Board 
of Public Works, John B. Kochs, Otto 
Bengs, Jesse Brosius, City Hall, Ft. 
Owner receiving bids until 2:30 
p. m., Tuesday, September 18, 1923, for 
furnishing and installing one (1) 725 
horsepower water tube steam boiler, also 
for automatic underfeed stoker. 


BUILDING PERMITS 


Residences (2): $5,000 each, 1705 
Thayer Ave. and 1414 Pemberton Drive. 
Permit issued to P. P. Pierce. 

Residence: $5,500, 2711 Reed St. Per- 
mit issued to T. C. Young. 


HAMMOND 


Business Building: $15,000, 1 sty., 50x 
200, Calumet Ave. Owner, Joe Meyers, 
(patent medicine). General contract let 
to Morris Bros. Brick. 

Filling Station: $5,000, Sheffield and 
Goslin St. Owner, Reynolds and Wills 
Co., Sheffield and Goslin Sts. General 
contract let to Morris Bros. 


INDIANA HARBOR 
Post Office Building: $30,000, Indiana 


Harbor. Archt., J. A. Wetmore, oe 
Treasury Dept., Washington, D. 
Owner, United States eee 


Washington, D. C. Plans in progress. 
Brick and stone. 1 sty. and bas. 

Apartment: (2 apts.) $12,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 25x40. Private plans. Owner, 
P. Maginsky, 3717 Cedar St. Plans in 
progress. Owner will build by day la- 
bor, buying materials and awarding sep- 
arate contracts. Brick, ordinary con- 
struction. 


KOKOMO 


*Church: $100,000. 2 sty. and bas., 
72x105. Kokomo. Archt., A. A. Honey- 
well, 418 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Congregational Church, T. O. 
Bryant, Chairman Building Committee, 
Kokomo, Ind.. Archt. taking bids to close 
Sept. 20th. Bids extended. Brick, stone, 
classic design, pipe organ, includes gym- 
nasium. 

Apartment Building: (4 4 room apart- 
ments). Rem. and add to old residence: 


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templated. 

Gasoline Storage Station: Trafalgar, 
Ind. Owner, Standard Oil Co., Indian- 
apolis. General contract let to Charles 
F. Duncan, Martinsville, Ind. Rein- 
forced concrete and tanks. Start work 
shortly. 

*Martinsville: Residence, 2 sty. and 
bas., Martinsville, Ind. Archt., Wilson 
B. Parker, 620 State Life Bldg., Indian- 
apolis. Owner, H. C. Robinson, Pres., 
First National Bank, Martinsville. 
Work started. Brick veneer. 


NORTH MANCHESTER 


Barn (frame construction), to be built 
on the Chester Twp. High School lot in 
Chester Twp., Wabash County, Indiana. 
Owner, Charles Wright, trustee, Post- 
Office Bldg., North Manchester, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids to close October 1 
at 2:30 p.m. (See legal advertising in 
this issue.) Frame. 

*Water Works (Improvement): Own- 
er, Board of Trustees of the town of 
North Manchester, L. D. Ikenberry, J. A. 
Cook, A. B. Roger, Ira L. King, town 
clerk. Bids will be received at the office 
of the town clerk until 7 p. m., Septem- 
ber 10, 1923. For drilling water well, 
vertical turbine pump, motor of sufficient 
size to drive pump, concrete foundation 
for pump and temporary wooden house 
over completed unit. 

College Building: Owner, Manches- 
ter College, North Manchester, Ind. 
Owners financing. [Probably mature late 
winter. Brick, 2 sty. and bas. 


SOUTH BEND 


*Office Building: $700,000, 8 sty., 
basement and sub-basement, Colfax and 
Mich. Owner, The Tuttle Corp. (office 
furniture), 119 West Washington St., 
South Bend. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn 
and Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust Bldg., 
Indianapolis, Ind. Reinforced concrete 
construction. General contractor, Bed- 
ford Stone & Const. Co., Indianapolis. 
Heating, plumbing and wiring not let. 

*Grade School: (addition), 3 sty., 25 
x100, “Lincoln School.” Archt., Freyer- 
muth and Maurer, 654 Farmers Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, W. W. Borden, Pres. General con- 
tract awarded to H. G. Christman Con- 
struction Co., South Bend., for $216,- 


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900. Excavating. 

Factory Bldg.: (40 dry kilns), 4 sty., 
126x79, $150,000. Archt., Albert Kahn, 
Detroit, Mich. Owner, Studebaker Cor- 
poration, South Bend. General contract 
let to H. G. Christman Constr. Co. 
South Bend. Brick and concrete. Ex- 
cavated. 


SHELBYVILLE. 


Store and Apartment: $12,000. 2 sty. 
40x60. Private plans. Owner, McKenny 
Bros., 859 So. Harrison. Taking bids. 
Ordinary construction. 

Residence: $15,000. Archt., Earl Mings. 
Owner, Raymond E. Compton, 7 North 
Tompkins St. Owner taking bids. Brick 
veneer, steam heat, tile bath, asphalt 
shingle roof, hardwood floors. 


TERRE HAUTE 


*School . Caigh): $70,000, Jefferson 
Township, Putnam County, Indiana. 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 
Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, Gilbert 
Ogles, trustee, Greencastle, Ind., Route 
6. Plans about completed. Bids in 30 
days. Brick. 

*Warehouse (wholesale drugs),.4 sty. 
and bas. Archt., Johnson, Miller and 
Miller, 30 N. Fifth St. Owner, the Bind- 
ley Drug Co., Edward H. Bindley, Jr., 
and J. Bruce Bindley, 508 Ohio St. Plans 
in progress. Will probably not ask for 
bids before late winter or early spring. 
Brick, reinforced concrete floor and roof 
construction. 

*Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., 40x40. Archt., J. D. Palmer &Co. 
Owner, E. H. Goodman, 88 Potomac Ave. 
Plans completed, mature late summer. 
Brick veneer, stucco. 

*Store and Apartment Building: 2 
sty. and bas., 45x70, Spelterville, Ind. 
Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 30 N. 
Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, Joe 
Perucca, Spelterville, Ind. Plans com- 
pleted. In abeyance until spring. Brick. 

*Residence and Garage: $50,000. 
Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune 
Bldg. Owner, James A. Cooper (attor- 
ney), 6138 Terre Haute Trust Bldg. 
Plans completed. Probably not ask for 
new bids until about November 1. 

*Stores (3), Offices and Hall: $15,000, 
2 sty. and bas., 56x80, Clinton, Ind. 
Archt., Allen and Thomas, 25% S. Fifth 
St., Terre Haute. Owner, Agentino Riso, 
Clinton, Ind. [Plans completed. Will not 


take bids until spring. Brick. 

Office Building and Stores: Cherry 
St. between 6th and 7th Sts. Owner, 
Citizens Gas and Fuel Co., John T. 
Beasely, Pres. Plans in progress, 2 sty. 
and bas. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded 

*Grade School (addition): $85,000, 8 
rooms, 2 sty. and bas., 35x70, “Cruft 
School.” Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 
511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Homer L. Williams, 
president; M. D. MHiddon, secretary, 
Terre Haute. General contract awarded 
to Pickle and Green, 126 S. 18th St., 
Terre Haute; heating and plumbing let 
to Wissel and Christman, Terre Haute; 
electric work to Miller Electric Co., 
Terre Haute. Start work shortly. 

*School (2 rooms): $7,000, Fayette 
township, Vigo county, Indiana. Archt., 
Thomas and Allen, 25% S. Fifth St., 
Terre Haute. Owner, Benjamin F, Hold- 
away, trustee, West Terre Haute Rural 
Route. General contract let to John R. 
Warner, Terre Haute. Frame,’ asphalt 
shingle roof, room heaters, pine trim. 

*Schooi (1 room): $4,000, Shephards- 
ville, Ind., Fayette township, Vigo coun- 
ty. Archt... Thomas and Allen, 25% S. 
Fifth St., Terre Haute. Owner, Benja- 
min F. Holdaway, trustee, West Terre 
Haute, R. R. General contract let to 
Ammon King, Terre Haute. Frame, 
pine trim, room heater. 


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Angola: Administration Bldg., 2 sty. 
and bas., 35x40, Angola. Archt., A. M. 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne, 
Ind. Owner, Steuben County Telephone 
Co., H. A. Wilder, Gen. Mgr., Angola. 
Plans in progress. Brick, hollow tile. 

Greenfield: Coliege, Sanatorium, Cot- 
tages and a 12 acre lake, $200,000. The 
Spiritual Alliance Medium’s Association 
have purchased 60 acres of ground near 
Philadelphia, Ind., Hancock county, and 
taken an option on 260 additional acres 
with the intention of expending $200,- 
000 in erection of a college, sanatorium, 
cottages, hotel and a 12 acre lake. The 
property will be known as the Nervana 
Spiritual Camp. 

Greenfield: High school, $100,000.00, 
2 sty. and bas. Archt., O. P. Gordon, 
412 Mechanic St. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, E. L. Wood, Treas. 
224 N. State St. Preliminary plans in 
progress. Owner will not advertise for 


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bids until early spring. Brick, stone 
trim. 

Petersburg: Church, The Cumberland 
Presbyterian Congregation have pur- 
chased a site on North 12th St. and 
will erect a new church as soon as funds 
can be subscribed for the erection of a 
suitable building. 


*Tipton: Memorial Building (Gym- 


nasium, Community, Rooms and Audi- : 


torium), $50,000, 1 sty. and bas., 88x150. 


Archt., Lewis Richards, Barlow Block, 
Main and Jefferson Sts., Tipton. Own- 
er, Common Council of the City of Tip- 
ton, and the Trustees of the Tipton War 
Memorial of Tipton, S. R. Standerford, 
Mayor; Nina D. Smith, City Clerk, and 
Trustees E. B. Brink, Floyd Ramsay, J. 
C. Tolle. Bids are being received to 
close September 14th at 2:00 p. m., at 
the office of the Archt. 


*Whiting: Masonic Temple, Theatre 
and Offices: $100,000, 3 sty. and bas., 50x 
100, 118th St., Whiting, Ind. Archt., 
Clarence Hatzfeld, 7 So. Dearborn St., 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, F. and A. M. Lodge 
No. 618, address 428 119th St., Whiting, 
Ind. Archt. receiving bids to close Sep- 


‘tember 14th. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded 


Auburn: Factory, 1 sty., 40x80. Own- 
er, The Reikie Products Co., Chicago, 
Ill. and c/o the Auburn Commercial 
Club, Auburn. Contract let to Perry 
Long, Auburn, Ind. Brick. 


*Jasper: (general office bldg.), 1 sty., 
25x60. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
Hoosier Desk Co., Jasper, Ind. General 
contract let to Beggs Construction Co., 
Scottsburg, Ind. Brick. 


*Petersburg: Church (steam heating 
system). Archt., Bacon and Tislow, 31 
W. Ohio St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Methodist Church, Petersburg. Owner 
taking bids, new boiler and equipment. 


“West Baden: Bath house, $250,000, 
2 sty. and bas., 70x270. Private plans. 
Owner, West Baden Springs Hotel Co., 
West Baden. Start work at once. Own- 
er builds; Ed Richardson superintends 
construction. Brick, reinforced concrete, 
steel truss and steel beam construction, 
hollow tile, steam heat, comp. shingle 
roof, tile let to American Mosaic and 
Tile Co., Louisville, Ky. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement fcr seaied proposals inserted 
fn these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in o: entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


POULTRY HUSBANDRY BUILDING 


~yOTICE TO BIDDERS 

1. Sealed proposals to the Board of Trustzes 
of Purdue University for furnishing labor and 
materials for the construction of a Poultry Hus- 
bandry Building upon the grounds of Purdue 
University in West Lafayette, Indiana, in accord- 
ance with the plans and specifications prepared 
by and on file with Nicol, Scholer & Hoffman, 
architects, Lafayette, Indiana, will be received at 
the office of the undersigned at Purdue University 
up to 11 o’clock a. m., September 17, 1923, at 
eg time the bids will be publicly opened and 
read. 

2. Separate sealed proposals on Form 96 pre- 
seribed by the State Board of Accounts will be 
received for the following: 

(a) General construction. 

(b) Heating system, 

(c) Plumbing system. 

(d) Combination heating and plumbing. 
(e) Electric wiring system. 

3. Plans and specifications relating to any of 
the above work may be secured from the archi- 
tects, Nicol, Scholer & Hoffman, Lafayette, In- 
diana, upon deposit of $25, which deposit will be 
forfeited to Purdue University if contractor fails 
to submit bid or return plans. 

W. T. MIDDLEBROOK, Controller. 
September 1, 1923. 


HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


The undersigned Board of School Trustees o: 
the School City of Alexandria, Indiana, hereby 
gives notice that on Wednesday, October 3, 
1923, until 10:00 o’clock a. m. at the office of 
the Superintendent of City Schools in the High 
School Building, in the City of Alexandria, In- 
diana, they will receive sealed bids and pro- 
posals for the erection and completion of a new 
High School Building, and at the same time and 
place, will also receive sealed bids and pro- 
posals for the installaton of the Heating and 
Ventilating, and the Plumbing, Sewerage and 
Wiring in said building, all in accordance with 
the plans and specifications heretofore adopted 
and approved by said Board and which are 
now on file in the office of the Superintendent 
of City Schools in the City of Alexandria, Ind 

The estimated cost of the proposed building 
is Seventy-six Thousand Dollars ($76,000.00). 

All bids must be in writing, on forms pro. 
vided therefor, delivered, signed, and _ sealed, 
and in every respect must conform to the laws 
of the State of Indiana. 

Each bid for the General Construction shall 
be accompanied by certified check for 5% of 
the amount of said bid; each bid for the heat- 
ing and ventilating shall be accompanied, by cer- 
tified check for 10% of the amount of said bid; 
end each bid for the plumbing, sewerage and 
wiring shall be accompanied by a certified check 
for 10% of the amount of said bid. These checks 
must be made payable to the Board of School 
Trustees of the School City of Alexandria, In. 


dana, and will be held by them as a guaranty 
of good faith that said bidder or bidders will 
enter into a contract and exeeute a bond for 
the full amount of his bid, approved by said 
Board of School Trustees* for the due per- 
formance thereof, if his or their bid or bids are 
accepted. The checks of those bidders who fail 
to be awarded a contract will be returned to 
them when the contracts have been awarded. 
Should the successful bidder or bidders fail to 
enter into such contract and execute such bond, 
then. he or they shall forfeit the amount of said 
certified check as liquidated damages for such 
failure, for the use and benefit of the proper 
fund of the School City of Alexandria, Indiana. 

Copies of said plans and specifications are on 
file in the office of Ernest R. Watkins, Architect, 
345-347 Farmers Trust Bulding, Anderson, Ind. 

Copies of said plans and specifications may 
be obtained from the office of the architect upon 
the deposit of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for each 
set. Said deposit will be returned to the bid- 
ders upon the safe return of said plans and 
specifications on or before the day and hour 
set for the receiving bids. 

The right is expressly reserved to reject any 
or all bids and to use sufficient time to investi- 
gate the bids and qualifications of the bidders. 

DR. W. R. THOMAS, Pres., 
J. S. WALES, : Secy. 
J. W. SULLIVAN, Treas. 
Board of School Trustees of the 
School City of Alexandria, Ind. 
F. W. STOLER, Supt. 
Sept. 8-15-22, 1923. 


SCHOOL BARN 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Notice is hereby given to bidders and to the 
public generally that sealed proposals will be re- 
ceived by Charles Wright, Trustee of Chester 
Township in Wabash County, State of Indiana, 
at his office in the Post Office building on Wal- 
nut street in the Town of North “Manchester, 
Indiana, until the hour of 2:30 o’clock p. m., 
on the Ist day of October, 1923, for the con- 
struction and completion of a frame barn to be 
built on the Chester Township High School lot 
in Chester Township, Wabash County, State of 
Indiana, all in accordance with plans and 
specifications on file in his office. 

Each bid must be accompanied with a cer- 
tified check of fifty (50) dollars, payable to the 
Trustee of said township. Such check to be 
returned to bidder unless he shall be awarded 
the work and fails to enter into a contract 
for the construction of said work within ten 
days after the receipt of notice thereof in which 
event the check will be forfeited to the town- 
ship. 


Each bid must be accompanied by a non- . 


collusion affidavit, and any bid not so ac- 
companied will be deemed informal and _ will 
not be considered. The successful bidder will 
be required to furnish compensation and publie 
liability insurance. 

The successful bidder shall enter into a bond 
with approved surety in the sum of seven hun- 
dred ($700) dollars for the faithful performance 
of the contract and the payment of all obliga- 
tions arising thereunder. 

The said Township Trustee hereby reserves the 
right to reject any and all bids and re-advertise 


for bids. 
CHAS. WRIGHT, 
Trustee of Chester Township, Wabash 
County, Indiana. Post Office address, 
North Manchester, Indiana. 
Sept. 8-15, 1923. 


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Society of Architects 


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SOUTH BEND MEETING BRINGS 
OUT FINE REPRESENTATION 
OF STATE ARCHITECTURAL 

PROFESSION 


Joint Meeting a Success 


Interest in the regional meetings for 
Indiana architects as instituted and pro- 
mulgated by the Indiana Society of 
Architects continues to increase right 
along as time goes on. This fact was 
once more demonstrated at South Bend, 
Thursday, September 6th, at which time 
the fourth regular affair of that na- 
ture was held under the auspices of the 

S. of A. 

It was most gratifying to the officers 
of the Society to realize the appeal that 
these meetings carry when from all 
parts of Indiana the members: of the 
profession began to gather in good time. 
It was a fine representative crowd of 
architects who responded Thursday. 
They came from the north, the south, 
the east and the west and were eager 
for action. Among the cities represent- 
ed were Indianapolis, Evansville, Elk- 
hart, East Chicago, Lafayette, Conners- 
ville and South Bend and other places. 
There were many men present who never 
before had attended a meeting of the 
Society and it is hoped a new spirit has 
been aroused in the organization and the 
work it is seeking to accomplish in the 
interest of the architectural profession 
and the building industry of the State. 

The meeting this week marked an 
epoch in the state building construction 
industry in that it was broadened out 
and in connection with it a joint session 
was held with the Associated Building 
Contractors of Indiana at the Oliver Ho- 
tel in the evening. Not only were the 
State Architectural Profession and the 
contracting interests largely represented 
but even material interests were pres- 
ent as also were delegates from the IIli- 
nois Society of Architects. 

The keynote of the evening meeting 

Was co-operation between those of build- 
Ing affairs that the whole building in- 
dustry of the State might get a square 
eal and be advanced. 
_ The featured speakers of the gather- 
ing were Architect I. K. Pond, Chicago, 
who represented the architectural inter- 
ests, and H. B. Barnard, Chicago, gen- 
eral contractor, who spoke for the build- 
ing contractors. 


Preceding the joint meeting the 
architects held a business session in the 
afternoon at the LaSalle Hotel, while 
the A. B. Co’s did likewise at the Oliver 
Hotel. Then there were sight-seeing 
tours of the city after which a dinner 
was served at the Oliver to be followed 
by the big meeting. 


CHOOSING AN ARCHITECT 
You Can Not Be Too Carful 


“You can not be too careful in the se- 
lection of an architect these days,” said 
an owner a few days ago. “It is sur- 
prising that anyone should say anything 
of this kind when we have so many tal- 
ented architects offering their services 
to us each feeling that he is much more 
competent than any other who might 
offer his services. 
makes it surprising is that we are sup- 
posed to be living in an age when one 
would think too that the ability of archi- 
tects who profess to do a particular class 
of work is about equal. 

“An architect today must not only be 
a good designer and a good planner but 
he must be able to design and construct 
a building that will work out along the 
lines of its occupancy as well as from a 
financial viewpoint, in fact, must be as 
complete as we agreed upon when the 
structure was in contemplation. 

“Along with this and most important 
is that an architect must be a business 
man. He must be able to know a survey 
and approximate the cost of the work 
as a whole from the start or at any point 
in the construction of the building. For 


‘illustration, my architect received a bill 


from one of the contractors for charges 
in my first building, aggregating $43,- 
000. This staggered him as it did my- 
self. However, my architect was not 
staggered very long. He went over the 
work and when he got through auditing 
the bill we found that we owed the con- 
tractor $400. It was not easy to do this. 
The contractor was an able man; he 
thought he knew his business better than 
we did. It looked like an impossible 
case, but we won out and did not go into 
court at that, but we had to know our 
business as you see. 

“Take another building. Two build- 


Another thing that 


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GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


ings were simiiar in many respects; 
practically alike insofar as cubic con- 
tents is concerned. One cost me $3,- 
000,000 and the other $4,000,000. I had - 
two different architects and they were 
different. One knew his profession and 
his business and the other did not. A 
million dollars is a big lot of money to 
lose, isn’t it? But that is what I am 
compelled to do solely because I retained 
an architect who did not know his busi- 
ness. The same rule applies whether it 
is a big building or a small building. 
It doesn’t make any difference. 

“So you see an architect should be a 
genius; a compound of many complex 
qualities of a high order.”—(The Eco- 
nomist.) 


LICENSE LAWS AND THE COURTS 


Legal Wallop Handed Licensed Legisla- 
tion in Pennsylvania 


The Pennsylvania Engineering License 
act was recently declared unconstitu- 
tional by the courts of that state. 

A careful reading of the court’s de- 
cision would indicate that should similar 
test suits be brought in other states 
that many of the existing professions li- 
cense acts would probably meet with 
the same fate; amongst which might be 
mentioned the present license laws of 
Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan and Minne- 
sota. In fact, it is exceedingly doubtful 
if there is a single license law now in 
effect in any state of the Union, except 
only the State of Illinois, that would 


pad a rigid scrutiny by a court of rec- 
ord. 

It will be recalled that the Illinois 
state law survived a test in the supreme 
court some years ago and any amend- 
ments which have since been made to the 
act, have undoubtedly strengthened it 
from a legal standpoint—(Bulletin of 
Illinois Society of Architects.) 


REMOVAL NOTICE! 


Wilson B. Parker, Architect, has moved 
his office from the 6th floor of the State 
Life Building to 507 Board of Trade 
Building, Indianapolis. 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


PF Getla. Milleres oo 2.2. President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


A PRACTICAL TEST PROPOSED 


Evansville School Instructor to Endeavor 
to Train Boys In Building Trades 


In an effort to encourage Evansville 
boys to enter the building field a new 
proposition is to be tried out at the 
Governor Street School this fall. Vo- 
cational Training Instructor Jonas T. 
Jewett is sponsoring the move. 

A class of sixteen boys, ungraded 
students, are to be put to work on a 
new addition at the Governor Street 
School as soon as the fall term opens. 
As now planned the boys will be given 
several hours daily study in the funda- 


‘mental theories of building and the re- 


mainder of the time will be spent on 
practical work on the proposed struc- 
ture for the purpose of mastering cer- 
tain of the building trades in order to be- 
come proficient as building mechanics. 


BIG GAIN FOR BUILDING IN AUG. 
OVER SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR 


Local Volume to Date Exceeds Entire 
1922 Operation 


So steady and uniform has been the 
building volume of Evansville for the 


past few months, showing regular gains. 


over the corresponding periods a year 
ago, that City Building Inspector Ed- 
ward Kerth, after sizing up the local 
conditions and situation, predicts that 
the total value of building for which 
permits will have been issued by the end 
of the year will amount to $4,000,000 or 
More in 1923. 


With a third of the current year yet 

to go, the record of building permits 
issued from the city building inspector’s 
office show 1923 has already passed the 
mark set during 1922. During the eight 
months already elapsed $3,080,142 in 
permits have been granted as compared 
to $3,069,734 during the entire twelve 
months of last year. 
_ An indication of the general monthly 
imcrease during this year over last is 
shown in the number of permits grant- 
ed during August of both years. This 
year there were 211 and last year 141. 
The total estimated valuation of the 
permits in August, 1922, was $169,540 
and this year it is $271,865. 


That an effort is being made to meet 
the housing problem is evident, for, of 
the valuation of permits taken out in 
August, $228,000 were for residential 
purposes. 

DECIDE TO HOLD ANOTHER HOME 


EXPOSITION. 


Effort to Encourage More Home 
Ownership. 


Interest in building at Evansville has 
been so keen for the past year or so and 
so many have erected new homes that 
there are those who trace this activity to 
the Home Complete Expositions that 
have been held annually, sponsored by 
contractors and others engaged directly 
and indirectly in the building industry. 

Home construction work has boomed 
steadily, evidence of which is apparent 
in all sections of the city bristling with 
new homes. In order to aid prospective 
builders and encourage a continuation of 
this construction effort another Home 
Show will be held in Evansville this fall. 
The affair will be located at the Coliseum 
and is scheduled for October 1 to 6. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max. Irmachet 2. oscecuns President 
Ee F.. Oelachtager...2. 2 Secretary 


825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


SHARP DECLINE IN FT. WAYNE 
BUILDING OPERATIONS 


August Figures Fall Off Precipitately 


The break had to come, other cities 
felt the slump in building construction 
sooner than Ft. Wayne did. Locally the 
activity, as marked by the city building 
records month after month, was the 
greatest in 1923 that Ft. Wayne has 
ever experienced, 

Spring came accompanied by a great 
wave of building effort. This latter con- 
tinued right on through the summer up 
to early August when a let up began to 
make itself felt. Long before the month 
had run its course those in touch with 
building affairs realized that August 
would fall short of the million dollar 
building totals recorded by each of the 
five preceding months. Sure enough, 


when September first came and the to- 
tals for August were arrived at it was 
found that 254 permits were issued for 
a total estimated valuation of $691,978. 


This was 438 permits. and $449,287 be- 
low the July totals. Not only that but 
the August building business this year 
was $942,596 or almost a million dol- 
lars less than that of August, 1922. 

An analysis of the past month’s per- 
mits granted shows that of the 254 to- 
tal permits issued 104 were for resi- 
dences. 


FAST APPROACHING 1922 RECORD 
BUILDING FIGURES 


More Than $9,000,000 Worth of New 
Work Started In Ft. Wayne 
This Year 


Though the slump in August building 


-in Ft. Wayne caused some disappoint- 


ment nevertheless the over a half a mil- 
lion dollars total added a nice sum to 
the building total for the eight months 
of 1923, carrying the figures up to and 
over the nine million dollars level to 
September 1st. This is $3,783,855 in ex- 
cess of the total for the corresponding 
period a year ago, a gain of 69.5%. 

As the year’s building figures now 
stand to date they lack but $407,692 of 
equaling the entire total posted for the 
whole of 1922, and there are four more 
months to go this year. 

The monthly building totals as re- 
corded to September 1, both in 1922 and 


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1923, are: 

Month Est. Val. Est. Val. 

1923 1922 

Sanuary oon $ 390,885 $ 136,660 
February ------ 420,330 191,035 
Marehe 22264 23% 1,450,000 573,375 
Ape Rese 1,939,275 582,385 
| Ey aR eta ae 2,166,085 701,285 
GUNG. eercee Ss 1,022,539 903,455 
Fo age ee oe eee 1,141,265 715,733 
AUQUSG-"ai aus ue. 691,978 1,634,574 

ROCHE 2 =eeeu $9,222,357 $5,438,502 


LOCAL BANK CLEARINGS ALSO 
DROP 


Business Not So Brisk 


Bank clearings in Fort Wayne last 
week showed a decrease of more than 
$130,000 over that of the previous week, 
according to the report of the ‘local 
clearing house. The clearings for the 
week were nearly $200,000 more than 
the corresponding week of last year. 
The total clearings for the week were 
$1,896,722.59, 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contracter’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


Po We sungelaneo ci 25.28) President 
GO EY Ty 1, ea Be DE Secretary 


320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets second 
_ Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 
Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 
Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 
General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


PLANS ON FILE. 

Plans on file, 326 Peoples Bank Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Marion, Ind., high school. 
Bids close September 10, 1923, 12 o’clock 
noon. 


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Poultry Husbandry Building for Pur- 
due University. Archts., Nicol, Scholer 
& Hoffman, Lafayette, Ind. Board of 
Trustees of University to receive bids 
until 11 a. m., Sept. 17th. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


Axebrod, Joseph, as owner, and Jesse 
Meredith, as the contractor, to tear down 
and remove dwelling house, known as 
1030 S. Illinois St., and improve and 
erect new building according to contract 
for $5,710. 


ONCE MORE MONTHLY BUILDING 
VOLUME AT INDIANAPOLIS 
SLUMPS 


Residence Work Only Thing That Saved 
the Day 


Indianapolis in company with many 
other cities is experiencing a check of 
building operations. The first impres- 
sive let-up occurred in June when there 
was a decided decrease in the money in- 
volved in the construction of new proj- 
ects for which permits were granted. 
July staged a comeback with a $2,055,- 
748, but August failed to carry on and 
slipped back again, droppimg even below 
June’s $1,905,000 total. 

According to the official figures of the 
city building inspector’s office, August 
was the second lowest building month 
of the year. During the month just past 
there were 1,415 permits issued for a 
total etimated valuation of $1,756,530. 
There were 134 more permits granted in 
August, 1923, than in August, 1922, but 
the total valuations showed a decrease 
of 15.3 per cent. 

An interesting phase of the building 
Operations for August pertains to the 
house construction work that was done; 
In fact, it represents 60.5 per cent of 
the whole volume of business. Of the 
total of $1,756,530, $1,091,725 went to- 
ward the erection of new houses, 195 
Permits for such structures having been 
granted during the month. 

There were 43 vermits granted for 
new commercial buildings, the total esti- 


mated valuation being given at $189,099. 

The remaining portion of new work 
for which permits were issued covered 
hundreds of remodeling and repairs jobs 
which, taken in the aggregate, made 
quite a total. 


INDIANAPOLIS DELEGATION GOES 
TO SOUTH BEND 


Early Thursday the Indianapolis dele- 
gation to the big joint meeting of state 
architects and contractors at South Bend 
left for the scene of action. 

This meeting had its origin at Indian- 
apolis and for the past few weeks state 
A. B. C. headquarters has been busy co- 
operating with the South Bend Builders’ 
Exchange arranging the details. 

As soon as it was learned by the As- 
sociated Building Contractors of Indiana 
that the Indiana Society of Architects 
had a regional meeting planned for South 
Bend the first week of September, the 
machinery was set in motion to hold that 
affair and the quarterly conference of 
the A. B. C.’s on the same day and in 
the evening hold a joint session of the 
two organizations. 

The scheme met with instant favor and 
the gathering Thursday of this week was 
the result. 

Those in the Indianapolis contractors’ 
party who went to South Bend were: 
Fred W. Jungclaus, president of the In- 
dianapolis Building Contractors’ Asso- 
ciation, and also of the State A. B. C.’s; 
O. C. Pierson, secretary of both organi- 
zations; Walter W. Wise, Joe Hayes, 
Harry A. Fenton,-counselor of the A. B. 
C.’s, and J. H. Owens, field representa- 
tive. 


WHEREIN THE BUILDING CON- 
STRUCTION VOLUME PLAYED 
A BIG PART 


Effect Apparent In Cement Movements 


Production of Portland cement in 
July was somewhat greater than in 
June and more than 1,000,000 barrels 
greater than in July last year. Total 
production for the month was 12,620,000 
barrels, according to the United States 
Geological Survey. For the first seven 
months of this year production was very 
close to 75,000,000 barrels—an increase 
of more than 28 per cent over the best 
previous record for that period. 

Shipments from the mills during July 
amounted to about 13,700,000 barrels— 
an increase of 400,000 barrels over June, 
but slightly under July, a year ago. 
Shipments for the seven months’ pe- 
riod ending July 31, were approximately 
76,000,000 barrels, a quantity greatly 
in excess of that moved in any similar 
period during past years. 


COURT HOLDS THAT STRIKES TO 
FURTHER BOYCOTT ARE 
_ ILLEGAL 


Important Decision Rendered In Building 
Case 


The Illinois Supreme Court recently 
handed down a decision which states 
that strikes called in furtherance of boy- 
cotts are illegal. The case grew out of a 


strike which was called on a general con- 
tractor who was buying material from a 
millwork concern which refused to main- 
tain a strictly union shop. The manufac- 
turing company obtained an injunction 


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restraining the Carpenters District Coun- 
cil of Chicago from intimidating or co- 
ercing customers and when a strike was 
declared to enforce the boycott, the presi- 
dent of the Council and one of the busi- 
ness agents were cited for contempt and 
fined $500 each. The case was carried 
to the Appellate Court and the same 
opinion was rendered. From there it 
was taken to the State Supreme Court 
which body upheld the decision of the 
two lower courts. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($4,500 and Over) 

Week of August 30 to September 4. 

Laundry (Add.) 3 sty. 63x145. $35,- 
000. Archt., Russell N. Edwards Co., 
Union Trust Bldg. Owner, Progress 
Laundry Co., 428 E. Market. Contractor, 
Service Construction Co., Castle Hall 
Bldg. On foundation. Brick. 

Manufacturing Bldg.: $13,300. 
66x43. 330 No. Noble St. Owner, John 
Broerse, 330 No. Noble. Contract let to 
J. E. McGaughey, 326 American Central 
Life Bldg. Brick. . 

Assembly Hall: $10,000. 1 sty. 88x66. 
2440 West Ohio St. Owner, West Park 
Social Service Board, 2440 West Ohio. 
General contract let to C. C. Urban, 456 
Berwick. Frame. 

Residednce: $8,000. 2829 Northwest- 
ern. Owner, Guthrie-Thompson Co., 10 
East Market. Contract let to B. A. 
Branson, 1502 West 26th. Frame. 


Residence: $8500. 23 West 48th. Own- 
er, George W. Watkins, 415 East 50th. 
Owner builds. Brick veneer. 


Residence: $6,500. 331 No. Bolton, 
Owner, John Muesing, 1114 East 22nd. 
Contract let to E. E. Barb, 445 No. Col- 
orado. Frame. 

Church: $6,000. 514 East 52nd. 1 sty. 
30x45. Owner, Reformation Lutheran 
Church, 514 East 52nd. General contract 
let to Spiegel-Brown Construction Co., 
42nd and College. Frame. 

Residence: $6,500. 218 Berkley Road. 
Owner, Columbia Building Co., at site. 
Frame. 

Residence: $6,500. 5231 Park Avenue. 
Owner, R. W. Lambert, 111 So. State. 
Frame. 

Residence: $4,500. 2820 Cornell. Own- 
er, Walter C. Dunn, 2922 Cornell. Con- 
tract let to C. J. Van Tassel, 4907 Park 


2 Sty. 


Ave. 
Residences (2) $4,000 each. 326 and 
330 So. Rural. Owner, J. G. Habing 


Bldg. and Realty Co., 807 City Trust 
Bldg. Frame. 

Residence: $4,500. 5128 East Walnut. 
Owner, Frank’R. Barnard, at site. 

Residence: $4,000. 440 Linwood. Own- 
er, C. C. Finnefrock, 33 Maple Court. 
Frame. 

Residence: $4,000. 4128 Graceland 
Owner, Chas. Lykins, 4215 Boulevard 
Place. Contract let to Harvey E. Rogers, 
326 East 47th. Frame. 

Residence: $4,500. 5337 Park. Owner, 
Earl Shephard, 4405 Guilford. Contract 
let to A. B. Kirkpatrick, site. 

Residence: $5,000, 432 W. 38th. Own- 


er, L. G. Brightmore, at site. Owner 
builds. 
Residence: $5,740, 1016-18 Hervey. 


Owner, Minnie Bade, 518 N. Hamilton. 
Contract let to Rosebrock and Fells, 
1145 Linden St. 

Residence: $6,000, 4841 Carrollton. 
Owner, G. E. Cloud, 3203 Kenwood. 
Owner builds. 


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CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed ES de President 
Wes CONS ose eee Secretary 


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Hammond, Indiana 


LUMBER PROBLEM A GROWING 
ONE 


Building Industry Feeling the Pinch 


One of the most important questions 
now confronting the building industry 
is, how to overcome the shortage of 
lumber and the consequent high price? 

Col. Wm. B. Greely, Chief of the Bu- 
reau of Forestry, makes the statement 
that the transportation charges involved 
in the moving of the timber supply to 
points of consumption has made retail 
prices so high that the demand for lum- 
ber is falling away. 

Twenty-eight states produce less lum- 
ber than they consume. In 1920 only 
five states provided more lumber than 
they consumed. The average lumber 
haul between sawmill and consumer has 
increased 84 per cent over a period of 
seven years. 


A timber famine as to the eastern 
and central parts of the United States 
is not hypothetical or distant, it is here. 
The evidence of such a condition is 
found in the smaller and poorer houses 
being constructed, the reduction in num- 
er and maintenance of farm buildings. 

Lumber and paint for ready cut one 
Story, five room houses was listed in 
1915 at $883.00, but today the same item 
shows an increase of over 200 per cent. 

The szarcity and the high price of 
good lumber has led to the increased 
use of inferior qualities. There is prob- 
ably not a single wood fabricating in- 
dustry east of the Mississippi or north 
of the Ohio or Potomac Rivers that to- 
day does not use wood distinctly infer- 
lor in intrinsic quality to that used 
twenty years ago. There is necessity 
now for teaching a vastly needed lesson 
of economy and of the adopting of new 
woods to old uses. 


_ A large corporation has been formed 
in Louisiana for manufacturing inside 
finish and sheathing from sugar cane 
stalks after the juice has been extracted. 
he claim is made that the product 
obtained makes a fine substitute for 
lumber and in the near future the cor- 
poration will be able to turn out 250,- 
000 sq. ft. of finished product daily. 
1€ claim is also advanced that the 
Price of this material is most reason- 
able and that the material will take a 
finish equal to any hard wood. Some- 
thing like this substitute will have to 
€ used or in a few years lumber will 


become So scarce that the price will be 
prohibitive, 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


Guy Young, general contractor, has 
put plasterers to work on the parsonage 
for the Greek Catholic Church and has 
started the brick work on the church 
building. 


Plasterers are busy on the M. E, 
parsonage, Morris Bros. have the gen- 
eral contract on this project. — 


Witter Bros., contractors for the 
Whiting Garage Co. building on Indian- 
apolis Blvd., is ready for the roof 
trusses. 


Morris Bros. were awarded the gen- 
eral contract for the construction of a 
building for Joe Meyers. It will be 1 
sty., 50 ft. by 200 ft. of brick construc- 
tion. The same contractors also have a 
gas filling station for Reynolds & 
Willis at Sheffield and Goslin St. 


The fifth floor of the new Hotel In- 
diana is about completed. Though a 
cinder fill concrete roof is to be in- 
stalled shortly, provision has been made 
to add two additional. floors when 
necessity demands. 

E. E. COLE. 


proportions that call for concerted ac- 
tion on the part of the small city con- 
tractors and then, not versed in the way 
of working as a whole they are lost. 
There is fight in the ranks but no 
esprit de corps and it is no wonder that 
in the end their spirit is broken and 
they drift back to the go-it-alone spirit 
and seek to get out the best way they 
can, . 

In the small city there is as much 
call for a militant association effort as 
there is elsewhere where there is more 
building. There is the wage scale mat- 
ter that is just as important in settle- 
ment and in that sense requires that 
the contractors act in harmony and 
unison. In such local adjustments the 
contractors should stand together and 
not only that but should, in reaching a 
local agreement, be a unit in knowing 
outside conditions so as to protect the 
local labor supply against the lure of 
big city scales. 

It has always been a hard proposi- 
tion to foster and further local con- 
tractors associations in the small cities, 
and yet when real trouble arises the 
contractors rush about looking for the 
association they failed to support and 
expect to get association machinery in- 
to operation when there is little or 


_ no experience in operating such mach- 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas; Rowe 15.95 ice! rs President 
1A. Gallivean- 24 uss Secretary 


314 Main Street 
pe ee eee SPT OS Se eS 
THOUGH MORE INTERMITTENT 
AND LESS CONSTANT TROU- 
BLE BESETS SMALL CITY 
CONTRACTOR 


A,Good Reason Why Association Ef- 
fort Should Be Exerted 


All things considered the building con- 
struction operator in the small city has 
his troubles in proportion to the bur- 
den that is shouldered by the contrac- 
tor in the larger lozalities. Said trou- 
bles may not flare up as frequently as 
those in the big cities nor linger 
around with the same _ tenacity, and 
yet when they do come they weigh 
heavily on the local building industry 
and remedies must be applied. if the 
threat to business is to be removed. 
Since the building operations in the 
smaller cities are limited, naturally it 
is important that all obstacles to the 
carrying through of the year’s program 
be removed. 

Jurisdictional disputes, the bane of 
the big operator’s life, are not so fre- 
quent in the smaller cities and as-a re- 
sult there is not the call for the close 
co-operation that creates more or less 
of a tie between the big city contrac- 
tors. The tendency on the part of the 
small city and town contractors is to 
go it alone, muddle through, as it were, 
individually. . 

But, there are times when the prob- 
lems and menaces that arise do assume 


inery. 

Yes, there is need for associations in 
the smaller cities and until the con- 
tractors there realize it and bend their 
combined efforts in that direction they 
and their businesses will suffer, a prey 
to every inimical force that arises not 
the least of which is individual selfish- 
ness, - 

Muncie knows the experience of a 
house divided against itself and until 
the whole contracting fraternity gets 
together the experience will repeat it- 
self time and time again. Nor is Mun- 
cie alone, there are many other cities 
in the same position. 


MANY CONTRACTORS HAVE SAID 
“OH WHAT’S THE USE?” 


Owners Yelp, Yet Fail to Do Their Share 


Muncie contractors and those of other 
cities of Indiana can back up E. A. 
Roberts, secretary of the Cleveland 
Builders’ Exchange, who in referring to 
the annual dispute over wages and work- 
ing rules recently, said: 

“In these annual controversies over 
wages and working conditions the most 
discouraging feature to the contractor 
has been the attitude of the average 
owner and the speculative builder. Year 
after year, contractors have united in 
taking a firm stand at much sacrifice to 
themselves, in opposition to demands 
which they have deemed unjust and hurt- 
ful to the industry. Committees have 
been appointed to secure the c0-opera- 
tion of owners who have been asked 
to allow their jobs to remain idle until 
the question could be settled. Some 
owners thus appealed to have been good 
enough to comply with the request for 
a limited time, but usually a demand 
has been made that the contractor pro- 
ceed at once with his work, either this 
or the contract will be cancelled and 
the owner will take over the work him- 
self. This one weakness has done more 
to lose battles for the employers than 
all else combined.” 


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SEPTEMBER 15, 1923 


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STATE A. B. C. CONFERENCE 
PROVES ATTRACTIVE. 


Builders From Fifteen Cities Respond 
To Call. 


Convincing in the extreme was the evi- 
ence presented at South Bend Septem- 
ber 6 that there is an appeal, an interest 
not to be denied, in the quarterly con- 
ference for contractors idea that the 
Associated Building Contractors of In- 
diana has been promoting and following 
for the last year or so. No greater sub- 
stantiating testimony is needed to jus- 
tify the policy of the State A. B. C. along 
the above line than the response that was 
recelved last week when many contrac- 
tors from fifteen different Indiana 
cities, and several from Chicago who are 
operating in Indiana, reported at South 
Bend to attend the third quarterly con- 
Se of Eee Association. 

Owing the opening of the meetin 
by President Fred W, Jungclaus, Tad 
rae ae an address of welcome was ex- 
i to the Indiana builders by Mayor 
W & Seebirt, South Bend, to which 
M alter W. Fassnacht president of the 

oo Bend Builders’ Exchange, replied: 
i hort talks were also made by Attor- 
vip A. Fenton of Indianapolis; A. 
ee wee Lafayette; Max Irmscher, 
nd 1. ayne; F. A. Burget, Terre Haute, 
mle B. Snowden, Gary. The speak- 
ee Pleaded for greater organization, 
Ad fe forth, one and all, that which 
the €en accomplished in their localities 
aig rig waite wig would not 
accomplished by individuals 
hg They declared that every other 
ial ca of the industry is highly organ- 
er " erefore, urged the builders to 
sie % ind their local and state organi- 
fot | S because unorganized forces can 
0 ope to compete with organized ones. 
ne of the most interesting features 


of the afternoon had to do with a re- 
port on the State Building Code by 
Walter W. Wise, Indianapolis, member 


of the State Administrative Buiiding 
Council, who made a very comprehen- 
sive report on the activities of the Coun- 
cil and the work it had undertaken to 
accomplish for the building industry in 
Indiana and the public. Particularly 
pleasing to the contractors assembled 
was this demonstration of ce-operation 
between the architects, contractors, en- 
gineers and labor, all of whom are work- 
ing together to perfect through the 
Building Council a standardization of 
building requirements and regulations 
throughout the state. 

A considerable portion of the after- 
noon was given over to a general dis- 
cussion of the building situation and 
conditions as prevailed in Indiana. Re- 
ports concerning the above were made 
as follows: 


Colfax—A. A. Gill. 
have all the men needed. 


East Chicago and Indiana Harbor— 
John Rahn. Building operations a lit- 
tle slack at present, outlook fairly good; 
bricklayers $1.50 per hour; laborers 
$.87% per hour. General contractors help 


Not much work, 


each other by loaning men. Labor and 
conditions very satisfactory. 
Elkhart—J. J. Hostettler. Building 


quite active. Bricklayers $1.35 per hour; 
carpenters $.75 per hour; common labor 
$.50 to $.60 per hour. Housing shortage, 
300 to 400 residences needed. Carpen- 
ters, open shop; bricklayers and plas- 
terers, closed shop. No labor troubles. 

Fort Wayne—Geo. Schack and Max 
Irmscher. Building operations good, 
everybody busy, hard to get men to as- 
sociation meetings on account of being 
too busy to attend. Bricklayers $1.35 
to $1.50 per hour. Plasterers’ scale, 
$11.00 per day, paying $1.50 per hour, 
shortage of plasterers. Common labor 
$.50 to $.60 per hour (not organized). 
Carpenters $.90 to $1:00 per hour. Open 
and closed shop men work together on 
same job. Mason contractors employing 
the limit in apprentices. Conditions very 
satisfactory: 


Goshen—A. F. Toelle. Building quite 
active. Shortage of plupbers, scale $.95 
per hour; common labor $.40 per hour. 
Conditions very good. 

Gary—E. F. Cramer and L. B. Snow- 
den. Building slacking up on account 
of the high cost, both commercial and 
residences, money not so easy to borrow. 
As to apprentices, plasterers 2, lathers 
3, bricklayers none, electricians none. 

Indianapolis—C. C. Pierson.  Situa- 
tion easing up in the shortage of men. 
Bricklayers and plasterers have no more 


employes than usual but are getting bet- 
ter productivity. Building permits hold- 
ing their own. Mason contractors giving 
real attention to apprentices and are 
employing the limit. The apprentice 
question should be made an organization 
matter rather than an individual mat- 
ter. 

Kokomo—E. L. Danner. Kokopo not 
overly active, mostly small work; large 
work pretty well ‘along. Shortage of 
bricklayers and plasterers; outside con- 
tractors paying more than the scale in 
order to get men- 

Lafayette—Jacob Evans. No trouble, 
everything going in good shape, except 
shortage of plasterers. Trouble between 
lathers and contractors all settled. Ap- 
prentices: Mason contractors, 2; plas- 
terers 2; carpenters 2. Conditions very 
satisfactory. 

Logansport—L. E. Wickersham. Build- 
ing operations confined mostly to resi- 
dences and rezair work. Carpenters $.75 
per hour; common labor $.40 per hour. 
No shortage of help. 

Scuth Bend—T. L. Hickey. Lots of 
building, most all of the big work closed 
shop; residential work mostly being 
done by real estate and building com- 
panies majority open shop. Housing 
situation easing up. Common labor at- 
tempted to organize, but so far has not 
made any progress. Bricklayers situa- 
tion not so acute, paying $1.50 per hour; 
plasterers $1.50 per hour, mostly old 
men, practically no young men following 
this trade in South Bend. Carpenters 
plentiful, $1.00 per hour; sheet metal 
$1-00 per hour; painters $.75 to $.90 per 
hour. Common labor plentiful, $.50 to 
$.60 per hour. Brick!ayers’ apprentices, 
15 working. 

Terre Haute—F. A. Burget. Shortage 
of bricklayers, plasterers and plumbers. 
Common labor $.40 to $.50 per hour. Com- 
mon labor attempted to organized to 
demand $.60 per hour, however was not 
successful . Contractors all busy, condi- 
tions very satisfactory. Apprentices: 
Plumbing 6, bricklayers 4, plasterers 3, 
other crafts employing some, did not 
know how many. Total number of ap- 
prentices employed in Terre Haute 25 or 
more. 

Just before adjournment Mr. Danner 
Kokomo, moved that the conference ex- 
tend a vote of appreciation and thanks to 
the South Bend Builders’ Exchange for 
the co-operation extended to make the 
conference a success, to which there was 
a unanimous vote of approval. 


An auto tour of the city then followed, 
terminating at the Oliver Hotel where a 
special dinner was served for both the 
state contractors and architects, who 

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spent the remainder of the evening in 
joint session, some two. hundred of the 
building fraternity being present. 


Bert Slaughter of the Board of Pub- 


lic Works, South Bend, presided most 
capably, enlivening the evening with 
well chosen remarks interspersed with 
keen humor. The speakers for the even- 
ing were Architect I. K. Pond and -Gen- 
eral Contractor H. B. Barnard, both of 
Chicago, who made interesting and in- 
spiring addresses. Both spoke of the 
need for the architectural and contract- 
ing professions to work in harmony to 
bring order out of chaos now existing in 
the building industry and declared in the 
present day the two interests should co- 
operate with each other more than ever 
for the advancement of the building con- 
struction industry. 


WELL-KNOWN AND PROMINENT 
INDIANA ARCHITECT ANSWERS 
LAST SUMMONS 


MacMillan H. Johnson, 
Stricken 


Terre Haute, 


Once again the Indiana Society of 
Architects must bow its head at the 
passing of one of its most valued mem- 
bers, and in the passing the state archi- 
tectural profession suffers a great loss. 
Almost unbelievable is the word that 
comes from Terre Haute this week end 
announcing the untimely death of Mac 
Millan H- Johnson, senior member of 
the architectural firm of Johnson-Miller 
and Miller of that city. 

All the more keenly was the shock of 
this information felt because of the fact 
that but two short months ago Ewing 
H. Miller, junior member of the above 
firm was stricken down following an 
operation for appendicitis. To Warren 
D. Miller, ex-president of Indiana So- 
ciety of Architects, the sole surviving 


member of that sterling triumvirate of 
architects, the most sincere sympathy 
of the members of the Indiana architec- 
tural profession goes out, 


Mr. Johnson, a young man, gifted in 
his chosen profession, though sorely af- 
flicted some years ago by infantile par- 
alysis, was one of the most, likeable and 
gracious men of the Indiana architec- 
tural professional ranks and his demise 
will be the source of deep regret 
among his myriad of friends in building 
and other circles. 


The deceased died suddenly at his 
home in Brazil from a stroke of apo- 
plexy Wednesday evening. Funeral ser- 
vices were held Friday, interment being 
made at Brazil. 


In addition to many other fraternal 
and civic orders to: which he belonged, 
Mr. Johnson was a member of the 
American Institute of Architects, the In- 
diana Society of Architects, and the ad- 
visory committee of the Administrative 
Building Council of Indiana. 


News of the Week 

The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report published in pre 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS. 

Colored Orphans’ Home: Adminis- 
tration building, 2 cottages (60 children 
each) and laundry and power house com- 
bined, 1 and 2 sty. and bas., 25th and 
Keystone. Archt., Donald Graham, 
Hume-Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. Own- 
er, Board of county commissioners, Al- 
bert Hoffman, Harry D. Tutewiler, John 
J. Kitley, Leo K. Fesler, auditor, Court 
House, Indianapolis. Owner receiving 
bids to close October 25th at 10:00 a. 
m. Brick, reinforced concrete, hollow 
tile. Estimated cost of general contract 
$107,000, estimated cost of heating plant, 
$17,000; estimated cost of plumbing, 
$10,250; estimated cost of electric wir- 
ing, $2,120; estimated cost of electrical 
fixtures, $1,165; estimated cost of re- 
frigeration, $1,200; improvement of 
grounds, $1,250. Administration bldg., 
1 and 2 sty. 100x120. Cottages (2), 
84x50 each. Power plant, 1 sty., 30x50. 
Tile and comp. roofing, reinforced con- 
crete floors, terrazzo and comp. floors, 
concrete and steel stairs, vault doors, 
dumb walter, stack, kitchen equipment, 
fumigation system, wood and steel sash, 
intercommunicating telephone and call 
system, laundry equipment, refrigerat- 
ing plant, vacuum steam heating system. 

Country Club: 1 and 2 sty. and bas., 
112x53, Lake Tippecanoe, Ind. Archt., 
L. H. Sturges, Board of Trade Bldg., In- 


dianapolis, Ind. Owner, Tippecanoe 
Country Club, Dr. J. F. Peterson, Chmn. 
Milford, Ind. Plans in progress, ready 
for bids in 30 days. Brick, asphalt shin- 
gle roof, 8 bed rooms, billiard room, 
card rooms, kitchen, dining rooms, show- 
ers, complete kitchen equipment, refrig- 
erator. 

Office Building: $400,000, 8 sty. and 
bas. Owner, name withheld for present. 
Archt. and engineer, Russelll N. Ed- 
wards, 46 Union Trust Bldg. Archt. re- 
ceiving preliminary estimates. Brick. 

“Home for Aged Women: Dormitory, 
$85,000, Terre Haute, Ind. Archt., Wil- 
liam Earl Russ, Meridian Life Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Clara Fairbanks 
Home for Aged Women, Terre Haute. 
Brick. Bids in under advisement. 

Residence: $138,000, “English Colo- 
nial Design,” Wellington Estates Addi- 
tion. Archt., Edward D. Pierre, 321 Oc- 
cidental Bldg. Owner, Mrs. C. G. Dug- 
ger, the Meridian Apartments, 6 West 
Michigan. Plans in progress. Ready 
for bids in two weeks. Stucco, hot water 
heat. 

Residence: $18,000, 37th and Dela- 
ware- Archt., Edward D. Pierre, 321 
Occidental Bldg. Owner, American Es- 
tates Co., 801 Occidental Bldg. Plans 
completed. Mature this fall. Brick, 
stone trim, tile roof, furnace. 

Residence: “English type,” $12,000. 
Archt., Edward D. Pierre, 321 Occidental 
Bldg. Owner, Charles V. Cross, c/o 
Cross Coal Co., 1541 Blaine Ave. Plans 
completed. Bids soon. Brick, slate roof, 
furnace. 


Residence: $12,000, “Dutch colonial 


type,” 44th St. Archt-, Edward D. Pierre, 


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321 Occidental Bldg. Owner, Bert 
O’Leary, c/o Kiefer-Stewart Drug Co., 
Georgia and Capital Ave. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick and stucco, furnace heat, 
slate roof. 

“Factory and Sales Building: $25,000. 
Archt., Edward D. Pierre, 321 Occidental 
Bldg. Owner, the H. T. Electric Co., 612 
N. Capitol Ave. Plans in progress. 
Ready for bids in 30 days. Brick and 
steel, steel sash, comp. roof: 

*Residence: $16,000, “English type.” 
Archt., Edward D. Pierre, 321 Occidental 
Bldg. Owner, A. R. Kimmick, president 
Indiana Builders’ Corporation, 1011 
Lemcke Bldg. Brick, slate roof, hot 


water heat. Plans in progress. Mature 
in 60 days. 
“Residence and Garage: $35,000 (8 


rooms), 2 sty. and bas., 53rd and Wash- 
ington Blvd. Archt., George and Mac 
Lucas, 1153 Occidental Bldg. Owner, 
Isaac Bremen (jeweler),. 305 W. Wash- 
ington St. Brick veneer, vapor steam 
heat, tile floors, hardwood floors, tile 
roof. Archt. taking bids. 


*Factory Building: $35,000. 90x120. 
Archt., Charles E. Bacon, 605 Odd Fel- 
low Bldg. Owner, Thos. L. Green and 
Co., Thos. L. Green, Pres., 202 Miley 
Ave. Plans about completed, ready for 
bids in 10 days. Brick, structural steel, 
brick, curtain walls, composition roof, 
steel sash, 1 7-ton crane. 

School: New steam and return pipes 
and connections, with all specified valves 
and fittings, between the boiler room in 
the new building and the boiler room for 
old building at Public School No. 26, lo- 
cated at Sixteenth and Martindale 
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Rotz, engineers, 703 Merchants Bank 
Building, Indianapolis, Ind. The esti- 
mated cost of this work is $1,200. Own- 
er, Board of School Trustees, Richard 
O. Johnson, business director, 150 N. 
Meridian. Bids close September 25 at 
8:00 p. m. 


Garage: .1 sty., 50x100, rear of 510 
N. West St. Owner, L. B. Willis. 510 N. 
West St. Plans in progress. Brick. 


Refrigerating Plant: At the Marion 
County Infirmary. Owner, Board of 
County Commissioners, Albert Hoffman, 
Harry D. Tutewiler, John Kitley, Leo K. 
Fesler, county auditor, Court House In- 
dianapolis. Owner receiving bids to 
close October 25th at 10:00 a. m. 


Motors and Woodworking Mach- 
inery for shop building at 16th and 
Yandees streets. Owner, Board of 
School Commissioners, 150 N. Meri- 
dian St. Bids close September 25th 
at 8:00 p. m. 

Contracts Awarded 

Apartment Bldg.: $40,000, 2 sty. and 

bas., 61x45, 621-27 East 38th. Private 
plans. Owner, Ida Ella Realty Co., c/o 
Walker-Brooks Co., 134 N. Delaware St. 
Brick. 
Theatre (Motion Picture) $17,500. 1 sty. 
40x120- 2351 Station St. Archt., George 
Bedell, Aetna Bldg. Owner, Oscat 
Markus, 4814 East New York St. Gen- 
eral contract awarded to William Sides, 
121 Garfield Ave. Brick. Start work in 
10 days. 

Residence and Garage: $16,000. 43 East 
52nd. St. Private plans. -Owner and 
builder, H. L. Simons, 4244 No. Capitol 
Ave. Brick veneer, tile roof. 

Business and Apartments: $14,000. 
6044-46 East Washington. Private plans. 
Owner, William C. and John T. Clapp, 
6024 East Washington. Owner builds by 
day labor. Brick and concrete block. 

Factory: $14,000. 1 sty. 113x29x13é. 
Archt. Mothershead and Fitton, 540 No. 
Meridian. Owner, Rookwood Manufac- 
turing Co. General contract let to build- 
ers Constr. Co., 540 No. Meridian. Brick. 
Residence: $10,000. 323 West 44th. 


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Owner, David Krieger, 335 Prospect St. 
Owner will build by day labor. Frame 
and stucco. 


CONNERSVILLE. 


School (Consolidated) St. Paul, Indi- 
ana. Adams School Township, Decatur 
County. Archt., H. M. Griffin, McFarlan 
Building, Connersville. Owner, William 
Holland, trustee, Si. Paul, Ind. Pre- 


liminary plans in progress. Brick. 
Residence: $15,000. Connersville, Ind. 
Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 21 Virginia 
Ave., Indianapolis. Owner, C. C. Ab- 
bott, Connersville, Ind. Brick veneer. 
Plans sent to owner. who will take bids. 


EVANSVILLE 


*Filteration Plant (6 million gallon 
addition), $260,000. Engineers, Alvord 
surdick and Howson, 8 South Dearborn 
St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Board of Water 
Trustees, W. A. Bosse, secretary, City 
Hall Evansville. Reinforced concrete 
and brick. will include steel wash water 
tank, 75,000 gal. per day; 1 turbo cen- 
trifugal pump, 1,500,000 gal. per day; 
filter house, misc. reinf. cencrete struc- 
tures, pipes and valves. General con- 
tract awarded to A. Phelps & Son, Knox- 
ville, Iowa. 


City Hall: $30,000. 2 sty. and bas. 50x 
80. Eldorado, Ills. Archt., Harry E. 
Boyle and Co.,: Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, City of Eldorado, care of 
City Clerk, City Hall, Eldorado,, Illinois. 
Plans in progress. Owner will advertise 
for bids soon. Brick, will contain Fire 
and Police Headquarters and court 
rooms. 


*Community Building: $12,000. 1 sty. 
and bas. 60x60. Archt., Anderson and 
Stingle, 108 Upper 4th. Owner, String- 
town M. E. Church, Evansville. Plans 
in progress. Ready for bids in 30 days. 
Brick, will contaian combination auditor- 


ium and gymnasium, kitchen and dining 
room. 

*Sunday School (Addition) 1 sty. and 
bas. 64x44. Archt., Anderson and 
Stingle, 108 Upper 4th. Owner, First 
Evangelical Church. Plans in progress. 
Ready for bids in 3 weeks. Brick. 

High School (work on the grounds, 
includes excavation, filling and grading, 
sub-drainage, concrete roads and ce- 
ment sidewalks, shrubbery), $25,000. 
“Benjamin Bosse High School,” now un- 
der construction. Archt., Chance S. Hill 
(landscape Archt.), Chicago, Ill. Archt., 
Chas. L. Treutman, 409 American Trust 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Abe Strouse, C. B. En- 
low, Daniel Wertz. Bids are being re- 
ceived to close September 17th. 


Contracts Awarded 

*Stores: $20,000. Caneyvillle, Ky. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furni- 
ture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Roy 
Montgomery, Caneyville. Starting work. 

Bungalows (6) Bellemeade avenue be- 
tween Kentucky and Scholz. Owner, 
Lincoln Mortgage Co. General contract 
let to The Scarborough-Davies Co. Start 
work at once. Frame. 

Residence (6 rooms) Oakley near 
Louisiana. Owner, Alexander  Bippus. 
General contract let to J. Bippus and 
Son. Starting work. Frame. 


FT. WAYNE. 


Lamp Posts and Electric Lamps: 
Pontiac St. Owner, Boarc of Public 
Works, City Hall. Owner taking bids 
to close September 20th at 7:30 p. m. 

Building Permits 

Issued to W. Roback, residence, 2106 
Texas street, cost $2,500; Fred Greek, 
garage and residence, 1010 Kinsmoor 
avenue, cost $300 and $5,500; William 
Grace, residence, 1006 Hamilton blvd., 
cost $2,500; Griswold & Preble, resi- 
dence, 2101 St. Joe boulevard, cost. $6,- 
000; residence, 2105 St. Joe boulevard, 
cost, $6,000; residence, 2017 St. Marys 
avenue, cost $5,000; residence, 2502 Flor- 


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residence, 3932 Calhoun street, cost $8,- 
000. 

Heath Brothers, for residence at 206 
Boerger Ave, cost $5,700; F. J. Vernier, 
for residence at 920 Tennessee Ave., cost 
$4,000; for residence at 916 Tennessee 
Ave., at cost of $4,000; to A. W. Pauli- 
son, to remodel residence at 2818 S. 
Calhoun St., at cost of $1,000. 


LINTON. 


High School (Sanitary Toilet System) 
Worthington, Indiana. Archt., John T. 
Fritz, Linton. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Worthington, Ind. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close September 29th, 
1923. 

Church (Rebuilding) near Lyons, Indi- 
ana. Archt., John T. Fritz, Linton. 
Owner, Prairie Chapel Church, Lyons, 
Indiana. Rural Route. Generall contract 
let to Carpenter and Hinman, Lyons, In- 
diana; new basement, asphalt shingle 
roof, warm air heating to be let later. 


MARION 


“School: (Junior high and grade 
school), 3 sty. and bas., 152x143, $300,- 
000. Archt., W. C. Findt, 37 New Zim- 
merman Bldg., Springfield, Ohio. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees Willard E. 
Elkins, president; E. E. Blackburn, sec- 
retary; M. E- Shira, treasurer; E. E. 
Day, superintendent, Marion, Ind. Gen- 
eral contract awarded to H. R. Blagg 
Construction Co., Dayton, Ohio (includes 
heating, plumbing and wiring). Brick, 
Indiana limestone trim, metal lumber, 


steel tile, wall bearing construction. 


MISHAWAKA 


“Central High School: $700,000, 2 
sty. and bas., 200x120, Mishawaka. 
Archt., Perkins, Fellows and Hamilton. 
814 Tower Court Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, H. W. Jones, 
president; E. Byrkit, secretary, Misha- 
waka, Ind. Brick, hollow tile and rein- 
forced concrete construction. General 
contract awarded to Ralph Sollitt & Sons, 
Chicago, Ill., and South Bend, Ind. 


NORTH MANCHESTER 


“Water Works (improvement): Own- 
er, Board of Trustees of the Town of 
North Manchester, L. D. Ikenberry, J. A. 
Cook, A. B. Roger, Ira L. King, town 
clerk. Bids will be received at the office 
of the town clerk until 7 p. m., October 
Ist, 1923, bids. extended. For drilling 
water well, vertical turbine pump, mo- 
tor of sufficient size to drive pump, con- 
crete foundation for pump and tempo- 
rary wooden house over completed unit. 
(See legal advertising in this issue.) 

Barn (frame construction), to be built 
on the Chester Twp. High School lot in 
Chester Twp., Wabash county, Indiana. 
Owner, Charles Wright, trustee, Post- 
office Bldg., North Manchester, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids to close October 1 
at 2:30 p.m. (See legal advertising in 
this issue). Frame. 


PERU. 


*Garage and Service: $20,000. 1 sty. 


and bas. 65x150. 3d and Broadway. 
Archt., Jesse T. Osborne, Hom2 Savings 
Bank Bldg. Owner, Elmer E. Conner, 
87 East 5th. Peru. Plans completed. 
Will not start work until Spring. Brick, 
hollow tile, concrete and steel, steel sash, 
comp. roof, steam heat. 

*Club House: Archt., Jesse T. Osborne, 
Home Savings Bank Bldg. Owner, 
Eagles Lodge. General contractor, Ertel 
and Wolf, Home Savings Bank Bldg. 
Work started. Brick. 


SEYMOUR. 


Filling Station: $5,000 to $7,000. Own- 
er, Sinclair Oil Co., Seymour. Plans in 
progress. Bids soon. Brick or stucco. 

“Consolidated School: Archt., Robert 
H. Hall, 206 East Third St., Seymour. 
Owner, Louis Auffenberg, Trustee, Sey- 
mour, Indiana. General contract let to 
Kaufman and Ball Construction Co., Sey- 
mour, Ind. Heating, ventilating, plumb- 
ing, wiring and water system awarded to 
W. C. Bevins, Seymour. (Note correction 
of htg., plmg. and wiring contractor. ) 

School: Portland, Indiana. Under con- 
struction, heating, plumbing, and wiring 
let to W. C. Bevins, Seymour, Indiana. 


SHELBYVILLE. 


Filling Station: $8,000 to $10,000. Cor- 
ner Hendricks and Harrison. Private 
plans. Owner, Standard Oil Co., of In- 
diana, Shelbyville, Ind. and Indianapolis. 
Site purchased. Mature this fall. Brick. 

“Lodge Building: (add.) $25,000. 2 
sty. 40x80. Owner, Fraternal Order of 


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Eagles No. 766, Shelbyville. General 
contractor, Harry Pherris, R. R. No. 6. 
Shelbyville. Roofing let to Hoosier Roof- 
ing Co., Indianapolis. Brick work let to 
Patterson Bros., Shelbyville. Taking 
bids on hand freight elevator. Starting 
work. 

*Church: $25,000. 5 miles east of 
Shelbyville. Archt., C. O. Morris, 938 
West 32nd St., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Blue River Baptist Congregation, Shelby- 
ville, Rural Route. Brick work let to 
McKinsey and _ Albertson, Shelbyville. 
Foundation in. Brick. 


SOUTH BEND. 


*Paper Mill: 1 and 2 sty. 400x60. 
Archt. Freyermuth and. Maurer, 654 
Farmers Trust Bldg., South Bend. Own- 
er, La Salle Paper Co., 402 East Madison 
St., Chicago, Illinois. Plans about com- 
pleted. Archt. ready for bids in a few 
days. Brick, concrete and steel, steel 
sash, comp. roof.. 

Dormitory (20 beds) and Superintend- 
ents Residence: 2 sty. & bas. (each bldg.) 
“Healthwin Hospital.” Archt., Willard 
E. Elwood, 220 West Jefferson St. Own- 
er, Board of County Commissioners, 
Clarence Sedgwick, Auditor, Court 
House, South Bend. Owner receiving 
bids to close October 22nd. Stucco and 
hollow tile. 

Furniture Building: 4 sty. & bas. 66x 
165. Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 654 
Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Ries 
Furniture Company, 306 South Michigan 
Ave., South Bend. Bids in; under ad- 
visement. Brick, reinf. concrete and 
steel, elevators, steam heat, comp. roof, 
copper set store fronts. 

*School: Hamlet, Ind., Starke county 


Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 654 
Farmers Trust Bldg., South Bend. Own- 
er, Edwin T. Morse, trustee, Hamlet, 
Ind. Ralph G. Thompson, president, 
Hamlet, Ind. Addition to and alterating 
of the present school building,, located at 
Hamlet, Ind., $22,500. For the heating 
and ventilating of the Hamlet school, $6,- 
000. For the electrical tonduit work and 
wire work for the Hamlet school, $500. 
For the addition to and remodeling of 
the Lawrence school, $6,000. All bids 
rejected. Mature late winter. 

Contracts Awarded. 

“Hospital (5 sty. side addition) and 
Power Plant: $300,000. South Bend. 
Archt., Schmidt, Garden and Martin, 104 
South Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ills. Own- 
er, Epworth Hospital, Miss Margaret R. 
Parker, Supt., South Bend. General con- 
tractor, H. G. Christman Constr. Co., 
South Bend. Start work at once. Brick, 
reinf. concrete will contain offices, pri- 
vate wards, kitchen, refrigerating plant. 


Residences: (6) Rogers St. Owner, 
John I. Taylor (Realtor). Start work at 
once. Owner builds. Frame. 

*Masonic Temple: $1,000,000. 6 sty. 
and bas. 132x165. Main and Morrison 
Sts. Archt., Osgood & Osgood, Monu- 
ment Square Bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. 
Struct. Engineer, Willliam A. Adams, 32 
Campau Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Owner, 
Masonic Temple Assn., Col. Studebaker, 
William Bender, Jr., Bldg. Comm., South 
Bend. General contract let to H. G. 
Christman Construction Co., South Bend, 
Indiana. Excavating. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES. 
Gary: Temple (Masonic) $150,000. 3 


sty. and bas. 80x100. N. E. cor. 6th and 
Jefferson Sts., Gary. Archt., J. T. Hut- 
ton and Sons, 314 Hammond Bldg., Ham- 
mond, Ind. Owner, Gary Masonic Ass’n. 
L. Bain, 583 Broadway, Gary. Brick and 
stone. Owner taking bids. 

Hammond: Hall (lodge) $75,000. 3 
sty. and bas. 50x100. Archt. not selected. 
Owner, Calumet Lodge Odd Fellows, J. 
E. Grace, 670 Webster. Brick. Contem- 
plated. 

Williamsport: Three boilers. Owner, 
Board of County Commissioners, Wil- 
liam H. Stephens, auditor, courthouse: 
Taking bids to close September 20 at 1 
p. m. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement fcr seaied proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
x publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


The undersigned Board of School Trustees o: 
the School City of Alexandria, Indiana, hereby 
gives notice that on Wednesday, October 3, 
1928, until 10:00 o’clock a. m. at the office of 
the Superintendent of City Schools in the High 
School Building, in the City of Alexandria, In- 
diana, they will receive sealed bids and pro- 
posals for the erection and completion of a new 
High School Building, and at the same time and 
place, will also receive sealed bids and pro- 
posals for the installaton of the Heating and 
Ventilating, and the Plumbing, Sewerage and 
Wiring in said building, all in accordance with 


‘the plans and specifications heretofore adopted 


and approved by said Board and which are 
now on file in the office of the Superintendent 


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of City Schools in the City of Alexandria, Ind. 

The estimated cost of the proposed building 
is Seventy-six Thousand Dollars ($76,000.00). 

All bids must be in writing, on forms pro 
vided therefor, delivered, signed, and _ sealed, 
and in every respect must conform to the laws 
of the State of Indiana. 

Each bid for the General Construction shall 
be accompanied by certified check for 5% of 
the amount of said bid; each bid for the heat- 
ing and ventilating shall be accompanied by: cer- 
tified check for 10% of the amount of said bid; 
end each bid for the plumbing, sewerage and 
wiring shall be accompanied by a certified check 
for 10% of the amount of said bid. These checks 
must be made payable to the Board of School 
Trustees of the School City of Alexandria, In: 
dana, and will be held by them as a guaranty 
of good faith that said bidder or bidders will 
enter into a contract and execute a bond for 
the full amount of his bid, approved by said 
Board of School Trustees for the due per- 
formance thereof, if his or their bid or bids are 
accepted. The checks of those bidders who fail 
to be awarded a contract will be returned to 
them when the contracts have been awarded. 
Should the successful bidder or bidders fail .to 
enter into such contract and execute such bond, 
then. he or they shall forfeit the amount Of said 
certified check as liquidated damages for such 
failure, for the use and benefit of the proper 
fund of the School City of Alexandria, Indiana. 

Copies of said plans and specifications are on 
file in the office of Ernest R. Watkins, Architect, 
345-347 Farmers Trust Bulding, Anderson, Ind. 

Copies of said plans and specifications may 
be obtained from the office of the architect upon 
the deposit of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for each 
set, Said deposit will be returned to the bid- 
ders upon the safe return of said plans and 
specifications on or before the day and hour 
set for the receiving bids. 

The right is expressly reserved to reject any 
or all bids and to use sufficient time to investi- 
gate the bids and qualifications of the bidders. 

DR. W. R. THOMAS, Pres., 
J. S. WALES, Secy. 
J. W. SULLIVAN, Treas. 
Board of School Trustees of the 


School City of Alexandria, Ind 
F. W. STOLER, Supt. 
Sept. 8-15-22, 1923. 


SCHOOL BARN 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Notice is hereby given to bidders and to the 
public generally that sealed proposals will be re- 
ceived by Charles Wright, Trustee of Chester 
Township in Wabash County, State of Indiana, 
at his office in the Post Office building on Wal- 
nut street in the Town of North Manchester, 
Indiana, until the hour of 2:30 o’clock p. m™., 
on the Ist day of October, 1923, for the con- 
struction and completion of a frame barn to be 
built on the Chester Township High School lot 
in Chester Township, Wabash County, State of 
Indiana, all in accordance with plans and 
specifications on file in his office. 

Each bid must be accompanied with a _ cer- 
tified check of fifty (50) dollars, payable to the 
Trustee of said township. Such check to be 
returned to bidder unless he shall be awarded 
the work and fails to enter into a_ contract 
for the construction of said work within ten 
days after the receipt of notice thereof in which 
event the check will be forfeited to the town- 
ship. 

Each bid. must be accompanied by a non- 
collusion affidavit, and any bid not so ac- 
companied will be deemed informal and will 
not be considered. The successful bidder will 
be required to furnish compensation and public 
liability insurance. 

The successful bidder shall enter into a bond 
with approved surety in the sum of seven hun- 
dred ($700) dollars for the faithful performance 
of the contract and the payment of all obliga- 
tions arising thereunder. 

The said Township Trustee hereby reserves the 
right to reject any and all bids and re-advertise 


for bids. 
CHAS. WRIGHT, 
Trustee of Chester Township, Wabash 
County, Indiana. Post Office address, 
North Manchester, Indiana. 
Sept. 8-15, 1923. 
WATER WORKS IMPROVEMENT 


NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Notize is hereby given to bidders and to the 
public that sealed proposals will be received hv 


the Town of North Manchester, Indiana, at the 
office of the town clerk thereof, until the hour 
of seven o’clock p. m., on the Ist day of October, 
1923, for the furnishing of all labor, material, 
equipment and superintendence required in the 
drilling for a water well not less than twenty- 
four (24) inches nor more than forty inches © 
in diameter on property owned by the town 
adjacent to water works, which well will be 
guaranteed by contractor to produce at the 
rate of five hundred (500) gallons of water per 
minute into the town water mains, and equip- 
ping said well with a vertical turbine pump 
which shall be capable of delivering water at 
the rate of five hundred (500) gallons per min- 
ute when discharging against a pressure of sixty 
(60) pounds. Contractor will also furnish and 
install motor of sufficient size to drive pump, 
concrete foundation _for pump, and temporary 
wooden house over completed unit. 

Bidder must give complete description of ma- 
terial and equipment to be installed in well. 


Each bid must be accompanied by a certified 
check for three per cent (8%) of the amount 
of the bid, payable to the order of the Town 
Clerk of North Manchester, Indiana. Such check 
to be returned to bidder unless he shall be 
awarded work and fails to enter into a contract 
for the construction of said work within ten (10) 
days after the receipt of notice thereof, in which 
event check will be forfeited to the town. 

Each bid must be accompanied by a non-col- 
lusion affidavit and any bid not so accompanied 
will be deemed informal and will not be con- 
sidered. 

The successful bidder will be required to fur- 
nish compensation and public liability insurance, 

The Town reserves the right to reject any or 
all bids and to accept any proposal which may 
appear to be to the advantage of the Town. 

(Signed) L. D. IKENBURY, 
J. A. COOK, 
A. B. RAGOR. 
Board of Trustees of 
Town of North Man- 
chester, Indiana. 
Attest: IRA L. KING, 
Town Clerk. 


Sept. 22-29, 1923. 


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Thru service between Indianapolis and Dayton, O. Direct con- 
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Fast freight trains daily between al] points. 
Dispatch freight shipments handled on all passenger cars. The 
up-to-date way of handling RUSH SHIPMENTS. 
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Electrical Contractor and Supplies 
| Specializing on Residence Wiring 


PHONE, WASH. 2698 


ROSS POWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 


Indianapolis 
BOILERS, GAS AND ELECTRIC HOISTS 


Phone, Main 6788 


ROCK CRUSHERS 


Centrifugal Pumps, Contractors’ Equipment. 
YOUNG MOTOR DRIVEN VACUUM PUMPS. 
REFRIGERATING MACHINERY. ELEVATORS. 


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Low rates on Cement from 
Speeds Mill to Indianapolis 
and various other points in 
the state. 


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Interstate Public Service Company 


BERT WEEDON, Traffic Megr., 
1100 J. F. Wild Bank Bldg. 


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INSULATING LUMBER 


Celotex is a strong, light, weatherproofed, . 


durable building lumber made from the long, 
tough fibres of cane. No other construction 
lumber in the world is like it. 


As sheathing, nailed direct to studs, Celo- 
tex replaces wood lumber, makes a stronger 
wall and gives the insulating value of cork. 
Celotex, under any roofing, cuts the loss of 
heat and prevents condensation of mcisture. 


As a sound deadener, Celotex is ideal. It 
holds plaster and stucco perfectly. Replaces 
sound deadener and lath at a noticeable 
saving. 


The house sheathed with Celotex saves 
25% to 35% of the usual fuel bills. 


If you want a quiet, comfortable heme, 
cool in summer, cheaper to heat in winter, 
stronger, lower in first cost and in upkeep, 
you will build with Celotex. Celotex gives 
insulation without extra cost. 


Stock sizes of Celotex are: Thickness, 
7/16 in.; width, 4 ft.; lengths, 8 ft., 8% ft., 
9 ft., 9% ft., 10 ft. and 12 ft. Weight, about 
60 Ibs. per 100 sq. ft. 


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Consult your architect. See your dealer. 


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Branch Mill Representatives 


THE CELOTEX COMPANY 


Indianapolis 
WM. J. RYAN, Manager 


205 E. Ohio St. _ Phone, Main 7089 


Kokomo 
220 W. Sycamore St. 


Lafayette 
Cor. Third and Brown Sts. 


Terre Haute 
10th and Cherry Sts. 


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ELEVATOR DOORWAY EQUIPMENT 


Doors Hardware Jamb Sills 
Erected if Desired 


Phone Main 5069 Indianapolis 


520 S. Capitol Ave. 


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AND THE SONNEBORN LINE 
Paving Brick, Face Brick, Common Brick 
B. F. Sturtevant Co.’s Fans and Blowers 


GEO. M. SPINDLER, 221 Hume-Mansur Building 
Main 2064 INDIANAPOLIS 


SCREENS 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


SOUTH BEND EXTENDS HEARTY 
WELCOME TO STATE ARCHI- 
TECTS 


Regional Meeting Best Ever Held 


To all intents and purposes the se- 
lection of South Bend as the site for 
the I. S. A. regional meeting, Septem- 
ber 6th, was a fortunate and wise one. 
As a result of that choice one of the 
best regional meetings ever held fol- 
lowed, and in addition presented an op- 
portunity whereby the members of the 
architectural profession and those of the 
building contracting business from all 
over the state were in a position to com- 
bine their forces and gather in a joint 
meeting, an event the nature of which 
never before had been attempted in 
Indiana, 


The morning of the 6th had not pro- 
gressed far when the architects began 
arriving at the La Salle Hotel, South 
Bend’s new hostlery where they were 
greeted and welcomed by a committee 
of local architects headed by E. R. Aus- 
tin, who had made arrangements: for 
the day’s plans. 


Along about noon the visiting archi- 
tects were conveyed by autos to the Stu- 
debaker Company’s mammoth plant 
where on the seventh floor of the ad- 
ministration building, a sumptuous mid- 
day luncheon was served in the com- 
pany’s attractive dining room. It was 
there a most pleasant hour and a half 
was spent around the festive board, old 
acquaintances being renewed and new 
ones formed, sociability ruling lavishly. 


Later the assembled architects ad- 
journed to a large reception or com- 
mittee room where the business meet- 
ing of the day was called to order by 
President Griffin of the Society, fwenty- 
one architects from various sections of 
the state answering present in addi- 
tion to quite a few guests connected 
with the profession who had been in- 
vited in. 

The first matter taken up referred to 
the passing on of two of the members 
of the Society, Ewing Miller, Terre 
Haute, 2nd vice-president, and Charles 
Lembke of Valparaiso. The loss to the 
I. S. of A. through the demise of these 
men was deeply regretted and resolu- 
tions expressing that thought were 
passed, ordered entered upon the min- 
utes and the secretary was instructed 
to have copies of the resolutions sent to 
the bereaved families. 

The death of Mr. Miller caused a 
vacancy in the executive force of the 
Society and attention of the members 
was directed toward the selection of a 
Successor to fill out the unexpired term. 


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The names of three members as candi- 
dates to fill the vacancy were placed be- 
fore the meeting, resulting in the elec- 
tion of Rodney W. Leonard, Frankfort. 


Secretary Harrison then made a re- 
port on the members who were delin- 
quent in the payment of their dues, men 
who had not even deigned a response to 
numerous letters that had been sent to 
them. There was considerable discus- 
sion as to what action should be taken 
in this matter and Chairman G. W. Al- 
len of the Membership Committee was 
called upon for an expression of thought. 
He stated that while he and his commit- 
tee were anxious to build up the mem- 
bership of the I. S, of A. at the same 
time he thought that to make the organi- 
zation a militant, virile one the dead 
timber should be cut out and he for one 
favored the dropping of the delinquents. 
That seemed to cinch matters and a reso- 
lution to that effect was passed unani- 
mously, a provision being made that the 
secretary once more communicate with 
the delinquents regarding the attitude 
of the Society and after two week’s 
grace strike from the membership the 
names of all men who were still delin- 
quent without a valid excuse. 


While dealing with the question of 
membership, Mr. Allen was again called 
upon and explained his plan for a drive 
to increase the roll of the Society. He 
made an earnest plea that every member 
aid him and his committee in this en- 
deavor. In conclusion he submitted the 
names of three architects who had ap- 
plied for membership. 


Next followed a discussion of the at- 
titude of the State Board of Accounts 
toward public building construction and 
the part the architect, his plans and 
specifications played in the patter. A 
letter from State Examiner Lawrence 
F. Orr was read in which he announced 
that the board desired to co-operate with 
the architects and would welcome re- 
ciprocity from the architectural pro- 
fession in working out conditions that 
would assure good buildings to the pub- 
lic. It was moved, seconded and carried 
that the Society go into the subject with 
the Board in an attempt to institute a 
plan whereby quality rather than price 
would be the guiding motive and thus 
make Indiana more than a dumping 
ground for cheap inferior building ma- 
terials which in some cases are now run 
in as substitutes for proven standard 
materials. 

In the absence of Architect Fermor S. 
Cannon, Indianapolis, chairman of the 
Advisory Committee of the new Ad- 
ministrative Building Council of Indi- 
ana, Secretary Merritt Harrison read 
a lengthy detailed report submitted by 


— 


Mr. Cannon that proved enlightening 
and interesting, setting forth completely 
every action and move that had been 
made by the Council since its establish- 
ment in an effort to give to the state 
in time a codified standardization of 
building regulations and requirements 
that will apply equally all over Indiana. 
The report was received with favor and 
the progress made to date was a source 
of gratification to the members of the 
Society which has been seeking for sey- 
eral years to secure for the State a 


universal building code or its equivalent 
standardized building construction regu- 
lations and requirements. 


That completed the business meetin 
following which the architects ete 
taken through the Studebaker plant 
from one end to the other and shown 
how the automobile in all stages of con- 
struction is manufactured. This was 


one of the most interesting f, 
ae g features of 


_ Next the architects were again |] 

into waiting autos and VE sega tyre 
seeing trip around the city, stops being 
made here and there for visiting and in- 
specting some of South Bend’s most re- 
cently completed structures, These lat- 
ter consisted chiefly of schools and a 
new $300,000 hospital. The trip extend- 
ed out through the parks and residence 
sections where it was evident that great 
improvement strides had been put forth. 
One of the projects that ‘aroused much 
interest was the development of the 
housing scheme of the Studebaker Cor- | 
poration, where hundreds of attractive 
homes had been built to care for em- 
ployes.. The treatment was artistic and 
appealing. 

A return trip was then made to the 
Oliver Hotel where the architects joined 
with the Associated Building Contrac- 
tors of Indiana at dinner, after which 
a most interesting joint meeting was 
held. 

The architects present were: Everett 
I. Brown, Bluffton; H. M. Griffin, Con- 
nersville; Guy Mahurin, Ft. Wayne; 
Herbert Erickson, Walter Hudson, 
Gary; Addison C. Berry, G. H. Buckley, 
Hammond; Layton Allen, Herbert Foltz, 
Merritt Harrison, L. A. Turnock, In- 
dianapolis; John Bruck, Kentland; G. 
W. Allen, Wm. Allen, Laporte; Hubert 
Garriott, Logansport; E. R. Austin, 
W. E. Elwood, Geo, Freyermuth, W. W. 
Schneider, Roy Shambleau, Ernest 
Young, South Bend. Special guest., 
Architect I. K. Pond, Chicago, ex-presi- 
dent Illinois Society of Architects. 


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i] rages, etc. 
| Steel Bridges Enquiries Solicited FORT WAYNE FOUN DRY ' 


| AND MACHINE CO. 
HI HOLLENBECK ironworks 


ELEVATOR ENCLOSURES 


| WINDOW GUARDS FACTORY PARTITIONS 
SCREENS, GRILLS, GRATINGS, RAILINGS 


Structural Steel and 
Ornamental Iron Work 


2251 Mass. Ave. Phone, Webster 7626 INDIANAPOLIS 


Mi Hetherington & Berner 


Structural Steel and Iron Work for 
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 


BEAMS ANGLES CHANNELS 


General Machine Work 


Superior & Harrison Sts. 


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Gray Iron Castings Special Machinery 
FORT WAYNE, -t- INDIANA 
Tel. Main 0419 701-745 Kentucky Ave. 
INDIANAPOLIS 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Gaor Ly -Millerj co 522 ce President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 
Mi os Eee aS ig de AS oats a all 


CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY HOLD- 
ING UP WELL 


Contracting Fraternity in Evansville 
Kept Stepping 


Locally the fall building season’ has 
opened actively with much construction 
work under way, contracts being awarded 
right along, estimates being asked of the 
contractors, and a fair volume of pro- 
spective work indicated from the archi- 
tects’ offices, where plans are now in 
course of preparation. 

As has been the order for the past 
month or so, no large projects are fea- 
turing the building progress of the city; 
instead, construction efforts are pointed 
toward home building and smaller busi- 
ness structures with a great deal of addi- 
tion and remodeling work thrown in for 
good measure, 

Conditions that rule in the Evansville 
building field are very favorable, as 
there is no wage dissension, the avail- 
able labor supply is adequate to meet 
the need of the contractors and material 
deliveries are causing no delays. All in 
all, the building business locally has en- 
tered upon the last lap of the year in 
good shape and promises to continue so 
right up into the dead of winter. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


General contractors J. Bippus & Son 
have their organization going full time. 

is firm expects to have the new Shrine 
Club completed by October 15, has 
Started a new six-room home for Alex 
Bippus and has a number of remodeling 
projects under way. 


Scarborough-Davies Co., general con- 
tractors, have begun work for the erec- 
tion of six residences on Béllemeade 
avenue, near Kentucky avenue. 


REVIVAL OF BUILDING ACTIVITY 
SHOWN BY AUGUST PERMITS 


Whole Country Involved 


Building activities throughout the 
United States continue to show increased 
tendencies, according to official reports 
of August building permits made to S. 
W. Strauss & Co., New York City. In 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


183 leading cities and towns there was- 
a gain of 10.4 per cent over August, 


1922, and a gain of 4.2 per cent over 
July this year, although during the last 
decade August building permits in the 
principal cities revealed a loss from July 
every year excepting three. 


Approximate. stabilization in the 
building material market prevailed dur- 
ing the month, the Strauss survey states. 


In eastern states there was a gain of 
7.25 per cent over last August and a 
loss of 1.87 per cent from July. In the 
central states there was substantially 
no change in the amount of permits is- 
sued during August this year as com- 
pared with the same month a year ago, 
out there was a loss of 2.5 per cent from 
July. The south revealed a gain of 17.6 
oer cent over August, 1922, and a gain 
of 32 per cent over July. The far west 
gained 41 per cent over last August and 
27.7 per cent over July. 


The rank of the ten leading cities in 
permits issued in August were: New 
York, $51,715,000; Los Angeles, $22,- 
249,262; Chicago, $20,134,150; Philadel- 
phia, $8,246,280; Baltimore, $4,945,320; 
Cleveland, $4,746,725; Washington, D. 
C., $4,286,358; San Francisco, $3,915,300; 
Newark, $3,686,900, and Milwaukee, 
$3,009,975. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A‘ B. ©. 


Max Irmischer 0 President 
E. F. Oelschlager___.______ Secretary 


825 Calhoun St, 


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Phone 2001 
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HEARD FROM AT STATE CONTRAC- 

TORS’ CONFERENCE 


Attention Drawn to Local Building Ef- 
fort Put Forth This Year 


Ft. Wayne contractors were repre- 
sented at the State A. B. C.’s conference 
at South Bend, September 6th by Max 
Irmscher, president, and G. W. Schack, 
secretary of the local Builders’ Ex- 
change. Max is one of the charter mem. 
bers of the state contractor’s organiza- 
tion, which was formed in Ft. Wayne 


some six years ago and has taken an 
active interest in its affairs ever since 
the beginning. 

Nor was Ft. Wayne’s great building 
year allowed to get by unnoticed when 
reports from the various cities were 
called for at the conference. It was 
shown that the city has just experi- 


enced a year .of unprecedented building 
activity, that all contractors have been 
busy and that conditions have been sat- 
isfactory though labor shortages did de- 
velop now and then under the unusual 
demand. 

A feature of the report that made a 
most favorable impression had to do 
with the fact that the Ft. Wayne ma- 
son contractors were doing all in their 
power to encourage apprentices and 
were employing the latter to the limit. 


FORT WAYNE EXCHANGE GOES 
BACK TO PERMANENT SECRETARY 


Affairs Prove Too Important te Be 
Treated as a Side Issue 


Another change in the administrative 
force of the local Builders’ Exchange has 
been made by the appointment and in- 
duction into office of G. W. Schack as 
secretary, who will devote all his time 
to the affairs of the organization. 

Following the resignation some 
months ago of E. P. Dailey, who acted 
as secretary for several years, the mem- 
bers of the Exchange voted to retrench 
and do away with a paid secretary. 
Since that time several members, who 
volunteered, have sought at different 
times to fill the office, but +n each case 
individual business interests proved too 
absorbing to allow for proper attention 
to the secretaryship the duties of which 
were numerous and compelling, requiring 
more time than was figured on. 


Finding that the interests of the Ex- 
change were suffering from the experi- 
ment of non-paying secretaryship, the 
members have rescinded their former ac- 
tion and have named a permanent secre- 
tary, Mr. Shack, to handle the business 
of the Exchange. 


Fort Wayne contractors are now con- 
vinced that to keep an organization alive 
there must be a live man on the job all 
the time, that the Exchange can’t func- 
tion properly unless such a condition 
exists. 


FINE BUILDING CONTEMPLATED 


To House Physicians and Dentists Ex- 
clusively 


Prospects for another fine building 
for Ft. Wayne developed the past week 
when a move was started to finance the 
project of the Wayne Pharmacal Co. 

It is proposed to erect a seven story 
structure which, when completed, will be 
one of the most modern and thoroughly 
equipped physicians’ and dentists’ build- 
ing in the country. Clearing of the site 
at Berry and Ewing streets is to be 
started at once and it is hoped to have 
the structure ready for occupancy 
August 1, 1924. 


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Contractors—Engineers 
810-15 FLETCHER TRUST BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS 


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General Building Contractors ; 
! 623 NORTH NOBLE ST., INDIANAPOLIS 1 


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Building Contractors ! 
2611 CORNELL AVE., INDIANAPOLIS i 


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WM. P. JUNGCLAUS CO. ' 

Building Contractors—Industrial and Schools j 

! 825 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., INDIANAPOLIS i 
1 J. G. KARSTEDT CONSTRUCTION CO. ; 
! General Contractors | 
! 429 LEMCKE BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS 1 
: MORROW & MORROW ' 
' General Building Contractors | 
! 1006 E. MAIN ST. MUNCIE, IND. j 


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Brick Contractors 
208 HOLLIDAY BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS 
Wacgec Ue aikandd. Randolph 5208: Office, Circle 4164 
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i 206 Indiana Trust Bldg. 


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Hall Construction Company 


405-406 BOARD OF TRADE 
INDIANAPOLIS 


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z Hoisting Engines, Pile Hammers, “Wood and Steel Derricks. 
| GENERAL CHEMICAL Co. 

‘ “Hard-N-Tyte” for Better Concrete Floors. 
' RANSOME CONCRETE MACHINERY. 

| Building and Paving Mixers, Steel Towers & Concrete Carts. 
i Indianapolis 


517 N. Oakland Ave. 
Phone Webster 2192. 


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W. G. NEWBY SUPPLY CO. 
Dealers—Contractors—Engineers 
Sheridan, Indiana. 


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Tubler Water Well Contractor 
Sheridan, Ind. 


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i BEDFORD, IND. Factories 


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' Plumbing and Heating Contractors 
§ 1720 E. TENTH ST. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


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j Commercial, Industrial and Residential Lighting 
j 382 South Senate Ave. Indianapolis i 


; SHOOBRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CO. 1 


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Works on any system--steam, vapor, hot water 5 

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Woe. W. WIESE, Sec-Trecas. 


LATHAM & WALTERS 


INC. 
ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS 


927-928 STATE Lire BioG. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


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| Double and Single Cage Material Elevator Platform j 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contracter’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


FF. We Jungcelaus.- 22 President 
eG ParnOn 2 oS ate rr oe Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors meet every 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


PLANS ON FILE. 


Poultry Husbandry Building for Pur- 
due University. Archts., Nicol, Scholer 
& Hoffman, Lafayette, Ind. Board of 
Trustees of University to receive bids 
until 11 a. m., Sept. 17th. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder this week. 


MASON CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIA- 
TION AT INDIANAPOLIS HAR- 
KENS TO CRY OF SUFFER- 

ING HUMANITY | 


Donates Instantly to Fund for Relief of 
Quake Victims 


— 


When the call to aid the sorely 
stricken quake victims of Japan was 
sounded the people of the United States 
forgot all else but that their fellowmen 
were in dire need and responded glori- 
ously and with an unstinted freedom 
that will sink deep into the grateful 
hearts of the Japanese- 

One of the first organizations to come 
forward in Indianapolis was the Mason 
Contractors Association, the members 
of which at a meeting this week voted 
that $50.00 be forwarded to the Ameri- 
can Red Cross immediately for the 
Japanese Relief Fund. 


BUILDING PERMITS 


($4,500 and Over) 


Week of Sept. 6th to Sept 13 
Apartment Building: $35,000. 2 sty. 
and bas. 61x45. 621-27 East 38th. Private 
plans. Owner, Ida Ella Realty Co., care 
of Walker-Brooks Co., 134 No. Delaware 
St. General contract let to Walker- 
dpa Realty Co., 184 No. Delaware St. 
Tick, 


Theatre (Motion Picture) $15,000. 1 
sty. 40x120. 2351 Station St. Private 
plans. Owner, Oscar Markum, 4314 East 
New York St. General contract awarded 
to William Sides, 121 Garfield Avenue. 
Brick. 

_ Residence and Garage: $14,000. 43 E. 
52nd St. Private plans. Owner and 
builder, H. L. Simmons, 4244 N. Capitol 


aati “a 


Ave. Brick veneer, tile roof. Owner, Marion Building and Investment 
Business and Apartments: $12,000, Co. Owner builds. 

6044-46 East Washington. Private plans. . Residence: (Double) 3463-65 No. Capi- 
Owner, William C. and John T. Clapp, tol. Owner, S. B. Kelly, 3610 N. Capitol. 
6024 East Washington. Owner builds Contract let to E. H. Tuck, 3515 No. 
wee ec ig and Sees, block. Capitol. Frame. 

actory: ,000. 1 sty. 113x29x156. ‘ ‘ : 
Archt, Mothershead and Fitton, 540 No. tara ik Rated a ead tie Gee 
Meridian. Owner, Rookwood Manufac- Owner builds. ee: 


turing Co. General contract let to Build- : . 

ers Constr. Co., 540 No. Meridian. Brick. hacia deel. aena Shake Be 
Residence: $9,000. 323 West 44th. Contract let to J. L. O’Mara and Son, 

Owner, David Krieger, 336 Prespect St. 1030 Albany. 

Owner will build by day labor. Frame Residences (3) Ralston Ave. Owner, 

and stucco. J. N. Godsey, 2504 Brookside. $2500 
Residences (2) $7,500 each. 3855 and each. — 

3955 Winthrop. Owner, C. J. Williams, _ Residence: $5,000. 346. So. Audubon 

423 Berkley Road. Owner builds and Road. Owner, Susie Warman, at site. 

awards separate contracts. Frame. Contract let to C. C. Allen, site. 
Residence (Double) $7,300. 734-36 No. Residence: $5,000. 5124 Maple Lane. 

Eperson. Owner, 0. H. Guype, 610 Lin- Geince Decide yn <Aal at rg 

wood Owner builds. Frame. Residences (2 doubles) $4500 each. 
Residence: $6,000. 3827 Kenwood. 3699-24 and 26-28 E. New York. Owner, 

Owner, G. N. Latham, at site. Contract paul V. Matkin, 148 No. Delaware. Own. 

let to J. T. Metzger, 3941 N. Capitol. op builds. 

Frame. Residence: $4650. 1030 Bradbury. Own- 
Residence: $6,200. 6050 Ashland Ave. er, Marion Hill, 2336 Shelby. Contract 

Owner, Marion Whitesell, 6048 Ashland let to Jesse Fulk, 931 East Tabor. 

Ave. Contract let to George W. Mont- Residence: $5250. 4218 No. Schofield. 


gomery. Owner, H. D. Huber, 4212 Schofield. Day 
Residence: $5,850. 1546 E. Kelly St. work. 


Owner, August Kornblum, 1542 East Residence (Double) $8,000. 
Kelly. Contract let_ to B. E. Farmer, East Michigan. Owner, Realty Finance 


337 No. Davidson. Frame, and Investment Co., National City Bank 
Residence: $5,000. 488 E. 49th. Owner, Bldg. Owner builds. 


and builder, O. D. Parrish, 5018 Central Residences (2) $3,000 each. 3653-57 


Ave. ; Stanton. Owner, Timothy Sexton, care 
Residence (Double) $4,500. 1744-46 N. of Fidelity Trust Co. 


Rural. Owner, Geo. W. McCray, 1923 Residence: $5200. 2412 East 16th. 


No. Meridian, Owner, G. B. Watkins, contract let to 
Residence: $4,500. 848 No. Tacoma. Krebay Constr. Co., City Trust Bldg. 


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INDIANA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SLUMPS IN AUGUST, GAINS IN 
SOME PLACES FAILING TO OFFSET LOSSES. 


Total Estimated Valuation Slightly Short of Five Million Dollars. 


; Quite a falling off of building construction was the order in Indiana in August, 
if the permits issued reports of the building inspectors of the ten leading cities 
are to be taken as a criterion. The slump in building, as shown by the official fig- 
ures, was the most decided one that has occurred this year. Not only did the Aug- 
ust total estimated valuation record a 11.8% decline from the figures registered for 
July but went even farther, recording a loss of 17.1% when compared with the Aug- 
ust, 1922, total. 

The past month was the third successive one to fall behind the corres onding 
month in 1922, a decline in building construction having been apparent in Indiana 
ever since June 1st, as a whole, though individual cities here and there have shown 
gains locally from month to month. 

While Elkhart showed the greatest loss as against the August, 1922, figures 
the most noticeable reversal of form was that of Ft. Wayne, which city right along 
has been recording great gains monthly with million dollar totals. Came August 
and when it had run its course Ft. Wayne was 57% behind the volume of building 
posted the corresponding month last year, and 38% in arrears of the July, 19238, 
business. Other cities to record losses were Gary 35%, Richmond 28%, Indianapo- 
lis 15%, Terre Haute 1.4%. ; i 

There is, however, a little cheer to be gained from the August report in that 
three cities recorded gains, Hammond 104%, Evansville 60% and South Bend 12%. 
Then, too, the combined total of permits issued by the ten cities; exceeds the like 
total for August, 1922, to the extent of 355 permits. 

Following are the official figures for August, 1923, and the corresponding period 
a year ago: 


Cities Per. Est. Val. Per- Est. Val. 
Biknert) . Se oe Ghee 17 $ 53,050 19 $ 134,100 
HVansville Fe Rw Fe Oe 211 271,865 141 169,540 
its, Way Nerney i Se 256 698,203 221 1,634,574 
SRY y: 3. RR Lee oe See 109 265,727 90 409,910 
FESININOT Cy ee eo. Ue een! eee 112 265,385 63 130,000 
PVIGIAMA POLIS 0 hk ee 1415 1,756,530 1291 2,074,941 
METITICTO: See er EN ae AN Oy EG 89 " 823,775 No Record 
PMO TVEG ENT gees) eel 2 hey AC 5g 48 31,175 48 43,770 
Seeticn. Seer de ear TS Fas 506 1,355,149 594 1,209,406 
Terre: Hate: 0 Pi ES se. oct 252 184,785 193 187,450 

a OUBE. ia so,) See ee ee 3015 $4,964,644 2660 $5,993,691 


20 INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


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Hammond, Indiana 


SOMEWHAT OF A DISAPPOINTMENT 


More Expected of the Coal Commission 


There were many who somehow con- 
ceived the idea that when the Coal Com- 
mission was organized it would pave the 
way to an elimination of many of the 
annoying vexations that had arisen an- 
nually relative to the coal _ situation. 
Among the suppositions were these: The 
doing away with the yearly strikes and 
shut down of the minés; an avoidance 
of the annual rise in coal prices when 
settlements between operators and min- 
ers were effected; also that the commis- 
sion would make a thorough investiga- 
tion of the entire coal situation and be 
able to inform the long suffering public 
who was to blame for the prevailing con- 
dition, the operator, wholesaler or re- 
tailer, or whether or not there was any 
collusion between the operators or 
miners. 

The advance information relative to 
the settlement of the anthracite strike 
carrying a promise of possibly an added 
dollar to the price of a ton of coal does 
not appeal greatly to the consumer who 
had hoped there would be no advance to 
the already exhorbitant price. 

It is true that the Coal Commission 
has reported in some detail, but, that 
detail is so vague that the ordinary lay- 
man, who must buy and burn coal, knows 
just about as much now as he did before 
the report was submitted. What the 
Public really desires from the Commis- 
Sion is a definite statement of causes of 
and a placing of the responsibility for 
the high prices of coal. The men making 
up the personnel of the Commission are 
thoroughly competent to digest the facts 
and present a statement of conditions as 
they actually exist. It is up to them to 
do this so the people will know where 


the blame, if there is any, should be 
placed. 


GOING TO CELEBRATE 


Industrial Possibilities of the City to be 
Displayed. 


Hammond is billed for a great Indus- 
tial Exposition, October 8 to 13. There 
1S to be a structure 1,000 feet square in 
which to house the various booths, each 
t) be 9x12 ft.. for exhibit purposes. Al- 
ready 115 of these booths have been sold. 
In addition there is to be a great open 
alr theater that will accommodate 10,000 
People. Stages are to be placed at each 
corner of the theatre for vaudeville at- 
tractions. The stages will be 54 feet 
across. In the center of the exposition 
grounds, in Harrison Park, will be lo- 
cated an automobile booth 48x150 feet. 
The exposition building will have a thou- 


sand feet of frontage on both Waltham 
and Lyman streets. General contractor 
Rufus Danner has been awarded the con- 
tract for the erection of the building. 

It is planned to svend from sixty to 
scventy thousand dollars on the exposi- 
tion and an attendance of 125,000 people 
is expected. f 


104% GAIN MADE OVER AUGUST 
1922 BUILDING 


Both Permits And Valuations Increased 


According to the official report of City 
Building Inspector Henry Vis, Hammond 
in building operations in August ran 
well ahead of the work done in August 
a year ago. 

A tabulation of the building record for 
the two months shows: 


Per Est. Val. 

Auguste sbO23r ink a? $265,385 
August, 1923-2 8 - b oes 63 130,000 
This year’s gain______ 49 $135,385 


ANGTHER NORTHERN INDIANA 


CITY SHOWS BUILDING GAIN 


Gary also had a fairly good month of 
building in August. Inspector Erickson 
reports 109 permits issued for a total 
estimated valuation of $265,727. The 
latest returns bring the year’s total up 
to 773 permits issued for an estimated 
valuation of $3,042,441, or $1,100,000 
more than was registered for the same 
period in 1923. 


PREVENTED 


Business Caused Calling off of South 
Bend Visit. 


Several of our contractors and the sec- 
retary had intended to visit the State A. 
B. C. Conference at South Bend, Septem- 
ber 6th, but at the last minute some mat- 
ters pertaining to the big industrial ex- 
position arose that kept us at home. 

E COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors =~ 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chaswphower se. at eee President 
d. A; -Gallivad.c nc eg Secretary 


314 Main Street 


WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE NEED 


Why Small City Contractors’ Organiza- 
tion Work Gets No Farther. 


It is harder to hold an organization 
of contractors together in Muncie than 
it is in cities many times her size. In 
the first place, naturally, there are not 
the contractors, and then, too, there are 
not the building annoyances to arise that 
constantly beset the builders in the 
larger municipalities. As a result, the 
small city contractors are farther apart 
and it is difficult to convince them that 
they have a mutual interest. A few may 
build large structures, others, in the ma- 
jority, confine most of their efforts to 
house building and work of a smaller 
nature. On the other hand, not a few of 
the builders in the small cities operate 
out in the rural districts and feel that 


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affairs as they rule in the city are not 
of their concern. 

Some of these men realize what or- 
ganization would mean to the industry 
in their section and strive to that end; 
they interest others who are receptive 
to the idea, but, fail to appreciate the 
fact that it requires finances in the form 
of dues to carry on the work. These lat- 
ter imagine that the dues should pay 
tangible dividends and fail to recognize 
the common good that results. Because 
the result is not doled out in dollars and 
cents they lose interest, fail to pay up 
and gradually fall by the wayside. 

Then, too, there is the contractor who 
utterly refuses to have anything to do 
with the organization, but is ready at 
all times to take advantage of any pro- 
pitious conditions the organization may 
bring about. However, this very man 
feels free, in going it alone, to do as he 
pleases and when a pinch comes will 
boost wage scales that the organization 
fought to establish just so he can secure 
workmen. 

Thus it is that things are kept in an 
upset condition and a more or less an-. 
tagonistic, selfish attitude exists amongst 
the contractors. The men who impede 
forget that it is their actions that do so 
and, when chaos reigns, point back and 
say, “well, what has the organization 
accomplished?” They even go so far as 
to expect the organization on a moment’s 
notice to right all wrongs. 

As opposed to such methods is the 
never sleeping Labor organization to 
which the contractors’ men belong. These 
workmen pay their dues for they know 
that indirectly the benefit return will be 
theirs, that it is only possible through 
organization. 

All of which goes to prove the truth 
of that old saying, “There are none so 
blind as those who will not see.” It is 
that which makes the holding of an or- 
ganization together in the smaller city 
such a task. 
BRICKLAYERS HOLD STATE CON- 
VENTION AT MUNCIE 


All Sections Represented. 


Delegates to the number of over one 
hundred gathered in Muncie the past 
week to attend the two days’ session of 
the Bricklaycrs International Union 
state convention. 

The affair was held at the Roberts 
‘Hotel, business sessions being held 
throughout both days. Among the 
speakers were Mayor John C. Quick, 
Judge C. W. Dearth, Delaware County 
Circuit Court; Thomas Priest, First In- 
ternational Vice President, and John 
Gleason, Treasurer. : 


PRESIDENT COOLIDGE SAID 

“There is no right to strike against the 
public safety by anybody, anywhere, any- 
time.” These words have the undoubted 
ring of true Americanism. They will go 
down in history and be quoted long after 
the lips that uttered them are still and 
beyond affirmation or denial. 

It is almost a pity that the words 
“against the public safety” were not left 
out of the above utterance, for there is 
no denying that a strike of any sort is 
against the safety of some considerable 
part of the public and to the actual last- 
ing adventage of no one unless he belong 
to the class sometimes known as profes- 
sional agitators—(Bulleti n, Buffalo 
Builders Exchange.) 


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PRAISES BUILDING CALLINGS BUT 
DEPLORES CONDITIONS. 


Prominent Chicago Contractor Makes 
- Strong Plea For Co-operation Be- 
tween Architects and Con- 
tractors. 


Regardless of the fact that some men 
are architects and others are contrac- 
tors, H. B, Barnard, Chicago, prominent 
general contractor, in speaking recently 
to the architects and contractors of In- 
diana assembled in joint meeting at 
South Bend, asserted all were builders, 
had a mutual imterest and, that being 
the case, should work together and co- 
operate to advance the building busi- 
ness, the industry, to a ahigh plane. Such 
a result, he sazc, was possible only 
through association effort and co-opera- 
tion between the individual associations. 
He said it was pleasing to note the evi- 
dent harmony and co-operation that ex- 
isted between the Indiana architects and 
contractors as expressed by the South 

end assemblage and hoped such effort 
would be continued. 

eferring particularly to the con- 
tractor he stressed upon his out-of-door 
avocation, his diversified calling and his 
ability to keep out of a rut in that he 
was not compelled to do the same thing 
over and over again. Building is a call- 
Ing of which to be proud, despite the fact 
that all sorts of appelations are direct- 
ed at the contractor and building men, 
Said Mr. Barnard, and they all should 
work together to discredit such asper- 
sons and put the business in a respect- 


ful light. 
seem out of joint, out of plumb, they 


but it can’t be done in a day, a week or 
not the efficiency 


among mechanics today that formerly 
existed, few of them take pride in their 
work. He then gave examples of care- 
lessness among workmen to show some 
of the trials that confront contractors 
and he pleaded with the architects to 
aid the contractors in an endeavor to 
encourage apprentices, to train young 
men in the proficiency of the building 
trades. 

It is a hard pull to build today, said 
Mr. Barnard. Prices are high and the 
public is dissatisfied but, since 90 per 
cent of a building operation, taking into 
consideration the production, transpor- 
tation and erection of material, is rep- 
represented by Labor, no reduction in 
construction costs can be expected till 
Labor prices are leveled in proportion to 
other quotations. He compared the cost 
of producing a hog for market, of grain, 
with building trades wage scales to show 
that things were clear out of level. 

As for inducing young men to enter 
the building sphere, the speaker said 
architects and builders must not over- 
look the fact that boys today are in- 
clined to balk at a dirty job, they want 
a means of employment where they can 
be dressed up. The architects and con- 
tractors must work together to over- 
come this antipathy to honest work on 
the part of the rising generation. 

The great trouble is that this country: 
is living today on a vast stored-up 
wealth as a result of the Great War, 
but the time is coming when Europe’s 
bankrupt nations will be forced to re- 
sort to production since they can’t buy, 
and then they will enter into competi- 
tion with this country—the gold stream 
that has been flowing in will be shut off 
and the leveling to normalcy will begin. 

As against that time the architects 
and contractors were counseled to teach 
their sons a trade, no matter how much 
education they may have, that they may 
be fully prepared to cope. with a condi- 
tion where men will have to work and 
give: an honest day’s service for money 
received. 

In conclusion those present were urged 
to carry the word back home that all 
builders, architects and contractors, 
must co-operate and strive in harmony 
to bring order out of chaos as it exists 
in the building field. 


SOUTH BEND MAKING GREAT 
BUILDING RECORD IN 1923. 


One Day’s Issuance of Permits Almost 
Million and a Half Dollars. 


All previous yearly building records 
at South Bend have been shattered and 
1923 has several more months to go be- 
fore the year has run its course. Not 


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only that, but all daily records of the 
city building inspection department for 
total estimated valuations covering per- 
mits issued have gone into the discard, 
and further, it is probable that when 
September, 1923, is ended all monthly 
high totals will have been topped. ) 

The big building day of the year in 
St. Joseph County‘s metropolis came 
September 6th when the estimated valu- 
ation for permits granted reached a to- 
tal of $1,450,000, almost $150,000 more 
than the entire amount recorded in 
August. This total also exceeded the 
monthly figures posted in January, Feb- 
ruary, April, May and July. It also 
equals fifty per cent or more of the 
entire yearly total to date of many 
other Indiana cities. 

When the September 6th building fig- 
ures were put on the books they sent 
South Bend’s figures for the year up 
to that time soaring, making a total of 
$10,550,935 for the expired term of 1923, 
which compared with the entire returns 
for 1922, $10,098,035, the best yearly 
building record ever made in South Bend, 
gives 1923 to date a margin of $468,900 
to the good. 

The building strides made by South 
Bend this year have never been equaled 
by any other Indiana city except In- 
dianapolis and the record she has made 
is one of which-her citizens may well be 
proud. 


BUILDING TRADES BEING TAUGHT 
IN BUFFALO 


Ano‘her Effort Started to Train Building 
Trades Me: hanics 


Br-cklaying, plastering and Nlumbing 
will be taught at the new McKinley Vo- 
cational School in Buffalo according to 
the “Express,” published in that city. 
The courses will extend over two years, 
and are so arranged that a boy devotes 
one-half of his time to shop work and 
the other half to related subjects such as 
trade mathematics, drafting, industrial 
history, ete. 

The time is not far distant when the 
teachin» of building trades will be as 
much a part of the publie school system 
as is English, history, mathematics or 
any other subject today. Local asso- 
ciations looking for ways in which to 
make future conditions better in the 
construction industry can render no bet- 
ter service than to get behind a nation- 
wide movement to insist that trade edu- 
cation be placed on a par with academic 
education. (Bulletin National Assn. 
Bldg. Trades Employers.) 


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INDIANAPOLIS. 


World War Memorial Building: $10,- 
000,000 (monumental building and two 
office buildings), office buildings, 4 sty. 
and bas., 142x55 each. Archt., Walker 
and Weeks, 1900 Buclid Bldg., Cleveland, 


Ohio. Owner, Indiana World Memorial 
Commission, Paul R. Comstock, Secy., 
Indianapolis. Plans in progress. The 


office buildings will be ready for bids this 
fall. Stone, 


College Buildings: “Fairview Park.” 
Archt. not selected. Landscape Archt., 
Lawrence V. Sheridan, Hume-Mansur 
Bldg. Owner, Butler College; HiltonU. 
Brown, President Board of Trustees; 
Arthur V. Brown. Chairman; Dr. Henry 
Jameson, Vice-President, and Dr. Aley, 
President of Butler College, Indianapo- 
lis. Preliminary surveys being made. 
The first unit to be built will be the sta- 
dium (seating 65,000). This will prob- 
ably mature in the spring. 


Power Plant Development: $25,000,- 
000, on Cumberland River, Burnside, Ky., 
Pulaski County. Owner, the Cumberland 
Hydro Electric Co., c/o Henry A. Mans- 
field, President Mansfield Engineering 
Co., 1011 Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indian- 
apolis, and John M. Aufderheide, third 


floor, Guaranty Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owners financing, Probably mature late 
winter. 


“Consolidated Grade School: $100,000, 
2 sty. and bas., 8 rooms, Dist. No. 7 and 
8, Center Township, Marion County, lo- 
cated at 36th and Gale Sts., Indianapolis. 
Archt., Donald Graham, 1128 Hume 
Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Wil- 
ilam H. Evans, trustee, 215 East New 
York St. Room No. 217, Indpls. Owner 
receiving bids to close October 10th at 
10:00 A. M. Brick, reinforced concrete, 
fireproof construction, stone trim, comp. 
roof, slate blackboards, terrazzo floors, 
linoleum, direct-indirect steam heating 
and ventilating system, metal sash, hol- 
low tile, septic tank, private water sys- 
tem, reinf. concrete floors and stairs. 
Will contain Manual training and do- 
mestic science departments. 


Power House: 1 sty., 38x30, Ogden 
St. Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son, Ma- 
Jestic Bldg. Owner, The Taggart Bak- 
ing Co., Alexander Taggart, Pres., 18 
N. New Jersey St. Archt. taking bids 
to close at once. Brick reinforced con- 
crete, ash hopper, brick stack, Bedford 
Stone trim, steel stairs, metal sash). .6 


Flea BPy. ae Vertilatin 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


ply composition roof on concrete, iron 
work. 


Country Club: $100,000. North Merid- 
ian Street. Archt., Osler and Burns, 210 
Penway Building. Owner, The Meridian 
Hills Country Club Realty Co., Alexander 
M. Taggart, Prest., Taggart Baking Co., 
Frederick M. Ayres, Prest., L. S, Ayres 
and Co., Anton Vonnegut, Prest., Vonne- 
gut Machinery Co., Oscar Schmidt, Prest. 
Lorenz Schmidt & Sons, Dr. Louis Burck- 
hardt, Robert H. Hassler, Prest. Hassler 
Shock Absorber Co., William M. Rock- 
wood, Secy. Rockwood Mnfg. Co., John 
G. Rauch, (Attorney) Russell T. Byers, 
care of American Central Life Insurance 
Co., all of Indianapolis. Architect just 
selected. Details undecided. Will pre- 
pare plans this winter, to be ready for 
bids about March 1st. 


Service Building: 1 and 2 sty. “James 
Whitcomb Riley Hospital,” Indianapolis. 
Archt., Robert Frost Daggett, 960 Con- 
solidated Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
John W. Cravens, Secy. Board of Trus- 
tees, Indiana University, Bloomington, 
Indiana. Sealed bids will be‘rezeived at 
12 noon, October 9, at the office of the 
architect. Brick. 


*High School: 2 sty. 124x75. Moores- 
ville, Indiana. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 
Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Own- 
er, Board of School Trustees, Mooresville. 
and Walter T. Keller, Trustee of Brown 
School Township, Mooresville. On work- 
ing drawings. 
for three schools, brick stack, composi- 
tion roof. 


*School Building (consolidated high 
and grade), $150,000 (12 class rooms, as- 
sembly room, combination gymnasium 
and auditorium, stage, two domestic sci- 
ence and two manual training rooms, 
cafeteria, kitchen), Warren Township, 
Marion County, Indianapolis. Archt. and 
engineers, Harrison and Turnock, 500 
Board of Trade Bldg., Indianapolis. Own- 
er, Edward J. Hecker, trustee, 5241 E. 
Washington St., Indianapolis. On work- 
ing drawings. Will advertise for bids in 
60 days. Brick, hollow tile, comp. roof, 
steel sash, reinf. concrete coal bunkers 
and boiler room, slate blackboards, roll- 
ing partitions, built-in-ward-robes, mas- 
tic floors, steam heating, private water 
system, septic tank. 

Boys’ School: (Superintendent’s Resi- 
dence, Reinforced Concrete Coal Bunkers 
and Rem. Administration Building: 
Archts. and engineers, Harrison and 
Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Board’ of Trustees, 
Boys’ School, Jesse A. Green, Ft. Wayne, 
Ind.;-F. L. Thomas, Indianapolis; Perry 
Davis, LaFayette, Edwin M. Carter, 
Rockville, Ind.; Chas. A. McGonagle, 
Plainfield, Ind. In addition to building, 
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ing drawings. Owner ready for bids on 
material shortly, 


City Hall (rem. heating system), Lin- 
ton, Ind. Archt. and engineer, Harrison 
and Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, City of Linton, 
Cletus Gill, clerk, Linton, Ind. Work 
consists of the installation of a cast iron 
sectional boiler, vacuum pump, addition 
steam lines to jail building, brick stack, 
carpenter work in coal storage room. 
General contract let to Geo. F. Chapman, 
Linton, Ind. “Ideal” boiler has been pur- 
chased. 

Apartment Building (80 Apts.), $400,- 
000. Archt., Frank B, Hunter, 912 State 
Life Bldg. Owner, company organizing, 
c/o Archt. Plans in progress. Definite 
data later. 


Apartment Building (36 Apts.) and 

Garage (46 cars): $180,000. Archt. and 
owner, Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life 
Bldg. Preliminary plans in progress. 
Brick. . 
- Automobile Sales Building: $175,000. 
Archt., rank B. Hunter, 912 State Life 
Bldg. Owner, name withheld for pres- 
ent. Sketches completed. Definite data 
shortly. Brick. 

Apartment Buildings (2): 1 $110,00; 1 
$90,000. Archt., George and Mac Lucas, 
Consolidated Bldg. Owner, company or- 
ganizing, c/o Lawrence W. George, 1153 
Consolidated Bldg. Plans in progréss. 
rick. 


“Church: $42,000, Franklin, Ind. 
Archt., A. A. Honeywell 413 Penway 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Baptist 


Church, A. L. Powell, chairman building 
committee, Franklin, Ind. Low bidder, 
Roy Bryant, Franklin. Remodeling 
church basement and Sunday school an- 
nex. Brick, stone trim, steam heat, flat 
roof, pipe organ, 2 sty. and bas., 58x70. 

*Church: $60,000. 2 sty. and bas., 
Fountain St. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 
Fletcher Trust Bldg. Owner, Fountain 
Street M. E. Church, 2007 Fountain St., 
Rev. Philip S. May, pastor, 2025 Foun- 
tain St. Plans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim. 

Double Residence: 2 sty. and bas. 44x 
70. No. Pennsylvania St. Between 39th 
and 40th. Archt., T. A. Winterrowd, 332 
American Central Life Bldg. Owner, 
Emil Mantell (Clothing) 131 West Wash- 
ington St. Bids in; under advisement. 
Brick veneer, asbestos roof, furnaces, 
garage. 

Residence (6-room Dutch Colonial), 
Speedway City, Indianapolis. Archt., 
Roger Williams, 4025 Kenwood Ave., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, A. L. Hopkins, 44 
W. 14th St., Speedway City, Indianapo- 
lis. Owner receiving bids. Frame as- 
phalt shingle roof, furnace heat, hard- 
wood floors. 


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Business Building (stores): 1 sty., 69x 
58x23, Pratt and Ft. Wayne Ave. Archt., 
Charles H. Byfield, Peoples Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Anna H. Spann, Secy., John S. 
Spann & Co., 25 East Ohio St.; and 
Louise S. Duck, c/o John S. Spann & 
Co. Archt. receiving bids. Brick com- 
position roof, steam heat, 


Residences (10): 36th and Central 
Ave., “Powell Court.” Private plans. 
Owner, Thomas E. Grinslade, c/o The 
Grinslade Construction ‘Co., Peoples 
Bank Bldg. Plans in progress. Frame. 

Doubie Residence: $15,000. 2 sty. & 
bas. Archt., H. Ziegler Dietz, (Plans 
only) State Savings and Trust Bldg. 
Owner, Louis Markowitz, care of Mark- 
owitz and Sons (Plumbers) 1212 Cornell 
Ave. Owner taking bids. Brick veneer. 


Residence: (English Cottage Type) 
West 46th St. Blue Ridge Addition. 
Archt., Harrison and Turnock 500 Board 
pf Trade Bldg. Owner, Frank Cantwell, 
829 Lemcke Bldg. On working drawings. 

Portable Schools (2 2-room buildings) 
$4,900 each. Owner, Board‘ of School 
Commissioners, Richard O. Johnson, 
business director, 150 N. Meridian. Bids 
close October 11th at 10:00 a.m. Frame. 


Concrete Culvert: $1,742, Emerson 
Ave., Lawrence Twp. Owner, Board of 
County Commrs., Leo K. Fesler, auditor, 
Court House, Indianapolis. Owner tak- 
ing bids to close September 26th at 10 
a..m. 

Contracts Awarded 

“Freight House: 1 and 2 sty. 30x750, 
Kentucky Ave. Archt., Fermor S. Can- 
non, 21 Virginia Ave. Owner, Terminal 
Realty Co., Robert I. Todd, Pres., Trac- 
tion Terminal Bldg. General contract 
let to the Service Construction Co., Cas- 
tle Hall Bldg., Indianapolis; heating, 
plumbing and wiring not let. Start work 
shortly. Brick. 

Commercial Garage: $18,000, 1 sty., 
10th and Massachusetts Ave. Archt., 
Charles H. Byfield, Peoples Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Dillon Carroll, 1101 Massachus- 
etts Ave. General contract let to Hub 
City Construction Co. Brick, steam 


heat, class “B” roof. Start work shortly. 

*Church: $25,000. 1 sty. and bas. Mar- 
tindale Ave. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 
Fletcher Trust Bldg. Owner, Scott 
Chapel African M. E. Church, 2131 Mar- 
tindale Ave., Rev. Roberts, Pastor. Gen- 
eral contract awarded to Olive Day, 220 
West 30th St. Excavating. Brick. 

Stations (small traction stations), 8 
buildings, $10,000. Owner, Indianapolis 
and Cincinnati Traction Co., Indianapo- 
lis. General contract let to McKinsey 
and Albertson, Shelbyville, Ind., and 
Frankfort, Ind. Frame. 


*Bank and Office Building: $750,000. 9 
sty. and bas. 60x125. 15 No. Meridian 
St. Archt., Robert Frost Daggett. 960 
Consolidated Bldg. Owner, Continental 
National Bank, Bert McBride, Prest., 
Chamber of Commerce Bldg. General 
contractor, Leslie Colvin, Board of Trade 
Bldg Excavated. Bedford stone con- 
struction. 


ALEXANDRIA. 


*High School Building: $76,000. Alex- 
andria, Indiana. Archt., Ernest R. Wat- 
kins, 345-47 Farmers Trust Bldg., An- 
derson, Ind. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Dr. W. R. Thomas, President, 
James S. Wales, Secy., J. W. Sullivan, 
Treas., F. W. Stoler, Supt. of Schools, 
Alexandria, Ind. Owner receiving bids 
to close Wednesday, October 3, at 10 a. 
m. at the office of the Supt. of Schools. 
(See legal advertising in this issue.) 

Alexandria: Church (alterations). 
Owner, Scott Addition Christian Church, 
Rey. Chris Brown, pastor; Josiah Mc- 
Kinley, secretary; Elbert McKinley, sec- 
retary, Aiexandria. Contemplated. 


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“Schools (2): 1 one-room building 
and 1 four-room building, Metamora 
Township, Franklin County, Metamora, 
Ind. Archt., Karl P. Henkel, 108 Heine- 
mann Bldg., Connersville. Owner, Louis 
R. Foster, trustee, Metamora, Ind. 


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Owner taking bids to close October 8 at 
2p.m, Estimated cost of building, $27,- 
500. Brick and hollow tile, asbestos 
built-up roof, fan blast heating system, 
private water system; private lighting 
system, septic tank. 

“Apartment Building (4 apts.): 12th 
and Central. Archt., Jos. R. Fallon, 
610% Central Ave. Owner, Mrs. P. 
Mancini. Archt. taking bids to close 
shortly. Brick veneer over frame, as- 
phalt roof, steam vapor heat, oak inte- 
rior trim, tile floors. 


*Lodge Building (rem. and addition) 
$35,000. 2 sty. and bas. 50x100. Archt., 
H. M. Griffin, McFarllan Building, Con- 
nersville. Owner, B. P. O. E. Lodge, Dr. 
R. D. Morrow,, Chmn. Bldg. Committee, 
Connersville. Plans in progress. Will 
not ask for bids until late winter. 
Brick over hollow tile. Will contain 
dining room, kitchen and bowling alleys. 

Contracts Awarded 

“Apartment Building (4 apts.): $16,- 
500, “Mission type,” 32x59, two sty. and 
bas., West Eighth St. Archt., Jos. R. 
Fallon, 610% Central Ave. Owner, 
Frank Hanson (civil engineer), Conners- 
ville. Owner building by day labor. 
Pouring foundation. Solid brick and 
stucco, asphalt flat roof. Owner taking 
bids on In-A-Door beds, water softener, 
vapor steam heat, incinerator, oak floor- 
ing. 

“Bank (alteration): Archt., McGuire 
and Shook, Indianapolis. Owner, First 
National Bank, Connersville. Work 
started. General alterations. 


EVANSVILLE 


Factory: (addition of 22,000 sq. ft.), 
$60,000. Owner The Graham Motor 
Truck Co. Plans completed. Ready for 
bids shortly. Brick, concrete and steel, 
saw tooth roof construction, steel sash. 

“Resort Hotel and Nine-Hole Golf 
Course: $200,000, 3 or 4 sty. (100 
rooms), 125x225, “U” shaped, De Gonia 
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miles from Boonville. Archt., Alfred E. 
Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, De Gonia Springs Hotel Co., Carl 
P. Hart, president, ¢/o the Evansville 


Real Estate Board, Evansville, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Mature late fall or 
winter. 


“Garage (addition): 1 sty.., 25x81, 413 
Riverside Ave. Private plans. Owner, 
J. F. Charley Automobile Co., 413 River- 
side Ave, Owner taking bids. Brick, 
concrete. : 

*Display Room and Service: $30,000. 
1 sty., 82x128. Owner, International 
Harvester Co., Evansville. Bids sent.to 
the Chicago, IIl., office of the owner. 
Expect to award contract shortly. Brick, 
steel and concrete. 

*Building (alt.): 616 Main St. Archt., 
Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Owner, De Jong Co., 616 Main St. 
Archt. taking bids. Work will consist of 
remodeling second floor into fifteen of- 
fices, plumbing and_ heating fixtures, 
new floors and general alterations. 

Residence and Garage: $50,000, 2 sty. 
and basement (10 rooms, 3 baths, 2-car 
garage), Winnetka, Ill. Archt., Clifford 
Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, George R. Roehm, Win- 
netka, Ill. Plans in progress. Ready for 
bids shortly. Brick, tile roof, steam 
heat, tile floors, hardwood floors. 

“Suburban Residence (rem. and add.), 
$10,000, “Elmhurst.” Archt., Alfred E. 
Neueks, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, 
N. Bryant, Slaughter Ave., near 
Weinbach. Bids shortly. Work will con- 
sist of new garage, vapor heating sys- 
tem, private water supply, new plumbing 
and wiring and general alterations. 


Church (branch building, $12000, 1 
sty., 50x85, Harlan Ave. Archts,\ Frank 
J. Schlotter, 11314 Upper Fourth. Own- 
er, First Baptist Church, Plans in prog- 
ress.. Bids soon. Will contain audito- 
rium, dining room, kitchen and social 
rooms, 


Factory  (add.): 1 ssty.,' 40x50. 
Archt., H. Gilbert Karges, Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Evansville 
Enameling Co., Fulton Ave. Plans in 
Sa Ready for bids shortly. 
rick. 


Store Building (new store front and 
general alterations), 517-21 Main St. 


Archt., Clifford Shopbell,’ Furniture 
Bldg. Owner, Salm Bros. (women’s 
wear), 517 Main St. Archt. taking bids 


to close September 24 at 2 p. m. 


Store (new front balcony and general 
interior alterations), 510 Main St. 
Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples Bank 
Bldg. Owner Andrae Shoe Store, 510 
Main St. Plans in progress. Bids 
shortly. 

Contracts Awarded 


“Bank (rem. and add.): $25,000, 
Caneyville, Ky. Archt., Harry E. Boyle 
and Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 


Owner, Bank of Caneyville, Caneyville, 
Ky. General contract awarded to Black- 
burn and Cartwright Constr. Co., Prince- 
ton, Ky. 


Residence: $7,000, 1025 Bellemeade. 
Frivate plans. Owner, Mrs. Jennie Gor- 
don. General contract let to Geo. L. 


Miller and Son. Frame. 

Residence: $6,500, 1513 Chandler. 
Owner, C. F. Ploeger. General contract 
let to Geo. L. Miller & Son. Frame. 


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Residence: $6,500, 1400 Jefferson St. 
Owner, George Redlinger. General con- 
tract let to Geo. L. Miller & Son. Frame. 
On foundation. 

Residence: $8,000, Lombard Ave. near 
Washington. Owner, Mrs. M. Hoelscher. 
General contract let to Geo. L. Miller & 
Son. Frame. 


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*School (new auditorium and gymna- 
sium building) and remodeling present 
building, $19,500, Wolflake, Ind. Archt., 
Charles R. . Weatherhogg, Fort Wayne. 
Owner, Charles Ott, trustee, Wolflake. 
General contractor, Thad Clark, Kim- 
mell, Ind. Bids close September 27 at 2 
p. m. for sale of school bonds. Work not 
started. 

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Residences: (4) 4117 So. Wayne. $5,- 
800, 4135 So. Wayne, $5,000; 730 Grand 
View, $5,500; 4211 Beaver, $7,500. 
Owner, Hilgeman and Schaff Co. Own- 
er builds. 

Residence: $5,000. 619 Rudisill Blvd. 
Owner, D. E. Colvin, at site. 

Residence: $5,000. 518 Clayton. Owner, 
Chas. B. Luce, at site. 

Residences: (3) $5,000 each, and add. 
to store, $3,500. Owner, Lantz and Bar- 
rett. 

Residences (17): 406 to 500 Violet St., 
$5,500 each. Private plans. Owner, The 
Enterprise Building Co. Owner builds 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


Residence: $5,500, Cass and 2nd Sts. 
ag: Joseph Smith, Cass & Second 
ts. 

Residence: $5,500, 1202 Carson Ave. 
Owner, Clarence Kessler. 

Residences (2) $5,000 each, 415 & 419 
Branning St Owner, Joseh Bunddy. 

Residences (2): $4,000 each, 509 and 
513 Charlotte Ave. Owner, S. P. Shan- 
non. 

Residence: $5,000, 1919 Spring St. 
Owner, W. S. Ringwalt. 

Residence: $5,250, 2946 Plaza Drive. 
Owner, A. M. Zuber. 


LAFAYETTE. 


*Poultry Husbandry Building: $75,000. 
2 sty. and bas., 45x120, and 1 sty., 60x 
50. “Purdue | University.” Archt., 
Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg. 
Owner Board of Trustees, Purdue Uni- 
versity. General contract awarded A. 
E. Kemmer, Lafayette, for $71,700; 
plumbing let to A. C. Sandberg Co., La- 
fayette, for $3,830; heating let to Orth 
Plumbing Co., Lafayette, for $7,965; 
electric wiring let to Hatfield Electric 
Co., Indianapolis, for $2,828. Face brk., 
hollow tile, Indiana limestone trim, steel 
sash, gravel and tile rfg, vault door, 
marble and terrazzo work, elevator 
doors, fire door. 


MARION 


High School (20 classrooms), Boots 
St. Archt., Hiram Elder Custer Bldg. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Wil- 
lard E. Elkins, president; L. E. Black- 
burn, secretary; E. E. Day, superintend- 
ent, Marion. Archt. selected. 


*Junior _-High -_School: $285,009. 
Archt., W. C. Findt, Springfield, Ohio. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Ma- 
rion, Ind. General contractor, H. R. 
Blagg Constr. Co., Dayton, Ohio. Start 
work at once. 


MUNCIE. 


*Masonic Temple: $700,000. 6 sty.. & 
bas., 116x199, Main and Madison Sts. 
Archt., Kibele and Gerard, 335 Johnson 
Bldg. Owner; Masonic Temple Assn., 
G. W. Wagner, A. L. Johnson, Mr. 
Vatet, all of Muncie. General contract 
awarded to Eshelman and Sons Con- 
struction Co., Anderson, Ind., approx. 
$500,000. Foundation in . Structural) 
steel has been erected by the Indiana 
Bridge Co., Muncie. Brick, reinf. con- 
crete and hollow tile floor constr., beams 
and girders, stone trim, terra cotta trim, 
glazed brick, hollow tile walls and par- 
titions, hollow metal windows, terrazzo 
and tile fioors, Appalachian marble, 
marble stairs and wainscoting, bronze 
doors, frames and trim. . 


RICHMOND 


Offices (64) and Stores (19): $80,000, 
3 sty. and’ -bas:, 7ixlby. -Archt., C. E: 
Werking and Son, Palladium Bldg. Own- 
er, William D. Williams (Furniture 
Manufacturer), 200 S. 16th St. Plans 
in progress. Plans will be ready for 
bids about January 1. Brick reinforced 
concrete floor and roof construction, 
steam heat, no elevators, mastic floors, 
terra cotta trim, steel sash, metal 
skylights, metal lumber, copper 
fronts. 


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Double Residence and Garage: $15,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas. Arzht., C. E. Werk- 
ing and Son, Palladium Bldg. Owner, 
Frank F. Powell (Carpenter), 232 S. 
14th St. Plans in progress. Owner will 
build by day labor and buy material. 
Start work soon. Brick, hot water heat, 
tile and hardwood floors. 


Residence: $15,000, Miami, Fla. 
Archt., C. E. Werking and Son, Pal- 
ladium Bldg. Richmond. Owner, Wil- 
liam D. Williams, 200 S. 16th St.. Rich- 
mond, Ind. Plans in progress. Stucco. 

Filling Station: $7,000. 9th and “A” 
Sts., Richmond: Owner, Refiners Oil Co., 
Richmond. General contract let to T. C. 
Grote, Greenville, Ohio. Brick. 


RUSHVILLE 


“Bank Building (alteration): $10,000, 
Rushville. Archt., McGuire and Shook, 
Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. 
Owner, Farmers Trust Co., Rushville. 
General contractor, Richard Hunter, 
Rushville. Heating let to Beale Bros., 
Rushville. Work starting. 


“Church (alteration and addition): 
$15,000, Rushville. Archt., McGuire and 
Shook, Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indian- 
apolis. Owner, St. Paul’s Methodist 
Church, Rev. C. S. Black pastor; W. D. 
Root, chairman building committee, 
Rushville, Ind. Owner builds by day la- 
bor. Starting work. 

“Power Plant (alterations): 
ville, Ind. Archt., McGuire and Shook, 
Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner. Rushville Water and Light Co., 
Rushville. Steel work let to Pan Ameri- 


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MILLWORK registers an immedi- 


ment. The effect is the same in any 
building. Cheaper quality may be sub- 


stituted in some materials without any 
éreat change in the appearance of the. 
building. But substitution of cheaper 
millwork is immediately apparent. 


THOROUGH SATISFACTION WITH CARNAHAN MILLWORK 
INVARIABLY BRINGS REPEAT ORDERS 


CARNAHAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY 


MAKERS OF SPECIAL MILLWORK FOR EXACTING BUILDERS 


General Sales Office and Factory, 


ZARNAHAN 


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LOOGOOTEE, INDIANA 


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can Bridge Co., Newcastle. No equip- 


ment required. 
SOUTH BEND. 


Offices and Stores: $250,000, 5 sty. 
and bas., southeast corner of Washing- 
ton Ave. and Lafayette St. Owner, the 
Real Building Co., Inc., H: W. Woolums, 
president, South Bend; Henry Marks, 
secretary and treasurer, Mishawaka 
Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, reinf 
concrete, fireproof construction. 

Physicians’ and Dent’sts’ Building: 
$300 000, 6 sty. and bas., 56x100. Archt., 
Minchen and Spitz, 19 W. Jackson St., 
Chi-ago, Ill. ‘Owner, F. E. Allardt, 
South Bend. Plans in progress. Brick, 
firevroof construction. 

*Junior High School: $600,000. 2 sty. 
and bas. 175x360.. Ewing and Fellows 
Sts. Archt., Austin and Shambleau, 111 
No. Lafayette. Owner, Board of Szhoo!l 
Trustecs, Dr. R. B. Dugdale. Prest., W. 
W. Borden, Supt. of Schools, South Bend. 
Plans about completed. Owner will ad- 
vertise for bids in 30 days. Brick, hollow 
tile, reinforced concrete floor and. roof 
construction, stone trim, brick radial 
stack. Will contain 35 class rooms, audi- 
torium seating 800, science laboratories, 

-musie room, cafeteria, kitchen, library, 
vocation training dept., gymnasium, con- 
ference rooms. 

“Paper Mill and Power Plant: $100,- 
000, 1 and 2 sty., 400x60, Mishawaka, 
Ind.. near South Bend. Archt. Freyer- 
muth and Maurer, South Bend. Owner, 
La Salle Paper Co., South Bend. Plans 
about completed. Ready for bids in ten 
days. Brick, reinf. concrete, monitor 
roof constr. steel sash, two freight ele- 
vators. 

Residence and Garage: 


$10,000. 2 sty. 


and bas. Archt., M. E. Smith, 605 Citi- 
zens Bank Bldg. Owner, I. D. Landis, 
president Universial Conveyor Co. 
Flans in progress. Native stone and 
frame. 

Duplex Residence: $13,000. 2 sty. and 
bas. Archt. M. E. Smith, 605 Citizens 


Bank Bide. 
Lincoln Way. 
co on frame. 

Residence and Garaze: $12,000, 2 sty. 
Archt., M. E. Smith, 605 Citizens Bank 
Bldg. Owner, Jake Kerner, 211 West 
Marion. Archt. ready for bids. Brick 
veneer and frame. 

*Filling Station: $7,000. Lincoln Way 
West and Blaine. Private plans. Owner, 
The Standard Oil Co.,. of Indiana, South 
Bend. Owner taking bids. Brick. 

Filling Station: $ 5,000. Mishawaka, 
Ind. Owner, Standard Oil Co., South 
Bend. Owner taking bids. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded. 

“Furniture Building: 4 sty. and bas., 
66x165. Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 
654 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Ries 
Furniture Company, 306 S. Michigan 
Ave., South Bend. General contract let 
to Ralph Sollitt & Sons, South Bend. 
Brick, rein. concrete and steel, elevators, 
steam heat, comp. roof, copper set store 
fronts. 

Laundry (Add. and Alt.): $50,000. 
Owner, Ideal Laundry Co., Michigan and 
Monroe Sts. Contract awarded to Hay- 
ee Construction Co., 217 E. Sample 

be 

“Masonic Temple: $1,000,000. Owner, 
Masonic Temple Ass’n, General contrac- 
tor H. G. Christman Constr. Co., South 
Bend. tone let to J. Hoadley & Son, 
Bloomington, Ind. Steel let to Forrest 


Owner, Nora Reamer, 915 
Archt. taking bids. Stuc- 


City Steel Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Exca- 
vating. 
*S hool, “Lincoln Grade”: Side Addi- 


tion, $250.000. Archt., Freyermuth and 
Maurer. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees. Contractor, H. G. Christman Con- 
struction Co. Heating and plumbing let 
to W. H. Brooks; electric work to S. D. 
Moran; all of South Bend. Excavated. 
Apartment Building (6 apts.) $45,000. 
Horatio and LaFayette. Owner, Hoosicr 
Improvement Co., Frank Hartzer, Prest. 
415 Dean Bldg. Owner builds. On 1st 
sty. brick work. Htg. and Plmg. let to 
Northern Heating and Plumbing Co. 
Electric work to. F. .C. Frick. Brick, 3 


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Electrical Contractor and Supplies 


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RECORDER 


sty. 60x36, 
MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 
*Decatur: Catholic High School, 
$200,000, 2 sty. and bas., 127x175. De- 
catur. Archt., Herman Gaul, 111 West 
Washington St. Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
St. Marys Roman Catholic Church, De- 
catur, Ind. Foundation and basement 
has been started by Medland Brothers 
Constr. Co., Logansport, Ind. Archt. will 
be ready for bids this fall on superstruc- 
ture. 


Greenfield: 
tem), $10,000. 


Hotel (new heating sys- 

Archt., O. P. Gordon, 
Thayer Bldg. Owner, Columbia Hotel, 
Jesse Snider proprietor, Greenfield. 
Archt. taking bids to close at once. New 
boiler, plumbing fixtures. 

“Galena: School, $20,000, 1 sty., 45x64. 
Archt., Earl Embrey, Elsby Bldg., New 


Albany Ind. Owner, John Szhamel, 
trustee, ‘Greenville, Ind. Bids closed 
September 19. Bids in under advise- 


ment. Brick, veneer. 

*Hammond: Hospital, $350,000, 4 sty. 
and bas., 50x250, Hammond. Archt., D. 
X. Murphy and Bros., Louisville Trust 
Bldg., Louisville, Ky. Owner, St. Mar- 
garet’s Hospital, 30 N. Clinton St., Ham- 
mond. Plans in progress. Ready for 
bids about November 1. Will contain 
100 beds. Brick elevator, terrazzo floors, 
composition roof, steam heat. 

Ind‘ana Harbor: Theater (seatine 
1,200), $250,000. Owner, Michael EF: 
Kozacik (Real Estate), 3608 Main St. 
Indiana Harbor, Ind. Private plans. 
Preliminary plans in progress. Mature 
late fall. Brick, comp. roof, steam heat, 
tile work, pipe organ. 

Jasonville: Waterworks System: 
Engineer, Arthur Symms, 
Linton, Ind. Owner, City of Jasonville, 
c/o City Clerk, Jasonville, Ind. ° Plans 
completed. Will advertise for bids soon. 

*Princeton: War Memorial Bldg., 
$150,000, 3 sty. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, 
American National Bank Bldg., Vin- 
cennes. Owner, Board of Trustees, Gib- 


Ashland Ave., 


PHONE, WASH. 2698 


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Hatfield Electric Co. 
“The House Electric” 


Electrical Contractors 
Indianapolis, Ind. 
102 S. Meridian St. 


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Interstate Public Service Company 
INDIANAPOLIS—LOUISVILLE 


Low rates on Cement from 
Speeds Mill to Indianapolis 
and various other points in 


Engineers 
Chicago, IIl. 
440 S. Dearborn St. 


Hourly, focal and fast limited service between Indianapolis, 
Terre Haute, Brazil, Greencastle, Sullivan, Clinton Park, Paris, Ill., 
Martinsville, Danville, Lebanon, Frankfort, Lafayette, Greenfield, 
Knightstown, Newcastle, Richmond, Crawfordsville and intermed- 
iate points. 

Thru service between Indianapolis and Dayton, O. Direct con- 
nection at Dayton for all Ohio points reached via electric lines. 

Fast freight trains daily between all points. 


Dispatch freight shipments handled on all passenger cars. The 
up-to-date way of handling RUSH SHIPMENTS. 


TRAVEL THE ELECTRIC WAY 


the state. 
TRY OUR OVER-NIGHT FREIGHT SERVICE 


Interstate Public Service Company 


BERT WEEDON, Traffic Mer., 
1100 J. F. Wild Bank Bldg. 


Indianapolis, Indiana. 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 13 


son _ County Coliseum _ Association, aoe ee ee 


Princeton, Ind. Plans completed and ap- 


y reserved to reject any tion and installation of ‘a heating and ventilating 
sufficient time to investi- system therefor; also for the eonstruction and 
gate the bids and qualifications of the bidders. installation of the plumbing and water supply 


proved. Owner will advertise for bids DR. W. R. THOMAS, Pres., system therefor; also for the construction and 
in 10 days Brick J. S. WALES, Secy. installation therein of an electrical system with 
“ike q ’ J: W. SULLIVAN, Treas. all proper fixtures; all in accordance with the 


Board of School Trustees of the drawings, plans and specifications for such pro- 


School City of Alexandria, Ind posed work adopted and approved, and as pre- 


Sealed Proposals ae she 


pared by Donald Graham, architect, 1126 Hume- 
Mansur building, in said city, and now on file in 


An advertisement for seaied Proposals: inserted 


the office of said trustee, and of said architect, 


in these columns places the Proposition before the WATER WORKS IMPROVEMENT lied pete ahs ey Reb ogg of an ee 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording HONCE TO BIDDERS Phekeeer will a opened Se acaeiaitte tas at 10 
‘(eather sien ane oud ori ao ee Notice is hereby given to bidders and to the ita joe ee ies ae vie Ne Al = velar 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica. Public that sealed proposals will be received hv at 4 . ao ase rs gr Saia | ‘Idin and 
tion published in o; entering the Indiana field. the Town of North Manchester, Indiana, at the trustee an a eh sone : ith, a oh edn 
Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday Office of the town clerk thereof, until the hour said systems dae hae therewi - ae ; be a 
Petts k of publicati , 7 of seven o'clock Pp. m., on the Ist day of October, structed on the se oO et operty of said township, 
° e week of publication. 1923, for the furnishing of all labor, material, located at Gale and Thirty-sixth streets, in said 
ipment and superintendence required in the Center township. b ; 
NOTICE TO CONSE DING. drilling for a water well not less than twenty- Bidders desiring duplicate copies of the draw- 


The undersigned Board of School Trustees 0: 
the School City of Alexandria, Indiana, hereby 
gives notice that on Wednesday, October 3, 
1928, until 10:00 o’clock a. m. at the office of 


A . : 3 inute into the town 
the Superintendent of City Schools in the High Srna 


four inches i ings and specifications for their own personal 
in dishes ce ee sue — use, may obtain the same by depositing $10 for 
adjacent to water works, which well will be the general construction documents, which money 
guaranteed by contractor to produce at the s0 deposited will be refunded if such drawines 
rate of five hundred (500) gallons of water per and specifications are returned in sood condi- 
water mains, and equip- tion on or before tha time above fixed for receiy- 


in: said ll ith a vertical turbine pump ing bids. 
School Building, in the City of Alexandria, In. Ping, said well w 


diana, they will -receive sealed bids and pro- 
posals for the erection and completion of a new 
Hizh School Building, and at the same time and (60) 
place, will also receive sealed bids and pro- 
posals for the installaton of the Heating and 
Ventilating, and the Plumbing, Sewerage and 
Wiring in said building, all in accordance with 
the plans and Specifications . heretofore adopted 


Bidder must give com 


a ee ble of delivering water at All bids must be on Form No, 96 prescribed by 
agen rain a a awe (500) ealises per min- the state board of accounts, and each bid must 
ute when discharging against a pressure of sixty be accompanied by a certified check for not less 

pounds. Contractor will also furnish and than 3 per cent in amount of the gross bid sub- 
install motor of sufficient size to drive pump, mitted, payable to the trustee of Center school 
concrete foundation for pump, and temporary township, Marion county, Indiana, and the said 
wooden house over completed unit.’ check of any accepted bidder shall be cashed by 
plete description of ma- the payee, and the ‘amount thereof retained by 


terial and equipment to be installed in well. him as agreed liquidated damages, in the event 
and approved by said Board and which are 


now on file in the office of the Superintendent 
of City Schools in the City of Alexandria, Ind, 

The estimated cost of the proposed building 
is Seventy-six Thousand Dollars ($76,000.00). 

All bids must be in writing, on forms pro. 
vided therefor, delivered, signed, and sealed, 
and in every respect must conform to the laws 
of the State of Indiana. 

Each bid for the General Construction shall 


ia s 3 ied b rtified that such accepted bidder fails to enter into a 
Higten Unerae cent’ (80%) of the ant proper contract for the work for which his bid 
of the bid, payable to the order of the Town shall be accepted, and to give the proper ap- 
Clerk of North Manchester, Indiana. Such check proved bond required, within ten days from and 
to be returned to bidder unless he shall be after the date of the acceptance of such bid. All! 
awarded. work and fails to enter into a contract checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned 
for the construction of said work within ten (10) to the respective bidders, 
days after the receipt of notice thereof, in which Within ten days from the date of the accept- 
event check will be forfeited to the town. ance of any bid, the accepted bidder will be re- 


+ . i : i ope ritten contract to 
; : Each bid must be accompanied by a non-col- quired to enter into a proper writ 
be accompanied by certified check for 5% of 1 


y si davit d 
the amount of said bid; each bid for the heat- luston affidavit and jan 
sidered. 


nish compensation and 


will be deemed informal 


y bid not so accompanied construct and complete the work covered by such 


i ot be con- bid, including the furnishing of al] material and 
pe paly aot Te} con labor in conformity with the plans and specifica- 


; , : ill be required to fur- tions therefor, and also to furnish a proper bond 
she eaeceaptal “hidder Pe le liability insurance, with approved security for the faithful perform- 


2 r eserves the right to reject any or #nce of such contract according to the terms 
for 10% of the amount of said bid. These checks Pe ge rts rgb a proposal Seitek thay thereof. — ? 7 a Thy 
must be made payable to the Board of School appear to be to the advantage of the Town. Each bidder will be required to state in his bid 
Trustees of the School City of Alexandria, In. * (Signed) L. D. IKENBURY, the date upon which he will complete his work. 
dana, and will be held by them as a guaranty J. A. COOK, The respective contracts will contain the usual 
of good faith that said bidder or bidders will A. B. RAGOR. provisions on this subject, 
enter into a contract and execute a bond for 


the ful] amount of his bid, ‘approved by said 
Board of. School Trustees for the due per- 
formance thereof, if his or their bid or bids are 
®ecepted. The checks” of those bidders who fail 
to be awarded a contract will be returned to 


Sept. 22-29, 192 
them when the contracts have been awarded. x 3 


be eres at Clerk. trial board showing that he has complied with 
3. 


f Trust of Each bidder shall file with his bid the non- 
be ye Notth Mec. collusion affidavit required by statute and the 
chester, Indiana. successful bidder before entering into his con- 

. tract shall present a certificate from the indus- 


Section 68 of Indiana workmen’s compensation 


act. 
Should the successful bidder or bidders fail to : <a ; The said school trustee and said advisory 
enter into such contract and execute such bond, SCHOOL HOUSE board expressly reserve the richt, to reject any 
then. he or they ‘shall forfeit the amount of said NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS and .all bids, end to take reasonable time to in- 
cetified check as liquidated damages for such f vestigate the bids and qualifications of the re- 
failure, for the use and benefit of the proper Notice is hareby given that the undersigned, spactive bidders before acting on bids submitted. 
fund of the School City of Alexandria, Indiana. William H. Evans, as trustee of Center school The estimated cost of the entire work is 


- Copies of said plans and specifications are on township, of Marion county, Indiana, and the ad- $100,000. 


, visory board of Center township, of said county Dated this 18th day of September, 1923. 

345-347 Farmers Trust Bulding, Anderson, Ind. and state, will ,until the hour of 10 o’clock a. m. WILLIAM H. EVANS, 

Copies of said plans and _ specifications may on W-dnesdey, the 10th d:y of October, 1923, at Trustee of Center School Township. 
he obtained from the office of the architeet upon th2 office of said trustee, 215 East New York FRED B. BROWN, 
the denosit of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for each street, Room No. 216 in the city of Indianapol’s. BOYD wW. TEMPLETON, 
Set. Said deposit will be returned to the bid- Ind., receive sealed bids for the erection, construc- WILLIAM C. KASSEBAUM, 
ers upon the safe return of said plans and tion and completion of a two (2) story, and base- Members of Advisory Board 
Specifications on or before the day and hour ment, brick, fireproof schoo] building, for the of Center Township. 
Set for the receiving bids, 


Sheet MeTat] The TARPENNING-LAFOLLETTE CO. 


Engineers and Sheet Metal Contractors 


1030 Canal St. Indianapolis Main 6963 


Ventilating and Dust Collecting 
Systems. 


EE a SEES 
R. C. HALL ROOFING COMPANY 


General Roofing Contractors 
Piepared to Figure In Any Part of the Country. 
Asphalt Built-Up Roofing 
Repairing and Recoating a Specialty 
Also Roofing Supplies. 
We Carry Full Insurance Protection. 
1103 S. Walnut St. 
Phone 2276 MUNCIE, IND. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


use of said school township; also for construc- Sept. 22, 23, Oct. 5, 1923. 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 15 


Official Paper 


Indiana 


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Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 1st Vice-President 
RODNEY W. LEON ARD, 2d Vice-Prest. 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


— 


TRACED ENTERTAININGLY THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CON- 
TRACTOR AND ARCHITECT 


Both Must Co-operate. the One With the 
Other, Asserts Speaker 


Inclined to be satirical Irving K. Pond, 
Chicago, past president of the Ameri- 
can Institute of Architects, and repre- 
senting the Illinois Society of Architects, 
in speaking at South Bend to Indiana 
architects and contractors traced the 
development of the architect and con- 
tractor down through a mere period of 
10,000,000 years, as he put it, nor did 
he overlook Indiana’s keen interest in 
the development of the engineer while 
the architect was left out in the cold. 


To begin, Mr. Pond said his arising 
to address the assemblage was an awe- 
some moment for him as, when he ac- 
cepted the invitation to speak, he had 
anticipated a gathering of no such pro- 
portions. Further, he had always en- 
tertained an awe for the contractors 
which was then accentuated by the 
many present. 

Mr. Pond said in part: 

“As has been said, we are all build- 
ers; the architect erects buildings in his 
dreams and the contractor materializes 
them. Such has been the order since 
away back there 10,000,000 of years ago 
when nobody thought of comparing the 
cost of a hog with a plasterer’s daily 
wage. It all started with the cavemen 
who built their places of abode then 
sallied forth and grabbed the first wo- 
men they, met for wives. For protec- 
tion they piled up stones to block the 
entrances to their caves, that is, they 
made the women pile the stones, ex- 


ploited Labor you see; these were the 
contractors. 


And then appeared other cavemen 
who, showed more discretion; they built 
by order, piled up the stones artistically 
and went forth and picked out pretty 
women for wives; these men were archi- 
tects, they instituted symmetry, system, 
rythm. In a way they were dreamers 
and needed the builder to balance their 

reams; the two have been working to- 
gether ever since.” 

Passing hurriedly through the inter- 
vening centuries, Mr. Pond showed how 
beauty began to be a building ideal of 
man and briefly outlined the great works 
of Sir Christopher Wren and Michael] 


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Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


Angelo. But these wonderful artists 
could not foresee the future, he pointed 
out, and in due time their buildings 
began to show unforseen defects in their 
construction, requiring the aid of en- 
gineers and contractors to strengthen 
and preserve them for future genera- 
tions. 

By these examples Pond sought to 
bring out the fact that the architect 
needs the aid of the builder in carrying 
out his plans and in the present day 
needs it more than ever. 

He referred to the architect as enjoy- 
ing his work and getting joy out of 
the creations that work produces. 
Though the architect dreams the speak- 
er said, he wonders if the world would 
have been as rich as it is if the archi- 
tect hadn’t practiced, hadn’t dreamed. 

There is, he continued, much agitation 
for licensing architects now days though 
in olden times architectural gems were 
produced and no thought given to the 
matter of license. 

At this juncture he took a dig at the 
way Indiana has treated the practice 
of architecture, pointing to the engii- 
neer’s license law which compels an 
architect to secure an engineer’s li- 
cense in order to be an architect and 
cited as an example his own experience 
when he had a project to build in Indi- 
ana. He said he wished it understood 
that as an architect he was speaking 
as an engineer in Indiana on architec- 
ture. 

In conclusion, Mr. Pond said, all real 
architects, as the great ones before them, 
dream and have dreamed structure, and 
in the fulfillment of those dreams the 
contractor is needed.. These two great 
elements working together and co-oper- 
ating as is now the tendency means 
much to the future of building. 


INFLUENCE EXERTED BY I. A. A. 
GROWS MORE EVIDENT EACH 
‘ MONTH 


Attitude of Architects Toward Each 
Other Augurs Well for the Future 


Never was there ever a: better dem- 
onstration of the improved relationship 
that the architects of Indianapolis bear 
toward each other, as a result of the 
function of the Indianapolis Architects 
Association, than was brought out at 
the regular monthly meeting of the as- 
sociation Wednesday evening, Septem- 


ber 19, at the Hoosier Athletic Club. It 
really was the big feature of the meet- 
ing and no one present but could feel 
the changed relationship influence as it 


prevails today in contrast to that which 
existed some years back. This altered 
condition is the direct result of the con- 
tinued mingling and association through 
the activity of the city architects’ body 
which has brought the members to a 
better understanding of each other given 
them a chance to meet on a common 
ground, air their grievances and thresh 
them out to a solution. Matters that 
appear aggravating, complex and con- 
ducive to misunderstanding, are now 
gone into freely in open discussion and 
straightened out. There is a frankness 
of expression from the individual archi- 
tects that is refreshing, and while opin- 
ions may be at wide variance all are 
accepted with a tolerant attitude that 
never would have been possible in the 
olden days. Not only that, but there 
seems to be an inclination toward com- 
promise that frequently has soothed 
threatening and troubled _ situations. 
How different is this condition from the 
former one when architects dared not 
express themselves. so openly, instead, 
kept their grievances to themselves, and 
in so doing allowed gossip, inuendo to 
be bandied about to aggravate and urge 
suspicion on until the whole profession 
suffered. 


There are architects who neglect to 
attend these meetings failing to realize 
what they are missing and the inspira- 
tion that is born of them. It is really 
a great work that the association is car- 
rying on and from it the architectural 
profession of the city is deriving a 
benefit that in time will be inestimable. 


Just previous to adjournment atten- 
tion was called to the recent death of 
Architect Mac Millan H. Johnson, Jr., 
Terre Haute, senior member of the firm 
of Johnson-Miller and Miller, an occur- 
ance deeply regretted and referred to as 
an irre parable loss to the profession, High 
tribute was paid to the deceased as a 
man, his ability as an architect and his 
loyalty to his profession. The ‘passing 
of Mr. Johnson and Mr. Ewing Miller 
within a few months period was termed 
as a real calamity to the architectural 
profession of Indiana. The secretary 
was instructed to extend to the bereaved 
family a message of sympathy from 
the Indianapolis Architects Assoz‘ation, 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


ORGANI 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller 


President 


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STARTLING BUT TRUE 


Building Wages Now Highest In The 
History of The Industry. 


The Contracting Record and Engi- 
neering Review in a recent issue pre- 
sented some startling facts that seem to 
indicate that a “buyers’ strike” is more 
than imminent. We quote from the arti- 
cle as follows: 


When you are dining at the Ritz, and 
notice that the florid gentleman at the 
next table is a little unfamiliar with the 
clubs used in playing the nine-course din- 
ner, do not hasten to conclude that he 
is a prospector recently returned from 
the Labrador gold fields. He may not 
even be the retired cattleman that he re- 
sembles. More than likely he is the 
bricklayer who helped to build the apart- 
ment that is going up next door. 


For today there is no such thing as 
common labor. If you are a contractor 
you know the bitter truth of these words. 

f you are not, harken to the writer in 
the “Wall Street Journal,” who says that 
labor in the building trades is now re- 
ceiving the highest wages in history: 
. “While the union wage scale varies 
between $9 and $10 a day for the various 
trades, the actual minimum paid is $12, 
the ruling rate being $14 to $16 a day 
(in New York City). 


“As high as $25 is reported as being 
paid to members of the trowel trades in 
the environs of New York City. In some 
Long Island towns plasterers recently 
went on strike for $27 a day. Double 
time is also demanded for overtime. In- 
stances are known where plasterers’ pay 
has run to $250 a week.” 


This Same condition exists, though in 
varying degree, in every section of the 
country. Wages on the average are ap- 
proximately 155 per cent above the 1913 
level. This figure is estimated on an 
average $14-a-day wage in the New 
York district—a fair figure according to 
contractors’ reports. According to “Bos- 
ton New Bureau,” building trade labor is 


rae 85 per cent as efficient today as in 


. Decreased efficiency is ascribed to var- 
lous causes. During the war period re- 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


quirements for admission to the labor 
unions were not severe, due to the lower 
calibre of men then available. Another 
reason is the phychological reaction of 
the laboring man under improved condi- 
tions. It is a matter of economic history 
that every wage increase has occurred 
at a time of booming business, and has 
been followed by curtailed efficiency.— 
(Monthly Bulletin Buffalo Builders’ Ex- 


change.) 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


The finishing touches are being put on 
the new $15,000 home of Dr. V. Jordan 
on Howard street. George Miller & Sons 
are the contractors. . 


A west side home development pro- 
gram is contemplated for next year, at 
which time fifteen new residences are 
proposed for construction. These homes 
will be started in the spring. 


Work on the new Lodge school is to 
be begun shortly provided no remon- 
strance is filed against the bond issue by 
September 24, 


While the home building is going 
ahead by leaps and bounds the archi. 
tects report a falling off -in larger 
structures. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. ©. 


Phone 2001 


GETTING DOWN TO REAL BUSI- 
NESS AGAIN 


Interest in Builders’ Exchange to Be 
Revived 


Plans are now under way to start an 
active winter season for the local Build- 
ers’ Exchange. During. the summer the 
contractors had so much work on hand, 
and there were also so many other di- 
versions bobbing up that it was hard 
to get the members out for regular meet. 
ings, as a result these were called off 
through the heated months. Now that 
cool weather has arrived and work §is 
letting up to some extent a new effort 
is to be made to revive interest in or- 
ganization matters. . 

A regular schedule of meetings is to 
be worked out and a membership cam- 


paign is to be launched in an endeavor 
to build up the association and weld the 
contractors of the city together so that 
the interests of the builders may be 
treated mutually both for protection and 
advancement. 


KEEP IT MOVING 


Plea Advanced for Support of National 
Jurisdictional Awards Board 


The National Board for Jurisdictional 
Awards has been functioning for more 
than three years and during that time 
has made many decisions and stopped 
jurisdictional strife on construction 
work in all parts of the country. With 
possibly one exception, its decisions have 
been accepted as made by all of the 
unions in the building industry and con- 
tractors’ and architects’ organizations. 


The good it has done for the industry 
has been recognized as beneficial by 
both the employers and union men, and, 
with the exception referred to, all agree 
that the board should be maintained and 
its decisions respected by all in any way 
connected with the building industry. 
The board has accomplished more in its 
short existence than all other trade 
bodies combined have in the past fifty 
years, Its officers and members serve 
without salary and give at least four 
weeks of their time every year towards 
helping to make better building condi- 
tions for all. Let all interested get be- 
hind it and keep it moving in its great 
work.—September Bulletin of Building 
Construction Employers’ Association, 
Chicago. 


DRIVING IN A FEW NAILS. 


The editor of the Bulletin for the 
Building Construction Employers’ Asso- 
ciation of Chicago, recently drove these 
licks home. 


Bricklayers and plasterers continue 
to command a high premium wage. All 
parts of the country report the same 
condition with little hope of any change. 


Holding organizations in line and keep- 
ing its membership keyed up to the im- 
portance of pulling together is some job. 
Personal and selfish interests seem more 
paramount than standing for principles 
that are essential for all engaged in the 
industry. 


SOUNDS LIKE MABLE’S FELLOW 
WHO SAID, “CONCRETE, THAT’S 
ME ALL OVER!” 


Statistics show that the state using’ 
the most cement in 1922 was California 
with Arizona second. The state using 
the smallest amount was Mississippi 
with Arkansas second. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus______ .---President 
C. C. Pierson 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 
Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 
Painter Contractors mee2t_ every 


Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meeta 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week, 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Marion County Re- 
corder this week. 


LET UP IN BUILDING GENERALLY 
REGARDED AS ONLY SEA- 
SONABLE 


Stability of Costs Only Thing Needed to 
Send 1924 on Prosperous Course 


Building construction activity in In- 
dianapolis which has been booming along 
in unprecedented volume for months has 
shown a tendency in the past few weeks 
to slow down considerably. An investi- 
gation for the cause develops the fact 
that owners who had contemplated pro- 
jects in mind have hedged because of the 
lateness of the season and high construc- 
tion costs. As a result of this turn any 
number of building projects have been 
held in abeyance till next spring. 

There is every prospect that next year 
should be a good building one provided 
a stability of costs can be effected. That 
is the crux to the situation. It is rea- 
lized generally that no great construc- 
tion cost declines can be expected from 
indications as building needs are great 
structural requirements still being in 
arears, a condition that is bound to 


create a big demand for Labor and ma- 
terial. While such an influence is not 
conducive to price or cost declines there 
ean be no justification for higher figures 
along those lines. Thus there should be 
a strong tone to steadiness and stability 
lending encouragement to a great build- 
ing impetus by spring. | 

As much as lower prices might be de- 
sired sharp declines would prove most 
detrimental even more so than the high 
prices now prevailing for no action can 
be expected on a falling market. 

Late season contract prices did ease 
up slightly and encouraged some own- 
ers to go ahead with their projects as 


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they felt no further declines could be 
expected and that prices were at a rock- 
bottom level, and to hazard a guess at 
this time their judgment appears to 
have been sound. 

It was a banner year for building in 
Indianapolis and though activity has 
sloughed off it was no more than had been 
expected and most building men are en- 
tertaining hopes for another good sea- 
son in 1924. 


SCHOOL COURSES NOW CREATING 
CERTAIN APPRENTICES THAT 
ARE FILLING GAPS 


Why Not Turn Manual Training Courses 
to Advantage of the Building 
Industry ? 


Recently at an impromptu discussion 
of architects at Indianapolis the infor- 
mation was advanced by several of them 
that some of the boys who had come out 
of high school after taking courses in 
drafting had proved themselves most 
competent. One architect said that one 
of the boys he had employed was a fine 
workman, turned out neat, clean draw- 
ings and could letter better than any 
other man in the office. 

Again, boys who have been taking up 
the printing courses in the local public 
schools, 7th grade and high school, have 
proved their worth and promise to fur- 
nish in time new competent material for 
the printing ranks. 


Here is evidence that such training 
courses in the chools are worthy of en- 
couragement and it seems that a de- 
termined effort on the part of contrac- 
tors’ associations to induce the school 
authorities to institute courses in the 
building trades would go a long way 
to answering the much discussed ap- 
prentice question. 

The apprentice problem is a big one, 
too big for individuals to try to solve, 
it will take the concerted effort of the 
contractors’ associations to reach the 
solution that will make for an encour- 
agement that will induce the boys to 
take up and enter the building trades 
field. Until the contratcors do make a 
determined move to create more appren- 
tices the Labor shortage problem will be 
ever present to confound and impede 
the building industry. 

If drafting courses have proven profit- 
able to the practicing architect and the 
printing business is to profit from the 
printing trades courses why should not 
the manual training courses be made to 
profit the contractors and the building 
business? 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($4500 and over) 
Week of Sept. 13th to Sept. 19th. 
*Newspaper Building: $83,000. 214 
West Md. Owner, Indianapolis Times 
Publishing Co. General contract let to 
Wm. P. Jungclaus Co. Excavating. 
*Technical School: $79,000. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, 150 No. Mer. 
General contract let to Wm. P. Jungclaus 
Co., 825 Mass. Ave. Brick. 
*“Bank: $25.000. 2506 East Washing- 
ton. Owner, East Side State Bank, 2506 


East Washington. General contract let 
to Wm. P. Jungclaus Co., 825 Mass. Ave. 
Excavating. 


Garage: $18,000. 1101 Mass. Avenue. 
Owner, Carroll Dillon, 1101 Mass. Ave. 
General contract let to Hub City Con- 
struction Co. Excavating. 


Residence: $10,800. 3720 No. Dela- 
ware. Owner, C. W. Weller, 614 Hume- 
Mansur Bldg. General contract let to 
H. L. Burns, 1307 West 34th St. Brick 
veneer. 


Tenement Building: $27,000. 2 sty. & 
bas. 26x57. 2541 Washington Blvd. Own- 
er, W. A. Waldorf, 3551 Washington 
Rilvd. General contract let to J. C. Mec- 
Donald, Baldwin Block. 


Residence: $11,500. West Hampton 


‘Drive, Owner. Rav Fisher. Owner 
builds. Brick veneer. 
Community Bldg.: $10,000. 80x66. 


9440 West Ohio. Owner, West . Park 
Social Service Board. General contract 
C. C. Urban, 456 Berwick. 


Residence: $8.700. 1425-27 No. Tuxedo. 
Owner, Carl Hollingsworth. Contract let 
to Roy Griffith, 619 No. La Salle. 


Residence: $8,000. 519 East 48th. 
Owner, H. L. Simons. 


Residence: (double) $8,500. 449-51 
Fastern Ave. Owner, Herman H. Gick, 
2705 E. Mich. General contract let to 
C. W. Howard, 2626 E. Tenth. 


Residence: $7,000.. 5555 Broadway. 
Owner, Frank E. Ott, 119 Sherman. 


Residence: $6.000. 918 N. De Quincy. 
Owner, John J. Gorman, 430 Oxford. 


Residence: $6.000. 3622-24 No. Capitol. 
Owner, Geo. T. Barger, 2602 Blvd. Place. 


Residence: $5,500. 5255 Broadway. 
Owner, I. N. Darter, 3015 Blvd. Place. 


Residences (2) $5,500 each. 823-25 & 
835-37 Lincoln. Owner, Oscar L. Smith, 
839 Lincoln. 


Residence: $5.000. 326 East 37th. 
Owner, W. F. Parrish, 2458 No. Dela- 
ware.. 


Residence: $6,500. 624 No. Oakland. 
Owner, Edw. C. Kemper, care of Wm. F. 
Johnson Lumber Co. 


Residences (6 doubles) $3,000 each. 
Owner. Dan W. Le Gore, 409 Peoples 
Bank Bldg. 


Residence: $4,500. 1401 Belle View. 
Owner, Frank Perkins, 254 No. Pershing. 


Residence: $5,000. 438 East 49th. Own- 


er. O. D. Parrish, 5018 Central. Owner 
builds. 
Residence: $4,500. 846 No. Tacoma. 


Owner, Marion Bldg. and Inv. Co., Hume 
Mansur Bldg. 


Residence: $4,500. 2842-44 No. Olney. 
Owner, R. W. Parker; 2234 E. Mich. 


Day work. 
Residence: $4,250. 818 No. Riley. 
Owner, Southern Lumber Co. Owner 


builds. 


Residence: $4,500. 1551-53 So. Belmont. 
Owner, Leo Harmon, 1547 So. Belmont. 


Residence: $4,200. 1109 Ewing. Own- 
er, Russel R. Calkins, 1839 No. Rural St. 


2) INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


R emember 


You can substantially reduce the cost of your compen- 
sation ard liability insurance by insuring in the BUILDERS & 
MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. (a strong com- 
pany, organized and economically managed by contractors, and de- 
voted exclusively to rendering a particular service and reducing 
the cost of insurance in building construction.) 


SURPLUS OVER $500,000.22 


It will pay you to inquire of its rates and service. 
See the secretary of your association or write to 


Builders & Manufacturers 
Mutual Casualty Company 


{301 Chamber of Commerce Bldg. 
CHICAGO 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 21 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed 
E. E. Cole 


President 


EEN ea ie 
108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


BIG INDUSTRIAL SHOW TO BE A 
REAL EVENT. 


Preparations Underway. 


Plans for the Hammond Industrial 
Exposition Automotive -and Fashion 
Show, to be given at Harrison Park, 
October 8 to 13, are rapidly coming to 
a head. The fair will be the biggest 
of its kind ever staged in northwestern 
Indiana. One hundred and twenty 
booths have already been sold to Manu- 
facturers, Merchants, Real estate firms, 
Auto dealers and other interested par- 
ties. Ground was broken last Wednes- 
day for the buildings. The first unit 
to be erected will be the Auto Show 
Building, which in itself will be 260 ft. 
long and it will accommodate 40 exhib- 
its of autos. The next to be erected 
will be the 250 foot stage for the spec- 
tacle, “Indiana,” which will be present- 
ed by a cast of about 1,000 people, all 
to be from Hammond. 


MOUNTING 


Hammond Yearly Building Volume Pro- 
mises Goodly Amount. 


Building Inspector Henry Vis reports 
36 building permits issued from Sep- 
tember 6th to 18th, value $49,725. The 
total so far this year is 872 permits for 
an estimated valuation of $3,679,425. 


RIGHT UP WITH THE REST 


Hammond Stacks Up Well With Larger 
Cities. 


Though Hammond does not class as 
A 100,000 population city, nevertheless, 
as far as business transacted statistics 
80, the amount of business by her places 
her fiftieth in a list of 64 cities larger 
than she is. Such a showing is signi- 
ficant and speaks well for Hammond 
enterprise and progressiveness. During 
one week in August she had bank 
clearings that totaled $3,614,100. 


DISAGREEMENT DOES NOT IMPLY 
COMPLETE DISSATISFACTION 
WITH GOVERNMENTAL 
SYSTEM. 


Foreign Agitators Will Find Real Amer- 
icanism Too Strong For Them. 


While we may all have our disagree- 
ments as. to the advantage and disad- 
vantage of certain moves made by the 
Government, nevertheless, after all, our 


I Sot cer 


troubles are little ones by comparison 
with some of the trials and tribulations 
of the other countries, especially those 


_ of Europe, and our government is not so 


bad after all, is not bad at all, everything 
considered. There are a lot of disgrunt- 
led foreigners who, not being able to 
get along at home, have come over to 
our country to try to tell us what we 
ought to have, what we ought to do, 
and more’s the pity they are allowed tc 
prate their wares, but, there is plenty 
of that good old thankful Americanism 
that is going to keep the good old flag 


flying, away up there at the top of the 


mast, over the millions of homes of the 
free in the land of the brave. 


TRYING TO SQUARE HIMSELF 


The weather man was kind to the 
Calumet District for once. The recent 
heavy frosts down state which did con- 
siderable damage gave this northwest 
section the go-by. 


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CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


Building activities seem to be letting 
up to some ‘extent, that is, if the supply 
of workmen available these days is to 
be taken as a criterion. 


Workmen have about finished the 
terra cotta cornice on the new hotel and 
the contractors expect to complete the 
roof this week. 


The Champion Corporation has 
opened its new grey iron foundry which 
promises to become one of the most im- 
portant departments of the plant. 

E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE stors 


Chaise Rowe nce oS President | 
JA, Gallivan_ oso. 2 2 Secretary 


314 Main Street 


SOMETHING TO STRIVE FOR 


Stabilization All Important In The Build- 
ing Industry. 


Recently in commenting on conditions 
a man: prominent in the «¢ommercial 
world said that if a stabilization of 
prices was effected it would go a long 
way toward making business move for- 
ward. He continued further and as- 
serted it was not that prices, higher 
now than in 1913, 1915, 1917 or so forth, 
were impeding things so much as it was 


that they fluctuated and fluctuating - 


prices always retarded for people will 
not buy when such a condition exists. 

No industry is more subject to the 
above fluctuation than that of building. 
Every Indiana city has experienced the 
uncertainty of building construction 
activity the result of the scrambling of 
prices, as it were, both as to Labor and 
material. There was a time not so 
long ago when prospective builders grew 
timerous not knowing just which way 


prices were going and the result was 
that many, many projects were held up. 
Owners were inclined to play it safe and 
wait, contractors not sure of the trend 
also played it safe and left a margin 
for increased construction and operating 
costs that made figures run high and 
caused a postponement of the contem- 
plated projects. Building activity wait- 
ed while everybody and everything 
thereto connected waited. 


Finally, then, a fair degree of stabil- 
ity appeared, a condition that lent as- 
surance and .inspired confidence, and 
though Labor and material supply prices 
were high they have held steady and 
firm, resulting in the past few months 
of an enormous volume of building go- 
ing ahead. 


Demand is bound to affect prices, one 
can not escape that influence, but when 
readjustments of prices must be made 
stabilization should be sought for by 
every building man not only in Indiana 
but all over the country and the read- 
justments should be made speedily and 
not allowed to drag along over a period 
of months. 


Wage scales are primarily made to ef- 
fect a stabilization of Labor prices and 
the contractors’ associations work hard 
on that matter, ‘not in an antagonistic 
mood toward Labor, but for the purpose 
of lending a future certainty against 
which to figure. However, not infre- 
quently are there contractors in Indi- 
ana who turn right around and spill the 
beans by tossing the scales into the dis- 
card by tilting and offering bonuses. 

Here is a point for contractors and 
material men in Indiana to remember— 
stabilization of price and cost means 
more to their business than any other 
element entering into their affairs. 


' MEETINGS ‘SUCH AS HELD BY 


STATE CONTRACTORS AT SOUTH 
BEND IN THE END 
WILL TELL. 


Organization Spirit Growing. 


And yet some contractors can’t see or 
hear the call for association effort. 
Surely the appeal, the’ need, for it is 
there else why would building contrac- 
tors of fifteen Indiana cities drop their 
affairs for a day and travel miles that 
they might meet with their colleagues in 
industry? Those men are of the vital 
force of the building industry, the pro- 
gressives; they know and feel the need 
of consultation, the advantages to be 
gained by -an interchange of ideas, the 
power that lies back of unity of action. 


That was what inspired the confer- 
ence at South Bend, that gained a re- 
sponse and resulted in a meeting latent 
with promise. 


Not only in Indiana is there this man. 
ifestation of organized effort but it is 
state wide in other states and is grow- 
ing all the time. 


No attempt is made to place any re- 
strictions on members, instead, only the 
best practices and methods are recom- 
mended to be accepted or rejected as 
pleasure sees fit, yet, there are.contrac- 
tors who hold aloof though willing to 
take advantage of any benefits that may 
result from association effort. 


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Complete Power Installations 
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ENGINEER Interests of the Indiana Construction and Engineering Industry CON 'FRACTOR 
VoL. V INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SEPTEMBER 29, 1923 No. 26 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 
Published Every Saturday 


DONALD CAMPBELL 
LEIGH FELTON 


i et Publisher 
~ News Manager 
oe rs a See ~Field Manager 


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Indianapolis, Ind. 


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Advertising forms ciose Saturday of week pre 
ceeding date of issue. 


Entered as second class matter August 29, 1919, 
at the Post Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, under 
the Act of March 8, 1879. 


News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report published in pre 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


Office Building : 
Alabama Sa. 
Peoples Bank 


4 sty. and bas., 6714x50, North 
Archt., (Charles H. Byfield, 923 
Bldg. Owner, R. W. Furnas Ice 
Cream Co; L. Furnace Hamilton, president: J. 
Martin Antrim, vice-president; C. J. Hill, treas- 
urer, 127-133 N. Alabama St. Architect receiving 
bids. _Brick, reinforced concrete, steel] frame con- 
Struction, tile and marble work, cement floors, 
vault, vault door, one-passenger elevator, one 
freight elevator. 


Hotel (200 rooms), 12 sty. and bas., 102x50. -o-- 
ner McCrea and Jackson Place. Archt., William 
K, Eldridge, 914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Owner, th2 
Jackson Place Realty Co., E. G. Spink, president, 
914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Builder, the E. G. Spink 
Co., 914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Plans in prozress. 
Ready for bids on materials and subcontracts in 
three weeks. Brick, reinforced concrete floor and 


roof construction, 3 elevators, 5 store rooms, cafe- 
teria, 200 baths. , e 


*Garbage Reduction Plant Building and Concrete 
Receiving Pit: 1 bldg., 2 Sty., 64x125, “Sellers 
arm. Owner, Board of Sanitary Commission- 
ers of the Sanitary District of Indianapolis : Jay 
5 Craven, president; John L, Eiliott, vice-presi- 
dent: Lucius B. Swift, City Hall. Low bidder on 


general contract, Schlegel and Roehm, Lombard 


ee 


S 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


Bldg., $70,476. Other bidders were: Hall Con- 
struction Co., $71,272; Thompson and Binger, 
$77,300, and J. W. and W. C. Martin, $77,657. 
Will award contract to low bidder in a few days. 


Warehouse: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas., 162x204, 
Southeast corner of Pratt and Senate. Privata 
plans. Owner, The Standard Sanitary Manufac- 
turing Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Plans in progress. 
Brick, reinforced concrete, fireproof construction, 
steel sash, freight elevator, comp. roof, steam 
heat. 


Lodge Building: $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., Shel- 
by and Pleasant Sts. Private plans. Owner, 
Indianapolis Lodge No. 465, I. O. O. F., Chas 
G. Duvall, ‘Chmn. Board of Trustees, 1611 Hoyt 
Ave.; William Menning, 50 Hamilton Ave.; Mar- 
vin Heller, Fletcher Ave. and Big Four. Pre- 
liminary plans, mature early spring. Brick ve- 
neer, will contain a banquet hall, lounging room, 
store rooms, assembly room, heating plant, 
kitchen. 4 


*Residences (18), Court of 18 houses, U-shaped, 
$125,000, 54th and Meridian, Archt., Edw. Pierre, 


Occidental Bldg.; associate Archt., Maurice 
Thornton, 630 Ft. Wayne Ave. Owner, O. A. 
Williams, Pres. Silver King Novelty Co., 613 
N. Capitol. General contractor, Tee Square Con- 
struction Co., 630 Ft. Wayne Ave. Plans in 
progress. Bids will probably not be taken be- 


fore March Ist. Brick veneer. 

*Apartment Building (80 apartments), $400,- 
000, 6 sty. and bas., corner Pennsylvania and 
Pratt Sts. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State 
Life Bldg. Owner, name withheld. Archt. 
receiving preliminary estimates, if bids are not 
too high owner will build. by day labor, award- 
ing -separate contracts. Brick, stone or terra 
cotta trim, steam heat, tile floors, incinerator, 
ranges, refrigerators, laundry tubs and dryers, 
elevator. 


*Apartment Building (30 Apts.) and Garage 
(30 cars), $180,000, 3 sty. and bas., 49x200, No. 
Meridian near 34th. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 
912 State Life Bldg. Owner, name withheld. 
Archt. taking preliminkry estimates. Brick. 


*Factory Building: $35,000, 90x120. Archt., 
Chas. E. Bacoen, 605 Odd Fellow Bidg. Owner, 
Thods, L. Green & Co., T. L. Green, Pres., 202 
Miley Ave. Plans completed, ready for bids in 
a few days. Brick, steel, brick curtain walls, 
steel sash, 1 7-ton crane, comp. roof, 

Postal Station: 1 sty., 143x84x32x104 irregu- 
lar, Detroit, Mich., 31st St. off of Michigan Ave. 
Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, U. S. Post Office Department, 
Detroit, Mich. Archt. taking bids. Brick. 


“Motion Picture Theatre: $1,000,000 5 
sty. and bas., 8714x160, “Monument Cir- 
cle,” Indianapolis. Archt., Arland W. 
Johnson, 485 Fifth Ave., New York City., 
N. Y. Enginers, Russell B. Smith En- 


ee = 


INK & EDWARDS 


SHEET METAL WORK 
Hea Tee and Peete jog 


INDIANAPOLIS 


Boiler Breechings 
Dust Collectors 


gineering Co., New York City.» Owner, 
Market-Circle Realty Co., Dick Miller, 
Pres., c/o The City Trust Co., Indian- 
apolis, and The Famous Players-Lasky 
Corporation, 485 Fifth Ave., New York 
City, N. Y. Plans about completed 
ready for bids in two weeks. Excava- 
tion and foundation work will be done 
this fall and winter. Superstructure will 
probably not start until March 1st. Bed- 
ford stone, Italian Renaissance type of 
architecture, seating capacity 2,800 per- 
sons, marble stairs, 52 offices, 7 store 
rooms, elevators, composition roof, steam 
heat, ornamental iron work, tile and 
marble floors, pipe organ, stage 30 ft. 
by 65 ft., air washing system. 


Mess Hall: $10,000, Boy Scout Reser- 
vation, Ft. Harrison. Archt., Bass 
Knowlton and Co., 312 N. Meridian St. 
Indianapolis. Owner, Indianapolis Coun- 
cil, Boy Scouts; F. O. Belzer, executive, 
320 South Audubon Road. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick. 1 sty. 

Contracts Awarded 


Apartment Building (80 apts.), $400,000, 6 sty. 


and bas., Pratt and Pennsylvania Sts. Private 
plans. Owner and builder, T. A. Moynahan, 
President Moynahan Construction Co., 804 N, 


Senate Ave. Owner ready for bids on materials, 
Will build by day labor, awarding separate con- 
Brick, fireproof construction. 


$10,000, “‘Forest Manor Addition.” 
Archt., Bacon and Tislow, 31 W. Ohio St. Own- 
er, J. W. Fogg, 3202 N. Pennsylvania. General 
contract let to Arthur F, Light, 2841 Brookside 
Ave. Frame. 


*Double Residence: $15,000, 2354-56 Central 
Archt., H. Ziegler Dietz, State Savines and Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Louis Markowitz, 1212 Cornell Ave. 


General contract let to C. C. Ayres, 646 Fort 
Wayne Ave. Brick veneer. 


*Power House: 1 sty., 38x30, Ogden St. Archt., 
D. A. Bohlen and Son, Majestic Blde. Owner, 
The Taggart Baking Co., Alex. Taggart, Pres., 
18 N. New Jersey St. General contract awarded 
to Schlegel and Roehm, Lombard Bldg. ‘Brick, 
reinf. concrete. 


tracts, 


*Residence: 


*Residence (colonial) $13,000, 40th and Dela- 
ware. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life 
Bldg. Owner, Dr. C. L, Rudesill, 408 Hume- 
Mansur Bldg. General contract awarded to J. 


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W. Darnell, 2435 Broadway. Frame. 


work at once. let to Anchor Steel Products Co. 
: “Newspaper Building: $85,000, 2 sty. 


Archt., William Earl Russ. Owner, The 
Indianapolis Daily Times Publishing Co. 


* Apartment Bldg. 
Jos. Frey, 15 N. Oriental. General con- 47, Ohio River at Newburg, Indiana. 


Start Washington. Ornamental and misc. iron EVANSVILLE 


* : Residences (2) Lock-keeper’s dwell- 
« sty. Owner, ings, 2 sty. and bas., U. S. Govt. Dam No. 


L "ac : . : ing Sealed bids will be received. at the U. 
General! contractor, Wm. P. Jungclaus Peervr, oe a ties Beanie S: Brginsers office Post Office Box No, 
Constr. Co. Masonry let to Leon Joyce; and plumbing to L. D. Dailey; painting ; 


steel let to Geiger & Peters Co.; orna- to C. H. Norman. 
mental and miscellaneous iron let to 
Chas. B. Mayer; stone let to Itenbach 


72 Louisville, Ky. Bids close October 


Foundation in. 18, 2:00 p. m. Brick. 


*Factory (addition of 22,000 sq. ft. floor space), 


AN AT $60,000. Archt., Russ and Karges, Furniture 
Stone Co., all of Indianapolis, Founda- ANDERSON Bldg. Owner, Graham Motor Truck Co. - Gen. 
tion contract let to M. J. Hoffman Construction Co., 


*Light Manufacturing Bldg.: $500,000, 


: he eae : Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Structural steel let 
Factory (addition) $25,000, 1 sty., 12,- 


to Robert Berner Co., Indianapolis. Stee] sash 


or, th Coxt50, Liberty & Wash. Own- 500 ft. of floor space. Private plans, ' David Lupton Sons’ Cou agapo! 


er, The Liberty Realty Co., E. G. Spink, Owner The Remy Electric Co., Ander- 


Pres., 914 Hume Mansur Bldg. General 
contractor, The E. G. Spink Co. 914 and steel 
Hume-Mansur Bldg. Wrecking old ¥ 


buildings. Start excavating at once. *Hospital: $500,000, 4 sty. and bas., 
Reinforcing steel and steel sash let to 160x80, with wing 80x46 (144 rooms). O. N. M. S., Fort Wayne. 


Anchor Steel Products Co., Indianapolis. 


“Ford Service and Salesroom: $70,000. 
2 sty. Archt., Bennett Kay, 536 Lemcke 


Bldg. Owner, Samuel and Julius Falen- S0C!@tion, Arthur C. 


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son. Start work in a few days. Brick —— 


*Shrine Temple (Mixpah) $600,000; 5 sty, and 
bas., 158x162. Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 Lin- 
coln Life Bldg. Owner, Mizpah Temple A. A. 
Archt. receiving bids 


Archt., ie: F. Miller, 545 Farmers Trust to close October 20th. Face brick, Arabic de- 
Bldg Owner Protestant Hospital As sign, clay tile, concrete stairs, terra cotta and 
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orn. cast iron and bronze, iron stairs, fire es- 


Call, Pres., E. H. 


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‘ a8 - s rS, s 7 Ss, , 
Moore (Ford dealers), 259 So. Meridian. ing, Farmers Trust Bldg. Plans 


in Kal-O-Mine, tin clad and steel rolling doors, 


General contractor, Conder and Culbert. progress. Owners are at present con- Eee ten ioe: A ee aes 
son. On foundation; heating, plumbing ducting a financing campaign, $150,000 Sas. steel unit sash, metal skylights, suspende 


and wiring let to Bert Cool, 2220 West has been raised. 


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allowed for finished hardware. Will contain large Owner will advertise for bids soon. 


auditorium, mezzanine, balcony, banquet hall, 
kitchens, offices. 


*Office Building, Medical Offices and 2 Stores: 


*Grade School: $200,000, “Jas. Smart School,” 


*Grade School: $275,000, “South Side Grade twenty-room addition. Archt., Griffith and Good- 


School,” 30 rooms. Archt., Chas. R. Weatherhogg, , cea - : 
250 W. Wayne St. Owner, Board of School Trus- Trustees, Byron Sommers, president, L. C. Ward, 


tees, Byron Sommers, president, L. C. Ward, su- 


rich, 211 E. Berry St. Owner, Board of School 


superintendent of schools, Fort Wayne. Plans 


$300,000, 7 sty. and bas., 60x150, Berry and perintendent of schools, Fort Wayne. Plans about completed. Owner will advertise for bids shortly. 


Ewing Sts. Archt., George Ohmart, Mitchell completed. Bonds sold. Owner will advertise for 


Bldg., Springfield, Ohio, and Utility Blde., Fort bids shortly. 
Wayne. Owner, the Wayne Medical Building 


Bonds sold. 


*School (add.), $30,000, Franklin School. Own- 
er, Board of School Trustees, Byron Sommers, 


Corp., William Jordan, secretar thon We *Grade School: $160,000, ‘Adams District president, L. C. Ward, superintendent. Plans in 
Pharmacal Co., 202 W. Berry St. be ass School,” 12 rooms, Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohl- progress. Bonds sold. Owner will advertise for 


ment, entire first floor and part of second floor, 


meyer, 301 Central Bldg. Owner, Board of bids shortly. Brick. 


Wayne Pharmacal Co., 202 W. Berry St. Plans School Trustees, Byron Sommers, president, L. C. 


about completed. Ready for bids in two weeks. Ward, superintendent gS sold. Owner will 


advertise for bids shortly- 


*Grace School (add.), $125,000, eight-room add. Factory addition $30,000. Owner, 


Archt., Mahurin and Ma- y : - 
wink. Hoard of Behoot oP ene Oil and Tank Co. General con 


Wrecking old buildings on site. Brick, reinforced Plans about completed. 


concrete, stone trim, elevators, steel sash, vault, 
vault door, comp. roof, steam heat, tile and mar- 


ble work, copper set fronts. “Rolling Mill School.” 


*Grade School: $275,000, 24 rooms. “Lakeside hurin, 124 W. Jefferson. 


schcols, Fort Wayne. 


Building Permits Issued 


School.”” Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life Trustees, Byron Sommers, president. L. C. Ward, tractor, Buesching-Hagerman Construc- 


Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, Byron superintendent of school, 
Sommers, president, L. C. Ward, superintendent about completed. Bonds sold. Owner will adver- 


of schools. Plans in progress. ‘Bonds _ sold. tise for bids shortly. 


Fort Wayne. Plans tion Co: Brick. 
Office Building: $55,000. Owner, 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION 


Wayne Oil and Tank Co. General con- 
tractor, Buesching-Hagerman Construc- 
tion Co. Brick. 


Power House (rem.), $15,000. Owner, 
Concordia College. General contractor, 
Buesching-Hagerman Construction Co. 
Brick. 

Residence: $5,000, 619 Riverside Ave. 
at D. E. Coleman, 619 Riverside 

ve. 


Residences (2): $5,500 each, Monroe 
St. Owner, Roy Koehler. Frame. 


Store Building: $18,000, 1117 Broad- 
way. Permit issued to William Woelke, 
1117 Broadway. Brick 


Residence: $7,500, 930 Pasedena. 
Owner, I. C. Flickinger, 1327 Charlotte 
St. Owner builds. Start work shortly. 
Frame. 


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*Masonic Temple: $150,000, 3 sty. and bas., 
90x100, 6th and Jefferson, Gary, Ind, Archt., 
Jos. T. Hutton and Sons, 314 Hammond Bldg., 
Hammond, Ind. Owner, Gary Masonic Associa- 
tion, 583 Broadway, Gary. Plans completed. 
Archt, expects to take bids on sub-structure in 
30 days, bids on superstructure will not be re- 
ceived until February. Brick, stone trim. 


Steel Plant: $15,000,000. Owner, The 
American Steel and Wire Co., a subsi- 


diary of the United States Steel Cor- 
poration, New York City, N. Y. 


Business Bldg.: 2 sty., 100x150, 15th 
and Broadway. Owner, Trabue Pittman, 
(financier), New York City and Gary, 
Ind. Mature early spring. Brick. 


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*Elks Temple: $275,000, 3 sty. and bas. 
75x125, 8th and Broadway. Archt., 
George W. Maher, 156 East Erie St., 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, B. P. O. E. Lodge 
No. 1753. Dr. McMichael, chairman, 607 
Broadway, Gary, Ind. General contract 
let to E. P. Strandberg and Co., Chicago, 
Ill., for $230,000. Start work shortly. 
Building will contain 5 stores, lodge 
rooms, large assembly hall. Brick, fire- 
proof construction. 


Apartment: $15,000, 2 sty., 25x60. 
Private plans. Owner, James Kish. Con- 
tract let to Louis Torin. Brick and tile, 


HAMMOND 


Store and Office Bldg.: Sibley St., pri- 
vate plans. Owner, William Love, ad- 
ministrator for the Rimbach Estate, 
Hammond. Plans in progress. Brick, 
stone trim, comp. roof, steam heat, 3 
sty. and bas. 

Store (addition) $11,000, 1 sty., 50x 
80. Owner, The Lion Store. Contract 
let to Rufus Danner and Co. Brick. 


KOKOMO 


*Church: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas., 72x105, 
Kokomo. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, The Congrega- 
tional Church, T. O. Bryant, Chairman Building 
Committee, Kokomo. General contract awarded 
to E. L. Danner, 116 West Monroe St., Kokomo. 
Bids will be taken later on heating, plumbing 
and wiring. 


*Apartment Building: (4 4-room apartments), 
rem. and addition to old residence: $14,000. 
Archt., Oscar Cook, Citizens National Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Guy Watson, 516 N. Main St., taking 


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bids. Frame, 2 sty. and bas., 45x50, comp. roof, 
Arcola heaters, tile baths. 


*Kokomo: (Commercial Garage and Salesroom, 
1 sty. and bas., 70x130, $30,000, Kokomo. Archt., 
Bacon and Tislow, 31 West Market St., Indian- 
apolis. Owner, Geo. W. Sipe, 539 West Taylor 
St. Lessee of Bldg., Frank C. Penmell Co. 
(Fords), 508 W. Taylor. Owner builds and buys 
materials, 


*Kokomo: Gymnasium, $43,000, 2 sty., 
50x100. Archt., E. E. Dunlap & Co., 
Kokomo, Ind. Owner, Board of. School 
Trustees; A. P. Armstrong, president. 
General contractor, Ed. S. Moore and 
Son, 408 W. Mulberry St., Kokomo. 
Heating and plumbing to T. E. Sullivan, 
Electric wiring to George Martzolf, Ko- 
komo. Frame. 


NEW ALBANY 


*School: $20,000, 1 sty., 45x64, Galena 
Ind. , Archt.: and general contractor, 
Early Embrey, Elsby Bldg.. New Albany. 
Owner, John Schamel, trustee, Green- 
ville, Ind. General contractor will start 
work at once. Two class rooms and 
community hall. Brick. 


*Residence: $10,000. Archt., Earl Em- 
brey, Elsby Bldg. Owner, Fred W. 
Meyer, Charlestown Road, New Albany. 
On foundation. Archt. builds. Brick 
veneer. 


Residence: $8,500. Archt. and general con- 
tractor, Earl Embrey, Elsby Bldg. Owner, George 
M. Packard, 2404 E. Market St. Excavating. 
Brick veneer. 


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SOUTH BEND. 


Water Works: Consulting Engineers, 
Burns and McConnell Co., Kansas City, 
Mo. Struct. Engineer and Supt. Water 
Wks., John W. Toyne, City Hall, South 
Bend. Owner, Board of Public Works, 
City Hall, South Beend. Owner taking 
bids to close October 16 at 10 a. m. 
Brick 
stack, (2) pumps, coal conveyors, comp. 
roof, steel sash. 


Contracts Awarded 


Parsonage and Garage: $12,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 25x60, Colfax St. Archt., M. E. Smith, 604 
Citizens Bank Bldg., South Bend. Owner, St. 
Paul’s Memorial M. E. Church, Rev. J. B. Rose- 
murgy, 831 Colfax. Excavated. Owner builds. 
Brick veneer. 


Residences (2 doubles), $8,000 each, 2702 and 
2706 So. Michigan, Owner, Barney Frank, 417 
South Franklin St. Excavating. 


Residence: $7,500, 1337 N. Brookfield. 
William D. Headdy, 1337 N. Brookfield. 

Store Building: $7,500, 1 sty., 2002. 
Linden St. Private plans. Owner, Peter 
Cudowski, 1513 Linden St. General 
contract let to Smoger Lumber Co., 407 
So. Laurel St. Hollow tile. 


Store and Apartment: $8,000, 2 sty., 
3001 West Division St. Owner, Jos 
Babacz, 1318 Grace St. General con- 
tract let to Smoger Lumber Co., 407 S. 
Laurel St. Brick. 


Stores: $7,500, 2902 S. Michigan. 
Owner, M. Mariwicks, 620 S. Clinton St. 
General contract let to J. T. Scanlan, 
1510 Portage Ave. Brick. 


Owner, 


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Apartment Bldg.: $15,000. Archt. 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. 


Owner, C. R. Smith, 1901 No. 9th St. 
Plans in progress. Brick veneer. 


Filling Station: $8,000. 3d and Ohio 
Sts. Owner, Clinton Oil Co., Clinton, In- 
diana. Start work shortly. Brick. ’ 


Commercial Garage: $50,000. 1 & 2 
sty. 60x140. Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 
Tribune Bldg. Owner, Deming Land Co., 
L. E. Waterman, Prest. Plans in pro- 
gress. Brick, reinf. concrete and steel, 
steel sash, comp. roof, steam heat. 


Dance Pavilion: 1 sty. 100x145. East 
Wabash St. Archt., R. A. Koerner, 303 
Star Bldg. Owner, ‘Deming Amusement 
Co., care of Archt. Bids in; under ad- 
visement. Brick, stucco, steam heat, 
steel sash. 


Township School (two-room frame building), 
$7,500, Washington township, Clay county, Indi- 
ana, "Archt., R. G. Beldon, 40 Smith Bldg., Terre 
‘Haute. Owner, Elmer Royer, trustee, Bowling 
Green, Ind. General contract let to Frank Case- 
beer, Poland, Ind. Frame. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Ben Davis (Marion County, Indiana) 
2 room portable school building. Archt., 
Chas. H. Byfield, 933 Peoples Bank Build- 
ing, Indianapolis. Owner, Vestal C. 
Davis, Trustee, West 1Uth St. Road, one 


mile east of the west line of Marion 
County, Indiana. Owner taking bids to 


close October 22, at 2:00 p. m. for the 


construction and completion of a two- 
room portable school building, said build- 
ing to be located on the school ground 
adjoining the high school building in Ben 
Davis, said Wayne township, Marion 
county, Indiana. At the same time and 


place, bids will be received for certain 
heating and ventilating equipment com- 
plete, and composition blackboards; also 
separate bids will be receivedd for fifty 
(50) large size adjustable school desks, 
one (1) teacher’s desk, one (1) teacher’s 
chair and one (1) library cabinet section. 


*Berne: Water Works, $45,000. Owner, Board 
of Trustees, Town of Berne, Phillip Schug, Ames 
Hitschy, Annis Hiricky, Berne, Ind. General 
contract let to Geo. A. Harrop, 626 J. M. S. 
Building, South Bend. Start work at once. Brick 
and concrete, 


Bloomington: Court House (extension and re- 
modeling of toilets) $4,950. Owner, Board of 
County Commissioners, Horace Blakely, auditor, 
Court House, Bloomington. Owner receiving bids 
to close October 2 at 2:00 p, m. 


*Kennard: School (rem. and add.), $30,000, 
Greensboro Township. Archt., Ww. Watkins, 
Farmers Trust Bldg., Anderson, Ind. Owner, 
Homer C, Garriott, trustee, Kennard,, Ind. Owner 
Snead bids to close October 1 at 10 a. m. 
ri¢ 


*Newcastle: Y. M. C. A. Building, $240,000, 
Newcastle. Archt., MeGuire and Shook, 320 In- 
diana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Young 
Men’s Christian ssociation, Newcastle, Ind, Plans 
completed, ready for bids in a few days. Brick. 

Richmond: Car Barns, $45,000. Private plans. 
Owner,.Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern 
Traction Co., Traction Building, Indianapolis. 
Plans in progress. Brick and steel. 


*Lafayette: Poultry Husbandry Bldg., 
$75,000, 2 sty. and bas., 45x120, 1 sty. 
60x50, Purdue University. Archt., Nicol, 
Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg. Own- 
er, Board of Trustees, Purdue Univer- 
sity. All bids rejected. Bids ran 20% 
too high. Will probably revise plans 
and readvertise for new bids later. 
(previously incorrectly reported as 
awarded in our issue of September 22.) 


Laporte: Factory (addition) and Office 


Agricultural Building, — 
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Kaoxville, Tenn. 


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group of buildings, where CARNAHAN doors and millwork was furnished. 


“CARNAHAN?” quality and “CARNAHAN?” reliability can be and are guaranteed be- 
cause from the first they are planned, designed and created with the one idea of pro- 
ducing FINE MILL WORK. 


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Bldg. 75,000. Owner, The Bastian-Mor-. 


ley Co. Mnfrs. of Water Heaters) La- 
porte. Plans in progress. Ready for 
bids shortly. Brick, reinforced concrete 
and steel, steel sash, comp. roof, steam 
heat. 

Michigan City: Stores (2) and offices 
(20) Michigan City. Archt. and Owner, 
R. Levine, 822 West 70th St., Chicago, 
Ill. Archt. taking bids. Brick. 


Petersburg: Commercial garage, 1 
sty., 75x105, 6th and Walnut. Private 
plans. Owner, Harley Kinman. Owner 


taking bids. Cement block. 


*Monticello: High School (side add.) 
$40,000. 4 rooms, Kniman, Indiana. 
Walker Twp., Jasper Co., Archt., Sam 
Young, Monticello. Owner, William Mid- 
dlecamp, Trustee, Kniman, Indiana. Bids 
close today, Sept. 29th at 1:00 p. m. 
Brick, septic tank, private water supply. 

Plymouth: Lodge building and 3 
stores, $50,000, Plymouth. Archt., 
Stewart and Stewart, 510 Southern Ohio 
Bank Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio. Owner, 
I. 0. O. F. Lodge, Adam E. Wise, Wil- 
liam J. Lake, William R. Rudd, Bldg. 
Comm. Plans in progress, 3 sty. and 
bas. Brick, stone trim, steam heat, 
comp. roof, copper set store fronts. 


*Thorntown: Church, $30,000. Archt., 
Alfred Grindle, Bloomington, Ind. Su- 
perintendent of construction, Rodney 
Leonard (arch.), Frankfort, Ind. Owner, 
Thorntown Presbyterian Church, E. W. 
Moore, chairman building committee. 
Revised plans completed. Mature soon. 
Brick, stone trim. 


Somerville: Residences (10). Owner, 
The Somerville Development Co. Start 
work in 10 days. Frame, 4 and 5 rooms 
each. 

Contracts Awarded 

Hanna: School (rem), Hanna Twp. 
Owner, George Dennison, trustee, Hanna 
Ind. General contract let to George A. 
Weaver, Auburn, Ind. 

*Liberty: School, $110,000. Archt., 
Wilson B. Parker, Board of Trade Bldg., 


Geo. M. Spindler, Gen. Mgr. 


221 Hume Mansur Bldg. 
Phone, Main 2064 
Indianapolis 


Indianapolis. Owner, P. B. Nye, trus- 
tee, Liberty, Ind. Contractor, Harry E. 
Pinnick, 112 S. Tenth St. Richmond, Ind. 
Foundation in, starting brick work. 

“Newcastle: Industrial Building and 
Recreation Hall $75,000. Archt., Her- 
bert Foltz, Wild Bldg., Indianapolis, 
Ind. Owner, Indiana Village of Epilep- 
tics, Newcastle. General contractor, 
Bowyer Constr. Co., Newcastle. On 
brick work. 

Valparaiso: Factory, $35,000. 1 sty. 
60x215. Archt. and general contractor, 
The Carnegie Co., 189 West Madison St., 
Chicago, Ills. Owner, McGill Mnfg. Co., 
Valparaiso, Indiana.’ Pouring foundation. 
Brick. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for seaied proposals inserteé 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
s publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in of entering the Indiana field- 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, 
William H. Evans, “as trustee of Center school 
township, of Marion county, Indiana, and the ad- 
visory board of Center township, of said county 
and state, will ,until the hour of 10 o’clock a. m. 
on Wednesday, the 10th day of October, 1923, at 
the office of said trustee, 215 East New York 
street, Room No. 216, in the city of Indianapolis, 
Ind., receive sealed bids for the erection, construc- 
tion and completion of a two (2) story, and base- 
ment, brick, fireproof school building, for the 
use of said school township; also for construc- 
tion and installation of ‘a heating and ventilating 
system therefor; also for the construction and 
installation of the plumbing and water supply 
system therefor; also for the construction and 
installation therein of an electrical system with 
all proper fixtures; all in accordance with the 
drawings, plans and specifications for such pro- 
posed work adopted and approved, and as pre- 
pared by Donald Graham, architect, 1126 Hume- 
Mansur building, in said city, and now on file in 
the office of said trustee, and of said architect, 
and.in the office of the state board of accounts 
in the Statehouse, Indianapolis, Ind. All bids 
therefor will be opened and publicly read at 10 
o’clock a. m. on said 10th day of October, 1923, 


at the office of said trustee in the presence of said 
trustee and advisory board. Said building, and 
said systems connected therewith, are to be con- 
structed on the school property of said township, 
located at Gale and Thirty-sixth streets, in said 
Center township. 

Bidders desiring duplicate copies of the draw- 
ings and specifications for their own ‘personal 
use, may obtain the same by depositing $10 for 
the general construction documents, which money 
so deposited will be refunded if such drawings 
and specifications are returned in good condi- 
tion on or before the time above fixed for receiv- 
ing bids, 

All bids must be on Form No. 96 prescribed by ' 
the state board of accounts; and each bid must 
be accompanied by a certified check for not less 
than 3 per cent in amount of the gross bid sub- 
mitted, payable to the trustee of Center school ; 
township, Marion county, Indiana, and the said 
check of any accepted bidder shall be cashed by 
the payee, and the amount thereof retained by 
him as agreed liquidated damages, in the event 
that such ‘accepted bidder fails to enter into a { 
proper contract for the work for which his bid 
shall be accepted, and to give the proper ap- 
proved bond required, within ten days from and 
after the date of the acceptance of such bid. All 
checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned 
to the respective -bidders. 

Within ten days from the date of the accept- 
tance of any bid, the accepted bidder will be re- 
quired to enter into a proper written contract to 
construct and complete the work covered by such 
bid, including the furnishing of all material and 
labor in conformity with the plans and specifica- 
tions therefor, and also to furnish a proper bond 
with approved security for the faithful perform- 
ance of such contract according to the terms 
thereof. 

Each bidder will be required to state in his bid 
the date upon which he will complete his work. 
The respective contracts will contain the usual 
provisions on this subject. 

Each bidder shall file with his bid the non- 
collusion affidavit required by statute and the 
successful bidder before entering into his con- 
tract shall present a certificate from the indus- 
trial board showing that he has complied with 
Section 68 of Indiana workmen’s compensation 
act. 

The said school trustee and said advisory 
board expressly reserve the right to reject any 
and all bids, and to take ‘reasonable time to in- “a 
vestigate the bids and qualifications of the re- 
spective bidders before acting on bids submitted. 

The estimated cost of the entire work is 
$100,000. 

Dated this 18th day of September, 1923. 

WILLIAM H. EVANS, 
Trustee of Center School Township. 
FRED B. BROWN, 
BOYD W. TEMPLETON, 
WILLIAM C. KASSEBAUM, 
Members ot Advisory Board 


of Center Township. 
Sept. 22, 23, Oct. 5, 1923. 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 15 


Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 1st Vice-President 
RODNEY W. LEONARD, 2d Vice-Prest. 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


HOLDS FOR RIGID PLAN INSPEC- 
TION RATHER THAN ARCHI- 
TECT’S LICENSE LAW. 


Protection of the Public Is The Main 
Thing At Issue. 


It occurred at South Bend. 

Previous to the calling to order of the 
recent regional meeting of the I. S. of 
A., a group of architects, gathered in 
the lobby of the La Salle Hotel, were 
informally discussing various phases of 
the building industry and situation that 
was most entertaining even to an out- 
sider. : 

Finally the subject drifted around to 
plan preparation, inspection, supervision, 
license for architects, and the relation 
of building inspection departments and 
certain public officials, who inspect and 
approve plans, to matters architectural. 
_Particularly was reference made to the 
city building inspection departments and 
their various ways of handling plans. 
It was the concensus of opinion that in 
many cities the efficiency of the building 
Inspection departments is handicapped 
by a lack of sufficient funds to carry 
through inspection of buildings, the force 
of Inspectors in most cases being too 
limited to cover the ground that active 
building operations demand. 

It was also brought out during the dis- 
cussion that in many instances the in- 
Spection departments are most exacting 
with an architect relative to his plans, 
while a builder or some owner will ap- 
pear with a sketch on brown wrapping 
paper, or a leaf from a tablet, and the 
Inspectors will go over same and supply 
a lot of data to show material sizes re- 
quired, trusses and sizes of steel beanis, 
and will even draw in lines. in fact, 
complete the sketches by inscribing 
figures and other details necessary to 
make the plans understandable. How- 
ever, though accepting such incomplete 
plans from an owner or builder, the same 
departments demand completed details 
from an architect before they will give 
him consideration. The question arises, 
“Why make fish of one and flesh of an- 
other,” 

Architect I. K. Pond, Chicago, past 
president of the American Institute of 
Architects, who was present referred to 
the custom of building departments in 
Europe advancing the information that 
over there plans when submitted by any 
one are either approved or rejected, they 


Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A.. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


are either right or wrong. No sugges- 
tions are advanced. If an architect’s 
plans are rejected and any questions are 
asked as to what is wrong, the only an- 
swer he gets is, “You should know, that 
is your business; it isn’t ours to show 
you how. to make plans.” Just so an 
owner must submit correct plans, no 
question is asked as to who prepared 
them, but, whoever did must have been 
qualified to meet the building require- 
ments or the plan don’t go through. 
Mr. Pond was of the opinion that if 
city building departments were conduct- 
ed properly, if they inspected rigidly and 
impartially, simply with a view to pro- 
tecting the health and safety of the 
Public, there would be no need for an 
architects’ license law, for under such 
custom nobody could make plans and get 
by with them unless he was qualified 
In conclusion, he held that if a layman, 
contractor or builder could produce 
plans that guaranteed safety, Public 
health and welfare why should not such 
men make plans, for potentially they 
were architects whether called so or not. 


FACE SMILES AND FORTABLES. 


The reader probably will wonder why 
this peculiar heading appears in the Bul- 
letin. At the same time one might won. 
der why many face smiles and fortables 
appear in drawings and specifications 
prepared by architects. 

In order that any curiosity may be a)- 
layed at once, it might be well to state 
that a very young, unsophisticated man, 
at one time insisted on calling a “fac. 
simile” a face smile. Many years later 
when this same person was actively en. 
gaged in architectural practice, he was 
shown a blue print on which was the 
title “Shop Drawing Fortables.” A cur- 
ious person in his office inquired what a 
fortable was and after a great deal of 
puzzling concentration without success 
in solving the problem, it was necessary 
to suggest that perhaps.the title should 
read “Shop Drawing for Tables.” 

One may be curious to know the rea- 
son how these idiosyncracies might be 
allied with the practice of architecture. 
It is a common human failing to see but 
not perceive and this is especially ac- 
centuated because much depends upon 
the perception of that which is in the 
drawings or specifications before their 
publication. Closely bound in with this 


attitude is the necessity for constant 


close application in the matter of check- 
ing drawings and specifications. Those 
who are responsible for checking these 
documents must ever keep before them 
the fact that face smiles and fortables in 
their own practice may be boomerangs. 
—(Bulletin Illinois Society of Archi- 
tects.) 


INDIANA ARCHITECT APPOINTED 


TO A. I. A. WAR MEMORIAL 
COMMITTEE. 


Merritt Harrison Named By President 
Favillle. 


Following the plan proposed by the 
American Institute of Architects that one 
member from each chapter be selected to 
serve on the A. I. A. War Memorial 
Committee has given Indiana representa- 
tion on that body. 

Announcement was received in Indi- 
anapolis this week from E. C. Kemper, 
Executive Secretary of the A. I. A., by 
Merritt Harrison that he had _ been 
named by President W. B. Favillle, San 
Francisco to represent Indiana on the 
War Memorial Committee. Horace Wells, 
Philadelphia, is chairman. 

Mr. Harrison has accepted the ap- 
pointment. 


“PENCIL SKETCHES” 
What does the W in Chairman 


Allen’s name stand for? 
Work for new members in I. S. A. 


The man who does not associate 
with men of his own profession is 
not likely to be broad-minded. 


Life is what we make it. Why 
not make it good? 


Did you hear that noise in the 
north? That was George asking you 
for that one new member. 


Austin, you are some chairman. 
I. S- A. will not soon forget its re- 
gional meeting at South Bend. 


We all liked Mrs. Studebaker’s 
cooking; shall want to eat with her 
again soon. 


Don’t wait for a new man fo ask 
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Associated B 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


Official Paper. 


of Indiana 


uilding Contractors 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Cea Menon wa eee ee President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 
Salacestessapieciapiieprplochcisinie asia h id 
BUILDING SITUATION GOOD 


Labor Shortage Righting Itself. 


Local building operations, though of 
no great proportions as related to sizes 
of structures, continue to show marked 
progress with many of the projects 
rapidly nearing completion. As the old- 
er operations are gotten out of the way 
new projects invariably put in _ their 
appearance to require the attention of 
the contractors. Activity in building 
construction circles though naturally not 
as strong as during the summer months 
is, nevertheless, brisk and there is prac- 
tically no unemployment among the 
building trades mechanics. * Under the 
easing up of building that has occurred 
in the past month or so the Labor situa- 
tion has improved and the contractors 
are in a better position to secure men 
to meet requirements. 

As matters now stand Evansville 
should enjoy a fairly good Fall building 
period. 


ASSOCIATION ACTIVITY NIL FOR 
SOME TIME. 


Later on Questions Will Arise That Will 
Demand Collective Attention. 


_Summer weather and the building ac- 
tivity that comes with that season is 
anything but conducive to association in- 
terest. Such has been Evansville’s ex- 
perience. The contractors are all so 
busy they don’t have time for meetings 
and it is impossible to get them to come 
out. If they do have spare moments 
there are so many diversions for relaxa- 
tion that they lean toward them and seek 
such means to get out from under busi- 
ness cares. As a result of such condi- 
tions the association in Evansville has 
Just remained dormant the last few 
months and put forth little or no effort. 

Several times calls were sent out for 
meetings but it was impossible to mus- 
ter the proverbial “Corporal’s Guard.” 
However, there will come a time when 
the need for the association of contrac- 
tors is felt and they will be on hand. 
When the cooler weather sets in and the 
demand upon the contractors’ time is not 
SO great an effort will be made to resume 


regular meetings at which to make pre- 
parations for next season’s business. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


Contractor Jacob Schmidt has com- 
pleted the duplex apartment building at 
519-21 S. Evans avenue, that has been 
under his supervision. 


The new furniture store building in 
the 1300 block on Main street, for the 
Handy Furniture Co., will be ready for 
occupancy shortly. : 


Many new residences about the city, 
some very handsome ones and otherrs 
modest but modern in details, are near- 
ing completion and stand forth promi- 
nently as the result put forth this year 
to relieve the demand for homes. 


While the city call on local architects’ 
services has been insistent all season, at 
the same time both Evansville architects 
and contractors have done much work in 
surrounding territory extending even 
into Illinois and Kentucky. 


General contractors Geo. L. Miller & 
Sons, are still taking new contracts and 
when the year has run its course will 
have established quite a record for home 
building this year. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. ©. > 


President 
Secretary 


Max Irmscher 


Geo. Schack 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


INTEREST IN BUILDERS’ EX-: 
CHANGE BEING REVIVED. 


New Secretary Rounding Up The Scat- 
tered Membership. : 


There is a new spirit prevailng around 
the Builders’ Exchange these days and 
interest in the organization is picking up. 
The experiment of conducting an Ex- 
change with a temporary. secretary 
proved unsuccessful. How could it be 
otherwise? A part time unpaid secre- 
tary had his own businesg affairs to at- 
tend to and naturally could not give the 
required attention to the business of the 
Exchange. As a result interest in the 
organization fell off and the membership 
drifted away and apart and the effort 
made itself felt in building contracting 
circles. 

The men who realized what the Ex- 


through which mutual matters could be 
transacted collectively rather than indi- 
vidually under the unorganized influence, 
read the hand writing on the wall and 
callled the old members together and 
established a permanent secretary in of- 
fice once more. 

The present incumbent, Geo. Schack, 
found a big problem on his hands, but 
he set to work with a will and is slowly 
but surely bringing order out of chaos. 
He is rebuilding the membership and has 
already revived interest in the Exchange. 
Regular meetings which were abandoned 
during the summer are to be put back 
on the calendar and an active winter 
season started. 

’ The new secretary is on the job every 
day and is deeply engrossed in working 
out plans for the restoration of the prac- 
tical function of the Exchange. Its a big 
job but George says he is going to pu 
it across. 


LARGE PROJECT OUT FOR BIDS 


Shriners Ready to Start on Big Temple 


The prospect for more big building 
work in Ft. Wayne this fall and a chance 
to add materially to the city’s already 
big volume of construction operations de- 
veloped this week when plans were put 
out among contractors for estimates on 
the proposed $600,000 Shrine Temple, 
bids for which are to be in October 20. 

The building, of handsome design, is 
to be erected on West Berry street, 
down town and will add greatly to the 
architectural possessions of Ft. Wayne. 
It will be five stories high, 158 ft. x 162 
ft. and when completed will be one of 
the finest Shrine buildings in the coun- 
try. There will be a large auditorium, 
lounging, social and dining rooms, a big 
kitchen and administration offices. Archt. 
Guy Mahurin, Ft. Wayne, prepared the 
plans. 


BOND SALE MEANS START ON BIG 
SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM. 


Nearly a Million Dollars to be Spent on 
New Structures. 


Bonds to the amount of $979,000, the 
proceeds to be used to further a large 
school construction program in Ft. 
Wayne were sold this week and the 
chances are that actual construction work 
will be started late this fall. 

The School Board contemplates the 
erection of six buildings and additions 
to meet the heavy demand that has been 
put npon the present school facilities. 

The only thing that has delayed the 
launching of this big venture was the 
disposal of the bonds and, now that the 
sale has been made, the members of the 
School Board contemplate advertising for 
bids soon in order to get the contracts 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus 
C. C. Pierson 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 

Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week, 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


Stipp, Olive Clark, as owner, and Junius A. 
Totten, as contractor, to construct a double 
dwelling on a lot on Reisner street for $5,000. 


INTERNATIONAL MASON CONTRAC- 
TORS ASSOCIATION GOING TO 


THE BOTTOM OF THE AP- 
PRENTICE PROBLEM. 


Plan To Institute Complete Check And 
Record System. 


A meeting of executive board members 


of the Mason Contractors Association of. 


the United States and Canada held at 
Indianapolis this week brought to light 


the information that this organization is 
working diligently on the apprentice mat- 
ter as it pertains to the brick laying 
craft. 

The international body of mason con- 
tractors at the last annual convention 
pledged itself to encourage apprentices 
to the fullest extent of its ability in order 
to protect the business against continued 
depletion in the future of skilled me- 
chanics in the ranks. To that end a 
census of apprentices is being taken. A 
permanent card index system has been 
installed wherein the names of appren- 
tices, being employed both by member 
mason contractors and also non-members, 
are filed together with a complete record 
of date indentured and other remarks. 
By means of such records the association 
will be in a position to check up on 
what progress is being made in getting 
new potential labor supply into the brick- 
laying industry and what men are en- 
couraging apprentices and those who 
are not. 

When the new record system is com- 
pleted a determined effort will be made 
to enlist the aid of all mason contractors 
in the work of helping to replenish de- 
finitely the ranks of the skilled brick- 
layer mechanics. Further, detailed re- 


ports and checks will be kept on the 
progress made by the boys and their 
movements should they change jobs or 
their living locations. 

The situation as it relates to the avail- 


able supply of brick-layers the country 
over is a serious one as there is a marked 
shortage of skilled help due to the fact 
that year after year death and other 
causes have depleted the ranks and few 
new men were taking up the trade. 
Realizing the ever growing shortage 
the Mason Contractors Association of the 
U. S. and Canada has set to to remedy 
the menace to the building industry. The 
effort is most commendable and laudable 
and should be backed solidly by every 


mason contractor in this country and 
Canada. Not only that but there is a 
suggestion in it for every other contrac- 
tors association which if harkened to and 
followed would in time afford a grasp of 
the apprentice situation that would be 
of inestimable value. 

Those at the Indianapolis meeting 
were: Prest. A. K.'Hitzman, Cincinnati; 
Secretary, Walter T. McGarvey, Cincin- 
nati; R. M. Gillespie, St. Louis, and 
Harry Fenton, Indianapolis, attorney for 
the association. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($4,500 and Over) 


Week of September 20 to September 27 


Residence: $15,000, 3240 Fall Creek Parkway. 
Owner, Leon Joyce (contractor), 317 N. Summit 
St. Owner builds and awards separate contracts. 
Excavating. 


Residence: (double), $10,000, 2354-56 Central 
Ave. Owner, L. Markowitz, 1212 Cornell. Con- 
tract let to C. C. Ayres, 646 Fort Wayne Ave. 


Store and Factory: $10,000, 15th and Senate. 
Owner, Harry Farber, 2440 N. Meridian, Con- 
tract let to Avey Building Co., 5128 Park Ave. 


Power House: $10,000, 402 S. Illinois. Owner, 
E. C. Atkins Co., 402 S. Illinois. Owner builds 
and awards separate contracts. Brick stack let 
to Heinicke Co. Brick. 


Power House: $10,000, 1940 Barth Ave. Own- 
er, Bemis Indianapolis Bag Co., 1940 Barth Ave. 
General contract let to Robert Hackney, 1006 W. 
New York St. Brick. 


Residence: (double), $8,000, 2430-32 Bellefon- 
Pas Owner, M. E. George, at site. Owner 
uilds, 


Residence: (double), $7,500, 929 E. 53d. 
Owner, G. B. Taylor, at site. 


Residence: $7,500, 734 Greer St. Owner, Al- 
bert Vielhaber, 732 S. East St. Contract let to 
Frank Zimmerman, 926 Greer St. 


Residence: (double), $7,500, 621-23 N. Beville. 
Owner, S. C. Kirkpatrick. 2307 E. 38th St. 


Residences: (2), doubles, $7,500 each, 2205-07 
and 2201-03 E. New York St. Owner, Z. E. 
Slaughter, 301 N. Hamilton Ave. General con- 
tract let to James L. O’Mara and Son, 1030 Al- 
bany St. 
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Residence: $6,500, 326 N. Oakland. Owner, 
John V. Weber, 206 S. Oriental. General con- 
tract let to George F. Brewer, 220 N. Gray St. 


Residence: $6,300, 1805 Koehne. Owner, O. L. 
Carter, 1813 Koehne. Day work. 


Residence: $6,500, 127 E. 50th. Owner, Frank 
E. Wilson, at site. Frame. : 


Residence: $5,700, 462 Audubon Road, Owner, 
Walter Herman, c/o contractor. Contract let to 
Mark Clift, 4125 Byram Ave. 


Residence: $5,300, 5127 E. North St. Owner, 
C. Olsen, 5232 E, North. Owner builds. 


Residence: $5,000, 4717 Carrollton. Owner, 
G. W. Flood. Contract let to M. C. Bird, 4810 
Carrollton. 


Resilience? $5,000, 1921-31 Adams St. Owner, 
Hunter Realty Co., Lemcke Bldg. Day work. ° 


Residence: . $5,000, 4016 Winthrop. 
Ernest Newlin, 2712 Indianapolis Ave. 


Residence: $5,000, 74¢ Berkley Road. Owner, 
Spiegel-Brown Constr. Co., 42d and College. 


Residence: $5,000, 24th and Webster. Owner, 
William Burroughs, at site. Brick veneer and 
frame. \ 


Residence: $4,500, 5128 Guilford. Owner, C. 
H. Specker. Contract let to C. S. Clifton, 1415 
N. Tuxedo. 


Residences: (2 doubles), $3,200 each, 1018-20 
and 30-32 Troy Ave. Owner, Dan W. Le Gore, 
2856 Central Ave. ’ 


Residence: (double), 2 houses, 2442 Northwest- 
ern. Owner, O. J. Ensley, 2062 Central Ave. 
Frame. 


Residences: (8) $2.000 each, 824, 1012, 1020 S. 
Holmes. Owner, John S. Spann & Co. Owner 
builds. : 


Owner, 


INDIANA BUILDING VOLUME FOR 


EIGHT MONTHS IN 1923 HAVING 


SURPASSED THAT FOR ENTIRE YEAR OF 1921, IS FAST 
APPROACHING RECORD FIGURES OF 1922. 


April Figures Greatest Ever Posted In Indiana. 


Though the monthly building statistics from Indiana’s leading cities for the 
first eight months of this year show that there has been a general recession of 


building construction activity since April, 


at which time building operations reached 


the peak, nevertheless, during the eight months there was building in sufficient 
volume to carry the total for the first three quarters of 1923 up to within 15% 
of the entire total for 1922, and 2.59% beyond the 1921 building operations. 

Comparing the figures of 1923 from January ist, to August 31st, inclusive, 
with those of the corresponding period a year ago the result reveals that 1923 
leads by a good margin, 4914 more permits having been issued this year than last 
for an increase of $12,767,504, or 34.29% in estimated valuation. 

Going back over. previous monthly building figures and even covering those 


to September 1, 1923, one finds that the 


building record made in April this year, 


when permits totaling an estimated valuation of $9,251,114 were issued, was the 
greatest building month in Indiana’s history. 
The figures as recorded monthly to September 1, in 1923 and 1922, are: 
1923 


Month Per. 
SAMUEL Y fete eee a we he 1258 
MeDTUAr ype Sb at 1044 
PATCH Bek eis Wee Se cs 3116 
sg ig LY Cada ESE ae a ae a 3979 
111) Bo heaps SADR ay i a 3835 
UIT IOG tee at fee) Ee A 2951 
hth De eee ee ato ee Re 3616 
PAUP TISin a 2 ee eae Se va a 3015 

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1922 
Est. Val. Per. Est. Val. 
$ 3,538,818 720 $ 1,298,386 
3,273,476 949 1,873,180 
9,029,671 | 2189 3,788,118 
9,251,114 3032 5,270,955 
7,397,507 3360 6,072,117 
6,795,510 2609 6,813,884 
5,747,064 2381 6,119,969 
4,964,644 2660 5,993,691 
$49,997,804 $37,230,300 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
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Building Trades Employers’ 

Association. 
Member State A. B. C.’s 


x Wesley Reed 
E. E. Cole 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


COURT MAKES INTERESTING 
RULING 


Lowest Responsible Bidder Defined 


An interesting definition of what is 
meant by the lowest responsible bidder 
is to be found in a decision rendered by 
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. 

The term “lowest responsible bidder,” 
which long has been a perplexity in its 
application to conditions surrounding the 
making of awards has been analyzed of- 
ficially to the degree of forming the sub- 
ject of a decision by the above court. 

As interpreted by the court the term 
does not mean the lowest bidder in dol- 
lars and cents, nor does it mean that a 
board of public officials capriciously may 
select a high bidder regardless of re- 
sponsibility or cost. Continuing to out- 
line the dictates of the term the court 
says, “What the law requires is the exer- 
cise of call to their assistance the means 
of information at hand to form an in- 
telligent judgment. The bidders should 
be investigated to learn resources, facil- 
ities, judgment and efficiency as_build- 
ers,” 

The court held that the board involved 
in the case before it did not investigate 
and for not doing so censured the officials 
for omitting that important step. How- 
ever, the court held that, in as much as 


-the board had ample knowledge of the 


successful bidder and the merit of his 
work, the contract could be awarded. This 
might do in private affairs, but will not 
pass when public funds are at stake; the 
board in this case was not bound to in- 
vestigate, and if a bidder measured up 
to the requirements of the law as a re- 
sponsible party the board could not 


capriciously award the contract to an- 
other. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


The Contractor on the Gary-Michigan 
City Concrete Road (Dunes Highway) 
reports that the last link at Bailytown 
will be completed by November 1st, and 
opened for traffic about the 15th. 


A Chicago Syndicate of doctors has 
purchased 80 acres near Fremont on the 
Dunes Highway and will build a sanitar- 
ium consisting of 13 buildings. The work 
will be started early next spring. 


Rufus Danner & Co., were awarded the 
contract for the one story brick addition, 
50x80, to the Lion Store for $11,000. 
Heating and plumbing are not included 
in the above contract. 


J. Wesley Reed has the building for 


the heating plant at the central high 
school ready for the roof. Also the 
smoke stack is about completed. 


Danner & Co., have the auto exhibit 
building for the big industrial exposition 
under roof. The outside walls are up 
for the main building. and the contractors 
have started a force of men on the 
theater building. j 


Rhoades & Graves have the apartment 
building on Indiana avenue ready for the 
roof. They; too, have six bungalows 
under construction. When finished they 
will have built this year three apartment 
buildings, one garage and sales room and 
twenty bungalows. This firm is planning 
for business on a larger scale next year. 


Wm. Love, administrator for the Rim- 
bach Estate, is having plans drawn for 
a three story store and office building 
to be located just west of the new addi- 
tion to the lion store on Sibley street. 


It looks at present as if there was go- 
ing to be an easing up in_ building 
construction. Several business _ blocks, 
apartment houses, and hotels are about 
completed a condition that will release 
more mechanics for other lines of build- 
ing. There is no let up yet in home 
building operations as the’ demand still 
exceeds the supply. 


It is estimated that we are still short 
2,500 new homes and:at the present rate 
of increase in population it will take 


three years of steady building to catch 


up with the demand. 


The new hotel building is making good 
progress during this nice cool weather. 


EK. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
“Member State A. B. C. 


Chas. Rowe 
J. A. Gallivan 


President 
Secretary 


314 Main Street 


STATE CONVENTION ACTION GET- 
TING RESULTS. 


Apprentices Being Employed By Indiana 
Contractors. 


According to, the information brought 
out at the recent conference of State con- 
tractors at South Bend, there was one bit 
that was particularly pleasing to the 
men who have the future of building 
conditions at heart. It seems that the 
contractors in many localities in Indiana 
have more than just listened to the ap- 
prentice encouragement arguments that 
have been advanced and have actually 
taken up the matter definitely. 

Last January at Michigan City at the 


- State A. B. C. convention the delegates 


pledged themselves to see that appren- 
tices were encouraged. Many months 
have elapsed since then and little has 
been said on the subject. However, when 
a show down was called for at the South 
Bend conference reports showed that 


quite a few of the cities represented there 


were possessed of contracting interests 
that actively were pushing the apprentice 
feature and employing young men to the 
full quota as permitted by union regula- 
tions. This is most gratifying and if 
continued with a will will aid before long 
in solving the labor shortage. 

One draw back regarding the employ- 
ment of apprentices is that few boys 
know anything about building and in the 
rush occasioned by the heavy demand for 
buildings the boys are a hindrance rather 
than an aid. There is a way to overcome 
this impediment and that is to train the 
boys in manual training schools along the 
fundamentals of the various trades and 
on plan reading, then, When out of school 
and ready for work they will be equipped 
to some extent to plunge in and aid. 
As long as there are manual training 
schools why not use them to real ad- 
vantage. 

The labor shortage problem will not 
work itself out, it has had years to do 
it but the shortage is no nearer a solu- 
tion, in fact it has grown more aggravat- 
ing as time rolled on, but, the contractors - 
at least appear to be taking the matter 
in hand and, not only in Indiana, but all 
over the country, the apprentice question 
is receiving serious attention and a 
ways and means is being sought to en- 
courage the boys to take up building 
craftsmanship. 


BUILDING IN SMALL CITIES ABOUT 
WOUND UP FOR THIS YEAR. 


Lack of Figures Fails to Emphasize 
Building Activity That Goes on 
in Smaller Communities. 


_ Small city building construction activity 
is confined these days mostlv to residen- 
tial construction, the larger work having 
been practically all cleaned up. If statis- 
tics were available in all Indiana cities 
the total would show that there was a 
vast. volume of building work that never 
reaches the record books. 

Muncie, Elkhart and Richmond are the 

smallest cities who record all building 
operations. Some cities require permits 
when a sidewalk or street is to be blocked 
or used where building is to be done, 
otherwise no record is made. In that 
territory where there is no building su- 
pervision the figures, if available, would 
be interesting. 
‘ The prospect, from indications at this 
time. is that the 1924 season in the coun- 
ty seats and other cities and towns will 
develop another large volume of house 
building operations. 


STEEL ORGANIZERS USE NEW 
TACTICS. 


Organizers attempting to unionize 
steel mill workers are using entirely dif- 
ferent tactics than were employed in 
1919. The eight hour day which has been 
very generally adopted can no longer be 
used as an argument, but the organizers 
are now endeavoring to secure for’ the 
workers the same wage for the eight 
hour day that was formerly received for 
twelve hours. There is nothing heard 
about calling a strike at this time, while 
four years ago the men were ¢alled out 
when only about 5 per cent were or-— 
ganized. Organization of the steel work- 
ers is now going forward in the Cleve- 
land, Chicago and Bethlehem districts, 
and will be extended to Pittsburgh and 
other steel centers shortly. 


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Voi. V INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, OCTOBER 6, 1923 No. 27 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 
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BUSINESS OUTLOOK 
A Mental Bucking Up Urged 


_ Notwithstanding the gloomy forbod- 
ings of the pessimists business is on a 
fairly stable basis and the threatened 
building slump freely predicted earlier in 
the year has failed to materialize. True 
there was a slight let up a few weeks 
ago, but a careful study of statistics 
shows that this has happened every sum- 
mer for a number of year$. With ma- 
terial manufacturers catching up on back 
orders as a result of increased plant fa- 
cilities, and no prospects of any serious 
labor troubles in the near future, the in- 
dustry is faced with a condition that will 
mean uninterrupted activity for the bal- 
ance of the year. The only difficulty at 
present is the labor shortage, but con- 
tractors will have to continue to work 
Short handed until the trade school 
movement which has been given a good 
start begins to turn out skilled mechanics 
im sufficient numbers to make _ their 
presence felt. 

Organizations can do something in the 
way of offsetting the work of the pro- 
fessional crepe-hangers who are going 
up and down the country telling people 
that the present era of prosperity cannot 
last and that a serious depression is just 
around the corner. It is an accepted 
fact among psychologists that the state 
of one’s mind has a decided bearing on 
the conditions of ones health, and the 
Same is just as true in business. The 
business of building will be good just as 
ong as those in it believe that it is. 
There is an old saying to the effect, “that 
there js nothing good or bad but think- 
ing makes it so.” Therefore, let every- 
one who may be tempted to think that 
next year will not be as good as this one 
fan been, resolve to banish the thought 
‘rom his mind, and in its place carry the 
idea that the present period of construc- 


tion activity will continue for many 
months to come.—(Weekly Bulletin of 
National Assn., of Bldg. Trades Em- 
ployers. ) 


INDIANA FIRM SEEKS TO MEET 
GREAT BUILDING DEMAND. 


Makes Extensive Plant Alterations. 


One hears much of the great building 
movement, and an avalanche of figures 
descends to impress upon the Public the 
enormity of the volume of construction 
work that is going on, labor shortages 
are discussed at length, and a thousand 
and one things pertaining to building 
are trotted out and aired. However, lit- 
tle is said of the effort of the material 
manufacturers to keep pace with the 
rush so as to be able to keep things mov- 
ing forward. 

Here is one instance, the Carnahan 
Manufacturing Company at Loogootee, 
Ind., has increased its capital stock from 
$4),000 to $200,000 and, in order to prop- 
erly take care of the constantly growing 
demand for their production of high 
grade millwork and veneered doors, has 
in the past four months greatly increased 
its capacity by re-arranging the entire 
factory, adding several large and ex- 
pensive pieces of new and modern equip- 
ment and electrifying the entire plant, 
making practically all machines direct 
connected individual motor drive, the 
power for which is supplied by a 250 
K V A Wagner Generator, operated by 
their already adequate steam power 
plant. 


ARE CONTRACTORS BUILDING 
“CATHEDRALS?” 


Young men do not enter the building 
trades simply because we tell them it is 
profitable and that the branch they adopt 
is a uscful trade. 

Young men fight shy of an industry 
that has lost its ability to make heroes 
of its leaders; that holds no chance for 
hero worship and that offers no oppor- 
tunities for an expression of the herd 
instinct and individual originality. 

The young man of today looks to that 
trade or profession which, to him, holds 
the greatest romantic appeal. He who 
dons overalls and grasps the trowel can- 
not envisage himself as some day taking 
the contractor’s position and station, or 
marrying the contractor’s daughter and, 
as a successful contractor, of grasping 
a modicum of the world’s respect, adula- 
tion and applause. 

This may be because of the inherent 
mediocrity of those who stand at the 
top of the trade or it may be because 
of the failure of the builders to properly 


present the romantic side of the building 
industry to the youth who stand tiptoe 
at the threshold of life. 

In a certain fargone age when an in- 
dividual craftsmen might work a lifetime 
on a church we can imagine a mason of 
that day saying to a casual inquirer: “I 
am building a cathedral.” Today, ask 
a building craftsman of his work and 
he will respond: “I am werking this week 
for John Brown at $12 a day.” 

There is a difference between building 
a cathedral and working for $12 a day. 
We wonder if the solution of the ap- 
prenticeship problem does not rest pri- 
marily in our method of approach?— 
(Bulletin of National Association of 
Builders’ Exchanges. ) 


WELL KNOWN INDIANAPOLIS EN- 
GINEER HOME FROM LONG 
MOTOR TRIP OF IN- 
SPECTION. 


Member of Firm Has Close Call In 
The West 


After a twenty-two hundred mile mo- 
tor trip through the East, on which he 
visited many large industrial plants for 
the construction of which he was instru- 
mentally responsible, O. E. McMeans, 
well-known Indianapolis engineer, presi- 
dent of the engineering firm of McMeans 
& Tripp, has returned home. Twenty 
years of practice has extended the opera- 
tions of this firm over a large section 
of the country. 

Among the plants visited were those 
of the Geneva Preserving Co., Geneva, N. 
Y.; Edgett-Burnam Co., Newark, where 
a large powcr plant has just been com- 
pleted, the Beech-Nut Packing Co., and 
W. N. Clark Co., both at Rochester, N. 
Y.; Stittville Packing Co., Northeast, 
Pa., and Frederick Packing Co., Freder- 
ick, Md. 

Other important projects now under 
construction from plans of McMeans & 
Tripp, and under their supervision are 
the Ft. Atkinson Canning Co., Atkinson, 
Wis., a group of six fireproof buildings , 
and modern packing house ecuipment, 
also The Southland Citrus Packing Co., 
Lakeland, Fla., and The Polk-Co., Home- 
stead, Fla. ; 

A. H. Worsham, chief engineer of Mc- 
Means & Tripp, who is in western Mon- 
tana dirccting the construction of a num- 
ber of large industrial plants there, has 
just sent out word back to Indianapolis 
of a narrow call he had. While on a 


motor trip to Yellowstone Park along a 
road 10,000 feet above sea level, his car 
cast a wheel, but did so along a level 
stretch of road instead of in one of the 
thrilling mountain passes. 


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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
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vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


Mausoleum: $1,000,000, ‘“‘Memorial Park Ceme- 
tery,” east of the city. Owner, Memorial Park 
Cemetery Association, Henry C. VYehling( under- 
taker), 702 Virginia Ave., H. H. Woodsmall 
(insurance), Fidelity Trust Bldg., Robert E. 
Bastian, 2418 Park Ave. Plans in progress. 
Granite. 


*Grade School No. 75: $210,300 (12 rooms), 
seating space for 504 pupils, 14th and Rochester. 
Archt., Rubush and Hunter, 428 American Central 
Life Bldg. Mechanical engineers, Snider and 
Rotz, Merchants Bank Bldg. Low bidder on gen- 
eral contract, John A. Schumacher Co., 818 East 
St. Clair St., $134,400; low on plumbing, Hayes 
Bros., $7,529; low on heating and ventilating, 
Freyn Bros,, 17,580; low on electric work, Hat- 
field Electric Co., 3,030, all of Indianapolis, Will 
award contracts shortly. Brick, fireproof con- 
struction. Will contain combination assembly 
hall and gymnasium, vocational classrooms and 
boiler room. Owner, Board of School Trustees. 


*Grade School No. 70: $193,500, 8 rooms, 
seating space for 336 pupils, 46th and Central. 
Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 610 Indiana 
Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
150 N. Meridian St. Low bidder on general con- 
tract, John A. Schumacher Co., 818 E, St. Clair 
St.; low bidder on plumbing, Strong Bros., $6,985; 
low bidder on heating and ventilating, Freyn 
Bros,, $15,234; low bidder on electric work, Hat- 
field Electric Co., $2,480; low on brick stack, 
H. R. Reinicke, Inc., $1,760; all of Indianapolis. 
award contracts shortly. Brick, fireproof. Will 
contain combination assembly hall and gymna- 
sium, vocational claSsrooms and boiler room. 


*Grade School No. 62: $191,878, 10 rooms, 
seating capacity for 420 pupils, 10th and Wallace 
Sts. Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
150 N. Meridian St. ‘Low bidder on general con- 
tract, Leslie Colvin, Board. of Trade Bldg., $114,- 
500; low bidder on plumbing, Freyn Bros., $7,229; 
low bidder on heating and ventilating, Freyn 
Bros., $13,611; low bidder on electric work, Hat- 
field Electric Co. $2,684, all of Indianapolis. 
Will award contracts shortly. Brick, fireproof 
construction. Will contain combination assem- 
bly hall and gymnasium, boiler room and voca- 
tional classrooms. 


*Service Building: 1 and 2 sty., 331x185, 
“James Whitcomb Riley Hospital,’’ Indianapolis. 
Archt., Robert Frost Daggett, 960 Consolidated 


Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, John W. Cravaens, . 


secretary board of trustees, Indiana University, 
Bloomington, Ind. Sealed bids will be received at 
12 noon, October 9, at the office of the architect. 
Face and special. brick, hollow tile, limestone 
trim, structural steel and iron, slate and com- 
position roofing, terrazzo floors and base, marble 
and slate works Ceramic and quarry tile, pas- 
senger elevator, hollow metal doors, tinclad door, 
rolled steel windows, steel and glass partitions, 
suspended ceilings, sanitary metal trim, metal 
weather strips ($4,000 allowed for hardware), 
dumb waiter, laundry chute, plate, wire, obscure 
and cathedral glass, metal screens. 


Market House: (general alteratfons). $100,000. 
Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, City of Indianapolis, Board of Public 
Works, City Hall. Preliminary plans in prog- 
ress, Installation of a _ refrigeration system, 
$20,000; heating, $12,000; general remodeling and 
repairing of millwork, painting. 


Garage: 1 sty., 40x61, 917-28 Virginia Ave. 
Archt., Chas. Byfield, Peoples Bank Bldg. Own- 
er, L. T. Allen, 917 Virginia Ave, Plans about 


completed, - ready for bids.in 10 days. Brick, 
slow burning construction, skylight, gravel roof, 
heating and plumbing. 


Business Building (stores): 1 sty., 69x58x23, 
Pratt and Ft. Wayne Ave. Archt., Charles H. 
Byfield, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Anna H. 
Spann, Secy., John S. Spann & Co., 25. East 
Ohio St.;, and Louise S. Duck, c/o John S. 
Spann & Co, Archt. receiving bids. Brick 
composition roof, steam heat. 


*Factory: $35,000, 1 sty., 90x120. Archt., Chas. 
E. Bacon, 605 Odd Fellow Bldg. Owner, Thos 
L. Green Co., Thos L. Green, Pres, 202 Miley 
Ave. Archt. ready for bids. Brick. 


Packing Plant: $100,000, Atlanta, Ga. Private 
plans, Kingan and Co. (meat packers), Indian- 
apolis. Preliminary plans in progress. Brick, 
cone. & steel. 


*Colored Orphans’ Home: $140,000, administra- 
tion building, 2 cottages (60 children each) and 
laundry and power house combined, 1 and 2 sty. 
and bas., 25th and Keystone. Archt., Donald 
Graham, Hume-Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Board of County Commissioners, Leo K. 
Fesler, ‘auditor,, Court House, Indianapolis. 
Owner receiving bids to close October 25th at 
oe a. m, Brick, reinforced concrete, hollow 
tile. 


*Consolidated Grade School: $100,000, Indpls. 
Archt., Donald Graham, 1128 Hume-Mansur. 
Owner, William H. Evans, trustee, Center 
Twp., 215 East Ohio St., Room 217, Indpls. Bids 
close October 10th at 10:00 a. m. (See legal 
advertising in this issue.) 

*Residence: $18,000, ‘English Colonial design,” 
Wellington Estates Addition. Archt., Edward D. 
Pierre, 321 Occidental Bldg. Owner, Mrs. C. G. 
Dugger, the Meridian Apartments, 6 West Michi- 
gan. Plans in progress, ready for bids shortly. 
Stucco, hot water heat. 

*Residence: 18,000, 37th and Delaware. Archt., 
Edward D. Pierre, 321 Occidental Bldg. Owner, 
American Estates Co., 801 Occidental Bldg. Plans 
completed. Bids in 60 days. Brick, stone trim, 
tile roof, furnace. 

*Residence: “English type,’’ $12,000. Archt., 
Edward D. Pierre, 321 Occidental Bldg. Owner, 
Charles V. Cross, c/o Cross Coal Co., 1541 
Bleine Ave. Plans completed. Bids soon. Brk., 
slate roof, furnace. 

*Residence: $12,000, “‘Dutch colonial _ type,’’ 
44th St. Archt., Edward D. Pierre, 321 Occi- 
dental Bldg. Owner, Bert O’Leary, c/o Kiefer- 
Stewart Drug Co., Georgia and Capitol Ave. 
Plans in progress. Brick and stucco, furnace 
heat, slate roof, ready for bids shortly. 

*Factory and Sales Building: $25,000. Archt., 
Edward D. Pierre, 321 Occidental Bldg. Owner, 
the H. T. Electric Co., 612 N. Capitols Ave. Plans 
in progress. Ready for bids in two weeks. 
Brick and steel, steel sash, comp. roof. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Factory: $100,000, 3 sty. and bas., 200x50, S. 
Alabama St. Archt., L. G. Hallberg and Co., 
116 S. Michivan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Sam- 
uel Bingham’s Son Manufacturing Co., 637 Sher- 
man St., Chicago, Ill., and 151 Kentucky Ave., 
Indianapolis. Archt. awarding separate con- 
tracts. . Masonry let to F. O. Johnson, 7228 
Prairie Ave.. Chicago, Ill. Carpentry let to J. E. 
Olson, 7822 S. Morvan St., Chicago. Ill. Heating, 
plumbing and wiring not let. Brick. 

*Garbage Reduction Plant Building and Con- 
crete Receiving Pit.: 1 bldg., 2 sty., 64x125, 
‘Sellers Farm.”” Owner, Board of Sanitary Com- 
missioners of the Sanitary District of Indian- 
apolis; Jay A. Craven, president; John L. El- 
liott, vice-president; Lucius B. Swift, City Hall. 
General contract, Schlegel and Roehm, Lombard 
Blde., $70,476. Start work shortly. 

*Commercial Garage and _ Stores: $40,000, 
Capitol and Indiana Aves. Archt., Samuel Craig, 
31 W. Ohio St. Owner, Fred Cline, Hume-Mansur 
Blde., and John Karstedt, Lemcke Bldg. General 
eontractor, J. G. Karstedt Construction Co., 
Lemcke Bldz. Heating and plumbing let to Clark 
Bros. Electric wiring to Scott Electric Co. Ex- 
eavating. Brick. 

*Church: 27,000, 42x59, 2133 Martindale Ave. 


Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust Bldg»: 
Owner, Scotts Chapel A. M. E. Church, 2133: 
Martindale Ave. General contractor, Olive Day, 
220 W. 30th. Excavated. 


Residence and Garage: $18,000, 3527 Central 
Ave, Private plans. Owner, Jose-Balz Co., 742 
Consolidated Bldg. Excavating. Owner builds, 
2 sty., 33x40. 


Residence and Garage: $14,500, 34 Meridian 
Place. Owner and builder, H. L. Simons, 4244 
N. Capitol Ave. Brick veneer and. frame, tile 
roof, 2 sty, and bas., 30x37. Start work at 
once. 


*Power Plant: $20,000, 825 East. Market. 
Archt., D. A. ‘Bohlen and Son, Majestic Bldg. 
Owner, Taggart Baking Co., 18 N. New Jersey. 
Contractor, Schlegel & Roehm, 606 Lombard 
Bldg. Excavating. Brick. 


Warehouse: $12,000, Northwestern Ave. be- 
tween 20th and 2Ist. Private plans. Owner, 
Indianapolis Light and Heat Co., Monument Gir- 
cle. Owner builds. 1 sty., 30x200. Excavating. 


*Residence: 2 sty., 28x40, and garage, $11,000, 
3941 N. Delaware. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 
912 State Life Bldg. Owner, C. L. Rudesill, 408 
Hume-Mansur Bldg. General contract let to J. 
W. Darnell, 24385 Broadway. Excavating. 


Residence: $10,000, 2 sty., 24x36, 218 Pleasant 
Run Parkway. Private plans. ‘Owner, Chas. 
Schwenger. Contract let to Wakefield-Patton 
Constr. Co., 1288 West 33d St. Excavating. 


*Residence: $10,000, 18 West 33d. Archt., El- 
liott Hadley, State Life Bldg. Owner, Herbert 
C. Piel, ¢/o Piel Bros. Starch Wks. Contract 
to Sylvester A. Gwinn, 3142 Central Ave. Brk, 
veneer. Excavating. : 


Reesidence and Garage: $10,000, 5912 Central 
Owner, Clifford J. Williams, 423 Berkley Road. 
Contract let to Chandler Bradford, 919 Livings- 
ton Ave., 2 sty., 28x32. Excavating. 

Residence: $10,000, 3651-53 N. Illinois. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, Alfarata Bailey, 41 West 
35th St. Contract let to C. E. Jones, 1 sty. 
and bas., 28x48. 


ALEXANDRIA 


*High School Building: $76,000, Alexandria, 
Ind. Archt., Ernest R. Watkins, 345-47 Farmers 
Trust Bldg., Anderson, Ind. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Dr. W. R. Thomas, president; 
James S. Wales, secretary; J. W. Sullivan, treas- 
urer; F. W. Stoler, superintendent of schools, 
Alexandria, Ind. Low bidder on general contract, 
L. W. Kimmel, Poneto, Ind. Expect to award 
contracts in'a few days. 


EVANSVILLE 


*Factory: $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., Boonvilie, 
Ind. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Moses-Rosenthal Co. 
(manufacturers of underwear), 913 West Van 
Buren St., Chicago, IIl., and Boonville, Ind. 
Owner taking bids to close shortly. Brick. M. 
J. Hoffman Constr. Co., Evansville, are figuring. 


Distributing Station: 1 sty., 25x70, Providence, 
Ky. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples Bank 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, the Evansville Pure 
Milk Co., Evansville. Plans in progress. Bids 
shortly. Brick, ordinary construction. 


*Church: “Howell Christian,’’ $20,000, 1 sty. 
and bas., 48x60, Parker Ave. Archt., Anderson 
and Stingle, 108 Upper Fourth St. Owner, 
Howell Christian Church, Rev. A. J. Halloway, 
pastor. Plans in progress, Mature late winter. 
Brick. , 

Church: (Addition and Alterations). Archt., 
W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indian- 
apolis, Ind. Owner, Simpson Methodist Church, 
Rev. Frank Lenig, pastor, Evansville. Prelimi- 
nary plans in progress. Will contain Sunday 
school, gymnasium and auditorium. Brick._ 

Church (Addition): 44x64, Eighth and Divi- 
sion Sts. Archt., Anderson and Stingle, 108 Up- 
per Fourth St. Owner, First Evangelical Church. 


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. Archt. taking bids. Brick. Will contain audi- Co., Old State Bank Bldg. Start shortly. Frame. IIl.; Max Irmscher & Sons, Fort Wayne; Indi- 


VW torium, classrooms. dining room and kitchen. ana Engineering and Construction Co., Fort 
; = Contract Awarded Wayne; Buesching-Hagerman Construction Co., 
: *Church: $12,000. Archt., Frank J. Schlotter, *Community Hall: $10,000, 1 sty. and bas., Fort Wayne; Charles Wermuth, Fort Wayne; 
; 1134, Upper Fourth. Owner, East Side Baptist 65x56. Archt., Anderson and Stingle, McCurdy Gamble Construction Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

Chureh. Architect taking bids. Brick. Bldg. 


Owner, Stringtown M. E, Church, Rev. Church: $40,000, 1 sty. and bas.,. Sherman 
*City Hall: $30,000, Eldorado, Ill. Areht, Joyce Bailey, pastor. General contract awarded and Putnam Sts. Archt., R. J. Aurentz, Bass 


Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldz., Evans- t© John Wilkins, Stringtown Road, Evansville. Bidg. Owner, Church of God, Rev. S. S. Plank, 
ville. Owner, City of Eldorado, City Hall, Eldo- Brick. 


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rado, Ill. Plans completed. Owner will adver- Laundry (add.): 1 sty., 45x50. Archt., Alfred Gerig, Joseph Zerby, Edward Dieniss, Charles 
tise fer bids soon. Brick. phate Sige Penk Bldg. ; ene ae Shimer, E. A. Hartung. Plans in progress. 
tH a : aundry ©o. General contract let to M. J. Hoff- eady for bids shortly. Brick, Bedford stone 
ete ee Spo gtey orgy Mt. Vernon, ih man Construction Co, Brick. mg Fiorentine cian: baleony, auditorium, 
Eva vill ate 3 ing Se a ae eee Factory (add.): 1 sty., 50x50. Private plans. xitchen rest rooms, boiler room, comp. roof, 
i} arenes e. __ Owner, Dr. ‘A. Hall, Mt. Vernon, Qwner, Star Furnace and Foundry Co. Contract steam heat, art. glass, six classrooms. y 
- Plans in progress. Interior alterations, new let to J. R. Wilkinson. Brick. *Moti Pi t Theater and Offices: $80,000 
solarium and sleeping porches. siherteea hi I? oat oa rahe 


Residence: $10,000, Columbia St. Owner, John 


d 2 sty. d bas., 150x60, corner Pontiac and 
; Sunday Schoolft (add. to church), $25,000, New- Shields. Contractor, J. Bippus & Son. On foun- pened a! Omnae James Helistzs and James 
; burg, Ind., Vanderburgh county. Archt., Harry dation. Lambrakis, 627 ‘Calhoun St. General contract 
E. Boyle & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. *School: $50,000, Newburg, Ind., Ohio Twp., awarded to Buesching and Hagerman Construc- 
Owner, Presbyterian Church, Newburg, Ind. Warrick county. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, 515 tion Co., 402 E. Superior St., Fort Wayne. Tak- 

: Preliminary plans in progress. Brick. 


Peoples Bank Bldz., Evansville. Owner, Smith H. ing bids on heating, plumbing and _ wiring. 
Ledge Building (interior rem.) $10,000, pri- Abshire, trustee, Newburg, Ind. General con- Archt., O. C. Brunswick, Fort Wayne. 
vate plans. Owner, Loyal Order of Moose. tractor, Roth Construction Co., Boonville, Ind. Machine Shop: $50,000, 1 sty. (addition), 


Owner buitds. Plastering let to Richard Spain, Start work soon. School bonds will be sold Octo- 85x90. Private plans. Owner, Western Gas 
Emmett St. : 


ber 16th. Construction Co., W. C, Marquardt, treasurer. 
Heating System (for labor and material for — Owner taking bids. Brick, steel sash, structural 
| : connecting the heating system of the Memorial FORT WAYNE steel. 
i} iW Coliseum to the heating plant of the courthouse). : Parechial School: $100,000. Owner, Fort 
Owner, Board of County Commissioners, Sam B. aod 2 Wayne Lutheran Congregation, C. J. Scheiman, 
) Bell, auditor. Owner taking bids to close Octo- __ “Shrine Temple : $600.000, 5 sty. and bas., chairman finance committee. Preliminary plans 
| ber 25 at 10 a. m. 158x162. Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life 


. i ss. Owners are at present financing; 
Bldg. Owner, Mizpah Temple A. A. O. N. M. S., 20, Progress 
*Residence: $12,000, Kentucky and Jackson. act Wasa. Archies seaieiae ks tpi $62,000 has been subscribed for. Expect to start 
| Archt., H. E. Boyle & Co. Owner, A. Kais>r, October 20. Face brick, Arabic design, clay tile, construction about March 1. Brick, stone. 
| c/o Kaiser Cloak and Suit House. Low bidder ee’ ’ 


concrete stairs, terra cotta and limestone trim, Office Building: $10,000. Owner, American 

on general contract, Matt Hallenberger, West orn, terra cotta, structural steel. The following Ice and Coal Co., Coombs and Cochran Sts. 

Heights, Evansville. Brick veneer on hollow tile. are figuring general contrect: Bedford Stone and General contract let to Max Irmscher & Sons. 
Residences (5): Owner, Lincoln Mortgage Co. Construction Co.. Indianapolis; Ralph Sollitt and ‘Brick. 


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FRANKFORT 
*Round House: (27 stalls), $300,000. Private 
plans. Owner, the Clover Leaf Division of the 


Nickel Plate Railway, Frankfort, Ind. General 
contract awarded to Bierd-Lydon and Grandpre 


Co., 340 W. Harrison St., Chicago, Ill. Brick, 
steel sash, reinforced concrete and steel frame 
construction, John P. Burke, superintendent of 


construction, Frankfort, is taking bids on mate- 
rials. Brick will be furnished by the owner. 

*Store House: $50,000, 1 sty., 50x200. Private 
plans. Owner, the Clover Leaf Division of the 
Nickel Plate Railway, Frankfort, John P. Burke, 
superintendent of construction, Frankfort. Bids 
rejected. Will mature early spring. Brick, con- 
crete and steel. 


GARY 


Gary: Apartment Building (12 apts.), $50,000, 
3 sty. and bas., 25x115, 701 Virginia Ave. Owner 
and builders, Larson and Son, 529 Connecticut 
St. Plans in progress, Start work soon. Owner 
builds and awards separate contracts. Brick and 
hollow tile. 

Apartment Buildings 


(2): $10.000 each, 444 


Virginia Ave. and 849 Maryland St. Private 
plans. Owner, Jos. Frost Co., 522 Broadway. 
Plans in progress. Start work shortly. Frame. 
Owner builds. 

Apartment: $13,000, 48370 Adams St. Private 
plans. Owner, Raymond E. Riester, 4260 Adams 
St. General contract let to Mid City Realty Co., 
Gary. Brick, 2 sty., 28x51. Start work shortly. 

HAMMOND 

Commercial Garage and Sales Building: 1 sty. 
and bas., 50x110, at 115-17 Fay°tte St. Archt., ° 
Mac Turner. Owner, William Schmueser, Les- 
see, Nash Sales Co. Plans in progress. Brick, 


reinforced concrete and steel, steel sash, comp. 
roof, tile floor. 
Steres and Apartments: (3 


stores, 16 apts.), 
3 sty. and bas., $60,000. 


Owner, William Love, 


manager of the Rimbach estate. Plans about 
completed. Owner will build by day labor. Tak- 
ing bids on subcontracts and materials... Archt., 
Mac Turner, 

Furniture Store and Apartments: 
sty. and bas. Archt., Mac Turner. Owner, Julius 
Arkins, State St. Plans ready for bids about 
November 1. Brick, 62x116. Brick, comp. roof, 
steam heat, copper set store fronts. 

*Store and Apartments: $30,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 35x110, Indiana Harbor, Ind. Archt., Mac 
Turner. Owner, name withheld. Plans ready for 
bids in two weeks. Brick. . 

Archt., A. C. 


$50,000, 2 


Ice Cream Plant: 1 sty., 50x75. 
Berry &Co. Owner, the Hammond Dairy Co. 
Plans in progress. Brick, concrete and steel, steel 
sash, composition roof. ; 


*Hotel: (40 rooms), Crown Point, Ind. Archt., 
A. C. Berry & Co., Hammond. Owner, New 
Crown Point Hotel Co., Crown Point. Plans 


nearing completion. Architect will be ready for 


bids in two weeks. Brick. 
LOGANSPORT 
Fire Station: $35,000, Sixth and Race Sts. 
Archt., Carl Horn, Citizens Loan and T ust 
Bldg. Owner, Board of Public Works, City Hall. 


Plans in progress. Brick, stone trim. 


*High School: (side addition), 2 sty., 69x96, 
$40,000, Argos, Ind. Archt., Allen and Garriott, 
Masonic Temple Bldg., Logansport. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Lloyd Slater, president, 
Argos, Ind. ‘Plans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim, steam heat extensions, metal lockers. Will 
contain gymnasium and auditorium. 


PETERSBURG 


Hospital: $10,000, remodeling from old Good- 
let Morgan Homestead,’ located on the Winslow 
and Petersburg Roads. Owner, Petersburg Hos- 
pital Ass’n. Contemplated. Probably mature late 
winter. General alterations. 

Manse: 2 sty. and bas. the 


Owner, Baptist 


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Church, Rev. 
work. 


Residences (2): 
F. R. Barnaby. 


F. R. Barnaby, pastor. Starting 
Clifton Heights. Owner, Rev. 
Starting work. Frame. 


PRINCETON 


*War Memorial Building: $150,000, 3 sty. and 


bas. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, American National 
Bank Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Board of Trus- 
tees, Gibson County Coliseum, Princeton, Ind. 


Architect making a few changes in the plans. 
Will 2dvertise for bids some time this fall; rather 
undecided at present. 


*Commercial Garage: Princeton, 1 sty. and 
bas., 80x94. Archt.. Osterhage and Sutton, Citi- 
zens Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Ed. Rob- 


inson (Chevrolet dealer), Princeton, General con- 
tract let to J. O. Sickels, Princeton. Heating 
and plumbing let to V. R. Smith, Princeton, Ind. 


Electric wiring to Gibson: Electric Co., Prince- 
ton. Brick and steel. 
SOUTH BEND 

*Office Building: (for physicians), 7 sty. and 
bas., 56x100, Colfax Ave., South Bend, Archt., 
Minchen and Apitz, 19 W. Jackson Blvd., Chi- 
cago, Ili. Owner, E. F. Allardt, South Bend. 
Archt. taking bids to close soon. H. G. Christ- 


man Construction Co., South Bend, are figuring 
general contract. Brick, reinforced concrete, 
fireproof construction, elevators, composition roof, 
steam heat, tile and marble work, special plumb- 
ing. 

*Club Hovse: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas., 66x160. 
Archt., E. A. Mayo. 53 W. Jackson Blvd., Chi- 


cago, Ill. Owner, the Progress Club, Mrs. Rich- 
ard Elbel, president; Sarah Lyons, secretary; 
Mrs. Granville Ziegler, South Bend. Plans about 
completed. Architect ready for bids in two 
weeks. Brick, stone trim, steam heat, comp. 
roof. Will contain auditorium, studios, 2 stores, 


kitchen, dining room, stage. 


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BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED 


Residence: $8,000. Owner, Miss F. Goebel, 
508 E. Wenger St. Contract let to J. C. Hansen, 
521 Sherman Ave. Brick veneer, Excavated. 

Residence: $7,000, 525 River Ave. Owner, 
A. W. Holycross, 216 S. Lafayette. Owner builds. 
Frame. Excavated. 

Residence: $7.000. 1110 N. O’Brien St. Owner, 
Mrs. J. A. Finkenbinder, 707 S. Columbia St. 
Excavated. Frame. 


TERRE HAUTE 


Boys’ Dormitory: $150,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
“Allendale,”’ Terre. Haute. Archt., Shourds- 
Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Gibault Home for Boys, Rev. Michael J. 
Gorman, in charge, Allendale, Terre Haute, 
Preliminary plans in progress. Mature late fall. 
Brick, stone trim. 

*Lodge Building: (Eagies), $60,000, 2 sty. and 
bas. Archt., Reintjes and Fleyd, 52314 Ohio St. 
Owner, Eagles Lodge. Plans in progress. Archi- 
tect will not ask for bids before March, 1924. 
Brick, stone trim. 

School: (township grads), $20,000, 1. sty., 
70x32 (2 rooms), Richland Twp., Green County, 
Ind. Archt., Thomas and Allen, 26% S. Fifth 
St., Terre Haute. Owner, Amos Emery, trustee, 
Bloomfield, Ind. Plans in progress. Owner will 
not advertise for bids until late winter. Brick, 
stone trim. 

Residence: (Dutch colonial), $8,000. Archt., 
Reintjes and Floyd, 52314 Ohio St. Owner, James 
L. Walsh. Plans in progress. Frame, furnace 
heat, asphalt shingle roof, tile bath, hardwood 
floors. 

Gasoline Service Station: $8,000, 5th and Cherry 
Sts. Private plans. Owner, The Standard Oil 
Co., Terre Haute. Plans in progress. Bids 
shortly. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded 

“School (Administration Building and Library), 
$30,000, 2 sty. and bas., 65x25. Archt., Shourds- 
Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Terre Haute. General contract 
let to North Raffin Construction Co. Heating and 
plumbing let to Prox and Burget, Terre Haute. 
Brick. 

*Residence: $11,000. Archt., Reintjes and 
Floyd, 52314 Ohio St. Owner, H. H. Jefferson. 
General contract let to E. J. Dooley. Excavated. 
Stucco. 


Department Store: (general alterations), $25,- 
000. Archt., Reintjes and Floyd, 523% Ohio St. 
Owner, Terre. Haute Dry Goods Co. Starting 
work. Day labor. 


*Printing Plant (general alterations), $100,000, 
823 Ohio St. Archt, Johnson, Miller & Miller, 
30 N. 5th St. Owner, The Viquesney Printing 
Co., 614 Ohio St. Starting work. Owner builds. 
Work consists of rem. old garage into printing 
plant, new partitions, floors, rewiring, metal 
ceilings, plastering and paintine. 

*Residence and Garage: $10,000. Archt., 


Reintjes and Floyd, 52314 Ohio St. Owner, W. 
E. Evans, 2110 N. 7th St. General contract let 
to R. E. Meyer, 1901 Washington Ave. Brick 
veneer. ‘Foundation. 

Schools (2): heating systems. Archt., Johnson, 
Miller & Miller, 30 N. 5th. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees. Contracts let to Freitag and 
Weinhardt Co. 

*Residence: $8,000. Private plans. Owner, J. 
J. Anleitner, 105 S. 17th. Owner builds. On 
foundation. Frame. 


VINCENNES 


Church: $40,000, 2 sty. and bas., Fairfield, 
Ill., Wayne County. Archt., Osterhage and Sut- 
ton, Citizens Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, 
First Christian Church, Rev. J. A. Jacobs, pastor, 
Fairfield, Ill. Plans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim, art glass, steam heat, rolling partitions, 
pipe organ, Will contain Sunday school room, 
kitchen. dining room, social rooms. 


*Courthouse: $307,000, Newport, Ind. Archt., 
H. L. Fillinger, Dana, Ind, Associate architect, 
John B. Bayard, Main St., Vincennes, Ind. 
Owner, Board of County Commissioners, Ver- 
milion County, W. T. Sanders, E. E. Randolph, 
Joel Hollingsworth, and Mortimer Lewis, auditor, 
Newport, Ind. Plans in progress. Will probably 
not advertise for bids before March 1. Stone. 


*High School and Remodeling Gymnasium: 
$145,000, Sullivan, Ind, Archt., John B. Bayard, 
Main St., Vincennes. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Sullivan, Ind. Plans nearing comple- 
tion. Owner will advertise for bids this fall. 
Brick, stone trim. 

*Grade School: (add. and rem.), $30,000, 
Bloomfield, Ind. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, 
Citizens Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees, Dr. E. R. Mason, president,, 
Bloomfield. Revising plans. Mature late winter 
or early spring, Brick. 

*Window Glass Plant: (2 factory buildings, 
boiler house, power plant, warehouse and pro- 
ducer building( $500,000, Vincennes. Archt. and 
Engineer, Simplex Engineering Co., Washington 
Trust Bldz., Washington, Pa. On foundation. 
Archt. builds. Brick and corrugated iron. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Lebanon: Hospital (addition, 6 rooms). Archt., 
John Frost, Reporter Bldg. Owner, F. J. Witham 
Memorial Hospital, Lebanon. Preliminary plans 
in progress. Brick. 

Odon: .School (plumbing and water system). 
Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens Bank 
Bldg., Vincennes, Ind. Owner, Board of Sehool 
Trustees, S. E. Pershing, secretary, Odon, Ind. 
Start work shortly. 

*Whiting: Bank Building (rem. and add.), 
Whiting. Archt., K. M. Vitzthum & Co., 605 N. 
Michigan Ave., Chicago, Il. Owner, the First 
National Bank, F, J. Smith, president, Whiting. 
Architect taking bids to close at once. Brick, 
stone, 2 sty., bas. and mezzanine, 15x50, comp. 
roof, marble and tile work, sidewalk light, bronze 


Geo. M. Spindler, Gen. Mgr. 


221 Hume Mansour Bldg. 
Phone, Main 2064 
Indianapolis 


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doors, steam heat, reinforced concrete vault, 
doors, bank fixtures, 

*Mishawaka: Central High School, $600,000. 
Archt., Perkins, Fellows & Hamilton, 814 Tower 
Court, Chicago, Ill. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Mishawaka, Ind. General contractor, 
Ralph Sollitt and Sons, South Bend, Ind., and 
5 N. La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. Heating, venti- 
lating and plumbing let to Chapman and Phelps, 
Sturgis, Mich. Tile work let to F. E. Gates Mar- 
ble and Tile Co., Indianapolis. Excavating. 
Brick, reinf. concrete. 


Sealed Proposals 

An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in o: entering the Indiana field. 


Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, 
William H. Evans, as trustee of ‘Center school 
township, of Marion county, Indiana, and the ad- 
visory board of Center township, of said county 


and state, will ,until the hour of 10 o’clock a. m. 
on Wednesdey, the 10th dey of October, 1923, at 
the office of said trustee, 215 East New York 
street, Room No. 216. in the city of Indianapol's, 
Ind., receive sealed bids for the erection, construc- 
tion and completion of a two (2) story, and base- 
ment, brick, fireproof school building, for the 
use of said school township; also for construc- 
tion and installation of a heating and ventilatine 
system therefor; also for the construction and 
installation of the plumbing and water supply 
system therefor; also for the construction and 
installation therein of an electrical system with 
all. proper fixtures; all in accordance with the 
drawings, plans and specifications for such pro- 
posed work adopted and approved, and as pre- 
pared by Donald Graham, architect, 1126 Hume- 
Mansur building, in said city, and now on file in 
the office of said trustee, and of said architect, 
and in the office of the state board of accounts 
in the Statehouse, Indianapolis, Ind. All bids 
therefor will be opened and publicly read at 10 
o'clock a. m. on said 10th day of October, 1923, 
at the office of said trustee in the presence of said 
trustee and advisory board. Said building, and 
said systems connected therewith, are to be con- 
structed on the school property of said township, 
located at Gale and Thirty-sixth streets, in said 
Center township. 

_ Bidders desiring duplicate copies of the draw- 
ings and specifications for their own personal 


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use, may obtain the same by depositing $10 for 
the general construction documents, which money 
so deposited will be refunded if such drawings 
and specifications are returned in good condi- 


‘tion on or before the time above fixed for receiy- 


ing bids. 

All bids must be on Form No. 96 prescribed by 
the state board of accounts, and each bid must 
be accompanied by a certified check for not less 
than 3 per cent in amount of the gross bid sub- 
mitted, payable to the trustee of Center school 
township, Marion county, Indiana, and the said 


check of any accepted bidder shall be cashed by 
the payee, and the amount thereof retained by 
him as agreed liquidated damages, in the event 
that such accepted bidder fails to enter into a 
proper contract for the work for which his bid 
shall be accepted, and to give the proper ap- 
proved bond required, within ten days from and 
after the date of the acceptance of such bid, All 
checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned 
to the respective bidders, 


Within ten days from the date of the accept- 
‘ance of any bid, the accepted bidder will be re- 
quired to enter into a proper written contract te 
construct and complete the work covered by such 
bid, including the furnishing of al] material and 
labor in conformity with the plans and specifica- 
tions therefor, and also to furnish a proper bond 
with approved security for the faithful perform- 
ance of such contract according to the terms 
thereof. 

Each bidder will be required to state in his bid 
the date upon which he will complete his work. 
The respective contracts will contain the usual 
provisions on this subject. 

Each bidder shall file with his bid the ron- 
collusion affidavit required by statute and th2 
successful bidder before enterine into his con- 
tract shall present a certificate from the indus- 
trial board showing that he has complied with 
Section 68 of Indiana workmen’s compensation 
act. 

The said school trustee and said advisory 
board expressly reserve the rizht to reject any 
and all bids, and to take reasonable time to in- 


vestigate the bids and qualifications of the re- 
spective bidders before: acting on bids submitt-€. 
The estimated cost of the entire work is 
$100,000. 
Dated this 18th day of September, 1923. 


WILLIAM H. EVANS, 
Trustee of Center School Township. 


FRED B. BROWN, 
BOYD W. TEMPLETON, 
WILLIAM C. KASSEBAUM, 


Members of Advisory Board 


of Center Township. 
Sept. 22, 23, Oct. 5, 1923. 


STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MAN- 
AGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., RE- 
QUIRED BY THE ACT OF CON- 
GRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912. 


Of Indiana Construction Recorder, published 
week'y at Indianapolis, Indiana, for October 1 
1928, State of Indiana. County of Marion, ss: 


’ 


Before me, a notary in and for the state and 
county aforesaid, personally appeared Donald 
Campbell, who, havine been duly sworn according 
to law, deposes and says that he is the publisher 
of the Indiana Construction Recorder, and that 
the following is, to.the best of his knowledge and 
belief, a true statement of the ownership, man- 
agement (and if a daily paper the circulation), 


ete., of the aforesaid publication for the date 
shown in the above caption, required by the Act 
of August 24, 1912, embodied in Section 443, Pos- 
tal Laws and Revulations, printed on the reverse 
of this form, to-wit: > 


1. That the name and address of the publisher, 
editor, managing editor and business manager 
are: 


Publisher, Donald Campbell, Indianapolis, In- 
diana; editor, Donald Campbell, Indianapolis, In- 
diana; managing editor, none; business manager, 
Donald Campbell, Indianapolis, Indiana. 


2. That the owners are: (Give names and ad- 
dresses of individual owners, or, if a corporation 
give its name and the names and addresses of 
stockholders owning or holding 1 per cent, or 
more of the total amount of stock.) Donald 
Campbell, Indianapolis, Indiana. 


3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, 


and other security holders owning or holding 1 
per cent. or more of total amount of bonds, mort- 
gages, or other securities are: (If there are none, 
so state.) None. 


4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving 
the names of the owners, stockholders, and se- 
curity holders, if any, contain not only the list 
of stockholders and security holders as they ap- 
pear upon the books of the company, but also, in 
cases where the stockholder or security holder ap- 
pears upon the books of the company as trustee 
or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of 
the person or corporation for whom such trustee 
is acting, is given; also that the said two para- 
graphs contain statements embracing affiant’s full 
knowledge and belief as to the circumstan-. 
conditions under which stockholders and security 
holders who do not appear upon the boks of the 
company as trustees, hold stock and securities in 
a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner ; 
and this affiant has no reason to believe that any 
other person, association, or corporation has any 
interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, 
or other securities than as so stated by him. 


5. That the average number of copies of each 
issue of this publication sold or distributed, 
throurh the mails or otherwise, to paid subserib- 
ers during the six months preceding the date 
shown above is A (This information jis 
required from daily publication only.) 


DONALD CAMPBELL, Publisher. 


Sworn to end subseribed before me this fourth 
day of October, 1923. 
(SEAL) JUNE STEELE, Notary Public. 
(My commission expires December 22, 1924.) 
Form 3526—Ed. 1916. 


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: Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects © 


Officers 
H. M. GRIFFIN, President 
HARRY E. BOYLE, Ist Vice-President 
RODNEY W. LEONARD, 2d Vice-Prest. 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


ARCHITECTS INVITED TO ATTEND 
BIG MEETING OF INDIANA 
BUILDING INTERESTS AT 
PURDUE UNIVERSITY 


Same Scheduled For November 15 


Tentative plans for a meeting of the 
Indiana Society of Architects have been 
worked out for November 15, that pro- 
mise one of the most interesting gather- 
ings ever held by that organization. 


Recently an invitation was received 
from Prof. Knapp, of Purdue University, 
in charge of extension work at that in- 
stitution, inviting the I. S. of A. to meet 
in Lafayette at Purdue. Prof. Knapp, 
who is one of the three representatives 
of the state engineering profession on 
the Advisory Committee of the Admin- 
istrative Building Council of Indiana ex- 
plained in his invitation that it was his 
idea to have the architects, contractors 
and engineers meet in joint session at 
Purdue and ask in Labor representatives 
also, suggesting November 15, as the 
date for the meeting. 


The proposition was put up to the 
members of the Board of Directors who 
have signified their approval of it and 
have decided to make it a regional meet- 


ing to which all Indiana architects are to 
be invited. 


As matters now stand it is proposed to 
hold an I. §. of A. directors meeting at 
10 a. m., to be followed by a noon lunch- 


eon of architects at one of the Lafayette 
hotels. d 


Following the luncheon the architects 
are to be taken to Purdue University at 
1:30 p. m., for a tour of inspection. 

Then at 3 p. m., it is proposed to hold 
a joint conference of architects, contrac- 
tors, engineers and Labor representatives 
m the auditorium at the university at 
which there will be discussions pertain- 
ing to the Administrative Building Coun- 
cil of Indiana, Standardized General 
Conditions of Specifications and Con- 
tracts and the Apprenticeship Problem. 
In addition the Extension Department 
of Purdue will provide speakers who 
will deliver talks on pertinent matters 
of interest to the men engaged in the 

u'lding industry in Indiana. 

n the evening there will be a banquet 
at the Home Economics Building at the 
university to which all-those attending 
the meeting will be invited. 

An invitation similar to the one ex- 


tended to the state architects’ society 
has also been sent to the other building 
interests in Indiana and indications are 
that this gathering will be one of the 
most representative meetings of build- 
ing men ever held in this state. 

It is significant of what organization 
is accomplishing when an institution of 
Purdue’s calibre comes forward with such 
a broad invitation to the State Building 
Industry, according to it and its organiz- 
ations of allied interests a recognition 
such as no institution has heretofore 
granted it at a single sitting. 

This action on the part of Purdue Uni- 
versity reflects credit upon the Indiana 
Society of Architects and the other or- 
ganizations and should cause every archi- 
tect to stop and consider whether the ef- 
fort of the I. S. of A. has not been well 
spent. Then, too. every Indiana archi- 
tect owes it to himself to see to it that 
his profession is largely represented at 
Lafayette on November 15. 


NEWLY CHOSEN MEN TO REPRE- 
SENT I. S. OF A.—SEND IN 
THEIR ACCEPTANCES 


Regret Lamentable Circumstances That 
Arose To Necessitate Their 
Selection. 


Letters of acceptance of appointment 
and election to offices made by the Indi- 
ana Society of Architects have been re- 
ceived from the two members concerned. 

Rodney W. Leonard, Frankfort, who 
was elected at the South Bend meeting 
as Second Vice President, to fill the va- 
cancy caused by the death of Ewing Mil- 
ler of Terre Haute, has acknowledged 
his notice of election and expresses his 
gratification at being selected to fill out 
the unexpired term of Mr. Miller, though 
voicing sincere regret at the loss sus- 
tained by the Society in the passing of 
that late lamented gentleman. 

Walter Scholer, Lafayette, recently 
named to serve as one of the three repre- 
sentatives of the I. S. of A. on the Ad- 
visory Committee of the Administrative 
Building Council of Indiana, has written 
in to Secretary Merritt Harrison much 
in the same vein as Mr. Leonard, an- 
nouncing his appreciation at being select- 
ed to represent the Society though de- 
ploring the fact that death had intruded 
to claim M. H. Johnson, Jr., Terre Haute, 
the original appointee. 


PUBLIC OFFICIALS READILY HAR- 
KEN TO JUST PLAINT OF 
ARCHITECTS 


Result of Real Committee Action 


Every organization has its commit- 
tees but that isn’t saying they all func- 
tion. Many committees are mere names 
and the only time they are ever heard of 
is at annual meetings when they are 
mentioned in connection with appoint- 
ments. Therefore, it is refreshing to 
read of a committee that actually funce- 
tions and it seems the Public Action 
Committee of the Illinois 
Architects does that very thing. 

The attention of the Illinois Society 
was called to the fact that there were 
flagrant infractions of the State Li- 
cense Law practiced at Winnetka, IIl., 
and the Public Action Committee was 
trotted out to function. The members 
investigated, learned the facts, and then 
put the matter up to the town board. 

Did it do any good? 

Read this as set forth by the Illinois 
Society Bulletin: 


(Incorporated in 1869) 
VILLAGE OF WINNETKA 


August 30, 1923. 
Illinois Society of Architects, 
Gentlemen: 


It has been brought to the attention 
of the officials of the Village of Winnetka 
that certain architects have been prac- 
tising in that villege without having 
qualified under the Illinois law. We 
suggest that the village officials and the 
Illinois Society of Architects co-operate 
in eradicating this illegitimate practice 
and we are willing to do our full part 
in this. No architects’ plans will be ap- 
proved by the officials of this village un- 
less the architects are able to produce 
the certificate from the Department of 
Registration and Education of the State 
of Illinois, showing that they have suc- 
cessfully passed the examinations and 
are authorized to practice in this State. 

Yours very truly, 
JOHN S. MILLER, Jr.. 
President. 

That is getting somewhere and shows 
what can be accomplished if rea] sincere, 
earnest committee effort is exerted. 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


KRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller 


President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


LAST MONTH’S BUILDING ACTIV- 
ITY HELD UP WELL 


Much House Work Under Way 


September building operations in 
Evansville held up well and showed a 
brisk activity all through the month. 
There was a fairly good issuance of per- 
mits at the city building inspection de- 
aprtment throughout the month though 
the projects licensed to go ahead ran to 
the smaller kinds of construction work, 
repairing, remodeling and additions, of 
which there was much. 

Home building efforts continued ac- 
tive, the number of new residences stand- 
ing well up in the list of permits issued. 

There is still considerable new work 
contemplated according to reports and 
a busy fall is indicated if this prospec- 
tive work develops. 


HOLDS FOR OFF SEASON HOME 
_ CONSTRUCTION WORK 


Advantages of Winter Building Ad- 
vanced for Consideration of Pros- 
pective Home Builder 


An argument for late fall and winter 
home building that contains much of mer- 
it and fact has been advanced by an 
Evansville lumber man who has spent 
fifty years in the building game. He 
declares that in view of labor conditions, 
as well as the market for other. essen- 
tials in home building, the best time 
to build will be the fall and winter of 
1923-24 for the reason that during the 
cold months the supply of labor is bet- 
ter, the mills are less crowded with rush 
orders and the general trend of prices 


in the things needed for building a home 
Is down. 


Not alone that, but when the home is 
completed, in the spring, it is usually 
the case that home furnishings of all 
Sorts are cheaper than during the win- 
ter—there will be no need to heat’ the 
ome for several months and in fact the 
home that is completed in early spring 
received about the same proportion of 
price favor in furnishing as it does in 
construction, which is considerable. 

He further says that the excavation 
Work can be completed while the ground 


of Indiana 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


is soft and that the actual construction 
can start when the general rush has 
slowed down. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


The Scarborough-Davies Contracting 
company has just completed an addition 
to the plant of the Standard Brick com- 
pany East Side plant, Green River road 
near Kentucky avenue. 


J. R. Wilkinson, contractor, has start- 


ed work on the erection of a one-story 
brick addition to the plant of the Star 
Furnace and Foundry company. 


Plastering on the new addition to the 
city building, Walnut and Third streets, 
has been completed. Carpenters start- 
ed Cae sash in the new building this 
week. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


President 
Secretary 


Max Irmscher 


Geo. Schack 
825 Calhoun St. 


— 


Phone 2001 


NO UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG 
SKILLED BUILDING TRADES 
MECHANICS 


Local Force Kept Busy All Through the 
Season 


The effect of the building construc- 
tion activity that has been sweeping over 
Ft. Wayne all season is very apparent 
at the State Employment Bureau. While 
hundreds of applications for work have 
been filed and most of these applicants 
placed there has been a very noticeable 
absence of appeals for employment 
from the building trades mechanics. 
Fact of the matter is there has been such 
a heavy local demand for building crafts- 
men that any skilled mechanic who real- 
ly wanted to work had no trouble find- 
ing employment in Ft. Wayne the past 
season and even up to now. At times 
the contractors were actually put to it 
for help and at no time were building 
trades mechanics over plentiful. 


Even common labor was in demand 
most of the time but of late there seems 
to have been a slack somewhere. Dur- 
ing September over three hundred ap- 
plications for work were filed with the 
bureau by laborers but most of these 
were readily aided to employment as 
there was a steady call for such help. 

Such a state of affairs has been a 
fine thing for the city for the great 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


building program that has prevailed in 
1923 has kept the building mechanics em- 
ployed at good wages. These mechanics 
in turn are free buyers and spenders and 
have made business flourish. : 


WORK ON NEW THEATRE BUILD- 
ING HAS BEEN STARTED 


New Amusement Structure for Calhoun 
y Street 


Excavation for the new $80,000 thea- 
tre building at Pontiac and Calhoun 
streets is already under way and within 
a short time contracts for heating, light- 
ing and minor work. will be awarded, 
according to O. C. Brunswick, architect 
in charge. 

The theatre building, which has not 
been named, is being built by Heliotes 
and Lambrakis. It is to be of a new 
type of terra cotta construction on the 
Calhoun street frontage. The main en- 
trance will be in the center of the struc- 
ture, as it faces the street, while on 
either side store space will be for rent. 
The upper floor of the two stories is to 
be reserved for offices. 


FACTORY ADDITION CONTEM- 
PLATED 


$50,000. Machine Shop to Be Built 


An addition to the present machine 
shop of the Western Gas Construction 
company is being planned. It will cost 
approximately $50,000. 

The new building will be a two-story 
extension at the east end of the pres- 
ent machine shop along Buchanan 
street to Winter street and will be 90 
feet long by 85 feet wide. The structure 
will be of brick and steel. It is expected 
that the plans will be completed soon 
and contract let in the near future so 
work can be started this fall. 

The new addition is to be built to en- 
large the facilities of the company and 
to relieve the present congestion of the 
shops. 


SOUTH WAYNE BAPTIST CHURCH 
TO ERECT AUDITORIUM 


Actual Building Will Probably Be Start- 
ed in Early Spring 


Another project to add to the already 
large amount of new church construc- 
tion that has been going on in Ft. Wayne 
was announced the past week. 

The members of the South Wayne 
Baptist Church are planning for the 
erection of a new $50,000 auditorium ad- 
dition to their Sunday School. 

Plans have been completed to finance 
this project and those back of the propo- 
sition expect no trouble in getting it un- 
der way. 


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WM. P. JUNGCLAUS CO. i 
4 Building Contractors—Industrial and Schools ; 
! + 825 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., INDIANAPOLIS 4 


: J. G. KARSTEDT CONSTRUCTION CO. ' 
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i 429 LEMCKE BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS i 
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NATIONAL HOISTING ENGINE CO., 

Hoisting Engines, Pile Hammers, Wood and Steel Derricks. 
GENERAL CHEMICAL Co. 

“Hard-N-Tyte” for Better Concrete Floors. 
RANSOME CONCRETE MACHINERY. 

Building and Paving Mixers, Steel Towers & Concrete Carts. 
517 N. Oakland Ave. Indianapolis 

Phone Webster 2192. 


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Immediate Shipment from Indianapolis Warehouse 


KOEHRING COMPANY 


FLETCHER TRUST BUILDING 
H. W. TAYLOR, INDIANA REPRESENTATIVE 
MAIN 7170 


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Builders Hoists Steel Derricks Steel Concrete Forms 
Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds 
Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 
Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
Double and Single Caye Material Elevator Platform 
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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 19 


INDIANAPOLIS: 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE. 


None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


Thompson, Elmer F. et ux., as owners and 
D. W. Bohannon as contractor, agrees to erect 
a frame dwelling on lot 21, Ferndale add for 
$3,950.00, 


SOUNDS GOOD, BUT IS ONLY A 
DROP IN THE BUCKET 


Even With Restrictions Removed Immi- 
grants Won’t Solve Labor Shortage 
in the Building Field 


According to a recent report issued by 
the Department of Labor 307,522 male 
immigrants were admitted to this coun- 
try during the fiscal year ending June 
30th, last. Of this number 12,305 were 
carpenters; 2,550 were painters and 
glaziers; 1,197 were plumbers; 3,276 
were masons; 521 were stone cutters; 
512 were sheet metal workers; and 83 552 
were common laborers. This will be 
welcome news for contractors, but when 
it is remembered that there was a short- 
age of practically 65,000 carpenters in 


1920 as compared with 1910 it becomes 
evident at once that the number of for- 
eign workmen coming to this country 
will never enable us to catch up with 
the shortage, even if the immigration 
laws should be more liberal. The only 
hope lies within the industry itself, and 
again it is urged that contractors not 
only take a more active interest in the 
problem of apprenticeship training, but 
insist that the building trades be taught 
in every public school of the country. A 
prominent educator recently made the 
statement that educational standards 
are rapidly changing and he made the 
prediction that courses of instruction ten 
years hence would be vastly different 
from what they are today. Contractors 
here is a real opportunity; as the transi- 
tion is being made during the next few 
years insist that the proper training of 
apprentices in your industry be given 
the recognition that rightfully belongs 
to it. (Bulletin. of the National Asso- 
ciation of Building Trades Employers.) 


CHANGES MADE IN MEMBERSHIP 
OF NEW ee BUILDING 
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New Appointments Necessitated Through 
Force of Circumstances 


Recent developments have ‘intruded to 
cause several changes in the original 
personnel of the Administrative Building 
Council of Indiana, the body that came 
into being as a result of an act passed 
by the last legislature, and for the es- 
tablishment of which the contractors, 
architects, engineers and representatives 
of Labor throughout Indiana worked in 
co-operation. 

A few weeks ago a vacancy in the ad- 
visory committee of the council was 
caused by the death at Terre Haute of 
Architect M. H. Johnson, Jr., one of the 
three representatives of the state archi- 
tectural profession. The Indiana So- 
ciety of Architects named Architect 
Walter Scholer, Lafayette, to succeed 
the late Mr. Johnson and the Governor 
has appointed him. 

Another vacancy has now occurred in 
the administrative committee with the 
appointment to the Public Service Com- 
mission of Judge Samuel R. Artman, 
chairman of the Industrial Board. The 
latter, under the act governing the 
Building Council, was on the adminis- 
trative committee and served as secre- 
tary, having been. thus named by his 
colleagues. 

Thos. Roberts, Lagrange, has been ap- 
pointed to succeed Judge Artman on the 
Industrial Board and will also succeed 
to the administrative committee of the 
Building Council. However the naming 
of the new secretary to fill Judge Art- 
man’s place will be up to the committee 
members. 

Work on perfecting plans for the 
action of the Building Council is going 
right along and a meeting of the ad- 
visory committee is scheduled for Fri- 
day, October 12. 


PRESENT BUSINESS CONDUCT 
DEPLORED. 


Forceful Speech Made By Prominent 
Credit Authority. 


A most interesting business talk was 
made at Indianapolis last week by J. H. 
Tregoe, New York City, secretary of 
the National Association of Credit Men, 
that was most timely, who said in part: 
“Gentlemen: I am not in a mood to 
speak lightly today, in fact, I am of a 
serious turn of thought in view of the 
fact of recent occurances, three great 
calamities, I would term them—the 
death of President Harding, the quake 
disaster in Japan and the breakdown 
of the League of Nations.” He said, 
“though his faith had not forsaken him. 
He hoped,” he said, “and believed in 
President Coolidge; he was cheered by 
the response made by America to Ja- 
pan’s call for aid, and he trusted the 
European threat of war would be 
brushed away somehow.” 

Turning to business, he continued: “I 
deplore the fact that enterprises are 
continuing to operate on a war basis 
and that profits are in jeopardy because 
costs can not be controlled. 

“Tt seems that we haven’t the back- 
bone to tell some of these people to go 
to the loneliest spot of creation and stay 
there,” alluding to those responsible for 


the continuation of war-time costs. 

He said, “the higher wage demands 
of the anthracite miners in the East 
was not justified, and if efforts are made 
to put on the railroads the increases 
granted to the miners, the solvency of 
the railroads will be threatened. 

“We in our country can not remain 
happy with the rest of the world un- 
happy, and our business can not be at 
its best while the business of the rest 
of the world is unsettled.” 

Mr. Tregoe said credit men, in mer- 
eantile institutions, can do harm to some 
persons, as well as to their own firms, 
by giving them credit when they.can not 
rightfully use it. He urged co-operation 
among the credit men, asserting that a 
credit manager who will not co-operate 
with others of his profession is retard- 
ing the profession. 

Mr. Tregoe said that limited credit 
and currency in the eighties caused an 
era of low prices. The development of 
“credit technique,” he said, caused busi- 
ness to take great strides and the proper 
handling of credit matters now will 
steady business and hold it to an even 
keel. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
($5,009 and Over) 
Week of October Ist to October 6th, 1923 


*Laundry: $75,000, 840 Ft. Wayne Ave, Archt., 
Fermor S. Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave. Owner, 
Malott Estate, 408 Guaranty Bldg. Lessee, Ex- 
celsior Loundry Co., 222 N. Alabama St. Gen- 
eral contractor, Hall Constr. Co., Board of Trade 

dg. On foundation. 

e lmeck: $27,000," 42x59, 2133 Martindale Ave. 
Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust Bldg. 
Owner, Scotts Chapel, A. M. E. Church, 2133 
Martindale Ave. General contractor, Olive Day, 
220 West 30th. Excavated. 

Residence and Garage: $18,000, 3527 Central 
Ave. Private plans. Owner, Jose-Balz Co., 742 
Consolidated Bldg. Excavating. Owner builds. 
2 sty., 33x 40. Se 

Rotinase and Garage: $14,500, 34 Meridian 
Place. Owner and_ builder, H. L. Simons, 4244 
N. Capitol Ave. Brick veneer and frame, tile 
roof, 2 sty. and bas., 30x37. Start work at once. 

*Power Plant: $13,000, 325 East Market St. 
Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son, Majestic Bldg. 
Owner, Taggart Baking Co., 18 N. New Jersey. 
Contractor, Schlegel me ae 606 Lombard 

. Excavating. rick. 
Nr istieet $12,000, Northwestern Ave. be- 
tween 20th and 21st. Private plans. Owner, 
Indianapolis Light and Heat Co., Monument Cir- 
ele. Owner builds, 1 sty., 380x200. Excavating. 
. *Residence: 2 sty., 28x40, and garage, $11,- 
000, 3941 N. Delaware. Archt., Frank B. Hunt- 
er, 912 State Life Bldg. Owner, C. L. Rudesill, 
408 Hume-Mansur Bldg, General contract _ let 
to J. W. Darnell,. 2435 Broadway. Excavating. 

Residence: $10,000, 2 sty., 24x36, 218 Pleas- 
ant Run Parkway. Private plans. Owner, Chas. 
Schwenger. Contract let to Wakefield-Patton 
Constr. Co., 1238 West 33d St. Excavating. 

*Residence: $9,500, 18 W. 33rd. Archt., El- 
liott Hadley, State Life Bldg. Owner, Herbert 
C. Piel, c/o Piel Bros. Starch Wks. Contract 
let to Sylvester A. Gwinn, 3142 Central Ave. 

i veneer. Excavating. 

Pe idncke and Garage: $8,000, 5912 Central. 
Owner, Clifford J. Williams, 423 Berkley Road. 
Contract let to Chandler Bradford, 919 Livings- 
ton Ave. 2 sty., 28x32. Excavating. | : 

Residence: $8,000, 3651-53 N. Tilinois. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, Alfarata Bailey, 41 W. 35th 
St. Contract let to C. E. Jones, 1 sty. and bas., 
i par a $7,500, 2 sty., 28x50. Owner, John 
W. Robbins, 506 Lombard Bldg. Excavating. 

ner builds. 
neh tread By $6,500. West Mich. Owner, Thos. H. 
Sibel, 625 East 32nd. Contract to O. E. Mehr- 
ing, Broad Ripple, Indpls. Excavating. 

Residence: (double), $5,000, 35-37 So. Sherman 
Drive. Owner, J. A. Carr, 319 N. Gladstone. 
Owner builds. 

Residence: $6,000, 3917 Byram. Owner, John 
Reinert, 223 West 13th. Frame. Excavating. 

Residence: $5,500. Owner, W. W. Martin. 
contract let to Olive Day, 220 W. 30th. Ex- 

vating. Frame. 
rinadadesods $5,100, 5239 Central. Owner, H. A. 
Harmon. Contract to R. A. Vawter, at site. 


Residence: $5,000, 4710 Kenwood. Owner, C. 
B. Durham Co., Consolidated Bldg. 


20: INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


R emember 


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sation ard liability insurance by insuring in the BUILDERS & 
MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. (a strong com- 
pany, organized and economically managed by contractors, and de- 
voted exclusively to rendering a particular service and reducing 
the cost of insurance in building construction.) 


SURPLUS OVER $500,000. 


It will pay you to inquire of its rates and service. 
See the secretary of your association or write to 


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CHICAGO 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER . 21 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed 
E. E. Cole 


President 
Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


LEARN WHILE SLEEPING 


New Method Should Make a Hit In Cer- 


tain Circles. 


Times change, and with the times fash- 
ions in education. 

The school text books inform us that 
Abraham Lincoln laid the foundation for 
his future greatness by studying in the 
flickering light of a log fire. Some 
years later burning the midnight oil be- 
came the distinguishing mark of the 
scholar. Then, in turn, Mr. Edison step- 


ped in to substitute the midnight .Mazda 
for the student lamp, and studying late 
into the night remained the price of fu- 
ture fame—at least according to the 
text-books and biographies. If any of 
the world’s great leaders arranged their 
working schedules so that they could do 
all their work by daylight, and spend 
their nights in sleep, the books have over- 
looked the fact. However, there are 
many things relative to great men that 
the books don’t tell us about. 

Now, for another revolution in educa- 
tional circles. It seems that hollow eyed 
wrestling with knotty problems of know- 
ledge while the electric bill mounts high- 
er and higher will become a thing of the 
past, arid instead of such a situation the 
student will be in such a position that he 
can retire, switch on the radio, and have 
knowledge injected into his subconscious 
mind while he sleeps. 

This may seem a college’s boy’s dream 
of paradise. It isn’t, it is an up-to-date 
educational proposition that has to some 
extent been proved out by the United 
States Navy. Like many other import- 
ant discoveries it was hit upon by chance. 
Chief Radio Mate Phinney of the naval 
air station at Pensacola, Fla., is the man 
who suggests that painless education is 
a possibility. He went to sleep at the 
switch and when he awoke found that he 
had been receiving sub-consciously all 
the time he was in dreamland. 

This should be good news to college, 
and trade school students. Think what 
it would mean if bleak matters like dif- 
ferential calculus, latin, history, and how 
to master a trade could be left until bed- 
time. Waking hours could be devoted to 
the study of really important matters 
such as, the proper slant at which to 
tackle a flying end or full back, what to 
do when a partner doubles a no trump 
bid and whether trousers should or should 
-not have cuffs. Then, too, why would it 
not be possible to put a few husky lads 
to bed, turn on the Radio suggester, and 
wake them up full fledged plasterers, 
brick-layers, lathers, or any other kind 


of a craftsman desired. This latter 
method would prove of value to the con- 
tractors the country over as they are so 
short of help now days. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


Plans for the Crown Point Hotel build- 
ing will be ready for estimates October 
15. 


A. C. Berry & Co., is making tentative 
plans for an ice cream factory for the 
Hammond Dairy Co. The building will 
be of brick construction 50x75 ft 


Architect Mac Turner is preparing 
plans for a store and flat building to be 
erected in Indiana Harbor. The struc- 
ture, 2 sty. and bas., 35x110 ft., is esti- 
mated to cost $30,000. 


The latter architect will also receive 
estimates about November 1, for the con- 
struction of a furniture store and flat 
building on State street for Julius Ar- 
kins. It will be 2 story and basement, 
62x116 ft., to cost $50,000. 


Wm. Schmueser is having plans drawn 
for a brick garage and salesroom on La- 
fayette street, 50x110 ft. The Nash Sales 
Co, will occupy the building when com- 


pleted. 
E, E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas. Rowe 
J. A. Gallivan 


President 
Secretary 


314 Main Street 


NOT SO BAD 


Building Operations While Small Held 
Up Well In Muncie In 
September 


While not developing any great volume 
of building construction in Muncie, Sep- 
tember nevertheless had $81,439 checked 
up to its credit by city building inspector 
G. O. Driscoll, which compared favorably 
with some of the previous months when 
building activity is supposed to hold 
sway. The figures most naturally would 
suggest that there weren’t any large pro- 
jects. There were 96 permits granted, 
mostly for repairing, remodeling and ad- 
ditions while a few covered small resi- 
dences. This work of a lesser construc- 
tion nature might seem on its face rather 
insignificant. and yet, to the building 
trades mechanics is most welcome as it 
is keeping them fairly well supplied with 
cmployment, a thing that to date has not 
caused much worry among the trades 
locally. Taken all in all the building 
business in Muncie this year has been 
good under a steady and continued ac- 
tivity. 


MUNCIE ASSURED OF FINE 


MA- 
SONIC TEMPLE , 


Project of Long Standing Now To Be 
Completed. 


Now that the general contract for the 
superstructure of the new $700,000 Ma- 


sonic Temple at Main and Madison 
streets, has been awarded the late fall 
will be marked by the final steps toward 
the completion of the best building pro- 
ject brought out in Muncie for some time. 

The local Masons have long contem- 
plated a fine lodge home and are now in 
a position to realize their dream. The 
foundation was put in last winter and 
the structural steel frame contract was 
placed during the summer. 

David Eshelman and Son, Anderson, 
were the successful bidders on the gen- 
eral contract for the completion of the 
superstructure. Work on the new build- 
ing has been started. 

When completed the new temple which 
is to be six stories high, 116x199 ft., will 
be one of the finest in the state. Plans 
for the building were prepared by Archi- 
tects Kibele and Gerard of Muncie. 


OHIO AND INDIANA CONTRACTORS 
MOVING AHEAD IN THE SAME 
DIRECTION 


Actual Results Now Developing From 
Organized Co-Operative Effort. 


Indiana’s action in establishing an Ad- 
ministrative Building Council finds a 
somewhat similar move in Ohio where a 


State Board of Building Standards has 


been created. Both bodies will have for 
their object better building construction 
for their respective States and are due 
to a great extent to the co-operation 
exercised by the contractors amongst 
themselves and acting in conjunction with 
other building interests. 

_ Section Four of the Indiana law creat- 
ing the Council states in effect that 
it shall be the duty of the council and it 
shall have power, jurisdiction and author- 
ity; to administer, execute and enforce 
any and all laws now in force or here- 
after enacted in this state relative to the 
construction, repair, or maintenance of 
places of employment and publie build- 
Ings, as shall render the same safe and 
Sanitary. 

To, ascertain, fix and order such rea- 
sonable standards, rules, regulations, 
classifications, approval of plans and 
specifications of places of employment 
and public buildings as shall be necessary 
to carry out the purpose of this act. 
_In Ohio the purpose of the act estab- 
lishing the Board of Building Standards 
is “To provide that all buildings within 
certain limitations shall be so construct- 
ed, erected, equipped and maintained 
that they shall be safe and sanitary for 
their intended use and occupancy. The 
act does not apply to single and two- 
family dwelling houses. The Board has 
the power to report to the General As- 
sembly Amendments to existing statutes 
as well as additional legislation, It also 
has the power to establish equivalents, 
and to recommend to any public agency 
or municipality regulations pertaining to 
buildings.” 

Here is concrete evidence of the good 
that can be effected when contractors are 
organized, and benfit is bound to accrue 
in time not only to the contractors, but 
the whole building industry. Both acts 
are fine pieces of constructive legislation 
and are a credit to the progressive spirit 
that is slowly but surely being instilled 
into the ranks of the contractors of those 


‘two great sister states, Ohio and In- 


diana. ° 


oe INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


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ARCHITECT Devoted to the SUPPLYMAN 
ENGINEER Interests of the Indiana Construction and Engineering Industry CONTRACTOR 
Vor. V INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, OCTOBER 13, 1923 No. 28 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 
Published Every Saturday 


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JOBN HR OWENS 5 -Field Manager 


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Advertising forms ciose Saturday of week pre- 
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Entered as second class matter August 29, 1919, 
at the Post Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, under 
the Act of March 3, 1879. 


A. B. C. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE 
ASSUMES NEW PROPORTIONS. 


To Be Held At Purdue University Jointly 
With Other Building Interests. 


Preliminary plans for the Third Quar- 
terly Conference of the Associated Build- 
ing Contractors of Indiana have been 
worked out forecasting a meeting of in- 
tense interest for the builders of the 
State. The time set for the gathering is 


set for November, 15th, at Lafayette, 
Ind. 


The present arrangements are the out- 
growth of an invitation forwarded to the 


State Contractors’ Association by Prof. 
\ Knapp, Purdue University, As- 
sistant Director of Extension Service at 
that Institution, in which he expressed 
pleasure if the contractors would consider 
the holding of their next conference at 
Lafayette with Purdue University as the 
meeting place. He suggested that the 
affair be made a joint conference with 
the Indiana Architects and also the En- 
sineers of the State, and also proposed 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


that representatives of Labor be invited 
to be present. 

This evident official recognition of the 
various elements of the building industry 
of Indiana and the efforts toward .con- 
structive co-operation that are being ex- 
erted by these fundamental and basic 
branches .of the industry through the 
agent of organization was most gratify- 
ing to the builders who immediately took 
the matter up with representatives of 
the Indiana Society of Architects and 


the Indiana Engineering Society to learn 
if such a proposition was agreeable with 
those organizations. The idea met with 
instant favor and it was mutually agreed 
to call the meeting for November 15th, 
the gathering to be known as a “Con- 
ference of Indiana Builders.” 


After a consultation with Secretary 
Merritt Harrison, of the Indiana Society 
of Architects, Field Representative J. H. 
Owens, of the Associated Building Con- 
tractors of Indiana, was delegated to 
proceed to Lafayette early this week to 
look into the preliminaries. There he 
went into consultation with representa- 
tives of Purdue University and commit- 
tees composed of local architects and con- 
tractors at which the machinery for the 
proposed meeting was set in motion. 


As matters now stand it is proposed 
that separate meetings of the Directors 
of the I. S. of A., and A. B. C., repre- 
sentatives be held at 10 a. m., at one of 
the University buildines to be designated 
later. Following’ these morning sessions 
there will be a joint luncheon of the con- 
tractors, architects, engineers and Lahor 
representatives at noon at the Home 
Economics Building of Purdue. At the 
conclusion of the luncheon arrangements 
will have been made to take all those 
attending on a tour of inspection of the 
University. This trip is to be made at 
1:30 p. m. 

Later on in the afternoon, about 3 
p. m., the joint conference will be called 


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to order and a comprehensive program 
relative to the building industry of Indi- 
ana will be gone into. Among the mat- 
ters to be brought up for special atten- 
tion will be a discussion of the work of 
the various organizations who have been 
instrumental in the establishment of the 
recently created Administrative Building 
Council. of Indiana, the work that has 
been done and is contemplated by the 
Advisory Committee of the Council; 
Standardized Contracts; The effect of the 
seasonable, influence on building opera- 
tions and a means of minimizing this in- 
fluence so that rushes and slacks may be 
avoided as far as possible and building 
kept moving the year round. 

That evening there will be a dinner at 
one of the downtown hotels for all 
delegates present for which another in- 
teresting program is to be arranged. 
This night affair will be in charge” of the 
Extension Service of Purdue and speak- 
ers of well known ability are to be se- 
cured to talk on building and construction 
topics of especial interest to the archi- 
tect, contractor, engineer and Labor man. 

Similar notices, such as was received 
by the Associated Building Contractors 
of Indiana, were dispatched to the other 
State building organizations and have 
been accepted in the spirit in which they 
were sent. This is the first meeting of 
its kind ever called in the State and 
since Purdue has fostered it a great deal 


of interest has been aroused throughout . 


Indiana building circles. Wherever dis- 
cussed expressions of favor are to be 
heard and at this early date indications 


are developing that betoken a large at-— 


tendance, the most representative of the 
building interests ever held in Indiana. 
Arrangements have becn completed 
whereby the Fowler Hotel, Lafayette, 
will be the downtown headquarters at 
which visiting delegates may assemble 
and register after which they will be per- 
sonally conducted to the University 


-where the conference is to be held. 
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*Consolidated Grade Schooi: $100,000, Indpls. 
Archt., Donald Graham, 1128 Hume-Mansur 
Bldg. Owner, William H. Evans, trustee, Center 
Twp., 215 East Ohio St. Room 217, Indpls. 
Low bidders, general contract, Conder and Cul- 
bertson, 623 N. Noble St. Low on heating, Freyn 
Bros., 1028 N. Illinois St. Low on plumbing, 
Callon Bros., So. Alabama St. Low on electric 
work, Hatfield Electric Co., 102 S, Meridian. 
Award contracts shortly. 


*Motion Picture Theatre, Stores and = *Grade School No. 76: $232,021. - Archt., Chas. 

$1,000,000, 5 sty. and bas., 8714x160, Manat Byfield. Owner, Board of School Trustees. Low 
Circle,” Indianapolis. Archt., Arland W. John- bidder on general contract, J. A. Schumacher Co., 
son, 485 Fifth Ave., New York City, N. yy. 818 E. St. Clair St., $154,700; low on heating, 
Engineers, Russell B. Smith Engineering Co., 452 Freyn Bros., $16,456; plumbing, Hayes Bros., 
Fifth Ave, New York City. Owner, Market. $10,114; electric work, Hatfield iectrie Co., 
Circle Realty Co., Dick Miller, Pres., c/o The $4,020. Will award contracts next week. 
City Trust Co., Indianapolis, and The Famous *Grade School No. 75: $210,300. Archt., Ru- 
Players-Lasky Corporation, 485 Fifth Ave., New bush and Hunter. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
York City, N. ¥. Bids close October 29. Bed- tees. Low bidder on general contract, J. A. 
ford stone, Italian Renaissance type of architee- Schumacher Co., $134,400; low on heating and 
ture, seating capacity 2,800 persns, marble stairs, ventilating, Freyn Bros., $17,580; low on plumb- 
52 offices, 7 store rooms, elevators, composition ing, Hayes Bros., $7,529; low on electric work, 
roof, steam heat, pipe organ, stage 30 ft, by 65 Hatfield Electric Co., $3,030. Will award con- 
ft., air washing system. Stone, reinforced con- tracts next week. 


crete floors, terra cotta trim, concrete vault, * Ss : 
vault doors, structural steel, ornamental iron Bere: peeing ace | Paes Conde SDikva: of 


and bronze work, spiral stairs, metal skylights, i : - 
hollow meta? frames and sash, fire doors, Kala- — pee as SATA ee es sib 
sot doors, tin-clad doors, fire escapes, brass 900; heating and ventilating, Freyn Bros., $15,- 
railings, ete., tile, marble, terrazzo and cast 934: brick stack, H. R. Heinicke, Inc., $1,760; 
oo work, ruble masonry. Bids to close October plumbing, Strong Bros., 6,985; "electric work, 
“9th at New York City. ad Hatfield Electric Co., $2,480. Will award con- 
a Mite g wemhe by renee: Indiana _ Boys’ tracts next week 
chool,” Plainfield, Ind, Archt., Harrison and : 
*Grade School No. 62: 


Turnock, 50 Board of Trade Bldg., Indianapolis. ; 
Owner, Board of Control, Indiana Boys’ School, guire and Shook. Owner, School Trustees. Low 
bidders as follows: General, Leslie Colvin, $114,- 


Charles A, McGonable, Supt. Owner will re- ri 
ceive bids to close November 2nd at 10 700 A. M. 5090; plumbing, Freyn Bros., $7,229; heating and 
- ventilating, Freyn Bros., $13,611; electric work, 


at the office of the ‘superintend t, Plai 
Ind. Bids will be Hla a me sibccnntast Hatfield Electric Co., $2,684. Will award con- 
tracts next week. 


basis as follows: Excavation, grading, cement 
and concrete work, masonry work, misc. iron *Grade School No. 30: $130,000. Archt., Elmer 
and steel, rough lumber, carpentry and mill E. Dunlap Co. Owner, School Trustees. Low 
work, sheet metal and roofing, lathing, plaster- bidders as follows: General contract, John A. 
ing, stucco work, tile work, sheet metal and Schumacher Co., $98,440; heating and ventilating, 
rooffing, painting and glazing, finished hdwe., Freyn Bros., $11,510; plumbing, Hayes Bros., 
steam heating system, plumbing, water supply $7,634; electric, Hatfield Electric Co., $1,675. 
system, electric work and fixtures, (See legal Wil! award contracts next week. 

*Grade School No. 23: $98,380. Archt., Bass, 


News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional] information to report publiehed in pre 
views issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


$191,878. Archt., Me- 


advertising in this issue). 


Knowlton and Co. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees. Low bidders as follows: General contract, 
Curry Constr. Co., Lombard Bldg., 47,369; heat- 
ing and ventilating, Hayes Bros., $5,672; electric 
work, Sanborn Electric Co., $458. Will award 
next week. 


*Grade School No. 67: $207,964. Archt., J. Ed- 
win Kopf & Woolling. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees. Owner taking bids to close October 
15th at 2:00 p. m. 


*Grade School No. 38: $182,352. Archt., Elmer 
E. Dunlap Co. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, 150 N. Meridian St. Owner taking bids 
to close October 15th at 2:00 p. m. 

Apartment Building: (4 Apts.), 2 sty.and bas. 
Shelby St. between Finley and Bradbury Sts. 
Private plans. Owner, Robert R. Sloan, 2425 
Shelby St. Plans about completed. Owner ready 
for bids shortly. Brick. 

Church: $125,000, Dayton, Ohio. Archt., A. A, 
Honeywell, Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Patterson Memorial Presbyterian Church. Plans 
about completed. Ready for bids in 10 days. 
Brick and stone. 

*Memorial Sunday School Building: $50,000, 
Wilmington, Ohio. Archt., A, A. Honeyweil, 413 
Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Church of 
Christ, A. E. Hadley, Secy. Bldg. Comm., Wil- 
mington, Ohio. Archt. and owner taking bids 
to close November Ist. Brick, stone trim. 

*Garage: 1 sty., 40x61, 917-23 Virginia Ave. 
Archt., Chas. Byfield, Peoples Bank Bldg. Own- 
er, L. T. Allen, 917 Virginia Ave. Archt. taking 
bids. Brick. 

Furniture Store: (new steam heating plant for 
4 sty. building). Private plans. Owner, Koch 
Furniture Co., 824 Virginia Ave. Taking bids. 
Steam heating. 


Laundry Building (2 sty. & bas. addi- 
tion 40x140) 2901 East Washington St. 
Archt. and Engineer, Russell N. Edwards, 
45 Union Trust Building. Owner, The 
Crown Laundry Co., Walter H. Mont- 
gomery, Gen. Manager, 2901 East Wash- 
ington. Preliminary plans in progress. 
Brick, stone trim, mill construction, 
comp. roof, steel sash, steam heat. 


W. H. JOHNSON & SON CO. 


Steam and Hot Water Heating and Ventilation 
Mechanical Blast Systems Warm Air Furnaces 


Complete Power Installations 
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Steel Sash 


Sash Operators 
Puttyless Skylights 


Reinforcing Steel 
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Metal Tile 
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Interstate Public Service Company 


BERT WEEDON, Traffic Megr., 
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Indianapolis, Indiana. 


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Phone, Main 6788 


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Residence and Garage: $50,000. 42nd E. Bacon, 605 Odd 


H. Sudbrock, 4009 Central Ave. Bids in; G™een, Prest., 202 


under advisement; expect to award con- 


tile roof. 


Contracts Awarded 
*Factory: 1 sty. 90x120, Archt., Chas. 


at once. 


contract awarded to Pierson Construction S 
tart work ata once. 
5 vg : E : “ Co., 2934 Kenwood Ave. for $27,000.00. 
tracts in a few days. Brick, stone trim, Ready: for. bids next week :ou- heating. 
plumbing and wiring. Brick. Start work Majestic Bldg. Owner, H. H. Keller, Pres. 


Fellows Bldg. Opner, Rural Sts. Owner, Englewood Christian 


Thomas L. Green Company, Thos. L. Church, Frank E. Davidson, Pastor, 35 


: - No. Rural St. General contract let to 
a a tere ans J. A. Moore, 3207 East Washington. 
Brick. 


Residence and Garage: for 000, 37th and Wash- 
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White’s Restaurant, Monument Circle. Genera] 
contract awarded to Glossbrenner, Glossbrenner 


Parsonage: 39,000. Washington and Construction Co., 20 S. Delaware St. Start work 


Hatfield Electric Co. 
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Brick veneer, slate roof, vapor heat. 

*Business Building: (stores), 1 sty., 69x5&x23, 
Pratt and Ft. Wayne Ave. Archt., Chas. Byfield, 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Anna H. Spann and 
Louise S. Duck, both c/o John S. Spann & Co., 
25 fast Ohio St. General contract let to M. M. 
Andrews, 417 Park Ave. Brick. 


*Church: $42,000, Franklin, Ind. Archt., A. A. 
Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Own- 


at once. 


er, Baptist Church, A. L. Powell, Chmn. Bldg. 
Comm., Franklin. General contract let to Roy 
Bryant, Franklin, Ind. Brick, 2 sty., 58x70. 
Heating bids ready about January Ist. Ready 


for bids on plumbing and wiring in 10 days. 


*Church: $100,000, Kokomo, Ind. Archt., A. A. 
Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldzg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, The Congregational Church, T. O. Bryant, 
Chmn., Kokomo. General contractor, E. L. Dan- 
ner, 116 West Monroe St., Kokomo. Excavating. 
Bids on heating and plumbing about January Ist. 

Post Office Sub-Station: $25,000,. 1 sty. and bas., 
44x90, Rural and Mich. Archt., Fermor S, Can- 
non, 21 Virginia Ave. Owner, Postal Station 
Bldg. Co., R. D. Brown, Pres., Illinois and South 
Sts. General contract let to Ostrom Realty Co., 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Brick, concrete and steel. 
Start work soon. 


ALEXANDRIA 
*High School: $76,000. 


Arecht., E. R. Watkins, 


EVANSVILLE 
Theatre (Motion Picture): Seating 500, 1 sty. 
and bas., Madisonville, Ky. Archt., Clifford 
Shopbe!l & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 


Owner, F. M. Huleman, Madisonville, Ky. Plans 


in progress. Brick and steel. 


*Church (addition): 1 sty. and bas., 44x64, &th 
and Division Sts. Archt., Anderson and Stingle. 
Owner, Ist Evangelical Church. Archt. taking 
bids to close October 20th. Brick. Will contain 
auditorium, dining room, kitchen and _  elass 
rooms. Folding partitions, art glass. 


*Truck Display and Service Building: $40,000, 
1 sty., 82x128, Illinois and Garvin Sts., Evansville. 
Private plans. Owner, The International Truck 
Co., Chicago, Ill. and Evansville, Ind. General 
contract let to M. J. Hoffman Construction Co., 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Start work at once. 
Brick, steel sash, metal skylights. 

*Store (rem.): Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Furniture Bldg. Owner, Wm. Hughes, 506 Main 
St. General contract let to M. J. Hoffman Con- 
struction Co., Furniture Bldg. General altera- 
tions. 

*Building (alterations): 616 Main St. 
Harry E. Boyle & Uo., Furniture Bldg. 
De Jong and Co., 616 Main St. 
tract let to Walter Graul. 

New Wood Floor in Colsieum. 
Bell, Secretary Coliseum Board. 
vember Ist at 2:00 p. m. 


Archt., 
Owner, 
General con- 


Owner, Sam: B, 
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ler, Goshen, Ind. Brick, slew burning construe- 
tion, steel sash. 

*Church Auditorium: $50,000. Archt., Guy 
Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life Bldg. Owner, South 
Wayne Baptist Church, J. Strahan, pastor, South 
Wayne St. Plans in progress. Owners financ- 
ing, mature about March Ist. Brick, stone trim. 

Residences (4): $6,000 each, Reed St. Owner, 
Holton Place Realty Co., 1436 Michigan Ave. 
Owner builds. Start work shortly. Heating let 
to Ideal Furnace Co, Plumbing to Rossener & 


Bolyard. Wiring to P. J| Sweeney, all of Ft. 
Wayne. 

BUILDING PERMITS 
Residences (3): $5,200 each, 2001-2006-2016 
Franklin St. Owner, Griswold and Preble. 
Frame 


Residences (8): $4,000 each, 2925-2929-2933 Reed 
Place and 2932-2928-2924-2928-2930 Winter street. 
Private plans. Owner, Chas, Wermuth and Son. 

Residence: $3,500, 3546 John St. Owner, J. 
George Lauer. : 


*Bank Building: $100,000, 1706 So. Broadway, 
2 sty. and bas., 37x119. Archt., K. M. Vitzthum 
and Co., 605 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 
Owner, American State Bank, T. H. Grabowski, 
Pres:, Gary, Ind. Plans completed, ready for 


Anderson, Ind. Owner, Board of School Trus— pSepten ; ’ bids in 10 days. Brick, stone trim, steam heat, 

tees, Alexandria. General contract let to L. W. - slg Ra “ mt oP ae vault, bank fixtures, marble and tile work, comp. 
Kimmel, Poneto, Ind. (Let on condition that fitness 29th’ Rouke!  # i. iM ouse, 1ds close poof, 

bonds are sold). > : i rep mbiiag ere $50,000, 3 sty. and bas., 8th 

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DECATUR FORT WAYNE Owner, Samuel E. Brownstein, 424 Harrison St. 


Plans in progress. Brick. 


a: A fe *County Unit Library: $6,000, Huntertown, Ind! 
*Church: $35,000, 1 sty. and bas., 42x70. Archt., 


+» 4 Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life Bldg., Recreation Building: (2 sty., 30x80), 2 Bank 
Oscar Hoffman, Studebaker Building. Owner, Ft. Wayne. Owner, Library Board of the City Houses, (2 sty., 25x70 each), Oil House, (1 sty., 
Christian Congregation, Rev. H. W. Thompson, of Ft. Wayne, Ely E, Perry, Pres., Ft. Wayne, 30x80: Gary, Ind. Private plans. Owner, The 
pastor; G. T, Burk, Chmn. Bldg. Com., 220 S. Ind. Owner receiving bids to close October 26th National Tube Co., Frick Building, Pittsburgh, 
First St, Plans approved by building commit- *Lodge Building and Stores: $60,000, 2 sty. Pa. Owner taking bids. Frame, brick and steel. 
tee. , Will ask for bids alte November. Brick, and bas., Kendallville, Ind. Archt.,, A, M. _ Office:. $8,500, 1 sty., 25x80. Archt., O. M. 
stone trim, Corinthian architecture, composition Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Cohen, 708 Broadway. Owner, Double L. Clean- 


roof, vapor heat, art glass. 


*Bungalow: $7,500. Archt., Oscar 
Studebaker Bldg. Owner, C. C. Pumphrey, 


The Elks Lodge, Kendallville, Ind. Plans com- 
pleted, ready for bids this fall. Brick. 
*Factory Building: $30,000, 3 sty., 86x50, Ligo- 


ers, 1517 Madison. Owner taking bids. 
Grade Schools (3): $75,000 each. Archt., Jos. 
H. Wildermuth and Co., 673 Broadway. Owner, 


Hoffman, 
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Brick veneer, stone trim, asphalt shingle roof, Bldg. Owner, Ligonier Refrigerator Co., Ligo- 
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next year. 


HAMMOND 


*Garage and Salesroom: 115-17 Fayette St. 
Archt., Jos. T. Hutton & Sons. Owner, Grover- 
Bartlett Nash Co. Excavating and foundation let 
to W. H. Beckman. Plans in progress on super-. 
structure, 

Track Elevation: The following railroads have 
filed preliminary plans for track elevation with 
the City of Hammond and Chamber of Com- 
merce: Michigan Central, 1,750,000; Erie Rail- 
road, $2,200,000; Nickle Plate Railroad, $1,018,- 
000; Monon Railroad, $1,017,000. 

Furniture Building: $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
62x115, Archt., Mac Turner, 638 Hohman St. 
Owner, Hammond Furniture Co., 242 State St. 
Plans in progress, mature in December. Brick, 
terra cotta trim, steam heat, copper set store 
fronts, freight elevator. 

Refining Building: $40,000, 
Owner, Metal Refining Co. 


Summer road. 


General contractor 


and steel let to Beatty Machine & Mfg. Co., 
Hammond. On foundation. Brick. 
KOKOMO 
Township School Building: 2 sty. and bas., 
Somerset, Ind,, Waltz Twp., Wabash county. 


Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co. Kokomo, Ind., 
and 11th and Delaware Sts., Indianapolis. Owner, 
ce a nari trustee, Wabash, Ind. Architect 
selected. 


Kokomo: Freight station, 38x150. Owner, 
The Union Traction Co., Kokomo, Ind. Owner 
will build by day labor. Start work at once. 
Brick. 

LAFAYETTE 


*New Heating and Power Plant: $300,000. 
“Purdue University.” Structural and Mechanical 


Engineer. Archt (for building) $100,000, Nicol, 
Scholer & Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. En- 
gineering Department of Purdue University, 


Prof. C. D. Bushnell, Supt. of Bldg., in charge. 


_ University. General 


Owner, Purdue University, E. C. Elliot, Pres. of 
University ; Board of Trustees, J. D, Oliver, Pres., 
South Bend, Ind.; Franklin Chandler, c/o Chand- 
ler & Taylor, Indianapolis; Henry W. Marshall, 
Lafayette; L. Waller’ Breaks, Crawfordsville, 
Ind.; John A. Hillenbrand, Batesville, Ind.; Mrs. 
Virginia C, Meredith, Lafayette;, David E. Ross, 
Lafayette; Perry H. Crane, Zionsville, Ind.; C. M. 
Hobbs, Bridgeport, Ind.; James W. Noel, 911 
Lemcke Bldg., Indianapolis, Will advertise for 
bids in 10 days. Brick, steel sash, 1 sty., 86x105, 
tile or ¢omp. roof ,automatic stokers, central 
firing feed water heaters, ash handling equipment, 
air compressors, 3 500 H. P. Sterling boilers, 
electric generator, high pressure piping, 250-ft. 
stack. 

*Electrical Engineering Building: $100,000, 
Purdue University. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and 
Hoffman, Ross Bldg. Owner, Board of Trustees, 
Purdue University, LaFayette, Ind. Plans com- 
pleted. Owner will advertise for bids in -10 
days. Brick. : 
Contracts Awarded ; 

*Poultry Husbandry Building: $75,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 45x120, and 1 sty., 60x50, ‘‘Purdue Uni- 
versity.’”” Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, 
Ross Bldg: Owner, Board of Trustees, Pufdue 
contract awarded A. E. 
Kemmer, Lafayette, for $71,700; plumbing let 
to A. Cy Sandberg Co., Lafayette, for $3,830; 
heating let to Orth Plumbing Co., Lafayette, for 
$7,965; electric wiring let to Hatfield Electric 
Co., Indianapolis, for $2,828. (Note correc- 
tions). Face brick, hollow tile, Indiana lime- 
stone trim, steel sash, gravel and tile refriger- 
ator, vault door, marble and terrazzo work, ele- 


vator- doors, fire; door. 
MARION 
City Hall: (remodel from market house). 
Archt., Hiram Elder, Custer Block. Owner, 
Board of Public Works, Marion, Ind. Plans in 


progress. 

*High School: (Junior high and grade), $300,- 
000, 3 sty. and bas., 152x148. Archt., W. C. 
Findt, 37 New Zimmerman Building, Springfield, 


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Ohio. Owner, Board of School Trustees, Willard 
E. Elkins, Pres.; E, E. Blackburn, Secy.; M. E. 
Shira, Treas.; E. E. Day, Supt., Marion, Indiana. 
General contract let to H. R. Blagg Construc- 
tion Co., Dayton, Ind.; heating and plumbing let 
to Hipskind Heating and Plumbing Co., Wabash, 
Ind., for $60,000. Brick, limestone trim. 


SOUTH BEND 


*Warehouse: $100,000. Owner, Herman Ries 
Furniture Co., 3806 S. Michigan St. General 
contractor, Ralph Sollitt & Son, 360 Oliver An- 
nex, South Bend. Brick, concrete and steel. Ex- 
cavated. 

Store: 2118 Michigan Ave. Owner, James H. 
Brink, 602 South St. Brick veneer. 
Store: $8,000, 1022 So. Franklin. 

Kinzie. Concrete block. 

*Store: $7,200, 1209°E, Madison. 
J. Singler, 715 E. Madison. Brick. 

*Duplex Residence: $12,000. Archt., M. E. 
Smith, 604 Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, Nora 
Reamer, 915 Lincoln Way. Contract let to Jas. 
I. Barnes, 482 S. Mich. Ave. On foundation. 


Owner, Thos. 


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TERRE HAUTE 


Office Building and Stores: 10 sty. and bas., 
Ohio St. between 6th and 7th. Plans are being 
prepared and negotiations are expected to be 
completed within the next few weeks for the 
erection of a 10 sty. building. The first 3 floors 
and basement are to be leased to J. M. Lubin. 
owner of the Star Style Shop. The plans as 
submitted to Mr. Lubin call for a building 60x 


110. Definite data later. 

*Swimming Pool: $80,000, 192x128, ‘‘Fairview 
Park.”? Archt. (plans only), W. Bintz, 1713 
Genesee Drive, Lansing, Mich. . Owner, City of 


Terre Haute, Board of Public Works, Terre 
Heute. Owner receiving new bids to close Oc- 
tober 15th at 10.00 .a. m. Reinforced concrete. 

*School Building (8 rooms): $20,000, Patricks- 
burg, Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller and Miller, 
30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, William H. 
Penrod, trustee, Patricksburg, Ind. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close October 20th at 2:00 p. m. 


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(See legal advertising in this issue). Plans can 
also be obtained from Albert Free, County Supt. 
of Schoots, Spencer, Ind. 

*Township High School: $70,000, Jefferson 
Twp., Putnam county. Archt.,-Johnson, Miller 
and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. Owner, 
Gilbert Ogles, Trustee, Rural Route No. 6, Green- 
castle, Ind. Revising plans. Ready for bids 
soon. Brick, 

*School: (administration bldg. and library). 
Archt., Johnson, Miller & Miller. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees. Contract let to North-Raf- 
fin Constr. Co. (Note corrections). 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 

Brazil: County Heating Plant, 1 sty., 30x44. 
Engineer, Carl E. Rouse, c/o The Stout Furni- 
ture Co., Brazil. Owner, Board of County Com- 
missioners, Court House, Brazil. Plans about 
completed. Owner will advertise for bids in 10 
days. Brick, 2 steam heating boilers with ca- 
pacity of 10,000 square feet of radiation. The 
present smoke stack at the jail will be used. 

*Crown Point: Tuberculosis Hospital, $350,000. 
Archt., Kar] D. Norris, Calumet Bldg., East Chi- 
eago, Ind. Owner, Board of County Commis- 
sioners, George M. Foland, auditor, Crown Point, 
Ind. Bids ran high. All bids rejected. Will re- 
vise plans to lower cost. 

*Kokomo: Church and Sunday School, $65,000, 
Kokomo, Union and Jefferson Sts. Archt., O. L. 
Lenski and Howell and Thomas, 151 Broad St., 
Columbus, Ohio. Plans in progress. Bids in 30 
days. Brick, stone trim. 

*Greencastle: Fraternity House, $60,000, Green- 
eastle. Archt., Robert Frost Daggett, Consoli- 
dated Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Delta Kappa 
Epsilon, E. C. Atkins, Pres. Evans Woollen, Jr., 
V.-P., Indianapolis. Excavating and foundation 
work, Walter R. Heath, Greencastle. Owner 
taking bids on superstructure. Walter R. Heath 
is figuring. 

Jasper: Gas Filling Station, $6,000, 9th and 
Main Sts. Private plans. Owner, The Standard 
Oil Co., Indianapolis and Jasper. General con- 
tract let to Edward Hemmerlein, Jasper. Brick. 
Start work shortly. 

*Sellersburg: High school, 60,000. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville, Ind. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Sellersburg, Ind. Owner taking bids to close 
October 25th. Brick, 10 rooms. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Michigan City: Stores (2) and Offices (20), 
$50,000, Michigan City. Archt., R. Levine and 
E. P. Rupert, 822 West 70th St., Chicago, Il. 
Owner, R. Levine, 822 West 70th St., Chicago, 
Ill, General contract let to Rowley Bros., 332 
S. LaSalle St., Chicago. Brick. 

New Middletown: 5 miles southeast of Cory- 
don, Ind. Church, $20,000. Owner, Methodist 
Church, New Middletown, Ind. (Harrison county). 
Starting work. Brick. Owner builds. 

Rochester: Motion picture theatre (rem. from 
garage). Owner, Theatre Company,R. K. & M. 
garage building. General contract let to Stephen 
Parcel, Rochester, Ind. General alterations and 


raising walls 12 feet higher. 
Tell City: Church, $30,000. Owner, 
Methodist Church, Dr. Ward, Supt. Start- 


ing work. Brick, stone trim. 

Tipton: Memorial Building (gymnasium, com- 
munity rooms and auditorium), $77,000. 1 sty. 
and bas., 88x150. Archt., Lewis Richards, Bar- 
low Block, Tipton. Owner, Common Council off 
the City of Tipton and the Trustees of the Tipton 
War Memorial, S. R. Standerford, Mayor; Nina 
D. Smith, City Clerk, and Trustees E. B. Brink, 
Floyd Ramsay, J. C, Tolle, Tipton. General con- 
tract awarded to Milo Cutshall, Akron, Ind., $70,- 
780; heating and plumbing let to Compton and 
Sons Co., Tipton, $7,640; electric work let to 
Carter Electric Co., Tipton, $825. 


Sealed Proposal 


An advertisement fcr sealed proposals inserte¢e 
{n these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
3s publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 


publicity obtainable from no other single publica- : 


tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 
Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SUPERINTENDENT’S RESIDENCE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given that the Board ‘of 
Control of the Indiana Boys’ School at Plainfield, 
in Hendricks county, Indiana, will receive sealed 
proposals until 10:00 a. m., November 2, 1923, 
at the office of the superintendent of the Indiana 
Boys’ School, for the construction of a superin- 
tendent’s residence. Bids will be received on a 
sub-contract basis as follows: Excavation, grad- 
ing, cement and concrete work; masonry work ; 
miscellaneous iron and ste2l; rough lumber, car- 
penter and mill work; sheet metal and roofing ; 
lathing, plastering and stucco work; tile work: 
painting and glazing; finished hardware: steam 
heating system; plumbing and water supply sys- 
tem; electrical work and electrica! fixtures. 

All bids will be opened and publicly read at 
a meeting of the Board of Control at 10:00 
o’clock A. M., November 2, 1923, at the office 
of the superintendent, at the Indiana Boys’ 
School, in Plainfield, Indiana. 

All work is to be executed in accordance with 
plans and specifications prepared by Harrison and 
Turnock, architects and engineers, 500 Board of 
Trade Building, Indianapolis, Indiana, and ap- 
proved by said Board of Control, and now on 
file in the office of said superintendent of the 
Indiana Boys’ School at Plainfield, Indiana, and 
in the office oof the State Board of Accounts, 
State House, Indianapolis, Indiana, and the office 
of the Architects and Engineers. 

Bidders desiring duplicate copies of drawings 
and specifications for their own personal use 
may obtain same by depositing ten dollars for 


Geo. M. Spindler, Gen. Mgr. 


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Phone, Main 2064 
Indianapolis 


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the general construction documents, which money 
so deposited will be refunded if such drawings 
and specifications are returned in good condi- 
tion on or before the time above fixed for re- 
ceiving bids. 

All bids must be on Form No, 96, prescribed 
by the State Board of Accounts. 

Each bidder shall file with his bid the non- 
collusion affidavit required by statute and the 
successful bidder before entering into his contract 
shall present a certificate from the Industria] 
Board showing that he has complied with Sec- 
tion 68 of the Indiana Workmen’s Compensation 
Act. 

The said board of control expressly reserves 
the right to reject any and all bids, and to take 
reasonable time to investigate the bids and quali- 
fications of the respective bidders before acting 
on bids—not more than ten days. 

Dated this 11th day of October, 1923. 

FRED L. THOMAS, 
JESSE A. GREEN, 
PERRY DAVIS, 
EDWIN M. CARTER, 
Board of Control, 
Indiana Boys’ School. 
: CHAS. A. McGONAGLE, Supt. 
Oct. 13-20, 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given by William H. Penrod, 
trustee of Marion schoo! township, Owen county, 
Indiana, that up to two o’clock p. m. on the 20th 
day of October, 1923, at his office at Patricks- 
burg, Indiana, said trustee and his advisory board 
will receive sealed proposals for the construc- 
tion of an eight-room school building to be 
erected at Patricksburg, Indiana, in accordance 
with the plans and specifications now on file at 
the office of said Superintendent. 

The estimated cost of the proposed building 
is $20,000.00. All bids must be made out on 
standard form of bid blanks, and accompanied 
by a certified check for 4% (four per centum) 
of the amount of the bid, guaranteeing that the 
bidder, if awarded the contract, will accept the 
same and give bond for the faithful perform- 
ance of said contract. Such bond for the faith- 
ful performance of such contract. Such checks 
should be forfeited to the trustee in the event 
that the bidder to whom the contract is awarded, 
refuses or fails to enter into a proper contract 
with proper surety. 

Duplicating copies of the plans and specifica- 
ions are on file at the office of Johnson, Miller 
& Miller, architects, No. 30 North Fifth Street, 
Terre Haute, Indiana, and may be obtained by 
the bidders wishing to figure. The plans can 
also be obtained from the County Superintendent 
of Schools, Spencer, Indiana, 
kg oy: reserves the right to reject any or all 
ids. 

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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects _ 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, Ist Vice-President 
RODNEY W. LEONARD, 2d Vice-Prest. 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


ENTERTAINING TALK ON EUROPE 
MADE TO INDIANAPOLIS ARCHI- 
TECTS BY ONE JUST RE- 
TURNED FROM THERE 


Advantage of Association Meetings 
Again Demonstrated 


When one is privileged to attend such 
enjoyable meetings as are held regularly 
each month by the Indianapolis Archi- 
tects’ Association the thought will not 
down that such gatherings mean much 


to the Capital City architects who take 
advantage of these sessions and would 
mean more and be of inestimable value 
to the local profession if all the city’s 
architects would turn out. Then, too. it 
seems a pity that every city of any size 
in Indiana is not possessed of a local 
architects’ association where the mem- 
bers of the profession could gather regu- 
larly for a discussion of local conditions, 
matters of mutual interest, and an ex- 
change of good fellowship. It is these 
features that make the Indianapolis 
architects’ meetings something to which 
to look forward. Nor is the influence 
that they have bred unnoticeable, or the 
change for the better in the attitude of 
the men toward each other unfelt. With 
no intent to speak disparagingly of the 
profession, one can easily recall only a 
few years back when it would have been 
almost an impossibility to have gotten a 
crowd of architects together and main- 
tained harmony for three hours at one 
sitting. Today the architects not only 
gather and preserve a harmonious at- 
mosphere, but they freely discuss their 
work and actually get together in an ef- 
fort to reach a solution that will elimi- 
nate the drawbacks that are encountered 
in the practice, seek for means to ad- 
vance the profession and make for better 
buildings. There can be no question as 
to the broader view that has been 
brought to and instilled in the architects 
by this medium of meetings that has 
Permitted them to become better ac- 
quainted and created a fine developing 
Sense of individual understanding. 
Sometimes the discussions are heated 
and there is a wide variance of opinion 
and yet there is always prevalent a will- 
Ingness to listen to an expression of 
views in an effort to seek the best way 
out of a situation or reach an amicable, 


just understanding in the settlement of 
disputes. 

There have been times even up to re- 
cent dates when criticisms of certain 
practices and methods have been in- 
dulged in and yet the entering into such 
criticisms has in the end. thrown a new 
light on matters that has cleared the 


atmosphere and brought a ray of en- 
lightenment to benefit all concerned. 


There was a regular monthly meeting 
again Wednesday of the Indianapolis 
Architects’ Association at the Hoosier 
Athletic Club, which began with the cus- 
tomary 6:30 p. m. dinner, paving the 
way to several pleasant hours to follow. 


Routine business was quickly dis- 
pensed with and Clarence Martindale, 
former well-known Indianapolis archi- 
tect who has just returned from two and 
a half years sojourning in Europe, was 
given the floor. Mr. Martindale made 
an informal talk touching upon his itin- 
erary, things architecturally as he found 
them; also he threw an interesting light 
upon conditions as they exist in Europe 
today as gained by one passing through 
the various countries. 


His reference to the architecture of 
England, France, Germany, Switzerland. 
Austria and Italy was most interesting. 
He spoke of the design, treatment of de- 
tails, use of materials and _ interior 
plans. His contrast of the efforts of 
European and American architects and 
the results achieved was most interest- 
ing. In detail, he elaborated upon the 
impressions gained by an American 
architect traveling on the continent 
studying the architecture of the various 
countries. He referred to the old and 
the new and made special mention of the 
beauty of the ancient Greek temples and 
theaters. erected many years’ before 
Christ, the massiveness of Roman arenas 
still to be found here and there and the 
exquisite minuteness with which interior 
detail and furnishings were carried out 
in projects worth while. 


Then, too, he spoke briefly of studio 
life and said there was a seriousness to 
be found in the work of American and 
English students not apparent among the 
French who are groping around continu- 
ally with little success for new ideas. 
He further stated that the products of 
the students today do not show the merit 


very noticeable in the work of the stu- 
dents ten or fifteen years ago. 

The speaker said there was not much 
building, except housing projects, in the 
countnies he visited. As to labor condi- 


tions, he said there is no labor trouble 
to speak of outside of England. On the 
continent everybody is: working, but in 
England “The Dole” has created a 
chaotic condition, for it has put a pre- 
mium on idleness, men knowing that 
when unemployed they can collect a gov- 
ernment allowance that will sustain 
them. Strikers, too, have taken advan- 
tage of “The Dole” and by iit have been 
enabled to hold out and continue their 
strikes. Intended to relieve the un- 
employment situation in England, “The 
Dole” legislation has simply aggravated 
matters until working conditions and in- 
dustry is in a bad way. 


Architect Martindale’s remarks deliv- 
ered along informal lines and _inter- 
spersed with humorous incidents that he 
had experienced made up a most inter- 
esting evening. } 


The speaker announced that he ex- ° 


pected to return to Europe in April to 
resume the study of sculptoring that he 
has taken up. 


LAFAYETTE JOINT CONFERENCE 
ENDORSED 


Move Started to Have Good Crowd of 
Indianapolis Architects Present 


Mention was made Wednesday night 
at the meeting of the Indianapolis archi- 


‘tects to the proposed regional meeting 


of the I. S. of A. and the joint confer- 
ence of architects, contractors, engineers 
and Labor representatives to be held at 
Purdue University, Lafayette, November 
15, and the idea was heartily endorsed. 

Architect Herbert Foltz, who attended 
the joint meeting of architects and con- 
tractors held in South Bend in Septem- 
ber spoke glowingly of that affair and 
suggested that the Indianapolis archi- 
tects should take more of a hand in these 
meetings. The architects present at 


Wednesday night’s gathering intimated 
that they favored the trip to Lafayette 
November 15 and would work to interest 
a large delegation of Indianapolis archi- 
tects to make the journey. 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller 


President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


BRISK ACTION TOWARD HOME 
BUILDING CONTINUES 


Is the Real Feature in Local Building 
Construction Circles . 


Activity in Evansville building con- 
struction still holds mainly to home 
building operations which are brisk and 
if anything more active this fall than 
ever before. The demand for homes is 
still heavy despite the fact that many 
hundreds of houses have been erected 
this season. Evansville, like other 
cities, had a big crimp put in her housing 
facilities by the non-construction war 
period and then came the readjustment 
spell before real. building effort could be 
put forward. This forced discontinu- 
ance, and extended lull, of building op- 
erations as a result of circumstances 
created a condition wherein the city 
found herself really cramped for struc- 
tures, especially homes, and a demand 
grew to such proportions that all the 
effort put forth since building activity 
was resumed has not sufficed to raise the 
supply up to needed requirements. 


However, each succeeding year has 
found Evansville building harder than 
ever and 1923 is no exception to that 
rule. There is every indication that the 
home construction effort being put forth 
this fall will continue right on up to and 
into the winter with the indication that 
Spring will usher in another great build- 
ing year. 

While private owners are carrying 
forward their contemplations on a good 
Seale, there is also a large volume of 
Speculative construction work in prog- 
ress that in its own way, serves to fill 
the breach and enables citizens to own 
homes who otherwise could not do so. 


COMMON BRICK PROVES FIRE RE- 
SISTIVE POWER UNDER 
SEVERE TEST. 


U. S. Bureau Makes Experiment 


A startling discovery has been made 
by the U. S. Bureau of Standards, which 
may prove an euoch-making event in the 
efforts of brick manufacturers toward 
producing homes of lower cost. A test 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


structure of the new Ideal Hollow Wall 
—the low cost wall developed recently by 
the whole common brick industry—has 
come with flying colors through a severe 
fire test made by the Bureau, the test 
structure standing up well after the ex- 
periment. 

A small building was specially con- 
structed for the test with Ideal walls 
eight inches thick, and the interior filled 
with discarded wooden furniture. Every- 
thing combustible within the building 
was completely destroyed, but the brick- 
work showed no ill effects whatever. 


One of the recent plant additions in 
Evansville is that for the National Fur- 
niture company’s plant, West Keller St., 


now under construction by B. B. John-_ 


son and Son, brick contractors. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. €. 


Max I Tinécher 2b President 


Geoumthacks te 20 8o lie. Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


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Phone 2001 


FT. WAYNE BUILDING FIGURES 
FOR SEPT., 1923 SURPASS THOSE 
OF INDIANAPOLIS. 


Local Operations Score a Triumph 


One of those rare occasions as it re- 
lates to building and one that is most 
gratifying to Ft. Wayne occurred in Sep- 
tember when the local building returns 
for the month surpassed those reported 
from Indianapolis. This is the first time 
in years that Ft. Wayne over a month’s 
period has been able to outstrip Indiana- 
polis in the building construction race 
and the chances are that it will be some 
time before there is a repetition of such 
a performance. The fact remains that 
Ft. Wayne stepped out in front of the 
Capital City in September and local 
builders are proud of the last month’s 
record. 

While Indianapolis issued thirteen hun- 
dred and twenty-one more permits than 
Ft. Wayne did the latter city’s estimated 
valuations on the work for which per- 
mits were granted ran $127,981 ahead 
of the total estimated valuations posted 
at Indianapolis. 

The returns from the city inspection 
departments of the two cities for Sep- 
tember, 1923, are: 


Cities Per: Est. Val. 
Bt. Wayne 2 175 $1,707,930 
Indianapolis _________ 1496 ~ 1,656,949 


DEATH TAKES EXCHANGE 
MEMBER 


Announcement of the death a few days 
ago of Ray Vodemark caused quite a 
shock and sorrow in Fort Wayne build- 
ing circles where he was well known. 

The deceased was secretary and treas- 
urer of the J. C. Kreidt Company, sheet 
metal contractors. The funeral was héld 
Saturday, October 6. 


DECIDED IMPROVEMENT IN BUILD- 
ING IN FT. WAYNE REGIS- 
TERED IN SEPTEMBER. 


Big Gain Shown Over August 


Only a few years back there was a 


‘commonly used and favorite expression 


heard on all sides, “They never come 
back.” However, the worm has turned 
since those days, first the Allies “came 
back” during the great war, and “come” 
backs” in business, athletics, all kinds of 
sport and other walks of life have been 
the rule rather than an exception of late 
years. 


In line with that thought building con- 
struction in Ft. Wayne in September, 
after quite a slump in August staged a 
real “come back” not only showing a 
gain of $1,076,727, or 154.2%, over the 
August building volume, but also a de- 
cided gain over June and July. The of- 
ficial figures given out by the city build- 
ing inspection department show that 
September was the third best building 
month experienced in Ft. Wayne this 
season. 

As compared with the local returns 
for the corresponding period a year ago 
the September figures while revealing 
that fewer permits were issued never- 
theless the estimated valuations ran $1,- 
066,965 more than those recorded in 
September, 1922, a gain of 150%. 

The official figures are: 


Months Per. Est. Val.. 
September, 1923 ______ 175 $1,774,930 
September, 1922 ______ 225 707,965 


PROSPECT OF GOOD BUILDING 
SPELL RIGHT ALONG 


Renewed Activity Noticeable in Con- 
struction Circles 


Evidence at hand indicates that local 
building operations will continue active 
even into the late winter season. Resi- 
dence building operations have shown 
little or no let up to date and there is 
still much talk of contemplated dwell- 
ings. In addition to this work a new ac- 
tivity has developed along larger struc- 
tural lines all of which is most encour- 
aging at this late period of the building 
season, 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contracter’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus 
C. C. Pierson 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets. second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE 


Bids are being received by the Board of School 
Trustees, Piqua, Ohio, for two school buildings, 
Bennett and Wilder schools. Archt., Schenck 
and Williams, Arcade Bldg., Dayton, Ohio. Bids 
close at Piqua, October 31. Plans are on file 
room 316, Peoples Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None this week, 


BACKED UP ONCE MORE 


Indianapolis Building Figures for Sep- 
tember Prove Disappointing 


Again the building volume turned in 
at Indianapolis the past month showed 
that the tendency on the part of owners 
to slow up on building operations is still 
prevalent. While there were eighty-four 
more permits issued in September than 
in August, the total estimated valuation 
was 5.7 per cent less. The figures for 
the month just past were the second low- 
est monthly ones recorded in Indianapo- 
lis in 1928. As compared with Septem- 
“ii 1922, they showed a 14.1 per cent 
Oss. 

Two other Indiana cities registered 
better buiding permit records than Indi- 
anapois, who with $1,656,949, trailed 
South Bend ($2,208,688) and Fort Wayne 
($1,774,930). Though South Bend took 
the lead of Indiana cities in June build- 
ing it is the first time in years that In- 
dianapolis has been crowded back into 
third place, a circumstance that bespeaks 
the great amount of building construc- 
tion work that is being carried on in 
South Bend and Fort Wayne. 

_ The September 1922 and 1923, build- 
ing returns for Indianapolis are: 


Month Per. Est. Val. 
September, 1923 ___ 1,496 $1,656,949 
September, 1922 ___ 1,163 1,928,956 


WH.,.f DID YOU LOSE IN THE FIRE? 


Every Fire Costs You Indirectly 


What did you lose in the fire? 

What, you didn’t have any fire? Well, 
you lost anyway. Even if you had a fire 
and were fully insured, you were a big 
loser. Why? Because the insurance 
companies are collecting from you and 
from all of us enough money in premiums 


to cover all their “losses” and show 
them a profit. This is no reflection on 
the insurance companies. They have to 
do that or go out of business. 

But why should we pay for the other 
fellow’s carelessness? The idea in this 
question is not to evade the payment of 
insurance premiums, but to lessen the 
amount of them by working together for 
the elimination of carelessness and the 
use of flimsy building construction. The 
man who builds with inflammable mater- 
ials is just as much at fault as the man 
who carelessly tosses away a _ burning 
match, or who uses wood containers for 
the hot ashes from his stove or furnace. 
When fire-safe construction such as con- 
crete and other recognized materials 
costs only 3 to 5 per cent more, the man 
who deliberately tempts fate with in- 
flammable construction, literally hasn’t 
got a leg to stand on. 

In the face of these facts, who is more 
responsible than the builder of inflam- 
mable structures, for our staggering an- 
nual fire loss of more than 500 million 
dollars and the toll. of 15,000 lives and 
17.000 injuries ? 


NO WAY TO GET AROUND THIS 


Shouldering of Responsibilities by Mem- 
bers Essential to Life of Any 
Organization 


The successful operation of any em- 
ployers’ organization depends upon the 
loyalty of its members and the support 
morally and financially they give it. No 
association can hope to continue with a 
membership who duck their obligations, 
fail to pay their dues and leave it to 
someone else to supply the funds to 
properly sustain it—Bulletin, of the 
Building Construction Employers’ Asso- 
ciation, Chicago, IIl. 


LUMBER PRICES 30% OFF THOSE 
OF 1920 | | 


‘Further Declines Hardly Likely 


Retail lumber prices today are nearly 
30 per cent lower than they were during 
the peak of 1920 iis the statement re- 
cently issued by the National Lumber 
Manufacturers Association. Whether 
or not the price of lumber will drop still 
further is problematical in the face of 
the forest area of the country constantly 
decreasing, and the distance from the 
supply to the industrial centers increas- 
ing. There will be undoubtedly a stiffen- 
ing of prices on Pacific coast lumber as 
a result of the earthquake in Japan in- 
asmuch as that country is almost wholly 
mee ee By on the northwest for its sup- 
ply. 


PRODUCTION OF LUMBER, LATH 
AND SHINGLES, 1922-1921 


Government Figures Interesting 


The Department of Commerce an- 
nounces that the total production of lum- 
ber during 1922 iin the United States was 
31,426,922,000 feet. This is an increase 
of 16.5 per cent when compared with the 
cut reported for 1921, but a decrease of 
9 per cent compared with the cut for 
1919. 

The production of lath was reported 
as 2,905,595,000 in 1922 aand 1,970,696,- 
000 in 1921, and the production of shin- 


gles 8,068,585,000 in 1922 and 6,843,187,- 
000 in 1921. 

Comparing the statistics for 1922 with 
those for 1921, the greatest changes are 
shown for the western states, the states 
in that region apparently having recov- 
ered from the severe depression of 1921. 

In 1922 yellow pine contributed 36.6 
per cent of the total cut for all kinds of 
wood, Douglas fir 21.4 per cent, and west- 
ern yellow pine 6.6 per cent. 

The figures for 1921 and 1922 are not 
strictly comparable. In 1922 the output 
of mills cutting under 50 thousand feet 
each was omitted and in 1921 the cut of 
custom mills was omitted. The cut of 
neither class, however, materially af- 
fected the totals. 


BUILDING PERMITS 


($4,500 and Over) 
Week of October 4 to October 11 


Business Building: $20,000, 44x89, Washington 
and Rural Sts. Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 21 
Virginia Ave. Owner, R. D. Brown, ¢/o archi- 
tect. General contract awarded to Ostrom Realty 
Co., Peoples Bank Bldg. Brick. 


Residences (2): $11,000 each, 301-307 Bucking-— 
ham Drive. Private plans. ner and builder, 
Realtor Building Co., Lemcke Bldg. Excavating 


Residence: $7,500, 4611 Penn. Owner, James 
Miller. Contract let to William F. Nelson, 4211 
College, Excavating. 


Residence (Double): $8,000, 4825-27 College. 
Owner, A, H,. .M. Graves, 3538 N. Meridian St. 
General contract let to I. J. Clark, 319 W. 28th 
St. Excavating. 


Residence: $8,750, 5137 Washington Blvd. 
Owner, Columbia Building Co. Owner builds. 
Excavating. 


Residence: $8,500, 41 W. 48th. Owner, George 
W. Watkins, 415 E, 50th. Owner builds. Frame. 
Excavating, 


Residence: $7,500, 3859 Winthrop. Owner, 
C. J, Williams, 423 Berkley Road. Owner builds. 

Residence: $6,000, 5274 Winthrop. Owner, 
G. B. Taylor, at site. Excavating. 


Residence: $7,000, 210 Berkley Road. Owner, 
J. M. Ritter, 324 Berkley Road. Owner builds. 
Frame. Excavating, 


Residence: $5,000, 752 Kreber, Owner, L. M. 
Dumning, at site. Excavating. 


Residence: $4,200, 2259 N. La Salle. Owner, 
W. C, Porter, at site. Contract let-to L. W. 
Schupp. 


Residence: $5,000, 2136 Park. Owner, Mrs. 
Emma Tesler, at site. Contract to William Hick- 
man, 1206 N, Tuxedo. 


Residence: $4,500, 1031 Reisner. Owner, An- 
drew Miller. Contract let to K, E. Clark. 
Residence: $5,000, 3201 W. Tenth. 

Frank Kanalec, 1138 N. Sheffield. 


Residence: $5,000, 4725 Sunset. Owner, Irene 
M. Spence, 440 E. Vermont St, 


Residences (2) doubles: $7,000 each, 3225-27 
and 3250-52 Bellefontaine. Owner, Rollins Pur- 
cell ,at site, 


Residence: $7,000, 4825 Washington Blvd. 
Owner, Frank Woolling, 408 E. 50th, Owner 
builds. 


Residencce: $8,000, 5340 Julian. Owner, J. 
Mullane, 5448 East Washington. General- con- 
tract let to Theodore Sander, 401 Orange St. 


Residence: $7,000, 1125 N. Arsenal. Owner, J. 
J. MeEowen, 2018 Brookside Ave. 


Residences (2): $4,500 each, 227 and 231 N. 
Tremont. Owner, Frank Perkins, 254 N. Per- 
shing. Owner builds, 


Residence: $6,000, 5207 E. Washington. Own- 
er, John Larison, 5117 E. Washington. Day 
work, Excavating. 


Residence: $6,500, 5239 N. New Jersey. 
Owner, R. Elerick. Contract let to I, N. Darter, 
3015 Boulevard Place. 


Residences (2): $3,200 each, 4507-4465 Win- 
throp. Owner, Dollman-Hauser Realty Co. 
Frame. 


Owner, 


Residence (Double): $5,000, 5334-36 College. 
Owner, C. E. Holloday, at site. 


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CHICAGO 


INDIANA CON STRUCTION RECORDER 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
' Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed 
Pip aay one 2 02 Sys oh 8 Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


BIG 
LAUNCHED AT HAMMOND 


INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION 


City Indulging in Holiday Fest 


Everybody in Hammond for the past 
few weeks has been busy as an old hen 
in a truck patch getting ready for the 
opening of the big Industrial, Auto and 
Style Show that came into being Monday, 
October 8. The city was all dressed up 
in gala attire and at noon Monday things 
got under way with an elaborate parade 
through the business district, an affair 
that was witnessed by thousands of 
home folks and visitors. A big historical 
pageant was a real feature. There was 
the old-fashioned prairie schooner, oxen 
drawn, and a big band of Menominee 
Indians, frontiersmen and all that went 
with the pioneer- days. Then various 
floats depicted the development of the 
Calumet district down to the present day. 
The official opening was a regular Tid 
lifter and ushered in the largest and 
most elaborate exposition ever put 
across in this section of the state. Peo- 
ple are coming in from far and near, in- 
dicating an attendance that will even ex- 
ceed the anticipations of the exposition 
promoters. 


IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS 
HAMMOND COMPLETED 


AT 


Should Eliminate Old Annoyances 


-A spirit of thanksgiving has taken 
hold of Hammondites. The new water- 
works has been put into operation and 
also the pumps at the sewage disposal 
plant have been started. Everybody is 
living in hopes that the new order will 
mean a passing of the old water famine 
bogey that always popped up in dry 
weather, and that there will be no more 
backing up of the sewers when heavy 
Tains set in. In the old days it was a 
great situation, dry weather set up a cry 
for water and when the drought was 
ended steady rain brought fears of flood. 
Let’s hope “them days is gone forever.” 


SEPTEMBER BUILDING FIGURES 


Gain Shown Over Last Year 


City Building Inspector Henry Vis 
came forward with the Hammond build- 
ing statistics for the month of Septem- 

er showing that the operations this 
year were in excess of those for the cor- 
responding period in 1922. This latest 
dope adds a little more to the 1923 fig- 


ures which have held out in front of the 
last year statistics right along. 

The September figures for the two 
years are: 


Months Per Est. Val. 
September, 1923 _______ 94 $155,450 
September, 1922 _______ 74 154,200 

Gain September, 1923 20 $ 1,250 

ALL AT SEA 
Tuberculosis Hospital Prometers § En- 
gulfed by High Estimate 
Waves 


The inability of contractors who fig- 
ured the proposed tuberculosis  sani- 
tarium at Crown Point to come within 
the estimate of $315,000 caused the call- 
ing of a special meeting October 8th 
of the architect, Karl D. Norris, East 
Chicago, members of the Lake County 
Manufacturers’ Association, representa- 
tives from the Tuberculosis and Medi- 
cal Associations and the county com- 
missioners at which time a ways and 
means were discussed for carrying out 
the original plan to erect the sanitarium. 
It is intimated that to follow the pres- 
ent proposed plan for the new institu- 
tion the construction costs would reach 
nearly $600,000, which is approximately 
double the appropriation that was made 
by the County Council. 


TRACK ELEVATION SCHEME NOW 
UNDER CONSIDERATION 


Estimated to Cost $5,985,900 


There was a big meeting, not so big 
as important, in Hamtmond the other 
night that has a great bearing on the 


future of the city. Assembled at the 
gathering were the city officials, members 
of the Chamber of Commerce, and the 
chief engineers of the various railroads 
entering the city. The topic up for con- 
sideration was track elevation and the 
engineers have turned over to the city 
officials proposed plans for the work. 
The preliminary estimates submitted by 
the railroad engineers are as follows: 
Erie, $2,200,000; Michigan Central, 
$1,750,000; Nickel Plate, $1,018; Mo- 
non, $1,017,000. The plans and esti- 
mates were left with the public officials 
for future study and another meeting 
of the above men and organizations is 
to be called later; no date having been 
decided upon at this time. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


Architects report that there has been 
a noticeable decrease in the demand for 
new plans. However, the speculative 
hame builders are going right along at 
a merry clip. 


Architects J. T. Hutton & Son are pre- 
paring plans for a garage and auto sales 
building at 115-117 Lafayette street for 
the Grover-Bartlett-Nash Co. W. H. 
Beckman has been awarded the contract 
for the foundation. 


E. E. COLE. 


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MUNCIE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas. Rowe 
J. A. Gallivan 


President 
Secretary 


314 Main Street 


FIGHT THIS SACRIFICE 


Battle Cry for Contractors, “Build So It 
Won’t Burn” 


Did you know that every minute of 
the year we pay out $1,000 for fire losses, 
and that one human life is consumed by 
flames every half hour? A_ thousand 
dollars a minute—two lives an hour—a 
terrible toll, and a needless one. 

It has been estimated that 1,500 fires 
break out in the United States every 
twenty-four hours. Every one of these 
fires is caused by some improper condi- 
tion, usually one which is the result of 
negligence, and which can be removed 
with little or no difficulty. 


Anyone who allows rubbish to accu- 
mulate in or near a building is just as 
negligent as he who carelessly tosses his 
glowing match into the pile. Electric 
irons and other appliances, when left 
turned on, cause many fires. The use of 


, wooden boxes for ashes is like sending 
4, an invitation to the nearest fire station. 


Metal containers for matches and for oil 
mops and dust cloths will prevent many 
fires. Eighty-five per cent ofeall fires 
are preventable—that is, are the result 
of downright carelessness. Every owner 
can help cut down this waste by remov- 
ing these causes around his property. 
The exclusive use of fireproof struc- 
tures would cut our fire loss to but a 
fraction of its present figure. And when 
confronted by the fact that fire-safe con- 
struction, such as concrete in various 
forms as well as other types costs but 3 
to 5 per cent more than inflammable 
construction no building owner can jus- 
tify himself in risking a contribution to 
our already tremendous fire loss, to say 
nothing of our sacrifice of human lives. 


TREND OF COMMODITY PRICES 


General Inclination Upward Over Fig- 
ures a Year Ago 


The September issue of the Purchasing 
Agent contains a chart showing the 
trend of commodity prices since Sep- 
tember 1, 1922, in which 100 is used as 
a base and the date of January 1, 1922, 
as the point from which computations 
are made. Following is a list of a few 
commodities of special interest to build- 
ers: 


Sept. Sept. 

1922 1923 
Building materials _______ 101.2. 110.6 
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Steel products __.________ 116.5 137.8 
Lumber: ieee. Sao eg: 93.1 105.5 
Paint; products: aadeuseud 103.5 


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VoL. V INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, OCTOBER 20, 1923 No. 29 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 
Published Every Saturday 


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LEIGH (RELTON (2.205) Un’ -~ News Manager 
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Entered as second class matter August 29, 1919, 
at the Post Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, under 
the Act of March 8, 1879. 


BURNING UP HALF A BILLION A 
YEAR 


Appalling Waste Traceable In Great 
Measure to Carelessness 


In spite of its enlightened populace, 
unequalled prosperity and _ industrial 
leadership, our nation is paying an im- 
mense annual tribute to a powerful ene- 
my. War is being waged against this 
enemy continually, but our fight is made 
Ineffective by indifference within our 
own ranks. That enemy is FIRE. 

Our tribute to this enemy in 1922, as 
shown by Bradstreet’s, was $410.889,350. 
Uninsured and unreported losses would 
bring this figure to well over $500,000,- 
000. Think of burning up half a billion 
dollars’ worth of bank notes! And that 
Is exactly what we are doing. 

A comparison of our losses with those 
of our European neighbors puts us to 
Shame. In 1913, the year before the 
great war, the losses of leading Euro- 
pean nations ranged from 11 cents to 49 
cents per capita. At that time our 


losses were $2.10 per capita—more than ~ 


four times the highest European figure. 
The worst of it is that in spite of 
much effort expended on educating the 
public to greater care and the use of 
firesafe construction, in nine years the 
merican per capita fire loss has jumped 
from $2.10 to $4.75—an increase of 125 
per cent. 
When we compare the thickly populat- 
European nations with our own open 
Spaces and comfortably settled cities, all 
€xcuse for our fire waste vanishes. Eu- 
ropean nations long ago learned to use 
resafe building materials and in their 
cities inflammable dwellings are not per- 
mitted. America, too, can reduce her 
immense annual fire loss to negligible 


Proportions by insisting on firesafe con- 
struction. 


SOUTH BEND AGAIN LEADS STATE IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR 
SEPTEMBER, A MONTH FEATURED BY NUMEROUS GAINS 


Official Figures Show the Month to Have Been Best Building Period Since the 
Late Spring 


Several outstanding features mark the building performance put across in 
Indiana during the month of September as shown by the reports made by the 
building inspectors of the ten leading ‘cities from which official building figures 
are obtainable. First and foremost, the figures show that the month just past 
was the best monthly building period in Indiana since May, individual gains of 
nice proportion being registered over June, July and August. Also a gain of 55.4 
per cent was made on September, 1922, 726 more permits having been issued this 
September than during the corresponding period a year ago. No comparative 
figures are available at Muncie as no 1922 building record was kept there at that 
time. However, of the other sine cities seven showed gains and two registered 
losses when compared with the September, 1922, figures. Seven showed gains and 
three showed losses as against the August, 1923, record. 

South Bend once again stepped out ix front to lead the entire state in building 
in September, turning in $2,208,688 worts of work for which permits were granted. 
Following South Bend came Fort Wayne with $1,774,930, while Indianapolis still 
showing evidences of a slump, apparent for the past several months, had to take 
third place, a situation unusual in Indiana building construction annals. 

In the matter of gain over the building record of September, 1922, Evansville 
showed to best advantage, with ninety-four more permits granted and 160 per cent 
advance in estimated valuation. Fort Wayne registered 150.7 per cent gain, 
though issuing fifty less permits than a year ago. Gary gained 124.2 per cent; 
South Bend showed 123 more permits and 107.3 per cent gain; Elkhart, nine more 
permits, 59 per cent gain; Terre Haute, 101 more permits, 25.3 per cent gain; 
Hammond, twenty more permits, 8 per cent gain. Indianapolis issued 333 more 
permits but registered a 14.1 per cent loss; Richmond’s loss was 44.8 per cent. 

The official figures for September, 1923, and September, 1922, are: 

September, 1923 September, 1922 


Cities Permits Est. Val. Permits Est. Val. 
Elkhart seceo PEGA DTA ae 23 ‘$ 55,400 14 $ 34,950 
Maeve wee: OP a ee 214 291,320 120 111,729 
Git WW aye oe 175 1,774,930 225 707,965 
Garey se ae eee Be MD TN 2 oes 384,416 ae 171,449 
EL ATOTIIO TIE eee eee ROR a) 94 155,450 74 154,200 
Aneanin Oley 2 eee tie 1,496 1,656,949 1,163 1,928,956 
DANCE Se ST ne ee! ag 96 81,439 No Record 
TRICDIMON Gs pes re ae a a 38,800 soe 70,417 
GUE, ESCM ok cate) ee 500 2,208,688 377 1,065,104 
errs Ei Aitent eee 269 212,181 168 169,288 

otal. eee mea ie i 2,867 $6,859,573 2,141 $4,414,049 


LABOR BANKS INCREASING 


Looks Like Someone Is Saving Money 


There are now ten Labor Union banks 
scattered through the country, with at 
least 13 more projected. The wage- 
earners of the country are no longer 
estimating their quick assets at millions 
but at hundreds of millions. 


ARTISTIC AND LASTING EFFECT 
NOW POSSIBLE WITH CAST 
STONE. 


Has Big Influence In Holding Down Con- 
struction Costs. 


Cast stone for building trim, an in- 


novation in Indiana, has proved its use- 
fulness and is growing in popularity and 
use in direct proportion as architects are 
coming to the realization that the prod- 
uct is of a material as lasting as natural 
stone and can be made in many textures 
and colors an impossibility with natural 
stone itself. Ornamental details can be 
obtained with cast stone at a nomina! 
cost whereas the same design carved in 
natural stone would make the cost pro- 
hibitive. 

Cast stone is being manufactured 
steadily now by the Klinestone Manu- 
facturing Company, Fourteenth street 
and Sherman Drive, Indianapolis, and is 
being furnished for industrial buildings, 
schools, churches, apartments, public 
buildings and homes. 


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News of the Week 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


*Y. M. C. A. Building: $240,000, 4 sty. and 
bas,, 117x123, New Castie, Ind. Archt., McGuire 
and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian Bidg., Indian- 
apolis. Owner, Young Men’s Christian Associa- 
tion, New Castle, Ind. Architect receiving bids 
to close October 30. Brick, reinforced concrete, 
steel frame construction, hollow tile, cut stone, 
steel stairs, structural steel, steel sash, Kalomein 
doors, marble and tile work, metal skylight; roof 
ventilators, marquise, 5 ply tar and grayel roof, 
accordion doors, hot water service, ci tculating 
pump, hot water generator, vacuum cleaner, hot 
water heater, booster pump, hydro pneumatic 
tank, steam heating, vacuum pump, (2) Kewanee 
or equal boilers. Will include swimming pool, 
locker rooms, gymnasium, recreation rooms, 
kitchens, dining room, classrooms, library, boiler 
room. The following contractors are figuring 
general contract: Roy Bryant, Franklin, Ind.: 
Bowyer Bros. Construction Co., New Castle, Ind.; 
State Construction Co., Indianapolis: Henry 
Vahle, New Palestine, Ind.; J. N. Good, Colum- 
bus, Ind.; George L. Ohmart, Fort Wayne, Ind., 
and Springfield, Ohio; H. B. Krauel Construction 
Co., Danville, Ill.; P. H, Lorenz Co., Moline, Ill. 


*Apartment Building (80 apartments), $400,000, 
6 sty. and bas., corner Pennsylvania and Pratt 
Sts. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life 
Bldg. Owner, T. A. Moynahan, President Moyna- 
han Construction Co., 804 N. Senate Ave. Owner 
taking bids. Brick, stone or terra cotta trim, 
steam heat, tile floors, incinerator, ranges, re- 
frigerators, laundry tubs and dryers, elevator. 


*Grade School No. 67: $207,964 (10 rooms), 
3615 W. Walnut St. Archt., J. Edwin Kopf and 
Woolling, 402 Indiana Pythian Bldg. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, 150 N. Meridian St. 
Low bidders as follows: General eontract, Wil- 
liam P, Jungelaus Co., 825 Massachusetts Ave., 
$141,500; heating and ventilating, Freyn Bros., 
$16,300; plumbing, the Hayes Bros. Co., $12,636 ; 
electric work, Hatfield Electric Co., $3,302, al! of 
Indianapolis. Expect to award contracts in a 
few days. 


*Grade School No. 38: $182,352 (8 rooms), 
Winter and Boyd. Archt., the Elmer E. Dunlap 
Co., 1050 N. Delaware St. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, 150 N. Meridian St. Low bid- 
ders as follows: General contract, J: G. Kar- 
stedt Construction Co., Lemcke Bldg., $109,180; 


heating and ventilating, Freyn Bros. Co., $15,546; 
plumbing, Freyn Bros. Co., $6,909; electric wir- 
ing, Hatfield Electric Co., $2,084, all of Indianapo- 
lis. Expect to award contracts in a few days. 


Church: 1 sty. and bas., 60x110, Corydon, 
Ind. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust 
Bidg., Indianapolis. Owner, Methodist Episcopal 
Church, Rev. J. D. Moore, pastor, Corydon, Ind. 


Preliminary plans in progress. Brick, asphalt, 
shingle roof, steam heat, art glass. 
*Catholic Recreation Building: $100,000 (will 


include gymnasium, swimming pool, lockers, 
showers, boiler room, coal room, ete.), 2 sty. and 
bas., Tenth and Pennsylvania St. Archt., J. 
Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 401 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg. Owner, Richt Rev. Joseph Chartrand, 
D. D., bishop of Indianapolis, rector SS. Peter and 
Paul Cathedral, 1347 N. Meridian St., Rev. Mau- 
rice O'Connor, director, 124 W. Georgia St. Brick, 
Stone and slate, reinforced concrete, structural 
steel. Plans and specifications completed. Archi- 
tect will be ready for bids in a few days, 


Parcel Post Buildings (3): $500,000, Detroit, 
Mich. Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 21 Virginia 
Ave., Indianapolis, Owner, the Detroit Postal 
Station Co. of Indianapolis, R. D. Brown, presi- 
dent, c/o the Postal Station, S. Illinois and South 


SINK & EDWARDS 


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Ye and Vertilatin 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


Sts., Indianapolis. Plans in progress. 
reinforced concrete and steel, 2 


*Temple (Jewish), $150,000, 34th and Ruckle. 
Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 610 Indiana 
Trust Bldg. Owner, Beth El Jewish Congrega- 
tion, Building Committee as follows: L. Sako- 
witz, 3614 N. Pennsylvania; Isaac Marks, 514 S. 
Delaware St.; Herman T. Cohen, 440 E. Wash- 
ington; Joseph A. Cohen, 709 W. Washington ; 
H. Rosner, 4140 College. Plans nearing comple- 
tion. Ready for bids this fall, Brick. 


*Packing Plant (alterations and general re- 
modeling), $50,000, Ray and Wyoming Sts. 
Archt. and engineer, Russell N. Edwards Co.,. 45 
Union Trust Bldg. Owner, Bell Packing Co., 
successors to Work and Co., 601 W. Ray St. 
Plans in progress. Ready for bids in 30 days. 
Work will consist of new mastic floors, roofing, 
cork ‘insulation, brick work, earpentry and gen- 
eral alterations. 


*Hotel (200 rooms), 12 sty. and bas., 102x50, 
eorner McCrea and Jackson Place. Archt., Wil- 
Ham K. Eldridge, 914 HumedMansur Bldg. Own- 
er, the Jackson Place Realty Co., E. G. Spink, 
president, 914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Builder, the 
E. G. Spink Co., 914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Plans 
in progress. Ready for bids on materials and 
subcontracts. Brick, reinforced concrete floor 
and roof construction, 3 elevators, 5 store rooms, 
cafeteria, 200 baths. 


Commercial Building (general alterations), $15,- 
000. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 610 
Indiana Trust Bldg. Owner, Hibben-Hollweg Co., 
141 S. Meridian St. Plans in progress, new ele- 
vator and genera! interior alterations. 


Heating, Ventilating, Plumbing and Wiring: 
For three schools. Engineers, Snider and* Rotz, 
703 Merchants Bank Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Commissioners, 150 N. Meridian St. Own- 
er receiving bids to close November 9 at 10 a. m. 


Brick, 


For school No. 62—Heating and ventilating, 
$31,450; plumbing, $13,600: electrical work, 
$2,800, 

For school No. 70-—Heating and ventilating, 
$26,000; plumbing, $10,000; electrical work, 
$2,000. 

For school No. 75—Heating and ventilating, 
$32,200; plumbing, $16,400: electrical work, 
$2,800. 

*Residence and Garage: $50,000, 2 sty. and 


bas., 42d and Meridian Sts. 
and Son, Majestic Bldg. 
brock, 4009 Central Ave. Owner taking bids to 
close October 24, Brick, stone trim, tile roof. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Office Building: $700,000, 8 sty., basement 
and sub-basement, Colfax and Michigan {&ts., 
South Bend, Ind. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and 
Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, the Tuttle Corporation (office furniture), 
119 W. Washington St., South Bend, Ind. Gen- 
eral contractor, Bedford Stone & Construction 
Co., Fletcher Trust Bldz., Indianapolis. Architect 
ready for bids on (4) elevators, heating, plumb- 
ing, wiring and ventilating. Foundation in, 


*Consolidated Grade School: $100,000, Indian- 
apotis, Archt., Donald Graham, 1128 Hume- 
Mansur Bldg. Owner, William H. Evans, trustee, 
Center township, 215 E. Ohio St., Room 217, In- 
dianapolis. General contract, Conder and Cul- 
bertson, 623 N. Noble St. Heating, Freyn Bros., 
1028 N. Illinois St. Plumbing, Strong Bros. 
Company. Electric work, Hatfield Electric Co., 
102 S. Meridian. Start work shortly, Brick. 


*Service Building: 1 and 2 sty., 331x185, 
“James Whitcomb Riley Hospita!,” Indianapolis, 
Archt., Robert Frost Daggett, 960 Consolidated 
Bidg., Indianapolis. Owner, John W. Cravens, 
secretary board of trustees, Indiana University, 
Bloomington, Ind. Face and special brick, hollow 
tile, limestone. General contract let to Leslie 
Colvin, Board of Trade Blde., Indianapolis. 
Plans in progress on heating, plumbing and wir- 
ing. Bids soon. 


Office Building: 4 sty. and bas., 6714x50, North 
A'abama St. Archt., Charles H. Byfield, 923 


Archt., D. A. Bohlen 
Owner, Frank H. Sud- 


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Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, R. W. Furnas Ice 
Cream Co.; L. Furnace Hamilton, president; J. 
Martin Antrim, vice-president: C. J. Hill, treas- 
urer, 127-133 N. Alabama St. General contract 
awarded to J. G. Karstedt Construction Co., 
Lemcke Bldg., for $46,000, Ready for bids in two 
weeks on heating, plumbing and wiring. Brick, 
steel frame construction. Start work at once. 


*Bank and Office Building: $1,100,000, 9 sty. 
and bas., southeast corner of Monument Circle 
and Meridian St. Archt., Robert Frost Daggett, 
Consolidated Bldg. Owner, Continental National 
Bank, Chamber of Commerce Bldg. General con- 


tractor, Leslie Colvin, Board of Trade Bldg. 
Part excavated. Part wrecking. Bedford stone 
exterior. 

Residence and Garage: $25,000, 5515 Wash- 
ington Blvd. Archt., George and Mac Lucas, 


Consolidated Bldg. 
Washington St. 
Brick veneer. 


Stores: $16,000, 1 sty. and bas., 45x88, 427-29 
Indiana Ave. Owner, the Indiana Avenue Realty 
Co., 427-29 Indiana Ave, Owner builds and 
awards separate contracts. Brick. 


Residence: $14,500, 2 sty. and bas, and ga- 
rage, 4823 Central Ave, Owner, Anna Lambur, 
4849 Central Ave. Genera! contract let to H. L. 
Simons, 4244 N. Capitol Ave. Start work at 
once. Brick veneer, tile roof, furnace. 


Residence: $13,000, and garage, 4811 Central 
Ave. Owner and builder, H. L. Simons, 4244 N. 
Capitol Ave. Owner will build by day labor. 
Brick veneer, tile roof, furnace. 


Residence (double): $12,350, 813-15 Fairfield. 
Owner and builder, N. A. Moslander and Son, 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Brick. Owner will bui'd 
by day labor. 


Residence (double): $10,000, 3241-48 Boulevard 
Place. Owner, T. J. O’Hara, 3253 Boulevard 
Place. Owner will build by day labor. 


Residence: $9,000, 4849 N. Capitol. 
Ray Clem, 515 State Life Bldg. 


Owner, Isaac Bremen, West 
Owner will build by day labor 


Owner, 
Owner builds. 


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Steel Stairs (main stairs and entrances), for 
school building. Archt., Ernest R. Watkins, 
Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, W. A. Denny, superintendent of schools. 
Architect taking bids. 

“*School (rem. and add.}, $30,000, Greensboro 
township, Kennard, Ind. Archt., Ernest R. Wat- 
kins, Farmers Trust Bldg., Anderson. Owner, 
Homer C, Garriott, trustee, Kennard, Ind. Will 
probably award the generai contract to Dan Wil- 
son, Lapel, Ind. Brick. 

Residence: $8,000. Archt., E. F. Miller, 
Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, George Pierce, 1821 
Central Ave. Will award contract shortly. Frame. 


Contracts Awarded 


*High School: $76.000. Alexandria) Ind. 
Archt., E. R. Watkins, Farmers Trust Bldg., An- 
derson. Owner, Board of Szhoo! Trustees, Alex- 
andria, Ind. General contract let to L. W. Kim- 
mel & Co., Poneto, Ind, Heating and ventilating 
let to Freyn sros., Indianapolis, Plumbing let 
to M. A. Hawks, Elwood, Ind. Electrical con- 
tract to R. F. Fowler, Frankfort, Ind. 

*School Building (16 rooms), $130,000, Laurel 
end Sycamore Sts. Areht., E, F. Miller, Farmers 


Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees. 
General contractor, Glenn Gardner, 1119 Hen- 
dricks St., Anderson. Plumbing and wiring let 


to Powell and Dorste Co, Heating let to V. H. 
Osborne Co., all of Anderson, Starting founda- 
tion. 

*Orphans’ Home: $125,000. Archt., E. R. 
Watkins, Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of 
County Commissioners, Courthouse. General con- 


tractor, Ben F. Wright, 326 W. Fourth St. Foun- 
dation in. Brick. 
*Parochial School: - $100,000. Archt., E. R. 


Watkins, Farmers Trust Bldg. 
Catholic Congregation, Rev. Thos. J. Travers, 
pastor. General contract, Ainsworth and Son, 
Terre Haute, Ind. Pouring second floor. 


Owner, St. Mary’s 


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\ *Residence and Garage: $15,000. Archt., E. F. *Salesroom and Garage: $75,000, 2 sty. Owner, EVANSVILLE 
; Miller, Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, E. E. Luse, Graham Motor Sales Co. General contractor, Bed- —_ a. a 
; 25 W. Tenth. Contractor, W. E. Thompson, 120 ford Steel and Construction Co., Bedford, Heat- *Y. W. C. A. Building: $300,000, Second and 

W. Seventh. Foundation in. Brick veneer. ing and plumbing let to Thomas Vint, Blooming- Vine Sts. Archt., W. F. Thompson and Miss 


— ton. Electric work to Evans Electric Co., Bloom- B- G. Geary, 342 Madison Ave., New York City, 

ington. Roofing and sheet metal to Heitger Hdwe. N. Y. Associate architect, Charles L. Troutman, 

BLOOMINGTON Co., Bedford. Ind. Pouring second floor. American Trust Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Y. W, 

pls eae *Bottli w B 40 O man 1 C. A., Mrs. John L. Inglehart, secretary, Evans- 

uF ottling Works: $40,000. Owner, Coca Cola Vile’ Plans will be finished this winter, Will 
*Lodge Building: $60,000. Archt., John L. Bottling Works. Contractor, Bedford Steel and ask forbids about March 1... Bricic 
Nichols, 204 S. Indiana Ave. Owner, B. P. O. E. Construction Co., Bedford, Ind. Heating and ; ; i 

Lodge. Plans in progress. Ready for bids in 60 plumbing let to Fennerman P!umbing Co., Bloom- Bottling Frant (add.), 1 sty., 25x89, $10,000, 

days. Brick. 2 sty. and bas., 60x70. ington. Work started. Brick. Archt., Frank J. Schlotter, 11344 Upper Fourth, 


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Owner, J. Vozel and Son, Second and Ohio Sts. Bedford Stone and Construction Co., Indianapo- Bank Fixtures (marble and bronze), for the 

Plans in progress. Brick. lis; Ralph Sollitt and Sons, South Bend, Ind.; Garrett Savings & Trust Co., Garrett, Ind. Archt., 
‘ sr tee : Yaeger & Sons, Danville, Il!.; Max Irmscher & A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. 

hwy -peeal Wr hoe eos Ne eee Sons, Fort Wayne; Indiana Engineering and Con- Architect taking bids. 

Evansville ‘Grormca Dye ek ‘Wall Mt es struction Co., Fort Wayne; Buesching-Hagerman Resid y ps 

mn Wie in prozress. ae * Construction Co., Fort Wayne; Charles Wermuth, esidence and Two-Car Garage: $30,000, 2 


Fort Wayne: Gamble 


*Garage (add.), 1 sty., 25x81. Owner, J. F. Louis, Mo. 
Charley Auto Co,, 418 Riverside Ave. Plans com- 


cornet = t, Sty. and bas., colonial type. Archt., Pohlmeyer 
Construction Co . and Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg. Owner, Ralph 
Thieme, c/o Thieme Brothers Knitting Mills, 


pleted. In abeyance until spring. Brick notice Building, Medical Offices and 2 Stores: Knitters Avo, Fort Wayne. Plans in progress. 
= $300,000, seven sty. and bas., 60x150, Berry and Brick, vapor or hot water heat, stain shingle roof, 


FORT WAYNE Ewing Sts. Archt., 


. Wayne. Owner, the 
Freight Yards: $6,066,000, betw2en Fort Wayne Corp., William Jordan, 


and New Haven, Ind.. Owner, the Nickel Plate Pharmacal Co., 202 W. 
Railroad; Bernett, president: C. E. Denney, ment, entire first floor 
vice-president, Clevetand, Ohio. Plans in prog- Wayne Pharmacal Co., 
ress. Starting preliminary work at the site. about completed. Bids close November 1. Wreck- 
Project will include double tracking from Fort ing old buildings on site. 


George Ohmart, Mitchel] tile and hardwood ‘floors. 
Bldg., Springfield, Ohio, and Utility Bldg., Fort 
Wayne Medical Building 
secretary, c/o the Wayne Ww : 
Berry St. Lessee of base- Bide... Fort 
and part of second floor, iJ] build 
202 W. Berry St. Plans 


Residence: $12,000, Clear Lake, Ind. Archt., 
. Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg., Fort 
Owner, Dr. Ed. H. Kruse, 318 Central 

Wayne. Plans completed. Owner 
by day labor. Start work at once. 
Field stone and shingle, 


Brick, reinforced con-. *Residence: $9,000.  Archt., Pohlmeyer. and 


Wayne to New Haven, roundhouse, repair ‘shops, crete, stone trim, elevators, steel sash, vault, vault Pohl!lmeyer, 301 Centre! Bldg. Owner, Otto Heger- 
sixty tracks, 6,000-car capacity. door, comp. roof, steam heat, tile and marble feld, 1230 Home Ave. Plans completed. New bids 


Church (Sunday school addition and xem. church 
building), $35,000, Montpelier, Ohio. Archt., A. 5 wy 
M. Strauss, 705 Shoatf Bldg, Fort Wayne. Church: $40,000, 


soe sea ea =O : : and: Putnam Sts. Archt., R. J, Aurentz, Bass ; : eheaes : : 
Owner, Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Childs, Blde. .-Gwadr) ‘Church of God, Rev. S. S. Plank, Bailey, 202 Masterson St. Owner will build by 


pastor. Building Committee as follows: EB, E. 4aY work. Work will consist of installing a new 
Edward Dieniss, Charles furnace, new bathroom, solarium, ete. 
Plans in progress. Bids “Stores, Apartments and Hall: $25,000, 2 sty., 


ae ’ r. late fail. Brick, Bedford stone trim. Florentine 47x175.  Archt., 
Telephone Building: 114 sty. and bas., $25,000, glass, baleony, auditorium, kitchen, 


Angola, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaft boiler room, comp, roof, steam heat, art gla 


pastor, Montpelier, Ohio. Plans in progress. 
Work will consist of a one-story brick addition, 
new heating system, new plumbing, toilets, 
showers and general interior alterations. 


work, copper set fronts. 


Gerig, Joseph Zerby, 
Shimer, E. A. Hartune, 


shortly. Frame. 


sty. and ‘bas., Sherman Residence (rem, and add.), Archt., Pohlmeyer 


and Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg, Owner, T. E. 


Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 301 
rest rooms, Central Bldz. Owner, Christian Miller (sheet 
SS, SIX metal works), Broadway and Jefferson. Owner 


Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, Steuben County classrooms. P : be z : sot a 

Telephone Co., H. E. Wilder, manager, Angola, will build by day labor. Start work soon. Brick. 
Ind. Start work at once. Owner will build by Arartment Building (2 apts.), rem. and addi- Residence and Garage: $20,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
day labor. Brick. tion. Archt., A, M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Blde. colonial design (9 rooms and solarium), Packard 


Parsonage (add. and alt.), 1 sty., 30x15, and Owner, A. Kotzenberg, 916 Lake Ave. Plans in Ave. and Beaver. Archt., F, G. Fortney, Citizens 
general interior alterations, Wabash, Ind. Areht., progress. Work will consist of an addition, and Trust Bldg. Owner, M. C. Frysinger, ¢/o Wayne 


A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. heating, plumbing, 
Owner, Presbyterian Congregation, Rev. Nevin ete. 
Schaaf, pastor, Wabash, Ind, Plans in progress. 


’ *Residence: 315,000, 
Brick. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 


wiring, painting, plastering, Overall Co.,, Fort Wayne. Owner taking bids. 


Brick veneer, slate roof, tile floors in bath and 


entrance, hardwood floors, furnace. 
Lake Wawasee, Ind. i ‘ 


705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort Residence and Garage: $8,000. Archt., F. G. 


*Snrine Temple: $600,000, 5 sty. and bas., Wayne. Owner, Charles Able, c/o Architect. Fortney, Citizens Trust Bldg. Owner, Harry 


158x162. Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life Bids in under advisement. 
Bidz. Owner Mizpah Temple A, A. O. N. M. S., system, septie tank, 


Fort Wayne. Architect receiving bids to close yace. 
October 27. Heating, plumbing, ventilating and alt 
wiring bids close November 3. Note extension of *Lodge Building: 


Frame. Private water Geyer, 132 BE. Berry St. Owner taking bids. 


asphalt shingle roof, fur- Stueco, furnace, shingle roof. 


Dormitory: 2 sty., about 200x50, ‘“‘Concordia 


$50,000, .Kendalville, Ind. College Campus,” Archt., J. M. E. Riedel, Noll 
time for receiving bids. Face brick, Arabic de- Archt., A. M. Strauss, 


705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort Bldg. Owner, Concordia College, Fort Wayne, 


sign, clay tile, concrete stairs, terra cotta and Wayne. Owner, B. P. O. E., Kendallvilie, Ind. Ind. Preliminary plans in progress. Brick. 
limestone trim, orn, terra cotta, structural steel. Plans nearing completion. Ready for bids about 


The following are figuring general contract: November 15. Brick. 


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*Residence: $15,000. Archt., Mahurin and 
Mahurin, 226 Brown-Cooper Bldg. Owner, Mrs. 
W. F. Moellering, 323 W. Washington St. Plans 
completed, Mature about March 1. Brick veneer. 


Residence: $7,000. Archt., Leighton Bowers, 
Utility Bidg. Owner, Norman Boerger, 1840 Lind- 
ley Ave. Plans in progress. Mature about Janu- 
ary 1. Frame. 


*Residence: $6,000, Forest Park. Archt., 
Henry Meyer, 615 W. Jefferson. Owner, John 
Roemer, 1603 E. Lewis St. Plans completed. 
Bids late fall. Frame. 


Contracts Awarded 


Bottling Works: $35,000, 1 and 2 sty., 34x84, 
30x60. Archt., Henry W. Meyer, 615 W. Jeffer- 
son. Owner, William Scheele and Sons, 504 Har- 
rison St. General contract awarded to Charles 
Wermuth and Sons, 512 East Suttenfield. Start 
work at once. Brick. 


*Residence: $14,000, 2 sty. and bas., 36x32, 
Garrett, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff 
Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, Joseph Johnson, 
Garrett, Ind. General contract let to Thad 
Clark, Kimme!l, Ind. Frame. 


*Residence and Garage: $18,000, Forest Park 
Addition. Archt., R. H. Aurentz, 306 Bass Block. 
Owner, Dr. M. I. Rosenthal, 336 W. Berry St. 
Brick work let to Frank Federspiel, 3409 S. Hanna 
St. Carpentry let to Jacob Westrick, 242 E. 
Suttenfield. Brick, Excavating. 


*Residence and Garage: $10,000. Archt., Ma- 
hurin and Mahurin. Owner, Charles Miller, c/o 
Fort Wayne Paper Co. Contractor, Joseph B. 
Wagner, 17385 W. Main St. Work started. Archi- 
tect taking bids on heating and plumbing. Brick. 

*Laundry (add.): 1 and 2 sty., 25x150. Archt., 
Mahurin and Mahurin, Brown-Cooper’ Bldg. 
Owner, Troy Laundry Co., 1711 S. Calhoun St. 
General contractor, Max Irmscher & Sons, W. 
Berry St. Work started. Brick. 

*Masonic Temple: $400,000, 9 sty. Archt., 
Charles Weatherhogg, 250 W. Wayne St. Owner, 


Masonic Temple Ass’n, C. A, Wilding, chairman: 


building committee, 902 W. Wayne St. Genera! 


contractor, W. A. Sheets, Utility Bldg. Erecting 
steel work third story. 


*Commercial Garage: 1 and 2 sty., 60x145. 
Archt., Leighton Bowers, Utility Bldg. Owner, 
H. Louise Davenport. General contract let to 
W. A. Sheets, Utility Bldg. Excavating. Brick, 
concrete and steel. Heating and plumbing let to 
P. B. Arnold Co. 


*Store (alt.): $25,000, Main and Harrison. 
Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg. Owner, 
Epstein Co., Main and Harrison. General con- 
tractor, Henry Kaiser, 1728 Spy Run Blvd. Work 
started, 


Building Permits 


Residences (10): $5,000 each, 4316 Spatz Ave., 
4315 John St,, 1012, 910, 818, 724 McKinie Ave., 
4316 Weisser Park Ave., 4414 Weisser Park, 4417 
Hanna, 4409 Hanna St. Owner,’ William Ayres. 


Residence: $5,500, Anie Ave. Owner, E. M. 
Sherlock. 


Residence: $7,000, 4218 Tacoma. Owner, Wil- 
liam H, Koldemey, at site. 


Residence: $5,000, 1510 E. Pontiac. Owner, 
T. C, Young. 


Enterprise Building Company, for residences at 
2525 St. Marys Ave. at cost of $4,000; at 1521 
Howell St. at cost of $4,500; at 1518 Richardson 
St. at cost of $2,500; at 1522 Richardson St. at 
cost of $2,500, and at 1526 Richardson St. at cost 
of $2,500; to Frank Cunnison, for residence at 
115 E. Boerger Ave. at cost of $5,500: to Fred 
C. Weigman, for residence at 1402 S. Kensington 
Blvd. at cost of $8,500; to Grant Mills, for resi- 
ee tap and garage at 320 Kinsmoor Ave. at cost of 
5,000. 


GARRETT 


, *Residence: $14,000, 2 sty., 36x82, Garrett, 
Ind, Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldz., 
Fort Wayne. Owner, Joseph Johnson, Garrett. 
Frame. General contract awarded to Thad Clark, 
Kimmell, Ind. 


*Residence: $12,000, 2 sty. and bas., 42x28, 
Garrett, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff 
Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, J. S. Reynolds, Gar- 
rett, Ind. Frame, asphalt shingle roof, tile and 
hardwood floors, furnace. Mature early spring. 


*Bank and Offices: $40,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
25x75, Garrett, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 
Shoaff Bldz., Fort Wayne. Owner, Garrett Sav- 
ings and Trust Co., Garrett, Ind. General con- 
tract, Oscar Springer, 1525 Crescent Ave., Fort 
Wayne, Ind. Brick, stone trim. On first story. 


*Masonic Temple: $55,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
50x125, Garrett, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 701 
Shoaff Bldg., Fort Wayne. Owner, Garrett City 
Lodge No. 537, F. & A. M., H. W. Mounts, chair- 
man building committee, Garrett, Ind. General 
eontract, Thad Clark, Kimmell, Ind. On first 
story. 


INDIANA HARBOR 


Post Office Station: 1 sty. and bas. Private 
plans. Owner, E. N. Bunnell, ¢/o Bunnel! Auto 
Sales Co., 508 Hohman St., Hammond, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Brick. 


*Motion Picture Theater: 1 and 2 sty., 68x125, 
Indiana Harbor, Archt., Mac Turner, Hohman 
St., Hammond, Ind. Owner, J. Piwaronas, 3602 
Cedar St., Indiana Harbor. General contractor, 
Johnson Construction Co., 3735 Ivy St., Indiana 
Harbor. On brick work. 


LAFAYETTE 


*New Heating and Power Plant: $300,000. 
“Purdue University.”” Structural and Mechanical 
Engineer. Archt. (for building), $100,000, Nicol, 
Scholer & Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. En- 
gineering Department of Purdue University, 
Prof. C. D. Bushnell, Supt. of Bldg., in charge. 
Owner, Purdue University, E. C. Elliot, Pres. of 
University ; Board of Trustees, J. D. Oliver, Pres., 


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South Bend, Ind.; Franklin Chandler, ¢/o Chan- Purdue University. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Me ccaragis iq Ahn ge heen cas) Ws se 
EU rae iar avniths ee mae Hoffman, Ross Bldg. Owner, Board of Trustees, wner, J. K. Foreman. ans about completed. 

ee ore ss sale ted assy Widepoa ho scu Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Owner tak- Bids soon. Frame, shingte roof, furnace. 
Lafayette; L. Waller Breaks, Crawfordsville, ing bids to close November 12 at 11 a.m. (See Bank Building: $5,000, 1 sty., 20x40, Pleasant- 
es , John A ee Batesvitle, ‘7 , are lega! advertising.) ville, Ind. Archt., John T, Fritz, Linton. Owner, 
irginia C, mperediy bol» Ate ayette; David — ee ——— Peoples Bank, Pleasantville, Ind. General con- 
Lafayett2; Perry H. Crane, Zionsville, Ind.; C. M. E = : 
Hobbs, Bridgeport, Ind.; James W. Noel, 911i LINTON 


tract let to Carpenter and Hinman Construction 
Lemecke Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner taking bids Fg ge Co., Lyons, a NE it twee ® 
: to close November 12 at 1l a. m. (See legal ad- Residence: (Colonial), $14,000, 2 sty. Archt., 
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and bas., 50x30 each. Archt., Freyermuth and 
Maurer, 654 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Fred 
Schafer, 1005 S. Lafayette St. Architect taking 
bids. Brick veneer, hollow tile and frame. 


*Paper Mills: 1 and 2 sty., 60x400. Archt., 
Freyermuth and Maurer, 654 Farmers Trust Bldg. 
Owner, La Salle Paper Co., 402 E. Madison St., 
South Bend. Genera! contract let to Kuehn- 
Jordan Construction Co. Brick, concrete and 
steel. 


*Store and Apartment (1 store, 3 apts.), $18,- 
000, Archt., W. D. Teeple. Owner, D. Feingold 
Co., 508 S. Eddy St. Plans completed. Brick. 


*Store and Shops: 2  sty., 30x46, Eddy and 
North Shore Blvd. Archt. and owner, W. D. 
Teeple. General contractor, Paul Lieder, 1343 
Randolph St. Foundation in. Brick, 


*Stores and Apartment: $12,000., Owner, 
Jacob Paskin, 1610 S. Prairie. Contract let.to J. 
Belkin, 309 Wenger St. Brick veneer. 


Warehouse: $7,500, 416-20 Fellows St. Owner, 
W. W. Sibley, 1295 St. Joe St. Starting work. 


TERRE HAUTE 


*Commercial Garage: $50,000, 1 and 2 sty., 
60x140, N. Sixth St, Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 
511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, the Deming Land Co., 
L, E. Waterman, president. General contract 
awarded to William Caton and Son, 900 S. Eighth 
St. Heating and plumbing let to O. A. Toelle. 
Electric wiring let to Miller Electric Co., all of 
Terre Haute. Brick, reinforced concrete, wood 
and steel. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


*Brazil: County Heating Plant, 1 sty., 30x44. 
Engineer, Carl E.~Rouse, c/o ‘the Stout Furni- 
ture Co., Brazil. Owner. Board of County Com- 


missioners, Court House, Brazi!. Plans about 
completed. Owner taking bids to close November 
6 at 1l a. m._ Brick, 2 steam heating boilers 
with capacity of 10,000 square feet of radiation. 
The present smokestack at the jail will be used. 
Charles J. MeCulloch, auditor. 


Connersville: Automobile Building (will in- 
clude 10 store rooms, storage room, sale room, 
repair room, offices). Owner, the Connersville 
Dealers’ Association. The firms interested in the 
project are: Jackson, Monroe agency; Green 
Brothers, Overland agency; Fechtman & Cooley, 
Ford agency; Stewart Sales Company, Oldsmo- 
bile; Orville Baker, Jewett: Dragoo & Jerman, 
Oakland; G. C, Decamp, Reo; Ward Halliday, 
Buick; Harry Myers, Dodge; Sam Balsam, Lex- 
ington and Durant; Worster-Handley Hardware 
Company, Studebaker; George R. Beeson, Chevy- 
rolet. . 


Gary: Stores (6), Apartments (8), $60,000. 
Archt., L. H. Warriner, 673 Broadway. Owner, 
Mograms Bros., 694 Broadway. Owner taking 
bids. Brick, stone trim, comp. roof, steam heat, 
ee beds, refrigerators, terrazzo and tile 
work. 


*Huntington: Church (1 sty. add., 40x60, and 
general alterations), $20,000. Archt., A. C. Berry 
& Co., Ruff Bldg., Hammond, Ind. Owner, First 
Baptist Church, Rev. C. M. Brodie, pastor, Hunt- 
ington, Owner taking bids to close about Novem- 
ber 1. Brick, brick tower, tile roof, comp roof, 
art glass. 


Muncie: _Manufacturing Plant (new buildings 
and extensions). Owner, Ball Bros. Manufac- 
turing Co., Muncie, Ind. Preliminary plans in 
progress. Brick, steel, concrete, steel sash, comp. 
roofs. Definite data, later. 


Monticello: City Hall (2 sty.’ add., 23x26 and 
20x20) and general alterations, $10,000, Chalmers, 
Ind. Archt., famuel Young, Monticello. Owner, 
Town Board, John Ward, Clerk, Chalmers, Ind. 
Plans completed. Owner will advertise for bids 
shortly. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Greencastle: Garage, $25,000, 1 sty., 73x108. 
Private plans. Owner, William Randell, 212 W. 
Franklin St. Foundation in. Brick and steel. 


*Richmond: Filling Station, First and Main. 
Archt., R. N. Turner, Dayton, Ohio. Owner, Re- 
finers Oil Co., Richmond. Contract tet to Fred 
C. Grote, Greenville, Ohio. Brick. Start work 
at once, 


*Whiting: Masonic Temple, Theater, Stores 
and Offices, $100,000, 118th St., Whiting, Archt., 
Clarence Hatzfeld, 7 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 
Il!. Owner, Masonie Lodge No. 612, F. & A. M. 
428, 119th St., Whiting, Ind. General contract let 
to Ehrickson and Christianson Construction Co., 
7215 Vernon Ave., Chicago, Ill. Steel let to Atlas 
Iron Works, Chicago, Tl. 


BRIDGES 


Indianapolis: October 24, 1923, at 10 a. m., by 
Commissioners of Marion County at Indianapolis, 
Ind., for a bridge, No. 729, in Wayne township, 
estimated cost, $1,672; bridge No. 728. Wayne 
township, estimated cost $2,220: bridge No. 756- 
99, Warren township, estimated cost $16,816: 
Crawfordsville road storm drain, estimated cost 
$3,569. Leo K. Fesler, auditor. 


Indianapolis: Bridges, $700,000, 1 bridge, Ken- 
tucky Ave., over White River, 960 feet long, to 
cost $400,000; 1 bridge at Oliver Ave., over White 


River, 650 feet long, to cost $300,000. Engineer, 
John Elliott, City Hall. Owner, Board of Public 
Works, City Hall. Plans in progress. Mature 
early 1924. Reinforced concrete. 


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and vicinity. Straight commission 
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E. Market St., Indianapolis. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement fcr sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


PURDUE UNIVERSITY 
HEATING AND POWER PLANT 
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING 


1. Sealed proposals to the Board of Trustees 
of Purdue University for furnishing labor and 
materials for the construction of a Heating and 
Power Plant and an Electrical Engineering Build- 
ing upon the grounds of Purdue University in 
West Lafayette, Ind., in accordance with the plans 
and specifications prepared by and on file with 
Nicol, Scholer & Hoffman, Architects, Lafayette, 
Ind., will be received at the office of the under- 
signed at Purdue University up to 11 o’clock 
a. m., November 12, 1923, at which time the bids 


will be publicly opened and read. 


2. Separate sealed proposals on Form 96 pre- 
scribed by the State Board of Accounts will be re- 
ceived for the following: 


(1) Heating and Power Plant 
(a) General Construction 
(b) Plumbing System 
(c) Electric Wiring System 
(2) Electrical Engineering Building 
(a) General Construction 
(b) Plumbing System 
(c) Heating System 


(d) Combination Heating and Plumbing 
Systems ‘ 


(e) Electric Wiring System 
(3) Combination bids in addition will be re- 
* ceived for the following, provided separats bids 


are submitted for the items listed under 1 and 2 
above: 


la and 2a 
1b and 2b 
1b and 2d 
le and 2e 


3 Certified checks in amount of 3 per cent of 
the bid submitted will be required for proposals 
under items (1) and (2) Paragraph 2 above. 

4. Plans and specifications relating to any of 
the above work may be secured from the archi- 
teets, Nicol, Scholer & Hoffman, Lafayette, Ind., 


upon deposit of $25 per set. which deposit will be 
forfeited to, Purdue University if contractor fails 
to submit bid or return plans. 

W. T. MIDDLEBROOK, Controller. 
Oct. 20-27, 1923. 


SUPERINTENDENT’S RESIDENCE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given that the Board of 
Control of the Indiana Boys’ School at Plainfield, 
in Hendricks county, Indiana, will receive sealed 
proposals until 10:00 a. m., November 2, 1923, 
at the office of the superintendent of the Indiana 
Boys’ School, for the construction of a superin- 
tendent’s residence. Bids wi!l be received on a 
sub-contract basis as follows: Excavation, grad- 
ing, cement and concrete work: masonry work; 
miscellaneous iron and steel; rough lumber, car- 
penter and mill work; sheet metal and roofing ; 
lathing, plastering and stucco work; tile work: 
painting and glazing; finished hardware: steam 
heating system; plumbing and water supply sys- 
tem; electrical work and electrica? fixtures. 

All bids will be opened and publicly read at 
a meeting of the Board of Control at 10:00 
o’clock A. M., November 2, 1923, at the office 
of the superintendent, at the Indiana Boys’ 
School, in Plainfield, Indiana. 

All work is to be executed in accordance with 
plans and specifications prepared by Harrison and 
Turnock, architects and engineers, 500 Board of 
Trade Building, Indianapolis, Indiana, and ap- 
proved by said Board of Control, and now on 
file in the office of said superintendent of the 
Indiana Boys’ School at Plainfield, Indiana, and 
in the office oof the State Board of Accounts, 
State House, Indianapolis, Indiana, and the office 
of the Architects and Engineers. 

Bidders desiring duplicate copies of drawings 
and specifications for their own personal use 
may obtain same by depositing ten dollars for 
the general construction documents, which money 
so deposited will be refunded if such drawings 
and specifications ‘are returned in good condi- 
tion en or before ‘the time above fixed for re- 
ceiving bids. 

All bids must be on Form No, 96, prescribed 
by the State Board of Accounts. 

Each bidder shall file with his bid the non- 
collusion affidavit required by statute and the 
successful bidder before entering into his contract 
shall present a certificate from the Industrial 
Board showing that he has complied with Sec- 
tion 68 of the Indiana Workmen’s Compensation 
Act. 

The said board of control expressly reserves 
the right to reject any and all bids, and to take 
reasonable time to investigate the bids and quali- 
fications of the respective bidders before acting 
on bids—not more than ten days. 

Dated this 11th day of October, 1923. 

FRED L. THOMAS, 
JESSE A. GREEN, 
PERRY DAVIS, 
EDWIN M. CARTER, 
Board of Control, 
Indiana Boys’ School. 
CHAS. A. McGONAGLE, Supt. 


Oct. 13-20, 19235. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given by William H, Penrod, 
trustee of Marion schoo! township, Owen county, 
Indiana, that up to two o’clock p. m. on the 20th 
day of October, 1923, at his office at Patricks- 
burg, Indiana, said trustee and his advisory board 
will receive sealed proposals for the construc- 
tion of an_eight-room school’ building to be 
erected at Patricksburg, Indiana, in accordance 
with the plans and specifications now on file at 
the office of said Superintendent. 

The estimated cost of the proposed building 
is $20,000.00. All bids must be made out on 
standard form of bid blanks, and accompanied 
by a certified check for 4% (four per centum) 
of the amount of the bid, guaranteeing that the 
bidder, if awarded the contract, will accept the 
same and give bond for the faithful perform- 
ance of said contract. Such bond for the faith- 
ful performance of such contract. Such checks 
should be forfeited to the trustee in the event 
that the bidder to whom the contract is awarded, 
refuses or fails to enter into a proper contract 
with proper surety. 

Duplicating copies of the plans and specifica- 
ions are on file at the office of Johnson, Miller 
& Miller, architects, No. 30 North Fifth Street, 
Terre Haute, Indiana, and may be obtained by 
the bidders wishing ‘to figure. The plans can 
also be obtained from the County Superintendent 
of Schools,-Spencer, Indiana, 

Pe eet reserves the right to reject any or all 
ids. 

Dated at Patricksburg, Indiana this 25th day 
of. September, 1923. 


WILLIAM H. PENROD, Trustee. 
October 13, 1923, 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


15 


Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, ist Vice-President 
RODNEY W. LEONARD, 2d Vice-Prest. 
MERRITT. HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


LAFAYETTE CONFERENCE PLANS 
SHAPING UP 


Meeting Marks Great Forward Move- 
ment in Building Construction 
Circles 


As time narrows down toward the date 
for holding the proposed Indiana Build- 
ers Conference at Purdue University, La- 
fayette, Indiana, November 15, to which 
the Indiana Society of Architects’ mem- 
bers, Associated Building Contractors of 
Indiana, engineers and Labor represen- 
tatives have been invited, those sponsor- 
ing the joint conference are active in 
completing details that will assure a 
meeting of proportions and _ interest 
never before staged by the above four 
important factors of the state building 
industry. 


Headquarters for the meeting will be 
established at the Fowler Hotel for reg- 
istration purposes. 

As plans now stand it is proposed that 
the Indiana Society of Architects and 
the A .B. C. of Indiana hold individual 
regional meetings and quarterly confer- 
ences at 10 A. M.. November 15, at some 
building on the Purdue campus, location 
to be announced later. At noon all dele- 
gates are to assemble at the Home Eco- 
nomics Building for lunch and then visit 
the various buildings of Purdue on an 
inspection trip. : 

The big joint conference will start at 
2:30 P. M., Prof. W. A. Knapp, Assistant 
Director of Purdue University Engineer- 
ing Extension Service, to preside. Prof. 
A. A. Potter, Dean of Engineering, will 
deliver an address of welcome to which 
Architect F. S. Cannon, Indianapolis, 
Chairman of the Advisory Committee of 
the Administrative Building Council of 
Indiana, will respond. 


Then will follow various reports, chief 
of which will be one pertaining to the 
action taken by the Administrative Indi- 
ana Building Council, that recently cre- 
ated official body composed of State offi- 
cers, architects, contractors, engineers 
and Labor representatives. 

Standard agreements and seasonable 
building operations are to be discussed, 
to be led by some prominent architect 
and a contractor who are to be named 
shortly. : 

Quite an elaborate 6 P. M. dinner 
meeting is to be arranged for at the 


Fowler Hotel that evening, the speakers 
at which are to be Prest. Edward Elliott 
of Purdue; Prof. W. K. Hatt also of that 
institution, and State Senator F. Harold 
Van Armon, Evansville. The toast mas- 
ter for the evening dinner has not as yet 
been selected. 

Members of the committee in charge 
of local arrangements are: Architect 
Walter F. Scholer, Contractors A. E. 
Kemmer and Jacob Evans, and Prof. W. 
A. Knapp, all of Lafayette. 


WELL KNOWN TERRE HAUTE 
ARCHITECTURAL FIRM EF- 
FECTS REORGANIZATION 


Prepared to Carry On Though Sorely 
Stricken by Tragic Blow 


Announcement has just been made by 
Architect Warren D. Miller, Terre Haute, 
that he has taken into partnership Ralph 
O. Yeager and that the firm name here- 
after will be Johnson-Miller-Miller & 
Yeager. The former office location will 
be retained at 30 North Fifth street. 

A reorganization of the well known 
architectural combination of Jiohnson- 
Miller and Miller was necessitated be- 
cause of the tragic calamity that was 
visited upon -the firm when the senior 
and junior partners, Mac Millan H. 
Johnson and Ewing H. Miller were sud- 
denly called by Death within a few 
months of each other. 


Mr. Yeager, the new partner, is a 
graduate of the University of Pennsy]l- 
vania, and for the past two years has 
been engaged in architectural practice 
in Chicago. He worked in the offices of 
Mundie and Jensen, and also those of 
Graham, Anderson, Probst and White. 


AROUND THE STATE 


Werking and Son, architects, Rich- 
mond, Ind., announce the removal of 
their office from the Palladium Building 
to larger quarters in Rooms No. 307-311 
American Trust and Savings Bank Bldg., 
Richmond. 


Mahurin and Mahurin. architects, Ft. 
Wayne, Ind., announce the removal of 
their office from 124 West Jefferson St. 
to Room No. 226, Brown-Cooper Bldg., 
Ft. Wayne. 


Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


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TURES PLANNED FOR ARCHI- 
TECTS 


Attractive Programs for Winter Season 
Contemplated 


If plans carry, a series of programs is 
assured for the regular monthly meet- 
ings of the Indianapolis Architects’ As- 
sociation this winter that will make 
these gatherings the most interesting 
ever held. As now contemplated, it is 
proposed to accept proffers that have 


been made for illustrated lectures on the 
manufacture and use of various build- 
ing’ materials, 


Among the talks scheduled are those 
by Architect Knickerbocker Boyd, Phila- 
delphia, of the Structural Service Bu- 
reau; Mr. Walker, secretary of the Na- 
tional Associated. Tile Manufacturers; 
Engineer Everlath of the Warren-Web. 
ster Co., and one on cement and stucco 
by a representative of a large nationally 
known cement manufacturing company. 


The dates and places of meeting for 
these affairs will be announced later. 


“PENCIL SKETCHES” 


It is always easier to stand off and 
criticise than it is to rush in and help. 


Did you get the blue prints and pledge 
cards? Well, most of the fellows filed 
them in the waste basket. 


Addresses is what our stenographer 
puts on letters or what some fellows 
try to give at conventions. 


Judging from the pledge cards’ re- 
turned we have 25 swimmers and 100 
floaters. 


Service: Is the large city architect do- 
ing a greater service for humanity than 
the small town architect who is serving 
the people in his community doing the 
work the big fellow will not do? 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 17 


Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis : 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


BEST BUILDING MONTH SINCE 
MAY RECORDED IN 
EVANSVILLE 


Figures Surpass Those of 
Summer Months 


While reports from other localities in- 
dicate that there has been a tendency 
on the part of building construction op- 
erations to slow down to some extent 
no such evidence has developed in Evans. 
ville. Activity in building circles has 
continued steady to strong right along 
through the past few months and Sep- 
tember came along to turn in the best 
record registered since May, lacking just 
a little over $6,000 of equaling those 
early season figures when building op- 


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erations are getting under good head- 
way. Not only that, but the September 
figures stood out considerably in ad- 
vance of those of the supposedly good 
building months of June, July and Au- 
gust. 

The past month’s record was a big im- 
provement over that for the correspond- 
ing period in 1922, 214 permits having 
been issued as against 120 a year ago, 
while the estimated valuation of $291,- 
320 was encouraging when compared 
with the $114,729 posted in September, 
1922, a gain of 160.7% resulting. 


HOME SHOW ATTRACTS BIG 
CROWDS 


Interest in Home, Building Still Keen 


Evansville’s second big Home Com- 
plete Show at the G. A. R. Memorial Col- 
iseum the past week drew big crowds 
nightly and from the enthusiasm dis- 
played, impressed with the fact that 
interest in home building has not abat- 
ed. 

The show was complete from every 
point of view with well arranged build- 
ing material and home furnishing dis- 
plays that attracted steadily. drew forth 
countless inquiries and netted many sub- 
stantial orders for exhibitors. 

' If the interest shown in the big build- 


ing show is to be taken as a criterion 
the end of Evansville’s extensive nome 
building efforts is in no way of letting 
up soon. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


Steady progress is being made by the 
Scarborough-Davies Contracting ‘com- 
pany in the construction of six bungalow 
homes for the Lincoln Mortgage com- 
pany, on Bellemeade near Scholz avenue. 


Work was started Wednesday by the 
M. J. Hoffman Construction company on 
the construction of a one story brick 
addition to the plant of the Evansville 
Enameling company, Fulton avenue. 


Remodeling of the second story of the 
DeJong building, 316-20 Main street will 
provide 15 modern office rooms. It is 
expected to have the rooms ready for 
occupancy by November 15. The cost 
of the improvements will be about $10,- 
000. 


Work has been started on the new Unit 
No. 6 at the plant of the Graham Broth- 
ers Truck company, Stringtown road. 
The footings have been placed and the 
foundations poured. 


' BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. ©. 


Phone 2001- 


STATE CONTRACTORS ANNUAL 
CONVENTION MATTERS 
DISCUSSED 


Local Exchange Anxious to Co-Operate 
to Make Gathering a Memor- 
able One 


Though still several months distant 


members of the Ft. Wayne Builders Ex- 


change are beginning to turn their at- 
tention to the Annual Convention of the 
Associated Building Contractors of In- 
Indiana, scheduled to be held in Ft. 
Wayne, January 22, 23 and 24, 1924. 

At a recent meeting of the exchange 
the convention was discussed and it was 
decided to extend a formal invitation 


to the A. B. C. of Indiana and offer to ing contracting interests of Indiana. 


that organization the hearty co-opera- 


Local committees are to be named 


tion of the local exchange to make thelater to act in conjunction with the State 


convention a complete success and the A. B. C. 
best ever held by the associated build-tails for 


officers in arranging local de- 
the big annual meeting. 


FAR OUT IN FRONT OF ALL PREVIOUS BUILDING RECORDS 


Ft. Wayne’s 1923 Building Volume Now 20% Ahead of Entire Volume for 1922 


Fort Wayne is having the greatest building year in her history, and when the 
September permit record was written across the books the total figures for the 
first nine months of 1928 recorded the greatest volume of building construction ever 


posted in any year in Fort Wayne, 
before 1923 will have run its course. 


and still there are three more months to go 


To October 1 this year’s figures are $1,826,902, or 20.8 -per cent ahead of the 
entire volume of building recorded in 1922. The figures for the first nine months 
this year are 77.7 per cent in excess of those for the corresponding period in 1922, 
while 523 more permits have been issued this year than last during the same time. 

The monthly record as given by the city building inspector for the first nine 


months of 1923 and 1922 is as follows: 
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Months Permits 
RTE A sake Corny oe A OS eS 99 
PROLUAPY Heese as pe aes Shi! 61 

Ateh Soy ate ete eae 281 
sere | bes ts erode teed MR ena il Se 383 
13 A sie ody OT ARR aE EEN 327 
DUNS ty eae ee eit rae gor, Gee Ue 314 
eebys "UN RR ee cab 1. eile 297 
Apuast ote as a een Bian ae 256 
Septeniber (22 2200s ee ta ae £75 

P@tal Sacco eee 2,193 


1923 1922 
Est. Val. Permits Est. Val. 
$ 309,885 42 $ 136,660 
420,330 AT 191,035 
1,450,000 180 573,375 
1,939,275 269 582,385 
2,166,085 269 701,285 
1,022,539 201 903,455 
1,141,265 216 715,735 
698,203 wai 1,634,574 
1,774,930 225 707,965 
$10,922,512 1,670 $6,146,469 


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No. 107 Koehring Dandie 


CONGRETE MIXERS 


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STEEL FORMS 
BAR CUTTERS 


Immediate Shipment from Indianapolis Warehouse 


KOEHRING COMPANY 


FLETCHER TRUST BUILDING INDIANAPOLIS 
H. W. TAYLOR, INDIANA REPRESENTATIVE 
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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 


Builders Hoists Steel Derricks Steel Concrete Forms + 
Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds | 
Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts = 
Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants ' 

Double and Single Caye Material Elevator Platform | 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contracter’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus__.....___ 
9G. GO, Pigeons sso ccustcawsl Secretary || 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 

Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. ‘ 

Painter Contractors meet every 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meeta 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


PLANS ON FILE 


Bids are being received by the Board of School 
Trustees, Piqua, Ohio, for two school buildings, 
Bennett and Wilder schools. Archt., Schenck 
and Williams, Areade Bldg., Dayton, Ohio. Bids 
close at Piqua, October 31. Plans are on file 
room 316, Peoples Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. 


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WAIVER OF LIEN 


Markum, Oscar, et al., as owners, and E. E. 
Barb as contractor, to erect a moving picture 
building on part of lot 37, E. T. Fletcher’s first 
addition. 


GETTING BUSY 


Apprentice Training Taken Up by Edu- 
cational Authorities and 
Contractors 


The Apprenticeship Committee of the 
Pittsburgh, Pa., Builders’ Exchange met 
recently with Dean C. B. Connelly of the 
Carnegie Institute of Technology and a 
member of the Board of Public Educa- 
tion of the Pittsburgh public schools and 
discussed plans for co-operation of the 
builders with both the public and Car- 
negie Tech Schools. 


It is necessary to work out consider- 
able detail to reach a decision as to the 
manner in which the work will be con- 
“tee (Builders’ Bulletin, Pittsburgh, 

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WOULD MAKE CONTRACTOR EM- 
PLOYERS ANSWERABLE FOR 
WEATHER CONDITIONS 


English Building Mechanics Want Insur- 
ance Against Lost Time 


_At the recent convention of the Na- 
tional Federation of Building Trade 
Operatives of England, which corre- 
sponds to the Building Trades Depart- 
ment of the American Federation of La- 
bor in this country a movement was 
Started to secure full pay for all time 
ost on account of bad weather. It is 
not at all unlikely that a similar demand 
will be made by American building me- 
chanics at some future time. 


LABOR ADOPTS RESOLUTION 
AGAINST INJUNCTION 


At the second annual convention of 
the Trade Union Educational League, 
recently held in Chicago, a resolution 
was unanimously adopted defying anti- 
labor injunctions. It has always been 
understood that organized labor was un- 
alterably opposed to injunctions, but this 
is believed to be the first time in the his- 
tory of the movement that such a de- 
cided stand on the question has been 
taken.—Monthly Bulletin of National 
Association of Building Trades Em- 
ployers. 


BUILDING PERMITS 


($5,000 and Over) 
Week of October 11th to 18th 


“Garage: $35,000, 1 sty., 67x135, 244 
N. Capitol. Owner, Karstedt and Cline 
Co. General contract let to J. G. Kar- 
stedt Constr. Co. Foundation in. Brk. 

Residence and Garage: $19,000, 5515 
Washington Blvd. Archt., George and 
Mac Lucas, Consolidated Bldg. Owner, 
Isaac Bremen, West Washington St. 
Owner will build by day labor. Brick 
veneer, 

Stores: $14,000, 1 sty. and bas., 45x- 
83, 427-29 Indiana Ave. Owner, The In- 
diana Ave. Realty Co., 427-29 Indiana 
Ave. Owner builds and awards separ- 
ate contracts. Brick. 

Residence: $12,500, 2 sty. and bas. and 
garage, 4823 Central Ave. Owner, Anna 
Lambur, 4849 Central Ave. General 
contract let to H. L. Simons, 4244 No. 


Capitol Ave. Start work at once. Brk. 
veneer, tile roof, furnace. 

Residence: $11,000, and garage, 4811 
Central Ave. Owner and builder, H. L. 
Simons, 4244 No. Capitol Ave. Owner 


will build by day labor. Brick veneer, 


tile roof, furnace. 


Residence (double): $11,350, 813-15 
Fairfield. Owner and builder, N. A. 
Moslander and Son, Peoples Bank Bldg. 
Brick. Owner will build by day labor, 

Residence (double): $8,000, 3241-48 
Boulevard Place. Owner, T. J. O’Hara, 
3253 Boulevard Place. Owner will build 
by day labor. 

Residence: $8,000, 4849 N. Capitol. 
Owner Ray Clem, 515 State Life Bldg. 
Owner builds. 

Residence: $7,000, 5679 Washington 
Blvd. Owner, Mathilda Carr. Contract 
let to J. J. Reith, 550 N. Temple. 

Residence: $5.500, 317 Parkway Ave. 
Owner, Henry Schilling, at site. 

Residences: (5) $4,000 each, 3434 
Northwestern, 313 So. Arlington, 814 N. 
Colorado, 2051-53 Sherbrooke, 1208 No. 
Emerson. Owner and builder, Grinslade 
Constr. Co., Peoples Bank Bldg. 

Residence: $5,000, 4123° Blvd. Place. 
Owner, J. A. Bodenhamer, at site. 

Residence: $6,500 5227 Washington 
Blvd. Owner, O. M. Cosma. Contract 
let to F. S. Rideout, 2250 College. Frame. 

‘Residence: $6,500, 318 N.- Bolton. 
Owner, Fred A. Junker. 109 N. De- 


Quincy. Contract let to A. L. Avey, 


5128 Park Ave. 

Residence (double): $6,500, 3026-28 FE. 
New York. Owner and builder, N. A. 
Moslander, Peoples Bank Bldg. 

Residence: $5,500, 5767 Central. Own- 
er, Jos. Swope, care of Specialty Ac- 
cessory Co., 419 N. Capitol. 


INDIANAPOLIS BUILDING OPERATIONS FOR 1923 BUT SLIGHTLY 
AHEAD OF THOSE FOR 1922 


Let Down of Past Five Months Has Had Telling Effect . 


The gradual and steady slowing down of building construction in Indianapolis, 
as indicated by the monthly reports issued by the city building inspector, hag had 
the effect of holding back the 1923 building record for the first nine months of the 
year until it stood October 1 at just 3 per cent ahead of the same record posted 


_for the corresponding period a year 


ago. In April building in Indianapolis 


reached the peak, $3,215,976 representing the estimated valuation of the work for 
which permits were issued during that month, figures that, surpassed the same 
month the year previous. Then a decline seems to have set in each month, except 
June, showing a lesser amount of building than the previous month, and September 
turned in the second lowest monthly volume of work registered so far this year. 


January, February, March and April all showed big gains over the records of 
corresponding periods in 1922. Since May the monthly reports for 1923 have all 
fallen short of those of the year before with the result that the big gains posted 
during the first third of the current year have almost been wiped out and it will 
require constant and steady building effort during the last quarter to better or 
even equal the 1922 building construction record. 


A comparative table, month by month, given below shows that up to October 1 
there have been 1,264 more permits issued than up to October 1, 1922, but the gain 
in the estimated amount of money involved amounts to but $599,903. 


Month Permits 
LEST Va Sine Realy Gulia aera an 619 
Remrisry oS toe Fo CEG 545 
PATO 0d ee eS ke 1,438 
PED TUG TALS co Meet ee ee 1,761 
WUBY, ob 5 Rite es is 1,809 
OBR So. os ee 1,396 
Hts 5 pees patina! lk “at aay aa ei 1,413 
PRR UB os ete se ag ad 1,415 
September fc PSS Ba ae ee: 1,496 

11,892 


Est. Val. Permits Est. Val. 
$ 2,021,138 403 $ 580,706 
1,601,282 576 1,170,398 
3,028,839 1,218 2,065,051 
3,215,976 1,693 2,566,382 
2,805,011 1,798 3,420,847 
1,905,000 1,323 2,289,941 
2,055,748 1,163 3,349,348 
1,756,530 1,291 2,074,941 
1,656,949 1,163 1,928,956 
$20,046,473 10,628 $19,446,570 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


: CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


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108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


REALIZE DRASTIC ACTION IS NEC- 
ESSARY 


A. F. of L. Plays to Protect Existence 


One would be led to believe from re- 
cent developments that the officers of 
the American Federation of Labor are 
reaching the point where they can see 
more clearly the ever-glowing hand- 
writing on the wall and are beginning 
to realize that, in order to hold the re- 
spect and confidence of the thinking peo- 
ple of America, they must purge their 
ranks of the loud and blantant radical 
elements, or, through dissention in their 
own ranks and the withdrawal of the 
support of the conservative laboring 
people of the country, the great Labor 
Federation will meet with serious dis- 
aster and disintegration. 

While some of the things William F. 
Dunn, communist leader from the Silver 
Bow Labor Council of Butte, Mont., said 
at the recent A. F. of L. convention in 
the West are perhaps true of the Fed- 
eration and will give the leaders some- 


. thing to think about, nevertheless, the 


Federation was wise in expelling him 
from the floor of the convention arid 
revoking his membership. It is such 
men as Dunn and Foster and their ilk 
Who will ultimately wreck the organiza- 


tion of Labor unless the curb is applied - 


Strongly and firmly upon their activities 
and preachments. 


RESTRICTED RESIDENCE DISTRICT 
PLANNED P 


Deal Just Consummated With That End 
In View 


A syndicate, headed by Woods-Martin 
& Co., realtors, has purchased. 585 acres 
adjoining the city on the south, south 
of 15th avenue, east of Columbia avenue, 
to Kennedy avenue, and south to the 
Little Calumet river. The tract com- 
prises several truck and small farms, 
It will be sub-divided into an ideal resi- 
dence district with boulevards. parkways 
and parks. The different sections will be 
restricted to certain classes of buildings; 
for instance, no business houses will be 
allowed in the residential districts. The 
deall involves about $350,000 and the site 
Is an ideal location for high class dwell- 
ings. 

The lack of a proper building district 
for the better class of dwellings around 
Whiting, East Chicago and Indiana Har- 
bor is causing a good many of the plant 
ie and foremen to locate in Ham- 
mond, 


HAMMOND’S BIG FALL SHOW 
COMES UP TO ANTICIPATIONS 


Success All Around Crowns Exposition 
Effort 


The exposition has proved a great suc- 
cess with ideal weather. Up to Satur- 
day the attendance had been all the 


management could expect. The display ~ 


in the 147 booths and the auto show is 
wonderful. Every line of local business 
and manufacture is well represented. 
The Indiana Pageant while more of a 
National than a State character was a 
splendid portrayal of the different 
stages of the development of the country 
from pioneer days up to the present 
time. 


DETERMINED EFFORT TO BE MADE 
TO EFFECT PEACE 


Would Reorganize Chicago Building 
Trades Council 


The Labor situation in the building 
trades circles in Chicago is giving the 
American Federation of Labor consider- 
able concern and President Donlin of 
the Building Trades Department has 
been instructed to go to Chicago within 
the next sixty days and organize a new 
Building Trades Council in place of the 
two warring councils that are now in 
the field. In this way it is hoped to 
bring about peace in the ranks of the 
building trades mechanics in Chicago. 


ANOTHER BOOST FOR THE HIGH 
COST OF LIVING 


Professional Men, Not Laboring Men, 
Get Busy 


What a great thing it would be if all 
the people could go on a strike for a 
year against sickness. At a meeting 
Wednesday night of the Medical Fra- 
ternity, Calumet’s overworked doctors 
passed a’ resolution that hereafter all 
calls on Sundays and holidays would be 
charged a double fee of five dollars per 
call. . 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


The new hotel building adds quite an 
improvement to the appearance of the 
downtown district. The erection of the 
building is practically completed and a 
large force is at work on the plastering 
and interior finish. 


Danner & Co., general contractors, 
have the Lion Store addition ready for 
the roof. 


A syndicate of bankers and real estate 
men has opened up a new sub-division 
between South Hohman St. and the 
State line. It is planned to invest $650,- 
000 in high class dwellings to be put 
on the market in the spring of 1924. 


E. E. COLE. 


MUNCIE 


Asaociated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Chas. Rowe 
J. A. Gallivan 


President 
Secretary 


314 Main Street 


BUILDING FIGURES FROM MUNCIE 
BESPEAK PROGRESSIVE SPIRIT 
THAT PREVAILS THERE 


Has Official Building Inspection Depart- 
ment Where All Projects 
Must First Be Approved 


Outside of Richmond and Elkhart 
Muncie has to her credit a system of 
keeping tab on her building construc- 
tion progress such as none of the other 
smaller cities in Indiana possess. As 
a result, Muncie is in a position to take 
her place with Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne, 
South Bend, Evansville, Terre Haute 
and other Indiana cities, and through 
official building figures herald to the rest 
of the State and country the building 


construction strides that she is making. . 


While the volume of work done natural- 
ly is not as large as that transacted in 
the communities of greater size, never- 
theless, these regular monthly reports 
indicate that the building that is going 
on is being carried forward under the 
approval of a city building inspection 
department, a system that means the 
city is building up along the lines of 
the latest approved methods, taking into 
account the factors of safety, sanitation 
and general public welfare. 


CEMENT PRODUCTION AGAIN 
BREAKS RECORD 


Over 13,000,000 Baraka Produced in 
September 


According to figures of the U. S. Geo- 
logical Survey just released, -production 
of Portland cement in September eclipsed 
all previous - records for any single 
month. For the first time the 13 000,- 
000 mark was reached, the exact quan- 
tity produced being 13,109,000 barrels. 
Production for the nine months ending 
September 30 was slightly over 101,- 
000,000 barrels, or more than was pro- 
duced in any full year prior to 1922. 
Last year’s nine months record output 
was exceeded by about 24 per cent. 

Shipments from the mills during Sep- 
tember, although less than in August, 
were greatly in excess of any corres- 
ponding month in past years and were 
about .10 per cent over September, 1922. 


For the first nine months of this year | 


shipments were substantially in excess 
of 104,000,000 barrels or 18 per cent 
greater than during the corresponding 
months of last year. 

Unquestionably the cement industry 
has made a remarkable record this year 
in taking care of the demands placed 
upon it. Starting the year with nearly 
2,000,000 barrels less in. stock than at 
the beginning of 1922, it has in nine 
months shipped about 16,000,000 barrels 
more than during the first nine months 
of 1922 and yet stocks in manufacturers 
hands are more than 750,000 barrels 
greater than on September 30 last year. 


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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, OCTOBER 27, 1923 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 
Published Every Saturday 


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faire: - News Manager 
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Entered as second class matter August 29, 1919, 
at the Post Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, under 
the Act of March 3, 1879. 


MORE THAN JUST LOW FIGURES 
INCLUDED IN AN HONEST- 
TO-GOODNESS LOW BID 


Other Elements Required to Assure a 
Thorough Job 


That for which many men in the 
building industry, architects, contractors 
and material supply men, have contend- 
ed for a long time has been substan- 
tiated by the Supreme Court of Pennsyl- 


vanla In a recent decision regarding the 
lowest responsible bid. 

Often times owners in an eagerness 
to economize, public officials to please 
constituents, or contractors to protect 
their figures, and consequently them- 
selves, can see only the dollars and 
cents side of the low bid and fail to 
take in the responsible angle of the low 
bid. A low bid with the responsibility 
element removed means little, except pos- 
sibly trouble. Any one can make a guess 
and bid, it has been done, but in this 
day and age such methods are dangerous 
for all involved. 


Realizing the latter fact, the law, ac- 
cording to the Pennsylvania court’s 
analysis, requires the exercise of intelli- 
oh judgment in the consideration of 
ids. It is incumbent upon public 
officials upon receiving bids not only to 
consider the lowness of the bid but also 
= investigate to learn the resources, 
oe judgment and efficiency of the 

rs. 


aa such is required legally of public 
OMcials in order to protect tax payers 
and assure the best effort and material 
in the execution of public building 
Projects it naturally follows that the 
Private owner-builder, who is not so 
closely protected by the law should be 


all the more alert to see that his low bid 
includes responsibility, quality and ser- 
vice, for such inclusion only makes a 
really low bid if he desires his money’s 
worth and a well built project. 


BRAZIL CLAY COMPANY DENIES 
REPORTS 


Confusion of Names Causes Misunder- 
standing 


We have information received from 
several sources the past month, that 
many are under the impression that the 
Brazil Clay Company, Brazil, Indiana, 
is in the hands of a receiver. We take 
this means to correct this erroneous im- 
pression, advising that it is the Clay 
Products Company, who unfortunately 
was connected with the Dollings’ Com- 
pany, which was placed in the hands of 
receivership and that the Brazil Clay 
Company has no connection with them 


whatever. 
BRAZIL CLAY COMPANY. 


WELL KNOWN INDIANA BRICK 
MANUFACTURER RETIRES. 


Donates Plant To His Children. 


An announcement of reorganization 
has been made to the buil@in~ industry 
of Indiana by the Poston-Herron Brick 
Company, Attica, Ind. 

Originally the firm was known under 
the name of C. E. Poston, the owner, 
who for years has operated in Indiana 
supplying brick over a wide territory for 
the state building construction demand. 

Recently Mr. C. E. Poston decided to 
retire and presented his brick manufac- 
turing establishment to his children, who 
organized under the Poston-Herron Brick 
Co., name. 

Those connected with the firm received 
it unencumbered and in a _ prosperous 
condition, and hope by _ following the 
business methods pursued by the donor 
to maintain the long standing popularity 
that has been enjoyed by the former 
company. 


APPRENTICE TRAINING IN BUILD- 
ING TRADES GENERALLY AP- 
PROVED — 


Country-Wide Response From _ School 
Authorities 


Letters recently sent out by the Na- 
tional Association of Building Trades 
Employers to school superintendents in 
over one hundred leading cities of the 


country, urging that the building trades 
be taught in the public schools, have 
aroused favorable responses. Many offi- 
cials have replied advising that such 
schools are now under way, while others 


state that they are working on the prob- . 


lem and hope to be able to start classes 
in the near future. A number of super- 
intendents have asked that the Associa- 
tion furnish them with data on courses 
now being conducted in the building 
trades, stating they are interested in 
the work. Practically all of the re- 
plies received so far indicate that the 
contractors themselves are as a rule 
keenly interested in the proposition, and 
in only one instance did a superintend- 
ent report that the employers were an- 
tagonistic. 

The above illustrates in a vivid way 
that educators who from time to time 
have been accused of only being inter- 
ested in training the minds of those in 
their charge, have come to see that it 
is also important to train the hands as 
well. With school officials in a different 
frame of mind on the subject of trade 
education, it should be a comparatively 
easy matter for contractors to insist 
that the teaching of the building trades 
be incorporated in the public schools of 
the country. 


BUILDING OPERATIONS 


Survey Shows Let Up of New Work, But 
Belief Expressed for Another Ac- 
tive Season in 1924 


Reports from over the country indi- 
cate that building activities are slow- 
ing down, but this relates in the main 
to the starting of new work rather than 
to actual operations. Last spring the 
amount of work started was beyond the 
capacity of the industry, resulting in 
competition for mechanics and the pay- 
ment of bonuses above regular scale 
rates until increasing costs caused new 
undertakings to be held up. The di- 
minished demand has disposed of the 
bonus system to a great extent and the 
excitement has subsided, but work is 
going on at about as high a rate as be- 
fore. : 

Among the country’s leading archi- 
tects and builders the opinion prevails 
that building operations next year will 
be on a scale sufficient to keep the avail- 
able force of skilled workmen generally 
employed. No doubt the trend of build- 
ing costs will have something to do with 
it.—Monthly Bulletin the National City 
Bank of New York. 


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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report publiehed in pre 
views issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


*Catholic Recreation Building: $100,000 (will 
include. gymnasium, swimming pool, lockers, 
showers, boiler room, coal room, etc.), 2 sty. and 
bas., Tenth and Pennsy!vania Sts. Archt., J. 
Edwin. Kopf and Woolling,. 401. Indiana Pythian 
Bldg. Owner, Right Rev. Joseph Chartrand, 
D. D., bishop of Indianapolis, rector SS. Peter and 
Paul Cathedral, 1347 N. Meridian St., Rev. Mau- 
rice O’Connor, director,: 124 Georgia St. Brick, 
stone and slate, reinforced concrete, structural 
steel, reinforced concrete, steel sash, tile floors 
and terrazzo work, composition and tile roofs, 
steam heating plant, sterilizers, filters, rolling 
steel shutters, glazed brick for swimming poo! and 
interior of gymnasium, tile floor in pool, steel 
lockers; small baleony. The following contrac- 
tors are figuring general contract: William P. 
Jungelaus Co., 825 Massachusetts Ave.; J. G. 
Karstedt ‘Construction Co., Lemcke Bldg.; Conder 
& Culbertson, 623 N. Noble St.; State Construc- 
tion Co., 30th and Columbia; Michaelis Bros., 826 
Parker Ave.; Sahm Construction Co., Beech 
Grove, Indianapolis. 


*Colored Orphans’ Home: $140,000 (adminis- 
tration building, 1 and 2 sty., 100x120; two cot- 
tages, 84x50 each; power plant, 1 sty., 30x50), 


25th and Keystone. Archt., Donald Graham. 
Hume-Mansur Bldg. Owner, Board of County 
Commissioners, Leo K. Fesler, auditor. Court- 
house. Bids rejected, will revise plans and re- 


advertise for new bids. 


Gent’s Furnishing Building: (rem. from Com- 
mercial building), 4 sty., 21x68, 32 South Meri- 
dian St. Archt., Adolph Scherrer, 415 Indiana 
Trust Bldg. Owner, Paul H. Krauss Co. (gent’s 
furnishings), 26 N. Penn. Archt. taking bids to 
close November 5th. Face brick and terra cotta 
front, marble floors, (alt. on tile), copper-set 
store fronts, marble base, new store fixtures, 
skylight, stairs, reinf. concrete: work, steel stud 


partitions, metal lath, wrought iron, cast iron 
and steel, Vermont marble, struct. stee!, glass, 
tar and gravel roof, new skylight, hardware, 


plastering and painting. 
Contracts Awarded 


*Grade School No. 76: $232,021. Architect, 
Charles Byfield, 923 Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, 
Board of School Commissioners, 150 N. Meridian 

. Genera! contract awarded to John A. 
Schumacher Co., 818 E. St. Clair St., for $153,400. 
Heating and ventilating let to Freyn Bros., 1028 
N. Illinois St., for $23,707. Plumbing let to 
Hayes Bros., 236 W. Vermont §&t., for $15,246. 
Electrical work and fixtures let to Hatfield Elec- 
trie Co., 102 S. Meridian St., for $4,023; all of 
Indianapolis. Start work shortly. Brick, concrete 
and steel. Sixteen classrooms. 


*Grade School No. 75: $210,300, 14th and Be'le- 


fontaine, Architect, Rubush & Hunter, 428 
American Central Life Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Commissioners, 150 N, Meridian. St. Gen- 


eral contract awarded to John A. Schumacher 
Co., 818 E. St. Clair St., for $138,480. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close November 9 at 10 a. m., on 
heating and ventilating, $32,200; on plumbing, 
$16,400, and on electric wiring, $2,800. Start 
work on building in a few days. Brick, concrete 
and steel. Twelve classrooms. 


*Grade School No. 67: $207,964, 3615 W. Wal- 
nut St. Archt., J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 
402 Indiana Pythian Bldg. Owner, Board of 
Schoo! Commissioners, 150 N. Meridian St. Gen- 
eneral contract let to William P. Jungclaus Co. 
for $148,550, Heating and ventilating let to 
Strong Bros., $23,342. Plumbing let to Freyn 
Bros., 1028 N, Illinois., for $14,630. Electrical 
work and fixtures let to Hatfield Electric Co., 102 


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S. Meridian St., for $3,952.42; all of Indianapolis. 
Start work shortly. Brick, concrete and steel. 
Ten. classrooms. 

*Grade School No. 70: $193,500, Central Ave. 
and 46th. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 
610 Indiana Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of School 
Commissioners, 150 N. Meridian St. General con- 
tract awarded to John A. Schumacher Co., 818 
E. St. Clair St., for $139,450. Owner taking bids 
to close November 9 at 10 a. m., on heating and 
ventilating, est. cost $26,000; plumbing, $10,000, 
and electrical work, $2,000. .Start work on build- 
ing in a few days. Brick, reinforced concrete and 
steel. Twelve classrooms. 


*Grade School No. 62: $191,878, 10th and Wal- 
lace Sts. Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg. Owner, Board of School Commis- 
sioners, 150 N: Meridian. General contract 
awarded ‘to Leslie Colvin, Board of Trade Bldg., 
for $116,763. Owner receiving bids to close No- 
vember 9 at 10 a. m., on heating and ventilating, 
$31,450 ;- plumbing, $13,600, and electrical work, 
$2,800. Start work on the building in a few 
days, Brick, reinf. concrete and steel. Ten class- 
rooms. 


*Grade School No. 38: $182, 352, 2068 Winter 
Ave. Archt., the Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. 
Delaware St. Owner, Board ‘of Schoo! Commis- 
sioners, 150 N. Meridian St. General contract 
awarded to J. G. Karstedt Constr. Co., Lemcke 
Bldg., for $109,443. Heating and ventilating let 
to Freyn Bros., 1028 No. Illinois St., for $20,720; 
plumbing let to Freyn Bros., 1028 N. Illinois St., 
for $10,421; electrical! work and fixtures let to 
Hatfield Electric Co., 102 S. Meridian St., for 
$2,684; all of Indianapolis.. Start work in a few 
days. Brick, concrete and stee!. Eight classrooms. 

*Grade School No. 30: $130,000, 39 N. Elder 


Ave. Archt., the Elmer E, Dunlap Co., 1050 N. 
Delaware St. Owner, Board of School Commis- 
sioners, 150 N. Meridian St. General contract 


awarded to John A. Schumacher Co., 818 E. St. 
Clair St., for $99,340; heating and ventilating let 
to Freyn Bros., 1028 N. Illinois St., $15,576; 
plumbing let to Hayes Bros., 236 W. Vermont St., 
for $11,132; electrical wiring and fixtures let to 
Hatfield Electric Co., 102 S. Meridian St., for 
$2,171; atl of Indianapolis. Start work in a few 
days. Brick, concrete and steel. Ten classrooms. 
*Grade School No. 23: $98,380, 13th and Mis- 
souri. Archt., Bass, Knowlton & Co., 312 N. 
Meridian. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 150 
N. Meridian. General contract let to Curry Con- 
struction Co., Lombard Bldg., for $46,669; heat- 
ing and ventilating let to Hayes Bros., $8,337 
{also plumbing) ; electrical work and fixtures let 
to Sanborn Electric Co., $643; all of Indianapolis, 
Start work in a few days. Six-room addition. 


Iee Manufacturing Plant: $200,000, 35 feet 
high, 150x136, 49th and Monon R. R., Indianapo- 
lis. Private plans. Owner, the Polar Ice and 
Fuel Co., Henry L. Dithmer, secretary, 20th and 
Northwestern Ave. General contract awarded to 
William P. Jungelaus  Co., 825: Massachusetts 
Ave, Start work at once. Brick, reinforced con- 
erete and steel. 


Garage (for taxicabs) and Rem. Apartment 
Building: Garage, 1 sty., 49x65, 124-26 Ken- 
tucky Ave. Private plans. Owner, W. J. Good- 


all, chairman board of directors of W. J. Holli- 
day & Co., and Thaddeus R. Baker, treasurer of 
W. J. Holtiday & Co., 326 W. Georgia St. Clear- 
ing site, Start work in a few days. Contractor, 
Barry Construction Co., at site. 


*Freight House: 1 and 2 sty., 30x750, Ken- 
tucky Ave. Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 21 Vir- 
ginia Ave, Owner, Terminal Realty Co., Robert 
I. Todd, president, Terminal Bldg. General con- 
tractor, Service Constr. Co., Castle Hall Bldg. 
On foundation. Steel let to Insley Mnfg. Co.; 
masonry, Leon Joyce; roofing, Hoosier Roofing 
Co.; plastering let to Chas. McGarvey. 

Business Building: $40,000, 1 sty., 80x200, 400 
block on Indiana Ave. Private plans. Owner, 
Indiana Avenue Realty Co., H. H. Marks and 
Isaac Marks, 519 S. Delaware St. General con- 
tract let to Moynhan Construction Co., 804 N. 
Senate Ave. Start work in a few days. Brick 
and steel. 


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Garage: $10,000, Elston St. - Private plans. 
Owner, Best-Grand Laundry, N. Senate - Ave. 
General contract let to Brandt Bros.,. Indiana 
Trust Bldg. Concrete ‘block. Start work. ina 
few days. : 

Commercial Building (general alterations), $15,- 
000. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn & Mueller, 610 In- 
diana Trust Bldg. Owner, Hibben-Hollweg Co., 
141 S. Meridian. General contract let to Brandt 
Bros., Indiana Trust Bldg. Start work soon. 


BATESVILLE 


Batesville: Hotel (35 rooms), $40,000, 2 sty. 
and bas. Architect not selected. Owner, the 
Sherman Hotel’ Co., Phil Hoffman, president, 
Batesville. Contemplated. Will mature early 
spring. Brick, fireproof construction, comp. roof, 
steam heat, refrigerating system, kitchen, dining 
room. ) c 

*Factory (addition): $140,000, 4 sty. and bas., 
150x190. Archt., Martin Fisher, Brighton Bank 
Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio. Owner, Batesville Cabi- 
net Co., George M. Hillenbrand, president, Bates- 
ville, Ind. Foundation in. Owner builds by day 
work. Mason work let to Frank Platt and 
Henry Suker, Batesville. Brick, mill construction. 


CONNERSVILLE 


*Township School: $75,000, 2 
New Salem, Ind., Richland Twp. Archt., Harry 
M. Griffin, 105 McFarlan Bldg., Connersville. 
Owner, Fred Goddard, trustee, New Salem, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Brick, hollow tile, fireproof 
corridors, stone veneer, built up comp. roof, fire 
escapes, steel trusses, steam heating, septic tank. 
(Mechanical engineer, Charles Ammerman, Occi- 
dental Bldg., Indianapolis. Project will mature 
after January 1, 

School: $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., Shelby Twp., 
Ripley County, Indiana. Archt., Harry M. Grif- 
fin, 105 McFarlan Bldg., Connersville, Owner, 
John G. Meisberger, trustee, Holton, Ind., Route 


sty. and bas., 


No. 3. Plans in progress. Will advertise for 
bids about January 1. Brick, semi-fireproof con- 
struction. 


*School Building: (addition and repairs), $10,- 
450, Harrisburg schoo! house No. 5, Harrison 
township, Fayette county, Indiana, Archt., Harry 
M. Griffin, 105 MeFarlan Bldg., Connersville. 
Owner, Ernest A. Maurer, trustee, Connersville. 
Architect revising plans; all previous bids were 
rejected, Mature about January 1. Brick. 

School Building: $36,000, 2 sty., 48x74, Du- 
pont, Ind., Lancaster township, Jefferson county. 
Archt., Harry M. Griffin, 105 McFarlan Bldg., 
Connersville. Owner, Charles M. McCaslan, trus- 
tee, Dupont, Ind. Plans in progress. Wi!] adver- 
tise for bids in January. Brick, stone trim, di- 
rect-indirect heating, private water system, sep- 
tic tank, comp. roof. 

*Consolidated School (addition), $38,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 41x64, St. Paul, Ind., Adams school 
township, Decatur county. Archt., Harry M. 
Griffin, 105 McFarlan Blde., Connersville. Owner, 
William Holland, trustee, St. Paul, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Mature+about January 1. ‘Common 
brick, slate roof, mi!l construction, pumping sys- 
tem, new radiation, heating, metal lockers. 

Commercial Garage and (4) Apartments: $18,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas., 45x96. Archt.; Joseph R. 
Fallon, Room No. 8, Thornburg Annex. Owner, 
name withheld for present. Plans in progress. 
Brick veneer over hollow tile, steel sash, steel 
roof trusses, hot water heat. 

Bungalow: $8,000, 11, sty. and bas., 22x48. 
Archt., Joseph R. Fallon, No. 8, Thornburg An- 
nex. Owner, J. M. Carter, 19th and Virginia Ave. 
Plans in progress. Brick veneer, hot water heat, 
asphalt shingle roof. 

*Apartment Building (4 apts.) : 
tral. Archt., Joseph R. Fallon, No. 8 Thorn- 
burg Annex. Owner, Mrs. P. Mancini. Plans 
completed. Architect will probably build and su- 
perintend construction, Start work in three 
weeks, Brick veneer over frame, steam vapor 
heat, oak interior trim, tile floors. 

Contracts Awarded 
*Schools (2): $27,500, 1 four-room building and 


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LAFAYETTE 


*New Heating and Power Plans: 1 sty., 100x 
91, $300,000. “Purdue Univ.” Struct. and mech. 
engineer. Archt. (for building), $100,000, Nicol, 
Scholer & Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. En- 
gineering Department of Purdue University, Pro- 
fessor C. D. Bushnell, superintendent of building, 
in charge. Owner, Purdue University, E. C. El- 
Nott, president of university; Board of Trustees, 


J. D. Oliver, President, South Bend, Ind.; Frank- 
lin Chandler, c/o,Chandler & Taylor, Indianapo- 
lis; Henry W. Marshall, Lafayette; L. Waller 
Breaks, Crawfordsville, Ind.; John A. Hillen- 
brand, Batesville, Ind.; Mrs. Virginia C. Mere- 


dith, Lafayette; David FE. Ross, Lafayette; 
Perry H. Crane, Zionsville, Ind.; C, M. Hobbs, 
Bridgeport, Ind.; James W. Noll, 911 Lemcke 


Bidg., Indianapolis. Owner taking bids to close 
November 12 at 11 a. m. (See legal advertising 
in this issue.) Brick, steel sash, 1 sty., 86x105. 
Boilers, stokers, ash hopper, ash conveyor, coal 
bunker, metal coal hopper, blowers, metal ducts, 
water heater, purifier, filter, brick stack, motor 
generator set, pumps, switchboard, breeching, ex- 
citer, turbo generator, misc. piping and instru- 
ments. Brick, concrete and steel construction 
hollow type of reinf. long span gypsum bar, pre- 
cast roof slabs, cut stone trim, steel frame con- 
str, steel stairs, gravel and asphalt roof, meta! 
toilet and shower partitions, steel sash, metal 
doors, rolling partitions, tile floors. Plans and 
specifications are also on file at the office of the 
Associated Building Contractors, 316 Peoples 
Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. | 


*Electrical Engineer Bldg.: 2 
$100,000, Purdue Univ. Archt., Nicol, Scholer & 
Hoffman, Ross Bldg. Owner, Board of Trustees, 


Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Owner tak- 
ing bids to close November 12 at 11 a. m. (See 
legal advertising.) Brick, reinforced concrete 


sty., 220x63x68. 


and steel frame, face, brick, hollow tile parti- 
tions, cut stone, struct. steel floor and roof 
framing, metal stairs, steel columns, trusses, 


girders, etc., gravel and asphalt roof, metal toilet 
partitions, metal windows, monitor sash, metal 
skylights, two-pipe low pressure heating system, 
ventilating system, vent fans, motor. Plans and 
specifications are also on file at the office of the 


Associated Building Contractors, 316 Peoples Bank 
Bldg., Indianapolis. : 


Contracts Awarded 

*Poultry Husbandry Building: $85,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 45x120 and 1 sty., 60x50,'“Purdue Uni- 
versity.”” Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, 
Ross Bldg. Owner, Board of Trustees, Purdue 
University, Lafayette. General contractor, A. E. 
Kemmer, Lafayette. Heating and plumbing con- 
tracts awarded to Orth Plumbing Co., 509 Colum- 
‘bia St., Lafayette. Electric work to . Hatfield 
Electric Co., Indianapolis. Brick. Start work at 
once. (Note correct contractor on heating and 
plumbing.) 


MUNCIE 


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Pipe and Fittings for New Heating Plant: 
$17,000, Eastern Division of the Indiana State 
Normal School, Muncie, Archt., Kibele & Gar- 
rard, 335 Johnson Bldg., Muncie. Owner, Board 
of Trustees, Indiana State Normal School, Terre 
Haute, Ind. Bids are being received by the Board 
of Trustees of the Indiana State Normal School 
at 2 p. m., November 8, at the office of the presi- 
dent at the Indiana State Normal, Terre Haute, 
Ind, (See lega! advertising in this issue.) 


SHELBYVILLE 


Commercial Garage: Owner, Jesse’ French, 
1212 E, Washington St. Sketches. Will not ma- 
ture until spring. Brick, concrete and steel, steel 
sash, comp. roof, steam heat. 

Church (general alterations) and steam heating 
plant. Owner, First Methodist Church, E. G. 
Boldrey, pastor. Contract let to Ballard Constr. 
Co., 50 E. Broadway. 


SOUTH BEND 


Church and Parsonage: 1 sty., 70x100, and 2 
sty., 28x36, La Salle St., South Bend. Archt., 
A. H. Elwood and Son, Haynes Block, Elkhart, 
Ind. Owner, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, C. J. 
Reinke, chairman building committee, 205 Elder 
St., South Bend. Plans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim, slate roof, steam heat. Will contain audi- 
torium, Sunday school rooms, social rooms, din- 
ing room and kitchen. 


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Police and Fire Alarm Station: 1 sty., 28x60. 
Archt., W. D. Teeple, 715 S.-Eddy St. Owner, 
Board of Public Works, Veronica C. Sweeney, 
secretary, City Hall. Plans. completed. Owner 
will advertise for bids soon. Brick. 


Stores and Loft Building (5 heating plants, 
hot water): At 213 Main St. Archt., E. W. 
Young, Dean Bidg. Owner, Phillip Horwich. 
Architect taking bids on five hot water heating 
systems. 


Garage (20-car capacity), 1 sty. Archt., E, W. 
Young, Dean Bldg. Owner, Ward L. Mack, Union 
Trust Bldg. Start work soon. Brick and con- 
crete, 


Office Building and Storeroom (add. to plant), 
Mishawaka, Ind. Private plans. Owner, Lyradion 
Co., M. W. Mix, president (mnfrs. of phonograph 
cabinets), South Bend. Preliminary plans in 
progress. Project will probably not mature be- 
fore spring. Brick, 2 sty. 


Contracts Awarded 


Garage:- 1 sty., 45x61. Archt. 
Owner, Lentz Bros. (Lumber). 
H, G. Christman Construction Co, 
steel. 


Store and Apartment: 
Division St. Private plans. 
witz, 455 S, Jackson St. 
Rudmicki, 428 S. Scott St. 
block. 

Store: $6,000, 2721 W. Division. Owner, W. 
Norwick, 822 PuTfaski St. Contract let to Stanley 
Ktosinski, 1121 W. Jefferson. Frame. 

Store: $8,000, 1 sty., 2022 Mishawaka Ave. 
Private plans. Owner, A. S. Wilson, 2028 Misha- 
waka Ave. Concrete block and brick. 

*Store (1) and Apartments (3): $18,000, 2 sty., 
22x60, Chapin St. Archt., C. W. Young, Dean 


Private plans. 
Contract let to 
Brick and 


$7,500, 2 sty., 2521 W. 
Owner, R. Parafino- 
Contract let to G. J. 
Brick and concrete 


Bldg. Owner, D. Feingold, 508 S. Chapin _St. 
Contract let to Ralph Sollitt and Sons, 360 Oliver 
Annex, South Bend. Excavating. Brick. 


Residence: $7,500 (12 houses at $7,500 each). 
Owner, Whitcomb & Keller, Farmers Trust Bldg. 
Owner builds. Starting work. Frame, 


Church (general alterations): Mishawaka, Ind. 
Archt., William Elwood, 220 W. Jefferson St. 
South Bend. Owner, St. Andrews Evangelical 
Church, 108 W. Third St., Mishawaka, Ind. Plans 
in progress. 


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\Z INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Bedford: Ice Plant: $25,000, 1 sty. Owner, 
the Home Ice Co., Inc., Bedford, Ind. Contem- 
plated; mature early spring, Brick and concrete. 


Bloomfield: County Garage. Private plans. 
Owner, Board of County Commissioners, W. L. 
Herrington, auditor, Courthouse, Bloomfield. Plans 
in progress ; mature late winter. Brick. 

*Bloomington: Women’s Dormitory, $250,000, 
4 sty. and bas., 250x125, “Indiana University,” 
Bloomington. Archt., Lowe and Bollenbacker, 
108 §. La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Indiana 
University, Board of Trustees, John W. Cra- 
vens, saeretary, Bloomington, Ind.. Plans nearing 
Mature late winter. Brick, stone, 
reinforced concrete, fireproof construction. Will 
contain 125° rooms, gymnasium, kitchen, dining 
rooms, laundry, assembly room, stage. 

Mitchell: Factory, the Reliance Manufacturing 
Co., 212 W. Monroe St., Chicago, Ill., are con- 
templating the erection of a new factory for, the 
manufacture of shirts, or leasing a building and 


completion. 


remodeling, Mitchell, Ind. Will not mature be- 
fore spring. 

*Richmond: Hospital (addition), 200,000, 3 
sty. and bas. (50 rooms). Archt., Edward F. 


Mass. Owner, Reid Memorial 


Stephens, Boston, : 
Plans in progress. Brick, 


Hospital, Richmond. 
stone trim. 
Boonville: Water Works. Charles W. Bross- 
engineer, Merchants Bank Bldg., Indian- 
been employed by the city council, 
survey of Boonville 
d water 


man, 
apolis, has 
Boonville, to make a water : 
for the purpose of pumping station an 
works. 

*Kennard: Schoo! Building (2 sty. addition), 
$30,000, Greensboro township, Henry county, In- 
diana, Archt., E. R. Watkins, Farmers Trust 
Bldg., Anderson, Ind. Owner, Homer C. Garriott, 
trustee, Kennard, Ind. All previous bids were re- 
jected. Owner taking new bids to close Novem- 
ber 13 at 10 a. m. Bidders on the submission of 
bids will submit the same as follows: (1) For 
the general construction of the addition and re- 
pairing and remodeling of the present building. 
(2) For the installation of the wiring and for the 
electric fixtures therefor. (3) For the installation 
complete of the heating and ventilating systems 
for the entire building. (4) For the instatlation 
complete of pumping and sewerage disposals. (5) 
For all work inclusive as is comprehended by the 
plans and specifications. 


Contracts Awarded 


Greenwood: Dairy Barns (4), 40x200 each, 2 


sty., capacity 240 cows, Greenwood. Private 
pians. Owner, the Polk Sanitary Milk Co., Pres., 
Samuel O. Dungan, 1500 E. 15th St., Indpls. 
General contract awarded to H. I. Stretchberry, 


Greenwood, Ind. Glazed tile, concrete floors, ven- 
tilating system, individual drinking fountains, 
barn equipment, white enameled ceilings and side 
walls. 

Jasonville: Store, $4,500. Qwner, Charles 
Sinders. Lessee, American Express Co. Owner 
builds and awards separate contracts. Brick. 
One story. 


REPRESENTATIVE WANTED — 


Large eastern corporation de- 
sires representation for the sale of 
Gypsum Roof Slab in Indianapolis 
and vicinity. Straight commission 


basis. Best of co-operation, adver- 
tising, ete. Act quick. Box 44, In- 
diana Construction Recorder, 312 
E. Market St., Indianapolis. 


Sealed Proposals 

An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circles from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in of entering the Indiana field- 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


PURDUE UNIVERSITY 
HEATING AND POWER PLANT 
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING 


1. Sealed proposals to the Board of Trustees 
of Purdue University for furnishing labor and 
materials for the construction of a Heating and 
Power Plant and an Electrical Engineering Build- 
ing upon the grounds of Purdue University in 
West Lafayette, Ind., in accordance with the plans 
and ‘specifications prepared by and on file with 
Nicol, Scholer & Hoffman, Architects, Lafayette, 
Ind., will be received at the office of the under- 


signed at Purdue University up to 11 o’clock 
a. m., November 12, 1923, at which time the bids 
will be publicly opened and read. 


Geo. M. Spindler, Gen. Mgr. 


221 Hume Mansor Bldg. 
Phone, Main 2064 
Indianapolis 


Ask Us For Quotations 


2. Separate sealed proposals on Form 96 pre- 


scribed by the State Board of Accounts will be re- 
ceived for the following: 


(1) Heating and Power Plant 
(a) General Construction 
(b) Plumbing System 
(c) Electric Wiring System 
(2) Electrical Engineering Building 
(a) General Construction 
(b) Phumbing System 
(c) Heating System 
(d) Combination Heating and Plumbing 
Systems 
(e) Electric ‘Wiring System 
(3) Combination bids in addition will be re- 
ceived for the following, provided separate bids 
vette reap for the items listed under 1 and 2 


la and 2a 
1b and 2b 
1b and 2d 
le and 2e 


3. Certified checks in amount of 3 per cent of 
the bid submitted will be required for proposals 
under items (1) and (2) paragraph 2-above. 

4. Plans and specifications relating to any of 
the above work may be secured from the archi- 
tects, Nicol, Scholer & Hoffman, Lafayette, Ind., 
upon deposit of $25 per set, which deposit will be 
forfeited to Purdue University if contractor fails 
to submit bid or return plans. ! 

W. T. MIDDLEBROOK, Controiler. 
Oct. 20-27, 1923. 


PIPE AND FITTINGS 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Bids will be received by the board of trustees 
of the Indiana State Normal School at 2 p. m. 
November 8, 1923, at the office of the president 
of the Indiana State Normal School at Terre 
Haute, Ind., for the pipe and fittings for the new 
heating plant to be erected at the Eastern Divi- 
sion of the Indiana State Normal School located 
at Muncie, Ind. Bids must be made on Form 96 
prescribed by the state board of accounts and 
must be accompanied by a certified check equal to 
5 per cent of the amount of the bid. Bids must 
be made in accordance with the plans tnd speci- 
fications prepared by Kibele & Garrard, architects, 
Muncie, Ind, Copies of the plans and specifica- 
tions may be found at the office of the dean of 
the fiaculty of the Eastern Division of the Indiana 
State Normal School, Muncie, Ind.; at the office 
of Kibele & Garrard, architects, 335 the John- 
son, Muncie, Ind., and at the office of the regis- 
tnar of the Indiana States Normal School, Terre 
Haute, And. Estimated cost of the piping and 
connections is $17,000. 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, INDIANA STATE 
NORMAL SCHOOL, 
HELEN C. BENBRIDGE, Secretary. 
Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 1923. 


CAST STONE — 


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USED ON THE FINEST BUILDINGS 


Trim Stone for industrial buildings, schools, churches, homes AT LESS 
COST. Coping and Porch Caps at very reasonable prices. 


Klinestone Manufacturing Co. 


Factory, 
E. 14th and Belt R. R. 
Phone, Webster 9500 
Indianapolis 


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TURNS WINTER’S COLD . SHEDS SUMMER’S SUN 


Home of Harry Mitten, an architect of Syracuse, N. Y., who used Celotex for insula- 
tion on walls, and roof, for sound deadener in floors, for plaster base on interior walls. 


You can’t beat Celotex! 


Celotex lumber has the insulating value of 
cork. A house with walls and roof built of 
Celotex can be heated in winter for two- 
thirds the usual fuel cost. And in summer 
a Celotex house is cool. You can’t beat it. 

Celotex is a rugged building lumber made 
from the long, tough fibres of cane. Nails 
direct to studs and rafters just like ordinary 
lumber. Is not easily damaged by weather 
nor by ordinary rough handling. ; 

We want you to know all about Celotex. 


Just phone or write one of us for samples and 
full information. . 


Branch Mill Representatives 


THE CELOTEX COMPANY 


Indianapolis 
205 E. Ohio St. WM. J. RYAN, Manager : Phone, Main 7089 
Kokomo Lafayette Terre Haute 
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120-124 E. Wash. St. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 


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Doors Hardware Jamb Sills 
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Office and Warehouse 815 Ft. Wayne Ave Phone Main 1818 


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Steam and Hot Water Heating and Ventilation 
Mechanical Blast Systems Warm Air Furnaces 


Complete Power Installations 
Automatic Sprinkler Equipment 


ACME RADIATOR and 


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Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 1st Vice-President 
RODNEY W. LEONARD, 2d Vice-Prest. 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


- Official Paper © 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


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Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT. VONNEGUT 


HOLDS INDIANA ZONING AND CITY 
PLAN LAWS NOT MENACED BY 
MISSOURI COURT RULING 


City Plan Commision Attorney Extends 
Assurance 


The status of the Indianapolis city 
plan law is not threatened by the recent 
decision of the Missouri Supreme Court 
which held the St. Louis zoning ordin- 
ance to be invalid. That ruling caused 
considerable comment and many there 
were who predicted that as a result of 
the decision city plan and zoning laws 
all over the country would go into the 
discard. 

According to an opinion given out by 
J. Clyde Hoffman, attorney for the In- 
dianapolis City Plan Commission, local 
city plan advocates need not fear for the 
future of Indiana city plan ordinances 
now in effect or those that will result 
from the enactment of the law by, the 
1921 legislature under which. legisla- 


tion such ‘ordinanges are possible‘ of, cre, 


ation, ' 
Mr. Hoffman in his opinion says: 


“Those who have,.been interested in! 


the recently enacted zoning ordinances 
in Indianapolis and other Indiana cities 
were alarmed by the newspaper ac- 
counts of the decision of the Supreme 
Court of the State of Missouri in holding 
the zoning ordinance of the city of St. 
Louis yinvalid. A. careful study of the 
Opinion of the court handed down in 
that case shows that we, in Indiana, 
need not fear the effect of the Missouri 


ruling in our zoning ordinances for two 


reasons. 

“1. The state of Missouri has never 
enacted an enabling act authorizing 
cities expressly to pass zoning or- 
dinances and the decision of the court 
determines only that the St. Louis 
ordinance was not authorized by the 
general grant of power to the city of 
St. Louis under its charter. In Indiana 
we have an enabling act which express- 
ly grants to cities the power to pass 
zoning ordinances and so far the or- 
dinances passed by Indiana cities con- 
form to the power granted by the Leg- 
islature. 

Rehearing Expected 

“2. The Missouri case was very poor- 
ly considered by the majority of the 
court as was evidenced by the fact that 
only three judges out of the seven 
signed the majority opinion. and a 


‘ordinances’ as’ valid. 


— 


fourth judge, for reasons entirely . dif- 
ferent from that of the other three, 
concurred in the result. A careful study 
of these opinions shows conclusively 
that he was the only one of seven judges 
who held the views set out in his opin- 
ion. As a matter of fact therefore, 
less than a majority of the court de- 
cided one of the main points in issue, 
and this has been set up as a ground 
for a rehearing by the city of St. Louis. 


On the other hand, three judges of the’ 


court in a dissenting opinion, much bet- 
ter reasoned. and based on better au- 
thority, hold the zoning ordinance 
valid. 

“It is quite likely therefore that a re- 
hearing will be granted and it is-possible 
that. the court-—will hold differently on 
such. rehearing.* In passing, it may be 


said that no other state Supreme Court: 


has finally declared zoning ordinance 
void as not within the police power, 
while on the other hand eight or more 
State Supreme Courts have upheld such 
It is safe: ‘to ab- 
sume that the force of this poorly con- 
sidered decision will not be very far 
reaching in its effect upon zoning ordi- 
nances which have been regularly passed 


‘under authority of state law.” 


TESTS SHOW HOW MUCH ‘LOAD | 


HOLLOW TILE WALLS CAN 
CARRY 


Experiments Furnish Data That Will 
: Obviate Waste 
Wasteful use of building materials, 
with consequent increase of construction 
costs and rents, is often due to lack of 


- knowledge of how much load these mate- 


rial. can safely bear. This situation 
prompts architects, contractors and the 
framers of building codes to call for an 
amount of material they know will be 
safe, without knowing whether or not it 
is excessive. 

Avoidance of such waste can be 
brought about by furnishing the build- 
ing industry with reliable data as to the 
strength of the different materials used 
and -of the different types of construc- 
tion so that each piece of material en- 
tering into the construction of the build- 
ing can carry all the load it is safe for 
it to carry, and no more. The bureau of 
standards of the department of commerce 
has one of the best equipped laboratories. 


in .the country for the measurement of 
such factors, and for many years past: it 
has been engaged in testing the strength 
of bricks, tile, cement and other fireproof 
materials. ; 

This bureau has just published the re- 
sults of thirty-two tests on walls of hol- 
low tile. These walls were four feet long 
by twelve feet high and were six, eight 
and twelve inches thick, representing the 
outer wall of a house. Among other re- 
sults, these tests showed that a wall with 
the hollow spaces or cells of the tile set 
vertically is. nearly twice as strong as 
one in which the cells are placed hori- 
zontally. 

. These tests are described and the re- 
sults given in Technologic Paper No, 238 
of the bureau of standards, entitled 
“Some Tests of Hollow Tile Walls.” 
Copies may be ‘obtained from the Super- 
intendent of ‘Documents, Government 
Printing Office, Washington, D. C.. The 
price is 5 cents, cash. 


CONNERSVILLE ARCHITECT MOVES 
.TO NEW OFFICE LOCATION 


Joe Fallon Makes Change 


Announcement is »made by. Architect 
Joe Fallon, Connersville, that he has 
changed office locations. Formerly lo- 
cated on Central Ave., he has moved his 
business quarters to Room 8, Thornburg 
Annex. 


- “PENCIL: SKETCHES” 


Architects are said to be dreamers but 
they wake up when they get up against 
brick and mortar to carry out their de- 
signs. 


Business is like an elevator—it either 
goes up or it goes down. 


Lots of good men just out of the I. 
S. A. door are ready to knock for ad- 
mission. Why let them. skin their 
knuckles? 


Remember thy kidders, Nolan, in the 
days of thy youth, that you may inherit 
the kingdom of safe construction. 


Another county heard from for I. §. 
of A.—two from Lake county this time. 


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Steel- Tons of it | 


Carried in Stock to meet your j 
urgent needs. Send us your inquiries. | 


Structural Steel - Steel Lumber | 
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FABRICATORS and ERECTORS 


Structural Steel and Plate Work 
for Building Construction 


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STRUCTURAL STEEL 
for 
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 


Steel Derricks—Industrial Cars 
Concrete Handling Equipment 


Also Miscellaneous Iron Work*All Kinds | Estimates Cheerfally. Given 


INSLEY MANUFACTURING CO. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


401 South Harding St. Phone Belmont 0373 
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 


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FORT WAYNE FOUNDRY 
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Beatty Machine and Mfg. Co. 


Hammond, Ind. 


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Structural Steel and 
Ornamental Iron Work 


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Hetherington & Berner 


Structural Steel and Iron Work for 
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 


BEAMS ANGLES CHANNELS 


General Machine Work 


Superior & Harrison Sts. 


Gray Iron Castings Special Machinery : 
FORT WAYNE, a INDIANA 
Tel. Main 0419 701-745 Kentucky Ave. 


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Official Paper 


17 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


ORGANI 


“EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller 


President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


SEEM TO FAIL TO REALIZE ‘THE 
POWER THAT INTEREST WOULD 
BESTOW 


Contractors Too Careless 


Interests 


of Their 


Conditional influences, more or less of 
an outside nature, play a big part in the 
building contracting business swaying it 
this way and that, almost, one might 
Say, with reckless abandon, as it suits 
Selfish interest. And yet it would seem 
from the lethargic interest many con- 
tractors show toward the combatting of 
those things that threaten their business 
that they are willing to sit idly by and 
are content to take that which the ebb 
and flow leaves or brings in to them 
without turning their hand to stem or 
stabilize the tide. 

If every contractor would more seri- 
ously consider his business and resolve 
to devote some time and thought to the 
upbuilding of the construction indus- 
try, a number of definite results could 
be accomplished. The labor shortage 
could be ameliorated through the estab- 
lishment of trade schools; pernicious 
laws, sponsored by organized Labor and 
detrimental to the best interests of the 
contractors, could be defeated, both in 
the various state legislatures and in the 
National Congress, and in their place 
laws could be passed which would make 
conditions infinitely better for the em- 
ployers; greater interest would be mani- 
fested in local, State and National or- 
ganizations, and in place of having only 
a handful at meetings of these associa- 
tions, men would be willing to attend 
and take part in the discussions which 
are always of interest.’ 

There is almost no end to the prob- 
lems besetting the contracting business 
that could be solved by concerted action 
on the part of contractors through as- 
sociations, if they as a body, would be 
willing to enter upon united effort. 

Contractors should throw off this 
lethargy and everywhere resolve to 
devote some time and thought to the 
upbuilding of the building construction 
industry. Until they do they must con- 
tinue to swirl in the currents and eddies, 
caused by: the fiood of influences that 
seethe about them, remain much as drift. 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
‘ Indianapolis 


ZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


WAYS TO GET AROUND UNEMPLOY- 
MENT IN THE BUILDING CON- 
STRUCTION INDUSTRY 


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Remedies Advanced 


While the present year with its great 
building construction volume has put 
a demand upon the available skilled La- 
bor supply that makes the mention of 
unemployment in the building field 
sound foolish, nevertheless, such a con- 
dition lurkes just around, the corner all 
the time, for building is subject to 
lapses. Big men in the industry have 
not been so blind or narrow as not to 
realize the danger. 


A. P. Greensfelder, St. Louis, recently 
prepared an excellent paper that was 
read before the American Construction 
Council, a treatise that dealt with un- 
employment, offering remedies for it 
and also lengthening the building season 
to take up the slack. 

Among the most salient points brought 
out were: Education of the public 
through advertising; seasonable dis- 
counts among material supply manu- 
facturers, as well as contractors; hold- 
ing back public work until other business 
slows up; stocking up of material by 
manufacturers and dealers. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. ©. 


Max Irmscher 


Phone 2001 


CLOSING OF REALTY DEAL MEANS 
ANOTHER BIG SCHOOL FOR 
THE SOUTH SIDE 


Building of Thirty Rooms Contemplated 


With the purchase of a whole city 
block of land in the Harrison Hill dis- 
trict, L. C. Ward, superintendent of city 
schools, announces that the proposed 


new Harrison Hill grade school would. 


soon become a reality. 


It is proposed to erect, at a cost of 
approximately two hundred and seventy- 
five thousand dollars, a building contain- 
ing 30 rooms to care for the children of 
the south side. It has been apparent for 


some time that the new South Side high 
school building for all its size, will not 
be sufficient to care for both the grades 
and the high school next year, he added. 
Unless the new Harrison Hill -building 


can be completed by the school opening 
date of next year, a number of portables 
will be needed there. 

Work on the new building will be 
pushed with all possible haste, now that 
the ground upon which to build has been 
secured. It is hoped to start excava-. 
tion before cold weather sets in. Pre- 
liminary architectural plans for the 
building have already been drawn. 


OTHER SCHOOL PLANS SOON 
READY FOR BIDS 


Hope to Relieve Congestion of Attend- 
ance Next Year 


Complete and final plans drawn by 
Architects Griffith & Goodrich for the 
new 20-room addition to the James H. 
Smart grade school, Pontiac and Smith 
streets, have been approved by the city 
school board. 

The blue prints call for a separate 
one-story building to cost approximately 
one hundred and seventy-five thousand 
dollars to be situated just south of the 
present 16-room school. 

As soon as the plans have been ap- 
proved by State officials at Indianapolis 
bids for the construction work will be 
advertised for. 

The Smart school now contains 1,000 
children housed in the original building 
and 16 portables. At the present rate of 
growth there will be at least twelve hun- 
dred children there in September, 1924, 
school officials predict, hence, every ef- 
fort will be made to rush the new work 
through to completion by that time. 


SHRINERS CHANGE DATE OF NEW 
TEMPLE CONTRACT AWARD 


Bids Opened October 27 


The time for receiving contractors’ 
bids for the construction of the $600,000 
Shrine temple was extended one week by 
recent decision of the building commit- 
tee. This made the date for the opening 
of the bids October 27. 


GROWTH OF CITY NOW MORE 
REGULAR 


Suburban Building Activity Shifts to 
Relieve Lop-sided Trend 


While Fort Wayne in former years 
showed a distinct tendency to grow lop- 
sided toward the southwest and the 
northeast than in any other direction, 
this year when the greatest building 
boom in the city’s history came about, 
the scene of residence building shifted 
and the expansion’ direction was 
changed, structures multiplying to the 
southwest and northwest. 


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CORNELL ENGINEERING CO. 


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2611 CORNELL AVE., INDIANAPOLIS 


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WM. P. JUNGCLAUS CO. . 
Building Contractors—Industrial and Schools 
825 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., INDIANAPOLIS 


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MASON CONTRACTOR 
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Indiana Sales Representative 
NATIONAL HOISTING ENGINE C 
Hoisting Engines, Pile Hammers, “Wood and Steel Derricks. 
GENERAL CHEMICAL Co. 
“Hard-N-Tyte” for Better Concrete Floors. 
RANSOME CONCRETE MACHINERY. 
Building and Paving Mixers, Steel Towers & Concrite Carts. 
517 N. Oakland Ave. polis 
Phone Webster 2192. 


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CONGRETE MIXERS 


MORTAR MIXERS 
STEEL FORMS 
BAR CUTTERS 


Immediate Shipment from Indianapolis Warehouse 


KOEHRING COMPANY 


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H. W. TAYLOR, INDIANA REPRESENTATIVE 
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Sheridan, Ind. 


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; Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds 
j Mortar Mixers Concrete Hand Carts 
Ba Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contracter’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus__....___- 
TOSG.. Pleragn.<ic sidecases Secretary 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 


Painter Contractors meet 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meeta 
every Thursday—l1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


every 


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PLANS ON FILE ~- 


Bids are being received by the Board of School 
Trustees, Piqua, Ohio, for two school buildings, 
Bennett and Wilder schools. Archt., Schenck 
and Williams, Arcade Bldg., Dayton, Ohio. Bids 
close at Piqua, October 31. Plans are on file 
room 316, Peoples Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. 


Plans and specifications are on file at this of- 
fice for the construction of a heating and power 
plant and an electrical engineering building at 
Purdue University, Lafayete, Ind. Trustees of 
Purdue University are receiving bids, to close 
November 12 at 11a. m. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marion 
county this week. 


ATTEMPT STARTED TO PREVENT 
LABOR WAGE SCALE TIE-UP 
IN THE SPRING 


Early Threshing Out of Question Now 
Being Advocated 


In view of the uncertainty that always 
befogs the building outlook for the fol- 
lowing season, due to the fact that labor 
wage scales have to be readjusted each 
spring, there are those contractors in 
Indianapolis who are advocating an 
early start toward a satisfactory read- 
Justment so that matters may be 
straightened out with expediency when 
the appointed time arrives so that no 
great delays may be encountered to 
cause a tie-up in the local building field 
with a resultant economic waste. 

There are both contractors and Labor 
representatives who realize the folly of 
a serious breach between the employers 
and the workmen on the wage and work- 


ing agreements question and both ele- 


ments are exerting an influence to hold 
matters in hand and effect an equitable 
understanding that will work to the fu- 
ture advantage of the industry. 

The various unions have not formally 
begun consideration of their wage de- 
mands to be presented next spring, 
. Shortly before the expiration of the ex- 
isting scale, but members have dis- 
cussed their desires informally and it is 
on these desires that the demands usu- 
ally are based. Some of the individual 
workmen want an increase and others 
believe it would be advisable to demand 
only a continuance of the present scale. 
It is not known which group is in the 
majority. 


It is intimated that recently a promi- 
nent contractor called upon other mem- 
bers of the Indianapolis association. at 
a meeting to start considering their pro. 
gram for 1924 regarding a wage scale 

The uncertainty regarding the price of 
material and labor creates some hesi- 
tancy in bidding on building projects 
contemplated for next year and makes 
the volume of construction indefinite. 


CARPENTERS DECIDE TO STAY OUT 
OF A. F. OF L. 


Turn Down Proposition to Re-Affiliate 
With Big Labor Body 


One of the outstanding features of 
the recent Building Trades’ Devartment 
convention, which preceeded the meet- 
ing of the American Federation of La- 
bor at Portland, Ore, was the decision 
of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and 
Joiners not to reaffiliate with the de- 
partment. It will be recalled that at 
the Denver meeting, two years ago, the 
carpenters withdrew from the Building 
Trades’ Department on account of the 
metal trim controversy. Announcement 
was made by John Donlin that no car- 
penters’ delegates can be seated in any 
council as long as their union remains 
outside of the department. 


JURISDICTIONAL BOARD TO MEET 
SOON AT WASHINGTON 


Numerous Disputes to Be Taken Up 


The next meeting of the National 
Board for Jurisdictional Awards will be 
held in Washington, D. C., the week be- 
ginning November 12th. Among the 
matters up for consideration will be: 

Request for a re-hearing of decisions 
on asphalt shingles. 

Request for a re-hearing of decisions 
on metal trim in re: hollow metal door 
and trim for elevator enclosures. 

Request to amend decision on cutting 
chases or channels in brick, tile and 
masonry, etc. 

Dispute over setting of bathroom ac- 
cessories. 

Dispute over placing of Zinitern. 

There is a possibility that a request 
for a re-hearing of the re-enforcing rod 
question will also be made, but at this 
time the matter has not been officially 
brought to the attention of the board. 


A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE 


Building in 1923 Boomed Right Along 
Despite Barriers 


When one considers the vast volume 
of building construction that has come 
to pass during 1923 and then recalls the 
barriers that have had to be surmounted 
to effect such a volume the record that 


has been piled up is really a remarkable 


one. There surely was an impetus back 
of it all that could not be headed off. 
Cities large and small have builded, 
and that, in the face of high prices. 
Contractors, many of them, have 
sought to hold things within reason, but 
the wage scales agreed upon were pretty 
well “shot to pieces” by other contractors 
who under the pressure of time and work 


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tilted scales or offered bonuses. Then, 
too, in some cases owners paid the bonus 


in order to cover up for the contractor 
on the job. 


All of which made it rather soft for 
the building trades mechanics who under 
the shortage of skilled labor have reaped 
a harvest as owners and contractors 
sought to secure men to. carry on the 


work. Though builders are working more 
in unity than in former years, still there 
is a keen edge to the competive nature 
of their business that will tell and from 
which they can not escape when pressure 
is brought to bear, for when men are 
needed, and the other fellow is willing 
to pay his help to hold them, one is al- 
most forced to meet that competition. It 
is a condition suggestive of the first law 
of self-preservation, 


And yet, with Labor reaching out to 
take advantage of the situation created 
by contractors bidding against each 
other for help causing advanced Labor 
costs, building boomed along under the 
highest wages eyer paid, running up a 
volume in Indiana, at least, that proni- 


ises figures for 1923 never before 
reached. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
(Week of October 18 to October 25) 


*Light Manufacturing Building: $300,000, 10 
sty., 60x121x145, Liberty and Washington. Archt., 
W. K. Eldridge, 914 Hume-Mansur. Owner and 
builder, the E, G. Spink Co., 914 Hume-Mansur 
Bldg. On foundations. Brick, reinf. concrete. 


Beef Cooling Building 
$3Q,000, 8 sty., 84x124. 
Kingan and Co. 
ete. 


Residence and Garage: $25,000. Archt., D. A. 
Bohlen and Son. Owner, H. H. Keller, c/o 
White’s Restaurant. General contract let to H. 
M. Glossbrenner Realty Co. Excavating. Brick 
veneer and hollow tile. 2 sty. and bas., 34x60. 


Double Residence: $10,000, 3541-43 Birchwood. 
Owner, Otis Kirkpatrick, 4151 Broadway; also 
one double at 2946 Talbott, $10,000. Owner builds. 
Excavating. 


(general remodeling), 
Private plans. Owner, 
Owner builds. Fireproofing, 


Residence: $10,000, 2 sty., 26x32, 121 E. 5ist. 
Owner, S. W. Jarvis, 2805 Ruckle St. Owner 
builds. Brick veneer and frame. Excavating. 


Residence: $9,000, 4036 N. Illinois. 
Ethel Rathert, 4036 N. Ilinols. 


Owner, 
General contract 


let to J. F. Cantwell Co., Lemcke Bldg. Frame. 
2 sty., 23x36. Excavating. 

Residence (double): 7,000, 2 sty., 26x40, 
3522-24 Graceland. Owner, D. S. Allen, 3531 


Boulevard Place. 
769 King Ave. Excavating. 


Residence: $7,000, 758 Berkley Road. 
L. J. Lioyd, 2126 Eastern Ave. 
28x39. Frame. Excavating, 


Residence: $7,000 (double), 
Owner, L. Whittenburg, c/o G. C. Contract let 
to C. E. Cline Co., 1050 W. 31st. 2 sty., 24x36. 


Residence: $7,000, 1 sty. and mas., 24x35, 1345 


Contract let to E, P. Weddle, 


Owner, 
1 sty. and bas., 


361-63 W. 32d. 


W. 33d. Owner, A. C. Johnson, at site. Exca- 
vating. Owner builds, 

Residence: $7,000, 1 sty., 28x48, 1255 Law- 
rence Ave. Owner, D. D. Joseph, R. F. D 


Rout F. Contract let to Harry Newell, at site. ; 


....Residence: $7,000, 2 sty., 26x44, 517 N. Drexel. 
Owner, Herbert Groff, 2212 College. Excavating. 


Residence: $7,000, 6403 Pleasant Run Drive. 
Owner, Harry Olds, 1621 Prospect St. Contract 
tet to Henry G, Miller, at site. 


Residence: (double), $8,000, 
St. Owner, William Ebeling. 
Foltz, 4500 E. 16th. Frame. 


Residence: $7,000, 270 Buckingham Drive, 
Owner, Realtor Building Co., Lemcke Bldg. 
Owner builds. 1 sty and bas., 28x54. 


Residence: $7,000, 5828 Broadway. 
E. Kunkler, 229 E.. 5lst. 
Owner builds. 


1201-03 W. 32d 
Contract to A. 


Owner, L 
.1 sty. and bas,, 26x42 


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ANOTHER WALLOP AT BUILDING 


Rain and Snow Put Quietus to Active 
Operation 


It appeared last week as if the weather 
man took a few days off and let weather 
conditions run amuck. The situation 
may have been propitious for umbrella 
menders, those who had shower sticks 
for sale, and overshoe merchants, but 
for building it was awful. Three and a 
half inches of rain fell from Tuesday 
night till Friday morning, then the re- 
frigeration system got going and the 
first snow of the season showed up; the 
beautiful. thank goodness, was confined 
to a few scattering flakes. 


BIG PROJECTS HANG IN THE 
BALANCE 


Importance Attaches to Street Widening 
Proposition 


The committee appointed to investi- 
gate and make an estimate on the propo- 
sition to widen Hohman street twenty 
feet more on the south side from State 
street to Carrol street is now busy on the 
survey. It is expected that the prelimi- 


nary estimate will be submitted shortly. 


to the board of works. There are several 
large building projects waiting on the 
final decision in the matter. 


SHIFTING THINGS AROUND 


Old-Timer to Find Confusing Changes 
When He Returns to Hammond 


Looks as if there was an attempt be- 
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ing made to turn Hammond upside down. 
First, a large school building was moved 
several squares from its original site and 
now the big Rimbach dwelling is to be 
shunted a block south from its present 
location. Charles Neidow undertaker, 
has purchased the structure, will move it 
and remodel same into an undertaking 
establishment with chapel and convert 
the upper floor into apartments. Archi- 
tects A. C. Berry & Co., preparing the 
plans, has estimated the alteration work 
to cost $20,000. Bids are to be asked 
about November 10. 


DOWN THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE 
STREET 

Path Being Traversed by Busy Local 
Contractor 


Charles Rhoades, our genial friend and 
busy builder, is fast qualifying for the 
migratory bird class. Each fall when the 
first frost begins to tinge nature’s pano- 
rama Charles allows his thoughts to lean 
toward Florida and soon inclines himself 
in the direction of those thoughts. Right 
now he is preparing for the “hop-off” for 
the southland, about November 1. His 
partner, Bernard Graves, will look after 


the firm’s interests while Charles is 
away. 
Many of Hammond’s contractors 


would that finances would permits them 
to make the trip, to feel the exhilaration 
of the south’s balmy breezes, too, instead 
of remaining home to feed the gaping 
maw of the insatiable furnace. 


COAL SHOVELING TO BE OUT OF 
VOGUE IN 6,000 YEARS 


But Some to Shovel Now Is What Is 
Most Desired 


It isn’t so much as to how long the 
natural coal resources will last but 
rather how coal may be secured when 
needed and how the available supply in 
the bin may be conserved and used to 
best advantage. 

The editor of the Coal Trade Journal 
announces that at the present rate of 
consumption it will be 6,033 years be- 
fore the available supply of coal is used 
up. Such information ‘is, at least, re- 
assuring. However, what worries the 
average citizen most is not how many 
thousand years the buried deposit. of 


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coal will hold out; he is more concerned 
about the miners keeping steadily at 
work, and how long he can conserve the 
shiney lumps in the coal bin and keep 
the home fires burning. - 

All of which prompts this thought, a 
ton in the bin is worth a hundred tons 
in the mine, when it comes to keeping 
warm. 


TRAFFIC CONGESTION 


Cluttered Up With Automo- 
biles 


MORE 


Hammond 


ownership of automobiles 
shows the same increase for the next 
five years as that of the past five we 
will have to double deck all of the 
downtown streets to provide parking 
space. As it is now, it is almost im- 
possible. to get through the streets of 
an evening. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


If the 


Proverty owners along Sibley street 
have finally agreed to the-idea of widen- 
ing that thoroughfare ten feet on each 
side. 


Bids are to be requested of contrac- 
tors along about November 1 for the 
construction of a branch library at Oak 
and Hoffman streets. Plans are being 
prepared by Architects J. T. Sutton & 
Son. The building, estimated to cost 
$20,000, will be one story high, 37.6 feet 
by 77 feet. 


The general contract for a $5,000 one- 
story store and residence in Douglas 
Park was awarded to Morris Bros. 


General Contractor Guy Young has 
been awarded the work of repairing 
schoo! buildings at Hessville and Saxony. 


There is some talk of ealling a joint 
meeting of the contractors of Gary, 
Hammond, East Chicago and Indiana 
Harbor in the near future for a general 
discussion of building matters and for 
the purpose of creating more solidity in 
the ranks of the contractors. The time 
and place has not been definitely decided 
upon. 


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L COSTS IN 


LABOR AND MATERIA 
BUILDING 


For Labor or Material Men to Wage 
“Pot Called Kettle Black War” 
Is All Foolish 


In recent discussions of building costs 
Dr. John M. Gries, chief of the Division 
of Building and Housing of the Depart- 
ment of Commerce, has been erroneously 
quoted as saying that “labor charges ac- 
count for so small a proportion of the 
construction cost of the average house 
that increases in labor charges have 
little bearing on total building costs.” 

It is interesting to ascertain exactly 


what Dr. Gries did Say, says a public 
statement recently issued by the Na- 
tional Lumber Manufacturers Associa- 
tion. It appears that a talk by Dr. 
Gries before officials of the Bureau of 
Standards was authentically reported in 

a Department release as follows: 
“Figures were given showing the rela- 
tive importance of different items of 
construction costs for a certain house. 
Of these, labor charges accounted for 
only 26 per cent; materials cost 29.3 per 
cent; land 19 per cent; contractor, 12.6 
per cent; financing, 6.7 per cent; archi- 
tect and real estate fees, 6.4 per cent. 
ese figures show that it is not gen- 
erally possible to blame one single fac- 
tor, such as high labor or material costs 
for high prices of houses. He said that 
while the daily wage of building trades- 
men might seem high to a man em- 
ployed all the year, they were not nec- 
€ssarily high when the seasonal charac- 
ter of _the employment was considered. 
A substantial saving in labor 


costs could be realized if arrangements 


could be made for employment during a 
larger part of the year. He added, 
‘Similar savings in costs of equipment 
and contractors’ overhead could be ef- 
fected by a more extended building sea- 
son,’ ” 

As the National Lumber Manufactur- 
ers Association pointed out in its re- 
lease, the circulators of the idea that 
labor costs in the erection of a building 
are so small a part of the whole that it 
makes very little difference whether la- 
bor receives a large percentage increase 
or not, omitted to notice that precisely 
the same line of reasoning with different 
premises abstracted from Dr. Gries’s 
statement, would prove that it makes 
relatively little difference whether ma- 
terials cost much more or less. If the 
materials are only 29 per cent of the 
cost of a $5,000 house, or $1,450, an in- 
crease of 10 per cent in the price of ma- 
terials will represent an increase of only 
$145 in the whole house bill, which rela- 
tively is next to nothing. As a matter 
of fact, Dr. Gries referred to a “certain 
house” which cost $10,500 and not a 
$5,000 “average” house as was quoted 
- Dr. Gries’s statement made it very 
clear that there are other factors in 
building costs besides those of labor and 
materials, which cannot rightfully be 
charged to either. In fact, the other fac- 
tors in the case of the particular house 
he had in mind amounted to almost as 
much as the sum of materials and labor. 
He pointed out that little relief from the 
high cost of building could be expected 
from reductions in any single factor— 
the thought being that relief, if any, 
must come from an all-around reduction 
of building costs. 

Exaggerations by contractors and ma- 
terial men on the one side, Dr. Gries re- 
marks, and labor on the other, of the 
costs chargeable on the other side in 
building, are harmful to both. When as 
has occasionally been done, material men 
assert that 90 per cent of the cost of a 
building is labor and on the other hand, 
labor economists calculate, as has been 
done, that the material costs of a build- 
ing are as high as 80 per cent, both 
sides make themselves so ridiculous that 
the public loses confidence in both. 

(October Bulletin National Lumber 
Manufacturers Association.) 


WATCHFULNESS NEEDED OVER 
FIELDS OF DUTY 


Each Element of Construction Industry 
Should Observe Boundaries 


Too much stress cannot be laid upon 
the necessity of each element of the con- 


struction industry gaining a definite 
knowledge of the scope of its duties and 
being guided thereby in its activities. 
Because of the somewhat indistinct 
boundaries which seem to exist at times 
in some places between the duties of 
the architect and those of the contrac- 
tor, every emphasis should be laid upon 
efforts to increase efficiency through 
close adherence to the policy of “Unto 
every man his field of work.” 

From time to time cases are brought 
to the attention of the Associated Gen- 
eral Contractors where contractors are 
required by specifications to shoulder re. 
sponsibilities which they should not be 
asked to assume, and which should find 
a resting place elsewhere. The contrac- 
‘tors then are at a loss to know what 
should be added to their bids to cover 
contingencies which might be invited by 
such responsibilities. 

An instance which may be taken as in- 
dicative of this situation recently was 
brought to light in specifications from 
which the following quotation is made: 

‘“All the work must be executed in ac- 
cordance with the requirements in force 
of the local building, plumbing, health 
and fire departments and any other mu- 
nicipal and state departments, or of any, 
other officials having jurisdiction. Simi- 
larly all the work must be completed so 
as to comply with the latest rules and 
regulations of the fire insurance ex- 
change or board of fire underwriters hav- 
ing jurisdiction for the minimum insur- 
ance ratings. 

“Wherever the minimum requirements 
of the said exchange or board are re- 
ferred to it shail be taken to mean the 
requirements of the said exchange or 
board for its minimum insurance ratings. 

“Tf subsequent rulings should require 
additional work, the contractor must 
submit the matter to the architect for 
adjustment as provided for in the para- 
graph of this section entitled ‘Modifi- 
cations and extra work.’ 

“Each contractor must therefore ver- 
ify the validity of any work called for in 
the contract documents and details be- 
fore ordering any material or complet- 
ing any of his work. 

“Any confliction between the rulings 
or regulations of the departments and 
officials hereinbefore mentioned and the 
contract documents must be reported to 
the architect immediately, and the con- 
tractor will be held responsible and ac- 
countable for any errors or violations 
arising from his failure to comply with 
the regulations embodied in this para- 
graph.”—(News Letter of Associated 


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Steel Fabricating Plant, Office and Warehouse: 
Warehouse 400x300; office, 3 sty. ‘and basement. 
600 block on West McCarty St. Engineer, J. C. 
Troyer, c-o Owner. Owner, W. J, Holliday & 
Co., J. S. Holliday, Pres. ; Chas. E. Tuttle, Secy. ; 
Thaddeus R. Baker, Treas. (iron and steel), 326- 
90 West Georgia St. Plans in progress. Will 
built substructure late fal, superstructure about 
March Ist. Reinforced concrete and steel, fire- 
proof construction. 100 tons of steel will be 
used in construction of plant, loading platforms, 
complete equipment for the fabricating of steel 
will be purchased, such’ as punches, brakers, 
saws, plate shears, etc. Railroad siding, steam 
heat, steel sash, comp. roof, brick walls. 


*Y. M. C. A. Building: $240,000, 4 sty. and 
bas., 117x123, New Castle, Ind. Archt., McGuire 
and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indian- 
aplis. Owner, Young Men’s Christian Associa- 
tion, New Castle, Ind. Brick, reinforced concrete, 
steel frame construction, hollow tile, cut stone. 
Bids in under advisement, low bidder on gen- 
eral contract, P. H. Lorenz Construction Co., 
Moline, Ill. Low on heating and plumbing, 
Hayes Bros., Indianapolis; low on electric work, 
Sanborn Electrie Co., Indianapolis. 


*Church (to be built in units), 600,000, Maple 
Road Boulevard and Meridian, Indianapolis. 
Archt., H. C. Hopsam, Atlanta, Ga. Owner, 
North Methodist Episcopal Church Building Com- 
mittee, A. M. Glossbrenner, Pres. Levy Printing 
Co., Ohio and Senate; J. W. Esterline, Pres. of 
Esterline-Angus Co., 227 E. South St.: Fred Hoke, 
Seey. of Holeomb and Hoke Co., Van Buren St.; 
C. P. Lesh, Pres, Lesh Paper Co., 121 Kentucky 
Ave.; Frederick D, Leete, Bishop Indianapolis 
Area M. E. Churches, 3055 N. Meridian St., all 
of Indianapolis. Plans on the first unit are 
about completed. Bids will probably be taken 
early winter. First unit will be a church audi- 
torium to cost 350,000. Bedford stone. Brick. 


*Colored Orphans’ Home: Administration 
building, 2 cottages (60 children each) and laun- 
dry and power house combined, 1 sty. and bas., 
25th and Keystone. Archt., Donald Graham, 
Hume-Mansur  Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Board of County Commissioners, Albert Hoffman, 
Harry D. Tutewiler, John J. Kitley, Leo K. Fes- 
ler, auditor, Courthouse, Indianapolis. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close 10 a, m. Dec. 10. Brick, rein- 
forced conc., hollow tile, Estimated eost of general 
contract $107,000; estimatea cost of heating 
plant, $17,000; estimated cost of plumbing, $10,- 
250; estimated cost of electric wiring, $2,120; 
estimated cost of electrical fixtures, $1,165; esti- 
mated cost of refrigeration, $1,200; improvement 
of grounds, $1,250. Administration building, 1 
and 2 sty., 100x120. Cottages (2), 84x50 each. 


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Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


Power plant, 1 sty., 30x50. Tile and comp. roof- 


ing, reinforced concrete floors, terrazzo ahd comp. 
floors, concrete and steel stairs, vault doors, dumb 


‘waiter, stack, kitchen equipment, fumigation sys- 


tem, wood and steel sash, intercommunicating 


telephone and call system, laundry equipment, 


refrigerating plant, vacuum steam heating 
plant, vacuum steam heating system. 


*Refrigerating Plants (2): The board of com- 
missioners of Marion county, Indiana, wi!l, up to 
10 o’clock a. m., December 11, 1923, receive sealed 
bids for refrigerating plant for Julietta home and 


‘colored orphans’ asylum, according to plans and 


specifications on file in the office of the auditor of 
Marion county. Each bid must be accompanied by 
a bond and an affidavit as required by law. The 
board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 

ALBERT HOFFMAN, 

HARRY D. TUTEWILER, 

JOHN KITLEY, 

Commissioners of Marion County. 
LEO K. FESLER, Auditor. 


Apartment Building (24 aparts.), 12th and Cen- 
tral. Archt., Frank Brown, 1341 N. Alabama 
St. Owner, Mrs. Conley, ¢/o architect. Archi- 
tect taking bids. Brick, stone trim, composition 
roof, refrigerators, ranges, tile floors, steam heat. 


*Catholic Recreation Building: $100,000 (will 
include gymnasium, swimming pool, lockers, 
showers, boiler room, coal room, etc.), 2 sty. and 
bas., Tenth and Pennsylvania Sts. Archt., J. 
Edwin Kopf and Woo!ling, 401 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg. Owner, Right Rev. Joseph Chartrand, 
D. D., bishop of Indianapolis, rector SS. Peter and 
Paul Cathedral, 1347 N. Meridian St., Rev, Mau- 
rice O’Connor, director, 124 Georgia St. Archi- 
tect taking bids, to close November 12, Brick, 
stone and slate, reinforced concrete, structural 
steel, reinforced concrete, steel sash, tile floors 
and terrazzo work, composition and tile roofs, 
steam heating plant, sterilizers, filters, rolling 
steel shutters, glazed brick for swimming pool and 
interior of gymnasium, tile floor in pool, steel 
lockers, small balcony. The following contrac- 
tors are figuring general contract: William P. 
Jungelaus Co., 825 Massachusetts Ave.: J. G. 
Karstedt Construction Co., Lemcke Bldg.; Conder 
& Culbertson, 623 N. Noble St.; State Construc- 
tion Co., 30th and Columbia; Michaelis Bros., 826 
Parker Ave.; Sahm Construction Co., Beech 
Grote, Indianapolis. 


Factory (1 sty. top addition and géneral rem.), 
Commerce and Big Four Ry, Archt., Chas, By- 
field, People’s Bank Bldg. Owner, M. A. and 
W. W. Williams, at site. Owner builds. Work 
will consist of new loading platform, class “CO” 
roofing, brick work, struct. steel. 

*Residence and Garage: $30,000. Archt., Frank 
B. Hunter, State Life Bldg. Owner, Roland M. 
Cotton, 1720 E. Tenth St. Plans completed. 
Probably not mature until spring. 


*Residence: $12,000, “English type.” Archt., 
Edw. D. Pierre, 321 Occidental Bidg. Owner, 
Charles V. Cross, ¢/o ‘Cross Coal Co., 1541 Blaine 
Ave. Archt. taking bids. Brick, slate roof, 
furnace. 


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Heating, Plumbing and Wiring: Charles R. 
Ammerman, Occidental. *Bldg., Indianapolis, is 
preparing plans for the heating, plumbing and 
wiring on the following buildings: Dormitory 
Building for Indiana University, Bloomington, 
Ind.; the Continental National Bank, Indian- 
apotis, and the new Service Building for James 
Whitcomb Riley Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis. 
Plans in progress. 4 


Residence: $18,000, 37th and Delaware. Own- 
er, the American Estates Co., 801 Occidental 
Bldg. Archt., Edw. D. Pierre, 321 Occidental 
Bldg. Plans completed. Work not started. 
Brick, tile roof, furnace, 


*School Building (consolidated high and grade), 
$150,000 (12 classrooms, assembly room, combina- 
tion gymnasium and auditorium, stage, two do- 
mestic science and two manual training rooms, 
cafeteria, kitchen), Warren township, Marion 
county, Indianapolis. Architect and engineers, 
Harrison and Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Edward J. Hecker, trustee, 
5241 E. Washington St., Indianapolis. Plans 
completed, will advertise for bids next week. 
Brick, hollow tile, comp, roof, steel sash, reinf. 
concrete coal bunkers and boiler room, slate 
blackboards, rolling partitions, built-in ward- 
robes, mastic floors, steam heating, private water 
syystem, septic tank. 


Contracts Awarded 


Apartment Building (80 apts.), $400,000, 6 sty. 
and bas., Penn. and Pratt Sts. Archt., Frank B. 
Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. Owner, T. A. 
Moynahan Construction Co., 804 Senate Ave. 
Concrete work let to J. G, Karstedt Construction 


Co., Lemeke Bldg. Excavating. Brick, concrete 
and steel, 
*Garage: 1 sty., 40x61, 917-23 Virginia Ave. 


Archt., Charles Byfie'd, 923 Peoples Bank Bldg. 
Owner, L. T. Allen, 917 Virginia Ave. General 
contract let to Conder and Culbertson, 623 N. 
Noble St. Brick. Exeavating. Heating, plumb- 
ing and wiring not let. 


Residence: $7,000, 50th and Capitol. Archt., 
Elliott Hadley, 600 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Douglas Hall, c/o Clough Advertising Agency. 
General contract: let to William Low Rice, 600 
State Life Bldg. Start work at once, Frame and 
shingle. 


Residence: $14,000, Sutherland Ave., north of 
Thirtieth St. Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State 
Lite Bldg. Owner, A. Steffen, 402 E, Washing- 


ton. General contract let to J. W. Darnell, 2435 


Broadway. Heating, plumbing and wiring in 

general contract. Stucco, Italian type. 
*Residence: $18,000, “English type.’’ Archt., 

Edward D. Pierre, 321 Occidental Bldg. Owner, 


Mrs. C. G. Dugger, the Meridian Apts., 6° W. 
Michigan, Excavating. Day work. Stucco, hot 
water heat. 


.*Residénce: $12,000, “Dutch Colonial,” 44th 
St. Archt., Edward D. Pierre, 321 Occidental 
Bldg. Owner, Bert O’Leary, e/o Kiefer-Stewart 
Co., Georgia and Capito!. General contract let 
to American Estates Co., 801 Occidental Bldg. 
Brick and stucco, slate roof, furnace heat. Ex- 
cavating. 


Sunday School (side add.), $50,000, Painesville, 
Ohio. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Church of Christ, 
A. H. Lord, Chmn. Bldg. Comm., City Hall, 
Painesville, O. General contractor, Genera! 
Bldg. and Inv. Co., 206 Williamson Bldg., Cleve- 
land, Ohio. Foundation in. Brick. 


*Residence (double), $12,000, 4417-19 College. 
Owner, H. H. Ferris, 3250 Hovey St. General 
contract let to Ferris Bros., 2835 Oaris Ave. 
Frame. 


Stores (2), $10,000, 1 sty., 34x40, E. Washington 
St. near Orphons’ Home. Private plans. Owner, 


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Lafe McKee, c/o GC. General contractor, Wm. Alonzo Jeffers; 3124 Walker St. Brick veneer. : i, ANDERSON 


P. Jungelaus Co., 825 Mass. Ave. Brick work Excavating. 
let to Hodgson Bros., Holliday Bldg. Brick. Ex- 


cavated. Residence and Garage: 


Owner, Frank S. O’Neil, 
Residences (2): $17,000 and $16,500, 1633 and cavating. Owner builds. 
1641. N: Meridian St. Owner and builder, H. L. nl 5 
Simons, 4244 N. Capitol Ave. Excavating. Brick Residence and Garage: 
veneer. Two garages. 


Residence and Garage: $16,000, 4025 N. Meri- ware St. Frame. 


$14,000, 4834 N. Penn.» Factory-.-(addition), .$25,000, 1 sty.,..12,500. feet 


2845 N. Talbott.. Ex- of floor space. Private plans. Owner, the Remy 

Brick veneer. Eléctric ‘Co:, Anderson: ‘Start work 'in a few 
‘ lays. Brick .and steel. Owner will: Wild 

$11,000, 5131 Washing- od eRe ois s er will: build and 


ton Blvd. Owner, Columbia Building Co. Gen- 
eral contract let to-Paul V. Matkin, 148 N. Dela- *Residence: $8,000. Archt., E. F, Miller, 


Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, George Pierce, 1821 


dian St. Private plans. Owner, William F. — 5 Central Ave. Contract let to D. Wilson, Lapel, 

Hughes, 401 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Genera! con- NGOLA Ind. 

tract let to H. L. Burns, 1307 W. 34th St. Brick Al a 

veneer. .. Excavating. —_—— AURORA 

Met (Double) $12,000, pte ieee Factory: The Standard Body Company are a 

Aa ve. wner, A. H. Ferris, at site. Frame, *- contemplating the building of a $200,000 manu- : ate, 

cavatine. cpapie : : ence arth : Aurora: Factory (add.) $17,000, 3 sty., 49x 
£ facturing plant in Angola. Definite data later. 50. Archt., Martin Fisher, Brighton Bank Bldg., 


Residence and Garage: $13,000, 3721 N. Dela- Brick. 


Cincinnati, Ohio. Owner, The Aurora Coffin Go., 


ware St. Owner, Adolph Emhardt, 830 State Life Contracts Awarded. J. J. Bachman, Pres., Aurora, Ind. Owner wi] 


Bldg. ilds. E yating. i 7 en sates 
dg. Owner builds. Excavating. Brick veneer ‘Comstienity Building: 


Residences (2): $12,000 and $14,000, 208 W. veneering walls.) Owner, , ‘ 
contract let to Martin Residences (4): $18,000, total. Private plans. 


44th and 3638 Penway. Owner, American Estates tees, Angola. General 
Co., Occidental Bldg. General contract let to Krull, Butler, Ind 


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Board of School Trus- Brick, mill construction. 


Owner and builder, Wright Lumber Co. Start- 


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ing foundations. Frame, asphalt shingle roofs, Twp., Laporte county, Ind. Owner, Lyman A. *Bank Building: (add.) $25,000, 2 sty., 35x48, 
furnaces. Ohming, trustee, Michigan City, Ind. Archt,, Providence, Ky. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & 
b iS Nat L. Smith, Crown Point, Ind. Architect se. Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville, Owner, The 
Residence and Garage: $8,000, 2 sty. and bas., lected. Brick? . Union National Bank, Providence, Ky. Plans 


7 rooms. Private plans. Owner, Henry Huff- mpleted. : he 
meier, Aurora, Ind. On foundation. Plans in Residence: $12,000, Cedar Lake, Ind: Owner, lets ae Project wil! mature about January 


progress. On _ superstructure, mature about William Ahlborn, Hammond, Ind. General con- 

March Ist. Brick, stone trim, asphalt shingle tract let to Hender!ong and Co., Crown Point. Laundry Bldg.: (1 sty. side addition, 45x103); 
roof, furnace heat, tile floor in bath, hardwood . $20,000. Archt., Alfred Neucks, 515 Peoples 
floors. EAST CHICAGO Bank Bldg. Owner, Pearl Steam Laundry Co., 
2, D. Korb, Mer., 114 Second Ave. Plans in prog- 
ress. Plans ready for bids in two weeks. Brick, 
BATESVILLE *Ice Plant: (aiterations), $25,000. Archt. and mil! construction, steel sash, maple floors, built- 
engineer, H. C. Christensen, 7258 South Union UP comp. roof, ventilators skylight. Will con- 
Abattoir: $30,000. Private plans. Owner, The Ave., Chicago, I'l. Owner, City Ice and Supply tain 2 iM weighing, storage, toilets, dressing 

Benz Co, General contract let to William A. Co., R. W. Broecker, Mgr., 7421 East End Ave., room, jaundry eguipment. 
Gutzwiller, Batesville Bank Bldg., Batesville, Ind. Ghicago, Ill. Archt. taking bids. 3,000 ton ca- Physicians’ and Dentists’ Building: $600,000, 6 
Foundation in, Brick, reinforced concrete and pacity, cork insulation, ice handling machinery, sty. and bas., 3rd and Sycamore. Archt., Harry 


steel, conveyors. E. Boyle and Co., 405 Furniture Bldg. Owner, 
: ; P — company organizing, c-o Grover Baughman & 
*Grade_ School: (6 rooms), Batesville, Ind. EVANSVILLE W. H. Axton, Rookery Bldg., Evansville, Sketch- 


Archt., Karl Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg., Con- : i re : : 
nersville. Owner, Board of School Trustees, L, es, details undecided. Definite data later. Brick. 
&. Howard, Pres.; H. J. Timmerman, Sec.: H. F. Apartment Bldg. (6 Apts.), $15,000 Oak St. *School: (Lodge Ave. School), $30,000, 1 sty., 
Buck, Treas., Batesville, Plans in progress, Owner, E. O, Eastwood, 217 Oak St. Owner 60x70, 6 rooms and auditorium. Green River road 
mature early spring. Brick. taking bids. Brick veneer. ene ete Sega =: ae ee 2 eh Eas ee ag 
é eucks, 515 eoples Ban ae vansville. 

Apartment: (rem. from res.), 3 apts., Archt., Owner, Fred Mann, trustee, Newburg, Ind., R. 
CROWN POINT Alfred E, Neucks, 515 Peoples Bank Bldg, Own.- R. No. 4. Archt. revising plans. ~A'l previous 
het yo er, Emi! R. Vieke, 1106 Chandler St. Plans in bids rejected,. Owner will readvertise for new 

*Tuberculesis Hospital and Power Plant: $350,- provress. Bids in two weeks. Frame, 2 sty.. bids about January Ist. Brick, 

000, 2 miles north of Crown Point, Ind. Archt., 30x50; hot water heating; asphalt shingle roo‘. % , 

Karl D. Norris, Calumet Bldg., East Chicago, y ; ; *Factory: $50,000, 2 sty., Boonville, Ind. 

Ind. Owner, Board of County Commrs., George “Motion Picture Theatre: $25,000, Madisonville, Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., 

M. Foland, auditor, Crown Point. Project con- Ky. Archt., Clifford Shopbell, 707 Furniture Evansville. Owner, Moses-Rosenthal Co. (Mfrs. 

sists of 6 units, as follows: Unit No. 1, Admin- Bldg., Evansville. Owner, F. M. Holeman, c/o of athletic underwear), Chicavo, Ill. and Boon- 

istration Bldz., 2 sty., 34x525; dormitories for The Garrick Theatre, Madisonville, Ky. Plans ville, Ind. Bids in under advisement, Low bid- 

male and female patients, doctors and nurses completed. _ Bids soon. Brick and steel, 1 sty., der on general contract, Tri. State Construction 

150 beds), 2 kitchens, passenger elevator, mor- 30x95, seating 365, Co., Evansvilte. 

tuary; Unit No, 2 Blde., 2 sty., 50x100, to con- “Cy I d Fire Department: $30,000, El- *Church: $16,000, 1 sty., 50x75. Archt., Frank 

checee Mckee Ca lg Ae Mats Gores Tilt kaehL, Beare ns ete eee a. Schlotter, 1131,'N. 4th’ St. Owner, Hast Side 

ph “aie 7 asi PY cin cdacaiis IN. 4, niture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, City of Eldo- Baptist Church, Rev. Ford Porter, pastor. All 

“ltiece's Rid ay it No "3S. Ne e ents rado, L. R. Stricklin, City Clerk, Eldorado, Ill. bids rejected. Archt. will revise plans to lower 

Bld ty, it No. 6 10- r ms a a mot ea Revising plans. Brick, 2 sty. cost. Brick. 

(Peston). Arch? revisits Ghia ener cay... tiaakkeepere” Hesidgaices “A2). 914.000 adh: Residence (Dutch Colonial), $12,000, 8 rooms, 
| weadveritne. FOr naw bids he fnbver Revisions Ohio River, Dam No. 47, at Newburg, Ind,, near Henderson, Ky, Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, 515 

onatst of aliestaatian of Weta: main wings Evansvilte, _ Owner, United States Engineers, People’s Bank Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Norman 

on each side of administration Bldg. and erect Fost Office Bldg., Louisville, Ky. Low bidder on Orcutt, Henderson, Ky. Plans in progress. Bids 
th thei 1 6) f d &. general contract, Kanzler & Son, Furniture Bldg., soon. 

mowers place TAME) Wards. Evansville, $11,225 each. May award contracts 

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Contracts Awarded 


*Residence: (rem. and add.), $12,000, Outer 
Slaughter Ave. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, 515 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, N. W. Bryant. Gen- 
eral contract let to Jacob F,. Schmidt. Excavat- 
ing. : 

Residence: $10,000, Ravenswood Drive and 
Evans Ave. Owner, Earl Thomas. General con- 
tract let to Evansvilte Planing Mill Co. (6 rooms 
and bath), frame. 


Bungalow (5 rooms and bath), Grand and Madi- 
son Aves. Owner, Dr. H. Brumfield. General 
contract let to Evansville Planing Mill Co. 
Frame. 


Residenees (65): For working men; 1 sty., 4 
rooms each. Owner and builder, Evansville Plan- 
ing Co. Starting work. Frame. 


Heating System for Coliseum: Archt., Clifford 
Shopbell, Furniture Bidg. Owner, Board of 
County Commissioners, Courthouse. Contract let 
to Gottman-Weber Co., $10,136. Steam plant. 


*School: (fire rebuild), $50,000, Ohio School 
Twp., Warrick county, Newburg, Ind. Archt., 
Alfred E. Neuwcks, 515 Peoples Bank Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Smith H. Abshire, trustee, 
Newburg, Ind. General contractor, Roth Con- 
struction Co., Boonville, Ind. Start work short- 
ly. Bonds were sold. 


*Residence and Garage: $30,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
10 rooms, Madisonville, Ky. Archt., Clifford 
Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, W. C. McLeod, Madisonville, Ky. Gen- 
eral contract let to Ruby Lumber Co., Madison- 
Ville, Ky. Brick. 


FT. WAYNE 


_ ‘Shrine Temple: $600,000, 5 sty. and bas., 
158x162. Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life 
Bldg. Owner, Mizpah Temple A. A. O. N. M. S., 


‘Fort Wayne, Low bidder on general contract, 
Buesching-Hagerman Construction Co., 402 E. 
Superior St., Fort Wayne, $463,000. Other bids 
were as follows: Charles R. Wermuth and Sons, 
$497,223; Indiana Engineering and Construction 
Co., $499,000; Max Irmscher & Sons, $533,996, 
all of Fort Wayne; Bedford Stone and Construc- 
tion Co., Indianapolis, $573,658; Yeager and Sons, 
Danville, Ill., $518,770. Bids on heating and 
plumbing will be let Saturday, November 3. 
Face brick, Arabic design, clay tile, concrete 
stairs, terra cotta and limestone trim, orn. terra 
cotta, structural steel, orn. cast iron and bronze, 
iron stairs, fire escapes, steel sills, sidewalk lights, 
projection booth shutters, metal doors and win- 
dows, hollow metal, Kal-O-Mine, tin clad and steel 
rolling doors, Peetle elevator doors, Crittall stee! 
frames and sash, steel unit sash, metal skylights, 
suspended ceilings, orn. plaster work, folding 
doors, coiling ceilings, plate, wired and leaded 
glass, $1,500 allowed for finished hardware. Will 
contain large auditorium, mezzanine, baleony, 
banquet hal, kitchens, offices. 


Township School: $54,000, 1 sty. and bas., Troy 
Schoo! Township, Whitley county, Ind. | Archt., 
Griffith and Goodrich, 211 East Berry St., Ft. 
Wayne. Owner, John Hindbaugh, trustee, Lar- 
will, Ind. (Whitley county). Plans in progress. 
Brick. ; 

Commercial Garage and Salesroom: 1 sty., 
60x150, Clay and Washington Sts. Owner, 
Schiefer Automobile Co., 715-17 Barr St. Areht., 
Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg. 
Plans in progress. Brick, reinf. concrete and 
steei, comp. roof, copper set store fronts, tile 
floors, concrete floors, steam heat. 


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Residence: $9,000, 1402 S, Kensington Blvd. 
Owner, Fred C. Wiegman, 1508 Anthony Blvd. 
Heating let to Forest Park Furnace Co.; plumb- 
ing let to Richard Dietze; wiring let to Jacob 
Sumney, 319 West Pontiac St. Foundation in. 
Frame. 


Church: South Wayne and Nuttman Aves. 
Owner, South Wayne United Brethren Congrega- 
tion, Rev. M. K. Richardson, pastor, 618 Dayton 
St. Contemplated. Mature early spring, _Own- 
ers financing at present. Brick, stone. 


Building Permits 


Building permits were granted as follows: To 
Ward Grim, for a residence at 3321 Holton Ave. 
at cost of $4,000; to Chauncey S. Bayer, for 
residence at 1720 Oak!and street, at cost of $2,- 
600; to I, H. Price, for residence at Hench and 
Clayton streets, at cost of 4,000; to the Indian 
Refining company for a filling station at Pack- 
ard and Fairfield avenues at cost of $4,000: to 
Heath Brothers, for residence at 715 Riverside 
avenue at cost of $2,700; to Heath Brothers, to 
remodel residence at 2324 Chestnut street at cost 
of $800; and to H. Danner, to remodel resi- 
dence at 1006 East Jefferson street at cost of 
$200. 

To William F. Koldeny, for residence at 4010 
Fairfield, to cost $6,000; to Andrew Archer for 
residence at 2937 Oliver St., to cost $5,000; to 
G, E. McCorkle for brick store building at 446-48 
Bass St. to cost $9,000. 


Building permits were granted to Wermuth & 
Sons for the bottling works at First and Harri- 
son street, estimated to cost $40,000; to W. A. 
Sheets for an $18,000 addition to a garage at 
207-9 Superior street; to A. M. Zuber, for four 
residences at 3033 Oliver street at cost of $5,800, 
at 3029 Oliver street at cost of $5,200, at 3045 
Oliver street at cost of $5,200 and at 1912 Dodge 


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residences, were furnished with CARNAHAN quality millwork. 


Prices will be furnished gladly upon receipt of lists covering your requirements for special 


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avenue at cost of $5,100; to William A. Ayers, 
for residence on LaJolle court at cost of $5,000; 
to H. Messing & Son, for residence at 1824 N. 
Anthony boulevard at cost of $6,000, and to the 


U, G. I. Construction Company for three additions 
to the gas p!ant at Barr and Superior streets at 
cost of $5,300, $800 and $1,200; to Robert H. 


Keller, for residence at 213 Seminole circle at 
cost of $5,500; to A. C. Laurent, for filling sta- 
tion at the southeast corner of the Leesburg road 
and Spring street at cost of $500; to Fred Greek, 
for residence at 1024 Maxine drive at cost of 
$5,800; to Frank Kohr, for residence at 3925 
Arlington avenue at cost of $5,500; to John But- 
ler, for residence at'1746 Franklin avenue at cost 
of $6,000, and to Garfield Eshelman, for garage 
at 1311 E. Creighton tavenue at cost $800. 


GARY 


Store and Apartments: $20,000, 2 sty., 25x74, 
300 W. 5th. Private plans. Owner, Block and 
Goodman, 656 Mass. St. Start work soon. Owner 
builds by day labor. Brick veneer. 


*Bank Building: $100,000. 2 sty. and bas., 37x 
120, 1706 Broadway. Archt., K. M. Vitzthum & 
Co., 601 N. Michizan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
American State Bank, T. H. Grabowski, Pres., 
Gary, Ind. Brick, Bedford stone and terra cotta. 
Archt. taking bids to close shortly. 


Apartment Building: 2 sty., 22x30. Private 
plans. Owner, J. E. Smith, 522 Broadway. Plans 
in progress. Owner wil! build and award sep- 
arate contracts. Brick veneer. 

Automobile Salesroom: $22,000, 2 sty., 60x119, 
541 Washington St. Owner, J. F. Gratham, 539 
Washington St. Owner builds. Brickwork 
starting. 


HUNTINGTON 


Missionary Training School: (Roman Catholic), 
$300,000, 2 sty. and bas., 220x192x125, Hunting- 
ton. Archt., Worthman and Steinbach, 155 No. 
Clark St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Missionary 
Training School, c/o Rev. Father J. J. Sigstein, 
Joliet, Ill. Substructure completed. Plans in 
progress on superstructure. Owner builds by day 
labor. Herman Arnold, Supt. of: Construction, 
e-o Owner. Brick, stone trim, steam heat, comp. 
roof, 


Lodge Building: ‘Elks,’ $70,000. Archt., R. 
W. Stevens, Huntington Light & Fuel Bldg. 
Owner, B. P. O. E. Lodge, Dave Brown in 
charge, Huntington. Archt. selected, will prob- 
ably not mature until late 1924. Brick. Details 
not decided. 


Geo. M. Spindler, Gen. Mgr. 


221 Hume Mansur Bldg. 
Phone, Main 2064 
Indianapolis 


KOKOMO 


Office Building: $340,000, & sty., 44x132, Ko- 
komo, Ind. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 
610 Indiana Trust B!dg., Indianapolis, Ind. 
Owner, Realty Company, E, Eberhardt, Pres.; 
Sid Frank, Vice-pres.; Ross Lamb, Secy.; G. 
Lewelyn, Treas., Kokomo, Ind, Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick, reinforced concrete floor and roof 
construction, stone trim, 2 elevators, steam heat, 
comp. roof, tile and marble work. 


Garage: $60,000, 2 sty. and bas., 88x132, Ko- 
komo, Ind. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 
610 Indiana Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Realty Co., E. Eberhardt, Pres.; Sid Frank, Vice- 
pres.; Ross Lamb, Secy.; G. Lewelyn, Treas., all 
of Kokomo, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, re- 
inforeced concrete, fireproof construction, steel 
sash, concrete floors, composition roof, steam 
heat. 


LAWRENCEBURG 


Residence: (bungalow), $5,000. Private plans. 
Owner, George Schneider. Owner builds and 
awards separate contracts. Frame. On _ foun- 
dation. 

Residence: (bungalow), $5,000. Private plans. 


Owner, Fred Steiner. Owner builds and awards 
separate contracts. On foundation, 


LINTON 


Commercial Garage: $35,000, 1 sty., 40x135. 
Archt., John T. Fritz, Owner, Thomas Holden 
(Studebaker Agency). Plans in progress. Will 
not ask for bids until about March 1. Brick, 
steel, steel sash. 


*Store: $15,000, Coalmont, Ind. Archt., John 
T. Fritz, Linton. Owner, Fred Cochran, Coal- 
mont, Ind, Plans in progress. Mature about 
March 1. Brick, ordinary construction, 1 sty., 
28x70. 


MADISON 


Filling Station: $5,000, Main and Walnut Sts. 
Owner, The Standard Oil Co., Madison. Plans 
in progress. Bids shortly. Brick, 


Filling Station: $5,000, Main and Cragmont 
Sts. Owner, Chas. L. Woodfield, representing the 
Texaco Oil Co., Madison. Plans in progress. 
Bids soon. Brick. 


SOUTH BEND 


*Police and Fire Alarm Station: $25,000, 1 sty., 
Wayne and St. Joseph St, Archt., W. D. Teeple, 
715 So. Eddy St. Owner, Board of Public Works, 


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Veronica, C. Sweeney, Clerk; City Hall. Owner 
receiving bids to close November 14th. Brick, 
concrete and hollow tile. 


*Water Works: $300,000, 1 sty., 738x104. En- 
gineer, Burns and McConnell, Kansas City, Mo. 
Struct. Engineer and Supt. of Water Works, 
J. W. Toyne, City Hall, South Bend. Owner, 
Board of Public Works, V. Sweeney, Clerk, City 
Hall, South Bend. General contract let to Hay 
and Weaver Construction Co., South Bend, for 
$157,400. Brick stack ‘tet to H, R. Heinicke, 
Inc., Indianapolis; pumping Equipt. to Allis 
Chalmers Mfg. Co.; coal handling equipt. to 
Link Belt Co.; boilers to Union Iron Works, 
Chicago. Will let to Phelps and Son, Knoxville, 
Iowa. Engines to Allis Chalmers Co. Start 
work at once, 


TERRE HAUTE 


*Offices and Stores: “Chantecleer Building,” 
$80,000, 2 sty. and bas.; 4 stores, 1st floor; offices 
on 2nd floor. 6th St. Archt., Shourds-Stoner 
Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, Deming Land 
Co., L., E. Waterman, Pres. Ist National Bank 
Bldg. Plans about completed, ready for bids in 
30 days. Brick, steam heat, comp. roof, tile 
floors, copper-set store fronts. 


Business Bldg.: (stores), $10,000, Cherry St. 
near 7th. Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Trib- 
une Bldg. Owner, Arthur Cunningham, 529 So. 
Center St. Plans in progress. Bids in two 
weeks. Brick, comp. roof, copper-set front. 


Duplex Residence: (2 6-room apartments), 2 
sty. and bas. Archt., Shourds- Stoner Co., 511 
Tribune Bldg. Owner, C. R. Smith, 1901 N. 9th 
St. Plans in progress. Brick veneer, 


*High School: (addition), $60,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., (gymnasium and auditorium), Jasonville, 
Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller, Miller and Yeager, 
30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. Plans completed. 
Owner will advertise for bids in 30 days. Brick. 


*High School: $20,000, 1 sty., Marion Twp., 
Owen county, Patricksburg, Ind. Archt., John- 
son, Miller, Miller and Yeager, 30 N. 5th St., 
Terre Haute. Owner, William Penrod, trustee, 
Patricksburg, Ind. Will probably award con- 
tract to Urban and Apple Constr. Co., Brazil, 
Ind. Brick. 


VINCENNES 


High School Bldg.: $225,000. Archt., John B. 
Beyard, Main St. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, Ira D. Schaffer, Pres.; Mary ‘Townsley, 
Secy.; Pau! D. Doddridge, Treas.; E. N. Has- 
kins, Supt. of schools, Vincennes. Plans in 
progress. Owner will advertise for bids in Feb- 
ruary. Brick, stone trim, reinf. concrete and 


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steel construction, composition roof, concrete and 
steel stairs, steam heat, steel sash. 


Church: $15,000, 1, sty. and bas., 39x70, Peters- 
burg, Ind. -,Areht., John B. Bayard, Main St., 
Vincennes, Ind: “Owner, St. Francis Xavier 
Catholic Church, Rev.. Father Gregorrie, 205 
Church St., Vineennes. Plans in progress. Brk., 
asphalt shingle roof, furnace, art glass. 


Theatre: (general alterations and rem.), Prince- 
ton, Ind. Archt.,- Osterhave & Sutton, Citizens 
National Bank Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, United 
Theatres and Amusement Co., Ine., Clyde Noble, 
Secy., Princeton, Ind.; Plans in progress. Work 
will consist of new orchestra pit, increased seat- 
ing 3855, interior and exterior plastering, orna- 
mental composition tile vestibule floors, re-deco- 
rating. 

*High School: 150,000, 2 sty. and bas., 94x165, 
Sullivan, Ind. Archt., John Bayard, 2311/4, Main 
St., Vincennes. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, Alonzo Owens, Pres.:-Dr. Scott, 'Secy.; W. 


EK. Brown, Treas., Sullivan, Ind. Plans about 


completed. Owner expects to advertise for bids 
about December Jst. Brick, stone trim, struct. 
steel and reinf. concrete construction; fireproof 
corridors, conc. and steel stairs, composition roof, 
steel sash, steam heat, ash hoist. 


*War Memorial Coliseum: $150,000, Princeton, 
Ind. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, American National 
Bank Bidg., Vincennes, Ind. Owner, Board of 
Trustees, Gibson County War Memorial. Mart 
M-Doneld, Chmn., Princeton, Ind. Revised plans 
completed. Owner expects to advertise for bids 
in two weeks. Brick, stone trim, 3 sty., 120x 
150. Contains theatre seating 2,500 persons. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Berne: The Dunbar Manufacturing Co. are 
contemplating an addition to local plant. Brick, 
100 H, P. boilers. 


Greencastle: Fraternity House, 2 sty. ‘and 
bas. The Phi Delta Theta Fraternity have pur- 
chased the Mary C. Little lot on East Ander- 
son St. and will erect a new fraternity house 
in the early spring. Brick. 


Hammond: Church and Club House, (rem. 
from old W. B. Conkey residence). Archt., A. 
C. Berry & Co. Owner, The Orthodox Jewish 
Congregation, c/o architect. Plans in progress. 
Bids in December. 

*Newport: Court House, $307,000, 3 sty. and 
bas., 90x120, Newport, Ind. Archt., H. L. Fill- 
inger, Dana, Ind. Asso. Archt.; John B, Bayard, 
2311, Main St., Vincennes, Ind. Owner, Board 
of County Commissioners of Vermillion county ; 
Mortimer Lewis, auditor, Newport, Ind. Plans 
about completed. Owner expects to advertise for 
bids in about 60 days. Bedford stone, reinf. 
conerete and steel, frpf. constr., steel and mar- 
ble stairs, steel sash, marble wainscoting, ter- 


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razzo. floors, clay tile and concrete slab floors, 
vault doors, gypsum block partitions, kalamein 
doors, passenger elevator, ash hoist, metal sky- 
lights, comp. roof, vapor heat, 2 boilers. 


Rockport: Reveiving station. Archt., Manly 
and Young, Knoxville, Tenn. and Hopkinsville, 
Ky. Owner, Dark Tobacco Growers’ Association, 
R. E. Cooper, Chmn. Bldg. Comm., Hopkinsville, 
Ky. Plans in progress.: Brick ‘and frame, mill 
construction. 

Spurgeon: Church, The Methodist Congrega- 
tion of Spurgeon have raised $9,000 for the erec- 
tion of a new church, Rev. Skelton, Lynnville, 
Ind., is the pastor... Brick. 

Tipton: Swimming pool, 7,000. Owner, The 
Kiwanis Club, Glen Clifford, Chmn. Finance 
Committee, Plans in progress, mature early 
spring. Concrete. é 


Contracts Awarded. 


Clinton: Bottling works, 2 sty., 100x150, 9th 
St. Private plans. Owner, Vermillion Bottling 
Works, Clinton. Foundation in. Concrete block. 


*Kendallville (factory additions), new bldg., 
2 sty., 80x180, top sty. additions to buildings 60x 
60, 60x210, 60x212, 75x219, Kendallville, Ind. 
Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. 
Wayne, Ind. Owner, McCray Refrigerator Co., 
Kendallville. Work started on part, start work 
at once on part. General contractor, Milter’ & 
Son, Stroh, Ind. Brick. 

*Hartford City: Bank Bldg., 60,000. Archt., 
E. Hill Turnock, Elkhart, Ind. Owner, Citizens 
State Bank, Hartford City. General contractor, 
G. W. Heinzemann and Son, Marion, Ind. Cut 
stone to Busch-Russell & Ge!tz, Muncie, Ind. 
Starting brick work. 

*Marion: Hotel (200 rooms), $400,000, 6 sty., 
55x132. Archt., H. A. Burr & Co., 123 West 
Madison, Chicago, Ill, Owner, Spencer Hotel 
Co., R. J. Spencer, Mgr., Marion, Ind, General 
contractor, Bowman Construction Co., Marion, 
Ind.; heating and plumbing, Swanger McClain 
Co., Marion; electric wiring, W. D. Tibbetts, 
Marion; plastering, T. J. Ryan; painting, day 
work. Pouring concrete slab for third floor. 


*Rising Sun: Residence, $5,000. Owner, C. B. 
Matson. Contract let to Edw. Probst, Stucco. 


Petersburg: Commercial garage, 1 sty., 105x 
106, Private plans. Owner, Fleming Bros. (ga- 
rage), Petersburg. Plans in progress, ready for 
bids shortly. Brick, steel sash, comp, roof, 
steam heat. 


*Upland: High and grade school, $110,000. 
Archt., Everett Brown, Bluffton, Ind. Owner, 
Ross Troyer, trustee, Jonesboro, Ind. General 
contractor, L. E. Wickersham, 436 Michigan St., 
Logansport, Ind. Starting brick work. Brick. 


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REPRESENTATIVE WANTED 


Large eastern corporation de- 


Sires representation for the sale of 
Gypsum Roof Slab in Indianapolis 
and vicinity. Straight commission 
basis. Best of co-operation, adver- 
tising, etc. Act quick. Box 44, In- 
diana Construction Recorder, 312 
E. Market St., Indianapolis. 


Sealed Proposals 

An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 


s publicity in contracting and material supply 


circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in of entering the Indiana field. 
Copy should.reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 
PIPE AND FITTINGS 


NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Bids will be received by the board of trustees 
of the Indiana State Normal School at 2 p. m. 
November 8, 1923, at the office of the president 
of the Indiana State Normal School at Terre 
Haute, Ind., for the pipe and fittings for the new 
heating plant to be erected at the Eastern Divi- 
sion of the Indiana State Normal School located 
at Muncie, Ind, Bids must be made on Form 96 
prescribed by the state board of accounts and 
must be accompanied by a certified check equal to 
5 per cent of the amount of the bid. Bids must 
be made in accordance with the plans tand speci- 
fications prepared by Kibele & Garrard, architects, 
Muncie, Ind, Copies of the plans and specifica- 
tions may be found at the office of the dean of 
the faculty of the Eastern Division of the Indiana 
State Normal School, Muncie, Ind.; at the office 
of Kibele & Garrard, architects, 335 the John- 
son, Muncie, Ind., and at the office of the regis- 
trar of the Indiana States Normal School, Terre 
Haute, Ind. Estimated cost of the piping and 
connections is $17,000. | 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, INDIANA STATE 
NORMAL SCHOOL, 
' HELEN ©. BENBRIDGE, Secretary. 
Oct. 27, Nov. 8, 1923. 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 1st Vice-President 
RODNEY W. LEONARD, 2d Vice-Prest. 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


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Society of Architect 
Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 
Board of Directors 
GEORGE W. ALLEN 
‘WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 
Invitations have been sent out and SHOWS OVERBURNED LIME IS 


INDIANA ARCHITECTS, 
ATTENTION! 


Don’t overlook the Builders’ Con- 
ference to be held at Lafayette, 
Ind., Thursday, November 15, un- 
der the auspices of Purdue Univer- 
sity. 

Indiana architects are cordially 
invited to attend and, as this is to 
be a representative conference of 
the fundamental elements of the 
state building industry, architects, 
contractors, engineers and Labor, 
it behooves state architects to see 
that the profession is well repre- 
sented. 

A program assuring an enter- 
taining and enlightening afternoon 
has been arranged and time de- 
voted to this affair will be well 
spent. 

The meeting is sponsored by the 
Engineering Extension Service of 
Purdue and has been endorsed by 
the Indiana Society of Architects 
and the Associated Building Con- 
tractors of Indiana. 


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CITY BUILDING INSPECTORS 
VITED IN 


IN- 


Classification of Buildings and Floor 
Loads to Be Discussed 


_ That which promises to be an interest- 
ing meeting is to be held Friday, Novem- 
ber 9, by the Advisory Committee of the 
Administrative Building Council of Indi- 
ana at the Peoples Bank Building, Indi- 
anapolis. 

It is a regular gathering of the com- 
mittee but has been enlarged to include 
all the city building inspectors of the 
State who have been invited to attend 
as there is to be a general discussion on 
the data upon which the committee has 
been working and in which the inspectors 
should be greatly interested. 

e discussion will cover a proposed 
classification of buildings as relates to 
structure and occupancy; also time will 
be devoted to a consideration of the mat- 
ter of proper, safe and secure floor load- 
ing. 


while it is too early for the receipt of 
acceptances, nevertheless, the impor- 
tance of the matter to come before the 
meeting is of such an important nature 
that a good attendance is looked for. 

The meeting at 320 Peoples Bank 
Building will be called to order by Chair- 
man Fermor §. Cannon at 1 p. m. 


INDIANA CHAPTER A. I. A. SPON- 
SORING BIG MEETING FOR 
ARCHITECTS 


State Architectural Profession Invited 


Invitations have just been issued to 
all members of the Indiana Chapter, A. 
I.\A., Indiana Society of Architects, In- 
dianapolis Architects’ Association and 
Architectural Draftsmen to attend a 
meeting to be held Wednesday, Novem- 
ber 7, at the Lincoln Hotel, Indianapolis, 
under the auspices of the Indiana Chap- 
ter, for which an interesting program has 
been arranged. 

The meeting will be preceded by a 6 
p. m. dinner following which talks will 
be made by Knickerbocker Boyd Phila- 
delphia, Pa., F. A. I. A., former secre- 
tary of the institute, and F. W. Walker. 

Mr. Boyd is consulting architect for 
the Associated Tile Manufacturers and 
Mr. Walker is executive secretary of that 
organization. 

The former will speak on specifications 
for tile work, craftsmanship and co- 
operation of architects with industry. 
Mr. Walker will take for his subject 
“Methods Employed in Tile Production.” 
All of which refers to ceramic and deco- 
rative tile. 

There will also be a general or round 
table discussion following the addresses 
of the evening and it is urged that archi- 
tects come prepared to participate in 
same and feel no hesitancy in asking 
questions. 


Architect Herbert Foltz will preside. 
A special request is made that all those 
contemplating attending notify Secretary 
Cannon, 21 Virginia avenue, Indianapolis, 
at once so that proper reservations can 
be made immediately. 


CAUSE OF “POPPING” IN 
PLASTER 


Lime which has been overburned or 
which has been burned during hydration 
is the cause of popping in plaster, tests 
made at the Bureau of Standards have 
shown. In this type of failure small 
particles appear to expand and push 
themselves out of the plaster. leaving 


tiny holes. In extreme cases these holes 
may be sufficiently large or numerous to 


be unsightly. It has been shown that 
popping will not be serious if the lime 
is ground fine enough to pass a number 
50 sieve, as in that case the lime will 
be completely hydrated during the mix- 
ing and application, or else the particles 
of defective lime will be too small to 
cause noticeable holes. 

These tests were made in co-operation 
with the National Lime Association, the 
Contracting Plasterers’ Association, and 
the International Plasterers’ Union. 
Ninety-eight panels were erected con- 
taining different impurities in different 
sized particles. It was found that, with 
the possible exception of sand, impuri- 
ties other than overburned lime did not 
cause popping no matter how coarse they 
were. 


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IS- 
SUES HANDBOOK ON BUILD- 
ING INFORMATION 


The Department of Commerce has 
issued a handbook for prospective home 
owners entitled “How to Own Your 
Home,” prepared by John M. Gries, 
Chief and Jas. S. Taylor of the Division 
of Housing and Building. 

This book contains valuable informa- 
tion for the benefit of those who are 
inexperienced and will be a great help 
to them in making a decision relative 
to building. 

Copies can be secured from the Super- 
intendent of Documents, Government 
Printing Office, Washington, D. C., at 5 
cents each. 


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HOME BUILDING TO GO BIG AGAIN 
NEXT SEASON 


Prospects Good for Such Construction to 
Head the Volume in 1924 


An analysis of a nation-wide survey 
amongst architects to get an approxi- 
mate line on the trend of prospective 
work for next year shows this distribu- 
tion of the various types of building 
construction: Housing, 35%; education- 
al structures, 20%; public buildings, 
20%; commercial buildings, 15%; indus- 
trial construction, 10%. 


MOVES STARTED TO REHABILI- 


TATE RANKS OF PLASTERING 
TRADE 


Employers for, and International Union 
Endorses, Teaching of 
Apprentices 


If present indications carry, the 
chances are that, at least in a few years, 
the serious shortage in the available sup- 


ply of labor in the plastering trade will. 


be greatly relieved. 

Most all of the local employer groups 
affliated with the Contracting Plaster- 
ers’ International Association have 
pledged themselves to the movement. 
and now that the Plasterers’ Interna- 
tional Union has endorsed the idea it 
is believed that within a comparatively 
short time schools will be started in 
practically all of the large cities of the 
country. 

A contemplated reduction of the term 
of apprenticeship from four to three 
years is under way with the understand- 
ing that if an apprentice boy is to serve 
only three years before becoming a 
journeyman this entire period must be 
devoted to intensive training. 


COMPUTE BREAKING STRENGTH 
OF GLASS 


Government Carrying On Series of In- 
teresting Tests 


For some time back the U. S. bu- 
teau of standards has been investigat- 
ing the breaking strength of sheet glass. 
The results obtained by breaking sheet 


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ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


C. C, PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


glass in frames has been computed, and 
a comparison of this data shows.in the 
case for the uniform hydraulic loading 
of glass over its entire area, that the 
thickness has considerable effect upon 
the strength obtained. Thin glass gives 
a. strength that. is quite high in propor- 
tion to its thickness. : 

This strength decreases rapidly with 
decrease in thickness, determinations 
having been made for glass from 1-10 
to % inch thick. Glass when tested in 
frames and loaded in the center shows 
a strength almost comparable with that 
which it would exhibit acting as a beam, 
supported on two ends only. 

The results above described have-been 
obtained by using a single size of sheet, 
and the tests will now be repeated on 
sheets of various sizes to determine if 
this has any effect on the values ob- 
tained. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. ©. 


Max Irmscher 


Geo. Schack 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


AWARD FOR SHRINE TEMPLE IS 
DEFERRED 


Bids Under Adyisement 


The contract for the construction of 
the auditorium building of Mizpah Shrine 
Temple has not been let by the commit- 
tee as had been planned. After discus- 
sion over the six bids submitted, the com- 
mitteemen thought it best to take the 
figures under advisement, and no definite 
date was set for the selection of the suc- 
cessful bidder. 


The bids submitted in order from low- 
est to highest figures on furnishing la- 
bor, materials and building the structure, 
are as follows: ° 


Buesching, Hagerman & Co., $463,000; | 


Charles R. Vermuth & Sons, $497,223; 
Indiana Engineering & Construction Ce., 
$499,000; Yeager & Sons $518,770; Max 
Irmscher & Sons, $533.996; Bedford 
Stone & Construction Co., $573,658. 


Work on the structure is to begin im- 
mediately after the contract is let and it 
is hoped that the excavation at least will 
be completed this winter. 

The auditorium, as described by Guy 
Mahurin, the architect, will be of brick 
with terra cotta trimmings, steel and 
reinforced concrete. It will have a seat- 
ing capacity of 3,500. 


ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN 
‘NOW UNDER WAY 


New Exchange Secretary Busy 


The building-up process of the local 
Builders’ Exchange is being carried on 
with a will by Secretary Geo. Schack, 
who for the past few weeks has been 
active amongst the contractors stirring 
up new interest in the organization. 

One of the greatest barriers in the 
way of progress for an organization of 
contractors is prosperity and Secretary 
Schack is finding it so at this time. All 
the builders are so busy and so interest- 
ed outside that they can’t find time to 
attend meetings. However, there is an- 
other day coming when contractors will 
find need for an organization and it is 
against that day that the new secretary 
is preparing. 

Though it looks like an uphill game 
at present the secretary says he intends 
to continue his campaign for an enlarged 
membership until he has reached the 
goal he has set. 


BIG LOCAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT 
CONTRACT LET 


Covers Utilities for Large Residential 
Section 


Contracts calling for the improvement 
of Lafayette place, Fort Wayne, to the 
extent of $275,000 have been awarded to 
the Grace Construction Company by the 
board of public works. The contract, 
which had been divided into: several sec- 
tions covering paving, sidewalks, water 
and gas mains and ornamental lighting 
posts and equipment throughout the big 
subdivision, was accepted by the board 
as a whole on the recommendation of 
property owners and realty promoters 
who appeared before the board to urge 
this method. 


BUILDING ACTIVITY MAKES SELF 
FELT IN EMPLOYMENT 
MARKET as 


Demand for Laborers Unusually Heavy 


The biggest week ever experienced at 
the local office of the Indiana state free 
employment bureau in the placing of ap- 
plicants for work was experienced re- 
cently, according to an announcement 
made by Fred C. Schmeling, manager. 

The demand for common laborers is 
steadily increasing and 100 more labor- 
ers could be placed with different con- 
struction companies in the city at this 
time, it is declared. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 
Building Contracter’s Association 


IF. W. Jungclaus__..---__- President 
C. C. Pierson_._....-- rer Secretary 
_ 320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors meet 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meeta 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


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PLANS ON FILE 


Plans and specifications are on file at this of- 
fice for the construction of a heating and power 
plant and an electrical engineering building at 
Purdue University, Lafayete, Ind. Trustees of 
Purdue University are receiving bids, to close 
November 12 at 11 a. m. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marion 
county this week. 


INDIANAPOLIS CONTRACTORS PRE- 
PARING TO ATTEND LAFAY- 
ETTE CONFERENCE 


Interest State-Wide 


Information received from Purdue Uni- 
versity and the local committee of build- 
ers who are handling the arrangements 
for the builders’ conference at Lafay- 
ette, Ind., November 15, is to the effect 
that all details have been completed and 


a fine program has been arranged for 
the entertainment of the visitors who 
attend, 

Correspondence indicates that contrac- 
tors all over the state are aroused to the 
significant importance of the approach- 
ing meeting and are preparing to visit 
Lafayette on that day. 

Quite a few Indianapolis builders are 
arranging to make the trip and are re- 
questing that reservations be made for 
them, which means that the Indianapolis 
Building Contractors’ Association will 
have a good delegation on hand when the 
crowd gathers at Lafayette. 


CALUMET CONTRACTORS HOLD 


CONFERENCE AT GARY 


Representatives of Four Cities Met Fri- 
day This Week 


There was an enthusiastic and repre- 
sentative gathering of building contract- 
ing men of the Calumet district at Gary 


Friday night, who assembled in response 
to a special call for a conference of a 


joint nature between the contracting in- 
terests of Gary, Hammond, Indiana Har- 
bor and Whiting. 

Building conditions, organization mat- 
ters and plans for unity of action for con- 
tractors to follow in handling the prob- 
lems of builders, as they arise to confront 
in the Calumet district were among the 
topics discussed. There was much inter- 
est displayed and it is hoped that other 
meetings of a similar nature may be 
held from time to time in the various 
cities in the Calumet section of the state 
and thus bring the contracting interests 
in closer touch with each other for the 
mutual advancement of the industry. 


The Gary meeting was warmly en- 
dorsed by the State A. B. C., who sent 
Field Representative J. H. Owens to at- 
tend as the official delegate of the State 
Contractors’ Association. 


BUILDING METHODS IN MANY 
WAYS STILL PRIMITIVE 


High Construction Costs Traceable to 
Some Extent to the Above Fact 


There has been less development of the 
small labor-saving machine in engineer- 
ing construction than is to the credit of 
either the constructor or the equipment 


manufacturer. Equipment for mass op- 
erations, as the steam shovel and con- 
crete mixer, has been advanced far in 
mechanical perfection and in employ- 
ment. So have special machines like the 
trench excavator and the paving mixer. 
It is in machines for individually small 
operations that development has lagged. 
Building construction, which is pro- 
nouncedly a series of non-continuous 
processes of great variety, furnishes a 
particularly good example. Except for 
the high development of pneumatic tools 
in steel erection, we find very few light- 
task, labor-saving machines used. Car- 
pentry, plastering, painting are, most 
commonly, hand operations on large 
buildings and are always manually per- 
formed in residence and other small 
building work. Why should acres of 
plaster in a modern large office or com- 


“mercial building be put on with hand 


trowels and other acres of painting be 
a pail-and-brush operation? Why 
should yards of concrete floor be la- 
boriously smoothed with hand floats? It 
is not beyond inventive skill to devise 
usable tools. Indeed we already, it would 
appear, have the elements of successful 
tools in the cement gun. the sand blast, 
the paint sprayer and the wooden floor 
finisher. 

All the backwardness does not, how- 
ever, lie with the equipment manufac- 
turer. Neither the contractor nor the 
artisan has progressed much beyond 
primitive thought in conducting many 
building operations. It does not seem 
possible for them to project their imagi- 
nation beyond the hod and trowel in 
plastering or the bristle brush as a 
means of applying paint. Perhaps this 
is provocative speech, but that is exactly 
what the building contractor and his 
workmen deserve. In speaking publicly 


recently of his industry one of the most 
prominent building contractors of the 
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tive methods still prevail.” Again he 
said: “The high cost of building is trace- 
able to the lack of progress in the build- 
ing industry toward developing improved 
methods.” Indeed a little more ingenuity 
exercised by builders in devising new 
machines and methods and a little less in 


inventing subterfuges for constructive 


thinking would greatly help present 


building conditions.—Editorial in a re- 


cent issue of Engineering News-Record. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
Week of October 25 to October 31 


*Office Building (add. to factory), $40,000, 131 
N. Alabama. Owner, Furnas Ice Cream Co., 131 
N. Alabama. General contract, J. G. Karstedt 
Construction Co., Lemecke Bldg. Wrecking old 
building. Start work shortly. Brick. 


Residences (2): $16,000 and $15,500, 1633 and 
1641 N. Meridian St. Owner and builder, H. L. 
Simons, 4244 N. Capitol Ave. Excavating. 
Brick veneer. Two garages. 


Residence and Garage: $14,000, 4025 N. Meri- 
dian St. Private plans. Owner, William F. 
Hughes, 401 Hume-Mansur Bldg. General con- 
tract let to H. L. Burns, 1307 W. 34th St. Brick 
veneer. Excavating. 


Residence and Garage: $13,800, 4334 N, Penn. 
Owner, Frank S. O’Neil, 2845 N. Talbott. Exca- 
vating. Owner builds. Brick veneer. 


Residence and Garage: $12,000, 3721 N. Dela- 
ware St. Owner, Adolph Emhardt, 830 State Life 
Bldg. Owner builds. Excavating. Brick veneer. 


Residences (2): $12,000 and $14,000, 208 -W. 
44th and 3638 Penway. Owner, American Estates 
Co., Occidental Bldg. ‘General contract let to 
Alonzo Jeffers, 3124 Walker St. Brick veneer. 
Excavating. 


Residence (double): $11,500, 4417-19 College 
Ave. Owner, A. H. Ferris, at site. Frame, Ex- 
cavating, 

Residence and Garage: $10,000, 5131 Washing- 
ton Blvd. Owner, Columbia Building Co. General 
contract let to Paul V..Matkin, 148 N. Delaware 
St. Frame. 

Residence (Double): $6,000, 1614-16 Villa Ave. 
Owner, Melvin F. Jones, 1612 Villa Ave. Frame. 
Owner builds. 


Own- 
Contract let to Louise S. 


Residence: $5,500, 333 Hampton Drive. 
er, Powell Estate Co. 
Powell. Frame. 


Residence: $5,000, 4068 Byram Ave. Owner, 
Emma Beinberg, 4122 Boulevard Place. Contract 
let to Adam Reichel, 4070 Boulevard Place. 


Residence: $5,000, 410 W. Maple 
Owner, Mrs. Rose M. Hale. Day work. 


Road. 


Residence: $5,000, 937-39 N. Drexel. Owner, 
J. M. and Aziz A. Cain, at site. 
Residence: $4,500, 522 Powell Court. Owner, 


Katherine B. Mott. 
320 Irvington Ave. 


Residence (Double): 


Contract let to A. O. Cash, 
Frame. 


$4,500, 1617-19 Ashland. 


Owner, William A. Nelson, 1617 Ashland Ave. 
Frame. Owner builds. 

Residence: $4,500, 14 S. Butler. Owner, A. 
Schwartz. Contract let to M. Sablosky. 
Residence: $4,000, 3726 E. Tenth. Owner, 
George Smith, c/o G, C. Contract let to 


Michaelis Bros., 826 Parker Ave. Frame. 
Residence (Double): $4,000, 2524-26 Ethel Ave. 
Owner, W. F. Ayers, at site. 


Residence: $3,700, 2712 Barth Ave. Owner, 
Guy W. Arnold, 74 Schiller. Frame. 

Residence: $4,200, 109 N. Drexel. Owner, 
A. J, Powell, at site. Frame. 

Residence: $4,100, 1205 W. 32d. Owner, Edw. 
W. Shafer, at site. Contract to James Atwood 
and Son, 856 W. 27th St. Frame. 

Residence: $3,500, 701 N. Wallace.. Owner, 
Charles W. Roller, 1529 S. East St. Frame. 


Residence: Eastern Ave., $3,500. Owner, the 


Hoosier Realty Co. Frame. 


$1,925 each, South Gray and 
South Dearborn. Owner, George Q. Bruce, 2351 
Park Ave. Genera! contract let to W. F, Hilt, 
1031 N, Beville. Frame. . 


Residences (8): 


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Hammond, Indiana 


AS HIGH LIGHTS IN THE NEGATIVE 


Contrasts That Came to the Secretary 


The secretary was back at his desk; 
he had been to a big meeting of business 
men, and, being a secretary, had been an 
invited guest. A prominent speaker had 
extolled the virtues of co-operation, 
unity of purpose, etc., all of which came 
back to the secretary as an echo and 
its impressiveness sank in. He had re- 
turned to the office happy, to him the 
whole world was wrapped in sunshine. 

Pitching into his work, where he had 
left off, he set about with new vim and 
his thoughts harked back to the big 
meeting. He grew tired from the pace 
he was setting and leaned back to rest. 

Behold! Before him stretched a scene. 
The room was as a fairyland a veritable 
bower of flowers, beneath which were 
long tables and about them were assem- 
bled many, many men; happy. jolly men, 
their faces beaming with the glow of in- 
telligence. 

The secretary started and would have 
cried out, but a voice seemed to whisper 
in his ear, “Sh! Disturb them not. 
Those men are members of the Amalga- 
mated Contracting Interests, all broad 
minded, unselfish fellows who believe 
that the best way to’ progress is to help 
the other fellow and thus advance the 
whole. Their aim is to overcome petty 
spites and’ jealousies, to work out their 
problems together, stick to their agree- 
ments, to plug not for themselves alone 

ut to seek to endeavor to promulgate 
ways and means for the benefit of the 
Building Industry and thus make of 
Building Contracting a profession of 
which they may all well be proud.” 

Closing his eyes the secretary medi- 
tated. When he aroused himself to look 
once more upon the realization of his 
dreams his disappointment was keen; the 
Scenes had been shifted. Such a con- 
glomeration as he saw! There ‘were 
many men, also, and their countenances 
were clouded with frowns and scowls; 
they were wrangling bitterly and turn- 
ing their backs on each other. 

“What have we here?” exclaimed the 


Secretary. ; 
“Sh!” Again sounded the warning 
voice. “Don’t you know? Those are 


unorganized contractors who wish to 
go their own way and will not support 
organized effort that tends to mutual 
benefit. There is no understanding 
among them, and Rumor, with crafty 
glee, holds full sway, mercilessly hitting 
here and there, scheming always to hold 
these men apart and make them vassals 
of her will.” ; 

Sorely troubled, the secretary pon- 


dered, to be brought suddenly to himself 
when one of the colored population stuck 
his head in at the office door and said, 
“Say boss, do you-all know whah I cain 
get a job?” 

And the secretary turned on his desk 
light, crowded the big meeting back into 
his thoughts for future referencce. and 
went back to his letter writing. 


TIME OF MEETINGS CHANGED 


Effort Made to Get Away From In- 
fluences That Affected 
Attendance 


A change in the B. T. E. A.’s calendar 
has been decided upon. Owing to the 
fact that there seemed to be various 
other meetings on Tuesday nights to in- 
terfere with the attendance at the B. T. 
E. A.s’ assemblages, it has been voted to 
change the meeting night from Tuesday 
to Monday, and to hold the regular 
monthly meeting every third Monday. 


AND YET THE PUBLIC GROWLS 


Forgets Its Part in Boosting Costs 


As an instance of what a fight by con- 
tractors to keep construction costs down 
means to the public, and the whole- 
hearted support .the latter will bestow 
when the suction interferes with said 
public’s business, here is a concrete ex- 
ample: 

The contractor for the new hotel build- 
ing stood out with his fellow contractors 
against the recent advanced wage de- 
mand of building laborers in the Calumet 
District with the result that operations 
on _the hotel structure came to a stop. 

Enter the attorney for the new hotel 
owners who brought pressure to bear 
through the contractor’s bonding com- 
pany and forced him to meet the demand 
of the union laborers. 


The gist of the matter is, the public 
is selfish when it wants something, espe- 
cially building, it brooks no interference; 
it only builds once, that is individually, 
and it don’t give a hang for the other 
fellow who may wish to build later. 
Some impatient owner will knock a wage 
scale galley west, little recking the far 
flung influence such action will exert in 
the building field and its effect on future 
building construction affairs. And yet, 
that very public who is so adverse to the 
stabilization process the contractor is 
trying to effect will turn on the construc- 
tion industry and rail about the exorbi- 
tant costs charged and the unreasonable 
wages paid Labor, yet it is instances 
similar to the one that has just occurred 
in connection with the hotel as above 
noted that sends wages soaring despite 
the effort of the contractors. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


Karl D. Norris, architect for the Lake 
County Tuberculosis Sanitarium, which 
is to be erected just north of Crown 
Point, went before the state board of 
accounts and state board of health at 
Indianapolis last week to secure ap- 
proval of the revised plans and specifi- 
cations for the structure. 


Instead of following the original plans, 


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as proposed by the county commissioners _ 
at the outset of the project, it has been 
decided to eliminate the two main wings 
on each side of the administration build- 
ing and in their place erect six frame 
wards. Later on, however, the two large 
wings to be occupied as wards will be 
constructed. Separate bids will be taken 
on the several sets of wards, power house 
and administration building about the 
latter part of December. On account of 
the delay caused by a revision of the 
plans, work will probably not get started 
before early spring. 


With the completion of the new Ma- 
sonic Temple, which is now well under 
way, Whiting will have three magnificent 
buildings in a group on one street—the 
Community Building, Methodist Church 
and Masonic Temple. 


The Orthodox Jewish congregation has 
purchased the fine residence of the late 
W. B. Conkey on Hohman and Mason 
streets and will remodel it into an up- 
to-date synagogue. The garage is to be 
made over into a club room for the 
younger members. Architects A. C. 
Berry & Co. are preparing the plans, 
which will be ready for bids about Janu- 
yyy 

The contract for the $12,000 summer 
home at Cedar Lake for William Ahlborn 
was awarded to Henderlong Bros., of 
Crown Point. 

Architect Nat. L. Smith, Crown Point, 
has been commissioned to prepare plans 
for a Michigan township school in La- 
port county. The structure is estimated 
to cost $25,000. 


The parsonage of the new Greek 
Catholic Church has been completed by 
general contractor Guy Young, who has 
the church building proper ready for 
roof. 


Bad weather prospects have set the 
builders to earnest endeavor to get their 
projects under roof. Morris Bros., who 
have the contract for the Joseph Myers 
factory, have gotten the roof on that job 
and are “sitting pretty.” 

Local architects report a number of 
good sized projects on the boards that 
are not quite ready for public announce- 
ment. 


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TOPPLE AMERICAN BUILT 


BUILDINGS 


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Tokio and Yokohama withstood the 
earthquake shock and are in good con- 
dition, according to a cable from As- 
sistant Trade Commissioner G. C. How- 
ard at Kobe. Officials of the U. S.. De- 
partment of Commerce are said to have 
expressed gratification over the first 
practical demonstration of the effective. 
ness of the new so-called earthquake 
proof buildings which have been con- 
structed within the last three years. 
There are about six of these buildings 
in Tokio. 


E. E. COLE. 


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PLANS FOR CONFERENCE FOR IN- 
DIANA BUILDERS COM- 
PLETED. 


Much Interest Centers on Lafayette 
Gathering Set For Nov. 15. 


A conference . of Indiana Architects, 
Contractors, Engineers and Craftsmen 
will be held at Purdue University, La- 
Fayette, on Thursday, November 15th, 
1923, marking a new epoch in Indiana 
building history since it will be the first 
time these four important elements of the 
state building industry have been called 
at one time into a general joint confer- 
ence for builders. 


The purpose of this meeting is to bring 
together architects, contractors, engi- 
neers and representatives of the building 
trades crafts for a one-day meeting at 
which time building problems common to 
these groups will be presented and dis- 
cussed, 

Special features of the conference will 
be a luncheon which will be held in the 
Home Economics Cafeteria at Purdue 
University, 12:00 noon, and _ inspection 
trip through the University buildings and 
laboratories, which will start from the 
Home Economies Building at 1:00 o’clock. 

Plans have been made to establish 
headquarters at the Fowler Hotel for all 
visitors while all business sessions will 
be held at the Civil Engineering Building 
at Purdue. 

_ All delegates who contemplate attend- 
Ing the conference should address in- 
quiries, reservations for luncheon and 


sistant Director of Engineering Exten- 
Sion Service, Purdue University, Lafay- 
ette, Indiana. 


dinner, to Professor W. A. Knapp, As- 


The program for the day as completed 
is as follows: 

Thursday, November 15, 1923 
Morning—10:00 A. M. 
Regional Meeting of the Indiana So- 
ciety of Architects, Room 105, Civil En- 

gineering Building. 

Quarterly Conference of Associated 
Building Contractors, Room 101, Civil 
Engineering Building. 

12:00 Noon 

Luncheon—Home Economics Cafeteria, 
Purdue. 

Afternoon—1:00 P. M. 

Inspection trip through the Buildings 
and Laboratories of Purdue University, 
starting from Home Economics Building. 

Joint Conference Meeting—2:30 P. M. 

Presiding—W. A. Knapp, Assistant 
Director, Engineering Extension Service, 
Purdue University. 

Address of Welcome—A. A. Potter, 
Dean of Engineering, Purdue University. 

Response—F. S. Cannon, Chairman of 
Advisory Committee, Indiana State 
Building Council. 

Progress Report of Advisory Commit- 
tee, Indiana State Building Council—J. 
H. Owens, Secretary. 

Standard Contracts—Herman Sherrer, 
President Architects Association of In- 
dianapolis. , 

Extending the Building Season—A. E. 
Kemmer, of LaFayette, 1st Vice-Presi- 
dent, Associated Building Contractors of 
Indiana. 

Evening—6:00 P. M. 

Informal Dinner—Hotel Fowler. 

Presiding—Dr. Wm. F. King, Secre- 
tary, State Board of Health, and Chair- 
man of Administrative Building Council 
of Indiana. 

Talks By— 

Dr. E. C. Elliott, President of Purdue 
University. 

Mr. Newman T. Miller, State Fire 
Marshal, Member Administrative Build- 
ing Council of Indiana. 

Dr. W. K. Hatt, Head, School of Civil 
Engineering, Purdue University. Member 
Building Code Committee, Department of 
Commerce. 

Mr. Charles E. Watkins, Director of 
Welfare and Ass’t Treasurer, Muncie 
Products Company, Muncie, Indiana. 


CALUMET CONTRACTORS CONSID- 
ERING ORGANIZATION OF JOINT 
BUILDING COUNCIL. 


Seek To Stabilize Working Conditions In 
That Section of Indiana. 


As a result of a joint meeting of gen- 
eral building contractors of the Calumet 


District held at Gary, November 2 and 
attended by building contracting opera- 
tors from Hammond, Gary, East Chi- 
cago and Indiana Harbor there has de- 
veloped a scheme to organize a Joint 
Council to handle building problems that 
arise in that section of the state, and 
thru such a body to institute a definite 
plan for unity of action in meeting such 
problems and seeking to better working 
conditions. 

As a preliminary to such a move it has 
been suggested that the general contrac- 
tors from each of the cities in the Dis- 
trict having organizations elect three 
delegates from each city to membership 
in the Council and thus assure all an 
equitable representation. 

The purpose of the Council would be 
to deal with various phases of building 
conditions as they affected the District 
as a whole, and to work on standard 
wage scales and working agreements to 
rule thruout the territory, thus having 
unity of action amongst contractors in 
an endeavor to prevent the builders in 
one city from taking advantage of those 
in neighboring cities, resulting in a state 
of turmoil and uncertainty to the disad- 
vantage of the building industry. 

In the organization of such a council 
the proposition was advanced that the 
officers should consist of a chairman, a 
vice-chairman and a secretary. 

There were some thirty general con- 
tractors present at the Gary meeting, all 
of whom expressed favor toward the pro- 
posed council. They were instructed to 
report back to their individual organiza- 
tions with the recommendation that the 
new move advocated be endorsed. Further 
action hinges upon the manner in which 
the city associations accept the proposi- 
tion, but, if favorable another joint meet- 
ing of the cities involved will be called 
in the near future and steps taken im- 
mediately toward organization of the 
council. 


ANOTHER CHANGE 


Architect Changes Office 
Location. 


Indianapolis 


Architect Ed. Pierre, Indianapolis, for- 
merly located at 321 Occidental Building, 
announces the removal of his office to 
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; garage doors, new heating, plumbing and wiring. 
* Idi . . U. S. P. O. Garage (addition): 1 sty., 318 W. *Church (Addition): $15,000. Archt., W. H. : 
$150,000 (12. cla eee cliated high and grade), Sates Crk opot Private plans. Owner, United Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust’ Bldg., Tadianeoolt: 
tion gymnasium and auditorium, stage, two do- States Government, 318 W. New York St. Plans Asso. Archt., Fritz Anderson, 108 Upper Fourth, 
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mestic science and two manual training rooms in progress. Brick, fireproof construction. Evansville. Owner, Simpson Methodist Episcopal | 
cafeteria, kitchen), Warren township, Marion “Memorial Sunday School Building: $50,000, Church, Dr. Frank Lenig, pastor, Evansville, 4 
county, Indianapolis. Architect and engineers, Wilmington, Ohio. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 Plans in progress. Brick. 
Harrison and Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg., Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Church of Contracts Awarded 


Indianapolis. Owner, Edward J. Hecker, trustee, Christ, A, E. Hadley, Secy, Bldg. Comm., Wil- *Church (Addition): $26,000, Eighth and Di- 
5241 E, Washington St., Indianapol's. Owner Mington, Ohio. Low bidder on general contract, vision Sts. Archt., Anderson and Stingle, 108 
receiving bids to close November 24th, (See legal Walter R. Heath, Greencastle, Ind. Archt. tak- Upper Fourth. Owner, First Evangelical Church, 
advertising in this issue). Brick, hollow tile, ing bids on heating, plumbing and wiring. Brick. General contract awarded to Scarborough-Davies | 
comp. roof, steel sash, reinf, concrete coal bank- Residence: $10,000, (7 rooms), 2 sty. and bas., Construction Co., State Bank Bldg:, $22,000. | 
ers and boiler room, slate blackboards, rolling “Colonial Type,” Ashland, Ohio. Archt., L, H. Brick, Start work shortly. | 
partitions, built-in wardrobes, mastic floors, steam Sturges, 527 Board of Trade Bldg., Indianapolis. *Lockkeepers’ Residences (2): $14,000 each. 
heating, private water system, septic tank, Owner, Edw. Reaser, Ashland, Ohio. Plans in Qhio River, Dam No. 47, at Newburg, Ind., near 
Film Exchange Building: 2 sty. and bas., 33x PTozress, ready for bids ,2rout, January Ist. Evansville. Owner, United States Engineers, TE 
ou; at 326 N. Illinois St. Archt., Samuel Craig Brick veneer, asphalt shingle roof, furnace, tile py’) Office Bldg., Louisville, Ky. General con- Th 
and Co., 31 West Ohio St. Owner, Tippecanoe #24 hardwood floors. tract, Kanzler & Son, Furniture Bldg., Evansville, | 
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and ['linois Realty Co., ¢/o Archt. Lessee (1 *Residence: $16,000, 2 sty. and bas., 28x46, $11,225 each. Start work at once. Brick. , | 
floor), Fox Film Corporation, 232 N. Illinois St. Shelbyville, Ind. Archt., William O. Morck, 604 
Lessee (1 floor), Universal Film Exchange, Inc., Lombard Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Chas. Sulli- 
113 West Georgia St. Architect receiving pre. van (automobiles), Shelbyville, Ind, Plans in 
liminary estimates. Brick, reinforced concrete progress, all previous bids rejected, wi!l mature *Hospital: 
floor and roof construction, concrete stairs, con- about March Ist. Brick. : 
crete floors, steel sash, freight elevator, copper Automobile Service Station: 1 sty., 2817 East 


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(4 sty. and bas., 48x250, addition | 
to St. Margarets Hospital), $350,000. Archt., 


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front, metal partitions, steam heat, 10th St. Private plans. Owner, the Charles D. A Re tnd “Owiiercitloa Sites ae roe f 
*Motion Picture Theatre, Stores and Offices: it aig ky North Meridian St. Plans in cis, 30 Clinton St., Hammond, Mother Superior wag 
$1,000,000, 5 sty. and bas., 8714x160, “Moonument Progress. ei Meutdel in charge, Sister M. Hilaria, Hammond, Plans 
Circle,” Indianapolis. Archt., Arnold W. John- ontracts Awarde about completed. Owner ready for bids about 


*Gent’s Furnishing Building: (rem, from Com- : ; : 
mercial building), 4 sty., 21x68, 32 South Meri. December Ist. Brick, reinforced concrete floor 


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Archt., Adolph Scherrer, 415 Indiana 2” = u nas ¢ i} 
Circle Realty Co., Dick Miller, Pres., c/o ‘The Trust Bldg. Owner, Paul H. Krauss Co. (gent’s Present power plant, comp. roof, tile and terraz 


zO floors, electric elevators i | 
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tg cero Mae er Ripe i Hak ale Oe ee A A Bldg. Ele- _ Apartment Building: $110,000, 5 sty. and bas., ai] 


son, 485 Fifth Ave., New York City. N.Y 
Engineers, Russell B. Smith Engineering Co., 452 di St 
Fifth Ave., New York City. Owner, Market- dan ¢ 


A 4 : vator let to Home Elevator Co. Heating, plumb- Hyslop Place. Archt., Henry L, Newhouse, 4630 : Tel 
alan Hahaiisance’ typeof architeoe: seine; i0e. and whiny not let. Face Eeige sad ama Paice “ace, Atcha, Hen L. Newhouse, 439 
capacity 2,800 persons, marble stairs, 52 roMean Sore rete marble floors, (alt: on tile), copper- Schlesinger, Hammond. Noneue car oe 


x ; . waht set store fronts, marble base, new store fixtures, Owner will employ a superintendent and build by 
oer Sevatote, So te Ee ied hate skylight,. stairs, reinf. concrete work, steel stud dy labor. Starting work in a few days. Brick. 
washing system.’ Stans feinfionead concrete Partitions, metal lath, wrought iron, cast iron Auto Sales Building: Owner, the Bartiett- te 
floors, terra cotta trim abOrEte vault, vault @nd steel. Vermont marble, struct. steel, glass, Graver-Nash Auto Sales Co. General contract { 
doors, structural aibel ” ornamenta! iron and far and gravel roof, new skylight, hardware, awarded to George Bates for $16,000. Brick. 
bronze api stairs, aimnicor 4 |. Plastering and painting. 7 
hover Sarna ie ae Meerdon ee *Residence and Garage: $25,000, 2 sty., 42nd FORT WAYNE 
doors, tin-clad doors, fire escapes, brass railings, 8nd Meridian. Archt., D. A. pe ack 4009 ie : a 1} 
ete, tile, marble, stone work, ruble masonry, Majestic Bldg. Owner, Frank H. Sudbrock, ' *Mizpah Shrine Temple: $600,000, 5 sty. and | 
Bids in, a few of the contractors refiguring. Central Ave. General contract awarded to J. bas., 158x162, Ft. Wayne. Archt., Guy Mahurin, 
Bedford Stone and Constr. Co., Indianapolis, are W- Darnell, 2435 Broadway; heating let to Kruse 500 Lincoln Life Bldg. Owner, Mizpah Temple, | 
refiguring, may award contract in a few days. Co, ; plumbing let to B, C, Torrelle Co. Brick, A. A. O. N. M. S. Lodge., Ft. Wayne. Low | 

Office Building: $340,000, 8 sty., 44x132, Ko- Stone trim, tile roof, bidder on general contract, Ruesching-Hager- | 
komo, Ind, Archt,, Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, , *Motion Picture Theatre: $25,000, 1 sty. and man Constr. Co., 402 East Superior St., $463,000: | Wh 
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610 ‘ 1 . : _ bas., 40x120, 2851 Station St. Archt., George low bidder on plumbing, P. B. Arnold Co., 213 
Baits Gadi ee ee caper rs ew ata Bedell, Aeta Trust Bldg. Owner, Oscar Markum, E: Main -St., $30,500; low bidder on complete 
Sid Frank, Vice-pres.; Ross Lamb, Secy.; G. 4312 Kast New York St. General contract let heating, ventilating and plumbing, P. B. Arnold 
Lewelyn, Treas., Kokomo, Ind, Plans in prog- to E. E. Barb, 445 N. Colorado. Heating and Co., 213 E. Main St., $102,500, all of Ft. Wayne; 
ress. Brick, reinforced concrete floor and roof he Br not let . (Note change of ‘general contrac- Be ‘a ey eek Pali! Unset wiectae 
constructi i S, 8 , or. - 0., indianapolis, $32,350; separate bids on eat- a! 
Po at Bagels ele Age a steam heat. Garage: $15,000, 42nd and Broadway. yah ing and ventilating, low bidder, Lige Heating | 
Garage: $60,000, 2 sty. and bas., 88x132, Ko- I. L. Needleman and George Dalby, 3539 oe and Ventilating Co., Auburn, Ind., $62,000. . 
komo, Ind. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, Ave. General contract let to Conder and Cul- Archt. expects to award contracts. at once. | . 
610 Indiana Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, - bertson, 623 N. Noble St. Brick. . 7x125 Residence: $8,000, 2 sty. and bas., 6 rooms, I i 
Realty Co., E. Eberhardt, Pres,; Sid Frank, Vice. Commercial Garage: $10,000, 1 sty., ao » “Colonial type,” South Wood Park Addition’ 
pres.; Ross Lamb, Secy.; G. Lewelyn, Treas., al] 832 W. Washington St. Private plans. Ouce Archt., Leighton Bowers, Utility Bidg. Owner, 
of Kokomo, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, re- Link Realty Co., 832 West Wibrgiie: ae at stot. George Aker, Plans in progress. Frame, fur. 
inforeed concrete, fireproof construction, steel] Will build by day labor. Brick, hollow tile, slow- nace heat, asphalt shingle roof. 


sash, concrete floors, composition roof, steam burning construction. Residence: $8,000, 2 sty. and bas., 6 rooms, | rt | 
eat, Ais Oot Pee South Wood Park Addition. Archt., Leighton hi 
Bakery (addition and general alterations), $25,- ANDERSON Bowers, Utility Bldg. Owner, Norman Boeyer, ahi 


900. Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son, Majestic c/o architect. Plans completed. Ready for bids + 
Bldg. Owner, City Baking Co., Wm. Elwarner, School: (Portable), 1 room, $5,000. Archt., H. shortly. Frame, furnace, asphalt shingle roof. 
Pres.; Russell L. White, Secy., 901 East 16th Ww. Roberts, High School Bldg. Owner, Board Contracts Awarded | 
St. Archt. taking bids to close shortly. Brick. of School Trustees, W. A. Denny, Supt. of Factory (addition), $50,000, 1 sty., 80x220. 17 
ine Filling Station: $7,000, 49th and schools. Plans in progress. Frame. Archt., Charles R. Weatherhoge, 250 W. Wayne 4 

College. Private plans. Owner, Western Oil *Garage and Salesroom: 1 sty. and bas., 72x gt. Owner, Wayne Tank and Pump Co., B. F. in| 
Refining Co., 310 N. Meridian St. General con- 100, 7th and Jackson Sts. Archt., E. R. Wat- Geyer, Gen. Mgr. General contract awarded to | : 
tract let to J. G. West, Castle Hall Bldg. Brick. kins, Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Ryan Motor the Indiana Engineering and Construction Co., | 
Several other stations will be started this fall. Co., John Ryan in charge, 8th and Jackson Central Bldg. Start work at once. Brick and 

Commercial Garage: (remodeling from a 5 Sts. Taking bids, foundation contract awarded steel, steel sash. ; 


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Residence: $7,500, 2937 Oliver Ave. Owner, *Office Building: $15,000, 1 sty., 30x45, Coch- Hoagland Ave., to cost $5,000; to J. Koehler, for 
Andrew Archer, 2240 Florida Drive. Heating, ran and Coombs Sis. Archt., A. M. Strauss. two residences at 914-910 Burgess Ave., to cost 
Forest Park Sheet Metal Co.; plumbing let to Owner, American Ice and Coal Co:, 700 Hanover $6,000 and $5,500. 

Flory -Electric Co., foundation in. Frame. . St. General contractor, a Jrmscher & Son; To the Heim Company, for pigidenge in North 

*Motion Pi : heating and plumbing to P rnold Co; wiring wighlands addition at cost of $7,000; to J. S. 
1 and 2 he ond bane thane tee Bs is to G. K, Workman, all of Fort Wayne. On Peddicord, for residence. at 1213 Pemberton drive 
tiac Sts. Archt., O, C. Brunswick, 206 Noll Bldg, foundation. Brick. at cost of $5,350 and for residence at 1625 
Owner, J. J. Lambrakis and James Heliotes, 627 Building Permits Granted Edgewater at cost of $5,800; to Louis F. Mesing, 
Calhoun St. General contractor, Buesching- Issued to: A. J. Muldoon, 181 W. Leith St., for residence at 1008 Forest avenue at cost of 
Hagerman Co., 402 E. Superior St. Foundation for a residence at 337 W. Rudisill Blvd., to cost $6,500; to R. L. Roomy & Son for residence at 
in. . Brick, terra cotta trim. $6,000; to Christ Hieber, for residence at 4222 3814 Webster street at cost of $3,500; to the 


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Bourbon: Silo company, for residence at 2818 Sacred Heart. Roman Catholic Church, Rey. T. ress. Brick, concrete and steel, freight elevator, 


Taylor street at cost of 1,500 and a garage at Chemma, pastor, 1371 
Owner ready for bids, 


3206 Euclid avenue at cost of $400. 


Laney  St., Gary, Ind. steel sash, comp. roof, steam heat extension from 
Brick, stone trim; Will present plant, concrete and wood floors. 


To C. S. Kitch Co., 201 No!l Bldg., for resi- contain four classrooms and auditorium, *Church: 1 sty. and bas., 42x78. Archt., Sam- 


dence at Terrace Road and State Blvd., for Store (1), $5,000, 


2125 Broadway. Private uel Craig, 31 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis. Owner, 


$5,200; to William Lee, for residence-at 1645 plans. Owner, Arthur F, Miller, East First St Nazarene Church, Rey. Rich, Huntington, Ind. 
Sinclair St., for $4,300; to Chas. J. Kohler, 4109 General contract let to Vincent Chiabai, 4290 Plans completed. Ready for bids in ten days. 
Monroe St., for residence at 1007 Sherman St., Jefferson St., Gary, Start work shortly. Brick, Brick, stone trim, art glass, organ, steam heat. 


cost $5,000; also for residences at 910 and 914 ordinary construction. 


Will contain classrooms and auditorium. 


Burgess St., cost $5,500 and $6,000. To Christ Apartment Building and Stores: $60,000, 2 sty *Church (1 sty. add., 40x60, and general altera- 
Hieber, residence at 4222 Hoagland Ave., to cost and bas., 75x88, 13th and West 5th St. Archt. tions), $20,000.. Archt., A, C. Berry & Co., Ruff 


$5,000 . and general contractor, Anderson Bros., 17 East Bldg., Hammond, Ind. Owner, First Baptist 
aE 5th St. Owner, Thomas Magrammes (Confec- Church, Rev. C. M. Brodie; pastor, Huntington. 
FRANKLIN tionary), 694° Broadway. Plans in progress. Owners financing at present. Bids shortly. Brick, 

Start work in a few days. Brick. brick tower, tile roof, comp. roof, art glass. 


High School (new steam heating system). Gary: Apartment and Stores, $15,000, 1700 
Owner, Board of Education, Franklin, Ind. Ma- Jefferson. Private plans. 
General contract let to Joe ote 
*Church (Sunday school add.). 2 sty. and bas., Hauger, 377 Jefferson. 


ture early spring. pan, c/o contractor. 


” 42x72, Franklin. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 started. 


Owner, Mrs. C. G. Tap- KOKOMO 


Brick and tile work *Township School Building: $80,000, Somerset, 
Ind., Waltz School Township, Wabash county. 


Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Franklin Methodist Church, Rev. J. L. Stout, 
pastor, Franklin. General contractor, Haskell- 
Ferguson Co., 551 E, King St., Franklin. Start- *School Building: 


inz brick work. sty. and bas,, 70x160. 


Archt., The Elmer E, Dunlap Co., 1125 N. Buck- 


GREENFIELD eye St., Kokomo, Ind. Owner, H. H. Bradley, 


trustee, Wabash, Ind., Rural Route. Owner re- 


: . y ceiving bids to close December 14 at 11:00 A. M. 
Fem Agernae Bobet ate Brick. (See legal advertising in: this” issue.) 


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*Church: $42,000, Frankiin. -s«reht., A. A. Mechanic St. Owner, Board of School Trustees, se 
Honeywell, Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Chauncey Pasco, president; Mrs. Leah Early, sen na cet ae vl wig Seer) i bd, a 
Baptist Church, A. L. Powell, Chmn. Bldg. Com., secretary. Plans in progress. Owner will adver- Deal Co. 1195 Nn B Hn St. K nd aor x: 
Franklin. General contractor, Roy Bryant, tise for bids soon. Brick, stone trim, semi-fire- ear Sts ee ‘5 tah sigs Ma. Pe eae 6: 
Franklin. Starting brick work. Heating, proof construction, steam heat, two boilers, comp. oP iS a) Loy: BNA CCGEIIS Ues 


plumbing and wiring not let, 
;, GARY , gymnasium. 
*Memorial Building: 


roof, steel lockers. Will contain manual training 
and domestic science departments, laboratory and 


Kokomo. Plans in progress. Brick, Monitor 
type of construction, fireproof structural steel, 
stee! sash. 


$70,000. Arecht., McGuire *Hospital: $250,000. Archt., The Elmer E. 


Parochial School: $75,000, 3 sty., 50x85. Archt., and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indian- Dunlap Co., 1125 N. Buckeye St., Kokomo. Own- 


Jos, K. Kraft Co., East Chicago, Ind. Owner, apolis. Owner, Board ; 
Holy Trinity Parish, Rev. Joseph A, Judnic, 2260 County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, Greenfield, 
Adams St., Gary. Plans in progress. Brick, Genera! contractor, H. F. Vahle, New Palestine, cided. 


er, The Howard County Hospital Association, 
Silcox Spurgeon, chairman Executive Committee, 
Kokomo. Archt. just selected. Details. unde- 
Brick, fireproof construction. 


of Trustees, Hancock 


stone trim, wi'l contain 8 class rooms and a Ind. Pouring second floor. Owners will not be Church: $40,0000, Peru, Ind. Archt., The El- 
combination gymnasium and auditorium. . ready to buy equipment and furnishings for mer FE, Dunlap Co., 1125 N. Buckeye St., Koko- 


*Bank Building: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas. and buildings until spring. 


mo. Owner, First Brethren Church, Rev. Mass, 


mezzanine, 37x120, 1706 Broadway, Gary. Archt., 


pastor; Milton Eickenberry, chairman Building 


K. M. Vitzthum & Co., 605 N. Michigan Ave., HUNTINGTON Committee, Peru, Ind. Preliminary plans in 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, American State Bank, T. progress. Brick, stone trim. ; 
H, Grabowski, Pres., Gary. Start work soon. *Publishing Plant: $60,000, 4 sty., Warren and City Hall (remodeling plumbing system): $2,- 


Owner will build by day labor, awarding sepa- East Park Drive. Archt., Worthman and Stein- 000, Kokomo. Archt., The Elmer E. Duntap Co., 


rate contracts. Brick. 


bach, 155 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Our 1125 N. Buckeye St. Owner, Board of Public 


*Gary: Parochial School, $60,000, 2 sty. and Sunday Visitor Publishing Co, (publishers of a Works, City Hall, Kokomo. Plans in progress. 
bas., 57x73, ‘“‘Tolleston.”” Archt., Worthman and Roman Catholic paper), Rev. Monsignore J. F. Owner will advertise for bids soon, 


Steinbach, 155 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Noll, in charge, Huntington, Ind. Plans in prog- 


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Fraternity House: $50,000. Archt., Thomas R. 
McGaw, 318 Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, name 
withheld for present. Preliminary plans in 
progress, will not mature before spring. Brick. 

Residence: $12,000, 2 sty. and bas., “English 
Type.” Archt., Thos. R. McGaw, 318 Citizens 
Bank Bldg. Owner, G. D. Gerhart (real estate), 
Kokomo. Archt. taking bids. Frame and stuc- 
co, asbestos shingle roof, hot air heat, tile and 
hardwood floors. : 

Contracts Awarded 

Residence: $8,000. Archt., Thos. R. McGaw, 
318 Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, Otto Schwartz. 
General contract let to William Armstrong. 
Frame. Excavating. 

Residence: $8,000. Archt, and owner, 
R. McGaw, 318 Citizens Bank Bldg, 
contractor, William Armstrong. 
Frame, 

Store and Apartment Building: (2 stores, 2 
Apts.). Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1125 
N. Buckeye St. Owner, Jesse E. Reeder, 304 
N. Main St. General contractor, Thos, Heckman, 
728 S. Webster St. On brick work. Brick, 
steam heat, comp. roof. 

*Laundry Bldg.: (1 sty. add., 67x67). Archt., 

Osear Cook, Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, Fridlin’s 
Laundry, 208 E. Superior. General contract let 
to Thos, Heckman, 728 S. Webster. Work start- 
ed. Brick. > : 
*Residence and Garage: $12,000. Archt., Oscar 
Cook, Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, Dr. W. R. 
Morrison, 418 N. Main. St. General contractor, 
Thos. Heckman, 728 So. Webster St. On brick 
work, 

*Apartment: (4 4-room Apts., rem. and add. 
to old residence), $14,000. Archt., Osear Cook, 
Citizens Bank Bldg. Owner, Guy Watson, 516 
N. Main. General contract let to Rivers Con- 
tracting Co. Frame, work started. 

*Gymnasium and Auditorium: $43,000, Archt., 
The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1125 N. Buckeye St., 


Thos. 
General 
Foundation in. 


Kokomo, Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Kokomo. General contract to Ed. S. Moore and 
Son. On brick work. 


LOGANSPORT 


Residence: (double Colonial), 2 sty. and bas. 
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~and Trust Bldg., Logansport. 


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Archt., Allen and Garriott, Masonic Temple Bldg., 
Logansport. Owner, Max Fisher, Logansport. 
Preliminary plans in progress, Frame. 

*Church: yal Center, Ind. Archt., Carl 
Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust Bldg., Logans- 
port. Owner, Baptist Church, Rev. T. J. Kist- 
ler, pastor, Royal Center, Ind. Revised plans 
completed, will probably not ask for bids ‘unti! 
February. Stucco, rem, and add., $12,000. 

*Chureh: $35,000, Flora, Ind. Archt., Clark 
J. Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust Bldg., Lo- 
gansport, Owner, The Flora M. E. Church, Rev. 
R. W. Knight, pastor, Flora, Ind. Revised plans 
completed, mature early spring. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded 

“Community Bldg.: 1 sty. and bas., 131x80, 
Flora, Ind. Archt., Carl J. Horn, Citizens Loan 
Owner, The Com- 


munity Club, Everett Cockran, Chmn., Flora. On 
briek work. 


*Gymnasium: 1 sty., 115x68, Royal Center, 
Ind. Archt., Car! J. Horn, Logansport. Owner, 
Board of Education, Royal Certer, Erecting 
steel. Brick. 

MARION 


*School Building: $250,000 (16 classroom, 2 
assembly rooms, auditorium, gymnasium, kitchen 
and cafeteria!), Fourth St. Archt., Hiram Elder, 
Custer Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Willard E. Elkins, president: E. E. Blackburn, 
secretary; M. E. Shira, treasurer: E. E. Day, 
superintendent, Marion, Ind. Plans nearing com- 
pletion. Owner will advertise for bids soon. 
Brick, reinforced concrete and steel, comp. roof, 
steam heat, boilers, steel sash, metal lockers, fire 
doors, concrete and steel Stairs, terrazzo floors. 

High Line: Marion, Ind., to South Bend, Ind, 


Private plans. Owner, Indiana General Service 
Co., E. J. Kirkpatrick, manager, Fourth and 
Boots Sts., Marion, Ind. Plans in progress. 


Line to carry 3,000 K. W. 3 strand steel towers. 


Contracts Awarded 


$285,000. Archt., W. C. Findt, 
Owner, Board of School Trus- 


High School: 
Springfield, Ohio, 
tees, Marion, 


General contractor, H. R. Blagg 


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Construction Co., Dayton, Ohio. 
Brick, concrete and steel. 
-*Pump House: 1 sty., 20x32, lime house, 1 sty., 
24x40. ‘Private plans. Owner, Indiana Board and 
Paper Co. General contract let to G. W. Heinze- 


Foundation in. 


mann and Son, Marion, Start work at once. 
Brick and frame. . 
NEWCASTLE 


Gasoline Filling Station: $7,000, 1 sty., New- 
castle. Private plans. Owner, Western Oi! Re- 
fining Co., 310 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. 
General contract let to J. G. West, Castle Hall 


Bldg., Indianapolis. Brick. 

New Castle: Armory, $30,000. Architect not 
selected. Owner, Nationa! Guard, ¢/o Jacob 
Pfenninger, captain, New Castle. Contemplated. 


Mature spring. 
New Castle: 


Brick. 

Planing Mill (fire rebuild), $25,- 
000. Owner, Bowyer Construction Co., New Cas- 
tle. Mature soon. Brick, semi-fireproof, new 
planing mill equipment will be required. 


RICHMOND 


Hotel and Stores: $175,000 (hotel, 100 rooms: 
10 store rooms), 11th and Main Sts. Archt., 
Werking and Son, 307 American Trust and Sav- 
ings Building. Owner, William D. Williams 
(furniture manufacturer), 200 S. 16th St. Plans 
in progress. Ready for bids about January 1. 
(This building will take the place of an office 
building previously reported.)* Briek, concrete 
and steel, marble and tile floors, brick stack, 
steel stairs, passenger elevator, copper set store 
fronts, steam heat, two boilers, comp. roof. 

Apartment Building (6 apts.), $30,000, 2 sty. 
and _ bas., 40x76, Middletown, Ohio.  Archt., 
Werking and Son, 307 American Trust and Sav- 
ings Building, Richmond. Owner, Harry Bach- 
man, Cambridge City, Ind, Plans in progress. 
Brick over hollow tile, steam heat, In-A-Door 
beds, refrigerators, ranges, hardwood floors, mar- 
ble work, tile floors in baths. ; 

Warehouse: $20,000, Archt., Werking 
Son, 307 American Trust and Savings 
Owner, the Steinhart Company 


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architectural refinement, 


be substituted in some materials without any 
great change in the appearance of the build- 


of cheaper millwork is 
immediately apparent. 


Carnahan Manufacturing Company 
LOOGOOTEE, INDIANA 


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Sarah Scott Grade 
School 
Terre Haute 


Architect 
Johnson, Miller & 
Miller 
Terre Haute 


Contractor 
A. W. Stoolman 
Champaign, Tl. 


Millwork 
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O. E. Hause, manager, Richmond. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick. 

Store (general alterations), 320 Main St., Rich- 
mond. Archt., Geo. W. Mansfield, Colonial Bldg. 
Owner, McManus and Corcoran, 320 Main St. 
Plans completed, Bids soon. Work will consist 
of copper-set store front, steel work, new stairs, 
painting and general -alterations. 


Contracts Awarded 


Residence: $8,000, 19th and Main. Private 
plans. Owner, Mrs. Ida L. Tife, c/o general 
contrector. General contract let to W. O. Sted- 
don, 414 Linco'n St. Frame. 

*Residence and Garage: $20,000. Archt., 
Werkine and Son, 307 American Trust and Sav- 
ings Bldg. Owner, Ed. Harris, publisher the 
Richmond Palladium. Genera! contract awarded 
to Vineent Juerling. Stucco over frame. Start 
work at once. 

Filling Stations (2): Owner, Indian Refining 
Co., 121 S. 13th St. Owner will build by day 
labor. Masonry let to Frank Powe!l, 232 S. 
13th. Carpentry let to Pinnick and Stover, 204 
N. 18th. Brick. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Hartford City: Undertaking Establishment 
and Apartments: (rem. from commercial build- 
ing) Private plans. Owner, Burk and Fennig 
(undertakers), Hartford City. Plans in prog- 
ress. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Bocnville: Factory building, $52,000. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, Moses Rosenthal Co. (underwear 
Mfrs.), 913 West Van Buren St., Chicago, Il. and 
Boonville, Ind. General contract awarded to Tri 
State Contracting Co., 22 Merchants Bank Bldg., 
Evansville. Start work at once, 3 Sty. 


Decatur: Garage (for company’s cars), 1 sty., 


52x82. Owner, The Cloverleaf Creamery Co. 
Starting work, Brick and hollow tile, concrete 
floor. 

Franklin: Commercial Garage, 1 sty.. 16x70, 


Madison St., private plans. Owner, Jarv Alex- 
ander, Franklin. General contract let to Has- 
kell-Ferguson Co., Franklin. Start work shortly. 
Brick, additional radiation, roll roofing. 


*Mooresville : Community room and Sunday 
School (annex), $10,000. 1 sty., 46x76. Archt., 
Allen and Garriott, Lombard Bldg., Indianapo- 
lis. Owner, Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. 
E. L. Hutchins, Mooresville. General contrac- 
tor, Jake Mann, Mooresville, Ind. Starting work. 
Brick. 

*Sellersburg: Township School, $60,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., Sellersburg, Ind. Archt., Clifford Shop- 
bell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, 
S. L. Seott, superintendent of schools, Jefferson- 
ville, Ind., and Thomas J. La Master, trustee of 
Silver Creek Township, Sellersburg, Ind. Gen- 
eral contract let to J. Fred Beggs, Scottsburg, 
Ind., including heating, plumbing and wiring. 
General contractor desires bids on a!l materials. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserteé 
{n these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
2 publicity in contracting and material supply 
circles from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in o: entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Sealed proposals will be received by the Trus- 
tee of Waltz School township, Wabash county, 
Ind., until eleven o’clock a. m., Friday the 14th 
day of December, 1923, in the school building 
in Somerset, Ind., for the erection and comple- 
tion of a two story and basement brick school 
building, the estimated cost of which is $80,- 
000, to be located in Somerset, Waltz township, 
Wabash county, Ind., according to the plans and 
specifications prepared by the Elmer E. Dunlap 
Co., architects, copies of which are now on file 
in the office of the trustee and in the office of 
the architects, National Sign Corp. Building, Ko- 
komo, Ind, 


At the same time and place, separate bids will 
be. received for furnishing and installing a com- 
plete heating plant, and the plumbing and sewer- 
ing for the above named building. 

All bids must be in writing, sealed and with 
the envelope endorsed, giving the name of the 
bidder and the class of work bid upon and on 
bid forms as on file, and all bids will be opened 
and read publicly at the time and place fixed in 
this notice. 

The trustee and his Advisory Board reserves 
the right, to reject any or al! bids and to take 
time to investigate the bids and the qualifications 
of the bidders. The limit of time to be allowed 
the Trustee for proper investigation of bidders 
shall not be less than 7 days from the date of 
receiving bids. 

Each bid for the general construction shall be 
accompanied by a certified check for the sum of 
Two Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) 
each bid for the heating and ventilating plans 
shall be accompanied by a certified check for the 
sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and 
each bid for the plumbing and sewering shall be 
accompanied by a certified check for the sum 
of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). These checks 


must be made payable to the School Trustee of’ 


Waltz School Township, Wabash County, Indiana, 
end will be held by him as a guaranty of good 
faith that said bidder or bidders will enter into 
contract and execute bond approved by the Trus- 
tee for the performance thereof, if his bid or bids 
are accepted. The checks of those bidders who 


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Phone, Main 2064 
Indianapolis 


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fail to be awarded ‘contracts shall be returned to 
them when the contracts are let. 


Should the successful bidder or bidders fail. to 
enter into such contract and execute such bond, - 
then he or they shall forfeit the amount of said 
certified checks as liquidated damages for the 
use and benefit of the proper fund of Waltz 
School Township, Wabash County, Indiana. 


Each bidder shall file with his bid the statu- 
atory affidavit required under Section 8698 Burns 
Revised Statutes of the State of Indiana, 1914. 


Copies of the plans and specifications may 
be obtained from the office of the architects, 
National Sign Corp. Bldg., Kokomo, Indiana, 
upon deposit of twenty-five dollars for each ‘set; 
said deposits wil! be returned to the bidders. upon 
the safe return of the plans and specifications to 
said office of the Architects on or before the day 
set for receiving bids. 

Eech bidder receiving plans and specifications 
will be required to submit a bid or bids to the 
trustee or failing to do so, the deposit for plans 
and specifications “will be retained for the use 
end benefit of the proper fund of Waltz School 
Township, Wabash. County, Indiana. 

Sened: H. H.. BRADLEY, 
Trustee of Waltz School Twp., 
Wabash County, Indiana. 
November 10th-17th-24th, 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given vy Edward J, Hecker, 
trustee of Warren school township, Marion 
county, Indiana, that until 1 o’clock p. m., on 
the 24th day of November, 1923, at his office at 
No. 5241 East Washington street, Indianapolis, 
Ind., said trustee and his advisory board will re- 
ceive sealed proposals for the construction of a 
grade and high school building, to be located on 
the east side of the Post road, between East 
Michigan and East Tenth streets, in Warren 
township, Marion county, Indiana, in accordance 
with plans and specifications prepared by Harri- 
son & Turnock, architects and engineers, 500 
Board of Trade Building, Indianapolis, Ind., and 
now on file with said trustee and the state board 
of accounts, and in the office of the architects and 
engineers. 

All bids must be made out on the standard 
form, No. 96 of the state board of accounts, and 
shall be accompanied by a certified check for 
two (2%) per cent of the amount of bid, guaran- 
teeing that if the bidder is awarded the contract 
he will accept the same and give surety company 
bond for the faithful performance of said con- 
tract. 


Bids will be received on the following parts of 
the work: General construction, heating, plumb- 
ing, electric wiring, electric fixtures. 

Dated this 3d day of November, 1923. 

EDWARD J. HECKER, Trustee. 


Nov. 3, 10, 17, 1923. 


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Indianapolis 


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CELOTEX 


INSULATING LUMBER 


Celotex Stops Heat-Cold-Noise 


Makes Stronger Buildings 


Celotex is in use in thousands of homes 
throughout the entire United States as a 


sheathing, replacing wood sheathing, as a 


plaster base, eliminating lath, as a sound 
deadener, exterior finish or as base for 
stucco. 


Celotex Lumber is used for sheathing 
throughout. Celotex is a replacement for 
wood sheathing, shows greater strength and 
is equal to cork insulation. It turns heat 
and cold alike, as no other building lumber 
can. 


When you, as an Architect or Contractor, 
erect a house with Celotex you provide the 
owner with comfort the year ’round and a 
25% to 35% saving in the annual fuel bills 
as long as the house stands. 


Celotex is made from cane fibre, the longest, 
strongest fibre obtainable for board manu- 
facture. It is the only manufactured board 
on earth that will stand the test in outside 
walls. Nails direct to the studs of the build- 
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lumber. It is not readily harmed by weather 
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Talk to your lumber dealer, he stocks it. 
Ask him about the merits of this remark- 
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Society of Architects 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


HOW EFFORT IS BEING DIRECTED 
BY ASSOCIATION TO AID THE 
ARCHITECTURAL PRO- 
FESSION 


Tile Men Advance Interesting Informa- 
tion to Architects 


Impressions gained from war work ex- 


perience in government service, in con-— 


nection with construction operations 
especially along housing lines, showing 
the need for co-ordination of effort and 
co-operation between architects and 
building material industries and vice 
versa, and, that which one big associa- 
tion of manufacturers is seeking to ac- 
complish in that direction through serv- 
ice, were set forth at a special meeting 
of the Indiana Chapter, A. I. A., at the 
Lincoln Hotel, Indianapolis, Wednesday 
evening, November 7, in a most instruc- 
tive and entertaining manner, making 
for one of the most constructive pro- 
grams ever presented to Indiana archi- 
tects, 

The speakers were Knickerbocker 
Boyd, Philadelphia, former vice-presi- 
dent, then secretary, of the A. I. A., now 
consulting architect for the Associated 
Tile Manufacturers, and F. W. Walker, 
Beaver Falls, Pa. secretary for the tile 
association. 

Mr. Boyd referred to his connection 
with the United States Bureau of Hous- 
Ing and his contact with material supply 
manufacturers, in which position he came 
to know materials more intimately. Re- 
alizing that when an architect knows ma- 
terials, their properties and function, he 
can build better, the speaker asserted 
that when his war work was completed 
te was inspired with the idea of secur- 
Ing better co-operation between the 
architects and industries that a method 
of proper presentation of data, vital in- 
formation for the architect, might be 
established. 

The average architect is too busy to 
Sive of his valuable time to all the argu- 
ments put forth by the many salesmen, 
and is also too much engaged to have to 
80 into details to work out material solu- 
tions; also that it is impossible for him 
to acquire all the data necessary off- 
hand. Therefore, he advocates that to 
Secure the much needed technical infor- 
mation the problems of the architectural 
Profession be presented to the materials 
industry and the production details be 
Presented by the industry to the profes- 
sion. 


In the’ tile industry he said he found 
eing produced anything in that line the 
architect desired and then through a 
Process of analyzation certain standards 
of colors and grading were settled upon. 


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Also the problem of the proper applica- 
tion and function of the material. 

He then referred to the basic specifi- 
cation form advocated for tile by the 
manufacturers, preferring the word 
“basic” rather than “standard” in that a 
basic specification can be elastic to suit 
the practice in any location. 

He recommended that other material 
interests do what the tile manufacturers 
are seeking to do to aid the architect 
and eliminate the drudgery for the pro- 
fession. 

Next Mr. Walker spoke, elaborating 
‘upon the fact that that which the tile 
men are doing with regard to specifica- 
tion forms, standardization, etc., is with 
but one view, to render service, not only 
to the architect, but to the public as well, 
and they feel that there is no better way 
to spend money than in this educational 
vein for in the end the architect wil! 
know how better to serve his client, who 
will be satisfied when the work is com- 
pleted and such satisfaction will make 
more future business for the tile indus- 
try. 

He then mentioned the effort being 
made by his association to encourage ap- 
prentices and create greater skilled me- 
chanics. He said it costs money to 
teach new craftsmen and the Unions and 
contractors will not go to the trouble nor 
expense of teaching the boys. The tile 
association, realizing that good work- 
manship counts most in creating satis- 
faction, has a trade course under its 
tutelage that is actually turning out 
skilled men who have been pronounced 
more efficient than the average tile setter 
now on the job. 

The remarks of the speakers were 
most enlightening and were enthusiastic- 
ally received by the seventy or more 
architects and draftsmen present. 

Preceding the meeting was a delight- 
ful 6 p. m. dinner in the Travertine Room 
at the hotel, the architects being the 
guests of the Associated Tile Manufac- 
turers. 


INDIANAPOLIS ARCHITECTS TO BE 
‘ADDRESSED BY HEATING 
EXPERT 


Architects Associaticz Following Policy 
of Instructive Initiative 


A promising program for the regular 
monthly meeting of the Indianapolis 
Architects’ Association is annotinced for 
next Tuesday night, November 13, at 
which time Charles F, Eveleth, chief en- 
gineer for the Warren Webster Co., will 
entertain with an illustrated address on 
“Group Heating of Buildings.” 


The meeting will be held at the Hoo- 
sier Athletic Club, starting with a 6:30 
p. m. dinner. 


BIG REPRESENTATION OF STATE 
ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION 
DESIRED AT LAFAYETTE 
Early Effort of I. S. of A. to a Great 
Extent Responsible for Next Week’s 
Conference 


The approaching builders conference 
at Lafayette Thursday, November Lb, 
holds more than ordinary interest, for the 
Indiana Society of Architects. There is 
a Significance back of the meeting that 
carries back to several years ago, for at 
that time the idea for greater cO-opera- 
tive effort between the fundamental 
working elements of the building indus- 
try of the state was advocated. At the 
time the theory sounded good, but since 
little or no accomplishment had ever 
been achieved in that direction, the 
proposition seemed dreamy a thing to be 
sought for, yet hardly considered prac- 
tical. 

However, the seed was sown when the 
idea was advanced; there was need for 
such and a mission. The thing took root 
and, through the years, has been grow- 
ing. Certain barriers that were in an 
unwritten way supposed to exist between 
architects and contractors to prevent 
unity of action looking toward the ad- 
vancement of building conditions and the 
industry were broken down when it was 
found they were more or less mythical. 

Organization was the agent through 
which it was realized that the architects 
and contractors could work together for 
the advancement of the whole. The In- 
diana Society of Architects and the As- 
sociated Building Contractors of Indi- 
ana got together on general matters af- 
fecting building conditions and have not 
only worked in harmony but have 
brought about a betterment and are ac- 
tually: engaged in moves that will make 
for the advancement of the industry as 
a whole. 

The South Bend conference of the 
State Architects and Contractors at- 
tracted favorable attention and Profes- 
sor W. A. Knapp, assistant director, 
Engineering Extension Service, Purdue 
University, a member of the advisory 
committee of the Administrative Build- 
ing Council of Indiana, proposed a gen- 
eral conference of Indiana builders to in- 
clude architects, contractors, engineers 
and Labor representatives, the affair to 
held at Purdue University. This propo- 
sition was endorsed by all concerned and 
Thursday’s meeting is the result. 


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RECORDER 17 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller 


President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


EVANSVILLE BUILDING OPERA- 
TIONS AHEAD OF ENTIRE 1922 
VOLUME. 


October Proved Good Building Month 


Building progress as indicated by the 
figures compiled at the city building in- 
spection department continues steady 
and active in Evansville, according to 
the October permit returns just mace 
public by Inspector Edward Kerth. 

More permits were issued in October 
than during any other single month since 
May and except for September, which 
ran $7,000 ahead of October, the latter 


month’s estimated valuations were the 


highest for the past five months. 

_ There were 14 more permits granted 
in October, 1923, than in September, and 
92 in excess of the number issued during 
October a year ago. As for the amount 
of money involved the past month's total 
ran 2.38% behind the September figures, 
but showed a gain of 61% over the Octo- 
ber, 1922 estimated valuations. 

To November the first this year the 
official figures of the building inspection 
department show that building construc- 
tion operations in Evansville for 1923, 
are far ahead of those of the correspond- 
Ing period a year ago. From January 
Ist to November 1, 1923, there have 
been 561 more permits granted than were 
issued over the same period in 1922 and 
the estimated valuation of this year’s 
permits shows a gain of 108.3% over the 
total for the corresponding period last 
year. 

Evansville’s 1923 new building work is 
now 19.1% ahead of the entire volume 
put over in 1922. 

The October figures are: 


Months Per. Est. Val. 
October, 1923 ________ 228 $284,360 
October, 1922 ________ 136 176,616 


Gain, October 1923____ 92 $107,744 


LOCAL CONTRACTOR LANDS GOV- 
ERNMENT CONTRACT. 


To Build Tenders’ Residences at New 
Dam at Newburg. 


C. Kanzler and Son, general building 
contractors, will erect the two dwellings 


for lockmasters at the new Dam 47 near 
Newburg, Ind., according to notice of 
award of contract received from Wash- 


‘ington, D. C. The Kanzler bid was $22,- 


000. 

The building will consist of two brick 
and concrete dwellings of two stories 
each, to cost $22,000. Each dwelling will 
comprise six rooms and bath. Work will 
be started at once. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS. 


Construction work is well under way 
at the new addition to the plant of the 
National Furniture company, Keller 
street near Fulton avenue. It will be a 
one-story brick structure 145 feet by 100 
feet and will be used for upholstery and 
storage departments. The estimated 
cost is $10,000. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


President 


Secretary 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


BUILDING FALLS OFF IN FORT 
WAYNE DURING OCTOBER. 


Shows Quite a Decline In Amount of 
Money Involved. 


During October no extensive or large 
building operations were started in Ft. 
Wayne, a condition that caused quite a 
shrinkage in the usual customary month- 
ly report of the city building inspector 
which since early last Spring has, with 
one or two exceptions, shown monthly 
returns of a million. dollars and over. 
However, the number of permits issued 
in October, 270, indicates that there has 
been no let up in activity, instead, there 
were considerably more projects started 
last month than either in September, 
1923, or in October, 1922, but they -weré 
of a smaller nature than those begun in 
the other two months mentioned. 

The building work for which permits 
were granted during the month just nasv 
shows an estimated valuation of $745,600 
which is 58.5% less than the September 
valuation and 46.1% loss from: that of 
October, 1922. 

As for the permits issued, the item 
that shows the number of new projects 
started, there were 270 recorded in Oc- 
tober, 1923, as against 175 issued in Sep- 
tember, this-year, and 189 in October, 
1922. 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
_ Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


Of the permits issued last month 118 
were for new homes ranging in cost from 
$14,000 down with a general average for 
all amounting to $5,400.. Taking into 
consideration the October permits there 
has been started in Ft. Wayne this season 
1238 new homes. 

Th comparative building figures for 
October this year and the corresponding 
period last year are: 


Months Per. Est. Val. 
Octopers 1923" eS 274 $ 745,600 
Octopere1922 fesse eo 189 1,383,445 
October 1923 -|- - 85- —$ 587,845 


FORT WAYNE ELECTRIC SHOW 
PROVES TO BE A FINE AFFAIR 


Big Crowds Attracted 


A most interesting attraction was of- 


fered Fort Wayne people this week in’ 


the electrical show which opened Monday 
evening and continued through to Satur- 
day night. One of the important fea- 
tures of the show was the fact that the 
entire exhibit was put on by Fort Wayne 
electrical manufacturers and dealers, no 
out-of-town interests being in any way 
connected with the undertaking. 

The entire three floors of the Gates 
building were used for the show, which 
was put on by the Fort Wayne Electrical 
League. Members of the organization 
were enthusiastic regarding their exhibit 
and because of the interest they centered 
in their undertaking and the elaborate 
plans they made for the week’s show 
went a long way to lend success to the 
effort. : 

The show opened Monday evening at 
7 o’clock and was open every day at 1 
o’clock and remained open until 11 
o’clock at night. Many hundreds of vis- 
itors thronged the rooms during the 
week, and took a keen interest in the 
exhibit. 

There were at least 35 exhibitors pres- 
ent during the entire week and all had 
elaborate displays. The entire third floor 
of the building was used for the exhibit 
of the National Lamp works, of Cleve- 
land, one of the units of the General 
Electric Company, which has a branch 
in Ft. Wayne and this exhibit alone was 
well worth any one’s time for inspection. 
The exhibit was made at Detroit last year 
and arrangements are now being made 
to make it a permanent affair in the 
schools of that city because of its great 
educational features. At the exhibit it 
was demonstrated just what a good or 
a poor light is and what a good light 
consists of, as well as what to do to im- 
prove a poor light. 

The entire affair was a credit to the 
local electrical interests and was the 
most extensive and instructive electric 
show ever put on in Ft. Wayne. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contracter’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors meet every 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1-P, M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


PLANS ON FILE 


Plans and specifications are on file at this of- 
fice for the construction of a heating and power 
plant and an electrical engineering building at 
Purdue University, Lafayete, Ind. Trustees of 
Purdue University are receiving bids, to close 
November 12 at 11 a. m. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marion 
county this week. 


SIGNS POINT TO GOOD CROWD OF 
INDIANAPOLIS CONTRACTORS 
FOR LAFAYETTE MEET 


Delegation to Be Made Up Early Next 
Week 


Though no definite plans have as yet 
been mapped out for the trip to Lafayette 
next Thursday, the word going the 
rounds at the Building Contractors As- 
sociation headquarters, 320 Peoples 
Bank Building, tends to the information 
that Indianapolis will be well represented 
at the big state gathering of Indiana 
building men. 

Tentative agreements have been 
-acknowledged by a number of local. con- 
tractors to make the trip, contingent up- 
on conditions prevailing at the time of 
the conference. Many of the contractors 
have expressed the desire to motor to 
Lafayette and it is probable that quite 
a caravan from Indianapolis will move 
by that method on to the Tippecanoe 
county metropolis, on the appointed day. 


BRICK MASONS’ ASSOCIATION AT 
INDIANAPOLIS TO HAVE OFFI- 
CIAL REPRESENTATION AT 
LAFAYETTE. 


Name Two Delegates To Make The Trip. 


Official action relative to the Lafayette, 


Indiana, conference of state building men, 
scheduled for November 15, was taken 


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this week by the Brick Mason Contrae- 
tors Association of Indianapolis, wao at 
the regular meeting appointed as delc- 
gates to the affair, James Hodgson, Sr., 
and James Rybolt. 


CITY BOOSTS BUILDING BATTING 
AVERAGE IN OCTOBER. 


Late Fall Operations Take On New Im- 
petus. 


Renewed activity in building operations 
sprung up in Indianapolis in October 
after a four months’ slump and the show- 
ing made in the way of permits granted 
was very good for the middle fall season. 

More permits were issued in October 
than during any one of the preceding 
months since May. The October permits 
in point of numbers were but 58 behind 
the May totai which was the best record- 


‘ed so far in 1923. The total estimated 


valuation of the new building construc- 
tion work passed upon favorably by the 
city building inspection department 
amounted to over two and a half mil- 
lions of dollars and is the fourth best 
monthly total posted this season, a fine 
record for this late in the year. 

There were 255 more permits issued in 
October than in September, and 345 more 
than during the corresponding period in 
1922. The estimated amount of money 
to be invested in the past month’s new 
building volume is 51.6% greater than 
that for September, and also shows a 
gain of 3.8% over the October, 1922, 
valuations. 


Official figures given out by City Build- 
ing Inspector F. F. Hamilton are as fol- 
lows: 


Months Per. Est. Val. 
October, 1928).4.4 002 — 1751 $2,513,026 
October, 1922) =. ose 1406 2,431,513 


DEEP CONVICTION AND REAL SIN- 
CERITY SOUNDED AT MASON 
CONTRACTORS MEETING 


Indanapolis Mason Bosses in Inspiring 
Session - 


In no place in Indiana, in fact, it is 
doubtful if any place in the country, can 
be found as greater exemplification of 
the close ties and the warm harmonious 
beneficial friendships that are welded 
through the channels of organization 
than is demonstrated at Indianapolis by 
the Mason Contractors Association. 
What the latter lacks in numbers, there 
are only twenty members, it makes up 
for in sincere spirit and fealty amongst 
the members. It took Tom O’Hara in a 
simple, homey way- to adequately ex- 
press that spirit, when in addressing 
non-members, he said, “We invite you 
to move into our neighborhood, to slide 
down our cellar door, to be a good fel- 
low with the rest of us, to come to learn 
us better, to be privileged to slap us on 
the back and say. ‘Hello, Tom, or Wal- 
ter, or Ernie, or Jimmie, etc.’ This 
friendship the association affords be- 
comes an asset beyond value. There 
was a time when I fought these men 
about me, but, those days are over and, 


to them, I am no longer ‘that long-leg- 
ged Irishman,’ though my legs are just 
as long as ever.” 


The Indianapolis mason contractors 
association held a good fellowship meet- 
ing at the Lincoln Hotel, Thursday 
night embellished it with a chicken din- 
ner, and swung things around into a 
sort of evangelistic or testimonial ses- 
sion that nspired a spirit of hallelujah, 
as it were. 

Walter Wise presided and Attorney 
Harry Fenton showed the way to the 
“Saw Dust Trail” with a ‘ringing, stirr- 
ing speech.’ One by one the mason con- 
tractors voluntarily took their way to 
the mourner’s bench and_ impressed 
deeply by the sincere note that sounded 
as they “testified.” 

It was an informal affair and proved 
most enjoyable, for there were men who 
stood back of their association fully con- 
vinced the association stood behind them 
at all times. Those men did not prate 
of dollars and cents benefits, rather, did 
they boast of the intangible assets that 
were theirs, the gift of the association, 
a treasure each and every one of them 
prized. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
Week of November 1 to November 8 


Factory: $50,000 631 S. Alabama St. 
Owner, Samuel Bingham Sons Co., Ken- 
tucky Ave. General contractor, F. 0. 
Johnson, at site. Brick and concrete, 


Factory: | $27,200, 202 Miley Ave. 
Owner, Thos. L. Green and Co., 202 Miley 
Ave. Contract let to E. H. Pierson Con- 
struction Co. 1 sty., 90x120. 

Residence: $15,000, 3726 Fall Creek 
Blvd. Owner, G. A. Petersdorf, 1103 S. 
East St. General contract let to 


Michaelis Bros., 826 Parker Ave. Ex- 
eavating. 


Residence: $10,000, 2352 Adams St. 
Owner, Royse-Borchert Co., 603 City 
Trust Bldg. Excavating. 


Garage: $10000, 1 sty., 48x71, 41538 
Broadway. Owner and builder, Conder 


and Culbertson, 623 N. Noble St. Brick., 


Excating. 


Residence: $9,500, 269 Buckingham 
Drive. Owner, Woods-Richards Co., at 
site. 


Store: $8,000, 1 sty., 65x42, 2609 E. 
Washington. Owner, Joe Bledstein, 826 
S. Capitol. Contract let to Abraham 
Kwitny, 1137 S. Illinois St. Brick. 


Residence: $6,000, 4710 Central Ave. 


Owner and builder, Cloud and Piper, at 
site. 


Residence: $6,400, 5248 Broadway. 
Owner, Charles Thomas. Contract let to 
H. R. Cox, 648 N. Temple. 


Residence: $5,500, 5460 Hibben. 
Owner, O. C. Boyd, 306 Lombard Bldg. 
Day work. 


Residence: $4,000, 262 N. Tremont. 
Owner, Frank Perkins, 254 N. Pershing. 
Day work. 


Residence: $5,000, 3252-54 W. Wash- 
ington. Owner, S. H. Connarroe, at site. 
Day work. Excavating. 


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CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


BIG GAINS SHOWN IN HAMMOND 
. BUILDING OPERATIONS 
LAST MONTH 


October One of the Best Months of the 
Year 

Building operations in Hammond suf- 
fered nothing by the advent of October, 
in fact, the month just closed added con- 
siderably to the city’s new construction 
volume that is being piled up with the 
advancement of the year. 

The number of permits issued last 
month was more than the total for any 
other single month since June, and like- 
wise, the total estimated valuation for 


the month was the best of the last four 
months and the fifth highest turned in 
so far during 1923 by Hammond. 


The permits issued in October were 
55 more than those of the October, 1922, 
total, and the estimated valuation for 
the October, 1923, permits showed a gain 
of 97% over the same item for the cor- 
responding period the year previous. 


The October figures this year and for 
the same time last year are: 


Month Per. | Est. Val. 
Oetoher; 1923... 122 $383,200 
October,’ 1922-0 5 67 193,475 
Gain October, 1923___ 55 $189,725 


STEADY GROWTH SHOWN BY CITY 
SURVEY 
Much Home Building Done in 1923 to 
Meet Increased Housing Needs 


A survey made recently by the Cham- 
ber of Commerce shows that the popula- 
tion of Hammond proper has increased 
4,500 this year and that 960 new dwell- 
ings have been erected during that pe- 


riod. Also, that 200 new houses have 
been built in West Hammond. 


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continues for the next two months Ham- 
mond by the first of the year should 
have at least 5,000 more people on 
January 1, 1924, than she had a jear 
ago and 1,000 new homes added to her 
taxable valuation. 


CALUMET CONTRACTORS HOLD 
REAL “GET-TOGETHER” SES- 
SION AT GARY 


Five Cities in the District Represented 


There was a fine, enthusiastic repre- 
sentative crowd of Calumet District 
building contracting men assembled at 
Gary, Friday evening November 2, in 
answer to a special call sent out for a 
district conference. Cities represented 
were Hammond, Gary, East Chicago, In- 


diana Harbor and Whiting and the dele- 
gates present were among the most 
prominent building operators of those 
localities. 


The object of the meeting was to get 
the builders of the District together and 
seek to create a greater spirit of co- 
operative effort amongst the men as a 
whole, as it relates to a handling of con- 


ditions and problems pertaining to the 
building industry in the northwestern 
corner of Indiana. While the majority 
of contractors in the various cities have 
been working in unity to a more or less 
degree there are those who realize that 
there should be a closer tie between all 
the cities and the Gary meeting was a 
start in that direction. 


There were a number of fine talks 
made, all of which were received kindly 
and with enthusiasm. Then, too, some 
time was given over to a general dis- 
cussion of matters as they bore upon 
and affected the contracting business. 


Among the guests present were J. H. 
Owens, Indianapolis, Field Representa- 
tive of the Associated Building Contrac- 
tors of Indiana, and O. C. Holtz, H. W. 
Meyers and Mr. Blanke of the Builders 
and Manufacturers Mutual Casualty Co. 
of Chicago, who motored over to Gary 
for the meeting. 

Those sponsoring the meeting were 
highly pleased with the result and it is 
probable that more meetings of a sim- 
ilar nature will be held from time to 
time in the future. 


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On his way over to Gary. last week, 
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FLIVVER PACE FAST ENOUGH 


Then, Too, Not So Far to Fall 


Some of us may like to fly high, but 
the speed the aviators are developing 
these days is somewhat beyond us. The 
latest press reports chronicling the flight 
of a navy aviator at 265.21 miles per 
hour is a little faster than we wish to 
go, thank you. As long as the old bus 


will travel along at from 25 to 30 miles 
per hour we will stick to the ground 
for ours, step on the starter, and try to 
keep from going around corners on two 
wheels. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


George Wolf has purchased the brick 
and stone in the old foundation from 
which the Central School Building was 
moved. He will wreck iit and sell the 
materials. Perhaps now the old site will 


be cleaned up and not be an eye-sore any 
more. 


General Contractors Ahlborn & Bates 


have desolved partnership, each con- 
tinuing in business separately. 


George Bates was awarded the gen- 
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Samuel Schlesinger has plans drawn 
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five-story apartment building on Hyslop 
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THE GRASPING SHORT-SIGHTED 
CONTRACTOR 


A Modern Fable 


Once upon a time there was a near- 
sighted contractor, who was asked by an 
architect to figure a school house in a 
nearby village. 

And he took the plans and he went 
over them carefully, and he gathered 
around him all the sub-bidders he could. 
And he examined all the figures of those 
sub-bidders and partook largely of their 
advice and counsel as to their particular 
part of the work. 

And when all was said and done. he 
took those sub-bids which seemed best 
and put them on his estimating sheet 
and made his bid. And lo and behold, 
the next day he had a contract! 

Then those sub-bidders who knew 
their figures were best, went to the near- 
sighted contractor to secure their share 
of his good fortune. But he refused, 
saying, “There was a man from Squash- 
ton here who promises me a better 
price. Of course, I know he did not 
figure the job before it was let, but I 
took this work on a close margin and if 

can save a dollar any place, I must 
do so,” 

And the sub-bidders went away with 
Wrath in their hearts, for they knew that 
it was not only their price, but the in- 
formation thev had given, which had 
enabled the near-sighted contractor to 
land the job, 

_And, after many days, this same near- 
sighted contractor was very desirous of 
Securing another job, and he besought 
the sub-bidders for bids, but they would 

ave none of him, and he was sore dis- 
tressed, and went away mournfully, for 
in his heart he knew he had need of 
their knowledge and figures if he was 
to land the job. 


And great was his sorrow when he 


learned that the contract had _ been 
awarded to a contractor who played 
square with his sub-bidders. 

Moral: Even a sub-bidder gets tired 
of being a free information bureau and 
will bite the hand that fails to feed him, 
after a while-——Omaha Builderrs News. 


PROPHETS WHO MISSEP 


Demand In Material Marke: Indicates 
No Let Down In Construction 
Work 

Forecasters who predicted early this 
year that the fall months would witness 
a slowing up of the construction indus- 
try are beginning to realize that their 
guess was a poor one. Manufacturers 
of building materials who are among 


the first to feel the effects of a let-down 
in the industry revort that orders are 


continuing to come in, in such volume 
that it is difficult to build up a reserve 
stock. During the month of August 
thirteen million barrels of Portland ce- 
ment were produced, and the manufac- 
turers shipped over fifteen million bar- 
rels. The Common Brick Manufacturers 
Association reports a similar condition 
existing in that branch of the industry, 
with one hundred and seven members 
reporting on September 1st that they 
had 250,176,000 brick on hand and un- 
filled orders for 330,712,000. Fabri- 
cators of structural steel also report 
that it is difficult to keep production up 
to meet the demand and unfilled ton- 
nage orders are on the increase. 


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OCTOBER BUILDING IN INDIANA WHILE BEHIND THAT FOR SEPTEMBER 
RAN AHEAD OF THAT FOR OCTOBER, 1922. 


Nearly a Six Million Dollars Building Total Recorded Last Month 


Predictions advanced several months ago that building construction work in 
Indiana would continue active into the fall and right on up to cold weather have 
been fulfilled to date. September proved a good month and though the October 
valuation figures reported by the city building inspectors of the ten principal cities 


of the State were somewhat in arrears of 
issued were 600 more than in September, 


activity. Not many big projects are being 


those of the previous month, the permits 
showing that there has been no let up in 
launched at this time, but there is a great 


deal new residence, addition and alteration work in progress which is keeping In- 
diana building forces stepping along at a brisk gait. 
Six of the ten cities showed better building business for October than in Sep- 


tember, but Ft. Wayne and South Bend, 


the two places that have been booming 


along all through 1923 showed quite a let up in new construction work last month 
as compared with the figures of the preceding month. 

The October, 1923 building total for Indiana’s ten leading cities showed a gain 
of 806 permits and 8.5% inerease in estimated valuation over the October, 1922, 
figures. Seven of the cities made gains ovcr the corresponding period a year ago, 
two showed losses, and Muncie, who turned in $568,923 has no record of the October, 
1922 figures, in building statistics having been kept at that time. 
Of the above mentioned cities Terre Haute led them all in the percent of gain 
over October, 1922, with 77 more permits for 143%. Then followed the others in 
this order: Elkhart, 10 more permits, 112.76% gain; Hammond, 55 more permits, 
74.28% gain; Evansville, 92 more permits, 61% gain; Richmond, 32 more permits, 


36.8% gain; South Bend, 9 more permits, 


8.49% gain;; Indianapolis 345 more per- 


mits, 3.8% gain. Gary issued 63 less permits this October than last for a 27.9% 
loss, and though Ft. Wayne issued 85 more permits than a year ago, her total esti- 
mated valuation showed a decrease of 41.6%. 

The October permit record for the two years is: 


Cities Por 
WERBRPG eos. ads a 24 
eyensvile sce ee eh 228 
Lh SE eras BON Re a 274 
OC ar aie aN LS i ae F BR a Ee 98 
LEE Ya ea TR ao OSA Se 122 
TUGIANADONE yt we 1751 
oS Me alte) Dee eae 164 
PSICHINONG Sct hee ce be dias, No 68 
Sortit Bend 5.) ha erg ose by 506 
Teme: Hate: 2275s ® Seales pa 232 

ROtBh ste nee ens dee 8 3467 


1923— —1922~—= 
Est. Val Per. Est. Val. 
$ 70,850 14 $ 33,300 

284,360 136 176,616 
745,600 189 1,383,445 
278,475 161 372,825 
338,200 67 193,475 
2,513,026 1406 -2,4381,513 
568,923 No Record 
45,871 36 83,525 
613.042 497 565,045 
319,630 155 131,514 
$5,777,977 2661 $5,321,258 


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News of the Week 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Life Insurance and Office Building: $500,000, 
8 sty. and bas., N. Pennsylvania St., south of 
North St. Archt., Rubush and Hunter, 428 Amer- 
ican Central Life Bldg. Owner, Reserve Loan 
Life Insurance Co.; Shalmers Brown, president; 
William R. Zulich, vice-president; Guy L. Stay- 
man, secretary; Guilford L. Deitch, council, 429 
N. Pennsylvania St. Architect selected, Details 
undecided. Brick, fireproof construction. 


*Catholic Recreation Bldg.: $100,000.00, Archt., 
J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 401 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg. Owner, Right Rev. Joseph Chartrand, D. 
D., Bishop of Indianapolis, Rector S. S. Peter 
and Paul Cathedral, 1347 N. Meridian St. Rev. 
Maurice O’Connor, Director, 124 Georgia St. 


Temporarily in abeyance. 


*Motion Picture Theater, Stores and Offices: 
$1,000,000, Monument Circle. Archt., Arland W. 
Johnson, 485 Fifth Ave., New York City. Owner, 
Market Circle Realty Co., Dick Miller, president, 
e/o City Trust Co., Indianapolis. Bids in. Low 
bidder on general contract, Bedford Stone and 
Construction Co., Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indian- 
apolis. iy 

Commercial Garage and Stores: $125,000, 1 
sty. and bas., 195x202, northeast corner of Ala- 
bama and Ohio Sts. Architect and builder, Os- 
trom Realty Co., Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, 
the City Hall Realty Co., Delbert B. Meyer, c/o 
Ostrom Realty Co., c/o Zoe Ross, 4244 Rook- 
wood Avenue. Plans in progress. Ostrom 
Realty Company will build by day work, award- 
ing separate contracts and buying materials. 
Brick, concrete, steel, steel sash, slow burning 
construction, steam heat, comp. roof, gasoline 
tanks and pumps, garage equipment, 


Commercial Garage: 1 sty., 97x107, 21st and 
Talbott. Private plans. Owner and builder, Lynn 
B. Millikan, President Millikan Construction Co., 
501 N. Delaware St. Plans in progress. Start 
work in two weeks. Brick, concrete and steel, 
semi-fireproof construction, slow burning, steel 
sash, composition roof, steam heat, gasoline tanks 
and pumps, garage equipment. 


Lumber Plant (several new buildings), Arling- 
ton Ave., and Good Ave. Private plans. Owner, 
F. W. Aldag Co., East Washington and Belt R. R. 
Ss aa plans. Brick, slow burning construc- 
ion. 


Combination Club House and Business Building: 
$20,000, 2 sty. and bas., 32x97, 428 N. Missouri 
St. Private plans. Owner, the Hod Carriers’ 
Building Co.; J. P. Snowden, president of Local 
Union, 780 W. 25th St. Directors: Conley Mot- 
ley, 1726 Martindale Ave.; Edw. Ricketts, 1026 
Fayette St.; H. B. Crowe, 1150 Roach Ave.; Gus 
Roberts, Rufus Miller, 306 Blake St, Plans in 
progress. Ready for bids in January. Brick. 


*School Building (consolidated high and grade), 
$150,000 (12 classrooms, assembly room, combina- 
tion gymnasium and auditorium, stage, two do- 
mestic Science and two manual training rooms, 
cafeteria, kitchen). Warren township, Marion 
county, Indianapolis. Architect and engineers, 
Harrison and Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Edward J. Hecker, trustee, 
5241 E, Washington St., Indianapol’s. Owner 
receiving bids to close November 24th. (See legal 
advertising in this issue). Brick, hollow tile, 
comp. roof, steel sash, reinf. concrete coal bunk- 
ers and boiler room, slate blackboards, rolling 
Partitions, built-in wardrobes, mastic floors, steam 
heating, private water system, septic tank. 

Church Auditorium: Rooseve!t Ave. and Stuart 


Owner, jthe Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. 
Clarence Wilhelm, pastor, 2272 Adams St. Con- 


templated. Mature spring. Brick. 

*Bank and Office Building: Marion, Ohio. 
Archt., William Earl Russ, 313 N. Pennsylvania 
St., Indianapolis. Owner, Citizens Building and 
Loan Co., Marion, Ind. Plans completed; mature 
spring. 8 sty. and bas., 61x132. . 

*Hotel (for colored people), 60 rooms, Indiana 
Ave. Archt., William H, Albersmeier, Rauh Bldg. 
Owner, Edw, Sanders (mnfr. of lamp shades), 
229 Indiana Ave. All bids rejected. Architect 
hr revise plans and take new bids about March 

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*Double Residence: $9,000, 1545-47 N. Rural 

Archt., William H. Albersmeier, 508 Rauh 
Bldg. Owner, Mrs. Wilimina McCann, 323 E. 
Market St. Plans completed. Will ask for new 
bids in February. Frame. 

*Apartment Building (24 apts): 12th and 
Central. Architect and builder, Frank Brown, 
1341 N. Alabama St. Owner, Mrs, Coneley, ¢/o 
architect. Plans about completed, Architect will 
build and award separate contract8. Brick. 


*Church: $60,000, 2 sty. and bas., Fountain 
St. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Fountain Street M. E. Church, 


2007 Fountain St,; Rev. Philip S. May, pastor, 
2025 Fountain St. Plans nearing completion; 
mature late winter. Brick, stone. 


Contracts Awarded 


Apartment Building (6 apts.), 2 sty. and bas., 
37x82, and six-car garage, $26,000, 2058 N. Dela- 
ware St. Private plans. Owner, Phillip Yant, 
2220 N. Meridian St. Owner will build by day 
labor, awarding separate contracts. Brick. 

Double Residence: $13,000, 4817-19 College. 
Owner, Indiana Builders Corporation, Lemcke 
Bldg. Owner builds. Excavating. 2 sty., 28x44. 


Brick. 

Residence: $11,000, 2 sty., 25x36, 4123 North 
Delaware St. Owner, Whitney Spiegel, 4178 Col- 
lege Ave, Owner builds. Excavating. 

Residence: $10,000, 4301 Park. General con- 
tract let to Verne Hadley. Owner, George Rott- 
man, 1125 Bellefontaine St. Excavating. 

Garage and Servants’ Quarters: $9,000. Owner, 
George Hilgemier, 4266 N. Pennsylvania. General 
contractor, Builders Construction Co.; 540 North 
Meridian. 

Residence (double): $9,000, 1154-56 W. 31st St. 
Owner, Otto ‘Pettit, at site. Owner builds. Frame. 

Residence (double): $8,500, 626-28 N, Bancroft. 
Owner, ~E. E. Barb, 445 N. Colorado. Owner 
builds. Excavating, Frame. 

Double Residence: $8,000, 5147-49 College. 
Owner, F. M. Bartholomew & Sons, 3725 N. Illi- 
nois St. Owner builds. Excavating. Frame. 

*Hotel (200 rooms), 12 sty. and bas., 102x50, 
corner McCrea and Jackson Place. Archt., Wil- 


liam K. Eldridge, 914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Own- 
er, the Jackson Place Realty Co., E. G. Spink, 
president, 914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Builder, the 
E. G. Spink Co., 914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Brick, 


reinforced concrete floor and roof construction, 
reinforcing steel, steel sash, metal lath let to 
Anchor Steel Products Co. Start wrecking old 
buildings in ten days. 

*Grade School No. 76: $230,000. 
Byfield, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Commrs., 150 N. Meridian St. General 
eontractor, John A. Schumacher Co., 818 E. St. 
Clair St. Brick work let to Ballard V. Perry, 
1131 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Stone let to Ittenbach 


Archt., Chas. 


Stone Co. Steel let to Robert Berner Structural 
Steel Co.; all of Indianapolis. Excavating. 
*Grade School No. 75: $210,000. Archt., Ru- 


bush and Hunter, American Central Life Bldg. 
Owner, Board of School Commrs. General con- 
tractor, John a Schumacher Co., 818 E. St. Clair 
St. Brick work let to Ballard V. Perry, 1131 
Hume-Mansur Bldg. General contractor does car- 
pentry. Stone let to Ittenbach Stone Co. Steel 
let to Robert Berner Structural Steel Co, Exca- 
vating. 

*Grade School No. 70: $193,000. Archt., Von- 
negut, Bohn and Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Board of Echool Commrs. General 
contractor, John A. Schumacher Co., 818 E. St. 
Clair. General contractor does masonry and car- 
pentry. Steel let to Robert Berner Structural 
Steel Co. Stone let to Ittenbach Stone Co. Ex- 


cavating. 

*Grade School No. 30: $130,000. Archt,, the 
Elmer E, Dunlap Co., 11th and Delaware. Owner, 
Board of School Commrs. General contractor, 
John A. Schumacher Co., 818 E. St. Clair St. 
Brick work and carpentry, general contractor 
does. Steel let to Insley Manufacturing Co, Stone 
to Ittenbach Stone Co. Excavating. 


BEDFORD 
Colonial Residence: $15,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
Bedford. Archt., O. L. Hill, Bedford. Owner, 
Department of Conservation, Division of Fish. 


and Game, State House, Indianapolis, Ind. Plans 
in progress. Brick, tile roof, furnace heat, tile 
and hardwood floors. 

Fish Hatchery Building: $11,000, 2 sty., 30x45, 
Bedford. Archt., O. LL. Hill, Bedford, Ind. 
Owner, Department of Conservation, Division of 
Fish and Game, 108 State House, Indianapolis, 
Ind. Owner taking bids to close November 21st. 
Brick, concrete, steel rolling door, clay tile roof. 

*Ice Plant: $40,000, Private plans. Owner, 
the Home Ice Co., Inc. General constractor, Bed- 
ford Steel and Constr. Co., Bedford. Work 
started. Brick and concrete, 


CROWN POINT 


*Tuberculosis Hospital and Power Plant: $350,- 
000, 2 miles north of Crown Point, Ind. Archt., 
Karl D. Norris, Calumet Bldg., East Chicago, 
Ind. Owner, Board of County Commrs., George 
M. Foland, auditor, Crown Point. Project con- 
sists of 6 units, as follows: ~Unit No. 1, Admin- 
istration Bdlg., 2 sty., 34x525; dormitories for 
male and female patients, doctors and nurses 
(150 beds), 2 kitchens, passenger elevator, mor- 
tuary; Unit No. 2, building, 2 sty., 50x100, to 
contain dental and medical clinics, X-Ray room, 
laboratories, kitchen and dining rooms; Unit No. 
3, power plant and boiler room; Unit No. 4, 
children’s building; Unit No. 5, negro patients’ 
building; Unit No. 6, ten-car garage, superin- 
tendent’s residence (7 rooms). Owner receiving 
bids to close December 10. Revisions consist of 
elimination of the two main wings on each side 
of Administration Building and erect in their 
place (6) frame wards. 

*School (township), $25,000, Michigan School 
Township, Laporte County, Indiana. Owner, Ly- 
man A, Ohming, trustee, Michigan City, Ind. 
Archt., Nat L. Smith, Crown Point, Ind. Brick. 
Plans in progress. 


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*Catholic High School: $200,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 127x175. Archt., Herman Gaul, 111 West 
Washington St., Chicago, II]. Owner, St. Mary’s 
Roman Catholic Church, Decatur, Ind, Founda- 
tion in. Medland Bros., Logansport, were the 
contractors for substructure. Ready for bids soon 
on superstructure. 

Church: Owner, the United Brethren Congre- 
gation, Rev. B. F. Dotson, pastor, Decatur. 
Owners voted to build in the spring. Financing 
at present. Brick. 


EAST CHICAGO 
*East Chicago: Club House, $100,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 75x100. Archt., Jos. F. Craft Co. 
Owner, B. P. O. E. Lodge, Julius Friedman, chair- 
man building committee, Calumet Bldg., East 


Chicago, Contractor for substructure, H. B. Ol- 
ney, 4028 Parrish Ave., Indiana Harbor, Ind, 
Plans completed on superstructure. Ready for 


bids in December. Brick, concrete and steel. 


Post Office Building and Bowling Alleys: 
3451-53 Michigan Ave., Indiana MHarbor, Ind. 
Archt., Karl D. Norris, East Chicago... Owner, 


E. N. Bunnell, Indiana Harbor, Ind. Foundation 
in. Plans about completed on _ superstructure. 
Bid soons. Brick. Post office on first floor, bowl- 
ing alleys on second. 

Comfort Station: 1 sty., Forsythe and Chi- 
cago Aves. Archt., Karl D, Norris. Owner, City 
of East Chicago, Board of Public Works. Plans 
in progress. Brick, , 


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*Grade School: ‘East Side School,” $200,000 *Church (rear and side additions, 2 sty., 41x77), and marble ~begiea a wight noony Stevators, steel. aud 
(16 to 20 rooms). Archt., Hubert Miller, 431 $50,000. Archt., A. H. Elwood and Son, Haynes concrete stairs, skylight. 

Monger Bidg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, Bldg. Owner, Methodist Episcopal Trinity Church, Church: $30,000, 1 sty. and. bas., 38x60 (Sun- 

H. A. Compton, president; J. L. Harmon, secre. Rev. F. F. Thornburg, pastor, 32 S. Second St. day school rooms, kitchen and auditorium), 


tary, Elkhart. Plans in progress, Brick, rein. Revising plans. Brick, stone trim. Owner, the Forest Hills Baptist Church, Rey, A, 
forced concrete and steel, comp. roof, concrete *Store Building: $16,000, 2 sty. and bas., KE. Chastain, pastor. Owners are financing. Ex- 
and steel stairs, steam heating plant. 25x80, Lake Winona, Ind. Archt., A. H. El- pect to build in the spring. Brick. 


*Church (Sunday School and Parish Home): wood and Son, Haynes Bldg., Elkhart, Ind. Own- Communsy Building: $18,000, rear of church 
2 sty. and bas., 42x61, Ninth and Marion Sts. er, J. E. Beyer, Winona Lake, Ind. P'ans in at ith. and Elliott Sts. Owner, St. Mark’s Lu- 


Archt., A. H. Elwood and Son, Haynes Bldg. Progress. Brick. theran Church, 14th and Elliott Sts. Plans in 
Owner, Grace English Lutheran Church, Rev. progress; mature about March 1. Brick, 2 sty. 
Daniel Brosy, pastor, 825 W. Marion St. Plans EVANSVILLE and bas. Bible school rooms and social rooms. 
in progress. Mature about January 1. Brick, *Church: $28,000 (addition), 8th and Division 
stone trim, slate roof, steam heat, art glass, roll- *Medical Arts Building: $650,000, 6 sty. and Sts. Owner, First Evangelical Church, Ist and 
ing partitions, bas., 70x200 (963 offices, drug store and four Division Sts. General contractor, Scarborough- 


__*Township School (11 rooms), 2 sty, and bas., other Store rooms). Will be built on the Cadick Davies Construction Co. Excavating. Brick. 
57x96, Warren township, St. Joseph county, In- Theatre building foundation at Third and Syea- Will contain Sunday school rooms, social rooms 
diana. Archt., R. L. Simmons, Beardsley Block, more St. Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furni- and assembly hall. 

Elkhart. Owner, Elmer Whitsel, trustee, R. R. ture Bldg. - Owner, Grover C. Baughman and Church: $16,000, 1 sty. and bas., 50x75 (audi- 
No, 8, South Bend, Ind. Plans nearing comple- William H. Axton, representing the owners. torium, Sunday school rooms, pastor’s study and 
tion. Mature about January 1, Brick, comp. Plans in progress. Expect to be ready for bids social room), Harlan and Adams Sts. Owner, 


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East Side Baptist Church. Harlan and Adams 
Sts. Plans completed. Ready for bids soon. 
Brick. Archt., Frank J. Schlotter, 11314 North 
Fourth St. ‘ 

Church and Parochial School: $70,000, near 
Bedford and Adams Avenues. Owner, Trinity 
Lutheran Church, Bedford and Adams Avenues. 
Plans in progress; mature early spring. Brick, 
stone trim, 2 sty. and bas. 

Parish and Community House: $150,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 100x70, corner Third and Chestnut Sts. 
Owner, Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Dr. 
A. E. Craig, pastor. Preliminary plans in. prog- 
ress; mature in spring. Brick, stone trim. 

Church: $100,000. Owner, Central Methodist 
Episcopal Church, Owners will start a financing 
campaign soon. Definite data later. Brick, stone 
trim, 1 sty. and bas., at corner of Mary and 
Franklin Sts. 

Church (Sunday school addition), $100,000, Gar- 
vin St. Owner, Bethel Evangelical Church, Rev. 
Ewald Kockritz, pastor. Owners financing at 
present; mature about March 1. Brick, 2 sty. 
and bas. 

*Chrrch (2 sty. brick addition), $15,000, Eighth 
and West Illinois Sts. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 
Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Asso. Archt., 
Fritz Anderson, Evansville. Owner, Simpson M. 
E. Church, Dr. Frank Lenig, pastor, Evansville. 
Plans in progress. Brick, 2 sty., 18x70. Will 
contain gymnasium, auditorium and social rooms. 

Apartment Building and Stores: (3 stores, 4 
apts.), $38,000, 2 sty. and bas. Archt., Eli Stin- 
gle, 108 Upper Fourth. Owner, Isaac Hamburg, 
Evansyille. Plans in progress. Ready for bids 
in two weeks. Brick. 

*School: (Lodge Ave. School), $30,000, 1 sty., 
60x70, 6 rooms and auditorium, Green River Road 
and Lodge Ave., Evansville. Archt., Alfred E. 
Neucks, 515 Peoples Bank Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, Fred (Mann, trustee, Newburg, Ind., R. 


D. Korb, Mgr., 114 Second Ave, Plans in prog- 
ress, Plans ready for bids. Brick, mill construc- 
tion, steel sash, maple floors, built-up comp. roof, 
ventilators, skylight. ‘Will contain office, weizh- 
ing, storage, toilets, dressing room, laundry 
equipment. 

*High School: 2 sty. and bas., 80x35, and 
wing, 40x40, 6 classrooms, gymnasium and audi- 


torium, Newburgh, Ind. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks,. 


Peoples Bank Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Smith 
H. Abshier, trustee, Ohio Township, Newburgh, 
Ind. (Vanderburgh county). General contract. 
Roth Constr. Co., Boonville, Ind., for $35,400; 
plumbing let to John E. Woolley and Son, Evans- 
ville, for $2,090; heating let to Hottman and 
Weber Co., Evansville, for $4,527; electric wiring 
not let. Start work shortly. Bonds sold, 


Contracts Awarded 


*Residences (10): $3,000 each, llth and W. 
Maryland Sts. Owner and builder, William 
A. Hopkins, 109 Main St. Start work shortly. 
Owner builds. Frame. : 

Residence (general rem. and additions), Boon- 
ville, Ind. Archt., Alfred Neucks, Peoples Bank 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Louis Bohn, Boonville, 
Ind. General contract let to Roth Construction 
Co., Boonville, Ind. Frame. 

Residence (general alterations and additions), 
$7,000, Second and Madison. Archt., Alfred E. 
Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, Emil R. 
Viehe, Second and Madison. General contract let 
to George Graul, Evansville. 

Residence: Chandler Ave. and Washington 
Terrace. Owner, E. A. Smithfield. General con- 
tract let to C. Kanzler & Son, Furniture Bldg. 
Frame. 

*Bosse High School: New contracts for inte- 
rior equipment let last week for the new Benja- 
min Bosse high school, Washington and Harlan 
avenues, at the meeting of the school board, The 


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*Mizpah Shrine Temple: $600,000, 5 sty. and 
bas., 158x162, Ft. Wayne, Archt., Guy Mahurin, 
500 Lincoln Life Bldg. Owner, Mizpah Temple, 
A. A. O, N. M. S. Lodge., Ft. Wayne. Low 
bidder on general contract, Ruesching-Hager- 
man Constr. Co., 402 East Superior St., $463,000; 
Bids rejected. Temporarily in abeyance. 

Catholic Community Center Building: $575,000, 
Charles M. Niezer, chairman of the executive 
committee; campaign headquarters, 506 Feoples 


‘Trust Bldg.; Stephen’ A. Callahan, director of 


finance campaign. Contemplated. Owners are 
financing at present; will mature in the spring. 
Brick. 

*Grade School and Heating Plant: $200,000, 
“Jas. Smart School,” 20-room addition. Archt., 
Griffith and Goodrich, 211 BE. Berry St. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Byron Sommers, presi- 
dent; L. C. Ward, superintendent of schools, Fort 
Wayne. Plans in progress. Will advertise for 
bids in a few days. 

*Grade School: $275,000, 24 rooms, “Lakeside 
School.” Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 Lincoln Life 
Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, Byron 
Sommers, president; L. C. Ward, superintendent 
of schools. Plans in progress. Adv. for bids in 
30 days. 

*Grade School: $275,000, ‘‘South Side Grade 
School,’’ 30 rooms. Archt., Chas. R. Weatherhogg, 
250 W. Wayne St. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, Byron Sommers, president; L. C. Ward, su- 
perintendent of schools, Fort Wayne. Plans in 
progress. Brick. Adv. for bids in December. 

*Church: $75,000, Gay and Pontiac Sts. 
Archt., David Reibel and Matheny, 906 First Na- 
tional Bank Bidg., Columbus, Ohio, Owner, 
Grace Lutheran Church, H. W. Subrink, chair- 
man building committee, 2420 Hanna St. Plans 


in progress; mature in January. Brick, 1 sty. 


R. No. 4. Architect revising plans. All previous following awards were made: Tools for the ma- and” Base” C4289) 
bids rejected. Owner will readvertise for new chine shop to the Woodward Manufacturing Com- Se 


bids about January 1. Brick. 


pany at approximately $1,528.50; benches and Catholic Parochial. School: $50,000, 2 sty. and 


*Bottling Plant (add.), 1 sty., 25x89, $10,000. other equipt., Fay & Egan, $2,481; machine shop bas. Architect not selected, Owner, Church of 
Archt., Frank J. Schtotter, 11344 Upper Fourth. equipment, Marshall and Huckart, $1,418.40 with the Most Precious Blood. Owners financing. 
Owner, J. Vogel and Son, Second and Ohio Sts. forge and Arbor press additional $245; shades Mature early spring. Brick. 


Bids in. Brick. 


on a unit basis as per specifications at approxi- _ *Freight Yards: $6,066,000, between Fort 


*Laundry Bldg.: (1 sty. side addition, 45x103), mately $1,829.19; gymnasium equipment, Fred Wayne and New Haven, Ind. Owner, the Nickel 


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Plate Railroad; Bernett, president; C. E. Denney, 
vice-president, Cleveland, Ohio, Starting work. 
Project will include double tracking from Fort 
Wayne to New Haven, roundhouse, repair shops, 
sixty tracks, 6,000-car capacity. 


*Church (Sunday school addition and remodel- 
ing church building), $35,000, Montpelier, Ohio. 
Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort 
Wayne. Owner, Methodist Episcopaal Church, 
Rev. Childs, pastor, Montpelier, Ohio. Plans in 
progress. Bids soon. Work will consist of a 
one-story brick addition, new heating system, new 
plumbing, toilets, showers and general interior 
alterations. 

*Telephone Building: 114 sty. and bas., $25,000, 
Angola, Ind. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff 
Bldg, Fort Wayne. Owner, Steuben County 
Telephone Co., H. E. Wilder, manager, Angola, 
Ind, Start work at once. Work started. Owner 
builds. Brick. 


*Parsonage (add. and alt.), 1 sty., 30x15, and 
general interior alterations, Wabash, Ind. Archt., 
A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Blidg., Fort Wayne. 
Owner, Presbyterian Congregation, Rev. Nevin 
Schaaf, pastor, Wabash, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Bids shortly. Brick. 


*Residence and Two-Car Garage: $30,000, 2 
sty. and bas., colonial type. Archt., Pohlmeyer 
and Poh!meyer, 301 Central Bldg. Owner, Ralph 
Thieme, c/o Thieme Brothers Knitting Mills, 
Knitters Ave., Fort Wayne. Plans in progress. 
Bids in two weeks. Brick, vapor or hot water 
heat, stain shingle roof, tile and hardwood floors. 

Residence: $12,000, Clear Lake, Ind. Archt., 
Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg., Fort 
Wayne. Owner, Dr. Ed. H. Kruse, 318 Central 
Bldg., Fort Wayne. Plans completed. Owner 
will build by day !abor. Field stone and shingle. 

*Residence: $9,000. Archt., Pohlmeyer and 
Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg. Owner, Otto Heger- 
feld, 1230 Home Ave. Plans completed, New bids 
shortly. Frame. 

*Stores, Apartments and Hall: $25,000, 2 sty., 
417x175. Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, 301 
Central Bldg. Owner, Christian Miller (sheet 
metal works), Broadway and Jefferson. Owner 
will build by day labor. Brick. 

*Residence and Garage: $8,000. Archt., F. G, 


Fortney. Citizens Trust Bldg. Owner, Harry 
Geyer, 132 E, Berry St. Owner will build by day 
labor. Stucco, furnace, shingle roof. 

*Dormitory: 2 sty., about 200x50, ‘“‘Concordia 
College Campus.” Archt., J. M. E. Riedel, Noll 
Bldg. Owner, Concordia College, Fort Wayne, 
Ind. Preliminary plans in progress. Mature in 
60 days. Brick. 

*Apartment Building (2 apts.), rem. and addi- 
tion. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg. 
Owner, A. Kotzenberg, 916 Lake Ave. Owner 
taking bids. Work will consist of an addition, 
and heating, plumbing, wiring, painting, plaster- 
ing, ete. 

*Residence: $15,000, Lake Wawasee, Indiana. 
Archt., A, M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort 
Wayne. Owner, Charles Able, ¢c/o Architect. 
Architect taking bids. Frame. Private water 
system, septic tank, asphalt shingle roof, fur- 
nace. 

-*Lodge Building: $50,000, Kendallville, Ind. 
Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Fort 
Wayne. Owner, B. P. O. E., Kendallville, Ind. 
Plans nearing completion. Ready for bids soon. 
Brick. 

Store: $9,000. Owner, T. E. McCorkle, Pix- 
ley Long Bldg. Archt., O. C. Brunswick, 206 
Noll Bldg. Archt, builds. Brick. Starting work. 

Store: $7,500, 3215 Winters St. Owner, Claude 
J. Flory; wiring to G. K. Workman. 

Building Permits 

Issued to F. G. Myers, for residence at 4214 
Hanna St., cost $3,500; to F. G. Myyers, for resi- 
dence at 806 Woodview, cost $5,500; to Edward 
Jurghaus, for residence at 3801 Harrison St., cost 
$5,000; to S. P. Shannon, for residence at 3117 
Anthony Blvd., $4,000; to Laur Bros., for resi- 
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Commercial Garage: $18,000, 1 sty., 50x125, 
Washington near Fifth. Private plans. Owner 
and builder, William Welter and Co., 522 Broad- 
way. Plans in progress, Start work soon. 
Brick. 

Apartment Building (4 apts.). Private plans. 
Owner, Arthur Orbison, 349 Pierce St. Plans in 
progress. Brick, . 


Apartment Building and Stores: 2 sty., 25x77 
and 1 sty., 50x49, 300 block on West Fifth. 
Archt., I. M. Cohen, 708 Broadway. Owner, 
Block and Goodman, 656 Mass St. Excavating. 
Owner wi!] build by day labor and award sepa- 
rate contracts. Brick, 

Sewage Pumping Station: Owner, City of 
Gary, Board of Public Works, City Hall, Gary. 
Consulting engineers, Alvord Burdick and How- 
son, 8 S. Dearborn St. Plans in progress. 


HAMMOND 


Branch Library: $20,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
28x77. Archt., Joseph T. Hutton and Son, Ham- 
mond Building. Owner, Board of Trustees, J. V. 
Keller, president, 419 Ash St.; Mrs. J. V. Saw- 
yer, librarian, Hammond Public Library. Plans 
in progress. Ready for bids in ten days. 

Undertaking Establishment, Chapel and Garage: 
$25,000, 2 sty., 29x40, 1 sty., 25x50, Rimbach and 
Ann Sts. Archt., Addison C. Berry & Co., Ruff 
Bldg., Hammond, Owner, Charles C. Neidow, 
(fas oot St. Plans in progress. Bids soon. 

rick. 


INDIANA HARBOR 


Blast Furnaces: $2,000,000. Owner, the 
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co., Youngstown, 
Ohio. Structural Engineers, Freyn Bressert Co., 
122 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. General con- 
tract for foundation work let to Great Lakes 
Dredge and Dock Co., 104 S. Michigan Ave., Chi- 
eago, Ill. Plans in progress on superstructure, 

Tube Mills: $4,000,000. Owner, Youngstown 
Sheet and Tube Co., J. A. Campbell, president, 
Youngstown, Ohio. Plans in progress; mature 
early spring, 


KOKOMO 


Junior High School: $300,000, Kokomo. Archt. 
not selected. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
A. P. Armstrong, Pres., Clarence Haworth, 
Treas., Kokomo. Owner expects to select an 
architect about December Ist. Brick. 


*Township School Building: $80,000, Somerset, 


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BIOLOGY BUILDING, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, LAFAYETTE, IND. 


Architect: 
Robert Frost Daggett, 
Indianapolis. 


Carnahan Manufacturing Company 


General Sales Office and Factory 


Contractor: 
Leslie Colvin, 
Indianapolis. 


Loogootee, Ind. 


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Ind., Waltz School lownsnip, Wabash county. 
Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1125 N. Buck- 
eye St., Kokomo, Ind. Owner, H. H. Bradley, 
trustee, Wabash, Ind., Rural Route. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close December 14 at 11:00 A. M. 


Brick. (See legal advertising in this issue.) 
Brick. 
*Residence and Garage: $12,000, 2 sty., 30x40, 


Forest Park Add. Archt., Oscar Cook, Citizens 
Bank Bidg. Owner, Rex Ballenger, 212. American 
Trust Bldg. Plans completed, mature about 
March Ist. Brick veneer, asphalt shingle roof, 
furnace, tile and hardwood floors. 

Apartment Building (2 apts.), rem. from resi- 
dence. Archt., Oscar Cook, Citizens Bank Bldg. 
Owner, Herman Weaver. Start work soon. 
Frame, furnace, shingle roof, new plumbing and 


wiring. 


MICHIGAN CITY 


*Lumber Plant and Garage: 1 sty., 100x160, 


60x170, 100x50, 24x41, 100x30, Washington and 
Second Sts. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, 
Ross Blde., Lafayette, Ind. Owner, Michigan 


City Lumber and Coal Co., Michigan City. Plans 
in progress. Bids soon. Brick, mill construction. 


Apartment Building, Stores and Offices: 5 
sty. and bas., 80x165, Franklin St., near 7th. 
Private plans. Owner, Dr. Frank W. Warren, 


719 Franklin St., Michigan City. Plans in prog- 
ress; mature spring. Brick, concrete and steel. 

Factorf§: 2 sty., 50x51, Arthur and York Sts. 
Archt., Ahlgrim and Boonstra, 11 Brinkman 
Bldg. Owner, Vincent Milcarek (Cement and 
Tile Works), Arthur and York Sts. Owner will 
build by day labor. Taking bids on materials. 
Reinforced concrete. 


Fire Station (bungalow type), $10,000, West 
Side. Private plans. Owner, City of Michigan 
City, Board of Public Works, City Hall. Sketches 
mature spring. Brick. 

Apartment and (3) Stores: $14,000, Fourth 
and Washington. Owner, William Kaeding, 140 


Ready for brick work. 


Francisco, Michigan City. 
Owner builds by day 


Brick veneer and frame. 
labor. 
PETERSBURG 

*Church: $15,000, 1 sty. and bas., 39x70, Pe- 
tersburg Ind, Archt., John B. Bayard, Main St., 
Vincennes, Ind. Owner, St. Francis Xavier 
Catholic Church, Rev. Father Gregorrie, 205 
Church St., Vincennes. Plans in progress. Brk., 
asphalt shingle roof, furnace, art glass. 

Petersburg: Garage and Salesroom, 1 sty., 


about 60x160, 1 block north of Main St., between 
4th and 5th Sts. Owner, Veeck and Son, Pe- 
tersburg. Contemplated. Probably mature spring. 


PLYMOUTH 

Stores (2) and Offices: 2 sty., 

plans. Owner, Dr. Deeds (dentist), 

Ind. Preparing sketches; mature early 
Brick, ordinary construction. 

*Church and Sunday School: 


40x80. Private 
Plymouth, 
spring. 


$30,000, 1 sty. 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION 


Archt., Jacob 


and bas., 50x60, Etna Green, Ind. 
First 


C.’ Ness, Lake Ave., Plymouth. Owner, 

Christian Church, H. L. Thomas, Harvey Kimes, 
building committee, Etna Green, Ind. General 
contractor, Lemler Lumber Co., Bourbon, Ind. 


Heating and plumbing let to Mason Plumbing 
Co., Etna Green. Owner desires information on 
church furniture and kitchen equipment. 


RICHMOND 


*Club House: $40,000. Archt., Werking and 
Son, 307 American Trust and Savings Bldg. 
Owner, Richmond Country Club, Charles Druitt, 
chairman building committee. Plans in progress. 

*Municipal Market House and Assembly Hall: 
$250,000, 2 sty., 82x276. Archt., Werking and 
Son, 307 American Trust and Savings Building. 
Owner, City of Richmond, L. A. Handley, mayor, 


City Hall. Plans in progress, Brick, steam heat, 
two boilers, brick stack. Will contain city of- 
fices and restrooms, auditorium seating 4,000. 


Baleony seating 2,000, stage. 

*High and Grade School: $72,000, Milton, Ind. 
Archt., Werking and Son, 307 American Trust 
and Savings Bldg., Richmond, Ind. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees,- Milton, and William H. Mil- 
ler, trustee} Milton. General contractor, E, A. An- 
derson, Centerville, Ind. Starting brick work. 
Heating and plumbing to Neal and Stoll, Con- 
nersville, Ind. Electric work to Service Electric 
Co., Fountain City, Ind. 


SOUTH BEND 


2 sty. and bas., 75x360, 
$600,000, South Bend, Archt., Austin and Sham- 
bleau, 111 N. Lafayette. Owner, Board of School 
Commissioners, Dr. R. B. Dugdale, president; C. 
Jackson, William Clem, W. W. Borden, superin- 
tendent, 220 S. St. Joe St. Owner taking bids. 
Brick, reinforced, concrete floor and roof construc- 
tion, hollow tile, stone trim, steam heat, brick 
stack, tile anad terrazzo floors, steel sash, fire 


*Junior High School: 


doors, skylights, ventilators. Will contain gym- 
nasium, auditorium. library, cafeteria, kitchen, 
two vocational training rooms, offices, four con- 


ference rooms, modern housekeeping rooms, sew- 
ing rooms, two science laboratories, music room, 
art room, domestic science and manual training 
departments. 

*Church and Parsonage: 
sty., 28x86, La Salle St., South Bend, Archt., 
A. H. Elwood and Son Haynes Block,- Elkhart, 
Ind. Owner, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, C. J. 
Reinke, chairman building committee. 205 Elder 
St., South Bend, Plans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim, slate roof, steam heat. Will contain audi- 
torium, Sunday school rooms, social rooms, din- 
ing room and kitchen. 

*Club House: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas., 66x160. 
Archt., E, A. Mayo, 53 W. Jackson Blvd., Chi- 
cago, Ill. Owner, the Progress C!ub, Mrs. Rich- 
ard Elbel, president; Sarah Lyons, secretary; 
Mrs, Granville Ziegler, South Bend. Plans about 
completed. Architect ready for bids in two 


1 sty., 70x100, and 2 


RECORDER 


weeks. Brick, stone trim, steam heat, comp. 
roof. Will contain auditorium, studios, 2 stores, 
kitchen, dining room, stage, 

*Lodge Building: $300,000, South Bend, Ind. 
Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldz., 
Lafayette. Owner, Eagles Lodge, South Bend, 
Ind. On working drawings. Brick, fireproof 
construction. Will contain an auditorium seat- 
ing 2,700 persons. 

*Club House: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas., 100x199, 
Jefferson &t., South Bend. Archt., Nicol, Scholer 
and Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette, Ind. Owner, 
Knights of Columbus, Council No, 553, J. B. 
Weber, 301 S. Carroll St., Chmn. Bldg. Com; 
Edmund Wills, Union Trust Bldg., William P. 
Cass, Dr. John B. Bertling, al! of South Bend. 
Plans in progress, will not be ready before Janu- 
ary 1. Brick, reinforced concrete and steel; fire- 
proof construction. 

*Superintendent’s Residence and Employes’ 
Building: $31,000, 2 sty. and bas., at “Health- 
win Tuberculosis Hospital. Archt., William El- 
wood, 220 W. Jefferson St. Owner, Board of 
County Commissioners, Clarence Sedwick, audi- 
tor, court house. General contract let to John 
Nelson, 29 Madison St. Heating let to W. H. 
Burke; plumbing to W. H. House; electric work 
to Colip Bros., all of South Bend. Brick, fire- 
proof construction. 


TERRE HAUTE 


Bottling Plant (add.), $20,000. Owner, The 
Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Harry Cully, Pres. Plans 
in progress, ready for bids about January Ist. 
Brick and reinf. concrete. 

*Offices and Stores: ‘‘Chantecleer Building,” 
$80,000, 2 sty. and bas.; 4 stores, Ist floor; offices 
on 2nd floor. Sixth St. Archt., Shourds-Stoner 
Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, Deming Land 
Co., L. E. Waterman, Pres. First National Bank 
Bldg. Plans about completed, ready for bids soon. 
Brick, steam heat, comp. roof, tile floors, copper- 


set store fronts. 
Business Bldg.: (stores), $10,000, Cherry St., 


near 7th. Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Trib- 
une Bldg. Owner, Arthur Cunningham, 529 S. 
Center St. Plans in progress. Bids in two 
weeks. Brick, comp. roof, copper-set front. 

*Duplex Residence: (2 six-room apartments), 2 
sty. and bas. Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 
Tribune Bldg. Owner, C. R, Smith, 1901 N, 9th 
St. Plans in progress. Brick veneer. 


*High School: (addition), $60,000, 2 sty. and 
bas. (gymnasium and auditorium), Jasonville, 
Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller, Miller and Yeager, 
30 N. Fifth St., Terre Haute. Plans completed. 


Owner will advertise for bids in 30 days. Brick. 
*High School: $20,000, 1 sty., Marion Twp., 
Owen county, Patricksburg, Ind. Archt., John- 


Miller, Miller and Yeager, 30 N. 5th &t., 


son, 
Terre Haute. Owner, William Penrod, trustee, 
Patricksburg, Ind. Will probably award con- 


tract to Urban and Apple Construction Co., Bra- 
zil, Ind., soon as bonds are sold. 

*Township High School: $70,000, Jefferson 
Township, Putnam’ County. Archt., Johnson, 
Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. 


Geo. M. Spindler, Gen. Mgr. 


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Phone, Main 2064 
‘ Indianapolis 


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Phone, Webster 9500 
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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


Owner, Gilbert -Ogies, Trustee, Rural Route No. 
6, Greencastle, Ind. Revising plans. Ready for 


bids soon. Brick. 

*Boys’ Dormitory: $150,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
“Allendale,” Terre Haute. Archt.,. Shourds- 
Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Gibeault Home for Boys, Rev. Michael J. 
Gorman, in charge, Allendale, Terre Haute. 
Plans in progress. ; 

*School: (Township Grade), $20,000, 1 sty., 
70x32 (2 rooms), Richland Twp., Greene County, 
Ind. Archt., Thomas and Allen, 261% S. Fifth 
St., Terre Haute. Owner, Amos Emery, trustee, 
Bloomfield, Ind. Plans in progress. Owner will 
not advertise for bids until late winter. Brick, 
stone trim. 

*Résidence: (Dutch colonial), $8,000. Archt., 
Reintjes and Floyd, 52314 Ohio St. Owner, James 
L, Walsh. Plans in progress. Frame, furnace 
Pale asphalt shingle roof, tile bath, hardwood 
oors. 


VINCENNES 


' *Theater (general alterations and rem.), Prince- 
ton, Ind. Archt., Osterhage & Sutton, Citizens 
National Bank Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, United 
Theaters and Amusement ‘Co., Inc., Clyde Noble, 


secretary, Princeton, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Work will consist of new orchestra pit, increased 
seating 355, interior and exterior plastering, 


ornamental composition tile vestibule 
decorating. Ready for bids soon, 


*Church: $40,000, 2 sty. and bas., Fairfield, 
Ill., Wayne County. Archt., Osterhage and Sut- 
ton, Citizens Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, 
First. Christian Church, Rev. J. A. Jacobs, pastor, 
Fairfield, Ill. Plans about completed. Brick, 
stone trim, art glass, steam heat, rolling parti- 
tions, pipe organ. Will contain Sunday school 
room, kitchen, dining room, socia! rooms, 

*Church: $30,000, Wendelin, Ill, Archt., J. 
W. Gaddis, 602 American National Bank Bldg., 
Vincennes. Owner, Holy Cross Congregation, 
Rey. Joseph Fisher, pastor, Wendelin, Ill. Plans 
sent to owner. In abeyance until spring, 1924. 

*Grade School (add. and rem.), $30,000, Bloom- 
field, Ind. Archt., Osterhage & Sutton, Citizens 
Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Dr. E. R. Mason, president, Bloomfie'd. 
Plans completed; mature late winter, Brick. 

*Apartment House: $65,000, 3 units, 30x45 
each. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, Citizens 
Trust Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, D. C. Amerine, 
Vincennes, Ind. Plans completed. Project will 
not mature until late winter. Brick, stone trim, 
composition roof, vapor heat, steel sash, Central 
heating plant. 

*Church: $20,000, 1 sty, and bas., 37x82, Val- 
lonia, Ind. Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, Citi- 
zens Trust Blde., Vincennes, Owner, J. A. Jese- 
like, pastor, Vallonia, Ind. Plans completed; 
mature this winter. Brick, stone-trim, slate roof, 
furnace heat, tile floor in vestibule. 

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MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


floors, re- 


Akron: Sanitary Sewer 


System. Engineer, 
Clem P. Miller, 


Court House, Rochester, Ind. 
Owner, Town of Akron, ¢/o Akron Town Clerk, 
Akron, Ind. Preliminary plans in progress. 
*Cedar Corner: Township school, $100,000, 
Madison School Township, Tipton County, Ind. 
Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, A. Burkett, trustee, Wind- 
fall, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick. 
*Bloomington: Chureh, $55,000, 2 sty. and 
@s., 123x60, Bloomincton. Archt., W. H. Garns, 
818 Fletcher Trust. Bldc.. Indianapolis. Owner, 
Fairview Methodist Church, Rev. G. W. Morgan, 
pastor, * Bloomington. Excavating. Ready for 
bids in ten days. Brick, stone trim, asbestos 
roof, steam heat, art glass. organ, circular pews. 
Bluffton : Community Bldg., 1 sty. and bas. 
Owner, City of Bluffton and Bluffton Lodge B. P. 

E. and Chamber of Commerce. Contemplated. 
Definite data soon. Brick. 

*Connersville: Double Residences (4), Con- 
hersville, Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher 
Trust Blde., Indianapolis. Owner, Charles Mel- 
orn, Connersville, Revised plans completed; 
Mature late winter. Frame. 

“Corydon: Church. 1 sty. and bas., 60x110, 
tydon. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher 
Trust Bldc., Indianapolis. Owner, Methodist 
Episcopal Church. Rev. J. D. Moore, pastor, Cory- 
on, Ind. Architect and owner taking bids. 
rick, stone trim, asphalt shingle roof, steam 
eat, art glass. 

Crawfordsville: College Buildings, $500,000. 
wner, Wabash College, Board of Trustees. Ex- 
as {0 start work in the sprine on part of the 
uilding program. The first building to be erected 
will be a science building, followed by a new 
chapel, then an administration building, The im- 
Provements of old buildings will include new front 
for Center Hall, new equipment for laboratories 
and general alterations, 
ra dunkirk: Glass Plant Addition. Owner, the 
ndana Glass Co., Frank Murray, president, Dun- 
ae. Contemplated. Brick and steel, 

Dugger: Church (rem), $20,000, Dugger. 


Archt., W, H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust Bldz., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Methodist Congregation, 
Rev. M. H. Reynolds, Pastor, Dugger, Ind. Pre- 
vious .bids rejected. _New bids about March 1. 
Work will consist of brick veneering old frame 
building, steam heating system, art glass and gen- 
eral alterations. 


Elwood: Hotel (add.), 60 rooms. Owner, J. F. 
Fihe, c/o American Sheet and Tin Plate Co., 
Elwood, Ind. Sketches: mature spring. f 

*Greensburg: Bank (rem. and alt.) $40,000, 
Greensburg, Ind. Archt., McGuire and Shook, 
320 Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Union Trust Co., Greensburg. Plans completed. 
Work will consist of new stone or terra cotta 
front, vault, vault door, new bank fixtures and 
general alterations. Owner taking bids to close 
November 20th. 


*Greencastle: Children’s Home (boys’ cottage, 
girls’ cottage, nursery, hospital, chapel, rest cot- 
tage, administration building, central heating 
plant),.1 and 2 sty., irrecular dimensions, near 
Greencastle, Archt., W. H. Garns, 818° FletcHer 
Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Methodist 
Children’s Home, Miss Angie Godwin, superintend- 
ent, Greencastle. Plans in progress. Brick, 
Mature early sprine. . 

Kingston: Heating and ventilating system for 
school building, $3,000. Engineer, Snider and 
Rotz, Merchants Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. Own- 
er, Harry Logan, trustee, Fugit township, R, R. 
Greensburg, Ind. Bids are being received at the 
office of Wickens and Hamilton, Erdmann Bldg., 
Greensburg, Ind. Bids close November 24th at 
1:00 ‘p. m. 


Lafayette: Heating and Power Plant: 
$300,000; Electrical Engineerring Build- 
ing: $100,000. Purdue University. Archt., 
Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg. 
Owner, Purdue University, Board of 
Trustees, Lafayette. Low bidderrs as 
follows: Low bidder on general contract, 
A. E. Kemmer, 3d and Brown Sts.; Heat- 
ing and plumbing, Wallace Bros., 306 No. 
4th.; Electric work, Brassie-Bowers Co., 
639 Main St., all of Lafayette.. Contracts 
will be awarded at once. Brick, frpf. 
constr. 7 


Miller: Suburban Resort (additions and altera- 
tions), Miller, Ind., Lake County. Archt., Rawson 
and Eisenberg, 5 N. La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. 
Owner, Johnson Kennedy, Miller, Ind. Prelimi- 
nary plans in progress. Bricks 1 sty. addition, 
48x61; top add., 80x45. Brick, composition roof, 
stone trim, hollow tile partitions, steam heat. 

*Neweastle: Y. M. C, A -Building, $240,000, 
4 sty. and bas., 117x123, Newcastle. Archt., Me- 
Guire and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Young Men’s Christian 
Association, Newcastle,“Ind. Bids in under ad- 
visement. If contracts are awarded, the Bowyer 
Construction Co,, Newcastle, Ind., will probably 
be awarded the general contract. Definite data 
soon. 


Shelbyville: Apartment and _ Store 
Building, $20,000. (2 apts., 2 stores). 
So. Harrison St. Private plans. Owner, 
McKinney Bros. (Clark and Ralph Mc- 
Kinney). Plans in progrress. Brick, 
stucco constr., mature about March 1st. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Brazil: Heating Plant. Owner, Board of 
County Commrs., . Chas. McCullouch, auditor. 
General contract let to J. M. Cutshall & Son, 


Brazil, Ind. Brick. 
*Kitchell: Consolidated High and Grade School, 
B. Parker, Board of Trade Bldg., Indianapolis. 


B. Parker, Board of Trade Bld¢., Indianapolisi. 
Owner, Lester Parks, trustee, Kitchell. General 
contractor, Harry Pinnick, Richmond, Ind. Ex- 
cavating. Brick, 2 sty., 107x65. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed Proposals inserted 
{n these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
sx publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Sealed proposals will be received by the Trus- 
tee. of Waltz.-School township, Wabash county, 
Ind., until eleven o’clock a. m., Friday the 14th 


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day of December, 1923, in the school building 
in Somerset, Ind., for the erection and comp!e- 
tion of a two story and basement brick school 
building, the estimated cost of which is $80,- 
009, to be located in Somerset, Waltz township, 
Wabash county, Ind., according to the plans and 
specifications prepared by the Elmer E. Dunlap 
Co., “architects, copies of which are now on file 
in the office of the trustee and in the office of 
the architects, National Sign Corp. Building, Ko-. 
komo, Ind. 


At the same time and place, separate bids will 
be received for furnishing and installing a com- 
plete heating plant, and the plumbing and sewer- 
ing for the above named building. 

All bids must be in writing, sealed and with 
the envelope endorsed, giving the name of the 
bidder and the class of work bid upon and on 
bid forms as on file, and all bids will be opened 
and read publicly at the time and Place fixed in 
this notice. 


The trustee and his Advisory Board reserves 
the right to reject any or al! bids and to take 
time to investigate the bids and the qualifications 
of the bidders. The limit of time to be allowed 
the Trustee for proper investigation of bidders 
shall not be less than 7 days from the date of 
receiving bids. 


Each bid for the general construction shall be 
accompanied by a certified check for the sum of 
Two Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) 
each bid for the heating and ventilating plans 
shall be accompanied by a certified check for the 
sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and 
each bid for the plumbing and sewering shall be 
accompanied by a certified check for the sum 
of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). These checks 
must be made payable to the School Trustee of 
Waltz School Township, Wabash County, Indiana, 
and will be held by him as a guaranty of good 
faith that said bidder or bidders will enter into 
contract &nd execute bond approved by the Trus- 
tee for the performance thereof, if his bid or bids 
are accepted. The checks of those bidders who 
fail to be awarded contracts shall be returned to 
them when the contracts are let. 


Should the successful bidder or bidders fail to 
enter into such contract and execute such bond, 
then he or they shall forfeit the amount of said 
certified checks as liquidated damages for the 
use and benefit of the proper fund of Waltz 
School Township, Wabash County, Indiana, 


Each bidder shall file with his bid the statu- 
atory affidavit required under Section 8698 Burns 
Revised Statutes of the State of Indiana, 1914. 

Copies of the plans and specifications may 
be obtained from the office of the architects, 
National Sign Corp. Blde., Kokomo, Indiana, 
upon deposit of twenty-five dollars for each set; 
said deposits wil! be returned to the bidders upon 
the safe return of the plans and specifications to 
said office of the Architects on or before the day 
set for receiving bids, 

Bach bidder receiving plans and specifications 
will be required to submit a bid or bids to the 
trustee or failing to do so, the deposit for plans 
and specifications will be retained for the use 
and benefit of the proper fund of Waltz School 
Township, Wabash County, Indiana. 

Sgned: H. H. BRADLEY, 
Trustee of Waltz School Twp., 
Wabash County, Indiana. 
November’ 10th-17th-24th, 1923. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given py Edward J. Hecker, 
trustee of Warren school township, Marion 
county, Indiana, that until 1 o’clock p. m., on 
the 24th day of November, 1923, at his office at 
No, 5241 East Washington street, Indianapolis, 
Ind., said trustee and his advisory board will re- 


- ceive sealed proposals for the construction of a 


grade and high school building, to be located on 
the east side of the Post road, between East 
Michigan and East Tenth streets, in Warren 
township, Marion county, Indiana, in accordance 
with plans and specifications prepared by Harri- 
Turnock, architects and engineers, 500 
Board of Trade Building, Indianapolis, Ind., and 
now on file with said trustee and the state board 
of accounts, and in the office of the architects and 
engineers. 

All bids must be made out on the standard 
form, No. 96 of the state board of accounts, and 
shall be accompanied by a certified check for 
two (2%) per cent of the amount of bid, guaran- 
teeing that if the bidder is awarded the contract 
he will accept the same and give surety company 
bond for the faithful performance of said con- 
tract. 

Bids will be received on 
the work: General construction, heating, plumb- 
ing, electric wiring, electric fixtures. 

Dated this 3d day of November, 1923, 

EDWARD J. HECKER, Trustee. 


Nov. 3, 10, 17, 1923. 


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Official Paper 


Indiana 


Society of Architects 


ARCHITECTS AT INDIANAPOLIS 
HEAR INTERESTING TALK ON 
STEAM HEATING MATTERS. 


Prominent Heating Engineer Guest of 
Indianapolis Architects 
Association. 


Attractive programs are becoming the 
regular order of the monthly meetings 
of the Indianapolis Architects Association 
nor was the one offered for the Novem- 
ber meeting, Tuesday, November 13, an 
exception. It featured Charles F. Ever- 
leth, chief engineer for the Warren- 
Webster Co., heating system specialists, 
who spoke on “Groupe Heating of Build- 
ings,” illustrating his remarks with lan- 
tern slides. 


The meeting was held at the Hoosier 
Athletic Club getting underway through 
the medium of a 6:30 p. m., dinner at 
which was gathered a _ representative 
group of the architectural profession and 
several guests. It was a jolly party and 
most enjoyable. . 

When the dinner was concluded the 
crowd adjourned to a more commodious 
room which had been prepared for the 
meeting. President Herman Scherrer in- 
troduced the speaker of the evening, Mr. 
Everleth who, after exchanging felicita- 
tions and an expression of pleasure for 
the opportunity to appear before the In- 
dianapolis architects, entered into the 
subject at hand. : 

He asked indulgence at the necessity 
for a more or less technical introduction 
dealing with the fundamental physical 
processes required in the development 
of steam for heating purposes. Such re- 
marks led up gradually to the original 
steam heating systems which in their 
more or less crude way were brought into 
use. : 

His reference to the well remembered 
water hammer, leaky, spitting, sputter- 
ing valves, accompanied by illustrations, 
caused smiles. From then on he traced 
the improvement developments intro- 
duced from time to time into steam heat- 
ing systéms and dwelt particularly upon 
the vacuum principle. j 

Arriving at the groupe heating point 
he in a most interesting way illustrated, 
both by word and lantern slide, various 
méthods employed in carrying out such 
systems, showing the overhead feed line, 
the tunnel, and conduit, and described 
their various advantages from a practical 
and economical angle and cited interest- 
ing incidents dealing with the three 
types. 

It was a most instructive talk and was 
thoroughly enjoyed by all those present 
among whom, besides the architects, were 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


members of the National Association of 
Stationery Engineers, B. W. Bissel, State 
Boiler Inspector, Theodore Weinshank 
and Sidney E. Fenstermaker, the latter 
two being instrumental in bringing Mr. 
Everleth to Indianapolis. ; 

Following the speaker’s conclusion a 
general discussion was developed that 
brought up many interesting points, 
questions and answers, all of which lent 
greatly to the attractiveness of the even- 
ing. | 

The men attending these I. A. A. meet- 
ings are loud in their praise of the af- 
fairs, and it is to be regretted that all 
the architects in Indiana are not in a 
position to avail themselves of the op- 
portunity these affairs afford. 

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STATE ARCHITECTS- WELL REPRE- 
SENTED AT LAFAYETTE. 


Builders Conference Attracts Members of 
the Profession. 


Quite a delegation of Indianapolis 
architects journeyed to-Lafayette, Thurs- 
day, November 15, to attend the State 
Conference for Builders, held in that city, 
under the auspices of the Engineering 
Extension Service of Purdue University. 
At Lafayette they were joined by many 
others of the profession from out over the 
State, all members of the Indiana Society 
of Architects, which organization togeth- 
er with the Associated Building Contrac- 
tors of Indiana endorsed and sponsored 
the Conference. 

During the morning the Society held a 
joint Directors’ and Regional meeting 
following this program: 

Reports of committees. 

Report of treasurer. 

Resolutions. ; 

Report on amendment to constitution. 

Appointment of delegate to attend 
Standardization of Lumber Sizes and 
Grading Conference, Washington, D. C., 
December 12, under the auspices of the 
U.S. Department of Commerce. 

Setting of date for semi-annual meet- 
ing of the Society. 


ANNUAL ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBIT 
AROUSING ATTENTION. 


Suggested That The Allied Arts Be In- 
cluded. 


Interest in the Annual Architectural 
Exhibit of Indiana Architects is growing 
as is evidenced by inquiries from various 
sources that are being received from 


around the country by Secretary Har- 
rison. 


A communication has just been re- 
ceived from Mr. J. Arthur Mac Lean, Di- 
rector of the John Herron Art Institute 
Indianapolis, where the exhibit is to be 
held, in which he shows much interest in 
the affair and advances the information 
that he is in a position to assure the So- 
ciety of desirable space during the month 
of February. He suggests that the scope 
of the exhibit be broadened to include not 
only architectural features, but also the 
allied arts. 


HE WHO LAUGHS LAST 


His Turn Is Bound To Come. 


Much fun, was aroused at Indianapolis 
recently when, the architects in meeting 
with officerrs of the Associated Tile 
Manufacturers, Knickerbocker Boyd, con- 
sulting architect for the tile men, and an 
ardent advocate on filing systems for 
architects offices, referred to Merritt 
Harrison’s Dewey Decimal System. He 
in an amusing way told of Architect Har- 
rison’s hunt when Mr. Boyd called for a 
certain piece for reference. The Dewey | 
Decimal plan having been heard of be- 
fore drew a big laugh. 

However, the system worked and evi- 
dently made a favorable impression as 
Mr. Harrison announces he has just re- 
ceived a letter from Mr. Boyd requesting 
the name and address of the publisher of 
the book setting forth the Dewey system. 


Now Merritt is smiling. 


LOOKS LIKE MORE FACTORY CON- 
STRUCTION WORK 


Street Vacations Asked by Manufactur- 
. ing Plant 


Renewal of industrial building activi- 
ties in Ft. Wayne were sensed by city 
officials this week following the presen- 
tation to the board of works of a peti- 
tion asking the vacation of Seneca and 
Hanover streets, both of which are sur- 
rounded by property already acquired by 
a big pump and tank works. The pe- 
tition was taken under advisement by 
the board because of possibilities which © 
such a project might present for trans- 
portation to the city’s dam property 
which adjoins the tank company’s prop- 
erty. City officials will make an effort 
to revise ‘the plans in such,a way that 
amnle roadway facilities will be pro- 
vided. 


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Official Paper 


Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller 


President 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


ENCOURAGING INCREASES REGIS- 
TERED WITH THE PASSING 
YEARS 


Evansville Building Grows In Yearly 
Volume 


Since 1920. when building did show 
some tendency toward revival in Evans- 
ville—after the long lean years—during 
the war period, a big improvement in 
activity has been noted except in 1921; 
when it slowed up again. 


Then came 1922 with its $3,069,734 
volume, a gain of 104.8% over 1920, 
figures that, were hailed with delight. 
_ That the impetus back of 1922 is still 
holding is evidenced by the volume of 
building for the first ten months of 
1928, which is 19.1% ahead of 1922 and 
148% in excess of the 1920 volume. 

The local building figures since 1920 
are: 


Pee kee SA $1.498,583 
ORAS eA ee Is 1,303,367 
Wg co, ak Ce th, 3,069,734 


Ten months, 1923___ 3,655,822 


WHEREIN LIES THE SECRET OF 
EVANSVILLE’S BUILDING 
SUCCESS 


Everyone Concerned Did His Part 


The building volume put across in 
Evansville in 1923 is due first, to the 
ig demand for structures that could 
not be snuffed out, and also to the fact 
that the city was not upset by any seri- 
ous labor disturbances among the many 
building trades crafts. Nor must one 
overlook the condition that ruled as to 
building material, which in most cases. 
was either obtainable in the local mar- 
ket or available with little delay in 
shipments. 

There were times when it seemed the 
demand would outreach the ability to 
cope with it, and again labor trouble 
loomed as a threatening menace, to say 
nothing of the prospect of late ship- 
ments. However, the promise held out 
y a continuation of building seemed 
to actuate contractors, material men and 
labor to keep their shoulders to the 
wheel and it was through such concen- 


| trated effort, in which all played their 


part to a man, that construction work 
was kept moving ahead right along, 
without a break, to the advantage of 
the owner, contractor, mechanic, ma- 
terial man and the city as a whole. 


ENDEAVOR IN EVANSVILLE BUILD- 
ING FIELD COVERS A WIDE 
RANGE 


Little or No. Let Up In Activity 


A resume of activity in- Evansville 
building circles shows that the work be- 
ing taken care of covers many and a 
varied type of structures offering oc- 
cupation to all classes of builders from 
those who handle large projects down 
to the smaller work, to say nothing of 
the welcomed’ employment offered the 
various crafts. 

In the list of work recently gleaned 
from a survey of the local field one 
finds, factories. commercial buildings, 
schools, residences and a big assort- 
ment of remodeling and addition proj- 
ects. This is a fine line of work for the 
fall season and has kept things moving 
at an unusually good pace. 

The building movement in Evansville, 
while not flashy or of a boom tendency, 
has been steady, conducive to one of the 
best building business years the city 
has ever experienced. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. €. 


Max Irmscher 


Geo. Schack 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


COMBINED BUILDING FIGURES OF 
FT. WAYNE AND SOUTH BEND 
FOR 1923 AHEAD OF THOSE: 
FOR INDIANAPOLIS 


Two Northern Indiana Cities Pile Up 
Fine Building Total 


Just as Ft. Wayne has run to record 
building figures again in 1923, so has 
South Bend, these two northern cities 
having rolled up a fine volume of con- 
struction busfness this year. For a 
time Ft. Wayne led her sister city in 
the matter of new work but fell behind 
in September and is still trailing both in 
the number of permits issued and in 
estimated valuations. 

It is interesting to note the building 
progress made by these two hustling 
northern Indiana cities whose combined 


population will not equal that of In- 
dianapolis, and yet the new building 
construction work, in the way of the 
estimated amount of money involved, 
done by the two cities, will total more 
than that of Indianapolis for the first 
ten months this season. 

Ft. Wayne’s total, $10,882,147, added 
to _South Bend’s, $12,671,665, equals 
$23,553,812, which compared with In- 
dianapolis’ $22,559.499, shows an ad- 
vantage of $994,313, or almost a mil- 


lion dollars, for the combined building 
volume of the two smaller cities, 
Further, the combined estimated valu- 
ations of these three cities so far in 
1923 equals 80% of the estimated valu- 
ations registered during the whole of 
1922 by Indiana’s ten leading cities. 


WITH TWO MONTHS STILL TO GO 
IN 1923 FT. WAYNE HAS MADE 
NEW BUILDING RECORD 


Valuations and Permits Now Ahead of 
1922 High Level 


When Ft. Wayne slipped into second 
place in the standing of Indiana cities 
in the matter of the volume of new con- 
struction work started in October she 
also added a nice boost to her amount 
of building for which permits have been 
issued so far this year, that is, up to 
November Ist. 

There have been 2,467 building per- 
mits issued this season as against 
2,128 for the entire year of 1922 an ad- 
vance of 339 this season, with still two 
months to go. Also, the total estimated 
valuations for the first ten months of 
1923, amounting to $10,882,147, have 
outstripped the entire total for 1922, 
$9,630.449, by $1,251,698, a gain of 13%. 
All of which assures the city of a new 
yearly building record again this sea- 
son, all former records having been 
broken last year. 


NEW $175,000 SCHOOL ADDITION TO 
BE STARTED SOON 


Big School Program to Get Under Way 


Plans for the James Smart school 
annex, a one-story building costing ap- 
proximately $175 000, located south of 
the present building, have been ap- 
proved by the state board of health and 
returned to the local board. Advertis- 
ing for bids will be started at once. The 
structure will be a 20-room grade build- 
ing of brick and steel, fireproof con- 
struction. The heating plant, to be con- 


structed to accommodate both buildings’ 


will be a separate item of expense and 
for this, a separate contract will be 
awarded. 


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Concrete Mixers Column Clamps Round Column Moulds | 

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Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 

Double and Single Cage Materia] Elevator Platform i 

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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contracter’s Association 
Member Btate A. B. C. 


320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors meet 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meeta 
every Thursday—1l P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


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PLANS ON FILE 


Plans and specifications are on file at this of- 
fice for the construction of a heating and power 
plant and an electrical engineering building at 
Purdue University, Lafayete, Ind. Trustees of 
Purdue University are receiving bids, 
November 12 at 11 a. m. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marion 
county this week. 


OUT IN FRONT BY A SLIGHT MAR- 
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Indianapolis Building Just Holding Its 
Own Against 1922 Work 


Building construction overations in In- 
dianapolis from January 1 to October 


31, inclusive, this year, according to the Craftsmen Now Back to Wage Scale Bancroft. 


figures of the city building inspection de- 
partment, are shown to be $618,409 in 
advance of those for the corresponding 
period a year ago, but November and 


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building work if this season’s volume men are now seeking employment at Excavating. Frame. 


is to equal or surpass the 1922 figures. 


Oetober~2<—s2s2-= 1,751 2,513,026 
Potealhe0. aouse2 13,643 $22,559,499 

Same period 
ook Enact 13.627 $21,878,090 


BOWLING ACTIVITY OF BUILDERS 
SPURRED ON BY FRIENDLY 
COMPETITION. 


Indianapolis Building Men Put In Busy 
Time on the Alleys Once 
a Week. 


Born to competition, when entering the 
building field, the builders of Indianapolis 
given to the sport of bowling are right in 
their element when they get out on the 
alley decks for action in the Builders 
Bowling League games every Friday 
night. If any substantiation of the above 
is needed all doubters are referred to the 
Central Bowling Alleys each week-end. 

There the spectator will find, archi- 
tects, contractors, and material supply- 
men, teamed up against each other for a 
real two hour round of sport with plenty 
of friendly rivalry on tap. 

The boys have been playing now for 
nine weeks with three of the teams tied 


to close for first place and the others strung poration, 


along not so very far behind. 

Up to and including the games of No- 
vember 9, the team standing of the league 
is as follows: 


Teams Won Lost Pet. 
Colvin’s Triangles __---- 18 9° 66% 
Wege-Stanford ___------ 18 9 .667 
Thamb ‘Packs: <.. 2 22. 18 Re GOT 
Mush Baker 9s. 2... 15° 12° =.666 
Conder-Culbertson ~~~ ~~ 12 15 .444 
Indpls. Elec. Supply Co... 12 15 .444 
Central Supply Co._---- 1092 37-3" 23710 
Robert Berner ~-- ~----- §& 22° £486 


FALL DAYS CONCLUDE NEW YORK 
BRICK LAYERS’ HARVEST 


and No Bonuses 
According to reports from New York, 
the shortage of bricklayers is rapidly 


the $12 a day scale. It will be remem- 


set themselves to contend for the best 
interests of the industry that its suc- 
cessful pursuit may be continued. 

1st. The construction industry is the 
second largest in the country. 

2nd. The construction industry em- 
ploys twenty-two per cent of all skilled 
and unskilled labor. 

3rd. In construction alone aside 
from the manufacturing and transpor- 
tation of materials approximately thirty- 
five thousand additional skilled workers 
and twelve thousand unskilled workers 
are required each year to replace losses 
by death, old age and other causes. 

4th. The annual bill for construc- 
tion in the United States is about two 
hundred dollars for each famliy per 
year. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
Week of Nov. 8th to Nov. 15th. . 


Apartment Building (6 apts.) 2 sty. & 
bas. 37x82. and 6 car garage: $24,000. 
2058 No. Delaware St. Private plans. 
Owner, Phillip Yant, 2220 No. Meridian 
St. Owner will build by day labor, 
awarding separate contracts. Brick. 

Double Residence: $11,500. 4817-19 
College. Owner, Indiana Builders Cor- 
Lemcke Bldg. Owner builds. 
Excavating. 2 sty. 28x44. Brick. 

Residence: $10,000. 2 sty. 25x36. 4123 
No. Delaware St. Owner, Whitney Spie- 
gel, 4178 College Ave. Owner builds. 
Excavating. 

Residence: $9,000. 4301 Park. General 
contract let to Verne Hadley. Owner, 
George Rottman, 1125 Bellefontaine St. 
Excavating. 

Garage and Servants Quarters: $8,000. 
Owner, George Hilgemeier, 4266 N. Penn. 
General contractor, Builders Constr. Co., 
540 No. Meridian. 

Residence: (Double) $7,200. 1154-56 
West 31st. Owner, Otto Pettit, at site. 
Owner builds. Frame. 

Residence: (Double) $7,500. 626-28 N. 
Owner, E. E. Barb, 445 No. 
Colorado. Owner builds. Excavating. 
Frame. 

Double Residence: $7,000. 5147-49 
College. Owner, F. M. Bartholomew & 
Owner builds. 


Residence: $6,500. 1132 West 31st. 


as 1923 must still turn in $3,551,108 pered that New York contractors were L. A. Smith, care of G. C. Con- 
worth of work to reach last year’s rec- obliged to pay a bonus of $2 a day fol- eae tb Sime K. Atwood and Son, 


ord. 


During the current year 13,643 per- 
mits have been granted as against 13,- 
627 for the entire year of 1922. In 
other words, 16 more projects were ap- 
proved in 10 months this year than in 
12 months last season. 

The monthly estimated valuations in 
1923 to November 1st have each totaled 
better than a million and a half dollars, 
while in 1922 only eight of the ten to 
November 1st equaled such figures. At 
that only five totals of the ten months 
were better than the corresponding pe- 
riods last year. 

This season’s local building figures to 
November 1st are: 


Months Per. Est. Val. 
Jariniy. oa 619 $2,021,138 
February ~..-_-._-_- 54 1,601,282 
Merck’ 2 oo 1,438 3,028,839 
Apes coo alk! ® 1,764 3,215,976 
MN. We), Eee 1,806 2,805,011 
PG tes OP as 1,396 1.905,000 
WR cree es, bee 1,413 2,055,748 
August. 2- cscise 1,415 1,756,530 
September _______ 1,496 1,656 949 


lowing the settlement of the strike 
there during the past summer. Stability 
during the next year will depend large- 
ly on the wage negotiations which will be 
begun in the near future. Practically 
all of the agreements signed in New 
York this year end December 31st and 
many of them carry the stipulation that 
negotiations must be opened up this 
fall. 


THINK IT OVER, BE PROUD 


It Behooves Contractors to Contend for 
Right and Justice In the Building 
Industry 


How many contractors ever stop to 
think of the magnitude of the building 
construction industry? How many ap- 
preciate its greatness? To be a part 
of it should be a source of pride. To 
protect it should be the aim of every 
man engaged therein, especially the 
contractor, the master builder. 

These are the things all contractors 
should remember and, in remembering, 


856 West 37th. Frame. Excavating. 

Residences (2) $6,500 and $6,000. 526 
and 540 Powell Place. Owner, Katherine 
B. Mott. General contract let to E. O. 
Cash. Frame. f 

Residence: $5,500. 330 No. Campbell. 
Owner, C. Olson, at site. Day work. 

Residence: $5,400. 1103 Congress. Own- 
er, John Pruett, at site. Day work. 

Residence: $5,000. 5227 Park Avenue. 
Owner, Rice Lambert,"105 E. 30th. 

Residence: (Double) $5,000. 3612-14 E. 
Mich. Owner, Fred Hess, 3614 E. Wash. 
Owner builds. 

Stores: $5,000. 2135 No. Ills. Owner, 
W. W. Knight, 3215 No. Penn. Contract 
let to John Stewart, 1401 Cornell. 1 sty. 
45x60. Brick. 

Residence: $5,000. 4731 Sunset. Owner, 
O. W. Cox, 4645 Rockwood. General con- 
tract let to Edward Nerrell, care owner. 
Excavating. 

Residence: $4,500. 5140 East Walnut 
St. Owner, Longest Realty Co., 1004 
City Trust Bldg. Owner builds. Frame. 
Excavating. 


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CONSISTING OF 
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Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


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Hammond, Indiana 


WAGE EARNERS SAVING 


Postal Savings Report Would So Indicate 


Unmistakable signs of prosperity in 

the United States have been piling up at 
a rapid rate since mid-summer to the 
satisfaction of all and the contradiction 
of rumors of inflated business and suf- 
fering among wage earners. Not the 
least significant of these infallible signs 
is the reported increase in September 
postal savings in the larger cities. The 
bulk of such savings accounts is in the 
names of the wage carner and the mem- 
bers of their families. 
. There is no more auspicious nor grati- 
fying announcement than that the wage 
earning class is in a position to save a 
portion of its earnings, no matter how 
small that portion may be. Savings are 
uncontradicted evidence of thrift, grati- 
fication of wishes and needs, and a living 
wage. With cost of living rising and a 
standard of living ever in the ascent, a 
savings account must indicate increased 
earnings. 

Government, employers, and wage 
earners, all know that a living wage 
which permits of a surplus in the form 
of savings is the only insurance against 
labor strife, and produces contentment 
among the laboring people. Let us hope 
there will be an ever increasing number 
that will-be wise «nough to lay by a sur- 
plus, against the time when conditions 
may not be so good, and not blow it in 
hitting the high spots. 


CONTINUES TO CREEP AND WOULD 
TIGHTEN ITS COILS. 


To Kill a Snake Must Crush Its Head 


1,500,000 Bolsheviki United 


States! 


According to an article in the Chicago 
Tribune there are in the United States 
as of October, 1923, one million and a 
half communists. In view of their un- 
hindered propaganda, this number is 
rapidly increasing. The bolshevists head- 
quarters, which is directed by Moscow, 1s 
in New York, according to information 
in the hands of the Tribune. New York 
headquarters alone has spent over $3,- 
000,000 during 1923 for propaganda pur- 
poses. This propaganda is carried on in 
the navy, army, national guard, in labor 
organizations, and even in public schools. 
The bolshevists spend considerable money 
to foment trouble between the colored 
and white people. It’s time something 
was done to crush this serpent 


in the 


FAR AHEAD OF LAST YEAR IS HAMMOND’S BUILDING TOTAL FOR 1923 


Big Gains Shown By Comparison of Figures For The Two Years 


October proved to be the fifth best building month of the first ten months of 
this year for Hammond. The city has rolled up a good building construction record 
in 1923 up to November ist, having issued 331 more permits than during the same 
period a year ago. The estimated valuations for the first ten months of 1923 as 
compared with those for the corresponding period last year show a 59.1% gain, and 
are 27.9% in excess of the entire total for 1922. 


The official figures of the two years to November Ist, are: 


—1923— —1922— 

Months ‘ Per. Est. Val. Per. Est. Val. 
SARUATY: Gos os 2 NE ee 32 $ 159,150 21 $ 49,600 
NeDRUAR Verse = 2 Se ee 23 431,375 19 35,050 
March yi4775 58. See ee 119 606,225 72 187,725 
90-5, | Naa OE ac Se a 133 408,075 106 253,575 
ES eae ee Beek! Eh 144 363,820 . 81 248,100 
PUG sare ee al oe 140 390,690 111 521,925 
PTT Liang A ORI eee PEE bree re 113 296,840 87 400,875 
ei inbanhentyetee 6 oe py. 265,385 63 130,000 
mentom ber 2 o.oo a ie 2 94 155,450 74 154,200 
OGL Ober free woes ea Ns Te 122 383,200 67 193,475 
1032 $3,460,210 — 701 $2,174,525 
WELL PUT. around, ‘You’re a pippin’ if they get their 


Few Appreciate What Officers Strive to 


Accomplish. “ 


The Chicago Construction Employers 
Bulletin well says, “There is no one set 
of men who need more sympathy and 
more encouragement than those who are 
officers of any organization. 

It is no easy task these days to keep 


any association going to please the in- 
different members and make them realize 
their duty to their colleagues. A pleas- 
ant call, an inquiring attitude, and op- 
timistic feeling goes a long way in salv- 
ing wounded feelings caused by the in- 
difference and lack of interest of mem- 
bers.” 


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ciation Endeavor. 


Since eminent surgeons have accom- 
plished so much through their science, 
have made old men young, increased the 
intelligence of the feeble minded, and 
done many other wonderful things to ad- 
vance mankind’s interests, some one has 
suggested still further efforts. Why 
don’t the surgeons discover some process 
of grafting or inoculation that will put 
more co-operation, pep and enthusiasm 
in the members of the contractors asso- 
ciations, and those who should be mem- 
bers? When that remedy is discovered 
the name of him who hits upon it will 
go down upon the records of building 
history for all time. 


BE CAREFUL 


They’ll Git You If You Don’t Watch Out. 


Says a Hammond citizen, “With the 
city spreading out as it is, with all the 
new sub-divisions platted, and the pro- 
moters and realty salesmen circulating 


mits on vou and you escape without at- 
taching vour ame to the dotted line.” 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


Plans for Indiana Harbor’s new Post 
Office building, which is being erected by 
E. N. Bunnell, Lake County Ford man, 
to be located at 3451-53 Michigan avenue, 
will be completed by Architect Karl D. 
Norris of East Chicago this week. The 
structure will be two stories high and 
when completed will be occupied by the 
post office on the first floor and a bowling 
alley on the second. Construction of the 
foundation has already been completed. 


Architect Karl D. Norris of East Chi- 
cago was given the commission to pre- 
pare plans for the construction of a com- 
fort station at Forsyth and Chicago ave- 
nues, East Chicago, by the Board of Pub- 
lic Works. Plans call for the excavation 
beneath the sidewalks on the southeast 
corner. It will be modern in every re- 
spect. White and colored tile will be used 
for the floors, walls and ceilings, and the 
best sanitary equipment will be installed. 


J. Wesley Reed, general contractor, has 
the new power house for the central 
school about completed. The heating 


plant is being installed and will be ready . 


for operation ina few days. 


Contractor Friedenfelt, Chicago, who 
has the contract for moving the Rim- 
bach building has it loaded and will soon 
be on the move. 


Practically all the store rooms in the 
new hotel building have been leased and 
will soon be ready for business. 


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CONFERENCE FOR INDIANA BUILD- 
ERS AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY 
AROUSES STATE-WIDE IN- 
TEREST 


Lafayette Was a Mecca for Professional 
and Practical Building Men Last 
Week 


A new chapter was written into Indi- 
ana building construction history last 
week at Lafayette when approximately 
one hundred and fifty state architects, 
contractors, engineers and Labor’s rep- 
Tesentatives met there, November 15, in 
Joint conference, making for the most 
Significant session ever attempted for or 


by these four great basic building in- 
terests in Indiana. 


The scale upon which this memorable 
meeting was planned was so much larger 
than any other ever contemplated in In- 
diana building circles that it seemed 
folly to some. However, Indiana build- 
mg men have grown, they have broad- 
ened their vision and a new constructive 
aggressiveness has seized upon them. 
Professor W. A. Knapp, Asst. Director 
of the Engineering Extension Service of 
Purdue University, sensed the true situa- 
tion when he heard of the conference of 
Ndiana architects and contractors held 
at South Bend last fall. The fact that 
the architects, engineers, contractors and 
4abor reppresentatives had, in co-opera- 
tion, ‘succeeded in having legislation 
cp by which a State Administrafive 

uilding Council, looking to better, safer. 
a economical building, was estab- 
es Inspired Professor Knapp with 
; € idea of holding a conference for 
rica builders at Purdue to which the 
above four working elements, more or 


FOR FOR: 
ARCHITECT Devoted to the SUPPLYMAN 
ENGINEER Interests of the Indiana Construction and Engineering Industry CONTRACTOR 
VoL. V INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, NOVEMBER 24, 1923 No. 34 


less associated in the great industry, 
were to be invited. 

When he made known his contemplated 
idea to the officers of the Associated 
Building Contractors of Indiana and 
those of the Indiana Society of Archi- 
tects, they were gratified at the recog- 
nition accorded the industry by the big 
university, endorsed the move and agreed 


to co-operate with him to the fullest ex- 
tent in an endeavor to assure success to 
the venture. 


That the conference plan was accept- 
able, that the state building construction 
interests were receptive to the plan, and 
that the time was ripe for such a. gather- 
ing was attested by the response result- 
ing from the invitations sent out by Pur- 
due’s Engineering Extension Service. 
Contractors, architects and engineers be- 
gan to arrive on the eve of ‘the confer- 
ence and kept on arriving right up to 
noon, November 15. 


The members of the Society of Archi- 
tects and those of the Associated Build- 
ing Contractors of Indiana held their own 
individual quarterly conferences or re- 
gional meetings on the morning of No- 
vember 15 at the Civil Engineering 
Building at Purdue. At noon all dele- 
gates were dined at the Home Economics 
Building, after which they were taken on 
a personally conducted trip of inspec- 
tion through Purdue University. 


Conference Begins. 


Then at 3 p. m. the conference was 
called to order by Professor Knapp in 
the auditorium of the Civil Engineering 
Building. He briefly explained the idea 
of the conference, conceived with the 
view of opening an avenue for closer co- 
operation between the architecttizal, en- 
gineering, contractural and Labor inter- 
ests, that in time all may be able to ar- 
rive at an understandable basis from 
which problems, pertinent to the general 
welfare of the state building construction 
industry, may be expediently worked out 
and causes for prevailing friction be- 
tween interests eliminated. 


Professor A. A. Potter, Dean of Engi- 
neering at Purdue, was introduced and 
extended a cordial welcome to the build- 
ers of Indiana. He referred to the land 
grant architectural and _ industrial 
schools, of which Purdue is one, which 
had their origin in a bill sponsored in 
Congress by a New England blacksmith 
and signed by President Lincoln in 1862. 
Through this bill the government was 
empowered to make land grants to each 
state as a site for the establishment of 
schools in which to teach mechanical, 


civil, electrical and chemical engineering. 
Dean Potter explained that the teaching 
at Purdue is backed by experimental 
laboratory work, and that the work is 
being extended to all the state through 
the extension service of train men for 
leadership in the industries, that they 
may be of greater service to themselves, 
society and the state. He acknowledged 
the leadership of the men present in 
their respective fields, said the nature of 
the gathering was significant, Purdue 
was pleased to welcome them, and hoped 
that the effort thus started would be con- 
tinued. 


Architect Fermor S. Cannon, Indian- 
apolis, chairman of the Advisory Com- 
mittee of the Administrative Building 
Council of Indiana and Past President of 
the Indiana Society of Architects, in re- 
sponding to Dean Potter’s welcome, 
agreed with him that the conference was 
latent with significance, and yet the 
spirit displayed was only in the direction 
of that great present day tendency of 
men of allied industries to recognize mu- 
tual interests, work together and thus 
seek to reach better solutions to the 
problems that are more or less common 
to them all. 

Professor Knapp next called attention 
to that which the co-operation between 
architects, contractors, engineers and 
Labor had accomplished, the establish- 
ment of the Administrative Building 
Council of Indiana, and cailed upon Sec- 
retary J. H. Owens of the Advisory Com- 
mittee for a report. Mr. Owens gave a 
brief but concise history of the inception 
of the idea and its final consummation 
with the passage of the law and the or- 
ganization of the council. 


Standardization of Contract. 


A conference that omitted reference to 
the contract, that most important docu- 
ment in building matters, would surely 
be lacking, but it was not the intention 
of those back of the meeting to commit 
such an error of omission, consequently 
they assigned that topic to a most able 
authority, Architect Herman Scherrer, 
Indianapolis, who spoke on “Standard 
Contracts.” Mr. Scherrer dwelt only on 
the fixed sum contract between owner 
and contractor and defined it as the rec- 
ord of the details of an agreement be- 
tween two parties for the exchange of 
things of material worth, the agreement 
fixing the responsibility of each. He 
said in part: 

“The parties concerned in this case are 
the owner and the contractor. As to the 
things of material worth to be ex- 


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changed, we have: the contractor—labor, 
materials, skill, organization so welded 
together as to culminate in a precon- 
ceived structure; the owner—a pot of 
gold, sometimes a bunch of notes. As‘ 
for the record of details of the agree- 
ment, there are the drawings, specifica- 
tions and general conditions to show the 
contractor’s obligations, and, on the other 
hand, parts of the general conditions set 
forth the owner’s obligations. 


“The agreement itself is the glue that 
holds the three before mentioned parts, 
the veneers, together, making a solid 
panel: It identifies the parties to the 
contract; it is the identification of the 
documents recording the contractor’s ob- 
ligations; fixes the main obligations on 
the part of the owner, incidentally nam- 
ing the size of the pot of gold; sets other 
limitations and conditions between the 
two parties; fixes time of completion, 
liquidated damages, etc.; is an acknowl- 
edgment of agreement and binding of 
both parties by affixing of signatures. 


“As for the standardization of the 
documents entering into the contract, the 
documents serve a triple purpose: 


“First—Instructions to the estimator. 


“Second—Instructions to the contrac- 
tor. 


“Third—Basis of contract—a legal 
document. 


“Drawings can be standardized as to 
kind of information shown, systematized. 
The drawings should be a complete quan- 
tative analysis. The specifications are 
complementary to the drawings and 
should be confined to information not 
given in-drawings. These are, or in all 
cases should be, a qualatative. analysis 
and are naturally subject to the require- 
ments of the project for which intended. 


“The general conditions indicate the 
function and duties of the owner, archi- 
tect and contractor, the financial rela- 
tions between owner and contractor and 
other further business relations. 


“An attempt has been made by the 
American Institute of Architects to 
Standardize building contracts, but we 
have laws that apply to public work and 
the standardized documents run afoul of 
these laws. In each state they vary 
greatly though all must be in conformity 
to the federal laws which apply to all 
citizens, exempting only a farmer on 
bankruptcy probation. 


“The standardization of the general 
conditions in contracts for public work is 
a matter for each state to take up, as it 
ls impossible to make a country-wide 
standard that will be in conformity with 
the laws of the forty-nine individual 
States. For instance, the status of the 
architect as defined in the A. I. A. stand- 
ardized document is contrary to the laws 
of Indiana as applied to public work. 


“Therefore, while plans, the quantative 
analysis, as part of the contract can be 
systematizéd and standardized the other 
documents can only be standardized in 
accordance with the laws of a given lo- 
cality and can not be made applicable to 
the whole country.” 


Advantages of Extension of the Building 
Season Set Forth. 


Genial, smiling, goodnatured, serious, 
emmer, “Cap” they call him, of La- 
fayette was the next speaker who spoke 


on “Extending the Building Season.” 
He prefaced his talk with an endorse- 
ment of the welcome sounded by Dean 
Potter and expressed his own personal 
gratification at.the splendid turnout at 


the conference and the loyal, deep-rooted 
enthusiasm displayed by the delegates 
in the future welfare of the building in- 
dustry as manifested by the spirit that 
ruled the day. 


In substance he said: 


Some of us may be architects, or en- 
gineers, or contractors, or building 
craftsmen, all in their individual pews, 
yet we all belong to the same “church.” 
There was a time not so long ago that 
the architect took unto himself a pinacle 
and it seemed at times his sole duty was 
to see how far he could make a contrac- 
tor jump or how loud he could make him 
yell. And the contractor—what of him? 
He was fond of telling Labor what it 
should do and then proceeded to make 
the craftsmen do it. But times have 
changed. Men have come to realize that 
there must be co-operative effort ex- 
erted in the building industry; men must 
co-operate rather than arbitrarily drive 
to gain an end. 


The architect may dream and follow 
up with plans for given quantities and 
specifications setting forth the quality, 
but if he hasn’t a contractor of ability 
and competent to visualize the contem- 
plated result to co-operate with the arch- 
itect, and execute properly there must 
be failure. The engineer occupies the 
same relative position as the architect. 
And, if the contractor hasn’t the loyal 
co-operation of the craftsmen he fails 
and so does the architect or engineer. 
And in reverse ratio the craftsmen fail 
when work wanes. All four elements 
must co-ordinate effort and co-operate 
for success. All, every one of us in the 
building industry, are servants of the 
building public, and we must serve to 
the: best of our ability. 

Life is too short to confine our efforts 
to corralling dollars. That is a part of 
life, we all must exist, live, but there 
is a broader purpose, that of rendering 
service to our fellowmen. . 

Conditions in the building field are 
such now that they demand an extension 
of the building season and offer us fur- 
ther opportunity to serve by exerting 
our combined effort in that direction, by 
propaganda, encouragement, and a 
statement of facts. 


We all know there is a shortage of 
labor; when the limited supply is de- 
manded for a short, heavy building sea- 
son the shortage naturally becomes more 
accute and wages soar regardless of 
wage scales. Further, a deluge of or- 
ders for material supplies over a lim- 
ited period creates a demand that again 
affects costs sending them upward. 

Hence, it devolves upon us to lengthen 
the building season, to take the industry 
out of the seasonable class and put it 
in a more permanent state. Necessity 
demands the devising of a ways and 
means to extend building activity over 
a period of greater duration than has 
been customary. 

Every man interested in the healthy 
condition of our industry should im- 
press upon prospective builder-owners 
the advantages of carrying their pro- 
jects on through the winter when the 
demand for labor and material is not 


heavy, when there is no rush. Even 
plans should be thought out and worked 
up and not be left to the shuffle of the 
spring rush. The architect in the win- 
ter is in a much better position to render 
real ‘service than in spring or summer 
when’ everybody wants plans in a hurry. 

Some people will always wait till 
what is termed, from force of habit, the 
opening of the building season, but there 
are others who can be shown the folly 


. of delay, inactivity which means crowd- 


ing a limited supply of both labor and 
material into a lesser period. Not be- 
ing enough of either, demand reacts with 
rapidity to the detriment of the owner 
and the industry. 


There.are those who will argue that 
men can’t work so well when it is cold; 
owners fear frost, wintry rains and 
snow. I, personally, have been an all- 
year-around builder and can say from 
experience, if the proper precautions 
are taken against the lowered tempera- 
tures, just as good a structure can be 
built in the winter as in the* warmer 
months. Especial preparation and heat- 
ing will mean added cost, yes, from 2% 
to 10%, to 12% or even 15%, but such 
excess of cost is offset in material 
prices which are inclined to lower un- 
der the slackened winter demand. A 
big advantage is that a contractor op- 
erating through the winter is able to 
select his mechanics when so many of 
them are idle, and these men work, too, 
for they know there are good unem- 
ployed workmen only waiting for a 
chance of employment. 


Because we have a short building sea- 
son wage scales are high, the crafts- 
men must live the year around and they 
must secure enough wage in the active 
season to tide them over the dull spell. 

My advice is to extend the building 
season, it can be done; and many of our 
high cost and other problems will di- 
minish perceptibly. ‘ 

Labor Representatives Favor Longer 

Building Period. 


Quite a lively discussion followed Mr. 
Kemmer’s talk and was instrumental in 
drawing some interesting comment from 
Charles W. Kern, Pres. of the State 
Building Trades Council, who said 
Building Trades Labor appreciated the 
invitation to be represented at the La- 
fayette conference and would be pleased 
to ride along with the rest of the in- 
dustry to improve conditions. He said 
Labor was inclined to go along and had 
not said much but Mr. Kemmer’s re- 
marks had smoked them out, as it were. 

He backed up the Lafayette contract- 
or’s arguments heartily and asserted La- 
bor was for a long rather than an ab- 
breviated building season. Statistics 
showed, according to Mr. Kern, that the 
mechanics in his organization put in 
120% time during the heavy season. as 
against 4% in the off season, a condi- 
tion all Labor men would like to remedy 
by a more even distribution over the 
entire year. He further stated that the 
contractor who works along steadily na- 
turally gets the pick of the mechanics, 
rather than the one who works in 
spurts. 

Dr. Wm. F. King, secretary of the 
State Board of Health, and chairman of 
the Administrative Building Council of 
Indiana. brought the conference to a 
close. He was called upon by Prof. 
Knapp and arising, said: “I am not an 

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architect, nor an engineer, neither 4m I 
a contractor or a building craftsman, 
rather I represent the owner with the 
pot of gold, or notes, to whom Mr. 
Scherrer referred. I believe in confer- 
ences such aS you men are engaged in 
this day, and I am deeply impressed by 
the spirit exhibited here. Conferences 
are undoubtedly the ground upon which 
to meet to talk over and solye mutual 
questions. They make for better and 
more effective co-operation, and you 
can’t belie the law of team work. I 
trust you building men will continue 
these conferences, in this affair today 
I see the opening of a door to a new 
era in Indiana. 

There were represented at the Pur- 
due meeting twenty-five cities distribut- 
ed throughout the length and breadth 
of the state. While the contracting 
forces were in the majority, the archi- 
tects were well represented, as were the 
engineers, and several of the var:ous 
officers of the Building Crafts Unions 
were also present, even material supply 
men were to be seen here and there 
around the hall. 


EVENING MEETING AT LAFAYETTE 
A DELIGHTFUL EVENT 


Remarkable Coterie of Speakers Secured 
for Edification of Indiana Builders 


One of the most enjoyable and edify- 
ing social gatherings ever indulged in by 
Indiana building men marked the wind- 
up of the day’s program mapped out for 
the Lafayette conference last week. It 
was unique in its makeup, for those who 
sat at the banquet tables represented 
groups that go to make up the entire 
building industry of the state, a 100 per 
cent representation, a feature it is doubt- 
ful if ever before consummated in Indi- 
ana. There were architects, engineers, 
various and sundry contractors, Labor 
representatives and material men. Then. 
too, in the assemblage were a university 
president, a state official, college and uni- 
versity professors, and a nationally 
known welfare worker, all builders, some 
of character and men, others of struc- 
tures, 


The affair was held at the College Inn 
at the Fowler Hotel, where a sumptuous 
dinner was served and a delightful pro- 
gram, consisting of instrumental and vo- 
cal numbers, also recitations, was ren- 
dered by the Kaiser Sisters, charming 
entertainers, of Lafayette. 

Dr. W. F. King, secretary of the State 
Board of Health, as toastmaster, in his 
introductory remarks, said the building 
industry of Indiana was indeed fortunate 
in being inoculated with such a fine spirit 
of progressiveness as had been shown by 
the men in attendance at the conference 
and of such vision as their remarks and 
actions indicated. He again referred to 
the impress the day’s transactions had 
made upon him and expressed the con- 
viction that a new and brighter day had 
dawned for the building industry and 
Indiana. He then presented Dr. E. C. 
Elliott, president of Purdue University. 


Men Must Work Today, Asserts Presi- 
dent Elliott of Purdue University 


Dr. Elliott, having taken note of the 
varied individual interests present— 
architects, contractors, engineers and 


Labor—said he felt a good deal like the 


lamb that was thrust into a cage of many 
animals of all kinds. The collection was 
advertised as “The Happy Family.” Peo- 
ple marveled at the seeming success with 
which the beasts got along in peace. 
How do you do it? was asked of the 
showman. “Oh, it’s easy,” was the re- 
ply. “Occasionally we have to renew the 
lamb.” When the laughs had subsided. 
the speaker turned to a more serious 
vein to remind those present that ulti- 
mate success hinged upon the great law 
of life, respect for the rights of others. 


“I shall never forget one of my boy- 
hood instructors who defined a gentle- 
man as ‘one who thought more of another 
man’s rights than he did of his own feel- 
ings and also who considered the other 
man’s feelings above his own rights,’ 
You men must give consideration to the 
rights of the men with whom you come 
in contact, and they in turn must con- 
sider your rights. Everyone has his le- 
gitimate rights that must not be over- 
looked. The greatest curse that has come 
upon American industry is the alleged 
right that contends it can limit produc- 
tion and stifle efficiency. Men must work 
today; they must give honest return for 
the wage received. Increased wages 
don’t make skilled craftsmen; there must 
be intent to excel. As a great writer. 
known wherever the English language is 
spoken, said once: ‘No amount of pay 
ever made a great teacher, a great ar- 
tist or a great workman.’ The same 
holds true today. Men must be taught 
to give of their best, they must be 
trained, must be encouraged to be effi- 
cient. That is the mission of Purdue and 
like institutions—to train men so that 
they will be worthy of their hire. And 
we want to help you men, help your in- 
dustry and the state. That is what we 
are seeking to accomplish through our 
engineering extension service. We stand 
ready at all times to aid you men when 
you need us and we trust you will feel 
free to call upon Purdue when the occa- 
sion arises to require such necessity. 

“Tt is a pleasure to see you men as the 
guests of Purdue, to know you are seek- 
ing to work out your difficulties througlr 
co-operation, for no man or no set of 
men can settle his or their problems by 
calling other men names.” 

Dr. King next introduced Dr. W. K. 
Hatt, who presides over the School of 
Engineering at Purdue, as a builder, not 
a practical builders as is generally known 
but as a constructive builder, and cited 
his work as a member of the Building 
Code Committee of the United States 
Department of Commerce. 


Tells of Building Code Revision Effort 
of the Department of Commerce. 


Briefly and concisely Professor Hatt 
referred to the endeavor in which he had 
been engaged. He paid a glowing trib- 
ute to Herbert Hoover and his capacity 

.for sensing the needs developing in 
crises. He said: “Mr. Hoover is a 
builder, a great builder, not a mere 


_feeder of starving millions and a rehabil- 
itator of sorely pressed continents. It 
was Mr. Hoover who conceived the idea 
of eliminating the waste in the building’ 
industry in an endeavor to reduce mount- 
ing construction costs. Thus was the at- 
tempt started toward revising building 


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codes to throw out the superfluous and 
develop a standard master code, allow- 
ing for a flexibility that would make for 
adaptability to the location in which it 
was to be put into operation. The object 
of the revised code is not to tell how to 
build but to eliminate waste and still 
guarantee the factor of safety. The 
structure is but the tool of the building 
industry and no one has a right to over- 
load it, dull as it were. There are two 
phases of a building code that must be 
remembered: it must care for the neces- 
Sary requirements and at the same time 
assure safety to the public. 


“The Building Code Committee of the 
Department of Commerce has completed 
its standard requirements for small 
house construction but still has a great 
work ahead in working out code provi- 
sions to care for larger types of con- 
struction. The committee is now en- 
gaged in working out floor loads and 
other important features of construction 
requirements. 


“When completed the standard code, 
the finished product, will be a compila- 
tion of conclusions based on scientific and 
practical data that has been secured from 
all parts of the country.” 


Congratulates Indiana. 


Other speakers were Dr. Rockwell, 
Dean of Rutgers College, who was visit- 
ing Purdue, and Charles Watkins, Di- 
rector of Welfare, Muncie, Ind. Dean 
Rockwell was loud in his praise of In- 
diana’s great engineering university, 
said its fame reached to every place 
where engineering was taught and the 
citizens of the state should be proud of 
this, their institution. 


Influence of Contact Stressed Upon. 


Mr. Watkins, a_ gifted orator and 
knowing intimately men, admonished his 
auditors in their business affairs not to 
forget the “Human Element.” He said 
there was a phase of engineering in the 
construction business of which little was 
said, yet, it was there just the same; 
it he classed as human engineering and 
drew its origin from the point of con- 
tact, employer with employe, and man 
with his fellow men. He, too, stressed 
upon the right and rights of the other 
fellow. Men, he asserted, are not ma- 
chines, they are human, and the con- 
tractor, architect, or what not, who 
treats them as human will find himself 
surrounded with loyalty. The point of 
contact, the inspiration that radiates 
from that point, is the big thing. He 
asked his audience if it was not true 
that certain men had inspired desires 
for greater effort when they were 
brought in touch with those men or with 
a given man. He related how he was 
inspired to own an orchard when mak- 
ing a visit to a well known horticulturist. 
how he bought land on a hillside in 
southern Indiana on his way home and 
visualized the future orchard only to let 
the inspiration lapse when back home 
and out from under the influence the 
horticulturist had created. He pleaded 
for employers to maintain the influence 
for good they, as human engineers, were 
capable of exerting. And in conclusion 
he urged the men in conference to con- 
tinue their co-operative effort with each 
other that they may reach mutual con- 
clusions that would be satisfactory to all. 


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Society of Architects 


SOCIETY MEMBERS TURN OUT FOR 
DIRECTORS’ MEETING AND 
BUILDING CONFERENCE 
AT LAFAYETTE 


State Profession Well Represented 


Whether it was the builders’ confer- 
ence at Lafayette, November 15, or loy- 
alty to and interest in the Indiana So- 
ciety of Architects, is really not the 
point at issue, the fact is there was a 
most gratifying response from board 
members to the call issued for the regu- 
lar bi-monthly directors’ meeting sched- 
uled on that date for that city. 


_ The meeting was in the nature of 'a 
joint regional affair in conjunction with 
the board session and was held ‘in Lafay- 
ette that the members of the state archi- 
tectural profession might not only at- 
tend the big state conference but also 
participate in the official session of the 
Indiana Society of Architects. 

Purdue University through its En- 
gineering Extension Service extended 
the courtesy of the big institution to the 
architects and prepared a meeting place 
for them in the Civil Engineering Build- 
ing. 

President Harry Griffin, Connersville, 
presided and called the meeting to order 
at 10 a. m. The board members who 
responded to the roll call were: Harry 
E. Boyle, Evansville; Rodney Leonard, 
Frankfort; George Allen, Laporte, and 
these Indianapolis architects: Secre- 
tary Merritt Harrison, Wilson B. Park- 
er, Herman Scherrer and L. A. Turnock. 
Among the guests were Architects L. L. 
Johnson, Attica; K. Vaughn, Hammond; 
Fermor S. Cannon, K. Coffin, Clarence 
Myers, Indianapolis; John Bruck, Kent- 
land; F. S. Hoffman, Frank Riedel, Wal- 
ter Scholer, Lafayette; Charles Scott, 
Terre Haute; Louis H. Osterhage and 
Byron Sutton, Vincennes. 

The first matter taken up had to do 
with the proposed amendment to the 
constitution to change the length of the 
, term of office of board members. Guy 
Mahurin, Ft. Wayne, chairman of the 
Constitutional Amendment Committee, 
who was unavoidably detained and un- 
able to attend, wrote in that the con- 
census of opinion favored action that 
would put the directors on a progres- 
sive or sliding term basis, tenure of of- 
fice to be left to a vote of the member- 
ship. Discussion relative to the matter 
developed the opinion that a maximum 
term of two years rather than four was 
oreferable. As a final suggestion it 
Was recommended that this proposition 
© submitted at the next semi-annual 
meeting to be held in February; one 
director to be elected for one year, the 


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other to be elected for two years and 
after the two years was up the directors 
to be elected and the one receiving the 
most votes be given a two-year term, 
these directors to serve with the officers 
as the executive board. 

Chairman George Allen of the mem- 
bership committee, reported four new 
applications for membership, all of 
which were accepted. The new members 
are: N. L. Smith, Crown Point; C. 
Bolting and Kenneth Vaughn, Ham- 
mond, and I. M. Cohen, Gary. 

The subject of the standardization of 
contracts and specifications for ‘public 
works in Indiana was taken up and 
thoroughly discussed, resulting in a 
recommendation that a committee from 
the Society work with the State Board 
of Accounts in ‘an endeavor to secure 


an approved ‘standard form acceptable 
to the architects and in accordance with 
the law. 


In concluding the meeting attention 
was called to the Annual Architectural 
Exhibit of the Society to be held this 
winter at the John Herron Art Insti- 
tute, Indianapolis, space for which will 
be available there in February. It has 
been recommended that the scope of this 
affair be broadened to include the allied 
arts and co-operation with those inter- 
ests was endorsed. Since the Chicago 
Architectural and Allied Arts Exhibit 
is to be held in January it was recom- 
mended that the Indiana exhibit follow 
immediately in the belief that many of 
the allied art displays can thus be se- 
cured for the Indiana affair. 


STATE AND INDIANAPOLIS BUILDING MEN VIE WITH EACH OTHER IN 
BOWLING MATCH. 


Two Teams Fight Hard With Little or No Advantage Apparent at the Finish. 


An added feature to the Builders Conference at Lafayette last week, not listed 
on the program, added greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion to demonstrate that 
architects, contractors, engineers and material min are often all good fellows. 

The conference had been completed, the banquet was over and the echoes of 
a series of high calibered talks were still reverberating about the hotel lobby. How- 
ever, it had been a long serious day and the men were restive. Architect Frank 
Riedel of Lafayette sensed the situation and proposed recreation in the way of 
bowling. Like the fire-horse responding to the alarm, the men jumped at the pro- 
posal. What mattered it if the clock did record 10:30 p.m? Frank had a good 
following as he led the way to the fine Lafayc«tte Bowling Alleys and fourteen men 
were soon in action. ‘ 

Two teams were made up, one of mostly Indianapolis architects and the other 
of building men out over the State. The State crowd easily took the first contest 
and then subsided when Herman Scherrer came back in the second game with a 
nice string of strikes and slipped over a 174 with Parker and Harrison coming to 
also, thus enabling the big city chaps to even the game count. Harrison went even 
stronger in his third try and Scherrer was there again and Indianapolis was twelve 
pins to the good on the final count. But, when it came to tabulating total pins for 
the three games the State team was found to have outrolled their opponents by 
82 pins. Thus while Indianapolis won two games, there was little to crow about as 
the State took one game and stood high on total pins, making a fifty-fifty break 
for the evening. 


The summary: 


State Team. Indianapolis. E 
| ; Players Tot. Pins 
rae Ag bad eon ip pee Harrison-___ 93 108 181 332 
Ke aan lage ae Parker 4-2 Sis 342. See eee 
Peri ee Cre er eo BE UATE 2b Bind. Gt OS, hn eee 125 
Scholer ______ 143 > 242-0189). 424° Grif SRL. 3 106 94 aa rea 
Weaver __ ___ 72 81. 108 261 Blind _---____ ___ —-- 1 
ea Og Ts Vai aad, ea De lee 128 102 142 379 
sei dome °!" Bordorf —.__- 139: 16> aos; + 806 
Bartieawe as SCO TZ: Pe T45 mk? ES eawed a 2b 43-73 LM 2, ings 125 125 
Sandberg ____ 170 137 178 485 Scherrer _____ 93h. AT Ase se 425 
Fassnacht ___ 135 145 133 413 Campbell __-_ 165 173 168 506 
919 934 962 2815 805 954 974 2738 


High Single Games: Sandberg, 178; Scherrer, 


ingle les: 5 174. High Three Games: Camp- 
bell, 506; Sandberg, 485; Burt, 477. nan 


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Weather does not easily damage Celotex nor 
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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractor’s Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus 
C. C. Pierson 
‘320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 
_ Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—l P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


meet every 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE 
None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marion 
county this week. 


MASON CONTRACTORS THERE 


Lafayette Meeting Draws Other Indian- 
apolis Building Men, Too 


The Mason Contractors’ Association of 
Indianapolis, that strong advocate of or- 
ganization effort, again backed up its 
preachments by having present at Lafay- 
ette last week three official delegates— 
James Hodgson, Sr., James Hodgson, Jr.. 
and James Rybolt. All three were inter- 


ested participants in the sessions of the 
day and expressed pleasure over the 
spirit displayed by those present. They 
were right in the front rank during the 
tour of inspection of the university and 
what they didn’t see wasn’t worth see- 
ing. 

James, Sr., even took out time to com- 
pare the brick work of the old and new 
buildings at the institution and says that 
while the latter may be larger and 
grander, still the modern bricklayer has 
nothing on the old-timer from the evi- 
dence he found. 

Other Indianapolis men interested in 
contracting affairs present were: Wil- 
liam Carper, President Cornell Engineer- 
ing Co.; Attorney Harry Fenton, and J. 
H. Owens, Field Representative of the 
ee Building Contractors of In- 

iana. 


NEVERTHELESS, THERE IS A 
SHORTAGE THAT NO ONE 
CAN DENY 


It Is Apparent Everywhere 


S. W. Strauss & Co., building construc- 
tion financiers, have made a survey of 
national building conditions and found. 
according to reports of building trade 
unions, that there were but 829,100 work- 


ers engaged in construction work this 
year as against 888,500 in 1921. The in- 
ference that the labor supply for build- 
ing is not being kept up is unsound; it 
is rather a decrease in trade unign mem- 
bership. The American Federation of 
Labor in the last three years has lost 
more than 25 per cent of its membership. 
the 4,000,000 of 1920 having shrunk to. 
less than 3,000,000 this year. 


FEDERAL AID AVAILABLE FOR 
TRADE TRAINING 


A Feature Contractors Generally Seem to 
Overlook in Apprentice Question 


Wage-earners, who wish to receive 
technical training which will help them 
in their occupations, may now secure 
such training from the public school, an- 
nounces the Federal Board of Vocca- 
tional Education. 

Under the Federal and State Voca- 
tonal Education Acts, funds are avail- 
able to assist the public schools in each 
community to set up classes for wage 
earners. To revise such instructions, it 
is necessary that a group of workers, 
employed in a common industry, take 
the initiative by organizing into a class. 
Next, they should present themselves 
to the local school authorities and re- 
quest an instructor. The local school 
board is empowered to provide an in- 
structor and a class room, to the appli- 
cants. Thereupon, the class begins its 
sessions on a regular nightly schedule. 


In some cases, no instructor, qualified 
to teach the desired subject, is available. 
In such cases, the local school authorities 
may call upon the State Supervisor of 
Trade and Industrial Education. The 
State Supervisor details an instructor 
to the community. If no technically 
qualified instructor igs available in the 
State, the Supervisor takes steps to 
train an instructor especially for the 
needs of the class. In some cases, one of 
the members of the class is given this 
training to instruct the others. In no 
case is a group of workers denied as- 
sistance until all possible methods of 
aid have been exhausted. 

The only restriction that the public 
schools lay upon such extension work 
is that all members of the class be work- 
ers, actually employed in the trades for 
which they desire training. Thus the 
mistake of training workers for trades 
in which they can not get employment is 
avoided. 


Such training is also available to boys 
in the trades if some determined effort 
is only made to enlist the hid of local 
school authorities. The Federal law is 
there to provide certain funds for trade 
training education, so, if apprentices in 
the building field are so necessary the 
contractors should be able, by concerted 


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action in their respective communities, 
to get some apprentice classes actually 
started by invoking the aid of the gov- 
ernment vocational act. 


In the last analysis, if apprentices 
are to be inducted into building crafts 
training, it is up to the contractors to 
start the effort in that direction, nobody 
else will do it. 


LABOR SAVING DEVICES NEEDED 
TO LOWER BUILDING CONSTRUC- 
TION COSTS. 


Would Aid Much In Easing Up Labor 
Shortage. 


One of the contributing factors to the 
high cost of building is the lack of labor 
saving devices found in practically all of 
the other industries. In some of the older 
trades such as bricklaying and plastering, 
the methods no in use have been em- 
ployed for many centuries. The use of 
machinery always tends to reduce pro- 
duction costs and until labor saving de- 
vices come into use in the building in- 
dustry there is little likelihood that labor 
costs will be much lower. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
Week of November 15 to November 22 


Commercial Garage: $103,550, 1 sty., 
195x202. Private plans. Owner and 
builder, Ostrom Realty Co., Peoples Bank 
Bldg. Excavating. Brick. 


Garbage Disposal: $70,476. Owner, 
City of Indianapolis. General contractor, 
Schlegel and Roehm, Lombard Bldg. 


Brick, concrete and steel. On founda- 
tions. 

Residence: $10,500, 2 sty. and bas., 
44 W. 42d St. Private plans. Owner, 


Frederick Henshaw, 2445 Park Ave. 
General contract let to Theo. Sander, 401 


Orange St. Excavating. 
Residence (double): $9,500, 4248-50 
College. Owner, Archie Doepking, 4229 


College Ave. General contract let to 
Woods-Richards Realty Co. Excavating. 


Residence: $7,000, 542 Powell Place. 
Owner, Katherine Mott. Contract let to 


.E. O. Cash. 


Residence: $6,000, 3725 Salem. Own- 
er, Bessie Earhart, 3369 N. Illinois St. 
Excavating. 


Residence: $5,500, 520 Hawthorne 
Lane, - Owner, Charles A. Humann, 550 
W. 29th. Excavating. 


Garage: $5,000, rear of 917 Iowa St. 
Owner, John Adams, 917 Iowa St. Ex- 
cavating. 


Residence: $7,500, 3485 Birchwood. 
Owner, Jose-Kuhn Lumber Co. Owner 
builds. Excavating. 


Residence: $5,000, 1825 E. New York. 
Owner, John F. Hurley, 248 N. Randolph. 
Contract let to W. R. Hunter, Lemcke 
Bldg. 


Residences (2 doubles): $4,000 each, 
2102-04 and 2106-08 W. 10th. Owner, 
Klez and Ecklman J. Laden, at site. 


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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report publiehed in pre 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS. 


Car Delivery Building: 1 sty., 147x82x160, 
triangular in shape. East’ Washington St., In- 
dianapolis. Archt., Albert Kahn, 1000 Mar- 
quette Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Owner, Ford Mo- 
tor Car Co., Detroit, Mich., and East Washing- 
ton St., Indianapolis. Archt. taking bids to 
close November 30th. Brick, concrete and steel, 
monitor type of construction, steel sash. 


*Club House and Dormitories: $1,000,000, 12 
sty. and  bas., 75x200. ‘Monument Circle.” 
Archt., Rubush and Hunter, 428 American Cen- 
tral Life Bldg. Owner, Columbia Clubs TA. 
Wynne, Pres., Monument Circle. Plans nearing 
completion, Plans will be ready for bids about 
January 15th. Auditorium seating 700, mezza- 
nine floor, barber shop, Turkish baths, swimming 
pool, billiard room (72x76) women’s parlors, li- 
brary, conference rooms, dining room, break- 
fast room, kitchen, banquet room, laundry, guest 
rooms, Bedford stone exterior, comp. roof, steam 
heat, tile, marble and terrazzo floors, elevators, 
reinforced concrete and steel construction. 


Church: (Methodist), $144,000 | (auditorium, 
Sunday school rooms, business rooms, assembly 
room, stage, gymnasium), 30th and Capitol. 
Archt., Charles P. Hopson, Atlanta, Ga. (archi- 
tect of the Indiana Area of the Methodist 
Church). Owner, Capitol Avenue Church, Rev. 
Chas. E. Bacon, pastor, 3106 N. Capitol Ave. 
Plans in progress, Bedford Stone exterior. 


Country Club: $100,000, “Broadmoor Country 


“Club Grounds,” west of Michigan road and 56th 


Sts. Archt., Batchelder and Scales, 426 Board of 
Trade Bldg. Owner, Broadmoor Country Club, 
¢/o The Broadmoor Realty Company and hold- 
ing Company. Directors are J. J. Kiser, c/o 
Meyer-Kiser Bank, 136 East Washington St.; 
Philip P. Efroymson, c/o Efroymson Bros., 918 
South Meridian St.; I. ‘Ferdinand Kahn, .Pres. 
Capitol Paper Co.; S. E. Rauh, Pres. E. Rauh 
and Sons Co., Stock Yards; Harry A.- Kahn, 
Treas. National Furniture Co. Preliminary 
plans in progress. Stucco exterior, hollow tile 
walls, -slate roof, steam heat, metal lockers. 
Work on the pump house and laying out of an 
18-hole golf course has been started. 


Commercial Garage and 6 Stores: $200,000, 6 
sty. and bas. Site of Bates Hotel, Monument 
Circle. Archt., Bass, Knowlton and Co., 312 
North Meridian St. Owner, The Test Heirs, Don- 
ald Test, c/o Central Motor Parts Co., 409 N. 
Capitol Ave.; Schuyler Test, Millersville Drive; 
and E. D. Porter, Jr., Vice-Pres. of U. S. Bear- 
ings Co., 350 Century Bldg. Plans in progress. 
Bedford Stone exterior, reinforced concrete and 
steel, fireproof construction, composition roof; 
copper-set store fronts, freight elevator, steam 
heat, concrete floors, garage equipment, gaso- 
line tank and pumps, steel sash. 


Apartment Bldg., $500,000, 8 sty. and bas., 
annex. to Penn Arts Apartment at 16th and 
Penn. Archt., W. K. Eldridge, 914 Hume-Man- 
sur Bldg. Owner and builder, The E. G. Spink 
Co., 914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Preliminary. plans 
in progress, Brick, reinforced concrete and hol- 
low tile construction, fireproof. 


*School: $50,000 (rem. from old building and 
a new gymnasium building. Orleans, Ind., Or- 
leans Township. Archt., Allen and Garriott. 
Lombard Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Board of 
Education, Orleans, Ind., and Charles B. Tegar- 
den, trustee of Orleans Township, Orleans, Ind. 
Plans nearing completion. Owner expects to 
advertise for bids in three (3) weeks. Brick, 
stone trim- 


SINK & EDWARDS 


SHEET METAL WORK | 
Hea ig and Vertifating 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


Plumbing, Heating, Ventilating and Electric 
Wiring System: For the new service building at 
the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, 
Indianapolis. Archt., Robert Frost Daggett, 960 
Consolidated Bldg., Indianapolis, Mechanical en- 
gineer, Charles R. Ammerman, Consolidated 
Bldg. Owner, John W. Cra¥ens, secretary board 
of trustees, Indiana University, Bloomington, 
Ind. Bids will be received at the office of the 
architect until 12 o’clock noon, December 6. 


Concrete Bridge: $206,000, over Fall Creek, at 
Delaware St. Owner, Board of County Commis- 
sioners, Leo K. Fesler, auditor, court house. 
Owner receiving bids to close December 19 at 10 
a. m, 


Bakery Building and Complete Bakery Equip- 
ment: 1 sty. Owner, Board of County Commis- 
sioners, Leo K. Fesler, auditor, court house. 
Owner receiving bids to close December 11, at 10 
a.m. Brick, © 


Contracts Awarded 


*Y. M. C. A. Building: $240,000, 4 sty. and 
bas., 117x123, New Castle, Ind. Archt., McGuire 
and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian Bldg., Indian- 
apolis. Owner, Young Men’s Christian Associa- 
tion, New Castle, Ind. Brick, reinforced con- 
crete, steel frame construction, hollow tile, cut 
stone. General contract let to Bowyer Con- 
struction Co,, Newcastle, Ind.; heating and 
plumbing let to Hayes Bros., Indianapolis; elec- 
tric wiring let to Sanborn Electric Co., Indian- 
apolis. 


*Film Exchange Building: $64,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 338x150, at 825 N. Illinois St. Archt., Sam- 
uel Craig & Co., 31 W. Ohio St. Owner, Tippe- 
ecanoe-Illinois Realty Co., J. Robert Craig, c/o 
J. G. McCullough Co., and Mrs. Lula B. Craig, 
c/o architect. Lessee of one floor, Fox Film 
Corporation, 232 North Lllinois Street. Lessee 
of one floor, Universal] Film Exchange, 113 
W. Georgia St. General contract awarded to 
Lynn B. Millikan Construction Co., 501 N. Dela- 
ware St. Heating, plumbing and wiring included 
in general contract. Brick, ,reinforced concrete 
floor and roof construction. 


*Commercial Garage and Stores: $125,000, 1 
sty., 195x202. N. E. corner of Alabama St. and 
Ohio. Archt. and builder, Ostrom Realty Co., 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, City Hall Realty 
Co., Delbert B. Meyer, c/o Ostrom Realty Co, and 
Zoe Ross, 4244 Rookwood. Excavating. Brick, 
concrete and steel, steel sash. 


*Bakery (alterations and additions), $25,000. 
Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son, Majestic Bldg. 
Owner, City Baking Co., 901 E. 16th St. Gen- 
eral contract let to William P. Jungclaus Co., 
825 Massachusetts Ave. Start work at once. 
Brick. 


*Memorial Sunday School: $50,000, Wilming- 
ton, Ohio. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Church of Christ, 
A. E. Hadley, secretary building committee, Wil- 
mington. General contract awarded to Walter 
R. Heath, Greencastle, Ind. Brick, stone trim. 


Schools (3): The School Board awarded con- 
tracts for fixtures on schools Nos. 62, 70 and 
75, as follows: No. 62, heating and ventilating, 
Freyn .Bros., $18,788; plumbing, Freyn Bros., 
$11,155; electrical fixtures, Hatfield Electric Co., 
$2,815. .No, 70—Heating and ventilating, Freyn 
Bros., $21,405; plumbing, Strong Bros., $10,986; 
and electrical work, Hatfield Electric Co., $2,486. 
No. 75—Heating and ventilating, Freyn Bros., 
$22,941; plumbing to Hayes Bros., $11,005; elec- 
trical work of Hatfield Electric Co., $3,237. 


*Factory: $35,000, 1 sty., 90x120. Archt., Chas. 
E. Bacon, Odd Fellow Bldg. Owner, Thos. L. 
Green Co., 202 Miley Ave. Contractor, Pierson 
Constr. Co., 2934 Kenwood Ave. Plumbing let 
to Freyn Bros. Electric wiring and heating not 
let. Brick. Ready for steel erection. 


Duplex: (rem. from residence) $5,000. Archt., 
Elliott B. Hadley, 600 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
Mrs. Charles E. Test, 795 Middle Drive, Wood- 
ruff Place. -General contract let to Spiegel-Brown 
Constr. Co.. 42nd and College. Plumbing let to 
Roland’ M. Cotton Co., East 10th St. Work con- 


sists of hot air furnace, add. bedroom, tile bath, 
new plumbing, re-decorating and general al- 
terations. 


CRAWFORDSVILLE 


*Fraternity House: $50,000, 3 sty. and bas. 
Archt., Robert Frost Daggett, 960 Consolidated 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Phi-Gamma-Delta 
Fraternity, Harry Duckworth (lumber), chair- 
man; H. R. Tinsley (hardware) on committee, 
Crawfordsville. Architect selected’ _ mature 
spring. Brick, details undecided, 


*Crawfordsville: Church (auditorium), $35,000, 
Crawfordsville. Archt., Addison C, Berry & Co., 
Ruff Bldg., Hammond, Ind. Owner, First Baptist 
Church, Crawfordsville. Basement completed. 
Plans in progress on superstructure. Ready for 
bids in a few weeks. Brick, terra cotta or stone 
trim, steam heat, comp. roof. 


*Bank (rem. and add.), Crawfordsville. Archt., 
Rodney Leonard, 309 Peoples Life Bldg., Frank- 
fort, Ind, Owner, City National Bank. General 
contractor, Swan Construction Co., Crawfords- 
ville. Vault let to MHerring-Hall-Marvin Safe. 
Co. Work started. ‘ 


EAST CHICAGO. 


High School Building and Power Plant: $337,- 
500, 2 sty. and bas., 96x288, East Chicago. 
Archt., Karl D. Norris, Calumet Bldg. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, William Fuzzy, Pres., 
plans in progress. Owner will advertise for bids 
about January 15th. Brick, reinforced concrete 
and steel construction, radial brick chimney, 
oak trim, metal windows, steel sash, Bedford 
stone trim, composition roof, steam heat, fireproof 
floors, 


*Tuberculosis Hospital and Power Plant: $350,- 
000, 2 miles north of Crown Point, Ind. Archt., 
Karl D..Norris, Calumet Bldg., East Chicago, 
Ind. Owner, Board. of County Commrs., George 
M. Foland, auditor, Crown Point. Project con- 
sists of 6.units,.as follows: Unit No. 1, Admin- 
istration Bldg., 2 sty., 384x525; dormitories for 
male and female patients, doctors and nurses 
(150 beds), 2 kitchens, passenger elevator, mor- 
tuary; Unit No. 2, building, 2 sty., 50x100, to 
contain dental and medical clinics, X-Ray room, 
laboratories, kitchen and dining rooms; Unit No, 
8, power plant and boiler room; Unit No. 4, 
children’s building; Unit No. 5, negro: patients’ 
building; Unit No. 6, ten-car: garage, superin- 
tendent’s residence (7 rooms). Owner receiving 
bids to close December 17. Revisions consist of 
elimination of the two main wings on each side 
of Administration Building and erect in their 
place (6) frame wards. The following contract- 
ors are figuring general contract: F. E. Huz- 
zall,-Crown Point; F. G. Hoffman, Crown Point; 
C. G. Root, Crown Point; Rufus Danner and Co,, 
Hammond, Ind.; H. B. Olney, Indiana Harbor, 
Ind.; Henderlong Lumber Co.; Crown Point. 
Gypsum block partitions, perforated radial brick 
stack, Bedford stone trim, steel sash, concrete 
vault, vault door,.,ash hoist, elevators and dumb- 
waiters, Kalamein doors, ventilators, boilers (Ke- 
wanee, Titusville or Brennen) pumps, radiators, 
kitchen equipment, water heater, filter plant, 
metal toilet partitions, hose racks, auto. inter- 
communicating telephone system, pipe coverings, 
laundry equipment, oil separator, valves, gauges, 
suction strainers, comp. roof. 

Acid Plant (for sludge refining processes), $75,- 
000. Owner, the Sinclair Refining Co., East Chi- 
cago. Plans in progress. Ready for bids in 30 
days. Brick and steel. 


EVANSVILLE 


*Laundry (side addition), $20,000, 1 sty., 45x 
103. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, 515 Peoples Bank 
Bldg.- Owner, Pearl Steam Laundry Co., 114 
Second Ave. Owner taking bids to close No- 
vember 26th at 4:00 p. m. The following con- 
tractors are figuring general contract: M. J. 


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Structural Steel and Plate Work 
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Also Miscellaneous Iron Work All Kinds 


401 South Harding St. Phone Belmont 0373 
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Structural Steel and Iron Work for 
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CHANNELS 
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BEAMS ANGLES 
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Steel Derricks—Industrial Cars 
Concrete Handling Equipment 


Estimates Cheerfully Given 


INSLEY MANUFACTURING CO. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


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Structural Steel and 
Ornamental Iron Work 


General Machine Work 


Superior & Harrison Sts. 


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Hoffman Constr. Co., Chris Kanzler and Son, 
Scarborough-Davies Co., Tri State Contracting 
Co., J. Pibbus & Son, Edward Dubber, all of 
Evansville. Mill construction. 


Store (general alterations and addition), $25,- 
000, 518 Main St. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., 
Furniture Bldg. Owner, J. L. Davis Manufac- 
turing Co., 518 Main St. Plans in progress. 
Ready for bids about January 1. Tile entrance, 
elevator, new stairs, plate glass, redecorating, 
painting, plastering, special lighting. 

High School: $300,000, 2 sty., 225x150 (twenty 
classrooms), Owensboro, Ky. Owner, Board of 
Education, Owensboro, Ky. Fritz Anderson, 
Evansville, Ind., has been appointed supervising 
architect, Building under construction. 


Residence: $5,000, Keck Ave., near String- 
town. Archt., Fritz Anderson. Owner, G. F. 
Taylor. Plans in progress. Brick, tile roof, five- 
room bungalow. 


*School (eight classrooms), $45,000, Tamms, 
Ill. Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Board of Education, 
Tamms, Ill. Plans in progress. Brick. 


School Building: $10,000 (3-room frame build- 
ing), Sandusky, Ill. Archt., Harry E. Boyle & 
Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Board 
of Education, Sandusky, Ill. Plans in progress. 

*Residence: $12,000, Henderson, Ky. Archt., 
Alfred Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, Norman Orcutt, Henderson, Ky. Ready 
for bids. Dutch colonial. 


Community House: $25,000, First and Frank- 


Passenger & Freight 


Indiana 


520-22 S. New Jersey St. 


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rooms and gymnasium). ©. Perry, Pres.; Mary A. Fletcher, Secy.; Henry 


Owner, Emanuel Lutheran Church, H. W. Kam- J. Bowerfind, Treas.: L. C. Ward, Supt. Bids 
man, chairman building committee, Sketches; will be received by the Board of Trustees of the 


mature spring. 


School City of Ft. Wayne at their office in the 


Residences (4): $6,000 each; two on Kentucky 24ministration building, corner of Clinton and 
near Lincoln, two on Madison near Garvin. Montgomery Sts., until 4 o’clock P. M., De- 
Owner and builder, J. Bippus and Son. Start Cember 10th for the excavating, erecting, heating, 


work shortly. Frame. 


ventilating, plumbing, wiring and .construction 


f all work necessary to complete a new brick 
Residences (15): $4,000 each, Ingle Place. ° +198 

Owner and builder, Werner Realty Co., Charles cpnckete and steel school building. 

Werner, president. Plans in progress. Frame. Residence: $7,000, 2021 St. Marys. Owner, 


Contracts Awarded 
Residence (5 rooms), 


Griswold and Preble, 317 Citizens Trust Bldg. 
. Owner builds. Foundation in; heating (fur- 
Washington Terrace. nace), Modern Way Furnace Co.; plumbing to 


Owner, E, A. Smithfield. Contract let to C. P, B. Arnold Co.; electric work to G. K. Work- 


Kanzler & Son. 


man Electric Co. : 
Residence: $7,500, Winter and Pontiac Sts. 


FORT WAYNE Owner, T. C. Young, 4014 So. Calhoun St. 


Owner builds, on foundation. Heating let to 


*Lodge Building: $60,000, Kendallville, Ind. Holland Furnace Co.; plumbing to Fred Stahl; 


Archt., A. M. Strauss, 
Wayne, Owner, B. P. O. E. Lodge, Kendallville, 
Ind. Revised plans completed. Will ask for 
bids January Ist. Brick. 


706 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. electric work to D. J..Danehy. Frame. 


BUILDING PERMITS 
Building permits were granted as follows: To 


*Church: (new Sunday school room and _ in- Griswold & Preble, for residences at 2009, 2018 


stalling a new heating plant), Montpelier, Ohio. 


osaedanieye ony mpeg Methodist Church, 2Ue at cost of $5,000; to T. C. Young, for resi- 


Wayne. Owner, St. 


and 2022 Franklin street at a cost of $5,000 
705 Shoaff Bldg Ft. each and for a residence at 202 St. Marys ave- 


Montpelier, Ohio. Start work at once. Owner dence at Winter and Pontiac at cost of $5,000; 


builds. Brick. 


to B. F. Guyer, for remodeling residence at 3112 
South Webster St. at cost of $3,000, and to the 


*School Building and Heating Plant: $200,000. auto Renewer Company to remodel store build- 
“James H. Smart School,” Smith St. 20 room jing at Calhoun and Superior Sts. at a cost of 
annex. Archt., Griffith and Goodrich, 211 East 


Berry St. Owner, Board of School Trustees, Ely 


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Phone, Main 6788 


BOILERS, GAS AND ELECTRIC HOISTS 


ROCK CRUSHERS 


Centrifugal Pumps, Contractors’ Equipment. 
YOUNG MOTOR DRIVEN VACUUM PUMPS. 


REFRIGERATING MACHINERY. 


New—MACHINERY—Used 


ELEVATORS. 


PRODUCTS 


REFRIGERATING AND’ ICE 
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WATER TUBE & HORIZONTAL 
RETURN TUBULAR BOILERS 
DROP FORGED STEEL VALVES 


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OIL REFINERY 


EQUIPMENT-—Ask for Bulletins 


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Reinforcing Steel Steel Sash Metal Tile 
Spacer Bars Sash Operators Metal Lath 
Form Clamps Puttyless Skylights Shurebond Channels 
Adjustable Shores Hanger Inserts 
727 LEMCKE BUILDING 


Phone—CI rele 7878 Indianapolis, Ind. 


ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING‘ 


WE ARE PREPARED TO DO ALL KINDS OF SPECIAL ARCHI- 
rFECTURAL DRAWING AND RENDERING PROMPTLY AND AT 
REASONABLE TERMS. WE WILL GLADLY QUOTE PRICE AT 
YOUR REQUEST. 


E. E. DAVENPORT---301-2 Castle Hall Bldg. 
Phone, Main 6253 INDIANAPOLIS 


Ornamental and Miscellaneous Iron i 
Bronze Directory Boards, Signs, Tablets, Letters 
The Master Builders Co. Products, including 
Colormix, Master Mix, Saniseal, 
Metallic Hardener. 


R. ALFRED HAYES i 
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CONTRACTORS’ MACHINERY 


For Sale and Rent 


CONTRACTORS HANDY WATER HEATERS 


Self-draining coil in heavy re-inforced salamander, will heat a steady stream 
of water to a temperature suitable for mixing concrete, mortar, etc., in zero weather. 
Then start water running through coil. 
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Bock Equipment Co. 


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Builders Hoists Steel Derricks Steel .Concrete.. Forms 
Concrete Mixers Column ‘Clamps Round Column Moulds 
Mortar Mixers ; Concrete Hand Carts 


Concrete Elevating and Distributing Plants 
Double and Single Caye Material Elevator Platform 
GEO. W. FIFE EQUIPMENT CoO. 

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$2,500; to F. J. Vevia, for residences on Graham 


and Schele Sts. at costs of $3,500 and $4,000 re- 
spectively; to C. F. Gemmer, for residence at 
1310 West Third St. at cost of $3,200; to Louis 
V. Doenges, for residence at 3026 Abbott St. 
at cost of $3,700; to the Home Realty Co., for 
residence at 1218 Morton Ave. at cost of $5,000; 
to Gust Lindeman, for storage building at 1127- 
1129 Barthold St. at cost of $4,000 and to Wil- 
liam Nassenstein, for a factory building for the 
Tokheim Oil Tank and Pump Co., at cost of 
$2,500; Lochner Bros., remodeled residence, $401 
Kensington Blvd., cost $6,200; residence, 1426 
Columbia Ave., cost $5,500; residence, 1620 Flor- 
ida Drive, cost $5,500; residence, 226 North 
Seminole Circle, cost $5,500. 


To Ray Koehler, for residences at 2233-2225 
Holton avenue and at 2219-2231 Holton avenue 
at cost of $5,200 each; to Frank Addon for resi- 
dences at 4033 Tacoma Ave., 3301 Broadway and 
1401 Pemberton drive at cost of $5,500 each; to 
O. E. Nicodemus for residence at 1903 Hillside 
avenue at cost of $5,000; to F. Steele, for resi- 
dence at 3016 Lenox street at cost of $4,000. 


To W. M. Bowman for residence at 2505 So. 
Anthony Blvd., at cost of $4,500; to Walter 
Rinehard for residence at 2402 Kenwood drive, 
at cost of $2,500; to J. H. Feichter for residence 
at 2801 Lillie St., at cost of $4,000; to David 
A. Arnold for residence at 2710 So. Anthony 
Blvd., at cost of $5,500, and for residence at 
2706 So. Anthony Blvd., at cost of $5,400; to 
Monroe Snyder for residences on Poinsette St., 
at cost of $4,600, at 2406 No. Anthony Blvd., 
at cost of $5,600 and on Dunwood Drive, at cost 
of $4,800. 


HAMMOND 


*Auditorium and Gymnasium Building: $400,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas., 90x196, Indiana Harbor, Ind., 
site of Washington school grounds. Archt., J. T. 
Hutton and Co., Hammond Bldg., Hammond. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Indiana Harbor. 


Plans in progress. Brick, concrete and steel con- 
struction. 


*Undertaking Establishment, Chapel and Ga- 


Kokomo, Indiana 


Kokomo Grade School 


rage: $25,000, 2 sty., 29x40, 1 sty., 25x40. Rim- 
bach and Ann Sts. Archt., Addison C. Berry & 
Co., Ruff Bldg. Owner, Charles C. Neidow, 71 
State St. Excavating and foundation work let to 
Guy Young. Architect taking bids on superstruc- 
ture. Brick. 

Store Building (5 store rooms), East State St. 
Owner and builder, Posner and Throop. Starting 
work. 

*Store and Apartment Building: $60,000, 3 sty. 
and bas., Sibley St. Archt., Mac Turner, 633 Hoh- 
man St. Owner, William Love, manager of the 
Rimbach estate. Excavating and foundation work 
let to Rufus Danner and Co, Taking bids on 
superstructure. Brick, 3 store rooms, 16 apart- 
ments, 

*Post Office Building: 1 sty. and bas., Indiana 
Harbor, Ind. Owner, E, N. Bunnell, c/o Bunnell 
Auto Sales Co., 508 Hohman St., Hammond. Ex- 
cavating and foundation work let to Rufus Dan- 


ner and Co. Taking bids on _ superstructure. 
Brick. 


Bungalow: West Carroll St. Owner, F. Gra- 
ham, c/o contractor. Contract let to Rhoades and 
Graves Construction Co. 


LAFAYETTE 


Residence, Office, Laboratory and Garage: 1 
sty, and bas., 30x50, Michigan City, Ind. Archt., 
Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafay- 
ette. Owner, Dr. R. A. Gilmore, 624 Washing- 
ton St., Michigan City. Preliminary’ plans in 
progress. Brick. 

*Heating and Power Plant: $100,000; Electrical 
Enginering Building, $100,000: Power Plant, 1 
sty., 100x91; Engineering Bldg., 2 sty., 220x63x 
68. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross 
Bldg. Owner, Board of Trustees, Purdue Uni- 
versity, Lafayette. General contract let to A. E. 
Kemmer; plumbing and heating let to Wallace 
Bros.; electric wiring let to Brassie-Bowers Co., 
all of Lafayette. 


LEBANON 


*Masonic Temple: $100,000, Washington and 
East Sts. Archt., John Frost, Reporter Bldg. 
Owner, The Masonic Bodies of Lebanon, through 


DOORS AND MILLWORK 
The Demonstrated Superiority 


Architect, Elmer E. Dunlap Co. 
Contractor, Leslie Colvin 


EXACTING BUILDERS 


han Manufacturing Co. 
Carnahi OF SPECIAL MILLWORK FOR 


LOOGOOTEE, INDIANA 


We Will Gladly Submit Estimates on Your 
Requirements 


the Masonic Holding Association, Lester F. Jones, 
W. H. O’Rear, Jr., Ben H. Coombs. Preliminary 
plans in progress. Brick, 2 sty. and bas. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Lebanon: Church (addition and general al- 
terations), $15,000. Archt., John Frost. Owner, 
Presbyterian Church, Ernest Lewis, chairman 
building committee, General contract let to Roy 
Stoop, 825 W. South St. Masonry let to Pickett 
and Gill, Lebanon. 


LOGANSPORT 


*Country Estate: Between Star City and Ke- 
wanna, Ind. Archt., Allen and Garriott, Masonic 
Temple Bldg., Logansport. Owner, W. H. 
Graffis. (publisher), Chicago, Ill..and Logans- 
port, Ind. Plans and specifications completed. 
Archt. will be ready for bids soon. Building will 
include a large residence. English architecture, 
gate keeper’s lodge, farm buildings, barns, 2 
outdoor swimming pools, private water system, 
private light plant, septic tank. 

*Fire Station: $35,000, Sixth and Race Sts. 
Archt., Carl Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Board of Public Works, City Hall. 
Plans in progress. Brick, stone trim. 


NEWPORT 


*Court House: $293,000, 3 sty. and bas., 120x 
93, Vermillion County, Newport, Ind. Archt., 
H. L. Fillinger, Dana, Ind. Asso. Archt., John 
B. Bayard, 23114 Main St., Vinéennes, Ind. Own- 
er, Board of County Commissioners, Mortimer 
Lewis, Auditor, Newport, Ind. Owner receiv- 
ing bids to close December 22 at 10:00 A. M. 
Buff Indiana limestone, composition roof, rein- 
forced concrete fireproofing of beams, girders, 
metal sash, stained glass lobby ceiling skylight, 
vault doors, terrazzo and ‘marble work, marble 
stalls, clock equipment, passenger elevator, metal 
skylight, fire doors, ash hoist, ornamental iron 
work, steel stairs, water supply system, deep 
well, water pumping plant, pneumatic water 
storage tank, ice box, water heater, vapor heat- 
ing system, 2 sectional steam heating boilers, 
clock system, hollow brick. 


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You can substantially reduce the cost of your compen- 
sation ard liability insurance by insuring in the BUILDERS & 
MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. (a strong com- 
pany, organized and economically managed by contractors, and de- 
voted exclusively to rendering a particular service and reducing 
the cost of insurance in building construction.) 


SURPLUS OVER $500,000. 


It will pay you to inquire of its rates and service. 
See the secretary of your association or write to 


Builders & Manufacturers 
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Post’ Office Building (addition), 1 sty., 47x27. 
Archt., Acting Supuervising Archt., J. A. Wet- 
more, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C., 
Owner, United States Government, Treasury 
Dept., Washington, D. C. (Archt. receiving bids 
to close December 7th at 3:00 p. m. Brick, semi-° 
fireproof, 1 #| #7) 

Warehouse and Office: 1 sty., 80x160, Frank- 
lin €t. and R. R. Private plans. Owner, Crane 
Company (plumbing specialties), 836 S. Michizan 
Ave., Chicago, Ill. Plans in progress. Brick, 
ordinary construction, ccomposition roof, steel 
sash. 

*Police and Fire Alarm Station: $27,000, 1 
sty. and bas., 28x60, Wayne and St. Joseph Sts. 
Archt., W. D. Teeple, 715 S. Eddy St. Owner, 
Board of Public Works, City Hall. General con- 
tract awarded to Hay-Weaver Construction Co., 
127 E. Sample St. Heating, plumbing and wiring 
let in general contract. Brick, reinforced con- 
erete and hollow tile construction. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Attica: Country Club, $10,000. Architect, L. 
L. Johnson, Attica. Owner, Attica Country Club. 
Plans in progress. Brick, composition roof, metal 
lockers, concrete floor, kitchen, showers, 1 sty., 
30x50, with 16-foot porch. 

Bedford: Office Building, $25,000, 1 sty. and 
bas., 40x80. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, 
Ross Bldg., Lafayette, Ind. Owner, Interstate 
Cut Stone Co., M. McGrath, Mgr., West 10th 
St. Bedford. Preliminary plans in progress. 
pees stone exterior (owner furnishes), steam 
eat. 

*Clinton: Post Office Building, 1 sty. and bas., 
62x64, Clinton. Archt. (acting supervising archi- 
tect), J. A. Wetmore, Treasury Department, 
Weshington, D. C. Owner, United States Govern- 
ment, Treas. Dept., Washington, D. C. Archt. 
‘taking bids to close December 6th. Brick, hol- 
low tile, stone, iron flag pole, roof ventilators, 
reinforeed concrete vault, vault door, ash hoist, 
asphalt roof, copper work, marquise, metal- sky- 
light, tile floors, slate partitions, metal weather- 
strips, water heater, marble work, coil heater, 
steel firebox boiler. Dan Bright, Clinton, Ind., 
is figuring general contract. 

Elkhart: Church, $35,000, 1sty. and bas., 42x77. 
Archt., Samuel Craig & Co., 31 W. Ohio St., In- 
dianapolis, Ind. Owner, First Church of the 
Nazarene, J. .C, Jordan, chairman building com- 
mittee, Elkhart, Ind. Plans in progress. Ready 
for bids in 30 days. Brick, stone trim, structural 
steel, art glass, circular pews, steam heat, rolling 
partitions, pine and maple floors and trim. 

Frankfort: Comfort Station, 1 sty. Archt., 
Rodney Leonard, 309 Peoples Life Bldg. Owner, 
City of Frankfort, Board of Publie Works. Bids 
in under advisement. Stucco on frame. 

Jamestown: Steam Heating Plant for School. 
Owner, W. S. Courtney, trustee, Jackson School 
Township, Jamestown, Ind. Bids in spring. 

Linton: Store Building, $11,000, 1 sty., 24x113. 
Archt., John Fritz, Owner. Maxwell-Persons Co. 


(furniture). Plans in progress. Brick, copper 
store front, no heating, comp. roof. 

Marion: Factory, 1 sty., 70x110. Private 
plans. Owner, Lindley Box and Paper Co., Ma- 
rion, Owner will build by day labor and buy 
materials. Excavating. Brick, ordinary con- 
struction. 

Contracts Awarded 


*Kennard. Schools( addition and general re- 
modeling), $30,000.00, Greensboro Township, 
Henry County, Ind. Archt., E. R. Watkins, 336 
Farmers Trust Bldg., Anderson, Ind. Owner, 
Homer C. Garriott, Trustee, Kennard, Ind. Gen- 
eral contract let to Folger-Wilson Construction 
Co., Lapel, Ind. Electric work let to Inter- 
state Public Service Co., Newcastle, Ind. Start 
work at once. Brick. 

*Monticello: Two two-room brick schools, $19,- 
000, Newton township, Jasper county, Indiana. 
Archt., Samuel Young, Monticello... Owner, Ma- 
rion Freeland, trustee, I, O. O. F. Bldg., Rensse- 
laer, Ind. General contractor, L. E. Wickersham, 
Logansport, Ind. Work started. Brick. Mill- 
work to Chicago-Riverdale Lumber Co., Chicago. 

*Plymouth: Lodge building and 3. stores, 
$50,000, Plymouth. Archt., Stewart and Stew- 
art, 510 Southern Ohio Bank Bldg., Cincinnati, 
Ohio. Owner, I, O. O. F. Lodge, Adam E. 
Wise, William J. Lake, William R. Rudd, Bldg. 
Comm., Plymouth. Plans in progress, 8 sty. and 
bas. Brick, stone trim, steam heat, comp. roof, 
copper-set store fronts. 


*Princeton: War Memorial Bldg., $150,000, 3 
sty. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, American’ National 
Bank Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Board of Trus- 
tees, Gibson County Coliseum Association, Prince- 
ton, Ind. Plans completed. Archt. making a 
few revisions, mature about January Ist. 

Newcastle: Y. M. C. A. Building, $240,000. 
Archt., MeGuire and Shook, Indianapolis. Owner, 
Y. M. C. A., Newcastle. General contract let to 
Bowyer Constr. Co., Newcastle. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for seaied proposals inserted 
{n these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
x publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in ot entering the Indiana field- 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TQ CONTRACTORS 


Sealed proposals will be received by the Trus- 
tee of Waltz School township, Wabash county, 
Ind., until eleven o’clock a. m., Friday the 14th 
day of December, 1923, in the school building 
in Somerset, Ind., for the erection and comp!e- 
tion of a two story and basement brick school 
building, the estimated cost of which is $80,- 
000, to be located in Somerset, Waltz township, 


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Wabash county, Ind., according to the plans and 
specifications prepared by the Elmer E. Dunlap 
Co., architects, copies of which are now on file 
in the office of the trustee and in the office of 
the architects, National Sign Corp. Building, Ko- 
komo, Ind. 

At the same time and place, separate bids will 
be received for furnishing and installing a com- 
plete heating plant, and the plumbing and sewer- 
ing for the above named building. 

All bids must be in writing, sealed and with 
the envelope endorsed, giving the name of the 
bidder and the class of work bid upon and on 
bid forms as on file, and all bids will be opened 
and read publicly at the time and place fixed in 
this notice. 


The trustee and his Advisory Board reserves 
the right to reject any or al! bids and to take 
time to investigate the bids and the qualifications 
of the bidders. The limit of time to be allowed 
the Trustee for proper investigation of bidders 
shall not be less than 7 days from the date of 
receiving bids. 

Each bid for the general construction shall be 
accompanied by a certified check for the sum of 
Two Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars: ($2,500.00) 
each bid for the heating and ventilating plans 
shall be accompanied by a certified check for the 
sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and 
each bid for the plumbing and sewering shall be 
accompanied by a certified check for the sum 
of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). These checks 
must be made payable to the School Trustee of 
Waltz School Township, Wabash County, Indiana, 
and will be held by him as a guaranty of good 
faith that said bidder or bidders will enter into 
contract and execute bond approved by the Trus- 
tee for the performance thereof, if his bid or.bids 
are accepted. The checks of those bidders who 
fail to be awarded contracts shall be returned to 
them when the contracts are let. 

Should the successful bidder or bidders fail to 
enter into such contract and execute such bond, 
then he or they shall forfeit the amount of said 
certified checks as liquidated damages for the 
use and benefit of the proper fund of Waltz 
School Township, Wabash County. Indiana. 

Each bidder shall file with his bid the statu- 
atory affidavit required under Section 8698 Burns 
Revised Statutes of the State of Indiana, 1914. 

Copies of the plans and specifications may 
be obtained from the office of the architects, 
National Sign Corp. Bldg., Kokomo, Indiana, 
upon deposit of twenty-five dollars for each set: 
said deposits wil! be returned to the bidders upon 
the safe return of the plans and specifications to 
said office of the Architects on or before the day 
set for receiving bids. 

Each bidder receiving plans and specifications 
will be required to submit a bid or bids to the 
trustee or failing to do so, the deposit for plans 
and specifications will be retained for the use 
end benefit of the proper fund of Waltz School 
Townshiv. Wabash County, Indiana. 

Sened: nu. H. BRADLEY, 
Trustee of Waltz School Twp., 


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NATIONAL CONFERENCE STUDIES 


PROBLEM OF APPRENTICE 
TRAINING IN BUILD- 
ING TRADES 


Twenty-five National Building Organiza- 
tions Consider Subject at Wash- 
ington Meeting 


The joint committee system of super- 
vision, under which all the interested 
elements in the industry have repre- 
sentation, has proven to be the most 
practical method of apprentice training, 
in the opinion of the delegates who at- 
tended the conference on apprentice 
training in the building trades, held in 
Washington, D. C., on November 15. 

Reports were heard summarizing the 
experience of the building trades in 
Philadelphia, New York and Cleveland, 
where the joint committee system has 
been tried out successfully. The work 
of the Apprenticeship Commission of 
New York city was described. It was 
the consensus of opinion of those attend- 
ing the conference that the joint com- 
mittee plan should be employed by the 
industry wherever possible. 

Another problem which engaged the 
attention of the conference was how to 
Standardize methods of apprentice in- 
struction... In this _connection, an inter- 
esting report of: the experience of the 
Associated -Tile’ Manufacturers » was 
given. A committee of experts, ap- 
Pointed by the association, has recently 
worked out an analysis of the nineteen 

hasic. -Jobs. which, are included in the tile 


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setter’s trade, with the most efficient 
method of doing each job. To further 
test the practicability of this data, a 
class of seventeen picked boys was sent 
to Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis, at 
the expense of the association, where 
they received thirteen weeks of intensixe 


- training, under the observation of ex- 


perts. Their experience fully demon- 
strated the instructional value of the 
standards which had been worked out. 
The tile manufacturers favor the plan 
of giving three months of full-time in- 
tensive training in class to apprentices, 
before they go upon jobs, it was reported. 
For this three months’ course they re- 
ceive six months of credit on their total 
apprenticeship period. Contractors have 
found the pre-employment plan of train- 


ing much less costly than to place raw, 


apprentices directly on the job, where 
they waste the time of the journeymen. 
Another interesting report on standardi- 
zation of training methods was offered 
by the Master House Painters and Deco- 
rators Association. In this trade; a 
syllabus and textbook for use in training 
apprentices have been prepared. It was 
reported that during the past year over 
7,500 copies of the textbook have been 
distributed to contractors, and others in- 
terested. 

After full discussion of different as- 
pects of the problem, ten general princi- 
ples which should underlie apprentice- 
ship training in the building trades were 
agreed upon by the delegates. These 
principles are: 


(1) That a local representative com- 
mittee, composed of all interests in the 
industry, is essential to determine the 
needs, and to supervise training. 

(2) That part-time or evening schools 
should be provided to supplement job 
training. . 

(3) That “all-around” training is 
more desirable than specialized training. 


(4) That national. associations should - 


set up fundamental training standards 
for apprentice training, and make infor- 


» mation. thereon - available for, Anstruc- 


“tional ‘purposes. ° > 
(5). That co-operation with the public 


a F eet 


schools is essential in promoting appren- 
tice education. 


(6) That adequate incentives should 
be set up to induce boys to enter appren- 
ticeship. 

(7) That pre-employment training 
for employed apprentices or boys under 
contract to be employed is recommended. 


(8) That emphasis should be placed 
upon dull season classes to follow up the 
initial training given in the pre- reninioy- 
ment period. 


(9) That the local representative 
committee should see to it that a well- 
qualified instructor is provided. 


(10) That the difference between the 
problems involved in training appren- 
tices for the building trades and those 
involved in shop trades should be recog- 
nized. 


The activities of the American Con- 
struction Council in the field of appren- 
tice training were discussed and the fol- 
lowing resolution adopted by the dele- 
gates: 

“Whereas, The necessity for the adop- 
tion of a national policy will give direc- 
tion to the education of craftsmen, modi- 
fied to suit. local conditions; therefore, 
be it 
meeting that the American Construction 

“Resolved, That it be the sense of this 
Council, comprising as it does the vari- 
ous elements making up the construction 
industry, in co-operation with the Fed- 
eral Board for Vocational Education, 
shall immediately employ such means as 
are necessary and- proper to put into 
effective operation methods that will 
train and enroll skilled workers into the 
industry.” 


‘It was announced by Frank Cushman, 
Chief of the Industrial Education Service 


of the Federal Board for Vocational 
Education, who presided over the confer- 
ence, that regional conference of repre- 
sentatives of the building trades employ- 
ers, employes, and manufacturers’ or- 


ganizations are being projected for dif- 


ferent sections of the United States un- 
der the auspices of the Federal Board 
for Vocational Education to discuss lo- 
cal apprenticeship problems. ' 


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INDIANA ARCHITECTS URGED TO 
GIVE CONSIDERATION TO THE 
ANNUAL EXHIBIT 


Event Scheduled for February 


Now that it has been decided definite- 
ly that the Indiana Society of Archi- 
tects will hold- another annual architec- 
tural exhibit this winter, every effort is 
to be exerted to make the event a real 
attraction in keeping with the environ- 
ment of the occasion and the dignity that 
naturally attaches to the profession. 

In the first place, the exhibit is to be 
held again at the John Herron Art In- 
stitute, Director MacLain having as- 
sured the directors of the society desir- 
able space for exhibition purposes dur- 
ing the month of February. Further, he 
volunteered to co-operate with the archi- 
tects in any way possible in an endeavor 
to arrange an exhibit that will attract 
more than passing notice. 

Since location has been assured it is 
up to the Indiana architects now to pro- 
duce their end of the bargain—exhibits. 
In years gone by the excuse has been 
offered by many architects that they 
didn’t have time in which to prepare 
suitable individual exhibits. This year, 
however, such an excuse will not go, 
since there are at least two months in 
which to give thought to this affair and 
prepare. 

The suggestion has been made that 
each architect take two subject projects 
and work them out, then submit them 
for exhibit purposes. If the architects 
will only take the suggestion under seri- 


Herman Scherrer was in good form 
and luck during the bowling aftermath 
at Lafayette, November 15. 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


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Fermor very ably responded to Dean 
Potter’s address of welcome. 


ous advisement and act accordingly in > 


conformity with the obligation their pro- 
fession entails, an exhibit of merit is 


sure to result. 
It has also been proposed that the 


extent of the annual architectural dis- 
play be broadened to include the allied 
arts and the idea has met with favor. 
If the suggestion materializes an effort 
is to be made to secure the allied art 
display that is to be held in connection 
with the Chicago Architectural Exhibit 
which occurs the latter part of Janu- 
ary. 

Though definite details regarding the 
Indiana affair have not been worked out 
the probability is that the architectural 
exhibit will consist of water color ren- 
derings, drawings and_ photographs. 


These things are still to be worked out. 


by the committee and as soon as this 
is done information and _ instructions 


will be sent out to all the Indiana archi- 
tects. ‘ 

In the meantime the members of the 
Indiana architectural profession are 
urged to give some thought to this 
event and conclude on some definite ex- 
h‘bits for exhibit purposes. 


BEST SOUTHERN INDIANA REPRE- 
SENTATION EVER BROUGHT 
OUT AT ARCHITECTURAL 
MEETING 


Directors Pleased by Interest Displayed 


It was cheering to note the response 
made by the southern Indiana architec- 
tural profession to the Lafayette call. 
Evansville was represented by Harry 
Boyle; Terre Haute by Charles Scott; 
Vincennes by L. H. Osterhage and Byron 
Sutton. These men covered quite a few 
miles and met with considerable travel- 


ing inconveniences but they got there 
just the same. Fine work! 


STATE INTEREST IN I. S. A. 
ALWAYS APPARENT 


Outstate Architects Respond Every Time 


Attica, Frankfort, Hammond, Laporte | 


and Kentland represented the lesser 
sized city representation of the archi- 
tectural profession at Lafayette. Ever- 
ett Brown of Bluffton wanted to attend 
but got mixed up in some Scottish Rite 
ceremonies and couldn’t get away. The 
loyalty of the little city architects to 
the Society is not to be disputed, they 
always send in their quota to meetings. 


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ventilation, Purdue University, an- 
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EV ANSVILLE 


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LOCAL BUILDING AFFAIRS SHOWN 
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GENERAL TREND THAT 
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Conference Revealed State Building In- 
dustry to Be in Promising State 
of Uniformity 


Evansville was represented at the 
Conference for Indiana Builders at Pur- 
due University. Lafayette, Ind., last 
week by General Contractor William 
Abeler and Architect Harry Boyle. Both, 
on their return home, reported an in- 
eresting meeting. ae. 

Each city reported an active building 
season for 1923 and a resume of the 
general scale of wages paid craftsmen 
showed that the Evansville scale was 
right in line with those that ruled in 
the other cities, in fact, there seemed 
to be a marked uniformity as to wages 
throughout Indiana. ; 

Thus it is seen that Evansville has 
kept pace with the rest of the state in 
the essential details pertinent to self- 
protection and said local conditions com- 
pared favorably with those prevailing 
throughout the state as regards building. 

As in Evansville, there seems to have 
been no serious labor trouble during 
the season in any of the sixteen cities 
represented by delegates at the quar- 
terly conference of the State A. B. C., 
a gathering held on the morning of No- 
vember 15, and separate from the big 
general conference that was held in the 
afternoon by architects, contractors, en- 
gineers and Labor representatives, and 
was able to come forward with a favor- 
able report to show that the city had 
done its share to keep building affairs 
moving forward and on an even keel. 


BUILDING INTERESTS BUSY 


Late Season Activity Holding Up Well 


There is no apparent let-up to the 
building movement that has been going 
on in Evansville this fall and indications 
promise a continuation of the fair vol- 
ume of activity that has been ruling 
steadily for the past months. The 
chances are that new construction work 
locally will run right up into the dead 


of winter with a fair break in weather 
conditions. ’ 

Home building continues in the van 
with some industrial work, not of a large 
type, bobbing up here and there. A new 


~ apartment building has just been start- 


ed, while considerable remodeling work 
is being done on various kinds of struc- 
tures. Progress on projects started 
some time back is moving along with dis- 
patch to no delay, and much of this 
work is now entering uvon the final 
stages of completion and will be ready 
for occupancy soon. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


Evansville’s horn was tooted right 
lustily at LaFayette by “Bill” Abeler. 
Leave it to “Bill,” he don’t miss many 
big building meetings nor does he for- 
get Evansville when he gets there. 


Contractors J. Bippus & Son, have 
started a couple of bungalows for Geo. 
Durham at Madison Ave. and Campbell 
Street. 


The M. J..Hoffman Construction Co. 
has all its work going under a full head 
of steam and hopes to have all projects 
in good shape to weather the winter 
blasts when they descend. 


C. Kanzler and Son, who have the 
general contract for the erection of lock 
master’s and caretaker’s houses at the 
new Government dam near Newburg, 
on the Ohio River, put their force at 
work up there last week. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. ©. 


President 
Secretary 


Max Irmscher 


Geo. Schack 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


LEFT TO GEORGE TO TELL ’EM—HE 
DID 


Ft. Wayne’s Building Effort Set Forth 
By Exchange Secretary 


Ft..Wayne had six delegates present 
at the LaFayette meeting November 15 
at which were gathered. representative 
building men from all over Indiana. 
George Schack, secretary of the local 


Builders’ Exchange, did the official talk-: 


ing: for Ft. Wayne when reports were 
called for and ably stated the city’s 


building case ta let the other Indiana’ 


builders present know what his city had 


done and was doing’ in=thematterof: 


building. He very thoroughly set forth 
local conditions and impressed upon his 
auditors the great building strides Ft. 
Wayne had made this season. His ref- 
erence to a shortage of building trades 
mechanics coincided with the shortages 
reported by other city delegates. 


RENEWED ACTIVITY MAKES SELF 
FELT IN FT. WAYNE BUILD- 
ING FIELD 


Residence Permits Totaling Nearly One 
Hundred Thousand Dollars Issued 
in One Day 


A gratifying increase in building ac- 
tivity has developed in Fort: Wayne in 
the past two weeks and if the renewed 
movement toward briskness continues 
over the last few days of the month there 
should be another monthly million dol- 
lars building total to inscribe on the 
record books. 

The spurt in building that has cropped - 
out recently in the local field is nearly 
of the proportions that ruled at the 
height of the season last summer and is 
most cheering following as it did the 
lull that came last month. 

Only a few days ago seventeen permits 
were taken out in one day at the city 
building inspection office for the con- 
struction of new residences, the total es- 
timated valuation of which was given at 
$98,700. 


WHAT MODERN BUILDING MEANS 
TO BUSINESS. 


Some Idea of Materials Required And 
Extent of Influence Exerted. 


Some conception of the immense 
amount of building material needed for 
the erection of the modern city office 
building may be gleaned from these fig- 
ures offered by two of Fort Wayne’s . 
largest new structures erected this sea- 
son. For instance, it took sixty car- 
loads of cement and twelve carloads of 
plaster for the handsome new home of- 
fice of the Lincoln Life Insurance Co., 
and many carloads of cement and fifteen 
carloads of plaster for the Keenan 


| Hotel.. Then in addition it required car- 


load upon carload lots of brick, reinfore- 
ing steel, hollow: tile and lumber, to say 
nothing of the other materials employed 
in these two projects alone. ; 
Think what the’ building’ operations”in 
Indiana’ over a year’s, period mean to 
the state, its people employed in the 
building. industry “and the businéss in- 
terests -allied. with ,and.dependent upon 
new building construction. More people 
than just the architect and the contrac- 
tor are interested ‘in a continuation of 
building ‘activity; ‘the prosperity of the 
state-is-linked up>»with~its: perpetuation 


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Building Contractor's Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus 
C. C. Pierson_- 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS. 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors meet 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1 P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


every 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE 
None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marion 
county this week. 


QUARTERLY CONFERENCE OF 
STATE A. B. C. WELL 
ATTENDED 


All Sections of the State Represented 


Sixteen cities with a contracting dele- 
gation of sixty-seven men, all represen- 
tative of the industry in their respective 
localities, were represented at the Scate 
A. B. C. quarterly conference at La- 
fayette, November 15, 


The check-up of cities and their dele- 
gates present showed these present: 

Evansville, 1; East Chicago and Indi- 
ana Harbor, 5; Fort Wayne, 6; Gary, 4; 
Goshen, 1; Hammond, 1; Indianapolis, 8; 
Kokomo, 5; Logansport, 1; Lafayette, 
16; Marion, 1; Michigan City, 6; Prince- 
ton, 1; Richmond; 1; South Bend, 7; 
Terre Haute, 3. 

The turnout of the contracting force 
of the state in the way of delegations 
was the best ever recorded at an A. B. 
C. conference and the enthusiasm shown 
indicated a sincere interest in the effort 
the State Association is putting forth. 

The contractors appreciate not only that 
which has been accomplished by the es- 
tablishment of the Administrative Build- 
ing Council of Indiana but are impressed 
by the significance that lies behind that 
establishment which proved it is possi- 
ble for the organization of the architect, 
contractor, engineer and Labor to co- 
operate along constructive lines for the 
advancement of the building industry as 
a whole. Many of these men of differ- 
ent, yet more or less allied, interests 
are of the opinion that a new avenue 


has been opened by means of which it 
will be less difficult in the future for 
these interests to get together to settle 
differences and also align with each 
other in the promotion of aggressive 


“constructive measures looking to the 


greater spirit of unity being developed 
right along. Further, the contractors in 
the different cities are being kept in 
closer contact with each other and con- 
ditions by means of organization and 
and are effecting a greater degree of 
uniformity in the treatment of their 
business and are able to protect their 
available Labor supply through a know- 
ledge of conditions in the other cities. 
A summary of the general report made 
shows that welfare of the industry and 
the betterment of conditions. 


Reports made by the delegations re- 
garding building affairs in the various 
cities and the general discussion that 
followed revealed the fact that a certain 
promising element of cohesion has been 
brought about in the contracting indus- 
try throughout the state by means of 
organization and that the Labor short- 
age in Indiana is current as in other 
places, that there has been very little 
labor trouble and that there is a uni- 
formity in the wage scales that are be- 
ing paid in all localities. 


EFFORT TO INTEREST BOYS IN 
TRADE TRAINING FAILS TO 
REACH 


_Indianapolis Attempt Fizzles 


Another evidence of how hard it is to 
interest boys in the building trades has 
just cropped out at Indianapolis to con- 
vince that the apprentice problem is a 
real one. Boys apparently are not to 
be had to rehabilitate the building trades 
mechanic ranks just for the asking. 
Somehow the interest is not there, the 
appeal is lacking despite the wages paid. 

At the Technical High School at In- 
dianapolis, night classes for the study- 
ing of electrical work were started this 
year. There were to be three sessions 
a week and the boys responded at first 
only to lose interest as the weeks rolled 
on_and finally the classes were cut down 
to one and experiment work dropped be- 
cause of the general diminution of at- 
tendance. 


From the excuses advanced it seems 
the boys are more interested in the 
movies and social affairs than in their 
future development. 

An attempt was also made some time 
ago to train brick-layer apprentices by 
means of a course of instructions, both 
in theory and practice, but the boys 
who started in failed to stick, with the 


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exception of a few. Either they com- 
plained the work was too hard or too 
dirty. The Masons’ Association was so 
earnest in the move that the members 
even went so far as to pay the boys $9.00 
per week while learning, but even that 
did not hold the boys. 

The encouragement of apprentices is a 
real problem and mere resolutions and 
discussions will not solve it. 


BUILDING PERMITS 


Week of November 22 to November 29 


Residence: $18,000. 4154 N. Meridian. 
Owner, Frank H. Sudbrock, 4009 Cen- 
tral Ave. Archt., D. A. Bohlen and Son. 
General contractor, J. W. Darnell, 2435 


Broadway. Excavated. 


Residence: $10,000, 270 Blue Ridge Rd. 
Owner and _ builder, Woods-Richards 
Realty Co. Excavating, stucco. 


Residence: $9,000, 3122 Sutherland. 
Archt., Frank B. Hunter, State Life 
Bldg. Owner, Elmer Steffen, Washing- 
ton and New Jersey Sts. Contractor, J. 
W. Darnell, 2485 Broadway. Excavated. 


Residence: $9,000, 5430 N. Delaware. 
Owner, James Hamlin, c-o Archt. Archt. 
and contractor, William F. Nelson, 42nd 
and College. Excavating. 


Residences (2) doubles, $8,500 each, 
625-27 and 629-31 West 30th St. Owner, 
H. H. Reiner, 336 Massachusetts Ave. 
General contract. let to J. L. Holmes, 
5140 Park Ave. 


Residence: $6,500, 645 N. Oxford St. 
Owner, T. J. Owen, c-o general contrac- 
tor. General contract let to American 
Estates Co., Occidental Bldg. 


Residence (double), $7.800, 643-45 
Eastern Ave. Owner, Andrew McHugh, 
627 N. Tacoma St. Contract let to Geo. 
M. Clegg, at site. 


Residence: $8,000, 225 East 49th 
Owner, Albert E. Ottinger, 439 East 
49th. Contract let to George E. Stout, 
4808 Central Ave. 


Garage (rem. and 1 sty. add., 67x40.) 
$7,000, Capitol and Market. Owner, 
The Elm Garage, N. E. Corner of Capi- 
tol and Market St. General contract 
let to J. W. and W. C. Martin, 420 Board 
of Trade Bldg. 


Residence (double), $5,500. 3550-52 E. 
Michigan. Owner, Dan W. LeGore, 409 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner builds. 


Residences (3 doubles), $4,700 each, 
1206-08, 1222-24, 1226-28 Beecher St. 
Owner, Dan LeGore, 409 Peoples Bank 
Bldg. Contract let to William Rose.. 


Rug Factory: $5,200, 1 sty., 36x100. 
Owner, Guthrie-Thompson Co. Con- 
tract let to B, A. Branson, 1502 West 
26th St. 


Residence (double): $4,500, 2148-50 
Paris Ave. Owner, C. W. Eaton, 2841 
Highland Place. Owner builds, 


Storage Shed: $5,000, 30th and Mon- 
on. Owner, Indianapolis Lumber Co., 


380th and Monon. Frame. 


1Z INDIANA CONSTRUCTION. RECORDER 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


CONSISTING OF 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed President 
| Des OF Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


BUSY ORGANIZING CENTRAL 
BUILDING COUNCIL 


Calumet Contractors Intent on Putting 
Proposition Over 


Committees from Gary, Indiana Har- 
bor, East Chicago and Hammond repre- 
senting the general contracting inter- 
ests of the Calumet District held an 
enthusiastic meeting at Gary, November 
12, and talked over preliminaries looking 
to the organization of a Building Con- 
tractors Council for the District. The 
council idea has been accepted favor- 
ably and a second committee meeting 
was held at Indiana Harbor, November 
19. Officers elected are: Chairman, J. 
K. Doppler, Indiana Harbor; vice-chair- 


demning the Johnson immigration bill, 
which will be introduced in Congress as 
soon as that body convenes. . It will re- 
duce immigration by one-half. Labor 
organizations throughout the country 
will urge the passage of the bill, and it 
is up to the contractor organizations to 
help defeat the bill or they will have a 
greater shortage of labor than ever. 


MORE EFFORT, NOT LESS, WHAT IS 
NEEDED 


Shortened Week Would Prove Big 
Handicap to Building 


In several localities the labor unions 
are advocating the five-day week. We 
can’t see any good reason for such a 
move. It seems to be the idea to in 


crease the shortage oi: Lailding mechan- 
ics and on account of the shortage thus 
to be able to increase the wages. If 
they are working so hard that some of 
them are unable to stand the five ana 
a half days labor let them lay off, and 
let those that are able work as long 
as they want to. 


WORKERS, NOT PENSIONERS 
WANTED BY OHIOANS 


man, John Anderson. Gary; secretary, , 


Guy Young, Hammond. 


PLUGGING ALONG 


Building At Hammond Moving Right 
Along 


Building Inspector Henry Vis reported 
20 building permits, for an estimated 
valuation of $110,000, issued during the 
week ending November 17. At such a 
rate $400,000. or more should be the 
Hammond volume for November, a fig- 
ure that would fit in nicely this late 
in the season. 


ARE THE MOVIES RESPONSIBLE 
FOR THIS, TOO 


Target Practice Common in Chicago 


The wild and woolly West! There 
used to be a place like that in the old 
days, but it didn’t have anything on the 
Chicago of today where a Union busi- 
ness agent shoots up another such offi- 
cial just to keep in practice. 


WOULD TEND TO FURTHER CUR- 
TAIL LABOR SUPPLY 


Another Immigration Barrier Proposed 


Every contractors association should 
get busy and adopt resolutions con- 


So Would the Vote Indicate 


The Ohio voters overwhelmingly de- 
feated the old age pension referendum 
sponsored by the Labor interests of the 
state at the last election. 


ANOTHER KNOCK FROM OPPOR- 
TUNITY THAT WENT 
UNANSWERED 


Lack of Time Advanced as an Excuse 


We were all set to attend the builders 
conference at Purdue the 15th. Several 
of our contractors had planned on go- 
ing, but, when the time arrived to go 
their business was such that they found 
it impossibie to take the time, and the 
trip went “flooey.” 


VOTE TO STAND PAT 


Ohio Union Building Mechanics Would 
Keep Next Year’s Wage Scales 
at This Season’s Figures 


At a recent convention in Ohio prac- 
tically all of the. building trades affili- 
ated with the Ohio State Federation of 
Labor voted to ask for a continuation of 
prevailing wage scale rates for next 
year. 


HOLDS COMPETITIVE EFFORT WAS 
STIFLED 


So Intimates. U. ‘S., Judge in Ruling 
Against Cement Manufacturers 
Association 


A decree dissolving the. Cemeft Manu- 
facturers Protective Association consist- 
ing of nineteen of the largest producers 
of. this material.has been issued; The 
action was taken recently.in New York 
by Federal Judge Knox, and ‘is pointed 
to as a result of the Lockwood commit- 
tee inquiry. 

In announcing the decree Judge Knox 
said, “Manufacturers do naturally -fol- 
low their most intelligent competitors if 
they know what these competitors have 
been doing. I think real competitive ef- 
fort tended to become more feeble, The 
manufacturers by-reason of exchange of 
Statistics were equipped to regulate 
their production, and by’ common con- 
sent and concerted action did so to the 
end that the cement supply would at all 
times be a lap or two behind the de- 
mand, and this created higher prices. 

In enabling this to be done, the asso- 


ciation, its officers and agents, together 
with its membership, materially limited 
the full and free operation of the con- 
tending forces of competition to which 
the public, under the Sherman Law, .is 
entitled, and unreasonably affected in- 
terstate trade and commerce, therefore, 
the Government may have the decree 
asked for.” 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


Guy Young has been awarded the 
foundation contract for the Neidow Fu- 
neral Home on Rimbach Ave. The rest 
of the work will be awarded at once. 


Rhoades and Graves are still putting 
up houses. They have started a $6.500 
bungalow on W. Carroll street. F. Gra- 
ham is the owner. 


A one-story brick store building to 
contain five rooms is being erected on 
East State St. by Posner & Throop. 


Architects J. T. Hutton & Son, are 
preparing plans for an auditorium and 
gymnasium for the Washington School 
at Indiana Harbor. The building is 
estimated to cost $400,000. It will be 
of brick and steel construction with 
stone trim, 2 stys., 90x196. 


—E. E. COLE. 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 13 


Newsof the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 


_ditional information to report published in pre 


vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


*Laundry Building (2 sty. and bas., 
addition 40x140), 2901 East Washing: 
ton St. Archt. and Engineer, Russell N. 
Edwards, 45 Union Trust Bldg. Owner, 
The Crown Laundry Co., Walter H. 
Montgomery, Gen. Megr., 2901 East 
Washington St. Bids in under advise- 
ment. Owner will award contract. 
Brick, stone trim, mill conStruction, 
comp. roof, steel sash, steam heat. 


“Motion Picture Theatre, Stores and 
Offices: $1,000,000 Monument Circle. 
Archt., Arland W. Johnson, 485 Fifth 
Ave., New York City. Owner, Market 
Circle Realty Co., Dick Miller, president, 
c-o City Trust Co., Indianapolis. Bids 
in. Low bidder’ on general contract, 
Bedford Stone and Construction Co.. 
Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Ex- 
pect to award contract in a few days 
to the low bidder. 


Factory Building: 3 sty. and bas., 
209x61, 13th and Senate. Archt., Ru- 
bush and Hunter, 428 American Central 
Life Bldg. Owner, Indianapolis Glove 
Co., Liberty and Michigan Sts. Archt. 
taking bids. Brick, slow-burning con- 


‘struction, hollow tile, steel sash, freight 
elevator, comp. roof, fire doors, kalamein 


doors, tin-clad doors, ash hoist, cork 
insulation, marble and tile floors, 1 
boiler, 1 vacuum pump, coal chutes, coal 
bunkers, 2 canopies, boiler room, toilet 
rooms, fuel storage room, 


Warehouse: $100,000, Oliver and Ken- 
tucky Ave. Private plans. Owner, The 
Kentucky and Oliver Realty Co., Henry 
B. Marks, Isaac Marks, 517 South Dela- 
ware St. Plans in progress. The 
Moynahan Construction Co.. 804 N Sen- 
ate Ave. Will build. Brick’, concrete 
and steel. 


*Community House: $50,000, Tremont 
and West Michigan. Archt., William 
Earl Russ, 313 N. Pennsylvania St. 


Owner, Christamore College Settlement D 


Association, J. J. Daniels, Secy., 803 
Fletcher Trust Bldg. Plans in progress. 
Brick, will contain auditorium, social 
rooms, gymnasium, dormitory. 


*Temple (Jewish), $150,000, 34th and 
Ruckle. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and 
Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust. Bldg. Owner. 
Beth El Jewish Congregation, building 
committee as follows: L. Sakowitz, 3614 
N. Pennsylvania; Isaac Marks, 514 S. 
Delaware St.; Herman T. Cohen, 440 E. 


Washington; Joseph A. Cohen, 709 W. 


x50, North Alabama St. 


Washington; H. Rosner, 4140. College. 
Flans nearing completion. Ready for 
bids this. fall. Brick.» 


*Stores and Apartments: $15,000, 2 
sty. and bas., Orange and Linden Sts. 
Archt.,, Everett .H. Crabb, 910 State 
Life Bldg. Owner, Edw. C. Ott, 1218% 
So. Meridian. Taking bids. Brick. 


*School Building (consolidated high 
and grade), $150,000 (12 class rooms, 
assembly room, combination gymnasium 
and auditorium, stage, two domestic sci- 
ence and two manual training rooms, 
cafeteria, kitchen). Warren township, 
Marion county, Indianapolis. Architect 
and engineers, Harrison and Turnock, 
500 Board of Trade Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Edward J. Hecker, trustee, 5241 
E. Washington St., Indianapolis. Own- 
er receiving bids to close November 24. 
(See legal advertising in this issue): 
Brick, hollow tile. Low bidders on gen- 
eral contract, W. R. Dunkin & Son, 
Flora, Ind.; low on heating. and plumb- 
ing, Freyn Bros., Indianapolis; low on 
electric work, Sanborn Electric Co., In- 
dianapolis. 


“Residence and Garage: 2 sty. and 
bas., 117x41, 58th and Sunset Ave. 
Archt., Wilson B.: Parker, 620 State Life 
Bldg. Owner. Henry C. Atkins, Pres. 
E. C. Atkins & Co. (saw mfrs.), So. Illi- 
nois and South streets. 
ress. Brick, stone trim, wrought iron, 
tile and hardwood floors, laundry equip- 
ment. 


Installation of Suction Cleaning Sys- 
tems: _In Schools No. 30, 38, 62, 67, 70, 
75, 76. Estimated cost $12,400. Owner, 
Board of School Commissioners, 150 N. 
Meridian St. Engineer, Snider and 
Rotz. Merchants Bank Bldg. Owner 
taking bids to .close December 17 at 
10:00 a, m. ‘ 

Contracts Awarded 

*Sub-Station (parcel post), $400,000, 
2 and 3 sty., 226x140x67, Detroit, Mich., 
Newark St. Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 
21 Virginia Ave., Indianapolis. Owner, 
The Detroit Postal Station Co. of In- 
dianapolis, R. D. Brown in charge, Illi- 
nois and South Streets., Indianapolis. 
Lessee, U. S. Government, Hon. Harry 
New, Postmaster General, Washington, 
. C. General contract awarded to 
Everett Winters Construction Co., 752 
Book Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Brick. 

*Garage: 1 sty., 40x61, 917-23 Vir- 
ginia Ave. Archt., Charles Byfield, 923 
Peoples Bank Bldg. Owner, L. T. Allen, 
917 Virginia Ave. General contract let 
to Conder and Culbertson, 623 N. Noble 
St. Brick. Foundation in. Plumbing 
let to Cook Bros.; heating let to Strong 
Bros.; electric let to Smith Electric Co. 

*Gffice Building: 4 sty. and bas.,.67% 
Archt., ‘Chas. 


Plans in prog-. 


H. Byfield, 923 Peoples Bank Bldg. Own- 
er, R. W. Furnas Ice Cream Co.; L. Fur- 
nace Hamilton, president; J. Martin An- 
trim, vice-president; C. J. Hill, treas- 
urer, 127-133 N- Alabama St. General 
contractor, J. G. Karstedt Construction 
Co., Lemcke Bldg. Ready for bids in 
two weeks on heating, plumbing, wiring 
one freight and one passenger elevator. 
Brick, steel frame construction. On 
foundation. 


BEDFORD 


Colonial Residence: $15,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., Bedford. Archt., O. L. Hill, Bed- 
ford. Owner, Department of Construc- 
tion, Division of Fish and Game, State 
House, Indianapolis, Ind. Plans in 
progress, mature about March Ist. Brk., 
= roof, furnace heat, tile and hardwood 

oors. 


Fish Hatchery Bldg.: .$11,000, 2 sty., 
30x45, Avoca, Ind., near Bedford. Archt., 
O. L. Hill, Bedford, Ind. Owner, De- 
partment of Conservation, Division of 
Fish and Game, 108 State House, In- 
dianapolis, Ind. Brick, concrete, 
steel rolling door, clay tile roof. Gen- 
eral contract awarded to Joe Comele, 
Bedford. Standard Brick Co., Evans- 
ville, are furnishing brick. 


ELKHART 


“High School and Power Plant: (addi- 
tion of auditorium and gymnasium), 
$150,000, 1 sty. and bas., 104x120x80. 
Archt., E. Hill Turnock, 501 Monger 
Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees; 
H. A. Compton, Pres.; J. L. Harmon, 
Secy. Brick, stone, steel roof trusses, 
split steam heating, 500 metal lockers; 
metal windows, skylights. Brick stack, 
steel sash. Plans and specifications ap- 
proved by the State Board of Accounts. 
Owner will advertise for bids at once. 


*Grade School: “East Side School,” 
$200,000 (16 to 20 rooms). Archt., Hu- 
bert Miller, 431 Monger Bldg. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, H. A. Comp- 
ton, Pres.; J. L. Harmon, Sec., Elkhart. 
Plans in progress, will advertise for bids 
soon. . Brick, reinforced concrete and 
steel, comp. roof, concrete and steel 
stairs, steam heating plant. 


EVANSVILLE 


Hospital: (26 room addition) $35,000. 
2 sty. & bas. 50x125. Mount Vernon, II. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Dr. Thompson, 
in charge, Mt. Vernon, Ills. Plans in 
progress. Brick, built-up-roof,, wood 


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sash, maple floors, steam heat, 1 new 
boiler, wood floors, passenger elevator. 


Bungalows (2): 1 sty. & bas. 27x50 
each. $8,000 each. Harrisburg, Illinois. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furniture 
Building, Evansville. Owner, Dr. H. A. 
Butner, Harrisburg, Ills. Plans in prog- 
ress. Bids soon. Frame, furnaces, 
asphalt shingle roof. 


*Grade School (alt. and add.) $15,000. 
Somerville, Indiana, Gibson county. 
Archt., Anderson and Stingle, McCurdy 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Board of Edu- 
cation; Edgar Betty, Trustee, Barton 
School Township, Somerville, Indiana. 
Revising plans. Bids about January 15. 
Brick veneer. 


Community Building: $18,000. 14th 
and Elliott Sts. Private plans. Owner, 
St. Mark’s Lutheran Congregation, Fritz 
Anderson, Chmn. McCurdy Building. 
Preliminary plans in progress. Brick. 

*Apartments (4) and Stores (3): 
$38,000, 2 sty., 1st and, Louisiana Sts. 
Archt., Anderson and Stingle, McCurdy 
Bldg. Owner, Isaac Hamburg (depart- 
ment store), 1701 Main St. Plans in 
progress. Brick, steam heat,, In-A-Door 
beds, built-in features, ranges, refrigera- 
tors, copper set store fronts, tile baths, 
metal ceilings. ; 

*Church: $16,000, 1 sty. and bas., 50x 
75, Harlan and Adams Sts. Archt., 
Frank J. Schlotter, 11342 Upper 4th St. 
Owner, East Side Baptist Church, Rev. 
Ford Porter, pastor. Ready for bids. 
Brick. 

‘Residences: (150), $2,000 each, Dixie 


Land Addition, Stringtown Road. Own- 
er and builder, Evansville Planing Mill 
Co. ‘Plans in progress. Frame. 


Drug Store: (1 sty. top add. and gen- 
eral alterations), $25,000, 5th and Main 
Sts. Private plans. Owner, L. K, Lig- 
gett Drug Co., H. K. Armstrong, Mgr., 
Evansville. Plans in progress. Work 
will consist of a 1 sty. top add. new 
show windows at site, new store fixtures, 
soda fountain and luncheonette, re-deco- 
rating and general alterations. 


.*Residence and Garage: $12,000, Ky. 
and Jackson. Archt., H. E. Boyle & Co. 
Owner, A. Kaiser, c-o Kaiser’s Cloak and 
Suit House. Revising plans. New bids 
soon. Brick. ; 


Contracts Awarded 


Apartment Building: (6 four-room 
apartments). $35,000, 38 sty., 38x43. 
Third near Adams. Archt. (plans only). 
Theo. Rechtin Lumber Co. Owner and 
builder, Jacob Schmitt. Owner will build 
by day labor and award separate con- 
tracts. Brick, steam heat, In-a-Door 
beds. 

Residences (2): 5 rooms each, Madi- 
son Ave. and Campbell. Owner, George 
Durham. General contract let to J. Bip- 
pus and Son. Frame. 

Planing Mill (add. 1 sty., 50x196. 
Brick, mill constr.) and 1 sty. frame 
lumber shed, $15,000. Owner and build- 
er, The Evansville Planing Mill Co. 
Start work shortly. 

*City Hall and Fire Department: $30,- 
000, Eldorado, Ill. Archt., Harry E. 
Boyle & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 


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Owner, City of Eldorado, L. H. Stricklin, 
City Clerk, Eldorado, IH. General con- 
tract awarded to Miller & Simpson Con- 
struction Co., Eldorado, Ill. Includes 
heating, plumbing and wiring. Brick, 2 
stories. 

*Boonville: Factory building, $52,000. 
Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Moses Rosen- 
thal Co., (underwear mfrs.) 913 West 
Van Buren St., Chicago, Ill. and Boon- 
ville, Ind. General contract awarded to 
Tri State Contracting Co., 22 Merchants 
Bank Bldg., Evansville. Excavating. 
Archt. taking bids on Htg., Plmg., Elect. 
work let to Boonville Light Co. i 

*Bottling Plant (add.) 1 sty. 25x89, 
$10,000. Archt., Frank J. Schlotter, 
113% Upper Fourth. Owner, J. Vogel 
and Son, Second and Ohio Sts. Contract 
let to M. J. Hoffman Constr. Co. 


FORT WAYNE 


Warehouse and Office: 2 sty. and bas., Bass 
near Fairfield. Archt., O.C. Brunswick, 206 Noll 
Bidg. Owner, the Jewell Tea Co., 117 Grand 
Ave., Fort Wayne. Preliminary plans in prog- 
ress. (Brick. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Apartment Building (18 apts.): 4 rooms each 
apt., 3 sty. and bas., 87x51., Washington Blvd. 
and Fulton St. Archt., Guy Mahurin, 500 Lin- 
coln Life Bldg. Owner, Hilgeman and Schaaf, 
realtors, 207 Noll Bldg. Plans completed. Owner 
will build by day labor and award separate con- 
tracts. Brick, stee! construction, composition 
roof, steam heat. : 

*Church: $25,000, 1 sty. and bas., 50x57, Sher- 
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sass Block. -Owner, Church of God, 647 Huffman 
t. Starting work. Owner builds by day labor. 
Brick. 


Building Permits 

Building permits were granted last 
week as follows: To S. E. Kesser, for 
residence at 3614 Piqua Ave., at cost of 
$4,600; to William Walke, for garage at 
1115 Broadway at cost of $38,500; to 
Lantz Bros., for residence at 2126 Reid- 
miller Ave., at cost of $4,500; to Fred 
Rippe, for residence at 1521 Columbia 
Ave., at cost of $5,500; to Rose ‘Ola 
Fuhrman, at 2836-38 Harrison St., for 
residence to cost $7,500; to E. C. Mar- 


tin, at Seminole Circle, for residence to 
cost $9,000; to Barney & Kammeyer, at 
1847 California Ave., for residence to 
cost $6,000; at 1700 Edgewater Ave., for 
residence to cost $5,500, at 509 Cherry 
St., for residence to cost $5,000; to C. J. 
Fleckinger, at 1524 Columbia Ave., for 
residence to cost $5,500; to Clyde Heren- 
den, at Poinsett drive, for residence to 
cost $5,500: » 


HAMMOND 


Lodge Building’ and Stores: $70,000. 
4 sty. and bas., 50x90. Archt., Buckley 
and Skidmore, Hammond Bldg. Owner, 
Independent Order of Odd _ Fellows, 
Hammond. Plans in progress. Brick. 
Ist floor store rooms; 2nd _ floor ball 
room and offices; 3rd and 4th floor, lodge 
rooms. 


Chamber of Commerce Bldg: 
St. and Morton Court. Owner, Chamber 
of Commerce, Bldg. Comm. have pur- 
chased a site 130x180 ft. and will erect 
a building in the early spring: Brick. 


Commercial Garage and Salesroom: 
(1 sty. top add. to present bldg.), 50x 
120, Grapevine St. and Michigan Ave., 
Indiana Harbor, Ind. Archt., J. T. Hut- 
ton and Son, Hammond Bldg., Ham- 
mond. Plans ready for bids. Brick. 


Apartment Building: (10 Apts.), West 
Hammond. Owner and builder, Ahl- 
born and O’Connor, Ingraham Ave., 
West Hammond. Work started. 


Sibley 


HUNTINGTON 


*Publishing Plant: $60,000, 4 sty., 
Warren and East Park Drive, Hunting- 
ton, Ind. Archt., Worthman and Stein- 
bach, 155 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. 
Owner, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing 
Co. (publishers of a Roman Catholic 
paper), Rev. Monsignor J. F. Noll, Mgr., 
Huntington. Plans nearing completion. 
Bids soon. Brick, concrete and steel, 
freight elevator, steel sash. 


*Church: 1 sty., 42x78. Archt., Sam- 
uel Craig and Co., 31 West Ohio St., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Nazerine Church, 
Rev. Rich, pastor. Owner ready for 
bids shortly. Brick, stone trim, art 
glass, organ, steam heat. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Church (1 sty. addition, 40x60. and 
general alterations), $20,000. Archt., A. 
C. Berry & Co., Ruff Bldg., Hammond, 


Ind. Owner, First Baptist Church, Rev. 


C. M. Brodie, pastor, Huntington, Ind. 
General contract let to M. V. Grim, No. 
Manchester, Ind. Brick, brick tower, 
tile roof, art glass. 


KOKOMO. 


*Manufacturing Plant (add.) $100,000. 
1 sty., 100x580. Kokomo. Archt., The 
Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1125 N. Buckeye 
St., Kokomo. Owner, The Standard 
Sanitary Manufacturing Co., Kokomo. 
Plans in progress. Bids shortly. Brick, 
Monitor type of construction, fireproof 
structural steel, steel sash. 


*Hospital: $250,000. Archt., The Elmer 
E. Dunlap Co., 1125 N. Delaware St., 
Kokomo. Owner, The Howard County 
Hospital Association, Sileox Spurgeon, 
chairman Executive Committee, Kokomo. 
Preliminary plans in progress. 


*Church: $40,000. Peru, ind. Archt., 
The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1125 N. Buek- 
eye St., Kokomo. Owner, First Brethren 
Church, Rev. Mass, pastor; Milton Eick- 
enberry, chairman Building Committee, 
Peru, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, 
stone trim. 


LEBANON 


Gasoline’ Service | Station: $5,000, 
North and Lebanon Sts. Owner, J. A. 
Hogshire, Indianapolis Ave., Lebanon. 
Plans in progress. Bids soon. Brick. 


Lebanon: Telephone Bldg., Lebanon 
and North Sts. Owner, The Lebanon 
Telephone Co. are contemplating the 
erection of a telephone exchange build- 
ing in the spring. Brick, 2 sty. : 


NEWPORT 


*Court House: $293,000. Archt., H. L. 
Fillinger, Dana, Ind. Owner, Board of 
County Commrs, Mortimer Lewis, audit- 
or. Newport. Bids close December 22 at 
10:00 a. m. (See legal advertising in 
this issue), Bedford stone exterior. The 
following contractors are figuring gen- 
eral contract: Bedford Stone and Con- 
struction Co., Indianapolis; E. A. Car- 
son, Logansport, Ind.; John Keller, Vin- 
cennes, Ind.; Yaeger and Sons Construc- 
tion Co., Danville, Ill. 


RICHMOND 


*Store (general alterations), 320 
Main St.. Richmond. Archt., Geo. W. 
Mansfield, Colonial Bldg. Owner, Mc- 
Manus and Corcoran, 
Plans completed Bids soon. Work will 
consist of copper-set store front, steel 
work, new stairs, painting and general 
alterations. 


*Warehouse: $20,000. Archt., Werk- 
ing and Son, 307 American Trust and 
Savings Bldg. Owner, the Steinhart 
Co. (automobiles.) O. E. Hause, man- 
ager, Richmond. Plans in progress. 
Brick. Bids shortly. 


*Apartment Bldg. (6 apts.), $30,000, 
2 sty. and bas., 40x76, Middletown, Ohio. 
Archt., Werking and Son, 307 -Ameri- 
can Trust and Savings Bldg., Rich- 
mond. Owner, Harry Bachman, Cam- 
bridge City, Ind. Plans about com- 
vleted. Briek over Hollow tile, steam 
heat, In-A-Door beds, refrigerators, 
ranges, hardwood floors, marble work, 
tiie floors in baths. - ; 


*Hotel and Stores: $175,000 (hotel, 
100 rooms; 10 store rooms). 11th and 
Main Sts. Archt., Werking and Son, 
307 American Trust and Savings Bldg. 
Owner, William -D. Williams (furniture 


320 Main. St. 


manufacturer). 200 S. 16th St. Plans 
in progress, mature in January. Brick, 
concrete and steel, marble and tile 
floors, brick stack, steel stairs, passen- 
ger elevator, copper-set store fronts, 
steam heat, two boilers, comp. roof. 


*Hospital (add.): $200,000, 3 sty. and 


‘bas., Richmond. Archt., E. F. Stephens, 


Boston, Mass. Owner, Reid Memorial 
Hospital, J. L. Rope, Pres., 10th Street, 
Richmond. Brick. Preliminary plans. 


*Double Residence and Garage: $15,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas. Archt., C. E. Werk- 
ing and Son, Palladium Bldg. Owner, 
Frank F. Powell (Carpenter), 232 South 
14th St. Plans in progress. Owner will 
build by day labor. Brick, hot water heat, 
tile and hardwood floors. 


*Car Barns: $45,000. Private plans. 
Owncr, Terre Haute, Indianapolis and 
Eastern Traction Co., Traction Building, 
Indianapolis. Plans in progress. Brick 


and steel. 


*Grade School: $30,000. 1 sty. and bas. 
70x70. Dist. No. 6, Wayne Twp., Wayne 
county, Ind.- Archt., Werking and Son, 
Palladium Bldg., Richmond. Revising 
plans. Bids in January. Brick, stone 
trim, built-up roof, D-I heating system, 
private light plant, sewage system. 


SOUTH BEND 


*Junior High School: 2 sty. and bas., 
75x360, $600,000, South Bend. Archt., 
Austin and Shambleau, 111 N. Lafayette. 
Owner, Board of School Commissioners, 
Dr. R. B. Dugdale, president; C. Jackson, 
William Clem, W. W. Borden, superin- 
tendent, 220 S. St. Joe St. Owner taking 
bids: To clase December 6 at 4:00 p. m. 


Church (General Alterations) 1. sty. 
70x100. Mishawaka, Indiana. Archt., 
W. M. Elwood, 220 Jeffeffrson St., South 
Bend. Owner, First Christian Church, 
Rev. G. W. Titus, 307 Lincoln Way, Mish- 
awaka, Ind. Preliminary plans in prog- 
ress. 


Contracts Awarded 
*Hospital (Addition) and New Power 


Plant: $350,000. 5 sty. and bas., 40x156. 
and 49x50. Power plant, 1 sty. 38x40. 


Archt., Schmidt, Garden and Martin, 104 


So. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Owner, 
Methodist Episcopal Hospital Association 
South Bend. General contractor, H. G. 
Christman Constr. Co., South Bend. 
Heating and plumbing let to W. W. Sib- 


ley, South Bend. Pouring concrete first ~ 


floor. 


Duplex Apartments (2), 2 sty., 50x22- 


each. Archt., Freyermuth and Maurer, 
654 Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Fred 
Schafer, 1005 So. LaSalle St. General 


‘contractors, Platz .and Gill, 1812 Main St. 


Foundation in. Frame. 


*Apartments (3) and Store (1): $18,- 
000, Chapin St. Archt., E. W. Young, 
Dean Bldg. Owner, D. Feingold, 508 
So. Chapin St. General contractor, 
Ralph: Sollitt and Sons, Oliver Annex. 
On brick work. ; 


*Warehouse: $100,000, 3 sty., La- 
fayette and Monroe Sts. Archt., Freyer- 
muth and Maurer, 654 Farmers Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Ries Furniture Co., 306 
So. Michigan St. General contract let 


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nex. Pouring concrete second story. 


TERRE HAUTE 


*Home for Aged Women: Dormitory, 
$85,000, Terre Haute, Ind. Archt., Wil- 
liam Earl Russ, Meridian Life Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, Clara Fairbanks 
Home for Aged Women, Terre Haute. 
Brick. Archt. taking bids to close De- 
cember 8th. 

School: $21,000, Patricksburg. Ind. 
Archt., Johnson, Miller, Miller & 
Yeager, Terre Haute. Owner, William 
Penrod, trustee. Bids close December 
20th. (See legal advertising in this is- 
sue). 

*Memorial Stadium: $400,000. Archt., 
Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. 
Owner, City of Terre Haute. General 
contractor, North-Raffin Constr. Co. Re- 
inforced concrete. Start work shortly. 
Bonds just sold and finances are as- 
sured. 

*Swimming Pool: $80,000. Owner, 
City of Terre Haute. General contrac- 
tor, North-Raffin Constr. Co. Bonds 
just sold. (Work has been held up on 
account of finances, work will be re- 
sumed at once). Reinforced concrete. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


*Gary: Bank Building, $100,000, 2 
sty. and bas., 37x125. Archt., K. M. 
Vitzthum and Co., 605 N. Michigan Ave., 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, American State 
Bank, T. H. Grabowski, Pres. Owner is 


building foundation by day labor. Bids 
are in under advisement on superstruc- 
ture. Brick, stone. 


Noblesville: Club house, The Nobles- 
ville Country Club is being organized 
with 200 members and will build a club 
house and golf course in the spring. 
Lee Klotz, Pres.; Don Allman, Secy.; 
W. W. Bray, Treas., Noblesville. 


New Albany: Club House, $6,000, 1 
sty., 30x70, Glenwood Place. Private 
plans. Owner, The Delco Club, Harold 
W. Scherrer, J. W. Zeller. Plans in 
progress. 


Paoli: The Board of Education at Pa- 
oli are contemplating the erection of a 
grade school this spring. Brick. 


*Patricksburg: School Building (8 
rooms), $21,000, Marion School’ Twp., 
Owen county, Patricksburg, Ind. Archt., 
Johnson, Miller, Miller and Yeager, 30 
N. 5th St., Terre Haute, Ind. Owner, 
William H. Penrod, trustee, Patricks- 
burg, Ind. Owner receiving bids to 
close Dec. 20th, at 1:00 o’clock p. m. 
(See legal advertising in this issue). 
Plans can also be obtained from the 
county superintendent of schools, Spen- 
cer, Ind. 


*Princeton: Grand Theatre (rem.) 
Archt., Osterhage and Sutton, Vincennes, 
Ind. Owner, United Theatres and 
Amusement Co., Clyde Noble, Princeton, 
‘Ind. Starting work. Owner builds. 
Work will consist of additional seating, 
new orchestra pit, tile floors, exterior 
and interior plastering and general al- 


terations. 


Tipton: Creamery (smal! front add. 
and general alterations). Private plans. 
Owner, The Tipton Creamery Co., 118 
E. Jefferson. Plans in progress, work 
will consist of 1 sty. top add., new brick 
front, new floors, reinf. concrete work. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Anderson: Commercial garage, $25,- 
000, 1 sty. and bas., 72x100. 7th and 
Jackson St. Archt., E. R.. Watkins, 
Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Ryan Mo- 
tor Co., John Ryan in charge, 8th and 
Jackson Sts. Foundation awarded to 
Thomas Kelly, 221 West 6th. General 
contract for superstructure awarded to 


David Eshelman and Sons.. Brick. Ex- ~ 


cavating. 


*Greensburg: Bank (rem. and add.), 
$40,000, Greensburg. Archt., McGuire 
and Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Union Trust Co., 
Greensburg, Ind. General contract 
awarded to McCormack and _ Trester 
Constr. Co., Greensburg, Ind. Heating, 
plumbing and wiring let to Brown 
Plumbing Co., Grensburg, Ind. Owner 
taking bids on Bank fixtures to close 
December 4th. Brick. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Mitchell: Factory (rem.), 1 sty., 60x 
160. Owner, The Reliance Mfg. Co., 212 
West Monroe St., Chicago, Ill., and Bed- 
ford, Ind. General contract let to F. M. 
Bareford and Son, Mitchell, Ind. Heat- 
ing and plumbing let to Ray Mahan, Or- 
leans, Ind. Owner taking bids on mo- 


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*Milford: Country Club. $50,000, 1 
and 2 sty. and bas., 112x583, Lake Tippe- 
canoe, Ind. Archt., L. H. Sturges, Bd. 
of Trade Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Tippecanoe Country Club, Dr. J. F. 
Feterson, Chmn., Milford, Ind. General 
contract awarded to Doty Bros. Con- 
struction Co., Milford, Ind. Brick, as- 
phalt shingle roof, 8 bed rooms, billiard 
room, card rooms, dining room, kitchen, 
refrigerator. 


*Princeton: Garage, $20,000, 2 sty., 
50x100. Private plans. Owner, Roy 
Swain. General contract let to Luther 
Swain, Hazelton, Ind. Brick, concrete 


block. Foundation in. 


Shelbyville: Cold Storage Plant, 
$30,000. Owner, Charles P. and Harold 
Sindlinger, Shelbyville. Start shortly. 
Brick and concrete. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement fcr seaied proposals inserted 
{n these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circies from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in o: entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 
SCHOOL HOUSE 


Sealed proposals will be received by the Trus- 
township, Wabash county, 
Ind., until eleven o’clock a. m., Friday the 14th 
day of December, 1923, in the school building 
in Somerset, Ind., for the erection and comp!e- 
tion of a two story and basement brick school 
building, the estimated cost of which is $80,- 
000, to be located in Somerset, Waltz township, 
Wabash county, Ind., according to the plans and 


specifications prepared by the Elmer E, Dunlap ' 


in the Gffice of the trustee and in the office of 
the architects, National Sign Corp. Building, Ko- 
komo, Ind. 


At the same time and place, separate bids will 
be réceived for furnishing and installing a com- 
plete heating plant, and the p!umbing and sewer- 
ing for the above named building. 

All bids must be in writing, sealed and with 
the envelope endorsed, giving the name of the 
hidder and the class of work bid upon and on 
bid forms as on tile, and ali bids will be opened 
and read publicly at the time and place fxed in 
this notice. 


The trustee aud his Advisory Board reserves 


the right to reject any or al! bids and to take 
time to investigate the bids and the qualifications 
of the bidders. ‘The limit of time to be allowed 
the Trustee for proper investigation of bidders 
shall not be less than,7 days from the date oi 
rece*"ing bids. ; 

Each bid for the general construction shall be 
accompanied by a certified check for the sum 
Two Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) 
each bid for the heating and ventilating plans 
shall be accompanied by a certified check for the 
sum of One Thousand Dollars. ($1,000.00) and 
each bid for the plumbing and sewering shall be 
accompanied by a certified check fcr the sum of 
of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). These checks 
must be made payable to the School Trustee of 
Waltz School Township, Wabash County, Indiana, 
and will be held by him as a guananty of good 
faith that said bidder or bidders will enter into 
contract and execute bond approved by the Trus- 
tee for the performance thereof, if his bid or bids 
are accepted. The checks of tlose bidders who 
fail to be awarded contracts shall be returned ta 
them when the contracts are !et. 

Should the successful bidder or bidders fail to 
enter into such contract and execute such bond, 
then he or they shall forfeit the amount of said 
certified checks as liquidated damages for the 
use and benefit of the proper fund of Waltz 
School Township, Wabash County. Indiana. 

Each bidder shall file with his bid the statu- 
atory affidavit required under Section 8698 Burns 
Revised Statutes of the State of Indiana, 1914. 

Copies of the plans and specifications may 
be obtained from the office of the architects, 
Nati-nal Sign Corp. Bldz., Kokomo, Indiana 
upon deposit of twenty-five dollars for each set; 
said deposits wil! be returned to the bidders upon 
‘he safe return of the plans and specifications toe 
said office of the Architects on or before the da” 
set for receiving bids. 

Each bidder receiving plans and specifications 
will be required to submit a bid or bids to the 
trustee or failing to do so, the deposit for plans 
and specifications will be retained for the use 
and benefit of the proper fund of Waltz School 
Township, Wabash County, Indiana. 


Sened: Hn. H. BRADLEY, 
‘Trustee of Waltz School Twp.. 
Wabash County, Indiana. 
November 10th-17th-24th, 1928. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given by William H. 
Penrod, trustee of Marion School Town- 
ship, Owen County, Indiana, that up un- 
til 1 o’clock p. m. on the 20th day of 
December, 1923, at his office at Patricks- 
burg, Ind., said trustee and his advisory 
board will receive sealed proposals for 
the censtruction of an eight-room school 
building to be erected at Patricksburg, 
Ind., in accordante with the plans and 


specifications now on file at the office of 
said superintendent. 

The estimated cost of the proposed 
building is $21,000. All bids’ must be 
made out on standard form of bid blanks 
and accompanied by a certified check for 
4% (four per centum) of the amount 
of the bid, guaranteeing that the bidder, 
if awarded the contract, will accept the 
same and give bond for the faithful per- 
formance of said contract. Such bond 
for the faithful performance of said con- 
tract. Such checks should be forfeited 
to the trustee in the event that the bid- 
der to whom the contract is awarded, 
refuses or fails to enter into a proper 
contract with proper surety. 

Duplicating copies of the plans and 
specifications are on file at the office of 
Johnson, Miller, Miller & Yeager, Archi- 
tects, No. 30 North Fifth Street, Terre 
Haute, Indiana, and may be obtained by 
the bidders wishing to figure. The plans 
can also be obtained from the County 
Superintendent of Schools of Spencer, 
Indiana. 

Trustee reserves the right to reject 
any or all bids. 

Dated at Patricksburg, Ind., this 26th 
day of November, 1923. 


WILLIAM H. PENROD, 


Trustee, 
Dec. 1, 1923. 


COURT HOUSE 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 


Sealed proposals will be received up 
to 10 o’clock, December 22, 1923,, at the 
office of Mortimer Lewis, Auditor, Ver- 
million County, Newport, Indiana, for a 
County Court House at Newport. Esti- 
mated cost, $293,000. Exterior to be of 
Indiana Limestone. 

Board of Commissioners of the County 
of Vermillion. 


H. L. Fillinger, Architect, Dana,, In- 
diana. 


MORTIMER LEWIS, 
Auditor, Vermillion County, Indiana. 


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OPPORTUNITY CALLS ON BUILD- 
ING INDUSTRY 


GERHARDT F. MEYNE 
Prominent Chicago Contractor 


_ The building and contracting business 
Is probably the oldest known vocation. 
efore there were means of conveying 
thoughts and handing down such 
thoughts to posterity in script, creating 
habitations and security against the ele- 
ments and enemies, and creating edifices 
of worship, this vocation had become one 
of man’s handicrafts. Earliest history 
tells us of such temples and cities, and 
as our race of man became more grega- 
rious and had the feeling of security, he 
set out to embellish his habitation, his 
places of worship, and his cities. Nu- 
merous examples of this work still exist. 
The history of architecture tells us about 
this. A little study in archaeology will 
Prove this and be most interesting. 
Owever, the purpose of this article is 
not directed to architecture, but to build- 
ing as a vocation. The early architect 
was as much dependent upon the artificer 
of his day as is the achitect of today— 
and probably more so—for the early 
architect knew little of strength of ma- 
terial as we know it, knew little about 
stresses, and we often wonder, when 
Studying his structures, how 
slaves, artisans and public were killed 
y collapses before he learned to make 
1s structures substantial enough. 
Builder’s Life Full of Romance 
The builder’s life, as is the life of 
everyone following the building vocation 
in any one of its numerous branches, be 
€ journeyman, foreman, superintendent 
or employer, is full of romance. No two 
ours’ work in a day are similar. New 
Problems are constantly presenting 
themselves to be solved. New designs 
and new constructions must be continu- 


many 


ously developed. No two projects of 
buildings are alike. Inventive genius 
and ingenuity are called on continuously. 
Most of the work is outdoors, and there- 
fore healthy, and altogether interesting. 
A big source of satisfaction is that each 
day the artisan may see the results of 
his labor, and, in the course of time, see 
the entire project completed—come back 
to it in later years, look it over again, 
take pride in his achievement and ac- 
complishment, bring his children to boast 
about his skill and prowess. The build- 
er’s achievements speak for themselves. 
They are a monument to his enterprise 
and labor. 


Every Craft Has its Important Function 

There is nothing menial or servile in 
any portion of the building vocation. 
Every craft has its peculiar part which 
makes up the habitable whole. Every 
craft is as important as any other craft 
(although not necessarily as skillful or 
as hazardous), just as all parts of the 
human body are necessary to make up 
functioning man, and just like every 
part of the human body responds to the 
brain, so do all parts of a building grow 
under the co-ordination of that master- 
artisan and enterprenuer, known to us 
as the Building Contractor. 


Let us consider in perspective, a view 
of the artisans employed, and take, for 
example, the bricklayer. The poets and 
writers of the ages have praised the 
bricklayer’s skill. The monuments of all 
new and old countries proclaim his art. 
The comfort and beauty of the schools. 
private and public buildings tell you of 
his craftsmanship. His art was prac- 
ticed in Babylon and ancient Egypt. 
Some examples of it still exist and have 
been found to be the work of 4,000 B. C. 
The stone cutter has existing monuv- 
ments over 3,000 years old. Let us look 
up about the art of old Greece, Rome, 
Alexandria, the Gothic tracery, figures 
and churches of Western: Europe. His 
art was developed with the invention of 
the tempering of metal tools, made by 
old Tubal Cain himself. Much drudgery 
has been lifted from him these days by 
the invention of machinery. so that the 
stone cutting mechanic has only the finer 
and better work to do. Surely the his- 
tory of building, architecture, sculpture. 
and art can not be written without credit 
for the stone cutter. 

Carpentry hag been practiced since the 
early ages, especially cabinet work. The 
great Nazarene helped his father, a car- 
penter. Moses mentions them in his in- 
structions about building the tabernacle. 
In today’s complexed construction prob- 
lems, the carpenter is the first crafts- 
man to come on the project and leaves 


with the painter. He turns over the 
keys. Surely there is a romance to £0 
through it all and know you are a part 
of it. His artisan skill is equal to any 
craft, and his knowledge of construction 
is superior to any other craft. Could a 
modern or ancient human habitation be 
built without a carpenter? Must we not 
be grateful when we consider health. 
sanitation and comfort, that such an in- 
ventive genius as the plumber exists? 
His place in our complex city life is 
near the doctor, for by his vocation he 
helps to reduce the death rate of the 
population, minimize the spreading of 
disease and plague. He and the steam- 
fitter have made a tenderfoot out of 
every city dweller. 

The electricians and steamfitters are 
very new among the building vocations. 
They are doing their part to make the 
habitation more livable, so that mankind 
can produce more efficiently at all hours 
and in all seasons. Their art is still con- 
sidered in its infancy. 

The beauty of the interiors of our 
modern buildings would not be, were it 
not for the plasterer, nor could we be 
comfortable in our climate without him. 
His handiwork gives us the coffered and 
goined ceilings, the cornices and panels 
in public halls, churches and theaters. 
We sometimes forget the plasterer when 
we see all of his handiwork beautifully 
decorated by the painters in multi-colors 
and in gold. The painter’s art dates 
back to the ancients. It seldom occurs 
to us to give much thoughts to the men 
who provide ways and means that prop- 
erly conduct the rainwater so that we 
may keep our houses and merchandise 
dry in all seasons—who provide the day- 
light in the middle of buildings in the 
way of skylights, windows protected 
from fire, and fireproof exits. Surely the 
city dweller can not get along without 
the sheet metal worker. Craft after 
craft could be mentioned, and their im- 
portance lauded, but none is more neces- 
sary than the other, and all must per- 
form their function. 


Skillful Craftsmanship Not 
Acquired 

The standing of one engaged in the 
building vocation is important and equal 
to the standing of those in the profes- 
sions. It is not lightly acquired. It 
takes time and application to absorb its 
knowledge. Throughout the centuries 
the builder was considered as one out- 
standing in his community. The build- 
er’s vocation is remunerative. The 
building craftsman has always enjoyed 
superior wages, salary and prosperity. 
A determined young man who is en- 

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Society of Architects 


ELIMINATION OF WASTE IN ESTI- 
MATING 


Points Brought Out Before New York 
Building Congress Are Timely 


Speaking before the New York Build- 
ing Congress recently on the above sub- 
ject, Mr. L. K. Comstock scored heavily 
in directing attention to certain practices 
commonly employed that are weighing 
heavily on the building industry. He 
said in part: 

“Waste in industry is a phrase used 
in connection with the processes of pro- 
duction. If a machine can be so geared 
or a new one designed to produce ten 
units of production where but seven were 
formerly produced, a great saving in 
production cost has been accomplished, 
especially if the unit is sold by the hun- 
dred, the thousand or the ten thousand. 


“We are confronted in the building in- 

_ dustry by a monumental waste before 
the productive process even begins. The 
waste occurs not infrequently when the 
productive process is either temporarily 
laid aside or abandoned entirely. What 
is said here about waste in estimating is 
intended as a statement of fact without 
comment as to whose is the responsibil- 
ity; whether that responsibility belongs 
to a class, a group or to individuals does 
not lessen the weight with which it bears 
down with crushing. force on the indus- 
try taken as a whole. The enormous 
waste due to duplication of effort in esti- 
mating is an insidious. growth in the 
bowels of the industry and is of such long 
standing that architects, engineers, own- 
ers, contractors and money lenders ac- 
cept it as a part of the normal processes 
of the industry. Perhaps it ought to be 
likened to a tapeworm; the more it is 
fed, the more demanding it becomes. If 
We tried to find proof of how difficult it 
is for us to break the grip of tradition 
upon us, or how reluctant men are to 
throw off the yoke of inherited habits of 
mind, we need look no further than the 
building industry. 

Indiscriminate Bidding Detrimental 
“Indiscriminate bidding for work in 
the building industry has brought about 
a loading of the industry with a charge 
wholly disproportionate to the beneficial 
results obtained. It has fostered a 
ferocity of competition which has un- 
questionably lowered the quality of work 
and has been largely instrumental in de- 
Stroying craftsmanship. Few persons im 

€ building industry realize the extent 
‘o which this unbridled competition has 
undermined the business. Few persons 


Tealize that competition unchecked has 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


loaded the business with a crushing 
weight of overhead charge; has com- 
pelled the substitution of inferior for 
superior quality; has destroyed crafts- 
manship, and has converted a business 
into a speculation. 

“If Mr. Untermyer had directed his 
great talents as a ferret toward a dis- 
closure of the underlying economic ills 
of the building industry, instead of to- 
ward the punishment of offenders, real 
and technical, against laws little under- 
stood even by lawyers, he would have 
found that a correction of the competi- 
tive system now in vogue in the industry 
would be far more potent in the reduc- 
tion of building costs than the disclosures 
made—bad as they were. 


Many Depressing Instances 

“A few examples will serve to illus- 
trate what is meant by loading the in- 
dustry with an overhead charge which 
must be absorbed somehow. 

“A certain project not long ago was 
being figured by a sub-contractor in one 
trade alone. The prescribed bid form 
was not complete until 204 separate 
prices were quoted, and the other trades 
were similarly treated, though generally 
not so badly. 

“A 3,500-room hotel was recently 
planned. Seven general contractors of- 
fered bids. More than 325 firms partici- 
pated in the making up of the seven gen- 
eral bids, at a cost to the industry of 
more than $150,000. This figure is much 
too low rather than too.high. This proj- 
ect was promptly abandoned after the 
figures had been received. 

“There took place recently an archi- 
tectural competition for a large building 
of a semi-public character, at least the 
owner wished to adorn his city and glo- 
rify himself. Three hundred and fifty 
architects competed. Each set of draw- 
ings submitted cost at least $2,000—and 
a few cost.as much as $8,000. If the 
competitive drawings averaged $3,000 
each set, then this building imposed an 
overhead charge on the industry of 
$1,050,000 before the architect was even 
selected. 

“Not so long ago a competition was 
held for a building construction opera- 
tion, relatively small when measured in 
dollars, but apparently attractive, since 
seventeen bidders competed. The work 
was let to one of the seventeen for. $200,- 
000. After the announcement of the 
award, the seventeen bidders gathered 
about a table for mutual condolence and 
refreshment. Someone suggested that 
each one put down on a piece of paper 
his total cost of estimating and selling 
up to the moment. The suggestion was 
acted upon. The result showed that the 


estimating and selling cost of the seven- 
teen firms amounted to $45,000. This 
was 22% per cent of the selling price 
of the job. 


“These examples are outstanding and 
illustrate in a dramatic way how these . 
overhead charges accumulate. But they 
do not stand alone. Similar case# occur 
every day, not involving so much money, 
perhaps in single instances, but far 
greater sums in the aggregate.” 


INDIANAPOLIS ARCHITECTS’ ASSO- 
CIATION TO HOLD ANNUAL 
ELECTION 


Big Time Planned 


If contemplated plans Carry through, 
the regular monthly meeting of the Indi- 
anapolis Architects’ Association, slated 
for Wednesday evening, December 12. 
should prove not only important but un- 
usually attractive. 

The main feature of the meeting will 
be of a business nature at which the an- 
nual reports will be made to be followed 
by the election of officers. 

As an added attraction, a seasonable 
touch will be lent to the affair by the in- 
stitution of the holiday season spirit, the 
6:30 p. m. dinner to be in the nature of 


a Christmas party somewhat similar to 
the one held several years ago when 
much merriment held sway. 

The dinner and meeting will be held 
at the Hoosier Athletic Club at Pratt and 
Meridian streets and all members of the 
association are urged to make reserva- 
tions promptly so that the proper accom- 
modations can be made. 


ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE NOON 
ROUND TABLE SESSIONS 


Weekly Table Reservation Made for 
Members of the Profession at 
Indianapolis 


Every Tuesday noon (12 o’clock) tables 
are reserved for architects and draughts- 
men at the Board of Trade dining room. 
The following attended the luncheon last 
Tuesday: Edw. Pierre, William H. Har- 
rison, E. G. James, Clarence Myers, El- 
liott B. Hadley, Clarence Hughes, Samuel 
KE. Becker, Walter Stern. All architects 
and draughtsmen are invited to partici- 
pate in this weekly gathering. 


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top, have strong heavy hardware, and lock 
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603 Odd Fellows Building | ANCHOR STEEL PRODUCTS CO. 
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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


Official Paper 


Indiana 


~I 


Society of Architects 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


ELIMINATION OF WASTE IN ESTI- 
MATING 


Points Brought Out Before New York 
Building Congress Are Timely 


Speaking before the New York Build- 
ing Congress recently on the above sub- 
ject, Mr. L. K. Comstock scored heavily 
in directing attention to certain practices 
commonly employed that are weighing 
heavily on the building industry. He 
said in part: 

“Waste in industry is a phrase used 
in connection with the processes of pro- 
duction. If a machine can be so geared 
or a new one designed to produce ten 
units of production where but seven were 
formerly produced, a great saving in 
production cost has been accomplished, 
especially if the unit is sold by the hun- 
dred, the thousand or the ten thousand. 


“We are confronted in the building in- 
_ dustry by a monumental waste before 
the productive process even begins. The 
waste occurs not infrequently when the 
productive process is either temporarily 
laid aside or abandoned entirely. What 
is said here about waste in estimating is 
intended as a statement of fact without 
comment as to whose is the responsibil- 
ity; whether that responsibility belongs 
to a class, a group or to individuals does 
not lessen the weight with which it bears 
down with crushing. force on the indus- 
try taken as a whole. The enormous 
waste due to duplication of effort in esti- 
mating is an insidious. growth in the 
bowels of the industry and is of such long 
standing that architects, engineers, own- 
ers, contractors and money lenders ac- 
cept it as a part of the normal processes 
of the industry. Perhaps it ought to be 
likened to a tapeworm; the more it is 
fed, the more demanding it becomes. If 
we tried to find proof of how difficult it 
is for us to break the grip’ of tradition 
upon us, or how reluctant men are to 
throw off the yoke of inherited habits of 
mind, we need look no further than the 
building industry. 

Indiscriminate Bidding Detrimental 

“Indiscriminate bidding for work in 
the building industry has brought about 
a loading of the industry with a charge 
wholly disproportionate to the beneficial 
results obtained. It has fostered a 
ferocity of competition which has un- 
questionably lowered the quality of work 
and has been largely instrumental in de- 
stroying craftsmanship. Few persons in 
the building industry realize the extent 
to which this unbridled competition has 
undermined the business. Few persons 
realize that competition unchecked has 


loaded the business with a crushing 
weight of overhead charge; has com- 
pelled the substitution of inferior for 
superior quality; has destroyed crafts- 
manship, and has converted a business 
into a speculation. 

“If Mr. Untermyer had directed his 
great talents as a ferret toward a dis- 
closure of the underlying economic ills 
of the building industry, instead of to- 
ward the punishment of offenders, real 
and technical, against laws little under- 
stood even by lawyers, he would have 
found that a correction of the competi- 
tive system now in vogue in the industry 
would be far more potent in the reduc- 
tion of building costs than the disclosures 
made—bad as they were. 


Many Depressing Instances 

“A few examples will serve to illus- 
trate what is meant by loading the in- 
dustry with an overhead charge which 
must be absorbed somehow. 

“A certain project not long ago was 
being figured by a sub-contractor in one 
trade alone. The prescribed bid form 
was not complete until 204 separate 
prices were quoted, and the other trades 
were similarly treated, though generally 
not so badly. 

“A 3,500-room hotel was recently 
planned. Seven general contractors of- 
fered bids. More than 325 firms partici- 
pated in the making up of the seven gen- 
eral bids, at a cost to the industry of 
more than $150,000. This figure is much 
too low rather than too.high. This proj- 
ect was promptly abandoned after the 
figures had been received. 

“There took place recently an archi- 
tectural competition for a large building 
of a semi-public character, at least the 
owner wished to adorn his city and glo- 
rify himself. Three hundred and fifty 
architects competed. Each set of draw- 
ings submitted cost at least $2,000—and 
a few cost. as much as $8,000. If the 
competitive drawings averaged $3,000 
each set, then this building imposed an 
overhead charge on the industry of 
$1,050,000 before the architect was even 
selected. 

“Not so long ago a competition was 
held for a building construction opera- 
tion, relatively small when measured in 
dollars, but apparently attractive, since 
seventeen bidders competed. The work 
was let to one of the seventeen for $200,- 
000. After the announcement of the 
award, the seventeen bidders gathered 
about a table for mutual condolence and 
refreshment. Someone suggested that 
each one put down on a piece of paper 
his total cost of estimating and selling 
up to the moment. The suggestion was 
acted upon. The result showed that the 


estimating and selling cost of the seven- 
teen firms amounted to $45,000. This 
was 22% per cent of the selling price 
of the job. 


“These examples are outstanding and 


illustrate in a dramatic way how these . 


overhead charges accumulate. But they 
do not stand alone. Similar case# occur 
every day, not involving so much money, 
perhaps in single instances, but far 
greater sums in the aggregate.” 


INDIANAPOLIS ARCHITECTS’ ASSO- 
CIATION TO HOLD ANNUAL 
ELECTION 


Big Time Planned 


If contemplated plans Carry through, 
the regular monthly meeting of the Indi- 
anapolis Architects’ Association, slated 
for Wednesday evening, December 12. 
should prove not only important but un- 
usually attractive. 

The main feature of the meeting will 
be of a business nature at which the an- 
nual reports will be made to be followed 
by the election of officers. 

As an added attraction, a seasonable 
touch will be lent to the affair by the in- 
stitution of the holiday season spirit, the 
6:30 p. m. dinner to be in the nature of 


a Christmas party somewhat similar to 
the one held several years ago when 
much merriment held sway. 


The dinner and meeting will be held 
at the Hoosier Athletic Club at Pratt and 
Meridian streets and all members of the 
association are urged to make reserva- 
tions promptly so that the proper accom- 
modations can be made. 


ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE NOON 
ROUND TABLE SESSIONS 


Weekly Table Reservation Made for 
Members of the Profession at 
Indianapolis 


Every Tuesday noon (12 o’clock) tables 
are reserved for architects and draughts- 
men at the Board of Trade dining room. 
The following attended the luncheon last 
Tuesday: Edw. Pierre, William H. Har- 
rison, E. G. James, Clarence Myers, El- 
liott B. Hadley, Clarence Hughes, Samuel 
E. Becker, Walter Stern. All architects 
and draughtsmen are invited to partici- 
pate in this weekly gathering. 


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Official Paper 


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FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


of Indiana 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EV ANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller President__ 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


LOCAL WAGE SCALES IN KEEPING 
WITH THOSE AROUND THE 
STATE 


Figures Did Much to Keep Conditions 
Settled 


Though Evansville felt the shortage 
of skilled mechanics in the various 
building crafts the local contractors 
managed to keep things moving in good 
shape and, while wages were the highest 
ever paid in the local building field, they 
were not out of line with those paid 
in the other Indiana cities. What is 
more the craftsmen worked faithfully in 
the performance of their tasks and aid- 
ed to no little extent in the achievement 
of keeping affairs in such shape that the 
ene for building could be met fairly 
well. 

The wages paid these five crafts in 
Evansville in 1923 were: 


BriCKIAVErS (ose ats $1.50 per hr. 
Carpenters. sucebosonuleke 1.00 per hr. 
Plastervers-- os * ase on Shs 1.50 per hr. 
Plomberreyit 24 254. eee he 1.50 per hr. 
Sheet Metal Workers____-_ 1.00 per hr, 


A composite wage for the above 
crafts made up from the reports of 
eleven cities of Indiana submitted at the 
eet Builders’ Conference at Lafay- 
ette, is: 


Brivklay eta: «cou eu oc $1.44 
Compentears eJeccureuls o. ew oe oo 1.04 
PIASEGV OSS shu. cue. 2d ede a 1.45 
PiUINGera eet ee ae cette cee 1.50 
Sheet Metal Worekrs__-____-_--_- 1.00 


WELL CLEANED UP 


Most of This Year’s Building Close to 
Completion 


_Featuring Evansville building activi- 
ties now is the clean-up effort that is be- 
ing put forth by the contractors. Dur- 
ing the past month or so every builder 
has been keeping his working organiza- 
tion going at top speed to get his work 
enclosed before the regular spell of late 
fall rainy and cold weather sets in. + 
Early season building projects have 
been fairly well cleaned up or carried 
on to the last stages of construction, 
while the work started later in the sum- 
mer,‘in most all cases, has been enclosed 
or is just about so, thus making it possi- 


ble for the contractors to finish up their 
work in a majority of this winter and 
obviates the necessity of carrying over 
the previous season’s operations into the 
next new building year. 

Fact of the matter, contracting af- 
fairs locally are in better shape now 
than they have been at this time during 
many previous years. The satisfactory 
position in which the builders find them- 
selves they trace to the favorable condi- 
tions that have ruled all season, with 
few exceptions, in Evansville. Labor 
trouble was at a minimum, wages have 
held stable, prices have ruled steady 
though strong, the latter feature if any- 
thing proving an incentive to build, and 
everybody in the building game has 
worked diligently to keep construction 
work moving and strengthen the tone of 
the activity. ’ 


APPEARS AS IF THIS CONTRAC- 
TORS’ ORGANIZATION WAS ON 
THE RIGHT TRACK 


Los Angeles Contractors Would Erect 
Own Office Building 


According to advices received from 
Los Angeles, the Builders Exchange of 
that city is about to begin construction 
of an office building to cost $1,500,000 
which will house the organization and 
provide. office space for contractors, 
architects, supply dealers and others in- 
terested in the building industry. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Irmscher 


Geo. Schack 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


BUILDING OPERATIONS SHOW 
MARKED SLOWING DOWN 
IN NOVEMBER 


Continued Slump Revealed by Latest 
Local Figures 


According to the latest information 
from the city building inspection depart- 
ment construction operations during No- 
vember took on quite a slump in Ft. 
Wayne. The figures show that the vol- 
ume of new work for which permits 
were issued was the third lowest month- 
ly total posted so far this year. This 
slackening of activity is attributed by 
officials to the advent of colder weather 
and the uncertainty fall and winter con- 
ditions entail. 

During November the estimated valu- 
ations on the total new work licensed 


amounted to but $590.716. This was 
$154,884 or 20.7% behind the business 
of the preceding month, and $9,584, or 
1.5% in arears of the figures for the 
corresponding month a vear ago. 

With practically no exceptions the 
amount of the estimated expenditure 
during the past month was entirely de- 
voted to the erection of homes and ga- 
rages, no large projects of any kind hav- 
ing been submitted for the issuance of 
permits. 


BUILDING MATERIAL PRICE AD- 
VANCE NOW FORECASTED 


Supply Men Believe Increases Due Soon 


Local material supply men are predict- 
ing an increase in the price of -building 
materials, applying particularly to lum- 
ber, cement and clay products. It is 
intimated that such an upward trend in 
quotations may be expected within the 
next thirty or sixty days. Prices, it is 
said, have been more or less weak for 
some time, probably for the purpose of 
stimulating trade, and as the flow of or- 
i is increasing, a rise is not unlooked 

or. 

Lumber may be expected to advance 
within. two or three weeks, and within 
30 to 40 days it is probable that an 
increase of 30 per cent will be shown. 
Retail stocks are low, according to au- 
thorities on the subject, and the stocks 
at the various large mills are broken. 

The reduced price is gradually bring- 
ing in orders, however, and while retail- 
ers have been somewhat reluctant to 
place orders, it appears that the gradual 
increase in buying will bring about the 
expected rise in price. 

Another factor which may aid in in- 
creasing the price of lumber, and thus 
elevating the cost of building, is an in- 
crease in the buying of lumber by farm- 
ers. Stocks in country yards have been 
lowered considerably by this, supply men 
say. 

The prices of clay products, brick, tile 
and pipe, have been weak for some time, 
and an increase of approximately 10 per 
cent may be expected. 

Cement prices also are weak, probably 
to encourage dealers to increase their 
stocks, and an increase is due. The rise 
will not. be above 10 per cent, according 
to reports, and will bring that material 
up to its price of several months ago. 

The fact that money is more or less 
tight so far as building is concerned will 
have little effect on the price market of 
building materials, it is said. This 
“tightness” does not prevail generally, 
according to bankers, and as the price of 
building materials are based on a na- 
tional demand. the effect will not be 
noticeable unless it were to restrict 
building locally to such an extent that 
it would be necessary for companies with 
large stocks to reduce prices consider- 
ably in order to make sales. 


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MARBLE and TILE COMPANY 


1208 W. Main Street Ft. Wayne, Ind. 
Phone, Main 4189 


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231-235 SOUTH NEW JERSEY STREET 


INDIANAPOLIS 


INDIANA TERRAZZO CO. 
Contractors 
TILE—TERRAZZO—MOSAIC—GRANITOID 
Walls, Floors, Base and Steps 


Phone, Main 5380 


1019-20 Lemcke Bldg. Indianapolis 


Ornamental and Miscellaneous Iron 
Bronze Directory Boards, Signs, Tablets, Letters 
The Master Builders Co. Products, including 
Colormix, Master Mix, Saniseal, 
Metallic Hardener. 


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226 E. Michigan St. Phone, Main 2731 


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Wainscoting, Steps, Etc. 
Write For Quotations 


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Phone, Lincoln 3230 


Bell Circle 7458 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractors’ Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus 
C. C. Pierson 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


MEETINGS 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. : 

Painter Contractors meet 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1. P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


every 


PLANS ON FILE 
None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marion 
county this week. 


ESTIMATED VALUATION OF NEW 
CONSTRUCTION WORK IN INDI- 
ANAPOLIS IN NOVEMBER 
NOT UP TO FORMER 
FIGURES 


Effect of Fall Felt 


As is generally the rule at this period 
of the year, there comes a seasonable 
check to the briskness of building activ- 
ity, and from the report of the city 
building inspector of Indianapolis opera- 
tions in November were in line with the 
above tendency. All the way around the 
new building movement in Indianapolis 
showed quite a tendency toward a let up. 
Though there were 189 more permits 
issued in November, 1923, than in No- 
vember, 1922, the extent of the opera- 
tions was of a smaller scale as is evi- 
denced by the estimated valuation which 
amounted to but $1,838,565 as against 
$2,503,014 posted for the corresponding 
period a year ago, a decrease of 26.5 per 
cent. Also, the past month’s volume of 
building business was 26.8 per cent be- 
hind that of October this year, when the 


estimated valuation of new construction 
work ran to $2,513,026. 


A digest of the November, 1923, report 
shows the work for which permits were 
granted to be of the following nature: 


Kind of Projects Number Est. Val. 


Residences ___________ 169 $696,950 
Business buildings__-__ 3 505,476" 
Industrial buildings___ 12 90,550 
Miscellaneous ________ 226 222,215 
Repairs, alterations and 
Additions <3 ooso 3s Ti 323,374 
VF jena 1,127 $1,838,565 


STATE PAINTERS TO HOLD AN- 
NUAL CONVENTION AT IN- 
DIANAPOLIS NEXT 


WEEK 

Delegates From All Sections of Indiana 
Assured 

Extensive preparations have been 


made by Indianapolis painter contractors 
for the holding of the annual convention 
of the Indiana Association of Master 
Painters and Decorators at the Hotel 
Severin December 11, 12 and 13, next 
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 

Notices sent out to the members have 
brought back responses indicating that 
there will be at least a hundred dele- 
gates present from all the larger and 
many of the smaller cities throughout 
the state. 


An interesting program covering busi- 
ness sessions, trade talks and entertain- 
ment and social features has been ar- 
ranged for the three-day convention pe- 
riod. 


WHAT ONE IMPORTANT FACTOR IN 
INDIANAPOLIS BUILDING IN- 
DUSTRY THINKS OF 1924 
PROSPECTS 


Expect Favorable Season With Not 
Much Change in Prices 


In casting about to get some idea as 
to the city’s prospects for building next 
season and the effect price trend will 


‘ have on it, an inquiry was made among 


Indianapolis architects resulting in a 
general come back intimating that the 


“prospect is promising for another good 


local building season in 1924 though no 
definite attempt was made to prophesy 
the outcome. 


As for costs, this question was put to 
them, “Do you anticipate in the next 
year or two any considerable change in 
building costs?” 

Each of the men approached gave his 
own personal opinion, based on such 
study as he had given the subject. These 
six opinions can be fairly summed up as 
follows: 


“We do not expect any considerable 
change in building costs in the next year 
or two. We think they have now about 
reached what may be called the ‘new or 
post-war normal.’ 


“There will be seasonal changes, as 
there always has been. It will probably 
cost somewhat more to build next spring 
than it does this fall. 


“But, unless there is another war or 
some other entirely unforseen and ab- 
normal occurrence, we think building 
costs may be regarded as approximately 
settled.” 


One of the architects went somewhat 
further than his colleagues. He thought 
there was a decided possibility that 
building costs might grow higher, de- 
pending on factors at present somewhat 
uncertain. 

This professional opinion is in line 
with the judgment of many Indiana 
builders. 


BELIEVES BUILDING OPERATIONS 
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE 
IN VOLUME NEXT YEAR 


- Backs Assertion With Evidence 


Commenting upon the building con- 
struction situation, S. W. Strauss, build- 
ing financier. who operates over a wide 
expanse of the United States, recently 
said: 

“Despite the fact that building opera- 
tions of 1923 are 25 per cent ahead of 
those of 1922, a potential need still exists 
for $8,000,000,000 worth of new building. 
Last year the nation’s new volume of 
building was $4,000,000,000; this year it 
will be $5,000,000,000; so it will require 
a year and a half of the most intensive 
operation to make up the present short- 
age. An important development is the 
great increase in winter building. Per- 
mits, usually showing a decline in Octo- 
ber, were 25 per cent ahead of Septem- 
ber, and 30 per cent ahead of October, 
1922. This reflects the universal confi- 
dence of business interests in a continu- 
ance of the present business expansion.” 


INDIANAPOLIS BUILDING PERMITS 
(Week of November 29 to December 6) 


Residence (double), $5,500, 2 sty., 28x 
32, 3550-52 East Michigan. Owner, Dan 
W. LeGore, 409 Peoples Bank Bldg. Ex- 
cavating. Frame. ; 

Residence: $7,000, 33 W. 49th. Own- 
er, Harry Callon, 24 S. Alabama St. 


Contract let to A. B. Schellschmidt. 
Frame, 2 sty., 30x55. 
Residence: (double), $7,000, 2014-16 


College. Owner, O. M. Fowler, 2110 N, 
New Jersey St., 2 sty., 28x44. Frame. 


Residence: (double), $5.500, 1814-16 
Arrow. Owner, F. Osterwald, 2726 
Walker St. Contract let to Civic Realty 
Co. Frame. 1 sty., 26x50. 

Residence: $4,800, 1 sty., 26x36. Own- 
er, R. D. Perkins. Contract let to Ed 


Oliver, 769 King Ave. Frame, 1 sty., 
26x36. 


Residence: $4,400, 3022 N. California. 
Owner, Mary Fortner. Contract let to 
D. P. Lewis, 659 West 31st St. 

Residence: $4,500, 811 N. Emerson. 
Owner, Susie Harmon. Contract let to 
O. H. Hardy, 229 Oxford St. 


Residence: $4,000, 4819 Bowman St., 
University Heights. Owner, W. C. 
Smith, at site. 

Residence: $4,000, 455 West 30th. 


Owner, James K. Robbins, 1031 Parker 
Ave. Contract let to C. C. Brandt, 809 
North Keystone, 2 sty., 24x28. 

Residence: $4,000, 1918 N. Dearborn. 
Owner. C. S. Pollard, at site. 

Residence: $4,000, 801 Carlisle Place. 
Owner, Albert J. Smith, c/o Contractor. 
Contract let to C. Paschall, 842 North 
Belleview Place. 

Apartment Hotel: $500,000, 6 sty., 47x 
210, Penn. and Pratt. Archt., Frank 
Hunter, State Life Bldg. Owner, T. A. 
Moynahan, c/o Moynahan Construction 
Co., Pennsylvania and Pratt Sts., on 
first floor. Concrete. 


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CELOTEX 


INSULATING LUMBER 


Celotex Stops Heat-Cold-Noise 
Makes Stronger Buildings 


Celotex is in use in thousands of homes 
throughout the entire United States as a 
sheathing, replacing wood sheathing, as a 
plaster base, eliminating lath, as a sound 
deadener, exterior finish or as base for 
stucco. 


Celotex Lumber is used for sheathing 
throughout. Celotex is a replacement for 
wood sheathing, shows greater strength and 
is equal to cork insulation. It turns heat 
and cold alike, as no other building lumber 
can. 


When you, as an Architect or Contractor, 
erect a house with Celotex you provide the 
owner with comfort the year ’round and a 
25% to 35% saving in the annual fuel bills 
as long as the house stands. 


Celotex is made from cane fibre, the longest, 
strongest fibre obtainable for board manu- 
facture. It is the only manufactured board 
on earth that will stand the test in outside 
walls. Nails direct to the studs of the build- 
ing, saws and handles the same as wood 
lumber. It is not readily harmed by weather 
nor rough handling. 


Talk to your lumber dealer, he stocks it. 
Ask him about the merits of this remark- 
able lumber. He knows. He can make im- 
mediate delivery, too. 


Stock sizes: Thickness 7/16 in., width 4 
ft., lengths 8 ft., 814 ft., 9 ft., 91% ft., 10 ft. 
and 12 ft. Weight about 60 lbs. per 100 
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Branch Mill Representatives 


THE CELOTEX COMPANY 


Indianapolis 


205 E. Ohio St. 


Kokomo 
220 W. Sycamore St. 


WM. J. RYAN, Manager 


Lafayette 
Cor. Third and Brown Sts. 


Phone, Main 7089 


Terre Haute 
10th and Cherry Sts. 


THERE IS A USE FOR CELOTEX 
IN EVERY BUILDING 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER i3 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


Consisting of 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


J. Wesley Reed 
E. E. Cole 


President 
Secretary 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


YES, HOW AND WHERE? 


That Is the Question 


The apprentice question has become a 
most pertinent one. How and where 
is the building industry to get men to 
replace those dropping out of the dif 
ferent crafts, and supply the demand for 
mechanics to take care of the ever in- 
creasing building activity? Attempts in 
several localities to establish schools to 
train boys for the building trades have 
not met with much success. Although it 
is a question that has become national 
and is being given serious consideration 
by our best thinkers it is going to be 
hard to solve. The new generation does 
not seem to take kindly to any trade 
that involves hard work, but is more con 
cerned about something for amusement 
or getting into the movies or some other 


kindred occupation or endeavor. The 
boys seem to be looking for some place 
where the pay is large and the work 
small. However, from all reports, the 
building trades seem to have come about 
as near solving the big-pay-little-work 
problem as well as could be done. 


MOST LIKELY 


Information Should Be Forthcoming 
Soon to Ease the Suspense 


The rumor is circulating that the 
building trades are going to ask for 
$1.50 per hour for the coming season. 
We haven’t had any official notice to 
that effect yet. The Contractors’ Com- 
mittees meet soon with the committees 
representing the Carpenters and the La- 
borers, and will probably get an ear full 
then. 


STILL GOING 


Hammond Turns in Good Building Re- 
port for November 


City Building Inspector Henry Vis of 
Hammond, has stepped forth as is his 
monthly wont, to announce that local 
building is good. To substantiate his 
contention he backs it up with these fig- 
ures: 


In November, 1923, he granted 92 ap- 
plications for building permits. the proj- 
ects representing an estimated expendi- 
ture of $326,950. Last year over the 
corresponding period of time he issued 
64 permits with an estimated valuation 
of $195,750. Thus November, 1923, 
scored 28 more permits and gained 67% 
on estimated valuations over November, 


1922. 


MANY WAKING UP 


One good thing that has been brought 
about concerning the shortage of me- 
chanics in some of the building trades 
has been the opening of the eyes of the 
contractor to the conditions that will 
soon prevail in other trades if the con- 
tractors do not take an active interest 
in making new mechanics. It has re- 
sulted also in getting the educational 
boards to realize that there are other 
important things that ought to be 
taught to the rising generation in our 
schools besides fitting them out to hold 
down some white collar job only. 


ALL SHOULD READ THESE 


Every contractor should get the Oc- 
tober number of the Associated Builders 
of Chicago Bulletin and read the arti- 
cle on “What’s Your Overhead?” by Mr. 
Gerhardt F. Meyne. 


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“MAN WANTS LITTLE HERE BE- 
LOW”—SOMETIMES, BUT 
NOT AT XMAS 


After Thanksgiving comes the thought 
of Christmas. As far as we are con- 
cerned if Santa would just drop in our 
sock an order for one of those new 
Buick “Four” sedans it would fill the 
bill of wants completely. 


JUST A SUGGESTION 


Not what you pay—but what you get 
for what you pay—there is a thought 
for the prospective builder to consider 
seriously. 


WELL-KNOWN CALUMET PLUMBER 
LOSES LIFE ON HUNTING TRIP 


Duck Hunters Drowned When Launch 
Sinks 


J. P. Croak, one of the prominent 
plumbing contractors of Hammond, was 
drowned November 27th in the [Illinois 
River at Bath, Ill., while on ‘a duck 
hunting trip. The launch in which the 
hunting party was riding sank and 
three of the four hunters were drowned. 


PROPOSE LARGE CLUB HOUSE FOR 
GIRLS. 


Campaign To Finance Such a Structure 
Started. 


Believing there is a demand in Ham- 
mond for a club for working girls, ac- 
commodating a hundred girls, the direc- 
tors of the Alice Club, recently launched 
a building fund campaign. The proposed 
new home of the Alice Club will have 
a large reception room, music room 
dining room and dormitory. The Alice 
‘Club was founded by Mr. and Mrs. Frank 
S. Betz, several years ago, and there 
has always been a long waiting list of 
girls who desired to enjoy its priv- 
ileges, but could not be accommodated 
for lack of facilities. 


CONTRACTORS FORM COUNCIL 


General Contractors of Calumet District 
Organize Central Body. 


The general contractors of Gary, In- 
diana Harbor, East Chicago, and Ham- 
mond have completed the organization 
of a General Contractors Central Coun- 
cil of Lake County. They will meet the 
first Monday in each month unless espe- 
cially called. This ought to prove a 
good move by the contractors and be 
conducive to a greater harmony among 
those of the building contracting fra- 
ternity in the Calumet District. 


CATCHING UP WITH THE HOUSING 
SHORTAGE. 


West Hammond Erects Many Homes 


West Hammond’s home building boom 
has passed the million dollar mark. Two 
hundred and seventy-five homes have 
been built in West Hammond this year, 
or are under construction at the present 
time, according to records kept by the 
city clerk. The permits issued total 
$1,070,000. Among the recent permits is 
one for a ten apartment house being 
constructed by Ahlborn & O’Conner on 
Ingraham avenue. Each apartment will 
consist of four rooms, bath and sun 
parlor. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


Calumet architects report new busi- 
ness rather slack, but that the home 
building underway is going on with a 
rush. 


M. V. Grimm, North Manchester, was 
awarded the contract for remodeling the 
Hammond Dairy Ice Cream Plant and 
Barn. The Union Iron Works of Chi- 
cage was given the contract for the 
steel. ’ 


Danner & Co., general contractors, 
has completed the foundation for the 
Love-Rimbach Store and Apartment 
building on Sibley street. 


The fixtures are being installed in sev 
eral of the store rooms in the new In- 
diana Hotel. Building. 

EK. E. COLE. 


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LATHAM « WALTERS 


INC. 
ENGINEERS anD CONTRACTORS 


923-23 State Life Bldg. 
Phone, Main 1248 


Indianapolis, Ind. 


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The TARPENNING-LAFOLLETTE CO. 


Engineers and Sheet Metal Contractors 


1030 Canal St. Indianapolis Main 6963 


Ventilating and Dust Collecting 
Systems. 


VENTILATORS 


The New Patent Rotary Ball Bearing 
Manufactured by 


J. L. OLSON & SONS 
Also Contractors for Sheet Metal ana 
Copper Work, Skylights, Slate, Tile 
and Metal Roofing Hot Air Heating 

Ventilating 


518 Broadway Logansport, Ind 


One of the Largest! 


Randolph 1100-1101-6898 


The application of weatherstrips is the major part of an efficient job. 


GENERAL BUILDERS SUPPLY CO. | 
Merchants Bank Building j 


NDIANAPOLIS [UMBE 


“Every thing in Lumber” 


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Metal Weather Strips 


Calking : 


COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL BUILDERS 


Hall Construction Company 


405-406 BOARD OF TRADE 
INDIANAPOLIS © 


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GENERAL CHEMICAL COMPANY 


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Five-Year Guaranty Bond for H-N-T Floors | 

Konax Makes Concrete Water-proof and Easy to Trowel; Also = 
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F. H. STOWELL, C. E. 
517 N. OAKLAND AVE. 
Phone, Webster 2192 


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Hatfield Electric Co. 
“The House Electric” 


Electrical Contractors Engineers 
Indianapolis, Ind. Chicago, IIl. 


102 S. Meridian St. 440 S. Dearborn St. 


5937 Ashland Ave., 


H. he D OL Indianapolis, 


Electrical Contractor and Supplies 
Specializing on Residence Wiring PHONE, WASH. 2698 


INDIANAPOLIS 


Fo — rm — 9 — 


R. C. HALL ROOFING COMPANY 
General Roofing Contractors 
Piepared to Figure In Any Part of the Country. 
Asphalt Built-Up Roofing 
Repairing and Recoating a Specialty 
Also Roofing Supplies. 
We Carry Full Insurance Protection. 


1103 S. Walnut St. 


Phone 2276 MUNCIE, IND. 


One of the Best! 


RV. 


East 380th and Monon 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information toe report published in pre- 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


*Life Insurance Building: $500,000, 8 sty. and 
bas., No. Penn. St., South of North St. Archt., 
Rubush and Hunter, 428 American Central Life 
Bldg. Owner, Reserve Loan Life Insurance Co., 
Chalmers Brown, Pres.; William R. Zulich, Vice- 
Pres.; Guy L. Stayman, Secy., 429 North Penn- 
sylvania. Archt. ready for preliminary  esti- 
mates. Wrecking old buildings at site. Wreck- 
ing let to New Wrecking Co. Brick, reinforced 
concrete and steel, fireproof construction. 


*Community and Settlement Building: 
000, Tremont Ave. and West Michigan. Archt., 
William Earl Russ, 313 No. Pennsylvania St. 
Owner, Christamore Settlement Association, Mrs. 
Olive D. Edwards, director, 901 King Ave.; J. 
J. Daniels, Secy., 803 Fletcher Trust Bldg. Archt. 
taking bids to close December 22. Brick, Eng- 
lish design, stone trim, slate roof, steam heat. 
Will contain gymnasium 40x90 ft., auditorium, 
baleony, seating 500 persons, club rooms, do- 
mestic science, sewing room, swimming pool, 
lockers. : 

*Cattle Barn: $300,000, 670x210, 1 and 2 story, 
Indiana State Fair Grounds. Architects and engi- 
neers, J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Owner, Indiane 
Board of Agriculture, H, M. Moberly, Pres., I. 
Newt Brown, Secy. Concrete, brick, steel sash, 
frame and steel construction, composition and tile 
roof, plumbing, wiring and barn equipment. 
Drawings ready for figures in two weeks. 


*Sheep Pavilion: $75,000, Indiana State Fair 


$100,- 


Grounds. Architects and engineers, J. Edwin 
Kopf and Woolling. Owner, Indiana Board of 
Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Prest., I Newt 
Brown, Secy. One story, 356x130, concrete, 


brick, steel sash, frame and steel construction, 
composition and tile roof, plumbing and wiring. 
Drawings ready for figures in two weeks. 
*Colored Orphans’ Home: $133,000. Archt., 
Donald Graham, Court House. Owner, Board of 
Ceunty Commrs., Court House. Bids close De- 
cember 11th at 10:00 A, M. at the office of the 
county auditor, Court House, Indianapolis. 
Manual Training High School: $400,000. Work 
will consist of an addition of 18 rooms and 4 
studuy halls, also general remodeling of present 


building)... Owner, Board of School Trustees, No. 
Meridian St. Owners voted to build in the 
spring. 


*Residence and Garage: $50,000, 4176 Wash- 
-ngton Boulevarl. Archt., George and Mac Lucas, 
1158 Consolidated Bldg. Owner, Paul A. Bessire, 
President Bessire and Co., 101-19 E. South St. 
Plans about completed. Bids in 30 days. Buff 
brick, Bedford stone trim, Spanish green tile 
zoof, brick and stone terrace, tile vestibules and 
baths, vapor steam heating system, laundry, tubs 
and dryers, hardwood floors, metal weatherstrips, 
marble floors in halls, will contain 8 baths, bil- 
liard room, sleeping porches, sun parlor, ‘Italian 
type.” 

*Apartment Building: $500,000, 8 sty., 13th & 


Pennsylvania. Archt., W. K. Eldridge, Hume- 
Mansur Bldg. Owner, The E. G. Spink Co., 
Hume-Mansur Bldg. Plans in progress. Brick, 


fireproof construction. 

Residence and Garage: $25,000, 4100 block on 
Washington Blvd., east side of street. Archt., 
John P. Parish, 418. Castle Hall Bldg. Owner, 
Mrs. S. H. Smith, 2232 North Meridian St. Tak- 
ing bids. Brick, tile roof, vapor heat, tile and 
hardwood floors. 


*Church: 1 sty. and bas., 60x110, Corydon. 
Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust _Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Methodist Episcopal 


Chureh, Rev. J. D. Moore, pastor, Corydon, Ind. 
Archt. and owner taking bids to close December 
18. Brick, stone trim, asphalt shingle roof, steam 
heat, art glass. 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


*Factory and Sales Building: $25,000. Archt., 
Edward D. Pierre, 1133 Hume-Mansur Bldg. 
Owner, The H. T. Electric Co., 612 N. Capitol 
Ave. Plans in progress. Ready for bids about 
January Ist. 


*Superintendent’s Residence, $20,000, ‘“Indi- 
ana Boys’ School,’ Plainfield; Ind. Archt., Har- 
rison and Turnock, 50 Board of Trade Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Board of Control, Indiana 
Boys’ School, Charles A. McGonable, Supt. 
Owner taking bids on materials, will build by 
day labor. Excavation, grading, cement and 
concrete work, masonry work, misc. iron and 
steel, rough lumber, carpentry and mill work, 
sheet metal and roofing, Jlathing, plastering, 
stucco work, tile work, sheet metal and roofing, 
painting and glazing, finished hdwe., steam heat- 
ing system, plumbing, water supply system, elec- 
tric work and fixtures. 

Residence: $10,000. Archt., Harrison and 
Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg. Owner, J. G. 
McNutt, (attorney), 60 Indiana Trust Bldg. 
Preliminary plans, details undecided. 


*Residence and Garage: $35,000, North Meri- 
dian St. Archt., Harrison and Turnock, 500 
Board of Trade Bldg. Owner, W. Ray Adams, 
c/o J, D. Adams and Co. (road machinery), 217 
South Belmont Ave. Plans nearing completion. 
Archt. will be ready for bids in two weeks. 
Brick, slate. roof, vapor heat. 


*Residence: $20,000, 46th and Broadway. 
Archt., Harrison and Turnock, 500 Board of 
Trade Bldg. Owner, Herman Kothe (attorney), 


Fletcher Trust Bldg. 
early spring. 


*Residence (14 rooms, 4 baths) and (3-Car Ga- 
rage): Muncie, Ind Archt., Frederick W. Wal- 
lick, 308 Hume-Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Arthur Ball, c/o Ball Brothers Manufac- 
turing Co., 9th St. near Macedonia Ave., Mun- 
cie, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick and hol- 
how tile, cut stone, slate roof, marble and tile, 
ornamental wrought iron. : 

*Church (Sunday school addition), $30,000, 
Brookville, Ind. Archt., Myers and Coffin, 413 
Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Brookville 
Methodist Episcopal Church, Brookville, Ind. 
Owners financing. 

*Residences (5) 
vania near 46th. 


Sketches, probably mature 


$75,000 total. No Pennsyl- 
Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 
State Life Bldg. Owner, William B. Paul, Pres., 
Federal Finance Co., 315 Lemcke Bldg. May 
revise plans. Stucco, tile roofs, furnace. 

*Residence and 2-Car Garage: $30,000, 2 sty. 
and bas. “English Type,’ Meridian near 44th. 
Archt., Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. 
Owner, William B. Paul, Pres., Federal Finance 
Co., 315 Lemcke Bldg. Bids rejected, mature 
spring. Stucco, tile roof, oil burning furnace. 

*Church: $30,000. Grinnell, Iowa, 6th Ave. 
and Broad St. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 412 
Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Christian 
Church, W. A. Ross, pastor, 916 Spring St., 
Grinnell, Iowa. Plans in progress. Brick. 

*Church: $100,000, Martinsville, Ind. Archt., 
A. A. Honeywell, 412 Penway Bldg., Indianapo- 
lis. (Plans only). Owner, Christian Church, 
Roy Tilford, Chmn. Bldg. Comm., Martinsville. 
Contemplated. May mature spring. Brick. 

*Church: $35,000, Kennett, Mo. Archt., A. A. 
Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Christian Congregation, Kennett, Mo. 
Plans sent to owner. Owner will ask for bids 
soon. Brick, stone trim. 

*Church: $125,000, Dayton, O. Archt., A. A. 
Honeywell, Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Patterson, Memorial Presbyterian Church. Plans 
about completed. Plans sent to owner. Brick 
and stone. 

*Packing Plant. (alterations and general re- 
modeling), $50,000, Ray and Wyoming Sts. 
Archt. and engineer, Russell N. Edwards Co., 45 
Union Trust Bldg. Owner, Bell Packing Co., 
successors to Work and Co., 601 W. Ray St. 
Plans in progress. Ready for bids in 30 days. 
Work will consist of new mastic floors, roofing, 
cork insulation, brick work, carpentry and gen- 
eral alterations. 

*Church: $35,000, Roosevelt Ave. and Stewart 
St. Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave. 


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Owner, Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Clarence 
Wilhelm, pastor, 2372 Adams St. Plans com- 
pleted. Owner may put in foundation this win- 
ter and take bids on superstructure in spring. 
Brick. 

*Fraternity House: $30,000, Franklin, Ind. 
Archt., Donald Graham, Hume Mansur Bldg., In- 
dianapolis, Owner, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, 
E. L. Branigan, Chmn., Franklin, Ind. Plans 
completed, mature late winter. Brick, asbestos 
roof, modulating system of heating. 

*Country Estate: $50,000, 86th and College, 
Archt., Fermor S, Cannon, 21 Virginia Ave. 
Owner, J. F. Wild, Sr., Pres., Wild State Bank 
123 East Market St. Plans in progress. i 

*Sorority House: $30,000, 3 sty. and bas., 
Greencastle, Ind. _ Archt., Fermor S. Cannon 21 
Virginia Ave. Owner, Alpha Chi Omega | So- 
rority, Greencastle, Ind. Plans in progress, ma- 
ture spring. Brick veneer, stucco, asphalt shin- 
gle roof, hot water or steam heat. ; 

Residences (2): $9,000 each. Private plans. 
Owner, H. H. Reiner, 336 Mass. Ave. Plans in 
progress. Bids soon. Frame, 

Septic Tank: $5,000, at Julietta Asylum for 
Insane. Owner, Board of County Commission- 
ers, Leo K. whey Auditor, Court House. Own- 
er receiving bi to close D ‘ 
eg ecas) ecember 19th at 

Highway Paving: 14 roads (80 miles of brick, 
bituminous concrete or concrete). Owner, The 
Indiana State Highway Dept., John D. Williams, 
director, State House. Owner receiving bids te 
elose December 18th. 

Indianapolis: Delaware Street Bridge, $206,- 
000, Board of County Commissioners, Leo 
Fesler, Auditor, Court. House, Owner taking 
bids to close December 19th at 10:00 a. m. 
Reinforced. concrete, 

Flour Mill: $75,000, Blackford and Washing- 
ton Sts. Owner, Acme-Evans Co., 852 W. Wash- 
eae St. Mature early spring. Build after 

re. 

_ Apartment Building (24 apts), 3 sty. and bas., 
121x74, at 29th and Broadway. Archt., George 
and Mac Lucas, 1153 Consolidated Bldg. Owner, 
the Windsor Realty Co., c/o architects. Revised 


plans in progress.. Brick. Mature about Janu- 
ary 1. ; 
Contracts Awarded 

Theatre (Motion Picture) Stores and Offices: 
$1,000,000, 5 sty. and bas, 88x160, ‘Monument 
Circle,’’ adjoining English Hotel. Archt., Arland 
W. Johnson, 485 Fifth Ave., New York City. 
Structural and mechanical engineers, R. B. 


Smith Engineering Co., 452 Fifth Ave., New 
York City. Owner, Market-Circle Realty Co., 
Dick Miller, Pres., ¢/o City Trust Co., Indian- 
apolis. Lessee, Famous Players Lasky Corpora- 
tion, 485 Fifth Ave., New York City. General 
contract awarded (not signed), to the Bedford 
Stone and Construction Co., Fletcher Trust 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Contract will be signed as 
seon as the Indiana Securities Commission ap- 
prove bonds. 

*Grade School No. 38: 
Ave. Archt., Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1050 N. 
Delaware St. Owner, Board of School Commis- 
sioners, 150 N. Meridian St. Owner, J. G. Kar- 
stedt Constr. Co., Lemcke Bldg. © Reinforcing 
steel let to Hugh J. Baker & Co.; stone let to 
Ittenbach Stone Co.; painting to Joseph Davis, 
1122 West 32nd.; plastering to E. P. McFeeters, 
2623 Jackson St.; tile let to American Mosaic 
and Tile Co.; lumber to Mass-Neimeyer Co.; 
roofing and sheet metal to Laut and Son; hard- 
ware to Vonnegut Hdwe. Co., all of Indianapo- 
lis, Excavating. 

*Office Building: 4 sty. and bas., 67x50. 
Archt., Chas. H. Byfield, 928 Peoples Bank Bldg. 
Owner, R. W. Furnas Ice Cream Co., Alabama 
and Ohio Sts. General contractor, J. G. Kar- 
stedt Constr. Co.; stone let to Ittenbach Stone 
Co.; roofing and sheet metal to Laut and Son 
Co.; steel let to Insley Mfg. Co’; reinforcing 
steel and sash let to Hugh J. Baker & Co.; 
painting let to Sedam Paint Co.; plastering to 
E. P. McFeeters, 2623 Jackson St.; marble and 
tile to Jordan Tile Co.; hardware to Vonnegut 


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Hdwe. Co. Pouring foundations. 


*Church and Convent House: $100,000, Stevens 
St., near So. East. Archt., J. Edwin Kopf and 
Woolling, 402 Indiana Pythian Bldg. Owner, 
Holy Rosary Congregation, Rev. Marino Priori, 
pastor, 539 Stevens St. Contractor, Agit Sahm 
Construction Co., Five Points, Ind, Marion 
county; struct. steel let to Hetherington and 
Berner; stone o Ittenbach Stone Co.; lumber 
and mill work to Chas. Hilger and Son; roofing 
to Henry Smithers Roofing Co.; plumbing and 
heating let to C. B. Cool and Son; wiring let 
to Scott Electric Co., all of Indianapolis. Start- 
ing superstructure. 


CONNERSVILLE 


Batesville, Ind. Archt., Kar] 
P. Henkel, 108 Heinemann Bldg., Connersville. 
Owner, Board of Education, Batesville, Ind. 
Architect revising plans. Brick. 


*Township School: $75,000, 2 sty. 
New Salem, Ind., Richland Twp. Archt., Harry 
M. Griffin, 105 McFarlan Bldg., Connersville. 
Owner, Fred Goddard, trustee, New Salem, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Brick, hollow tile, fireproof 
coridors, stone veneer, built up comp. roof, fire 
escapes, steel trusses, steam heating, septic tank. 
Mechanical engineer, Charles Ammerman, Occi- 
dental Bldg., Indianapolis. Project will mature 
late winter. 


School: $50,000, 2 sty. and bas., Shelby Twp., 


*Grade School: 


and bas., 


Ripley county, Ind. Archt., Harry M. Grif- 
fin, 105 MecFarlan Bldg., Connersville. Owner, 
John G. Meisberger, trustee, Holton, Ind. Route 


No. 3. Plans in progress. Will advertise for 
bids in February. Brick, semi-fireproof construc- 
tion. 


*Schook Building: (addition and repairs), $10,- 


450, Harrisburg school house No. 5, Harrison 
township, Fayette county, Ind. Archt., Harry 
M. Griffin, 105 McFarlan Bldg., Connersville. 
Owner, Ernest A. Maurer, trustee, Connersville. 


Architect revising plans; all previous bids were 
rejected. Mature about February Ist. Brick. 

School Building: $36,000, 2 sty., 48x74, Du- 
pont, Ind., Lancaster township, Jefferson county, 
Archt., Harry M. Griffin, 105 McFarlan Bldg., 
Connersville. Owner, Charles M. McCaslan, trus- 


tee, Dupont, Ind. Plans in progress. 
tise for bids in’ 60 days. 
rect-indirect heating, 
tie tank, comp. roof. 


*Consolidated School (addition), $38,000, 2 y 
and bas., 41x64, St. Paul, Ind., Adams school 
township, Decatur county. Archt., Harry 
Griffin, 105 McFarlan Bldg., Connersville. Owner, 
William Holland, trustee, St. Paul, Ind. Plans in 
progress. ‘Mature late winter. Common brick, 
slate roof, mill construction, pumping system, 
new radiation, heating, metal lockers. 


*Commercial Garage and (4) Apartments: $18,- 
000, 2 sty. and bas., 45x96. Archt., Joseph R. 
Fallon, Room No. 8, Thornburg Annex. Owner, 
name withheld for present. Plans in progress. 
Brick veneer over hollow tile, steel sash, steel 
roof trusses, hot water heat. 

*Bungalow: $8,000, 114 sty. and bas., 22x48. 
Archt., Joseph R. Fallon, No. 8, Thornburg An- 
nex. Owner, J. M. Carter, 19th and Virginia 
Ave. Plans in progress. Brick veneer, hot water 
heat, asphalt shingle roof. 


*Apartment Building (4 Apts.):, 12th and Cen- 
tral. Archt., Joseph R. Fallon, No. 8 Thorn- 
burg Annex. Owner, Mrs. P. Mancini. Plans 
completed, Architect will probably build and su- 
perintend construction. Brick veneer over 
frame, steam vapor heat, oak interior trim, tile 


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*Junior High School: $337,500, ‘Todd Park 
School.”’ Archt., Karl D. Norris, Calumet Build- 
ing. Owner, Board of School Trustees, William 
A. Fuzy, Pres., East Chicago, Ind. Plans about 
completed. Owner will advertise for bids in 30 
days. Brick, oak trim, metal windows, fireproof 
floors, metal lockers, shades, comp. roof, steam 


heat, stone trim, concrete and steel stairs, 2 sty. 
and bas., 96x288. Separate power plant, radial 
brick stack. A 


*School Auditorium and Gymnasium: $400,000, 
“(Washington School.’”? Archt., Jos. T. Hutton and 
Son, Hammond Bldg., Hammond, Ind. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, William A. Fuzy, 
Pres., 530 Chicago Ave., East Chicago. Plans in 
progress. Plans ready for bids late winter. 
Brick. 


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*Central High School (auditorium and enlarged 
gymnasium, power plant and _ additional school 
rooms, $145,000. Archt., E. Hill Turnock, Mon- 
ger Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, H. 
A. Compton, Pres.; F. W. Gampher, Secy.; J. L. 
Harman, Elkhart. Owner receiving bids to close 
December 21st at 12 o’clock noon. Brick. 


*Church: $35,000, 1 sty. and bas., 42x77, Elk- 
hart, Ind. Archt., Samuel Craig and Co., 31 
West Ohio St., Indianapolis. Owner, First 
Church of the Nazerine, J. C. Jordan, Chmn., 
Elkhart, Ind. Plans about completed. Ready 
for bids shortly. Brick, stone trim, structural 
steel, comp. roof, art glass, circular pews, roll- 
ing partitions, steam heat. 


EVANSVILLE 


*Residence: $12,000, Kentucky and Taylor Ave. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle & Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Owner, Arthur Kaiser. Archt. revising plans, 
new bids soon. Brick veneer, English Colonial. 


Garage and Servant’s Quarters: (4-car ga- 


rage, 3 rooms and bath 2nd _ floor) Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell and Co., Furniture Bldg. Own- 
er, Mead Johnson. Bids close at once. Brick, 
2 sty. 


*Store (general alterations and addition), $25,- 
000, 518 Main St. Archt., Clifford Shopbell & 


Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, L. J. 
Davis Co., 518 Main St. Archt. receiving bids 
to close December 11 at 2:00 p. m. Brick addi- 


tion and new front, also general interior altera- 
tions. 


Residence (addition and alteration, rem. after 
fire). Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture 
Bldg. Owner, C. Baird Dawes, 307 Chandler 
Ave. Bids in under advisement. 


*Laundry: Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples 
Bank Bldg. Owner, The Pearl Laundry Co., 2nd 
Ave. and Bond St. General contractor, Tri-State 
Contracting Co., $14,000; wiring let to Chas. 
Meiderich; plumbing let to H. G. Newman Co, 
On foundation. 


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*Church: “Howell Christian,” $20,- 
000, 1 sty. and bas., 48x60, Parker Ave. 
Archt., Anderson and Stingle, 108 Up- 
per Fourth St. Owner, Howell Chris- 
tian Church, Rev. A. J. Halloway, pas- 
tor. Plans in progress. Mature late 
winter. Brick. 


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Apartment Building (45 apartments), $250,000, 
3 sty. and bas., 100x150. Archt., A. M. Strauss, 
705 Shoaff Bldg. Owner, Company organizing, 
c/o architect. Plans in progress. Brick, semi- 
fireproof. construction. 


Apartment (2 apartments), $10,000, Harrison 
St. Archt., O. C. Brunswick, 206 Noll Bldg. 
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ready for bids, Brick, asphalt shingle roof, hot 
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*Comercial Garage and Salesroom: 16. sty., 
60x150, Clty and Washington. Architect, Pohl- 
meyer and Pohlmeyer, Central Bldg. Owner, 
Schiefer Automobile Co., 715 Barr St. General 


contract let to Oscar Springer, 419 Citizens Trust 
Bldg. Start work shortly. Brick, concrete and 


steel. 

Shop Building: 1 sty., 50x90. Archt., Guy 
Mahurin, Lincoln Life Bldg. Owner, Brooks 
Construction Co., 1125 Barthold St. Owner 
builds. On foundation. Brick. 

HAMMOND 

*Apartment Building (40 apts.), $200,000, 3 

sty. and bas., 110x115, Detroit St. Archt., L. H. 


Warriner, 673 S. Broadway. Owner, M. Nadeg- 
man, 564 Hohman St. Owner ready for bids on 
general and subcontracts. Brick. 


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Factory Building and Office: 1 sty. Owner, 
The Overhead Door Co., Detroit, Mich. General 
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Drug Store: $8,000. Private plans. 
Phil Kleinman, 2117 Broadway. 
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*Manufacturing Plant: (add.), $100,000, 1 sty., 
100x580. Kokomo. Archt., The Elmer E. Dun- 
lap Co., 1125 N. Buckeye St., Kokomo. Owner, 
The Stadard Sanitary Manufacturing Co., Koko- 
mo. Brick, Monitor type of construction, fire- 
proof structural steel, steel sash. General con- 
tract let to Chas. L. Sanders and Son, Portland, 
Ind. and Angola, Ind. Roofing let to Federal 
Cement Tile Co., Chicago, Ill. Sash to Trus-Con 
Steel Co., Indianapolis. Start work shortly. 

*Township School Building: $80,000, Somerset, 
Ind., Waltz School Township, Wabash county. 
Archt., The Elmer E. Dunlap ‘Co., 1125 N. Buck- 
eye St., Kokomo, Ind. Owner, H. H. Bradley, 
trustee, Wabash, Ind., Rural Route. Owner re- 
ceiving bids to close December 14 at 11:00 A. M. 
Brick. 


*Office Building: $340,000, 8 sty., 44x132, Ko- 
komo, Ind. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 
610 Indiana Trust Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. 
Owner, Realty Company, E. Eberhardt, Pres.; 
Sid Frank, Vice-pres.; Ross Lamb, Secy.; G. 
Lewelyn, Treas., Kokomo, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick, reinforced concrete floor and roof 
construction. 

*Garage: $60,000, 2 sty. and bas., 88x132, Ko- 
komo, Ind. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 
610 Indiana Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Realty Co., E. Eberhardt, Pres.; Sid Frank, Vice- 
pres.; Ross Lamb, Secy.; G. Lewelyn, Treas., all 
of Kokomo, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, re- 
inforced concrete, fireproof construction. 

*Church: Home Ave. and Union St., Kokomo. 
Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., In- 
dianapolis. Owner, the South Side Christian 
Church, Willis B. Dye, chairman building com- 
mittee; Rev. H. Randel Lookabill, pastor, Koko- 
mo, Ind. Plans in progress. Will not take bids 
before late winter. Brick, stone trim 


LAFAYETTE 


*New Heating and Power Plant: 1 sty., 100x 
91, $300,000. ‘Purdue Univ.” Struct. and Mech. 
engineer. Archt. (for building), $100,000, Nicol, 
Scholer & Hoffman, Ross Bldg., Lafayette. En- 


Owner, 
Taking bids on 


School of Commerce and Finance, Bloomington, Indiana 


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gineering Department of Purdue University, Pro- 
fessor C. D. Bushnelly superintendent of building 
in charge. Owner, Purdue University, E. C. El- 
liott, president of university; Board of Trustees, 
J. D. Oliver, President, South Bend, Ind.; Frank- 
lin Chandler, c/o Chandler & Taylor, Indianapo- 
lis; Henry W. Marshall, Lafayette; L. Waller 
Breaks, Crawfordsville, Ind.; John A. Hillen- 
brand, Batesville, Ind.; Mrs. Virginia C. Mere- 
dith, Lafayette; David E. Ross, Lafayette; 
Perry H. Crane, Zionsville, Ind.; C. M. Hobbs, 
Bridgeport, Ind.; James W. Noll, 911 Lemcke 
Bldg., Indianapolis. General contractor, A. E. 
Kemmer, Lafayette. 

*Electrical Engineering Building: $100,000, 
2 sty., 220x63x68, Purdue University. Archt., 
Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg. Owner, 
Board of Trustees, Purdue University, Lafayette, 
Ind. General contractor, A. E. Kemmer, La- 
fayette. Excavating. 

*Poultry Husbandry Building: $85,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 45x120 and 1 sty., 60x50, ‘(Purdue Uni- 
versity.””. Archt., Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, 
Ross Bldg. Owner, Board of Trustees, Purdue 
University, Lafayette. General contractor, A. E. 
Kemmer, Lafayette. On foundation. 

*Grade School: 2 stys. and bas., Highland 
Park Addition. Archt., Reidel and Zink, La- 
fayette Life Bldg. Owner, Board of Education, 
Mrs. J. T. Westfall, Pres.; Herman M. Balls, 
Treas.; Guy C. Goodhart, Secy.; A. E. Highley, 
Supt. of Schools. General contractor, A. E. 
Kemmer ($89,800). On brick work. 


LEBANON 


$40,000, 2 sty., 60x100, West 
Washington. Private plans. Owner, B. P. O. E. 
Lodge, Lebanon. Plans in progress. Bricw, 
stone trim. Will contain ball room. billiard room, 
bowling alleys, dining room, kitchen, balcony, 
lodge rooms, boiler room. 

*Masonic Temple: $100,000, Washington and 
East Sts. Archt., John Frost, Reporter Bldg. 
Owner, The Masonic Bodies of Lebanon, through 
the Masonic Holding Association, Lester F. Jones, 
W. H. O’Rear, Jr., Ben H. Coombs. Preliminary 
plans in progress, mature next summer. Brick, 


2 sty. and bas. ; : 
Factory: 2 sty., 40x140, Indianapolis Ave. 
Private plans.. Owner. Cline and Hicks (Mfrs. of 


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Auto Bus bodies). Sketches, mature summer 
1924. 


Masonic Temple: Whitestown, Ind. Archt., 
John Frost, Reporter Bldg., Lebanon, Ind. Own- 


er, Celestial Masonic Lodge, Whitestown, Ind. 
In abeyance. 
Commercial Garage: $20,000. Private plans. 


Owner, J. B. Coverdale, 419 West North St., 
Lebanon. Contemplated. Brick and hollow tile. 
*School: 111x107, Harrison Twp., Boone Co., 


Ind. Archt., John Frost, Reporter Bldg., Leban- 
on, Owner, George J. Linton, trustee, Lebanon, 
R. F. D. Plans completed. Rather indefinite as 
to when project will mature. Brick, hollow tile, 
reinforced concrete stairs, fire doors, tin-clad 


doors, metal skylight, septic tank, pneumatic 
tank, comp. roof, ; 
Contracts Awarded 

*Lebanon: Church (addition and general al- 


terations), $15,000. Archt., John Frost. 
Presbyterian Church, Ernest Lewis, chairman 
building committee. General contractor, Roy 
Stoop, 825 W. South St. Masonry, Pickett and 
Gill, Lebanon. Work started. 

Gasoline Filling Station: $6,000, Private plans. 


Owner, 


Owner, Allen Hogshire, Lebanon. Lessee, The 
Texaco Co. Start work shortly. Brick. 
LOGANSPORT 


*High School: (side addition), 2 sty., 69x96, 
$40,000, Argos, Ind. Arecht., Allen and Garriott, 
Masonic Temple Bldg., Logansport. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Lioyd Slater, president, 
Argos, Ind. Plans in progress Will advertise 
for bids soon. Brick, stone trim, steam heat 
extensions, metal lockers. Will contain gym- 
nasium and auditorium. . 

*Residence and Garage: $7,500, Roselawn addi- 
tion. Archt., Allen and Garriott, Masonic Temple 
Bldg. Owner, C. A. Frey, c/o Cass County Motor 
Co., 112 S. Sixth St. Plans about completed. 
Ready for bids in ten days. Frame, asphalt shin- 
gle roof, furnace, tile floor in bath. : 

Commercial Garage (general alterations) : 
Archt., Carl J. Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust 
Bldg. Owner, Central Auto Company. Taking 
bids, 2 sty., 70x100. Work consists of new rein- 
forced concrete second floor, steel beams and 
girders and fireproofing building. 
floors, 


TERRE HAUTE 


*Offices and Stores: ‘‘Chantecleer Building,” 
$80,000, 2 sty. and bas.; 4 stores, Ist floor ; offices 
on 2nd floor. 6th St. Archt., Shourds-Stoner 
Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, Deming Land 
Co., L. E. Waterman, Pres., 1st National Bank 
Bldg. Plans about completed. Brick, steam 
heat, comp. roof, tile floors, copper-set store 
fronts. 

*Duplex Residence: (2 6-room apartments), 2 
sty. and bas. Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 
Tribune Bldg. Owner, C. R. Smith, 1901 N. 9th 
St. Plans in progress. Brick veneer. 


*High School: (addition), $60,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., (gymnasium and auditorium), Jasonville, 
Ind. Archt., Johnson, Miller, Miller and Yeager, 
30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. Plans completed. 
Owner will advertise for bids in 30 days. Brick. 

*High School: $20,000, 1 sty., Marion Twp., 
Owen county, Patricksburg, Ind. Archt., John- 
son, Miller, Miller and Yeager, 30 N. 5th St., 
Terre Haute. Owner, William ‘Penrod, trustee, 
Patricksburg, Ind. New bids close December 20. 

*Bottling Plant (add.), $20,000. Owner, The 
Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Harry Cully, Pres. Plans 
in progress, ready for bids about January Ist. 
Brick and reinf. concrete. 

*Township High School: $70,000, _ Jefferson 
Township, Putnam county. Archt., Johnson, 
Miller and Miller, 30 N. 5th St., Terre Haute. 
Owner, Gilbert Ogles, Trustee, Rural Route No. 
6, Greencastle, Ind. Revising plans. Ready for 
bids soon. Brick. 


*Boys’ Dormitory: $150,000, 2 sty. 
“Allendale,” Terre Haute. Archt., Shourds- 
Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg., Terre Haute, 
Owner, Gibeault Home for Boys, Rev. Michael J. 
Gorman, in charge, Allendale, Terre Haute. 
Plans in progress, 


*School: (Township Grade), $20,000, 1 sty., 
70x32 (2 rooms, Richland Twp., Greene County, 
Ind. Archt., Thomas and Allen, 2614 S. Fifth 
St., Terre Haute. Owner, Amos Emery, trustee, 
Bloomfield, Ind. Plans in progress. Owner will 
not advertise for bids until late winter. Brick, 
stone trim. 


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MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


* Anderson: Power Plant 
Owner, City of Anderson, Board of Public 
Works, City Hall. Owners are contemplating the 
installation of a 5 M.K.W. turbine set. 

*Covington: Water plant, improvements. 
Owner, City of Covington, C. A. Baldwin, City 
Clerk, Covington. Contemplated. Will = in- 
clude (2) 150 H.P. boilers. 


*Gary: Armory, $60,000. Archt., Uno Lar- 
son, 17 East 5th St. Owner, The Armory Board, 


(improvements) 


A. P. Melton in charge, 706 Washington St. 
General contractor, John A. Greenberg, 522 
Broadway. Heating to F. E. Simard. Plumbing 


to C. H. Maloney Co Foundation in. 


*Mishawaka: Church, 1 sty. and bas., 48x100. 
Archt., Willard M. Elwood, 220 West Jefferson 
St., South Bend, Ind. Owner, St. Andrews Evan- 
gelical Church, Rev. J. W. Laubengager, pas- 
tor, 116 East 7th St., Mishawaka, Ind. Plans 
in progress. Bids early spring. Brick, stone 


trim. 

*Lawrence: Masonic Temple, $30,- 
Archt., Elmer E. Dunlap Co.. 1050 N. 
Delaware St., Indianapolis. Owner, Ma- 
sonic Temple of Mystic Circle Lodge No. 
685 F. & A. M., Owen R. Webb, Chair- 
‘man Bld. Comm. Archt. revising plans. 
New bids in January. Brick. 


Geo. M. Spindler, Gen. Mgr. 


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Peru: Creamery Building, $10,000, 1 sty., 8th 
and Cass Sts. Private plans. Owner, Sanitary 
Milk Co., Schuyler Mercer, president; Hagen Sul- 
livan, manager. Sketches; mature early spring. 
Brick or concrete block. 


Tipton: County Infirmary Building, 2 sty. and 
bas., 60x125. Archt., Lewis Richards, 854 North 
Main St. Owner, Board of County Commission- 


ers; John F. Morris, Walter Grose, W. M. Orr, 


Charles Grishaw, county auditor, Tipton, Ind. 
Architect selected. Brick. Details undecided. 
Valparaiso: Lodge Building, $150,000. The 


Valparaiso Lodge of Elks No. 500 will erecte a 
new lodge building. Work will be started next 
May when leases expire. 


Vincennes: Colleze Buildings. The Vincennes 
University, Board of Trustees, Dr. W.*M. Hind- 
man, Pres.; John Oliphant, Vincennes. Owners 
have purchased a site consisting of 11 acres on 
Fairfield Ave. just east of Vincennes and will 
erect a new school building next summer. Brick. 


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VoL. V INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, DECEMBER 15, 1923 No. 37 


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WHAT’S YOUR OVERHEAD, MR. 
CONTRACTOR? 


Illinois .Contractors Seek to Solve the 
Answer 


Overhead costs of contractors has been 
a feature of contracting that has been 
pretty thoroughly analyzed by the mem- 
bers of the Associated Ruilding Con- 
tractors of Illinois and a. development 
along that line in Indiana might not be 
amiss and would be sure to turn up some 
interesting points that could be used to 
advantage. 

Touching upon the subject the month- 
ly bulletin of the Associated Builders of 
Chicago says: 

In each district conference of the A. 
B. C. of Illinois, it was assumed that 
the typical contractor was doing a busi- 
ness of $50,000 a year. Slips were 
passed out to form a basis for discussion, 
asking for the estimate of expense by 


each contractor present for ‘Administra- 
tion Overhead, and ‘Field Overhead. 


Under these two broad divisions sub- 
heads. were arranged as follows: 


ADMINISTRATION OVER-HEAD 


Executive’s (contractor’ o PREY 
Estimator’s Salary ............... 
Rents 

Plant Depreciation 
Furniture and Fixture Depreciation............ 
Interest on Equipment (investment)...........- 
Cost-keeping - 
Bookkeeping .... 
Yard Man .... 
Tool Man 


‘of discussion. 


Telephone J 
Telegrams 
Postage 


Business “Travels! __-4. ... Bee ee 
Automobile Upkeep 
Taxi Fares 
Charity 
Business Insurance . 
Legal Expenses 
Tool Maintenance 
Equipment Maintenance 
Team and Motor Truck Account 
Depreciation .......... 


Total ‘<4 dministration’ Overhoat” Se A $ 
FIELD OVER-HEAD 


Superintendent’s time .... 
Time Keeper 
Material Clerk 
Use of Equipment 
Rental of Equipment..4.......c223as5.—-eep- = 
Setting up of Equipment....22-.2.. 22... $ 
Removing and Putting Equipment in 
good order 
Hauling of Equipment to Yard....................: 
Temporary Office ............ srs cc chap 


Temporary Power and Light........... 
Temporary Enclosures and Fences 
Sidewalk Protection 
Water Connections ... 
Tarpaulins ..... 

Machinery Protection | 
Equipment Hauling .. MER 
Delays Due to Inclement. “Weather... fie LM i 


Time Lost Through Break-downs.............. 
Time Lost Through Shifting of Plants........ 
Time Lost for Other Projects to be 
Made Ready) (5-.0.25-22...... 33 een $ 
Time Lost Waiting for Materials................ $ 
Time Lost Because of Shifting of Men to 
Other Jobs $ 
Efficiency Lost by Putting On New Men....$ 
Insufficient Number of Men....... $ 
Contractor’s Association Dues 
Total Field Over-head...... 


(Note): 
Indicate approximate amount of yearly 
work 
indicate “Trade Classification” 


The very first item, “Executive’s Sal- 
ary,” invariably provoked a wide range 
Each district finally de- 
veloped a majority opinion that the con- 
tractor was as much entitled to a salary 
on his own payroll as_if employed by 

f 
somebody else. 

The estimator was dispensed with by 
the contractor on a $50,000 a year 
basis. It was felt that the contractor 
should do this work himself. 

Rent, it was decided, should be figured 
even though the contractor used his 
home as an office. 

Plant depreciation proved a problem 
with many angles. There was a great 
variation in opinion as to what was re- 
quired for a contractor’s equipment, and 
its rate of depreciation. The state mem- 
bers, taking the masonry contractor as 
a standard, showed that it required an 
average investment of $3,500 for equip- 


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ment of all types. The annual deprecia- 
tion according to the prevailing opinion 
is about 12144%. Depreciation on fur- 
niture and fixtures was also considered, 
although this is frequently a negligible 
factor. 


Interest on equipment was a new fac- 
tor to many of the downstate builders. 
Some held it should be charged in figur- 
ing overhead, and others that it shouldn’t. 
The argument that usually decided the 
question was that in the event the con- 
tractor was working for some one else, 
managing this business for him, it would 
require a certain amount of capital to 
buy this equipment. If the money so re- 
quired was put out and invested, that 
would yield a certain return and inter- 
est; therefore, interest on equipment, 
which should be deemed invested capital, 
is very legitimate. It was found that 
the small contractor who pays himself 
a salary should do his own bookkeeping 
and keep his own costs. 


Another item that caused considerable 
comment was the yard man and tool 
man. These two items were clubbed to- 
gether and it was found a legitimate 
charge because in every contractor’s 
yard things get more or less in disorder 
and it would require about one day a 
week for one laborer in such a small 
business to keep this yard in order. 


Under “Miscellaneous” expenditures 
everybody assumed that stationery was™ 
a legitimate charge. When it came to 
the item of advertising the opinion was 


as varied as there were men in the room, 
some claiming that the advertising value 
that the contractor got out of newspaper 
advertising was absolutely nothing. 
Others claimed that constantly placing 
their name before the public would even- 
tually do them good. The discussion, 
however, developed that advertising for 
those trades who render a personal ser- 
vice such as painting, electric wiring and 
plumbing, was very much worth while, 
while the larger operators could see no 
good in it. 


The forums usually decided that the 
best advertising that the contractor 
could have was a sign in a conspicuous 
place on his operations and do such 
minor advertising as he could not get 
out of. 


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Society of Architects 


Board of Directors 


~ GEORGE W. ALLEN 


WARREN MILLER 
HERMAN SCHERRER 
L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


INDIANAPOLIS ARCHITECTS ELECT 


ASSOCIATION OFFICERS THEN 
PLAY 


Turn Monthly Meeting Into a Christmas 
Party 


Levity and merriment, inspired pri- 
marily by the spirit of good fellowship 
that holds sway among men at this sea- 
son of the year, crept in in good meas- 
ure Wednesday night at the regular 
monthly meting of the Indianapolis 
Architects’ Association and contributed 
to a most pleasant evening. 


There was the customary 6:30 p. m. 
dinner partaken of from a large table at 
which all chairs were occupied and made 
a good starter for the evening’s pro- 
gram. 

Just before the dinner quite a few of 
the architects indulged in some indoor 
golf which afforded considerable amuse- 
. Ment among those who went to make up 
an interested gallery. It all looked so 
easy after L. A. Turnock had completed 
his round that Otto Mueller took a whirl 
at the game but the balls just wouldn’t 
behave and jump into the cup and Otto 
grew weary of counting his strokes. 
Merritt Harrison then climbed into the 
game and proved an adept, so much so 
that he had a Havana rope in his pocket 
at the end, having won a wager from the 
editor who fell down miserably in his at- 
tempt at putting. W. K. Eldridge took 
out enough time now and then from his 
reading of the evening paper to watch a 
few shots and then chuckle. Herman 
Scherrer, whose forte is bowling, re- 
fused to be inveigled into the game, pre- 
ferring to let his Lafayette bowling rec- 
ord speak for his sport prowess. When 
dinner was announced it was found that 
nobody had equaled Turnock’s score and 
he was allowed to walk away as cham- 
pion. 

The regular business session followed 
the repast at which only routine matters 
were discussed, after which nominations 
for officers to be elected for the ensuing 
year were called for. Then came the vot- 
ing which resulted in the election of 
these men: 

President, Herbert Foltz. 

Vice-President, W. K. Eldridge. 

Secretary and Treasurer, R. L. 


Batchelder (re-elected). 


Directors, Fermor Cannon, Wilson B. 
Parker. 


With all business disposed of, un- 
bridled merriment broke loose to. con- 
tinue well along into the night. Toy bal- 
loons, which had been used for decora- 
tions, were unleashed from their moor- 
ings at the back of the chairs and sent 
bobbing, also popping about the room. 
In the meantime, each architect was 
given a string that led to a Christmas 
box at the foot of the table and from the 
box all pulled a gift secured from the 
bounty of one said Woolworth. Among 
the packages were horns, tambourines, 
fifes, accordions, watch fobs, a diamond 
(?) stick pin, games, a tool chest and 
many other things that were put to in- 
stant use. Followed a medley of music 
it would be hard to duplicate and even 
passers-by on the street are said to have 
stopped in wonderment to listen. 


About that time “Tony” Scherrer 
rather thought the harmony was “sour” 
and Wilson B. Parker, to lead the mu- 
sicians back. sat down at the piano 
where with the assistance of various 
chords and accompanied by Herbert 
Foltz on a harmonica and Otto Mueller 
on the fife, lent more tone to the con- 
cert. Clarence Myers and Fred Wallick 
in the meantime spent their time looking 
at cuts from some foreign films which 
one of the boys pulled from the Christ- 
mas box grab-bag. “Tod” Williams and 
Ed Pierre batted ballons around for a 
while and then sank back to take in the 
music. 


It was quite a party, full of fun, some 
seriousness, and a ringing note of good 
cheer. 


THREE MILLION DOLLARS’ WORTH 
OF NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS 
PASSED OUT 


Indianapolis Architects Land Big Christ- 
mas Gift 


This is the season of the year when 
architectural prospects are at a rather 
low ebb, most of the old work has been 
cleaned up, the boards are bare and it is 
a little too early for the succeeding pro- 
spective work to make its influence felt. 
That under ordinary conditions is the 
rule. 


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However, with the approach of Christ- 
mas this year the school board of Indi- 
anapolis put on a Santa Claus stunt in 
local architectural circles that has 
brought joy to five offices and put a new 
meaning to the words “Merry Christ- 
mas.” 


Came Tuesday night, December 11, and 
the school authorities met and when they 
adjourned they had caused action to be 
taken that distributed to some of the 
architects a Christmas gift in the way 
of plans for new buildings and several 
additions, improvements that when com- 
pleted it is estimated will cost approxi- 
mately $3,000,000. 


The buildings for which architectural 
commissions have just been awarded are: 
A north side high school, to cost $1,500,- 
000; a west side high school, to cost 
$500.000; a colored high school, to cost 
$300,000, and a couple: of grade school 
additions. 


This is the greatest Christmas gift 
local architectural circles have ever ex- 
perienced. 


JUST A REMINDER 


Don’t Forget Your Duty to the Indiana 
Society of Architects 


How about your exhibits for the an- 
nual architectural and allied arts exhi- 
bition to be held in Indianapolis in Feb- 
ruary under the auspices of the Indiana 
Society of Architects? 


This affair, it is true, is two months 
in the future, but now is the time to pre- 
pare. Why wait till the last moment and 
then plead “no time”? 

The exhibition this year is attracting 
outside interest and every effort is to be 
made by the society to make the event 
one of public interest. Every member of 
the I. S. of A. is invited to submit ex- 
hibits; in fact, is urged to, that there 
may be a display of architectural handi- 
work that will bespeak the ability of the 
Indiana profession. 

Give this matter your thought, then 
pitch in and contribute your share to 
make the exhibit the success that it 
merits. 


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Associated Building Contractors 


FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 


Indianapolis 


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EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller President__ 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


NEW BUILDING CODE ABOUT 
READY FOR OFFICIAL SANCTION 


“Teeth” Put Into Proposed New Building 
Regulations 


The final dozen chapters of the new 
city building code are being completed by 
Building Inspector Ed Kerth. The entire 


fore the council at the next meeting. It 
is hoped that the code will be adopted 
and made effective shortly after the first 
of the year. . 

In framing the new code Kerth has 
“nlaced teeth” into it. One of the big 
items calls for the submitting of two sets 
of plans for each structure and the filing 
of an affidavit by the builder. One set of 
plans, after being endorsed by the build- 
ing inspector, will be kept on file in the 
office and the other displayed where the 
work is being done. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


Bidding on new works continues active 
with. local contractors busy compiling 
figures and checking same carefully. 


In addition to the local projects upon 
which they are working, Evansville 


code will be completed in a few days, as- architects find their services much in 
serts Mr. Kerth, about two weeks sooner demand in territory outside of the con- 
than was expected. The new code con- fines of the city. Prospects look good 
tains fifty-four chapters and will prob- for a promising building season in 1924 
ably be presented to City Attorney John in the city, southern Indiana and south- 
Brill immediately upon completion for ern Illinois, sections in which the city’s 


€. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


his legal o. k. on the code it will go be- OPENING OF BIG WHITE RIVER 


BRIDGE AT HAZLETON MEANS 
MUCH TO EVANSVILLE AND 
SOUTHERN INDIANA 


Means a Dream Come True 


The big feature in the Evansville en- 
vironment the past week was the dedi- 


eation of the new $300,000 bridge over 


White river on the Dixie Bee highway at 
Hazleton, Ind., about thirty-eight miles 
north of Evansville. This important im- 
provement. giving a direct unimpeded 
highway outlet to the north will un- 
doubtedly lend a strong influence for 
good and advancement. in the future de- 
velopment of Evansville. 

For years the city was more or less 
shut off from the north, owing to the fact 
that much auto travel was diverted in 
other directions because of the poor con- 
ditions of the road through the river bot- 
toms and the primitive ferry methods 
employed to cross the river. Business 
interests and the people of southwestern 
Indiana are rejoicing in the completion 
of this new bridge, which has been the 


his approval. If the city attorney places 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Irmscher 


Geo. Schack 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


SCHOOL LETTING ATTRACTS MANY 
CONTRACTORS 


Bids on All Branches of Work Show 
Considerable Variance 


Quite spirited was the bidding on the 
new annex for the Smart grade school, 
bids on which were opened the past week. 
Fourteen general contractors, quite .a 
few of whom were from outside cities, 
submitted bids on the project. Seven 
contractors figured the heating and 
plumbing, and several of: them, too, were 
outside men, while four local men. esti- 
mated the electric work. 

The bids on the general contract cov- 

ered a wide range from $148,000 to 
$185,128. . Heating and plumbing bids 
ran from $39,100 to $48,986. Electric 
figures varied from $4,639 to $5,141. 
_ Owing to various alternates contained 
in the specifications, all bids were taken 
under advisement with the prospect that 
the contracts will be awarded shortly. 


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NEVER BEFORE HAS LOCAL BUILDING REACHED TO SUCH PROPOR- 
TIONS AS IT HAS THIS YEAR. 


Early Season Activity Makes Great Record Possible Despite Late Fall Let-Up 


Though the building volume-in Ft. Wayne for the last four individual months 
has shown a steady decline from that of the corresponding months last year, the 
activity of the building construction industry assumed from March 1, to August 1, 
was of such proportions that the city’s building figures for 1923 are far out in 
front of those for the same period in 1922. 

To show the building trend upward and then backward during the above periods 
in both years, the 1923 figures from March 1 to August 1 amounted to $7,719,164 
as against $3,476,235 for the corresponding period in 1922, a gain of $4,242,929, 
or 122%. 

Then on the other hand the latter part of this year "has shown a slackening up 
as is evidenced by the statistics covering August to November, inclusive, when but 
$3,809,449 was given as the estimated valuation of new work started. In 1922 over 
the same period the estimated valuations ran to $4,326,284, showing a decrease of 
$516,835, or 11.9%. 

For the entire year to December 1, the building volume in Ft. Wayne for 1923 
amounts to $12,339,828, while for the same period in 1922 it was $8,130,214, show- 
ing a gain of 51.5%. 

The city’s building figures for the two years to December 1, are: 


1923 1922 

Months Per, Est. Val. Per. Est. Val. 
January =-=---=--+------------ 99 $ 390,885 42 $ 136,660 
Fébruary +-----—-+---2---<---- 61 420,330 AT 191,035 
March -..----— --¢-=-5-~-=-- sason AEE 1,450,000 180 573,375 
April..—.---. eng a 383 1,939,275 269 582,385 
May ------ ------------------ 327 2,166,085 269 701,285 
PUB Cae pee S42 + - 5 = 314 1,022,539 201 903,455 
DULY ste bp oh Sa St StSee 297 1,141,265 216 715,735 
August ~------+-------------- 256 698,203 221 1,634,574 
September =. 72-520 et 175 1,774,930 225 707,965 
October _~---~--------------- 274 745,600 189 1,383,445 
November ------------------- 193 590,716 15 600,300 

2660 $12,339,828 2034 $8,130,214 


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MEETINGS 


' Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1l. P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


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PLANS ON FILE 
' None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marion 
county this week. 


NOW STANDS AT ABOUT A FIFTY- 
FIFTY BREAK 


Indianapolis Building About on a Par 
With That of 1922 


Indianapolis is just managing to hold 
her own in building in 1923 as compared 
with her record performance in 1922, 
when all former building figures were 
topped. 

Early in the season this year things 
started with a bang and for the first four 
months all figures were in advance of 
those of the preceding year. Then, in 
May, June, July, August and September 
the 1923 business trailed the 1922 vol- 
ume for the same months. In October 
building operations showed a gain for a 
change, but November fell away again 
with the result that, while 1,798 more 
permits have been granted in 1923 than 


during the corresponding period in 1922, 
the total estimated valuation of the new 
work started so far this year is but 
$16,967 ahead of the same item posted 
from January 1 to December 1 last year. 


This year’s figures are: 


Month Permits Est. Val. 
inary =. SS 619 $2,021.138 
February: ........ 545 1,601,282 
MATCH ae 1,438 3,028,839 
Ape See 1,761 3,215,976 
ts Agee phys ae 1,809 2,805,011 
Sane io ert 1,396 1,905,000 
duly 2 1,413 2,055,748 
Auging oS se 1,415 1.756,530 
September ________ 1,496 1,656,949 
October 1,751 2,513,026 
November _________ 1,127 1,838,565 

= TS Spada tear 14,770 $24,398,064 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


STATE BUILDING COUNCIL MEETS 


New Election of Secretary Necessitated 
by Withdrawal of S. R. Artman 
From the Council 


There was another important meeting 
of the Administrative Building Council 
of Indiana at the State House Friday, 
December 21. This was the regular 
meeting date for the Council, composed 
of the Administrative Committee and the 
Advisory Committee, to gather. How- 
ever, since the last meeting Samuel R. 
Artman, chairman of the Industrial 
Board, who was also secretary of the 
Administrative Building Council. was 
appointed to and has taken his seat with 
the Public Service Commission, thus 
making the secretaryship of the Council 
vacant. Mr. Thomas Roberts was ap- 
pointed to succeed Judge Artman on the 
Industrial Board and automatically be- 
comes a member of the Building Council 
though not secretary of same, that posi- 
tion being elective. 

The Administrative Committee, con- 
sisting of the Chairman of the: State 
Board of Health, State Fire Marshal and 
Chairman of the State Industrial Board, 
met with the Advisory Committee, con- 
sisting of architects, contractors, engi- 
neers and Labor representatives, and 
discussed further plans for the formation 


‘of standard state building regulations 


and requirements. 


MANY GATHER AT INDIANAPOLIS 
FOR STATE PAINTERS ANNUAL 
CONVENTION 


Interesting Program Given 


Painting contractors and decorators 
from many of the larger cities of Indi- 
ana, members of the Indiana Association 
of Master Painters and Decorators, met 
in annual convention at Indianapolis the 
past week. The affair covered a three 
days’ period from December 11 to 13; in- 
clusive. The business sessions were held 
at the Severin Hotel and were attended 
by approximately one hundred dele- 
gates. Business problems, methods and 
practice were discussed with talks by 
several outside men. In addition a mov- 
ing picture on interior decorating was 
given in connection with one of the 
talks. 


Among the social features. of the con- 
vention was a dinner given by the In- 
dianapolis Paint, Oil and Varnish Club. 


Elmer Stout, president of the Fletch- 
er American National Bank was the 
principal speaker at the latter affair 
and spoke on’ Financial Conditions and 
the Business Outlook.” 


He pointed out that financial panics 
are virtually impossible in the United 
States because of the establishment of 
the Federal reserve bank system. Prices 
are controlled largely by the amount of 
Federal reserve currency outstanding 
in proportion to the total rediscounts 
held by the banks in the system. he said. 

“When the Federal reserve bank be- 
gins to draw in its currency there will 
be a drop in prices,” he said. “But I do 
not look for this to happen in the near 
future. Prices will zigzag up and down 
with a general tendency down.” 


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William Lilly, president of the Paint 
Club, presided at the luncheon. Re- 
sponses were made by the officers of the 
painters’ and decorators’ association. 


INDIANAPOLIS BUILDING PERMITS 


Week of December 6 to December 13 


*Grade School: $109,000, Winter and 
Boyd. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
150 N. Meridian. General contractor, J. 
G. Karstedt Construction Co., Lemcke 
Bldg. 

Residence: $12,000, 3657 N. Delaware 
St. Owner, American Estates Co., Oc- 
cidental Bldg. General contract let to 
Alonzo Jeffers, 3124 Walker St. Brick. 


Residence: $12,000, 3840 Fall Creek 
Blvd. Owner, Duplex Homes Co. Exca- 
vating. 

Residence (double), $9,000, 5262-64 
College. Owner, D. Cohen, 2709 Station 
St. General contract let to C. C. Ayres, 
646 Fort Wayne Ave. 

Residence (double), $9,500, 633-35 North 
Rural. Owner and builder, Civic Realty 
Co. Owner builds. Excavating. 

Filling Station: $8.000, 42d and Col- 
lege. Owner, Pure Oil Co. Contract let 
to A. V. Stackhouse, 1118 Fletcher Trust 


Bldg. 
Residence (double), $7,500, 1620-22 
Orange St. Owner, George Bock, 1238 


S. State St. General contract let to John 


O. Noe, 2710 W. Tenth. Excavating. 
Frame, 
Store: $7,000, 4024» E. Washington. 


Owner, Lafe McKee, 62 Whittier Place. 
Contract let to William P. Jungclaus Co., 
825 Massachusetts Ave. 

Residence: $5,500, University Heights, 
4210 Oterbein. Owner, I. J. Good, Uni- 
versity Heights. Indianapolis. Contract 
let to Lyman Stahl, University Heights, 
Indianapolis. 

Residence: $4,000, 5218 Broadway. 
Owner, F. F. McClary, at site. 

_ Residence: $4,800, 802 N. Drexel. 
Owner, R. D. Perkins, 705 N. Colorado. 

Residence: $4,800, 4819 Bowman St., 
University Heights. Contract let to 
George T. Blackburn, University Heights, 
Indianapolis. 

Residence: $4,750, 51 
Drive. Owner, Theodore 
5858 East Washington. 

Residence (double), $4,400, 1901-03 S. 
Delaware. Owner, Michael Etter, 1809 
S. Delaware St. Owner builds. 

Residence (double), 613-15 N. Ban- 
croft. Owner, W. L. Stace, 410 N. Wal- 
lace. Owner builds. 

Residence (double) ,$4,000, 1840-42 E. 
Minnesota. Owner, A. P. Shalley, 3867 
Central. Owner builds. 

Residence (double), $4,500, 2512-14 E. 
17th. Owner, Charles Fiel. 2505 E. 17th. 

Residence: $6,000, 5153 Kenwood. 
Owner, John H. Burroughs, 1219 E. 10th. 
Contract let to William Low Rice, State 
Life Bldg. Frame. 

Residence: 1630 Comar St. 
John Lunsford, 1639 Comar St. 
builds. 

Residence: $4,000, 1207 Martin. 
Owner, Murrel McKinney, 1207 Martin. 

Residence: $3,300, 5116 English. Own- 
er, R. S. Tappan, at site. 

_ Residence (rem.): $4,500, 925 Shelby. 


Ridgeview 
Kingsbury. 


Owner, 
Owner 


Owner, Indianapolis Lodge No. 465, I. O. 
O. F. Contract let to Bertels and Son, 
1409 Lexington. 


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CALUMET DISTRICT 


Consisting of 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 
J. Wesley Reed 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


DISCARDS “PITTSBURGH PLUS” 


Move Will Probably Mean More Steel 
Mills for Indiana 


President S. W. Leeds of the LaSalle 
Steel Co., one of the three largest manu- 
facturers of drawn steel, announces in 
an advertisement in the Chicago Trib- 
une the abolition of the Pittsburgh plus 
rate or 34 to 40 cents per hundred 
pounds on steel. The result of the situ- 
ation will be that the manufacturers of 
the Chicago District must increase the 
capacity of their plants or the eastern 


concerns must erect plants in the west 
to get their share of the mid-western 
business. This will probably mean the 
building at once‘ of the Jones-Laughlin 
plant on the land purchased by them in 
North Hammond, and also the locating 
of other steel mills in the District on ac- 
count of shipping facilities both by rail 
and water. 


CAN HAPPEN MOST ANY PLACE 
: THESE DAYS 


As Briggs Says, “Life’s Darkest Mo- 
ment” 


A certain contractor was walking -~ 
State street the other day with a sketch 
under one arm and a set of plans under 
the other and a preliminary estimate in 
his hand, when he was stopped by a well 
known architect. The architect said: 
“You were low this morning, you might 
as well sign this contract now,” holding 
it up against the bank building. The 
contractor signed his name and the 
architect beat it. 

A few minutes later a friend passed 
by, and seeing the contractor standing 
there, stroking his chin, said, “What in 
the world are you thinking about so 
deeply?” The answer came in a doubt- 
ful tone, “Oh I was just wondering what 
I forgot.” 


BUMP! 


Feels as if Someone Was Setting the 
Brakes 


Building has slacked up considerably 
the last few days since the rumor has 
gotten round of the contemplated raise 
to $12.00 per day to the Building Trades 


and a five-day week by the painters. 
Contractors are hesitating about figur- 
ing large jobs that will hang over until 
spring. Home-building is also slacking 
up to some extent. 


LIBRARY ADDITION REFIGURED 


Original Bids Ran Too High 


The figures on the library extension 
being about $10,000 higher than ‘the 
estimate, the bids were thrown out and 
new figures received and opened Decem- 
ber 13th. 


NEW PLANT IN PROSPECT 


Chicago Paint Company to Build in 
Hammond 


Just as time rolls on so does Ham- 
mond’s industrial life grow. 

A few days ago a Chicago company 
purchased a five-acre industrial site 
which will mean another new factory in 
the eastern section of Hammond. Col. 
M. G. Labbee, representing the U. S. 
Eagle Paint Co., has come forward with 
the announcement that his company, 


which has a plant in Chicago, will erect 
a new plant in Hammond and as soon as 
the new buildings are completed and the 
mechanical equipment can be moved and 
placed the Chicago factory will be aban- 
doned. 

This will be a good move for Ham- 
mond as the company now employs six 
hundred men and expects to increase 
this number to one thousand when ca- 
pacity production is reached in the new 
plant. The owners contemplate the erec- 
tion of temporary steel buildings at 
once to take care of the first unit, these 
to be replaced later by permanent struc- 
tures. 

The Eagle company specializes in 
paints for structural steel, for which 
there is a big demand in the Calumet 
District, other lines of paint are also 
manufactured. 


REALTY DEALS LEND HOPE 


Activity in Real Estate Circles Encour- 
aging 


Real estate transactions in Hammond 
and East Chicago have been exceedingly 
active of late. That, however, is not all, 
in the wake of these deals has come in. 
formation indicating the proposed erec- 
tion of several large business blocks, all 
of which will total $900,000 or more. 


MAY ERECT LARGE HOTEL IN EAST 
CHICAGO 


Such a Project Contemplated 


East Chicago’s commercial comback, 
staged during the past few months, is 
accompanied by word now of a revival 
of building construction. Among the 
most prominent of the contemplated 
projects is a four-story hotel sponsored 
by Henry Leonard, one of the city’s most 


active business men. Tre new building 
to contain 400 guest rooms, will be locat. 
ed at Chicago and Olcott avenues. The 
ground floor will contain a number of 
fine store rooms. 


TAKE OVER MANY RESIDENTIAL 
LOTS WITH BUILDING PRo. 
GRAM IN VIEW 


Bochnowski and Lesnak of East Chi- 
cago have purchased for $30,000 cash 
125 lots on White Oak avenue and Hoff- 


man street in Hammond, just within the 
corporation line, on which an extensive 
building program is contemplated. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


It is announced that work on a $150,- 
000 store and apartment building at Chi- 


cago and White Oak avenues will be 
started soon after the first of the year. 


S. A. Schessinger, who has purchased 
1,000 ft. on each side of Chicago avenue 


just across the line in Hammond will 
erect a three-story store and flat build- 
ing on part of this site. 


INFLUENCE OF STEEL MOVE FELT 


Prospect of New Mills Has Effect 


Negotiations are under way for the 
purchase of 91 residential building lots 
in one section of Hammond. This deal 
is tracable to the announced intention of 
the LaSalle Steel Co. to abandon the 


Pittsburg Plus rate on steel and the 
expectation of the erection of a new 
plant by the Jones-Laughlin Co., near 
the property in question. 


HERE’S ONE FOR SANTA CLAUS 


A Request From the Carpenter 


The General Contractors of Hammond 
met a few nights ago with representa- 
tives of the Carpenter’s District Council 
but no definite understandings regarding 
a new wage scale for 1924 were reached. 
The carpenters advanced the informa- 
tion that they didn’t want much this 
time, only asking for a continuation of 


the present agreement and an advance- 
ment of the hourly scale to $1.50. Some 
of the contractors haven’t recovered 
from the shock and are still in a state 
of coma. 


NOT SO SURE NOW 


Big Project Hanging in the Balance 


The owners of the former central 
school property who had in mind a ten 
story bank and office building for that 
site are slightly “up in the air” now 
since the building trades mechanics are 
coming out with threatened advanced 
demands for next aS i 


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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report published in pre- 
yious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS A 


High School Building: $1,500,000, ‘New 
Shortridge High School,” at Meridian and 34th 
Sts. Archt., J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 
Indiana Pythian Bldg. Owner, Board of School 
Commissioners, Dr. Marie Haslep, Pres.; E. U. 
Graff, Supt. of Schools; Richard O. Johnson, 
Business Director, 150 N. Meridian St. Archt. 
just selected. Brick, concrete and steel. Fire- 
proof construction. 


*Cattle Barn: $300,000, 670x210, 1 and 2 story, 
Indiana State Fair Grounds. Architects and engi- 
neers, J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 Indiana 
Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Owner, Indiane 
Board of Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Pres., I. 
Newt Brown, Secy. Concrete, brick, steel sash, 
frame and steel construction, composition and tile 
roof, plumbing, wiring and barn equipment. 


Plans out for bids next week. 


*Sheep Pavilion: $75,000, Indiana State Fair 
Grounds. Architects and engineers, J. Edwin 
Kopf and Woolling. Owner, Indiana Board of 
Agriculture, H. M. Moberly, Prest., I Newt 
Brown, Secy. One story, 356x130, concrete, 
brick, steel sash, frame and steel construction, 
composition and tile roof, plumbing and wiring. 


Plans out for bids next week. 


High School Building: $500,000. ‘“‘New West 
Side High School’? at Belmont and West Wash- 
ington. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 
610 Indiana Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of School 
Commissioners, Dr. Marie Haslep, Pres.; E. U. 
Graff, Supt.; Richard O. Johnson, Business Di- 
rector, 150 N. Meridian St. Architects just se- 
lected. Brick, concrete and steel, fireproof con- 
struction, 


Colored High School Building: $500,000. “New 
Colored High School,’ adjacent to School No. 
17 on North West St. Archt., Harrison and 
Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg. Owner, 
Board of School Commissioners, Dr. Marie Haslep, 
Pres.; E. U. Graff, Supt.; Richard O. Johnson, 
Business Director, 150 N. Meridian St. Archt. 
just selected, Brick, concrete and steel, fireproof 
construction, - 


Grade School: (add. and general alterations), 
School No. 27, $60,000. Corner Park and 17th 
Sts. Archt., Charles H. Byfield, 923 Peoples 
Bank Bldg. Owner, Board of School Commis- 
sioners, Dr. Marie Haslep, Pres.; E. U, Graff, 
Supt. of Schols; Richard O. Johnson, Business 
Director, 150 N. Meridian St. Archt. just se- 
lected. Brick. 


Grade School: (general alterations), $20,000, 
McKinley School No. 39, corner of State and 
Lexington Ave. Archt., Myers and Coffin, 413 
Penway Bldg. Owner, Board of School Commis- 
sioners, Dr, Marie Haslep, Pres.; E. U. Graff, 
Supt. of Schools’; Richard O. Johnson, Business 
Director. Architect just selected. Brick. 


*Factory Building: ©3 sty. and bas., 209x61, 
13th and Senate. Archt., Rubush and Hunter, 
428 American Central Life Bldg. Owner, In- 
dianapolis Glove Co., Liberty and Michigan Sts. 
Bids in under advisement. Brick, slow-burning 
construction, hollow tile, steel sash, freight ele- 
vator, comp. roof, fire doors, kalamein doors, 
tin-clad doors, ash hoist, cork insulation, marble 
and tile floors, 1 boiler, 1 vacuum pump, coal 
chute, coal bunkers, 2 canopies, boiler roof, 
toilet rooms, fuel storage room. 


*School Building (consolidated high and grade), 
$150,000 (12 class rooms, assembly room, com- 
bination gymnasium and auditorium, stage, two 
domestic science and two manual training rooms, 
cafeteria, kitchen). Warren township, Marion 
county, Indianapolis. Architect and engineers, 


Harrison and Turnock, 500 Board of Trade Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Edward J, Hecker, trus- 
tee, 5241 E. Washington S&t., Indianapolis. Bids 
in, temporarily inabeyance, definite data later. 
Brick, hollow tile. Low bidders on general con- 
tract, W. R. Dunkin & Son, Flora, Ind.; low 
on heating and plumbing, Freyn Bros., Indian- 
apolis; low on electric work, Sanborn Electric 
Co., Indianapolis. 


*Laundry Building (2 sty. and bas., addition 
40x140), 2901 East Washington St. Archt. and 
Engineer, Russell N. Edwards, 45 Union Trust 
Bldg. Owner, The Crown Laundry Co., Walter 
H. Montgomery, Gen. Mer., 2901 East Washing- 
ton St. Temporarily inabeyance. Brick, stone 
trim, mill construction, comp. roof, steel sash, 
steam heat. 


*Freight House and Offices: $500,000, 2 and 3 
sty. and bas. Engineers, (company’s engineer) 
A, S. Kent, Room 1475, 608 So. Dearborn St., 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, Chicago, Indianapolis and 
Louisville R. R. Co. (Monon Route), Chicago, 
Ill, Revised plans about completed. Owner 
will be ready for new bids in three weeks. Brick, 
reinforced concrete, steel, steel sash, 4 freight 
elevators, steel vaults, reinforced concrete load- 
ing platforms. 


*Colored Orphans’ Home: $140,000, administra- 
tion building, 2 cottages (60 children each) and 
laundry and power house combined, 1 and 2 sty. 
and bas., 25th and Keystone. Archt., Donald 
Graham, Hume-Mansur’ Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Board of County Commissioners, Leo K. 
Fesler, auditor, Court House, Indianapolis. 
Brick, reinforced concrete, hollow tile. Low 
bidders as follows: Low on general contract: 
State Constr. Co., 30th and Columbia; low bid- 
der on heating and plumbing, Strong Bros., No. 
Alabama St.; low bidder’ on electric wiring, 
Sanborn Electric Co., No. Illinois St.; low bid- 
der on refrigeration, J. W. Smith, Stutz Bldg., 
North Meridian St. Will let contracts in a few 
days. 


*Bank and Office Building: $100,000, 4 sty. and 
bas., Northwest point of Indiana and Senate 
Aves, Archt.., Vonnegut, Bohn and Mueller, 
610 Indiana Trust Bldg. Owner, The Guardian 
Realty ‘Co., a holding corporation for the Guard- 
ian State Bank, a Meyer-Kiser institution. Mr. 
Ferdinand S. Meyer, Secy. of the Meyer-Kiser 
Benk, 136 East Washington St., in charge. 
Sketches in progress. Brick, reinforced con- 
erete and steel, concrete vault, vault doors, bank 
fixtures, steam heat, comp. roof, elevators, tile 
and marble work. 

Apartment: $90,000, E. 10th St. Archt., 
George and Mac Lueas, 1153 Consolidated Bldg. 
Owner, East Tenth Realty Co., c/o architects. 
Plans in progress. Ready for bids in two weeks. 
Brick. 

Apartment: $90,000, North Meridian Street. 
Archt., George and Mac Lucas, 1153 Consolidated 
Bldg. Owner, Realty Co., Lawrence W. George, 
in charge, 1153 Consolidated Bldg. Bids soon. 


ANDERSON = 


Club House: (rem. from Orphan’s Home). Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, Remy Electric Co. Plans 
in progress. Work will consist of remodeling 
building into modern club house for employes, 
showers, dressing rooms, lockers and general 
alterations. 


Public Library (new roof, interior decorating 
and painting). Private plans. Owner, Ander- 
son Library Board, Mrs. W. A. Denny, Secy. 
Plans in progress. Bids soon. 


Contracts Awarded 


Apartment Building (rem. from residence), 
11th near Jackson Archt., E. R. Watkins, Farm- 
ers Trust Bldg. Owner, H. McMann, c/o Mce- 
Mann & Leib. General contract let to W. H. 
Corenz, Ohio Ave. Start work at once, work 
will consist of steam heat, new plumbing, elec- 
trie wiring, roofing, mill work, plastering, paint- 
ing and general alterations. 


*High School: $76,000. Archt., E. R. Watkins, 


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Anderson, Ind. Owner, Board of School Trus- 
tees, Alexandria. General contract to L. W. Kim- 
mel, Poneto, Ind. On foundation. . 

*Orphans’ Home: $125,000. Archt., E. R. 
Watkins, Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, Board of 
County Commissioners, Courthouse. General con- 
tractor, Ben F. Wright, 326 W. Fourth St. On 
Brick work. 


*Parochial School: $100,000. Archt., E. R. 
Watkins, Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, St. Mary’s 
Catholic Congregation, Rev. Thos. J. . Travers, 
pastor. General contract, Ainsworth and Son, 
Terre Haute, Ind. On brick work. 


*School (rem. and add.), $30,000, Greensboro 
township, Kennard, Ind. Archt., Ernest R. Wat- 
kins, Farmers Trust Bldg., Anderson. Owner, 
Homer C. Garriott, trustee, Kennard, Ind. Will 
probably award the general contract to Folger- 
Wilson Co., Lapel, Ind. Starting work. 


Gasoline Filling Station: $7,000, Anderson. 
Owner, Western Oil and Refining Co., Indian- 
apolis. General contract let to J. G: West, Cas- 
tle Hall Bldg., Indianapolis, Start work “at 
once. Brick. 


Gasoline Filling Station: $7,000. Owner, The 
Standard Oil Co., Anderson, Ind. and Indianapo- 
lis. Start work shortly. Brick. 


BEDFORD 


Apartment (4 Apts.), $25,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
45x50. Archt., O. L. Hill, East Side of Publie 
Square Owner, Mrs. Charles Lemon, Bedford. 
Plans in progress. Archt, ready for bids soon. 
Brick veneer, composition roof, steam heat, tile 
and hardwood floors. 


Commercial Garage and Sales Room: $35,000. 
1 and 2 sty., 45x120. Archt., O, L. Hill, East 
Side of Public Square. Owner, name withheld 
for present, Preliminary plans in progress. Brk., 
steam heat, steel sash, comp. roof 


High School Gymnasium: $75,000. Archt., not 
selected. Owner, Board of School Trustees, H. 
D.’ Martin, Pres.; John Laughlin, Secy.; Mrs. 
Bertha Boruff, Treas., Bedford, Ind. Owners 
will select an architect this winter, will adver- 
tise for bids on building early spring. Brick, 
concrete and steel. 

*Stone Mill: $60,000. Owner, Interstate Cut 
Stone Co, Maurice McGrath, Pres. Owner builds. 
Work in progress. 1 sty., 125x450. Steel frame. 


BLOOMINGTON 


Commercial Garage and Salesroom: $40,000, 2 
sty, and bas, 70x132. Archt., John L. Nichols, 
204 South Indiana Ave., Bloomington. Owner, 
Nat Hill, c/o First National Bank; lessee, Chev- 
rolet Dealer, 603 N. Walnut St. Preliminary 
plans in progress, mature late winter. Brick, 
reinf. concrete and steel, stone trim, steamy heat, 
steel sash, copper-set store fronts, composition 
roof, tile floor in salesroom, offices. 


High School Gymnasium: $75,000, 1 and 2 sty. 
Archt. not selected. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Roy Pike, Pres.; Dr. G. Frank Holland, 
Secy.; W. E, Showers, Treas., Bloomington, Own- 
ers will select an architect in 30 days, mature 
early spring. Brick, steel and concrete sash, 


metal lockers. 

Bloomington: Club House, $100,000, 
South Walnut St. Archt., John Nichols, 
204 Indiana Ave. Owner, Bloomington 
Elks, Advisory Committee, Prof. U. S, 
Hanna, John W. Cravens, Fred Mat- 
thews, Henry B. Gentr-- Dr. Frank Hol- 
land, Jesse B. Fields. Plans about com- 


DECATUR 


*Church: (rear add.), $5,000. Private plans. 
Owner, Baptist Church, Rev. F. D. Whitsell, 
pastor. Contract let to Moon and Butler, De- 


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eatur. Brick, stone trim, 1 sty., 24x30. Founda- cago and White Oak Ave. Owner, name with- Residence: (10 rooms, garage, 3 bath rooms 
tion in. held, c/o Samuel A. Schlessinger, East Chicago. =e ew, pebewed tee Hill, suburb of 

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o2ohureh: $35,000, 1 sty. and bas, 42x70, Areht. Se ton oe Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, tena 
scar offman, Studebaker uilding. wner, Roehm, Indiana Hill, Chi F : = 3 
Christian Congregation, Rev. H. W. Thompson, ELKHART a peter jee, 


ogress. Brick, colonial t¢ i , 
pastor; G. T. Burk, Chmn. Bldg. Com., 220 S. oie Sent ee alate or’ tile roof, 


: aG 4 hot water or steam heat, tile and hardwood rs 
First St. Plans approved by building commit- Filling Station: $4,000, Main St_ Private plans 2 sty. and bas., 34x89. floors, 
tee. Will ask for bids soon. Brick, stone trim, Qwner, John Abshire, Goshen, Ind. Plans in : 

Corinthian architecture, composition roof, vapor progress, probably brick. Residence: 2 sty and bas. (6 rooms), Tell 


heat, art glass. : - City, Ind. Archt., Clifford Shopbell and Co 
“7 *Residence: $8,000. Archt., E. Hill Turnock, Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, Far 

*Building: (wholesale grocery), $45,000, 2 sty. Monger Bldg. Owner, Roy Stahr. General con- Ross, Tell City, Ind. Plans in pinot : 
and bas., 50x96. Archt., Oscar Hoffman, Stude- tractor, Grant B. Bushnell, Lerner Bldg. Hig. . . 


baker Bldg. Owner, Everett & Hite, John Ever- and Pimg. to W. H. Dreves Foundation in. *Motion Picture Theatre: (seating 500), Madi. 


ett, Mgr. Brk. frpf., brk. walls. Ready for Brick. sonville, Ky. Archt., Clifford Shopbel] &  Co., 
bids about March Ist. SS Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Owner, M. J Hole. 
EVANSVILLE man, Madisonville, Ky. Starting work. Brick, 


EAST CHICAGO *Store: ‘Shamrock Mine,” Providence, Ky, 
Store and Apartment Building: (4 stores, 16 Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., 

2 ; , ®partments), 3 sty. and bas., Winnetka, Illinois, Evansville. Owner, St. Bernard Coal Co., Provyi. 
Hotel Building and Stores: (400 guest rooms), Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., dence, Ky. Starting work, 2 sty, 32x96, 

4 sty. and bas., Chicago and Olcott Sts. Owner, Evansville Owner, Gonsalves and Middleton, Drug Store: Marion, II. Archt., Clifford 

Henry Leonard, East Chicago, Ind. Plans in Winnetka, Ill, Plans in progress. Brick, stone Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg, Evansville 

pregress, Brick. trim, steam heat, tile and hardwood floors, in- Owner, Cline-Vick Drug Co., Marion, Il]. Owner 
Apartment Building and Stores: $150,000, Chi- cinerator, in-a-door beds, ranges, refrigerators. taking bids. Brick. 


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Residence: 2 sty. and bas., Madisonville, Ky. 
Archt., Clifford Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Miss Georgia Bishop, Madi- 
sonville, Ky. Starting work. Brick. 


*Hospital: $50,000, Har- 
risburg, Ill) Archt., Harry E 
Furniture Bldg., Evansville. 
Thompson’s Sanitarium, Harrisburg, 
about completed. Ready for bids 
Brick. 


*Residences (2), $8,000 each, Harrisburg, Ill. 
Archt., Harry E, Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Dr, A. J. Butner, Harris- 
burg, Ill. Plans about completed. Bids about 
January Ist. 


*Residence: (rem.), $8,000, Mt. Vernon, Ill. 
Archt., Harry E. Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Dr. A. Hall, Mt; Vernon, Il. 
Start work January Ist. 


*School (eight classrooms), $45,000, 
Tamms, Ill. Archt., Harry E. Boyle & 
Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville. Own- 
er, Board of Education, Geo. Boswell, 
Pres.; H. M. McDaniel, Secy., Tamms, 
Ill. Plans in progress. Brick. 


Railroad Yards and Shops: $1,000,- 
000, Evansville. Owner, Illinois Central 
Railroad Co., E. H. Markham, Pres., 135 
East 11th Place, Chicago, Ill. Engineer 
(company’s engineer), F. L. Thompson, 
135 East 11th Place, Chicago, Ill. Plans 
in progress. Round house, shops, sev- 
eral buildings, platforms, water tanks. 
tracks, coal bunkers. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Lockkeepers Residences (2): $14,000 
each. Ohio River, Dam No. 47, at New- 
burg, Ind. near’ Evansville. Owner, 
United States Engineers, Post Office 
Bldg., Louisville, Ky. General contract, 


(26 room addition), 


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INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 


Kanzler & Son, Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville, $11,225 each. Excavating. Brick. 


*Township School: $60,000. 2 sty. and 
bas., Sellersburg, Ind. Archt., Clifford 
Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, S. L. Scott, superintendent 
of schools, Jeffersonville, Ind., and Thos. 
L. La Master, trustee of Silver Creek 
Township, Sellersburg, Ind. General 
contract let to J. Fred Beggs, Scotts- 
burg, Ind., including heating, plumbing 
and wiring. HKxcavating. 

*High School: 2 sty. & bas., 80x35, and 
wing, 40x40, 6 classrooms, gymnasium 
and auditorium, Newburgh, Ind. Archt., 
Alfred E. Neucks, Peoples Bank Bldg., 
Evansville. Owner, Smith H. Abshier, 
trustee, Ohio Township, Newburgh, Ind. 
(Vanderburgh county). General contract, 
Roth Constr. Co., Boonville, Ind., for 
$35,400; plumbing let to John E. Woolley 
and Son, Evansville, for $2,090; heating 
let to Hottman & Weber Co., Evansville, 
$4,527; electric wiring not let. Excavat- 
ing. 


FORT WAYNE 


Residence and Garage: $16,000, 2 sty. and bas. 


Archt., Leighton Bowers, 430 Utility Bldg. Own- 
er, Dr. G. E. Moats, c/o architect. Plans in 
progress. Brick, tile roof. (Archt. desires in- 


formation on small square clay tile for roof. 

Residence and Garage: $10,000, 2 sty. and bas. 
Archt., Leighton Bowers, 430 Utility Bldg. Own- 
er, Mrs. William Fuhrmann. Plans in progress. 
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Stores (2) and Apartments (2): $20,000, 2 
sty. and bas, Archt., Leighton Bowers, 430 Util- 
ity Bldg. Owner, name withheld for present. 
Preliminary plans in progress. Brick. 


*Residence: $7,000. Archt., Leighton Bowers, 


430 Utility Bldg. Owner, Nroman Boerger, 1840 
Lindley Ave. Plans in progress, mature early 
spring. Frame. 

*School Building and Heating Plant: $200,000, 
“James H. Smart School’, 20-room annex, Smith 
St. Archt., Griffith and Goodrich, 211 East Berry 
St. Owner, Board of School Trustees, Ely E. 
Perry, Pres.; Mary A. Fletcher, Secy.; Henry J. 
Bowerfind, Treas.; L. C. Ward, Supt. Bids in. 
Will award contracts to low bidders in a few 
days. Low on general contract, Noah Frantz, 
Silver Lake, Ind. and Pierceton, Ind., $148,000; 
low bidder on heating, P. B. Arnold, Inc., Ft. 
Wayne, Ind., $88,342; low bidder on plumbing, 
Derheimer Bros., Ft. Wayne, $17,485; 2nd low 
bidder on plumbing, P. B. Arnold Co., Inc., Ft. 
Wayne, $17,488; low bidder on vacuum cleaner 
piping, P. B. Arnold Co., Inc., $527; low bidder 


on wiring, P. B, Arnold Co., Inc., $4,639, Other 
bids on general contract were as _ follows: 
Buesching-Hagerman Co., Ft. Wayne, $177,509; 


Noah Frantz, Silver Lake, Ind., $148,000; Gump- 
per and Son, Ft. Wayne, $177,445; Merle Hodges, 
Warsaw, Ind., $169,434; Indiana Engineering & 
Constr. Co., Ft. Wayne, $164,950; Max Irmscher 
and Sons, Ft. Wayne, $158,000; Henry C. Kan- 
ning and Son, Ft. ‘Wayne, $171,850; Olds Bros., 
Ft. Wayne, $174,610; William L. Pierce, Hunt- 
ington, Ind. $164,863; Rump-Kinz Co, Ft. 
Wayne, $171,782; Seidle Constr. Co., $174,555; 
Henry Wehrenberg and Co., $175,985; Chas. 
Wermuth and Son, Ft. Wayne, $185,123; Zeis, 
Stone and Smith, Harland, Ind., $163,322. 


*Township School: $54,000, 1 sty. and bas., 
Troy school township, Whitley county, Ind. 
Archt., Griffith and Goodrich, 211 East Berry 
St., Ft. Wayne. Owner, John Hindbaugh, trus- 
tee, Larwill, Ind. (Whitley county). Plans in 
progress. Owner will advertise for bids in 6 
weeks. Brick. 


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Apartment Building: (32 Apts.), Private 
plans. Owner, Home Builders Co., Inc. Plans 
in progress. Brick, comp, roof, steam heat, in- 
einerator, refrigerators, ranges, kitchen cabinets, 
#le floors in baths, In-a-Door beds, laundry. 


Apartment Building (4 Apts.), 2 sty. and bas. 
Archt., Henry Schnorr, Noll Bldg. Owner, name 
withheld for present. Preliminary plans in 
progress. Brick. 


Chapel: $10,000, Private plans. Owner, 
Trinity Methodist Congregation, Rev. L. G. 
Jacobs, pastor. Mature early spring. Brick. 


Undertaking Establishment: $40,000, 2 sty. and 
bas. Owner, F. H. Scheuman and Son, 339 East 
Lewis St. Private plans. Plans in progress, 
mature about March 1st. Brick. 


Duplex Residence: $10,000. Archt., F. G. Fort- 
ney, Citizens Trust Bldg. Owner, H. G. Keegan, 
729 Clinton St. Owner ready for bids. Frame, 
asphalt shingle roof, furnace. 


Hovsing (50 residences): Kendallville, Ind. 
Archt., A. M. Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. 
Wayne. Owner, name withheld for present. 
Preliminary plans in progress. _ Brick, frame 
and stucco. 


*Lodge Building and Stores: $60,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., Kendallville, Ind. Archt., A. M. 
Strauss, 705 Shoaff Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Owner, 
The Elks Lodge, Kendallville, Ind. Archt. and 
owner taking bids to close January Ist. Brick. 


*Dormitory: 2 and 8 sty., 158x50, ‘‘Concordia 
College Campus.” Archt., J. M. HE. Riedel, Noll 
Bldg. Owner, Concordia College, Ft. Wayne. 
Plans nearing completion. Archt. ready for bids 
in three (3) weeks. Brick. (100 men capacity). 


*Grade School: $160,000, ‘‘Adams District 
School,” 12 rooms, Archt., Pohlmeyer and Pohl- 
meyer, 301 Central Blde. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Ely E. Perry, president; L. C. 
Ward, superintendent of schools, Fort Wayne. 
Plans not started, mature spring. 


*Grade School (add.), $125,000, eight-room add. 
“Rolling Mill School.” Archt., Mahurin and Ma- 
hurin, 124 W. Jefferson. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Eli E. Perry, president; L. C. Ward, 
superintendent of schools, Fort Wayne . Plans in 
progress, mature in 30 days. 


*Grade School: $275,000, ‘“‘South Side Grade 
School,” 30 rooms. Archt., Chas. R. Weather- 
hogg, 250 W. Wayne St. ‘Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, Ely E. Perry, president; L. G. 
Ward, superintendent of schools, Fort Wayne. 
Plans in progress. Brick. Owner will adver- 
tise for bids in January. 


Bank Building: $45,000, 1 sty., basement and 
mezzanine floor, 42x38, Monroeville, Ind., Allen 
county. Archt., Chas. Weatherhogg, 250 West 
Wayne St., Ft. Wayne. Owner, Citizens State 
Bank, Monroeville, Ind. Revising plans. Bids 
early spring, Brick, stone trim, hollow tile, 
walnut and birch trim, private water supply, 
metal partitions, metal marquise, bronze tablet, 
linoleum, bank fixtures, metal lockers, concrete 
peut. vault door, marble base, comp. roof, tile 
oors. 


*Office Building: 2 sty. and bas. Archt., Chas. 
R. Weatherhogg and Co., 250 West Wayne St. 
Owner, Fort Wayne Rolling Mill Co. Brick, fire- 
proof construction. Bids rejected. New bids 
about March Ist. 


*Residence and Two-Car Garage: $30,000, 2 
sty. and bas., colonial type. Archt., Pohlmeyer 
and Pohlmeyer, 301 Central Bldg. Owner, Ralph 
Thieme, c/o Thieme Brothers Knitting Mills, 
Knitters Ave., Fort Wayne. Plans in progress. 
Brick, vapor or hot water heat, stain shingle 
roof, tile and hardwood floors. 


*Residence: $9,000. Archt., Pohlmeyer and 
Pohimeyer, 301 Central Bldg. Owner, Otto Heg- 
_erfield, 1230 Home Ave. Plans completed. New 
bids shortly. Frame. 


*Residence: $15,000. Archt., Mahurin and 
Mahurin, 226 Brown-Cooper Bldg. Owner, Mrs. 
W. F. Moellering, 323 W. Washington St. Plans 
completed, mature about March 1. Brick veneer. 


Consolidated School: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
Clear Creek Township, near Huntington, Ind., 
Huntington county. Archt., Griffith and Good- 
rich, 211 East Berry St., Ft. Wayne. Owner, 
Harvey E. Craig, trustee, Huntington, Ind., Route 
No 9. Preliminary plans in progress. Brick, 
stone trim, steam heat, comp. roof, cone. and 
steel stairs, roof ventilators, boilers. Will con- 
tain combination gymnasium and auditorium, 
stage, domestic science and manual training 
departments, class rooms, office. ~ 


*Shrine Temple: (auditorium and banquet hall) 
$600,000, 5 sty., 165x146, West Berry near Fair- 
field. Archt., Guy Mahurin, 501 Lincoln Life 
Bldg. Owner, Mizpah Temple Association, C. A. 
Meigs, Chmn.; engineer, Snyder and Rotz, Merch- 
ants Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. All bids re- 
jected. Archt will revise plans this winter; 
ready for new bids about March Ist. Brick, re- 
inforeed concrete, Arabic design, clay tile, con- 
erete stairs, terra cotta and limestone trim, orn. 
terra cotta, struct. steel, orn. cast iron, bronze, 


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iron stairs, fire escapes, steel sills, sidewalk 
lights, metal doors and windows, hollow metal, 
Kal-O-Mine, tin-clad and_ steel rolling doors, 
Peelle elevator doors, Crittall steel frame and 
sash, steel unit sash, metal skylights, suspended 
eeilings, orn, plaster work. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Motor Truck Manufacturing Plant: The In- 
ternational Harvester Co., Chicago, Ill., are start- 
2 ripsa on two units, 600x100, at Ft. Wayne. 

rick. 


*Church: $40,000, 1 sty. and bas., Sherman 
and Putnam Sts. Archt., R. J. Aurentz, Bass 
Bldg. Owner, Church of God, Rev. S. S. Plank, 
pastor. Building committee as follows: E. E. 
Gerig, Joseph Zerby, Edward Dieniss, Charles 
Shimer, E. A. Hartung. Excavating. Brick, 
Bedford stone trim. Florentine glass, balcony, 
auditorium, kitchen, rest rooms, boiler room, 
comp. roof, steam heat, art glass, six classrooms. 


*Residence and Garage: $20,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
colonial design (9 rooms and solarium), Packard 
Ave. and Beaver. Archt., F. G. Fortney, Citizens 
Trust Bldg. Owner, M. C. Frysinger, c/o Wayne 
Overall Co., Fort Wayne. Brick veneer. Start- 
ing brick work. 


*Residence and Garage: $8,000. Archt., F. G. 
Fortney, Citizens Trust Bldg. Owner, Harry 
Geyer, 132 E. Berry St.-. Stueco. On founda- 
tion. Bert Lesh, 2726 Chestnut St., Supt. of 
construction. 


*Masonic Temple: $400,000, 9 sty. Archt., 
Charles Weatherhogg, 250 W. Wayne St. Owner, 
Masonic Temple Assn., C. A. Wilding, chairman 
building committee, 902 W. Wayne St. General 
contractor, W. A. Sheets, Utility Bldg., Erecting 
steel work, eighth story. 


*Huntertown: Library, $8,000, Archt, Guy 
Mehurin, Lincoln Trust Bldg., Ft. Wayne. Own- 
er, Ft. Wayne Public Library, Ft. Wayne. Gen- 
eral contract let to M. H. Gandy, Huntertown, 
Ind. Brick veneer. 


GARY 


Settlement House: $50,000, 15th St. near Conn. 
Archt., William W. Cooke, 1828 Broadway, Gary. 
Owner, Trinity M. E. Congregation, Rev. F. S. 
Delaney, pastor, 154 Mass. Ave.; C. O. Holmes, 
Pres. South Side Trust Co., 1114 So. Broadway. 
Plans in progress. Brick and stone. Will con- 
tain stores, medical clinic, library, auditorium, 
etc. 


Tube Mills: (area 25 acres). Owner, The- 


Gary Tube Mills, Gary, Ind. General contrac- 
tors, American Bridge Co., Gary, Ind. Electric 
eranes let to Alliance Machine Co., Alliance, Ohio. 
Starting work. 


HAMMOND 


Stores: (rem. from theatre and 1 sty. top addi- 
tion), 175 East State St. Archt. Private plans. 
Owner, S. Silver, 177 East State St. Plans in 
progress, mature in 3 weeks Brick addition. 

Club House: (for girls), 3 sty. and bas. Archt., 
not selected. Owner, The Alice Club, W. C. 
Bellman, Chmn. Bldg. Comm., c/o First National 
Bank, Contemplated, mature spring. 

*Apartment Building: (30 4-room apts.), $100,- 
000, 3 sty., 50x130. Archt, Newhouse and Bern- 
ham, 4623 Drexel Blvd., Chicago, il. Owner, 
Samuel Schlesinger (building contractors), 104 
Highland Ave., Hammond. Owner builds and 
awards contracts. Heating, plumbing, wiring, 
plastering, roofing not let. 


Stores: (rem. from theatre) and (1 sty. top 
add.), 175 East State St. Private plans. Owner, 
S. Silver, 177 East State St. General contract 
let to Posner and Throop, 606 Oakley St., Ham- 
mond. Start work in three weeks. Contractor 
desires bids on heating, plumbing and wiring. 

Water Works: Highland, Ind., Lake county. 
Engineer, Ray Seeley, Ruff Bldg., Hammond. 
Owner, Village of Highland, c/o Town Clerk, 
Highland. Plans in progress. 100,000 gallon 
plant. 

Factory: The U. S. Eagle Paint Co., Chi- 
cago, Ill., have purchased 5 acres of ground in 
Hammond and will build a new plant in the 
spring. Definite data later. 


INDIANA HARBOR 


*Garage: (top addition, 1 sty., 50x120), 3440 
Michigan Ave., Indiana Harbor, Ind. Archt., J. 
T. Hutton and Son, Hammond Bldg, Hammond, 
Ind. Owner, Rimes-Lee Motor Co., 3440 Michi- 
gan Ave., Indiana Harbor. Owner taking bids. 
Brick, stone trim, steam heat, freight elevator. 

*Store: (fire rebuild), $15,000, 3429 Michigan 
Ave. Private plans. Owner, Asher Siegel, 3730 
Main St., Indiana Harbor. General contract let 
to Paul Maginsky, 3717 Main St., Indiana Har- 
bor. Htg., plmg and wiring taking bids. 


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500, Calumet- Harbor -and River, Illinois and 
Indiana, $121,000. Owner, United States Gov- 
ernment, Washington, D. C. Engineers, United 
States Engineers, Chicago, Ill. Plans in prog- 
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LINTON 


*Colonial Residence: $14,000, 2 sty. and bas. 
Archt., John T. Fritz, Linton. Owner, Otto 
Harting (bottling works), Linton. General con- 
tract awarded to Lewis I. Walker, 4th St., Lin- 
ton. Includes plumbing and wiring. Frame, 
hot water heat. 


*School (toilet system): $5,000, Worthington, 
Ind, Archt., John. T.. Fritz, Linton. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Worthington, Ind. Con- 
tract let to Three-Bills Hardware Co., Worth- 
ington, 


LAWRENCEBURG 


Power Plant and Storage Buildings: $15 - 
000,000, Lawrenceburg, Ind. ‘The Brower Farm” 
along B. & O. R. R. near the Big Miami River. 
Owner, The Union Gas and Electric Co., Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio. Preliminary plans in progress. 
Large _power plant, storage . (capacity 500,000 
tons of coal), administration building, complete 
power plant equipment, brick stack, coal hand- 
ling equipment. 


LOGANSPORT 


Church: $25,000. Archt., not selected. Owner, 
Fairview Presbyterian Church, c/o Rev. Corkey, 
pestor Calvary Presbyterian Church. Contem- 
plated, mature spring. Brick, stone trim. 


Power Plant (add.), Erie Ave. Private plans. 
Owner, Northern Indiana Power Co. Plans in 
progress, will include 2 5,000 volt units and 
equipment. 


MARION 


*Central Junior High School: ‘Martin Boots 
School,” $250,000, (16 class rooms, 2 assembly 
rooms, auditorium, gymnasium, kitchen, cafe- 
teria), 2 sty. and bas. Archt., Hiram Elder, 
Custer Bldg. Owner, Board of School Trustees, 
Willard E. Elkins, Pres.: E. E. Blackburn, Secy.; 
M. E. Shira, Treas.; E. E. Day, Supt. of Schools, 
Marion, Ind. Plans about completed. Owner 
will advertise for bids in three weeks. Brick, 
reinforced concrete and steel. 


Contracts Awarded 


*School: (junior high and grade), $285,000, 3 
sty. and bas., 152x143. Archt., W. C.| Findt, 
837 New Zimmerman Bldg., Springfield, Ohio. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Willard EH. 
Elkins, Pres.; E. E. Blackburn, Secy., Marion, 
Ind. General contractor, H. R. Blagg Constr. 
Co., Dayton, Ohio. On brick work. 


*School: $60,000, Center Township, near Mari- 
on, Ind. Archt., Hiram Elder, Custer Bldg., 
Marion. Owner, Tillman Boxwell, Trustee, 305 
Troquois Block, Marion. General contractor, G. 
W. Heinzeman and Sons Constr. Co., Marion. 
Exeavated. Contractor will probably finish sub- 
structure this winter, so that work on super- 
structure can be started about March Ist. Brick, 
1 sty. and bas., 123x122. 


*Ice Storage: $9,000. Private plans. Owner, 
Crystal Ice Co., 817 West 4th St. Contract let 
to G. W. Hinzeman and Son. Brick. 1 sty., 64 
x52. 

*Hotel: (200 rooms), $400,000, 6 sty., 55x132. 
Archt., H. A. Burr & Co., 123 West Madison St, 
Chicag|o, Ill. Owner, Spencer Hotel Co., R.: J. 
Spencer, Mgr., Marion, Ind. General contractor, 
Bowman Constr. Co., Marion, Ind. Pouring 6th 
fioor. 


SOUTH BEND 


College Building: ‘“‘St. Mary’s College,’ Notre 
Dame, South Bend, Ind. Archt., Morris Carroll, 
Kansas City. Owner, St. Mary’s College, Notre 
Dame, Ind. (St. Joseph County, near South 
Bend). Plans in progress, Brick, fireproof 
eonstr., 3 sty and bas. 


*Club Building: $100,000, 2 sty. and bas., 66x 
160. Archt., E. A. Mayo, 53 W. Jackson Blvd., 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, The Progress Club, Mrs. 
Richard Elbel, Pres., South Bend. Archt. re- 
vising plans. Bids late winter. Brick, stone 
trim. 


*Office Building and Stores: $700,000, 8 sty., 
basement and sub-basement, Colfax and Michi- 
gan Sts., South Bend. Archt., Vonnegut, Bohn 
and Mueller, 610 Indiana Trust Bldg., Indian- 
apolis, Ind. Owner, The Tuttle Corporation, 119 
West Washington St., South Bend, Ind. Gen- 
real contractor, Bedford Stone and Constr, Co., 
Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indianapolis, Excavated. 


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*Junior High School: $500,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
75x360. Ewing and Fellows Sts. Archt., Austin 
and Shambleau, 111 West LaFayette. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Dr. H. B. Dugdale, 
Pres.; W. W. Borden, Supt., South Bend. Gen- 
eral contract let to H. G. Christman Constr. Co., 
South Bend, Ind. 


*Warehouse: 1 sty., 81x170x162, Franklin St. 
and Vandalia R. R. Archt., William Jerome 
Clark, 836 So. Michigan Ave. Owner, The Crane 
Co., 836 So, Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill., and W. 
F. Keefe, 201 J. M. S. Bldg., South Bend. Own- 
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*South Bend: Store, $8,000, 2710 Mishawaka 
Ave. Owner, E. Gustin, 3214 Mishawaka Ave. 
Exeavated. Frame (permit granted). 


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*Home for Aged Women: Dormitory, $85,000, 
Terre Haute. Archt., William Earl Russ, Meri- 
dian Life Bldg., Indianapolis, Owner, Clara Fair- 
banks Home for Aged Women, Terre Haute. Bids 
in under advisement. Expect to award a con- 


tract in a few days. Brick. 

Motion Picture Theatre: $50,000, ‘*T'welve 
Points,” Terre Haute, Ind. Owner, Walter A. 
Phillips, 612 Ohio St., Terre Haute. Site pur- 


chased. Will build in the early spring. Brick. 
*Store: 1 sty., Cherry St. Archt., Shourds- 
Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, Arthur 


Cunningham, 529 South Center. General con- 
tract let to Robert E, Meyer, 1901 Washington 
St. 

Gymnasium: $250,000. Owner, Indiana State 
Normal School, Terre Haute. The “‘N” men of 
Indiana State Normal School passed resolutions 
providing for a campaign to raise $250,000 for 
a new gymnasium. Project will mature early 
spring. Brick, concrete and steel. 

Apartment (rem, from residence) and 4-Car 
Garage: $10,000. 2 sty. and bas., 36x48 East 
Wabash. Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 
Tribune Bldg.. Owner, Harley Hickman (under- 


THIS BUILDING 
is another example 
of “CARNAHAN 
QUALITY MILL- 
WORK” all of the 
interior trim was 
furnished from In- 
diana Oak, reputed 
to be the best ob- 
tainable. 


We use nothing 
but Native Indiana 
Oak in filling all of 
our oak contracts, 
and _ consequently 
the quality and tex- 
ture is the best. 


Our plant is situ- 
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the remaining oak 


General Sales Office and Factory 


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taker), East Wabash, Archt. taking bids. Frame, 
new plumbing, steam heat, radiation, wiring, 
baths and general alterations. 


*High School: $20,000, 1 sty., 
Owen county, Patricksburg, Ind. Archt., John- 
son, Miller, Miller and Yeager, 30 N. 5th St., 
Terre Haute. Owner, William Penrod, trustee, 
Patricksburg, Ind. New bids close December 20. 
The following contractors are figuring general 
contract: Urban and Apple, Brazil, Ind.; Ben 
Wright, Coal City; Pierson-Allen Lumber Co., 
Patricksburg, Ind. 


Refinery: $45,000. 
fining Co. 


Marion Twp., 


Owner, Wabash Valley Re- 
Contemplated. Brick. 


Filling Station: $8,000. 300 So. 6th. 
Owner, Western Oil & Refining Co., In- 
dianapolis. General contract let to J. G. 
West, Castle Hall Bldg., Indianapolis. 


VALPARAISO 


Grade School: $50,000 (6 class rooms), Col- 
lege and Beech Sts Archt., Herbert Erichson, 17 
East 5th St., Gary, Ind. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Valparaiso. Plans in progress. Bids 
in 30 days. Brick, stone. fs 


*Bank Building: $100,000, 1 sty. and bas., 50x 
100. Archt., Bankers Architectural Engineering 
Co., 116 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago, II] Owner, 
Valparaiso National Bank, C. W. Benton, Pres., 
52 West Wash., Valparaiso: General contractor, 
Smith Construction Co., 360 Indiana Ave., Val- 
paraiso. Htg. and plmg. to Valparaiso Htg. Co 
Wiring to Newberry. Electric Shop, Valparaiso. 
On brick work. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


*Argos: High School (side add.) $46,- 
000. Archt., Allen and Garriott, Masonic 
Temple Bldg., Logansport. Owner, Board 
of Education, Lloyd Slater, Prest., Argos. 


obtainable in In- 
diana. Architect: 
Robert Frost Daggett, 
Indianapolis. 


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Owner taking bids to close December 
29th. Brick. 2 sty. 68x96. 


*Atlanta: School (add. and general 
alterations), $25,000, White River Twp., 
Hamilton county, Ind. Archt., Elmer E. 
Dunlap Co., 11th and Delaware, Indian- 
apolis. Owner, Noel Beeson, trustee, At- 
lanta, Ind. Archt. revising plans. Brick, 
4 class rooms, assembly, domestic sci- 
ence, private water supply, new plumb- 
ing, radiation only. 


Leavenworth: Ohio River. Completion of 
dam and locks No. 44, $100,000. Engineers, Unit- 
ed States Government Engineers, Post Office 


Bldg., Louisville, Ky. Owner, United States 
Government, Washington, D. C. Plans in prog- 
ress. 

Michigan City: Harbor improvements, $19,- 
000. Owner, United States Government, Wash- 
ington, D, C. Engineers, United States En- 
gineers, Chicago, Ill. Plans in progress. 


Mount Vernon: Construction of Lock No. 49, 
Ohio, $700,000. Engineers, United States Gov- 
ernment Enginers, Post Office Bldg., Louisville, 
Ky. Owner, United States Government, Wash- 
ington, D. C, Plans in progress. 


Poseyville: Water works System, 
‘Town of Poseyville, c/o Town Clerk. Engineer, 
George A. Harrup, South Bend, Ind. Engineer 
Lreparing sketches. Probably’ mature spring. 


Construction of Lock No. 46, Ohio 
kiver, between Rockport, Ind., and Owensboro, 
Ky., $750,000. Engineers, United States Gov- 
ernment Engineers, Louisville, Ky. Owner, 
United States Government, Washington, D. C. 
Plans in progress. 


Williams: Bank Building, $15,000, 1 sty. Own- 
er, Williams Bank, D. M. Monical, Vice-pres., 
Williams, Ind, General contract let to J. 
Cooper, Odon, Ind, 


Owner, 


Rockport: 


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BIOLOGY BUILDING, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, LAFAYETTE, IND. 


Contractor: 
Leslie Colvin, 
Indianapolis. 


Carnahan Manufacturing Company 


Loogootee, Ind. 


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MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Butlerville: Colony Building. Archt., Herbert 
Foltz, Wild Bank Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Own- 
er, Board of Trustees, Indiana Farm Colony for 
Feeble Minded, Butlerville, Ind: Plans in prog- 


ress. Brick. Definite data later. 
Newcastle: New building, “Indiana Village -of 
Epileptics’’ Archt., Herbert Foltz, Wild Bank 


Bidg., Indianapolis, Ind. Owner, Board of Trus- 
tees, Indiana Village for Epileptics, Dr. W. C. 
VanNuys, Supt., Newcastle, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. . Definite data later. Brick. 


Putnamvyille: New building. Archt., Herbert 
Foltz, Wild Bank Bldg. Owner, State Board of 


Charities, State House, Indianapolis. Prelim- 
inary plans Detinite data later. Brick. 

Rockville: Hospital Bldg. Archt., Herbert 
Foltz, Wild Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, 


Board of Trustees, Indiana State Sanatorium for 
the Treatment of Tuberculosis, Dr.’ Amos Carter, 
Supt., Rockville, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick. 

Indian Springs: School (consolidated), 
Archt. not selected. Owner, Fred Sims, trustee 
of Mitchelltree Township, Indiana Springs, Ind, 
and Board of Education, Indian Springs, Ind. 
Contemplated, Will select an architect this win- 
ter. Brick. 

Kendallville: Auditorium and gymnasium, 
Sheridan near Diamond Sts. Archt. not selected. 
Owner, Board of School Trustees, Kendallville, 
Ind.. Site bought, will select an architect this 
winter, take bids in early spring. Brick.. 

*Thorntown: Church, $30,000, 2 sty., 105x90. 
Archt., Alfred Grindle, Bloomington, Ind, Supt. 
of Construction, Rodney Leonard, Frankfort, - 
Ind, Owner, Thorntown Presbyterian Church, E. 
W. Moore, Chmn, Bldg. Comm., Thorntown, Ind.. 
Owner receiving bids to close about January 
10th. Brick, stone trim, art glass, steam heat, 
circular pews. 

Contracts Awarded 

*Clinton: Post Office Bldg., 1 sty. and bas., 
62x64, Clinton. Archt., J. A. Wetmore, acting 
supervising architect, Treasury Dept., Washing- 
ton, D. C. Owner,, United States Government, 
Treas. Dept.; Washington, D. C. ,Archt. will 
probably award general contract in a few days 
to Dan Bright, Clinton, Ind, Brick, hollow tile, 
stone, iron flag pole, reinf: cone. , vault, vault 
door, ash hoist, asphalt roof, copper work, mar- 
quise, metal skylight, tile floors, slate parti- 
tions, metal weather strips, water heater, mar- 
ble work, coil heater, steel firebox boiler. 

*Kingston: Heating and ventilating system for 
school, $3,000. Owner, Board of Education, 
Kingston. Engineer, Snider and Rotz, Indian- 
pooh. Contract let to J J. Barnhart, Wilkinson, 
Ind. 

*Laporte: Residence and garage, $50,000, 2 
sty. and bas, Archt., Clark and Walcott, 8 East 
Huron St., Chicago, Ill. Owner, Herbert M. 
Cable, Pres, Cable Piano Co., LaPorte. General 
* contract let tocA. W. Lane, 19 South LaSalle St., 
Chicago, Ill. Heating and plumbing let to Wilson 
Bros Co., 3222 Ashland Ave., Chicago, IIl. Wir- 
ing to Foutz Electric Co., Laporte. Face brick, 
stone. 


WHAT’S YOUR OVERHEAD? 
(Continued from Page 5) 


The item of interest on borrowed 
money always produced a lively discus- 
sion and it developed that not only was 
the builder entitled to interest on bor- 
rowed money, but he was also entitled 
to interest on his own capital. The 
amount of this capital was determined 
for the fifty thousand dollar yearly oper- 
ations to be about seventy-five hundred 
dollars and the interest rate the going 
rate. 

No one denied the costs of telephones, 


telegrams, postage and business travel 
as a part of a legitimate business ex- 
pense, nor did they feel that taxi fares 
when in the pursuit of business were 
unreasonable, but automobile upkeep 
always develored an interesting discus- 
sion from the make or makes of the 
various automobiles to the actual cost 
per mileage per year. It developed that 
the contractor used his automobile for 
business purposes somewhere between 
five and ten thousand miles per year and 
at the going rate of automobile costs, in- 
cluding depreciation, tires, oils, gas, etc., 
ten cents per mile would be a reasonable 
charge. 


Numerous times the ecuntractor during 
the year, by reason of the fact that he 
is in business and has a shingle dis- 
played prominently somewhere, is im- 
posed on for various charitable pur- 
poses which are of no particular interest 
to him, and a small amount was set 
aside for that. 


Business insurance, no one questioned. 
Legal expense, no one questioned. Tool 
and equipment maintenance such as 
could not be directly charged to the job 
upon which they had been used, broken 
or dulled, was determined at a fixed 
figure of approximately one hundred 
and fifty dollars. Discussion on team 
and motor truck account depreciation 
nearly always developed into merits or 


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demerits of certain makes of motor 
trucks and it showed only such charges 
should be made for depreciation as 
could not be covered by the direct cart- 
age charge to a given job. The amount 
of approximately four hundred dollars 
for this size operation was considered 
reasonable. N 

The downstate contractors have been 
trying earnestly to find out what their 
overhead is, each trade by itself in each 
general association, and to report to the 
secretary of the State Association. He, 


together with a proper committee, will 
make a report at the next annual con- 
vention of these experiences and endeav-. 
or to form, if possible, a regular experi- 
enced rating for contractors doing vari- 
ous lines of work in the different locali- 
ties. This is done for the purpose of 
not only showing the contractor that he 
actually has an overhead, but to deter- 
mine such an overhead intelligently to 
show architect and engineer when he is 
called upon in cost plus work to prove 
his overhead. After all, the building 
public has to pay his overhead and he 
should be able to intelligently argue his 
point. 

Too many contractors consider book- 
keeping and cost keeping red tape; they 
consider estimating as a necessary evil 
to their business. However, when they 
apply for a bond with a bonding com- 
pany the contractor who has his materi- 
als properly listed after a careful survey 
of plans and specifications and is able to 
show the bonding company on paper how 
he does business and transacts business 
will have less difficulty in getting a bond 
of stretched credit limits than the sloth 
who comes in to the bonding company’s 
office with a job figured on the back of 
an envelone or, worse yet, who makes the 
statement that ‘so and so’s bid is for so 
much money and that if he can do it, I 
can do it,’ never realizing that somebody 
may have given him some fictitious fig- 
ures in order to fool him.’ 


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Our Freight Service is equal to Express delivery, 
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Voi. V INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, DECEMBER 22, 1923 No. 38 
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Entered as second class matter August 29, 1919, 
at the Post Office at Indianapolis,. Indiana, under 
the Act of March 3, 1879. 


FIGURES SHOW APPRENTICE 
TRAINING HAS MADE PROG- 
RESS GENERALLY 


Would Aid Building If Properly and 
Efficiently Directed 


An encyclopedia of information on 


and labor. 


Sharp issue’ is taken with the belief 
of many educators that the part-time 
school is only a temporary make-shift to 
be dsplaced as’ soon as the age of com- 
pulsory full-time education can be 
raised to a desired point. The Bulle- 
tin questions the wisdom of full-time 
education for boys and girls over 14, 
whose minds are set on employment. 
For such youths, industrial experience 
will prove of greater educational value 
than unwilling attendance at high 
schools, it is declared. At the same 
time, the part-time school holds these 
young workers within the influence of 
the public school system. 

Too many educators hold the “Camel” 
theory of education, says the Bulletin. 
They assume that the child is en intellec- 


tual camel, who can take his education 
in a prolonged meal-—an educational 


hump all the way across the journey of 
life. They assume that the school is 
able, by itself, to furnish a balanced ra- 
tion. They overlook entirely the educa- 
tional value of work for youth, as well 
as for older people. 

Part-time vocational education 
bridges the gap between the job and 
the school, and enables the child to gain 
the cultural benefits of both, during his 
formative years, declares the Bulletin. 
The increasing use of the public school 
for apprentice training by both em~- 
ployers and trade unions will be a 
mighty stimulus t othe growth of part- 
time education, it asserts. At the same 
time, it will give a new practical value 
to the public school. 

Copies of this Bulletin are obtainable 
from the Superintendent of Documents, 


Government Printing Office, Washing- 
ton,» D: ©: 


the subject of apprenticeship in the INDIANA BUILDING IN NOVEMBER IN SLOWING DOWN RAN CONTRARY 
TO FORM SHOWN BY THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE. 


United States is now available in the 
Bulletin on Apprentice Education, which 


‘has just been issued by the Federal pecrease In Volume Due To Check on Big Building Ventures In Indianapolis, Fort 
Wayne and South Bend. 


Board for Vocational Education. 
New methods of apprentice training 
have been made necessary by’ the in- 


industry, the Bulletin shows. 
the last fifteen years, we have witnessed 
the development of the class room 
method of apprentice education to sup- 
plement job experience. 
tion has arisen, either in the form of 


classes’ controlled by the trade unions. 

The most surprising progress has been 
made along the lines of part-time ap- 
Prentice training classes organized by 


Such training dates from the 
passage of the Federal Vocational Edu- 
cation Act in 1917. At the close of the 
fiscal year 1921-22, a total of 265,494 


The Bulletin believes that the 


public school is destined to fill a role of 
Mecreasing importance in apprentice edu- 
cation, since it supplies a neutral train- 


oduct : . While a summary of the building construction movement over the whole coun- 
oduction of large scale produétion in try shows that a greater volume of building permits was issued last month than 


During in any other November previously, it can not be said that Indiana held to the pace 


for her showing was 22.5% behind the November, 1922, figures. 


The tendency toward a slackening of building activity in Indiana in November 
was most pronounced, the estimated valuation of the work for which permits were 


Gash odd issued being 36.16% in arrears of the October valuations. 
uch educa- jess permits issued in November than in October this year. 


Also there were 1336 


Yocational a ee : The larger cities, Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne and South Bend all started less new 
lonal training in the public schools, work this November than during the corresponding time last year. Terre Haute 
or through corporation schools under also ran behind while no record was submitted by Evansville. The cities to show 
the auspices of employers, or through gains were: Elkhart, 90.5%; Richmond, 82%; Hammond, 67%; Kokomo, 40%, 


Gary, 21.6%. 


Building records for November from 10 Indiana cities issuing permits are: 


1923 

Cities Per. 
Pahighe ek ee ee Te 11 
Bt. Wayne 222 ee 193 
Carre eee eS 105 
ErsniOnih, 25 Sor eee 92 
Indismapous © op aee L225. --- 1127 
Kokontrr = . Pee Sue wee ee — 
Manta eee ee > ee ot 2 65 
ROMO is ee ae ee 30 
Soueh Bed ts 2. 250.22 324.1... 312 
Rene Pea we: oy eee, a 2 193 

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1922 

Est. Val. Per. Est. Val. 
$ 52,600 10 $ 27,600 
590,716 175 600,300 
346,010 42 284,335 
326,950 64 195,750 
1,838,565 938 2,503,014 
43,990 — 31,405 

42,730 No Record 
36,605 26 20,090 
319,110 374 981,097 
90,670 134 120,414 
$3,687,946 1763 $4,764,005 


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Society of Architects 


Officers 


H. M. GRIFFIN, President 

HARRY E. BOYLE, 1st Vice-President 
RODNEY W. LEONARD, 2d Vice-Prest. 
MERRITT HARRISON, Secretary 
WILSON B. PARKER, Treasurer 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Board of Directors 


GEORGE W. ALLEN 
WARREN MILLER 


~HERMAN SCHERRER 


L. A. TURNOCK 
KURT VONNEGUT 


SOCIETY LOSES ANOTHER MEM- 
BER THROUGH DEATH 


Architect L. H. Osterhage Answers Last 
Summons 


Once more death has levied its toll 


‘upon the Indiana Society of Architects 


to take from the ranks one of the good 
and loyal members, Louis H. Osterhage, 
Vincennes, who, following an operation, 
passed away at Olney, Ill., December 12. 
Mr. Osterhage was born in Vincennes 
and spent all of his life there. He had 
practiced his profession as an architect 
in that city for twenty-five years and 
was one of the best known and most 
prominent architects in southern Indi- 
ana and Illinois, in which territories 
many structures stand as a token to his 
ability in his chosen field of endeavor. 


He first started in the business under 
the firm name of Osterhage & Campbell. 
Later he practiced alone as L. H. Oster- 
hage, Architect, until he formed a 
partnership with Byron Sutton, the firm 
being known from that time to the pres- 
ent as Osterhage & Sutton. 


The deceased held a license to prac- 
tice in Illinois and was also licensed to 
practice in Indiana under the new 
engineer’s registration law. Some years 
ago he was a member of the former In- 
diana Chapter, A. I. A., but when that 
body relinquished its charter he dropped 
out and did not reaffiliate with the new 
chapter started a year or so ago. 

Though not presumably an_ active 
member of the I. S. of A., he was a loyal 
supporter of the society and was great- 
ly interested in the cunstructive meas- 
ares and policies the organization 
sought to carry out for the benefit of 
not only the state architectural profes- 
ai but the building industry as a 
whole. 


When the recent conference for Indi- 
ana builders was announced for Lafay- 
ette, at Purdue University, November 
15, Mr. Osterhage was greatly inter- 
ested and he and Mr. Sutton attended 
same. While there he expressed him- 
self as highly pleased with the affair 
and the opportunity it afforded to meet 
the members of the profession from 
around the state. At the time he ap- 
Deared to be in the best of health. Upon 
his return home he began to feel badly 


and reported to the Weber Sanitarium 
at Olney, Ill., for a physical examina- 
tion, where it developed he was afflicted 
with cancer. An operation was deemed 
necessary three weeks ago, and another 
one followed Friday, December 7. He 
rallied from the latter for a time and 
then took a turn for the worse to pass 
away December 12th. 


Prominent in the civic life of Vin- 
cennes, Mr. Osterhage was a member of 
the Rotary Club, a director of the Y. 
M. C. A., member of several of the Ma- 
sonic bodies and actively identified with 
other organizations and community in- 
terests. He was also a member of St. 
John’s Evangelical church. 


Befitting the prominent position held 
by Mr. Osterhage in the life of his com- 
munity and the esteem he commanded 
from his fellow citizens three services 
were held at the last rites Sunday, De- 
cember 16, with interment at Fairview 
Cemetery, Vincennes. Private services 
were held at the home to be followed by 
those at St. John’s Evangelical Church, 
while the Vincennes Lodge of Masons 
conducted the burial at the cemetery. 


MUCH OF IT A NUISANCE 


Effort of Manufacturer to Reach Archi- 
tect Through Sales Literature 
Often Misdirected 


“Why Architects Are Not Reading 
Your Sales Literature” was the subject 
upon which Louis Banks built up an 
interesting article in an issue of The 


T. Square, published by Charles Scrib- 
ner’s Sons. 

That which architects wish in this 
line and what they can actually use was 
summed +> in this manner: 

“T want information in drawings and 
illustrations that will assist me in plan- 
ning and specifying for my buildings 
and that may be laid on the drafting- 
table and be of help to the men in my 
office; I want data on specifications; 
also the cost of the material and its 
advantages, and how it is used and by 
what architects; I want the sales liter- 
ature architectural and not general in 
nature; and I want it in an attractive 
but not luxurious style, in a size that 
will fit my file.” 


REAPPOINTED TO ENGINEER’S 
REGISTRATION BOARD 


Harvey M. Anthony and H. M. Bell Are 
Named by Governor 


Governor McCray has renamed Har- 
vey Mitchell Anthony, of Muncie, and 
H. M. Bell, of Logansvort, to serve 
three-year terms on the state board for 
the registration of professional engin- 
eers and land surveyors. Mr. Anthony 
has been chairman of the board. 


The board has practically decided 
that it will not employ a regular execu- 
tive secretary longer, but will continue 
Mrs. Ida Belzer, clerk of the board, in 
charge of the office, with the members 
dropping in more often than formerly. 

Dewitt C. Moore was the first and 
executive secretary of the board, which 
was created by the 1921 legislature. He 
left the board last summer. 


PENCIL SKETCHES 


Picnic—What you have when you try 
to please a man and his wife, four sons 
and three daughters. 


Pantograph—What many of us use 
more or less through life. 


Oyster—An Englishman’s ‘elevator. 
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Perfection—A lost art. 


Procrastination is the thief of time. 
Why take more time sending in your 
new I. S. A. application?—Send it today. 


Omnibus—The thing so many of us 
are on and don’t know it. 


Nature is a master designer, yet she 
never laid out a perfect landscape. 


Why be ashamed to own up to some 
of our mistakes, mistakes, if only made 
once, should make us wiser than yes- 
terday. 


Good morning! Have you signed your 
I. S. A. pledge card yet? Why not send 
in an application instead? 


If a man is true to himself he is likely 
to be true to his clients. 


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C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
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ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Grin inies os Pispident~ 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


TO ENFORCE ENGINEER’S REGIS- 
TRATION LAW 


Building Inspector at Evansville Issues 
Ultimatum. 


What’s the use of a law if it is not 
to be observed is the argument of city 
building inspector Edward Kerth of 
Evansville. Then following his line of 
contention he has announced to the 
architects, contractors and building fra- 
ternity- of his city that no permit will 
be issued by his department for a proj- 
ect involving engineering features, the 
plans for which fail to bear the seal of 
a registered engineer as provided -for in 
the law that requires state registration 
of practicing engineers and land sur- 
veyors. 

This is the first official step taken by 
building officials in the state to require 
the stamping of plans by a registered 
engineer and will doubtless be followed 
by similar action throughout the state. 


TWO MILLION DOLLARS ESTIMAT- 
ED TO BE NEEDED TO SPAN 
RIVER AT EVANSVILLE 
WITH A BRIDGE 


Chamber of Commerce Working for 
Construction of Such a Structure 


‘The idea of a bridge across the Ohio 
River at Evansville will not down. For 
years this need has been felt as essen- 
tial to the future development of the 
city and the Chamber of Commerce is 
again agitating the matter hoping to get 
such a project started. 

t a recent meeting of the Bridge 
Committee of the Chamber of Com- 
merce G. L. Mirick, engineer, Boston, 
“ass., went into the prospect thoroughly 
and estimated that the cost of a new 
ridge at Evansville would approxi- 
mate $2,000,000. He further suggested 
‘hat such a structure should be 36 ft. 
to 40 ft. wide and was of the opinion 
that it would probably take from two 
to three years to build it. 

According to plans being drawn by 
the bridge committee here the Evans- 
ville bridge-is to be financed by Indiana 


and Kentucky ‘with the assistance of 
federal funds. The government is ready 
to defray half of the cost of the struc- 
ture whenever Indiana and Kentucky 
make a definite proposal and a joint 
request, 


WHAT SCHOOL BUILDING PRO- 
GRAM HAS DONE FOR 
EVANSVILLE 


That the completion of the new half- 
million dollar Bosse high school will 
give Evansville a system of high schools 
far superior to the average city of its 
size was the assertion of Supt. L. P. 
Bennet, at a meeting of the school board, 
illustrating his talk with diagrams made 
by Principal R. C. Puckett of Bosse 
High. The standardized distance for the 
radius of the high school district is one 
and one-half miles, and there will be 
very little territory within the city: lim- 
its that does not come within that dis- 
tance. 

The building program put on by the 
local board of education within the last 
few years has greatly advanced the 
city’s educational facilities and put it 
in a position to meet the increased de- 
mand occasioned by the constant growth 
of southern Indiana’s metropolis. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Max Irmscher 


Geo. Schack 
825 Calhoun St. 


Phone 2001 


FT. WAYNE BANK CLEARINGS HIT 
HIGH MARK 


Hope for $3,000,000 Level Before Year’s 
End 


Bank activities in Fort Wayne, indi- 
cative of a healthy business tide, made 
another big gain last week, according 
to the weekly statement of the local 
clearing house. The total clearings for 
the week were $400,000 more than they 
were last week, and more than four 
hundred thousand dollars over the clear- 
ings of the corresponding week a year 
ago. The total for last week was $2,- 
625,168.68, not a long way from the 
three million mark, which may be 
reached in one of the two weeks yet left 
in the year for active business. 


INFLUENCE OF GREAT BUILDING 
EFFORT PROVES FAR-REACHING 


Effect on Land Values Undeniably Felt 


The great growth of building construc- 
tion endeavor in Ft. Wayne and the 
ever increasing development of new out- 
lying and suburban residential districts 
wherein to erect homes has had a tre- 
mendous effect on local realty values. 
Not only that, but the modern downtown 


commercial building effort put forth has 
added to land values in the business sec- 
tions. Old neighborhoods have been 
awakened by the construction activities 
and taken on new life, while certain 
localities long unused fields have be- 
come scenes of activity through the 
invasion of the building movement. As 
a result much land, both downtown and 
in the suburbs which formerly was a 
drag upon the market, has become de- 
sirable building sites with consequent 
increases in value, spurred on by a new 
demand which construction operations 
have created. 

Thus’ Ft. Wayne’s great building 
years, 1922 and 1923, have done much 
more than to just dress up the city, 
meet the housing demand, and add to 
the business and industrial require- 
ments, they have relatively increased 
her valuation not only in new structures 
but in her land assets. 

Some one has wisely said that there 
is only one crop of land in the world, 
but there is an endless crop of babies. 
Every baby born increases the value of 
land. More homes can be built; more 
clothing can be manufactured; more 
automobiles can be made, but every birth 
increases the demand for land, and more 
land cannot be made. The increase in 
value follows as a natural result. 


NEW BUILDING TRADES COUNCILS 
BEING ORGANIZED. 


Moves Along That Line Started in Sey- 
eral Cities. 


There is a general movement on foot 
in a number of the larger cities of the 
country to organize new building trade 
councils by the Building Trades Depart- 
ment of the American Federation of La- 
bor. In a number of cities two councils 
are already in existence both of which 
are fighting for control of the local labor 
situation. The reason back of this move- 
ment is that many labor organizations 
are divided as a result of the carpenters 
refusing to abide by the decisions of the 
National Board for Jurisdictional Awards 
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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractors’ Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus 
C. C. Pierson 


MEETINGS 


Executive Committee meets second 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors meet every 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1. P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


PLANS ON FILE 
None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marion 
county this week. 


DROPPED TO THE REAR 


indianapolis Fails To Keep Up With 
Building Stride of the Country. 


The slowing down of building construc- 
tion operations in Indianapolis in No- 


vember set her back considerably in the. 


list of cities which were active in that 
line. All year the city has managed to 
stack up well in comparison with the 
building endeavor exerted by cities of 
similar size, but last month she stumbled 
and dropped to the rear. Such places as 
St. Paul, Milwaukee, Newark, Nashville, 
Rochester, Minneapolis and Atlanta 
crowded Indianapolis back. 

Below are the country’s twenty-five 
cities showing the largest volume of per- 
mits issued for Novembers, this year and 


ty 4 New, Yorkin soe hess $99,253,659 

wh CINE SO Sat Ne ye ae 27,130,550 
3. “Los Angeles: oo 2 Ss 13,512,042 
A. WELTOIL uns. oe ee 8,390,556 
a. Cleveland... 2. See 6,905,900 
Me. P tladelp hig Goo! 5,406,040 
to OF Paul. 4 8 SoS ee ee 4,865,156 
Se Sk beuis Su Age See 4,571,525 
9. Washington, D. C._____- 4,414,861 
10. San Francisco _________ 3,850,808 
a1; Baltimore =. 202 2 eS 8 3,429,540 
Rok PHT ice ote te POS a. 3,281,000 
13. Milwaukee ____________ 3,053,840 
a4 §Newarkwis 2. te ne abd 3,039,459 
a6. Nashville: 260 i 285 2,895,572 
16 OStON Ue sats Po 2,448,612 
Pee. cela hand te 3 ieee oe = 2,336,472 
18. Pittsburgh __._________ 2,266,623 
Lew Rodhester tc << ree 2,166,302 
20. Minneapolis ____ _______ 2,056,275 
21: Long Beach ______.___-_ 1,925,828 
pag Atlante: ie De 1,889,264 
23. Indianapolis ___________ 1,838,565 
24. Memphis __________-___ 1,807,520 
25. Portland, Oregon _____- 1,672,145 


$214,408,114 


BOWLING INTEREST GROWS 


Indianapolis Building Men Have a Strong 
League. 


Not the least of the features of the In- 
dianapolis building field, with some fifty 
or so men of building affairs, is that or- 
ganization known as the A. C. E. Si 
(Architects, Contractors, Engineers, Sup- 
ply-men) Bowling League. This recrea- 
tional diversion has been in existence for 
several winter seasons and each year the 
interest has grown with the consequent 
increased proficiency of the men many 
of whom have graduated into faster bowl- 
ing company though still performing 
regularly with the A. C. E. S. 

It has been a pretty fight for suprem- 
acy all down through the weeks since 
the league games opened last fall and 
the half-way mark in the schedule finds 
the Wege-Stanford team out in front of 
the pack by a two point margin. Colvin’s 
Triangles, sponsored by Leslie Colvin, 
contractor, are occupying the runner-up 
positidn, crowded from the lead for the 
first time this year. Other teams are 
fairly well bunched and the sport from 
now on in to the season’s end should be 
of the hair-raising variety. 

The league is a fine influence in that 
it brings men together from all corners 
of the local building world and furnishes 
a meeting ground for acquaintanceships 
and lasting friendships that make for a 
greater solidarity and understanding. 

Some very creditable bowling has been 
done since the contests were started last 
fall and marks the league in a class 
above the average. 

The standing of the teams to date is: 


Teams W. L. Per. 
Wege-Stanford _________ 25 TLATLG94 


Colvin’s Triangles _____ Pf Nad tye BA | 1 
Thumbtacks — 322 | es 2s tthe. 645 
Be dp BAER ag at 2s ASA aSS 


Indpls. Elec. Supply____ 19 20 .487 
Conder & Culbertson___17 22 .436 
Central Supply ____ ____ i... 25°" 405 
Robert Berner _________ 6:7 36) 92 143 


INDIANAPOLIS BUILDING PERMITS 


(Week of Dec. 13th to Dec. 20th) 


*“Grade School: $138,480, 14th and 
Belleview. Owner, Board of School 


Trustees, 150 N. Meridian St. General 
contractor, J. A. Schumacher Constr. 
Co., 818 East St. Clair St. On founda- 
tion. 


“Grade. School: $139,450, 46th and 
Central. Owner, Board of School 
Trustes, 150 N. Meridian St. General 
contractor, John A. Schumacher (Con- 
struction Co., 818 East St. Clair St. On 
foundation. 


*“Grade School: $99,340, Miley and 
Market Sts. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, 150 N. Meridian St. General 
contractor, John A. Schumacher Con- 
struction Co., 818 East St. Clair St. On 
foundation. 


Residence and Garage: $20,000, 5151 
N. Meridian St. Owner and builder, H. 
L. Simons, 4244 N. Capitol Ave. Owner 
builds. Excavating. 


Portable Schools: (10 at $4,843 


each). Owner, Board of School Trus- . 


tees, 150 N. Meridian. General con- 
tractor, Kurman Brick Co., Hume- Man- 
sur Bldg. 


Garage: $12,000, 21st and Talbott. 
Owner, Lynn B. Millikan, Inc., 501 N. 
Delaware St. Owner builds. Excavat- 
ing. Brick. 


Residence: $10,000, 4557 Park Ave. 
Owner and builder, J. L. Holmes, 5140 
Park Ave. Owner builds. Excavating. 


Residence: $9,144, 5033 Washington 
Blvd. Owner, V. Martin; contract let to 
Chas. G. Cones, 3518 N. Illinois St. Ex- 
cavating. 


Residence: $9,000, 2628 Southerland. 
Owner, Albert Hirschman, 1421 N. Ala- 
bama St. General contract let to Wil- 


liam F. Nelson, 42nd and College. Ex- 
cavating. 


Filling Station: $7,5000, Ohio and 
Alabama Sts. Owner, Ostrom Realty 
Co. Owner builds. Excavating. 


Residence: (double), $7,100, 3235-37 
Kenwood. Owner, R. H. Shelhorn, 4836 
College. Owner builds. Frame. 


Residence: $7,500, 325 West 44th, 
Owner, L. Arnold, at site. Contract let 
to Maynard Realty Co. 


Residence: $6,500, 5234 N. New Jer- 
sey St. Owner, R. H. Shelhorn, 4836 
Cotlege Ave. Owner builds. 


Residence: $6,500 (double) 3317-19 
East Mich. Owner, Flora J. Cassell. 
Contract let to W. Fb. Roberts, 13 N. 
Gray St. Frame. 


Residence: $5,000, 543 Douglas. Own- 
er, Geo. LaRue, 402 N. Warman. Con- 
tract let to Ed. Crittenden, 067 N. 
Fershing. Frame. 


Residences: (2 doubles), $4,200 each, 
425-27 and 429-31 Harvard Place. Own. 
er, Arthur Woodward, 1533 College. 
Frame. 


Residence: $4,000, 828 Tecumseh. 
Owner, Wakefield-Patton Constr. (Co. 
Excavating. 


Filling Station: $4,500, 4901 College. 
Owner, Sinclair Refining Co. Owner 
builds. 


Residences (2), $4,000 each, 2033 
Mansfield and 905 N. DeQuincy. Owner 
and builder, Grinslade Constr. Co., Peo- 
ples Bank Bldg. Frame. 


Residences: (2) $4,000 each, 6039 and 
6043 Lowell. Owner, S. E. Hedrick, 5842 
East Washington St. Frame. 


Residence: (double), $4,500, 2701-03 
Olney. Owner, Federal Investment Co., 
Consolidated Bldg. Owner builds. 


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In this residence of T. W. Griffiths, Dallas, 
Texas, the architect, Anton F. Korn, Jr., Dallas, 
used 20,000 feet of Celotex as sheathing, plaster 
base and floor sound deadener. 


Griffiths’ residence under construction 
showing Celotex applied directly tothe 
studs in place of wood sheathin3. 


Thousands of feet 
should go into 
every home 


Architects, contractors, home builders the country over are specify- 
ing Celotex. The use of 20,000 feet of it in just this one residence 
shows the tremendous possibilities of this better building lumber. 


Celotex stands alone. It adds comfort and value to buildings with- 
out increasing their first cost. It replaces other materials. 


On walls, Celotex is insulation, sheathing and weatherproofing— 
all in one. 


In partitions, Celotex insulates, deadens sounds, provides a perfect 
plaster base. 


In floors, Celotex is sound deadener and insulation. 


In roofs, Celotex is insulation and prevents condensation of 


moisture. 
Celotex is a rugged, strong, weatherproof, : : : ; : : 
dicate iiding lenbees. whade: fron ete A house built of Celotex is quiet, is cool in summer, is easy to 
long, tough fibers of cane. It is better than heat in winter. A Celotex house requires one-third less fuel. 
wood sheathing—equals cork for insulation. 
Whether you plan, build or inhabit a house you need Celotex for 
Celotex is used for sheathing instead of the qualities it has 
wood; for plaster base, roof insulation, : 
sound deadener and exterior finish. Branch Mill Representatives 
THE CELOTEX COMPANY 
Stock sizes: Thicknesss 1% in.; width 4 ft.; Indianapolis 
lengths, 8 ft.;8% ft.; 9 ft.; 9% ft; 10 ft. and 205 E. Ohio St. Wn. J. Ryan, Manager Phone, Main 7089 
12 ft. Weight about 60 lbs. per 100 sq. ft. Rakamo Lafayette 
Manufactured by 220 W. Sycamore St. Cor. Third and Brown Sts. 
The Celotex Company, - Terre Haute 
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_ CALUMET DISTRICT 
eo. 3 Consisting of 

HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
-» Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


SEZM DETERMINED TO DEMAND 


HIGHER WAGES REGARDLESS 
OF CONSEQUENCES 


Calumet District Facing Advanced 
Wage Scales for Building 


Latest developments in the Calumet 
District tend to indicate that all the 
union building trades are preparing to 
demand at least $1.50 per hour for next 
season. Some of the craftsmen are for 
even asking a scale several notches be- 
yond the above figure. 


The building laborers, though re- 
moved from tthe skilled classification, 
have informed the B. T. E. A. commit- 
tee that they shall expect to receive the 
same ratio of advance as is made to 
the recognized skilled trades. As for 
the laborers, they want $1.00 per hour 
for hod carriers and common labor, $1.10 


. for mortar mixers, and $1.25 for plaster 


tenders. 


It looks as if all discretion has been 
flung to the winds and everybody has 
adopted the slogan of “Get while the 
getting is good.” 


The question arises will the getting 
be good under the tremendous pressure 
and heavy overhead that will burden 
building construction if the advances go 
through. On the face of conditions as 
they rule today one is inclined to be- 
lieve that perhaps the building trades 
would profit more in the long run if a 
more conservative. attitude was adopted 
and a “let well enough alone” policy was 
permitted to prevail. What will a high 
wage scale that snuffs out work mean to 
the mechanics if there is no avenue for 
employment? 


Those directly connected with finan- 
cial affairs have long contended that 
building costs are now too. high, that 
overations are overfinanced to such an 
extent that they will not yield a profit- 
able return on. the investment. Rents 
have almost reached a prohibitive 
height; the middle man can not pay an 
advanced rent, nor can he afford to 
build. How a higher wage burden:is to 
Le hung on to building construction 
costs and yet operations are to be kent 
moving is an enigma for the industry 
itself to solve. 


Many hold that if there is any ma- 
terial increase in costs the bottom will 
fall out and so will future prospects 


1924. 


with the result that there will be a 
general ‘collapse of building activity. 

While Calumet building men are not 
generally credited as being financiers 
and therefore hardly qualified to give 
expert opinion, however, humble experi- 
ence prompts many of them to incline to 


- the belief that advanced costs will with- 


out a doubt ~ut the quietus on any pros- 
pect for an active building campaign in 


R 


Home builders and realtors announce 
that at present quotations for material 
and labor it is a problem to get a rental 
from projects that will reasonably 
justify expenditures involved in erecting 
new homes or other structures. 


New homes have to be priced for sale 
at such a figure that it is hard to find 
buyers with sufficient capital to make 
even the first payment down. Still, the 
cry still sounds, “Build a Home,” “Buy 
a Home,” “Own Your Own Home,” The 
question is how can the average man 
“Build, Buy, Own” with construction 
costs in the building field as they are 
with the prosvect of even mounting? 


However, it seems the trades are like 
a runaway horse with the bit in -its 
teeth, determined to plunge on and on 
for a smash or to fall exhausted. As 
one man said the other day: “Let ’em 
go, Gallagher, the higher they soar the 
harder they’ll fall.” 


- DROPPED FOR TIME BEING 


Library Board to Act Later On Building 
Scheme 


The library addition proposition for 
Hammond has been put under cover 
till the last of January. New bids were 
asked but when the board met only one 
bid was submitted. After considering 
all phases of the proposed building proj- 
ect it was decided to reject the lone bid, 
hold the project in abeyance till after 
the first of January and then readver- 
tise for bids the latter part of that 
month. 


STEEL MILL EXTENSIONS UNDER 
CONTEMPLATION CAUSE 
FLURRY. IN REALTY 
CIRCLES 


Several Large Deals Made | 


The steel mills’ building programs in 
prospect are strengthening activity in 
the Hammond realty market. Many ti- 
tles ta land have changed hands in the 
last few weeks, the latest deal having 
been transacted this week when Black- 
man & Co. took over ninety residential 
lots out near the site of the proposed 
Jones-Laughlin mill. 


FIRST REAL STOPPAGE IN MONTHS 


Rain, Cold, Snow and Ice Put Check on 
Building 


Winter rode in with a great bluster 
last week following the rain, to let Ham- 
mond know he was on the job. Snow 
fell and ice spread over things when 


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night came. All of which put quite a 
crimp in local building progress. The 
weather man seems to have corralled the 
raging visitor and says he will endeavor 
to hold the’captive in check for a while. 


URGES CLEARING OF DECKS FOR 
GOOD START IN SPRING OF 1924 


Expect Another Big Building Volume 
Next Year. 


Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the 
American Construction Council, is auth- 
ority for the statement that from present 
indications the volume of construction 
work for 1924 will eqqual if not surpass 
that of this year. The Council is urging 
that there be no cessation of work dur- 


ing the winter months and is advocating 
that as much repair work as possible be 


done now, in order that the maximum 
number of new projects may be starte 
in the Spring. . 


NEW BUSINESS ROOMS OPENED 


Indiana Hotel Store Section Completed 
for Xmas 


The store rooms in the new Indiana . 


Hotel building were hurriedly dolled up 
for Xmas. Fixture men worked night 
and day to get things in shape for the 
holiday trade. Everything was placed 
in time and the new commercial center 
proved most alluring and attractive in 
its new brilliance. 


ANOTHER CONTRACT SIGNED 


Extensive Remodeling Project To Be 
Started. 


M. A. Dickover has been awarded the 
general contract for the remodeling of 
the old Rimbach homestead. The build- 
ing is to be converted into a funeral 
parlor with chapel on the ground floor, 
while above will be living apartments. 
Charles Niedow, the undertaker, is hav- 
ing the work done which, it is estimated, 
will cost about $30,000. 


CHURCH PLANS READY THE FIRST 
OF THE YEAR. 


Hammond Architect So Announces 


It is announced by Architects A. C. 
Berry & Co. that the plans for the sup- 
erstructure for the new Baptist Church 
at Crawfordsville, Ind., will be ready 
for contractors to figure, January 1st. 
The owners at Crawfordsville will. re- 
ceive the bids and award the contracts. 

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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report published in pre- 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


*Cattle Pavilion: $300,000, 1 and 2 sty., 670x 
210. “Indiana State Fair Grounds.” Archt., J. 
Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 Indiana Pythian 
Bldg. Owner, Indiana Board of Agriculture, H. 
M. Moberley, Pres.; I. N. Brown, Secy.-Treas., 
State House, Indianapolis. Owner receiving bids 
to close January 38rd at 11:00 a. m. Concrete, 
brick, steel, steel sash, steel construction, compo- 
sition and tile roofing, plumbing, wiring, barn 
equipment. 


Church: (Ist unit), $100,000, Richmond, Ind. 
Archt, A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., 
Indianapolis. Owner, Christian Church, Rev. 
Stamper, pastor, Richmond, Ind. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick, stone trim, comp. roof, comp. floors, 
art glass, steam heat, steel sash. 


Church: $60,000, Marshfield, Wisconsin. Archt., 
A. A. Honeywell, 413 Penway Bldg., Indianapo- 
lis. Owner, Presbyterian Church, Rev. Lee 
Black, pastor, Marshfield, Wisc. Plans in prog- 
ress. Brick, stone trim. 


Church: $20,000, Knightstown, Ind. Archt., 
A. A. Honeywell, 4183 Penway Bldg., Indian- 
apolis, Owner, Christian Church, Knightstown, 
Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, stone trim. 

*Church: $125,000, 2 sty. and bas., 86x120, 
Dayton, Ohio. Archt., A. A. Honeywell, 413 
Penway Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, Patterson 
Memorial Congregation, Rev. D. J. Good, pastor, 
216 Lowes Ave.; J. A. Roberts, Chmn. Bldg. 
Comm., 414 Lowes Ave. Bids in under advise- 
ment. Expect to award contracts in a few days. 
Brick, stone trim, composition floors. Tile roof, 
coal chute, steel sash, steam heat. Will contain 
Sunday School rooms, gymnasium, auditorium, 
kitchen, dining room, snower baths. 


Insurance Building: 2 sty. and bas., 2814x 
118, 221 East Ohio St. Archt., Bass, Knowlton 
and Co., 312 N. Meridian St. Owner, Police 
and Firemen’s Insurance Association, John C. 
Loucks, Pres.; Green Hagerman, ~° Vice-Pres.; 
Sherman Mott, Sec.; Cletus L. Weaver, Treas., 
221 East Ohio St. Plans in progress. Brick, 
stone trim, comp. roof, steam heat, vault, vault 
door, 

Sanitary Sewage System: $240,000, Seymour, 
Ind. Engineer, Charles H. Hurd, Merchants 
Bank Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, City of Sey- 
mour, Charles L, Kessler, Mayor; L. E. Jennings, 
Clerk, Seymour. Plans in progress. 

*Churech: $35,000, 1 sty. and bas., 42x77, Elk- 
hart, Ind, Archt., Samuel Craig & Co., 31 West 
Ohio &t., Indianapolis. Owner, First Church 
of the Nazerine, J. C. Jordan, Chmn. Bldg. Com., 
Elkhart, Ind. Archt. revising plans. Owner 
will be ready for bids in 30 days. Brick, stone 
trim. 

School: (high school addition), Heltonville, Ind., 
Lawrence County. Archt., The Elmer E. Dun- 
lap Co., 1050 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, Ind. 
Owner, Dr. Perry Woolery, trustee (Pleasant 
Run Twp.), Heltonville, Ind. Preliminary plans 
in progress. Brick. 

Fraternity House: $50,000, 2 sty. and_ bas., 
Greencastle, Ind. Archt., MeGuire and Shook, 
320 Indiana Pythian Bldz., Indianapolis. Owner, 
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, Greencastle, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Brick, stone trim. 

Wholesale Pewrelve Bldg.: (rem. from fire en- 
gine house), Maryland St. between Pennsyl- 
vania and Meridian St. Archt., McGuire and 
Shook, 320 Indiana Pythian Bldg. Owner, Bald- 
win-Miller Co., Joseph E. Reagan, Pres.; Wil- 
liam F. Espey, Secy., 304 State Life Bldg. 
Plans in progress. Work will consist of new 
front, new floor, new elevator, city heat, and 
general interior alterations. 4 

Residence: (Spanish type), $10,000, 54th and 
Washington Blvd. Archt., Ed. Doeppers, City 
Engineer’s Office, City Hall. Owner, Mrs. Grace 


Craig, “8312 Washington Boulevard. Plans in 
progress, ready for bids in 10 days. Hollow tile 
and stucco, Farquar- furnace; tile and hardwood 
floors, black tile roof. 


Residence (rem.) and 2-Car Garage: New- 
castle, Ind. Archt., McGuire and Shook, 320 In- 
diana Pythian Bldg., Indianapolis. Owner, J. 
C. McQuinn, Newcastle. General contract let 
to Jones, c/o owner. Vapor heating, plumbing 
and fixtures, general alterations, 


Municipal Garage: (60-car addition). Archt., 
Frank Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. Owner, 
City of Indianapolis, Board of Public Works, 
City Hall. Plans in progress. Brick, concrete 
and steel, 

*Laundry Building: (2 sty. and bas, addition 
40x140), 2901 E. Washineton. Archt., Russeli 
N. Edwards, 45 Union Trust Bldg. Owner, 
Crown Laundry Co., Walter H. Montgomery; 
Mgr., 2901 E. Washington. General contractor, 
Hall Constr. Co., Board of Trade Bldg. Project 
temporarily held up on account of some errors 
in deed to property. 

Swimming Pool: $50,000, 6 miles northeast of 
Indianapolis. Private plans. Owner, Highland 
Golf Club, Chas. Bookwalter, 1530 N. Capitol. 
Preliminary plans, mature early spring. Re- 
inforced concrete. 

*Factory Building: 3 sty. and bas., 209x61, 
13th and Senate. .Archt., Rubush and Hunter, 
428 American Central Life Bldg. Owner, In- 
dianapolis Glove Co., Liberty and Michigan Sts. 
Bids in under advisement. Brick, slow-burning 
construction. 

*Commercial Garage and 6 Stores: $200,000, 6 
sty. and bas . Site of Bates Hotel, Monument 
Cirele. Archt., Bass, Knowlton and Co., 312 
North Meridian St. Owner, The Test Heirs, Don- 
ald Test, c/o Central Motor Parts Co., 409 N. 
Capitol Ave.; Schuyler Test, Millersville Drive; 
and E. D. Porter, Jr., Vice-Pres. of U. S. ‘Bear- 
ings Co., 350 Century Bldg. Plans in progress. 
Bids soon, Bedford Stone exterior, reinforced 
concrete and steel, fireproof construction, com- 
position roof, copper-set store fronts, freight ele- 
vator, steam heat, concrete floors, garage equip- 
ment, gasoline tank and pumps, steel sash. 

Garage and Salesroom: $20,000. 1 sty. 
Archt. Bennett Kay, Lemcke Bldg. Own- 
er, Chevrolet Garage, care of Archt. 
Plans in progress. Brick, concrete and 
steel. Steel sash, comp. roof. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Colored Orphans’ Home: $140,000, 
administration building, 2 cottages (60 
children each) and laundry and power 
house combined, 1 and 2 sty. and bas. 
25th and Keystone. Archt., Donald Gra- 
ham, Hume-Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Board of County Commissioners, 
Leo K. Fesler, auditor, Court House, In- 
dianapolis. Brick, reinforced concrete, 
hollow tile. General contract, State 
Constr. Co., 30th and Columbia; heating 
and plumbing, Strong Bros., No. Alabama 
St.; electric wiring, Sanborn Electric Co., 
No. Illinois Ct.; refrigeration, J. W. 
Smith, Stutz Bldg., North Meridian St. 

Hotel: Clifty Falls, near Madison, In- 
diana, State Park. Owner, Indiana State 
Conservation Department, State House, 
Indpls. Contemplated. Brick. ©The 
Madison Rotary Club will have charge 


of financing. 

*Film Exchange Building: $64,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 33x150, at 325 N. Illinois St. Archt., Sam- 
uel Craig & Co., 31 W. Ohio St. Owner, Tippe- 
c2noe-Illinois Realty Co., J. Robert Craig, c/o 
J. G. McCulloughh Co., and Mrs. Lula B. Craig, 
c/o architect. Lessee of one floor, Fox Film 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


SINK & EDWARDS 


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Boiler Breechinas 
Dust Collectors 


Corporation, 232 North Illinois Street. Lessee 
of one floor, Universal Film Exchange, 113 
W. Georgia St. General contractor, Lynn B. 
Millikan Construction Co., 501 N. Delaware St. 
Brick, reinforced concrete floor and roof. con- 
struction. Wrecking old building on site, will 
Start excavating in a few days. 


Bridge: (reinforced concrete), $172,336.08, 
Over White River at N. Delaware St. Owner, 
Board of Public Works, City Hall. General con- 
tract awarded to M. E. White Construction Co., 
Chicago, Ill., $172,336.08. 


Residence : $6,000, No, Euclid. Owner, C. F. 
Kreis, 405 City Trust Bldg. Archt., Ed Doeppers, 
City Engineer’s Office, City Hall. Owner will 
build by day labor. Frame. 


_ Residence and Garage: $20,000, 5151 N. Meri- 
dian St. Owner and builder, H. L. Simons, 4244 
N. Capitol Ave. Owner builds. Excavating. 

Garage: $20,000, 21st and Talbott. Owner, 
Lynn B. Millikan, Ine., 501 No. Delaware St. 
Owner builds. Excavating. Brick. 

Residence: $10,000, 4557 Park Ave. Owner 
and builder, J. L. Holmes, 5140 Park Ave. 
Owner builds. Excavating. 

Residence: $10,000, 5033 Washington Blvd. 
Owner; V. Martin. Contract let to Chas. G. 
Cones, 3518 N. Illinois St. Excavating. 

Residence: $10,000, 2628 Southerland. Owner, 
Albert Hirschman, 1421 N. Alabama St. General 
contract let to William F, Nelson, 42nd and 
College, Excavating. 

Filling Station: $7,500, Ohio and Alabama 
Sts. Owner, Ostrom Realty Co. Owner builds. 
Excavating. 

Residence: (double), $7,100, 3235-37 Kenwood. 
Owner, R. H. Shelhorn, 4836 College. Owner 
builds. Frame. 2 

Residence: $7,500, 325 West 44th. Owner, L. 
arneld at site. Contract let to Maynard Realty 

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Residence: $6,500, 5234 N. New Jersey St. 
Owner, R. H. Shelhorn, 4836 College Ave. 
Owner builds. 

Residence: $6,500 (double), 3317-19 East 
Mich. Owner, Flora J. Cassell. Contract let 
to W. P. Roberts, 13 N. Gray St. Frame. 


ANDERSON 


Store (remodeling): Archt., E, F. Miller, 545 
Farmers Trust Bldg. Owner, J. L. Benepe, 306 
West 12th. Lessee, Freeman Optical Co., Farm- 
ers Trust Bldg. “Plans in progress. . Copper-set 
store front. 

Apartment Building: (3 Apts.), rem. from resi- 
dence. 11th and Meridian. Archt., E. F. Miller, 
545 Farmers Trust. Bldg. Owner, W. L. Day, 
Williams Bldg. Contract let to Frank Babel, 
Park Place, Anderson. Starting work. 


BLOOMINGTON 


Dormitory (for men) $100,000; capa- 
city 100 men. “Indiana UUniversity,” 
Bloomington, Indiana. Archt., The Os- 
trom Realty Co., Peoples Bank Building, 
Indianapolis. Owner, Board of Trustees, 
Indiana University, John W. Cravens, 
Secy., Bloomington, Ind. Architect select- 
ed. Indiana limestone exterior, varie- 
gated tile roof, English Tudor type of 
architecture. Will advertise for bids 
about Feb. 1st. 


*Athletic Stadium: (war memorial) $250,000, 
seating capacity, 22,000. Archt. and Engineer, 
Osborn Engineering Co., 2848 Prospect St., 
Cleveland, Ohio. Owner, Board of Trustees, 
Indiana University, J. A. Cravens, Secy., Bloom- 
ington; general contractor, Bedford Steel and 
Constr. Co., Bedford, Ind. Concrete stands 50% 
completed, balance of work postponed until 
spring. Brick, reinf. concrete, struct. steel. 


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slab’ House: 
204 Indiana Ave. 


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Owner, 


$100,000. © Archt., “John “Nichols, Hicks "Battery Station, Cyril Hicks, ° oe Na- by day labor. 
Bloomington .Elks tional Ave. and Sherman. 


Brick, mill construction. 


Sketches, mature *Apartment (6 apts.), $25,000,- 1317 So. 3rd 


Lodge; Advisory. Committee, Prof. U. S. Hanna, about March Ist. Brick. St. Private plans. Owner, J. F. Schmidt (cone; , 
John W. ‘Cravens, Fred Matthews, Henry B. , tractor), 1312 East Franklin St. Starting work. 
Gentry, Dr. Frank Holland, Jesse B. Fields. The - ~ CRAWFORDSVILLE - Owner ‘builds. -Brick, 8 sty., 38x43, *°  ~ : 


owners will purchase a corner lot, and new plans 
will be prepared this winter. “Project will ma- 
ture in the spring. not selected. 
250x125, “Indiana University,” 
Archt., Lowe and Bollenbacker, 108 §. LaSalle MacIntosh, 
St., Chicago, Il. 5 
Board of Trustees, John W. Cravens, secretary, SPring. 
Bloomington, Ind. Plans completed and ap- 
proved, 


Pres., 


Brick. 


Brick, stone, reinforced concrete, fireproof con- Pres, Beta House, Crawfordsville. Plans in prog- 
Will, contain 125 rooms? gymnasium, "ess-# Brick front, addition of several rooms and ington and Fulton Sts. 


F . dini rooms, laundry, assemb] é general interior alterations. 
ape ee z tone: “Church (auditorium), $35,000, Crawfordsville. Man and Schaaf, 


struction. 


*College Buildings (several) ;. $500,000. 
: Consulting .Archt., Robert Frost 
*Women’s Dormitory, $250,000, Spey and bas., ee tC niiated, Wide. Indianapolis, Ind. 
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es Tats Crawfordsville. , 
Owner, Indiana University, Part of building program will be started early Co., 125 East Berry St. 


*Fraternity: (alt. and add.), $15,000. Pri- E * 
Will advertise for bids in two weeks, Vate plans. Owner, Beta Theta Pi, J. E. Little, Excavating. 


Archt. FORT WAYNE 


a Apartment Building: $85,000. 519-21- 
Mier Cone. Gn 23 West Berry St. - Owner, The Curdes 
Brick. Owner 
builds and awards separate contracts. 


Apartment Building: $90,000. Wash- 
Owner, Hilge- 
206 Noll Building. 


Fraternity House :, $35,000, 2 sty. and bas., 38x Archt., Addison C. Berry & Co., Ruff Bldg., Ham- Owner builds and awards separate con- 


56, East Third St. Private plans. Owner, Alpha fordsville. 


mond, Ind. Owner, First Baptist Church, Craw- 
Plans completed. 


Owner will be tracts. Excavating. Brick. 


ah Ivete ene ear eee ready for bids January Ist. Brick. *Factory (Add.) $75,000. Owner, The 
fe 0. 9 . ‘| . a eee DAT SS 2 

Stevie tenes Bvisic, SVANSUIIEE . Dudlo Manufacturing Co., Wall St. Gen- 

eral contract awarded to Buesching-Ha- 

BRAZIL Brick Plant (addition to house and gas pro- german Co., 402 East Superior, Starting 


ducer). 
Church: _ Lambert and Church Sts. 
New Nazerine Church, Rev. James H. Garrison, 
pastor, Brazil, 
holz, Brazil. Work starting. Brick ‘will be Stove Works. 
furnished by the Brazil Clay Co. * + construction. 
Warehouse: 1 sty., $10,000. Archt., The Stand- *Residence: $12,000. 
ard Oil Co., Indianapolis. Private ‘plans. 
in progres.s Brick, concrete and steel. |. Plans in progress, 
Community Hospital: (add. and general al- 2 sty. and bas. 
terations), 2 sty. and bas., East National Ave. 
Owner, The Community Hospital, ‘Miss Myrtle gle Place. 
Winn, in charge, Brazil, Ind. Owners voted to Chas. F. Werner, Pres. 
build in the early spring. ‘Definite data later. Owner builds. 
Brick work will consist of the addition’ of sev- 
eral rooms, new passenger elevator, plumbing, dence, Ky. 


Factory: 


Plans 


Archt., 


wiring, additional radiation and general interior Furniture  Bldg., Evansville, Ind. 


alterations. 
Filling Station: $6,000, Alabama and Main completed. 
Sts., private plans.' Owner, The Roxana Pe- Brick. 

troleum Co., Arcade Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. Plans 


in progress. Brick, Madisonville, Ky. 


Owner, The Standard Brick Co. 
Owner, will build by -day labor. 
(add.), $5,000. 
General contractor, Henry Buch- Karges, Furniture Bldg. 

in progress. 


Plans and Co., Furniture Bldg. 
Bids in two weeks. 


Owner, The Werner Realty Co., Inc., Addition 
Plans in progress. Frame. 1 


*Bank: (add) $25,000. 
Clifford Shopbell & Co.,; 


Union National Bank, Providence, Ky. 
Owner will ask for bids in January. 


*Residence and Garage: $25,000, 10 rooms, * Bot ‘ 
Archt., Clifford’ Shopbell & contract, Noah Frantz, Silver Lake, Ind., and 


Archt., Harry E, Boyle 


Owner work. Brick, concrete and steel. 
. Sanitary Sewage System: $100,000, - Winona, 
O Se ER ae wee Ind. Engineer, Orin M. Darling, 316 Citizens 
wner, Bri ig mill Trust Bldg., Ft, Wayne. Owner, Town of Win- 
rick, mil! one Lake; ¢/o Town Clerk, Winona Lake, Ind. 
Plans in progress. 7 
; Office and Factory: $20,000, Highland & Harri- 
Owner, Arthur pe son Sts, Private plans. - Owner; The Fort Wayne 


Brick. 


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Residences: (25) $4,000 and $5,000 each. In- Residence and Garage: $10,000, Westwood 


Owner, C. P.-Nelson, golf instructor 
“ oe Ft. Ba Gi Country Club, Owner pur- 
’ ais ;_ Chased: site, will build in the spring. 
wifi SBAEE,  EtOve— saetnol Hullding aid Beatioe Plant: $200,000, 
The “James H. Smart School,”’ 20-room annex, Smith 
Plan St. Archt., Griffith and Goodrich, 211 East Berry 
St Owner, Board of - School Trustees, Ely E, 
Perry, .Pres.; Mary A. Fletcher, Secy.; Henry J. 
Bowerfind, .Treas.; Li C. Ward, Supt. General 


Owner, 


Pierceton, Ind., $148,000; heating, plumbing and 


Gas Filling Station: $6,000, National Road Co., Furniture Bldg., Evansville, Ind. Owner, gis 

and Ashley. Private plans. Owner, Archie W. C. McLeod, Madisonville, Ky. Temporarily W!"™8 let to P. B. Arnold & Co., Ft, Wayne. 
Jalbert, 1140 Wabesh Ave. Plans in progress. inabeyance. Brick. HAMMOND 

Brick. *Planing ‘Mill (add.) 1 sty., 50x190, $15,000. 


Garage and Service Station: $10,000, 1 sty., Private plans. 


National and Sherman. Private plans. 


Owner, The Evansville Planing 
Owner, Mill Co., 1510 N. Garvin St. Owner will build 


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$30,000, (rem. from old Rimbach Home). Owner; 
Charles Neidow. General contract let to M. A. 
Dickover, 44 Ruth St., Hammond. Brick. Archt., 
Addison C, Berry & Co., Ruff Bldg., Hammond: 

*Ice Cream Plant: (rem. from dairy), $15,- 
000, 680 Oakley St. Archt., Addison C. Berry 
Co., Ruff Bldg. Owner, Hammond Dairy Co., 680 
Oakley St. General contract let to M. G. Grim, 
North Manchester, Ind. Brick, 1 sty., 40x60. 

*Branch Library: $20,000, 1 sty. and bas., 28 
x77. Archt., Joseph T. Hutton and Son, Ham- 
mond Bldg. Owner, Board of Trustees, J. V. 
Keller, Pres., 419 Ash St.; Mrs. J. V. Sawyer, 
librarian, Hammond Public Library. Bids re- 
jected. Only one bid was received on general 
eontract, will ask for new bids the latter part 
of January. Brick. 

Ice House: $30,000, South Hammond, Ind., 1 
sty. 40x100. Owner, The Indianapolis and 
Louisville R. R. Co., H. R. Kurrie, Pres., 608 So. 
Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill, Chief Engineer, A. 
S. Kent, 608 So. Dearborn St., Chicago. Plans 
ready for bids in a few days. Frame, comp. 
roof, cork insulation, equipt. 


KOKOMO 


Stores (3) Offices (3): $25,000, 2 sty., 56x130, 
Kokomo, Ind., Taylor St. Archt. and general con- 
tractor, J. B, Goodall and Sons Co., 120 East 
9th St., Peru, Ind. Owner, Dr. W. Harris, 318 
N. Main St., Kokomo, Ind. Plans in progress. 
Brick, composition roof, steam heat, copper-set 
store fronts. 


LAFAYETTE 


High and Grade School: $100,000 (8 class 
rooms,. auditorium, gymnasium, manual training 
and domestic science Depts.), Wabash School 
Township, Tippecanoe County, West Lafayette, 
Ind. Archt., W. C, Kashner, Ross Bldg., La- 
fayette. Owner, Frank S. Moore, Trustee, West 
Lafayette, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick, stone 
trim, composition roof, skylights, steel sash, pri- 
vate water system. 


LOGANSPORT 


*School Building: (addition), $35,000, Argos, 
Ind. Archt., Allen and Garriott, Masonic Tem- 
ple Bldg., Logansport. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, C. A. Schoonover, Pres.; L. W. Slayter, 
Secy.; G. F. Sheely, Treas., Argos, Ind. Owner 
receiving bids to close December 29th at 2:00 
p. m. (See legal advertising in this issue.) 

*School Bonds: $35,000, The Board of School 
Trustees, Argos, Ind., are taking bids to close 
December 29th at 2:00 p, m. on school bonds, 
for the construction of an addition. (See legal 
advertising in this issue.) 

Duplex: (rem: from residence), $5,000, 1710 
Broadway. Archt., Carl J. Horn, Citizens Loan 
and Trust Bldg. Owner, W. H. Lindsey, 2319 
E. Broadway. Plans in progress. Work will 
consist of installing a new furnace, new plumb- 
ing and fixtures, electric wiring, new roofing, 
painting, and general alterations. 4 

Filling Station: 1025 N. Third St. Private 
plans. Owner, Morris Graff, 1021 N. Third St. 
Start work soon. Probably brick. f 

Filling Station: $5,000, No. 6th St. Private 
plans. Owner, Dr. J. B. Lynas & Son (per- 
fumes), 523 East Market St. Plans in progress. 
Brick and stucco. 


MADISON 
Church: (addition and remodeling), $25,000, 1 
sty. and bas. Private plans. Owner, Trinity 


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E. E. DAVENPORT---301-2 Castle Hall Bldg. 
INDIANAPOLIS 


Phone, Main 6253 


Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Walter S. 
Rader, pastor; P. L. Ramsey, chariman Bldg. 
Comm., Madison, Ind. Preliminary plans. Brk. 

Gasoline - Filling Station: $7,000, Main and 
Walnut Sts. Owner, The Standard Oil Co. of 
Indiana, Indianapolis. Start work soon. Brick. 


MARION 


Factory: (fire rebuild), $100,000. Owner, The 
Lindley Box and Paper Co., L. R, Lindley, Pres. 
Owners will award contracts in a few weeks 
Brick, concrete and steel. 


NORTH VERNON 


Hospital: (remodeling from the Albert Tripp 
residence), $20,000. Owner, Memorial Hospital 
Association, Dr. W. H. Stemm, H. H. Dowd, 


Secy. Archt. not selected: Project will mature 
early spring. Brick and frame. 

Railroad Yards: Owner, The Baltimore and 
Ohio Railroad Co., Baltimore, Md. Preliminary 
plans. Definite data later. 


PERU 


Bank Building: $60,000, 2 sty. and bas. Pri- 
vate plans. Owner, The Peru Trust Co., Peru, 
Ind. Plans in progress. Brick and stone, con- 
crete vault, vault door, comp. roof, tile and 
marble work, steam heat, bank fixtures. 


Duplex: (rem. from residence), 2 sty., 6th 
and Miami. Private plans. Owner, Dr. B. F. 
Eickenberry, Brownell Bldg., Peru. Plans in 
progress. Brick, frame. : 

Hospital: (additions), $27,000, ‘‘Longcliff Hos- 
pital for the Insane,’’ Logansport, Ind. Owner, 
State of Indiana, c/o Samuel Dodds, Supt. of 
Hospital, Logansport. Archt., Jesse T. Osborne, 
Home Savings and Trust Bldg., Peru, Ind. Own- 
er builds. On. foundation. Brick, 


PLAINVILLE 


Township School: $100,000, Plainville. Steel 
Twp. Davies county, Ind. Owner, Lyle Witsman, 
trustee, Plainville, Ind. Contemplated. Brick. 

Church: $40,000 to $50,000, Plainville. Owner, 
United Brethren Church, Logan Mackin, chair- 
man Building Committee, Plainville. Archt. not 
selected. Contemplated. Probably 
spring. Brick. 


mature 


Terre Haute 


14th and Wabash. 


Filling Station: $7,000, 


Owner, Ropana Petroleum Co., Arcade Bldg., 

St. Louis, Mo. Plans in progress. Brick. 
VINCENNES 

Sanitarium: (addition), $75,000, Martinsville, 


Ind. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, American National 
Bank Bldg., Vincennes, Ind. Owner, Colonial 
Sanitarium, Jap Jones, Pres., Martinsville, Ind. 
Plans in progreses, ready for bids in 30 days. 
Bids will be taken on an absolutely fireproof 
building and semi-fireproof building, complete 
modern bath-room 41x84, additional steam heat- 
ing, struct. steel, terrazzo floors, built-up roof. 

Church: $35,000, 1 sty. and bas., 51x60, Terre 


Heute, Ind. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, American 
National Bank Bldg., Vincennes, Ind. Owner, 
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rev. A. R. 


Brown, pastor, 2216 Sycamore St., Terre Haute, 
Plans in progress, ready for bids soon, will con- 
tain Sunday School, banquet room, kitchen, gal- 
lery, auditorium. Brick, stone trim, art glass, 


steam heat, ornamental plaster, pipe organ, cir- 
cular pews, ; 


*Memorial Coliseum: $150,000, Princeton, Ind. 
Archt., J. W. Gaddis, American National Bank 
Bldg., Vincennes. Owner, Board of Trustees, 
Memorial Coliseum, Princeton, Ind. Plans in 
progress. Owner will advertise for bids in 
February. Brick. 


WEST BADEN 


Hotel: (add.) to the West Baden Springs Ho- 
tel, which include new bath departments for both 
men and women, with reception rooms, massage 
and weight-reducing rooms, and all baths known 
to modern medical science, and a complete new 
elevator system, ventilating system, white tile 
baths and corridors, smoking rooms, barber shop, 
are announced here by the members of the West 
Baden Springs Company, of which Lee L. Per- 
sise, head of the State Bank of Salem, is presi- 
dent. The equipment and installation of the 
baths alone will cost approximately $150,000. 
The preliminary work for the new departments 
has begun. 


DITCHES 


Crown Point: Beaver Dam Ditch No. 3. 
Owner, John J. Wise, Supt. of Constr., 
Crown Point. Owner taking bids to close 
January 5th at 9 a. m. $5,000 certified . 
check or bond reqquired. 

New Haven: Repair of tile drain, 80 
rods of 10 inch tile. St. Joseph and 
Milan Townships, Allen County, Indiana. 
Owner, Frank B. Sordelet, Trustee and 
Henry Hutker, Trustee, New Haven, Ind. 
Owner taking bids to close December 28 
at 1:00 p. m. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 
Bluffton: High and elementary school Bldg., 
$124,000, Ossian, Ind., Jefferson School Twp. 


Archt., Everett Brown, Studebaker Bank Bldg., 
Bluffton, Ind. Owner, G. W. Todd, trustee, 
Ossian, Ind. Plans in progress. Brick. 
Brownstown: High school (side addition), $35,- 
000. Archt., Allen and Garriott, 401 Lombard 
Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, O. R. Emerson, Pres.; Victor 
Sage, Secy.; R. M. Robinson, Brownstown, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Combination auditorium and 


gymnasium. Brick. 

*Crown Point: Tuberculosis Sanitarium and 
Power Plant, Ist unit, $350,000; (Administra- 
tion Building, 2 sty. and bas., 42x129; Service 
Bldg., 45x109; Power Plant, 50x60). Archt., 
Karl D. Norris, Calumet Bldg., East Chicago, 
Indiana. Owner, Board of County Commis- 


sioners, G. M. Foland, auditor, Crown Point, 
Ind, Low bidder on general contract, Hender- 
long Construction Co., Crown Point, Ind. 


Ben Davis: (Marion county, Ind.), School fur- 
niture. Owner, Vestal C. Davis, trustee, is tak- 
ing bids to close December 28th at 2:00 p. m., 
for the following school furniture: 200 school 
desks, 5 teachers’ desks, 5 teachers’ chairs, 24 
window shades, 


*East Chicago: Comfort station, $8,000. Un- 
derground, 18x36, Chicago and Forsythe Sts, 
Archt., Karl D, Norris, Calumet Bldg. Owner, 


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City of East Chicago, Board of Local Improve- 
ments, City Hall. Owner taking bids to close 
December 24th at 2:00 p. m. Steam heat, side- 
walk lights, tile floor. 


Freetown: School, (consolidated), $30,000, 
Pershing Township, Jackson county, Ind. Archt. 
not selected. Owner, William T. McKain, trus- 
tee, Freetown, Ind. Contemplated, mature spring. 


Greensburg: Church, $60,000. Archt. not se- 
lected. Owner, First Methodist Church, Lock 
Bracken, Chairman Building Committee, Greens- 
burg, Ind. Contemplated, Site purchased. 
Brick. 

Martinsville: Residence, $10,000. Owner, J. 


W. Hussey, 609 East Morgan St. Will build in 


the spring. 

*Washington: Church, $30,000. Archt., W. H. 
Garns, 818 Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Methodist Episcopal Church, Rey. Ear] 
Jones, pastor, Plans completed. Owner will 
take bids about March Ist. Brick. 


Contracts Awarded 
*Kennard: School (add.) $30,000. 
R. Watkins, Farmers Trust Bldzg., Anderson 
Ind. Owner, H. C. Garriott, trustee, Kennard. 
General contractor, Folger and Wilson Constr. 
Co., Lapel, Ind. Heating and ventilating let to 
F. R. Murray, Newcastle, Ind. Excavating. 


Archt., E. 


*Lebanon: Factory (1 sty. top addition to 
present Bldg., 120x90). Archt., John Frost, Re- 
porter Blde. Owner, Campbell, Smith and 
Ritchie (Cabinet manufacturers), Ryan and 


South Sts. Contract let to L. W. Fuller, Lebanon. 
Start work soon. Brick, mill constr., sprinkler 
system, comp. roof, heating, 

Warsaw: Flour Manufacturing Plant, 
4 sty., 88x170. Warsaw. Private plans. Owner, 
Littlebrow Milling Co. (Mfrs. pancake flour), 
Warsaw. General contract awarded to Merle P. 
Hodges, Warsaw, Ind, Plans in progress. 
Start work soon. Brick, mill construction, steam 
heat, steel sash, comp. roof. 


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ROADS 


Concrete Roads: Bids were opened at the 
office of the State Highway Department, State 
House, Indianapolis for the construction of new 
roads, low bidders as follows: 

Bluff road, No. 12, from Johnson county line 
to Indianapolis, in Marion county, 6.2 miles; 
Fred Cunningham, Indianapolis, $135,536. 

Bluff road, No. 12, two miles east of Martins- 
ville, to Waverly, Morgan county, 10.4 miles; 
Dull Brothers, Arcanum, Ohio, $281,794. 

Bluff road, No. 12, Waverly to Marion county 
line, Morgan and Johnson counties, 6.6 miles; 
Frank J. Tilman, Milwaukee, $154,569. 

Michigan road, No. 6, New Bethel to two miles 
east of London, Marion and Shelby counties, 8.8 
miles; Davis Construction Company, Tipton, 
$171,008. 

Michigan road, No. 6, two miles east of London 
to Shelbyville, Shelby county, 8.7 miles, Davis 
Construction Company, Tipton, $187,980. 

Lafayette pike, No. 6, two miles north of 


Royalton to Lebanon, Boone county, George T. 


Miller, Lebanon, $154,244. 
Range Line road, No. 1, Howard county line 
to Bunker Hill, Miami county, 6.9 miles, Gluss 


Brothers Company, Hamler, O., $135,205. 

Range Line road, No. 1, Bunger Hill to Peru, 
Miami county, 6.8 miles, Clem T. Kain, Bluffton, 
$169,631. 


Dixie Bee Line road, No. 10, Sullivan to 
Standard, Sullivan county, 7.5 miles: W. D. 
Hutchinson, Indianapolis, $150,665. 


Dixie Bee Line road, No. 10, Ft. Branch to 
Princeton, Gibson county, 6.2 miles: Kerr & Mur- 
phy, Bloomington, $131,710. 

French Lick road, No. 5, Crystal to two 
miles west of French Lick, Dubois county, 6.2 
miles, Foulks Construction Company, ‘Terre 
Haute, $128,496. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circles from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will 
be received up to 2:00 o’clock p. m. on Saturday, 
the 29th day of December, 1923, at the office of 
the Board of Trustees of the School Town of 
Argos, Marshall County, Indiana, the same be- 
ing in the School Building in said town, for the 
construction of an addition to said School. Build- 
ing, full details, prints, plans and specifications 
for all such work are on file at the office of 
the undersigned, where the same are open to the 
inspection of all persons interested. The same 
are also on file at the office of Allen & Gar- 
riott, architects, Masonic Temple, Logansport, 
Indiana. 

All bidders will be required to file their bids 
on forms required by the Indiana State Board 
of Accounts, and to accompany such bids with 
proper affidavits. 

Each bidder will be required to deposit with 
his bid a certified check in an amount of not 
less than 5% of his bid, payable to the Board 
of Trustees of such School Town of Argos, con- 
ditioned to secure the entering into of a proper 
contract and the giving of a proper and suffi- 
cient bond by such bidder in the event that he 
be awarded such contract. 

The successful bidder will be required to enter 
into a contract in a form and with surety ac- 
ceptable to the Board, requiring the completion 
of such work within a time to the satisfaction 
ef such Board, in no event to be later than 
July 15, 1924, 


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The estimated cost of such addition is 
000.00, 
all bids. 

Dated at Argos, Indiana, this Ist day of De- 
cember, 1923. 

SCHOOL TOWN OF ARGOS, 

: By C. A. Schoonover, Pres. 
L. W. Slayter, See’y 
G. F. Sheely, Treas. 
Board of School Trustees. 


$35,- 
The right is reserved to reject any and 


S. N. Stevens, 

Robert C, Hillis, Attorneys. 
Allen & Garriott, Architects. 
December 22, 1923. 


SCHOOL BONDS 
NOTICE OF BOND SALE 


Notice is hereby given that the undersigned 
will receive sealed bids up to 2:00 o'clock p. m. 
on Saturday, the 29th day of December, 1923, at 
the office of such Board, the same being in the 
High School Building, located in the Town of 
Argos, Indiana, for the issue ‘of bonds of such 


School Town of Argos, Indiana, deesribed as 
follows: 
July 15th, 1925, $500.00: January 15th, 1926, 


$500.00; July 15th, 1926, $1,000.00; January 15th, 
1927, $1,000.00; July 15th, 1927, $1,000.00; Janu- 
ary 15th, 1928, $1,000.00; July 15th, 1928, $1,500.- 
00; January 15th, 1929, $1,500.00; July 15th, 1929, 
$1,500.00; January 15th, 1930, $1,500.00; July 
S5th, 1930, $2,000.00; January 15th, 1931, $2,000,- 
00; July 15th, 1931, $2,000.00; January 15th, 1932, 
$2,000.00; July 15th, 1932, $2,500.00; January 
15th, 1933, $2,500.00. $d 

Such issue shall be in the total principal sum 
of $24,000.00, shall all be dated January 15th, 
1924, shall be in denominations of $500.00 each, 
and shall bear interest at the rate of 5% per 
annum, payable semi-annually, provided that no 
interest shall be due until July 15th, 1925. 

That such bonds and the interest thereon shall 
be payable at the office of this Board, or at 
such bank in said Town of Argos as the Board 
may select. 

That the purpose for which such bonds are 
issued is to provide funds to pay upon the 
cost of the proposeu addition to the present 
School Building in said Town of Argos, and 
upon the proper or necessary items of expense 
connected with such addition and sale of bonds 
and these proceedings. 

That the total estimated cost of the proposed 
new addition is $35,000.00. 

g The right is reserved to reject any and all 
ids. 

Dated at Argos, Indiana, this Ist day of De- - 
cember, 1923, 

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By C. A. Schoonover, Pres. 

L. W. Slayter, Sec’y 

G. F. Sheely, Treas. 


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BOARD OF ARBITRATION FINDS 
FOR CONTRACTOR . 


Builder Resorts To Clause 45 of Standard 
A. J. A. General Contract Form 
For Settlement of Dispute. 


A case that should be of unusual in- 
terest to the building fraternity of In- 
diana has just come to the surface at 
Terre Haute, and its final disposition 
will have a great bearing on the future 
of the building industry of the state. 
It enters around the arbitration provi- 
sion provided for in the General Condi- 
tions, Clause 45, of the Standard Docu- 
ment Contract, between owner and gen- 
eral contractor, advocated and recom- 
mended for use by the American Insti- 
tute of Architects. 


Over a year ago the John A. Schu- 
macher Co., a general contracting firm 
of Indianapolis, upon submitting the 
lowest bid for the general construction 
of St. Anthony’s Hospital at Terre 
Haute, entered into a contract with the 
hospital to do the work and signed up 
the Standard A. I. A. general contract 
form as presented by the architect, J. G. 
Vrydagh, of Terre Haute. This contract 
contained all the forty-five clauses in- 
tact, even to the arbitration clause. 

An Ugly Mess. 

The work was hardly well under way 

When trouble arose between the archi- 


tect and contractor and developed to a 
State where the work was closed down 


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and such charges were preferred against 
the contractor by the architect that the 
owner conceled the contract and is al- 
leged to have kept him off the job by 
threats from armed men, though the 
work was continued under the guidance 
of Architect Vrydagh, who used the 
equipment of the Schumacher Co.,- his 


material, and re-employed the _ sub-- 


contractors the former contractor had 
had working on the building. 


The Schumacher Co. appealed for ar- 
bitration as provided for in his contract. 
This appeal was ignored by the owner. 


However, an arbitration board, com- 
posed of three disinterested parties, was 
named, in accordance with Clause 45, 
Fred W. Jungclaus, general contractor, 
Indianapolis, being chosen by the Schu- 
macher Co.; W. Robert Paige, engineer, 
Terre Haute, was selected by the presi- 
dent of the Terre Haute Bar Associa- 
tion, and those two selected Herbert 
Foltz, architect, Indianapolis, to serve 
as the third member of the board. 
These men then regularly organized by 
electing a chairman, vice-chairman and 
secretary, set a time for meeting and 
officially notified both parties to the con- 
tract, also the architect, as to their tak- 
ing oaths to fully hear and determine 
as arbitrators all matters in difference 
and dispute arising under:the perform- 
ance of said contract by the parties 
thereto between the John A. Schumacher 
Co. and St. Anthony’s Hospital as pro- 
vided for in Clause 45 of said contract 
between the two parties. 


No Attention Paid By Owner 


Though twelve separate meetings of 
the arbitration board were held and evi- 
dence taken, St. Anthony’s Hospital and 
the architect steadfastly ignored and re- 
fused to recognize the board’s sum- 
monses. 


The Decision of The Board 


On the strength of the evidence pre-, 


sented, the board of arbitration has 
handed down its verdict as follows: 


One. That the John A. Shumacher Company 
and St. Anthony’s Hospital did enter into a con- 
tract in writing on the 17th day of November, 


1921; that said contract is termed ‘‘contract docu- 
ments” and consists of four component parts (A) 
agreement, (B) General Conditions, (C) Specifi- 
cations, (D) Plans, and that by the terms and 
provisions of said contract documents said John 
A. Schumacher Company did promise and agree 
to furnish all the labor and material needed and 
requaired to ereet and construct the South Wing 
of St, Anthony’s Hospital for St. Anthony’s Hos- 
pital according to the plans and specifications pre- 
pared therefor by Jupiter G. Vrydagh, architect, 
and said St. Anthony’s Hospital promised and 
agreed to pay the sum of One Hundred Seventy- 
three Thousand, Five Hundred ($173,500.00) Dol- 
lars to the John A. Schumacher Company for the 
labor and material and subject to deductions for 
ever to additions for extra and additional work, 
labor and materil nd subject to deductions fr 
omissions from said contract and that a surety 
bond was filed by the John A. Schumacher Com- 
pany with St. Anthony’s Hospital for the fuli 
contract price, to-wit: One Hundred, Seventy- 
three Thousand, Five Hundred ($173,500.00) Dol- 
lars to secure the faithful performance of said 
contract with Max A. Schumacher and William M. 
Schumacher as sureties thereon. 


Two. That the John A. Schumacher Company 
entered upon the performance of its said contract 
with due diligence and dispatch and so continued 
said building operation up until the time that it 
was precluded, obstructed and interferred with 
in the performance of its said contract by ard 
through the conduct of the owner, St. Anthony’s 
Hospital, acting by and throuzh its said avzhi- 
tect, Jupiter G. Vrydagh, who did 01 May 15, 
1923, issue to St. Anthony’s Hospital a certi- 
ficate and said St. Anthony’s Hospital accepting 
said architect’s certificate of May 15, 1923, adopt- 
ing and confirming the same as its own, ratify- 
ing the acts of its agent and architect, Jupite: C. 
Vrydagh, therein did notify in writing the said 
John A. Schumacher Company on May 16, 1923 
of its intention within seven days thereafter of 
eancelling and terminating the contract of the 
John A. Schumacher Company and “hai it, St. 
Anthony’s Hospital, would take possession of all 
the materials, tools and equipment of the said John 
A, Schumacher Company ana proceed to finish 
and complete said contract with said materials, 
tools and equipment in any manner that it deemed 
expedient, which said notice so served, embody- 
ing the certificate of said architect, Jupiter G. 
Vrydagh, is in the words and figures following, 
to-wit: 

Notice Under Article of Contract 37 To Terminate 
The Employment of The Contractor. 


To John A. Schumacher Company: 

You are hereby notified that J. G. Vrydagh, 
architect and superintendent for the south wing, 
addition to Saint Anthony’s Hospital, City of 
Terre Haute, Indiana, has duly certified in writ- 
ing under date of May 15, 1923, to said hospital 
and to Sister Augustine, Euperior, concerning 
your work and conduct under your contract with 
said addition as follows: 


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May 15, 1923. 
St. Anthony’s Hospital, 
Sister M. Augustine, Superior, 
Terre Haute, Indiana. 

This certifies that the Contract John A. Schu- 
macher Company employed by you for and in 
the erection of the South Wing Addition to St. 
Anthony’s Hospital Building, Terre Haute, In- 
diana, has repeatedly refused, neglected and failed 
to supply enough properly skilled workmen and 
proper materials, has failed to make prompt and 
proper payments to its subcontractors, has per- 
sistently disregarded the instruction of the Archi- 
tect, has made and is making claims for addi- 
tions to the contract without authority, has failed 
and refused to file a schedule of values made 
out in such form as required by the Architect, 
has refused to submit statements based upon 
said schedule in applying for payments, has re- 
fused to keep and present in such form as the 
Architect directed a correct account of the net 
cost of labor and materials together with the 
vouchers for the extra work allowed, has not 
promptly removed, replaced and re-executed his 
own work which was condemned, has failed and 
neglected to keep a foreman with authority at 
all times on the work and satisfactory to the 
Architect, has failed to give efficient supervision 
to the work, has failed to submit shop drawings 
with such promptness as to cause no delay in his 
own work or in that of any other contractor, has 
caused a loss to its subcontractors because of the 
aforesaid neglect, failure and refusal; that suffi- 
cient cause has existed and does now exist to 
justify your action in taking possession of the 
premises and of all materials, tools and appli- 
ances thereon and finish the work by whatever 
method you may deem expedient and to termin- 
ate the employment of the said contractor John 
A. Schumacher Company after you have given 
it seven days notice in accordance with the terms 
of the contract. 


J. G. VRYDAGH, 
Architect and Superintendent for the South 
Wing, Addition to St. Anthony’s Hospital. 


You are further notified that on account of 
your failure to faithfully keep and perform your 
part of said contract in the particulars indicated 
by said certificate and your failure to faithfully 
keep and perform your part of said contract in 
many other particulars concerning which said 
architect has frequently made complaint to you 
and your officers and agents, and concerning which 
said architect has, previous to said 15th day of 
May, made certificate to said hospital, said hos- 
Pital, without prejudice to any other right or 
remedy, intends to and will and does at the ex- 
Piration of seven days from the date of service 
of this notice terminate the employment of you, 
John A. Schumacher Company, under said con- 
tract as provided for in Article 37 of the General 
Conditions of said contract, and immediately at 
the expiration of seven days from the date of 
Service of this notice intends to and will take 
Possession of said building and the premises on 
which the same is located, and all materials, tools 
and appliances thereon and finish the work by 
whatever method said hospital may deem expedi- 
ent; and upon the completion of said work, said 
hospital will furnish to you a complete statement 
of the cost of finishing said work and completing 
the construction of said addition, and give to 
you a full account of and concerning all of the 
tools, materials and appliances taken. 


Dated this 16th day of May, 1923. 


ST. ANTHONY’S HOSPITAL, 
By Sister M. Augustine, Superior, and 
(SEAL) President. 
Sister M. Roasalia, Secretary. 


That following said notice of May 16, 1923, 
from St. Anthony’s Hospital the said John A. 
Schumacher Company did in writing deny the 


truth of each and every one of the charges made 
in said architect’s certificate to St. Anthony’s 
Hospital and appealed to arbitration to settle 
said differences and dispute as in said contract 
documents, General Conditions Article 45, pro- 
vided; that St. Anthony’s Hospital did by and 
through armed men forcibly and against the 
wishes and over the objections of the John A. 
Schumacher Company enter upon the premises 
and did take possession of the materials, tools 
and equipment of the John A. Schumacher Com- 
pany and did exclude its workmen therefrom ; 
that the John A. Schumacher Company has willing 
and had the ability at all times to push the work 
on said hospital to completion during the arbitra- 
tion proceedings, but was prevented from so per- 
forming said contract by armed men acting for 
and on behalf of said St. Anthony’s Hospital; 
that said Board does find for the John A. Schu- 


macher Company as against St. Anthony’s Hos- 
pital upon its charges in said notice of May 16, 


1923, which notice incorporates the architect’s 
certificate under date of May 15, 1923, and does 
further find for the John A. Schumacher Com- 
pany and against St. Anthony’s Hospital upon 
the charges made by said architect as against 
the John A. Schumacher Company to St. An- 


thony’s Hospital; that St, Anthony’s Hospital 
without right, authority or legal justification un- 


dertook to cancel, rescind and terminate the con- 
tract between the John A. Schumacher Company 
and St. Anthony’s Hospital, and that St. Anthony’s 
Hospital did further fail, neglect and refuse to 
permit the John A, Schumacher Company to push 
the work to completion during the arbitration 
proceedings. 


Three. The Board finds that there is due and 
owing to the John A. Schumacher Company from 
said St. Anthony’s Hospital under and by virtue 
of the terms and provisions of the contract docu- 
ments and by virtue and reason of the illegal and 
unwarranted attempt to cancel and rescind said 
contract as the adjusted balance due on contract 
and for damages for delay, destruction of prop- 
erty and expense incident to appeal the sum of 
Sixty-seven thousand, Sixty-six ($67,066.00) Dol- 
lars which said amount is now due and wholly 
unpaid, an itemized statement of all of which is 
as follows: , 


Contract: price: 2252 ...! $173,500.00 
Damages for delays caused 

by architect and owner... 2,500.00 
Temporary office and tool 

shed destroyed _.....0.......... 25.00 
Expenses incurred inci- 


cident to appeal ............. 7,300.00 


$183,325.00 


Credits— 
PCIe OES ng. he sk $108,029.00 
Deducted for work 

Gmiitted 2S heen) 4280-00 
Carpenter labor necessary 


to complete building.......... 4,000.00 


$116,259.00 
EET E/N ee ele SEE ke Bese ee a $ 67,066.00 


Four. The Board further finds that there is 
due and owing the said John A. Schumacher Com- 
pany for and on account of certain extra labor 
and material furnished at the special instance 
and request of St. Anthony’s Hospital and ac- 
cepted by it of the reasonable value of Twelve 
Thousand Four Hundred Eighteen and 90/100 
($12,418.90) Dollars, which said sum is now due 
the John A. Schumacher Company and is wholly 
unpaid. 


Five. The Board further finds that the cost 
and expense of the arbitrators in conducting said 
arbitration is Two Thousand Twenty-nine and 
50/100 ($2029.50) itemized as follows, to-wit: 

Herbert W. Foltz, Fred W. Jungclaus, 
W. Robert Paige, arbitrators, 
twelve days at $150.00 per day......... $1800.00 


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Arbitration Board’s traveling expense 
and “incidentals <_<... 127.00 
Witness fees: Frank Seamans................ 1.25 
Haroidiln Davisss. of oN a 1.25 

Helen H, Mahley, official stenographer 
Sn Clerk pe eee eS ey . 100.00 
ANCE LS Cd ne Oe $2029.50 


and said Board assesses said costs and charges 
against St. Anthony’s Hospital. 


We therefore consider, find, order, adjudge and 
award that St. Anthony’s Hospital shall pay to 
the said John A, Schumacher Company the sum 
of Seventy-nine Thousand, Four Hundred Eighty- 
four and 90/100 ($79,484.90) Dollars together 
with the costs of this proceedings amounting to 
Two Thousand Twenty-nine and 50/100 (2029.50) 
Dollars being a total sum of Eighty-one Thousand 
Five Hundred Fourteen and 40/100 ($81,514.40) 
Dollars. 


In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our 
hands this 20th day of December, 1923. 


BOARD OF ARBITRATION, 


Herbert Foltz, Chairman, 
Arbitrator appointed by arbitrators. 


Fred W. Jungclaus, Vice-chairman. 
Arbitrator appointed by John A. Schumacher 
Company. 


W. Robert Paige, Secretary, 
Arbitrator appointed by Presiding officer of 
Terre Haute Bar Association. 
Attest: Helen H. Mahley, Witness. 


The owner holds to the contention that 
it had the right to cancel the contract 
through Clause 87, regardless of the ar- 
bitration clause, while the contractor 
maintains arbitration under Clause 45 
was mandatory before the contract 
could be terminated. The award of the 
board has been delivered to St. An- 
thony’s Hospital, but no statement has 
been forthcoming from that institution 
regarding the decision. 

Particular importance attaches to this 
arbitration proceeding as it is the most 
extensive and exhaustive one ever in- 
dulged in in Indiana as pertains to such 
procedure as provided for in Clause 45, 
of the Standard Uniform A. I. A. General 
Contract Form. These forms have been 
advocated for quite some time as a means 
of minimizing building construction mis- 
understandings and disputes and now 
that this particular case has been con- 
ducted along the lines specified by the 
Standard Documents, which are being 
used extensively in Indiana, and a de- 
cision reached, any further developments 
upholding the award or disapproving it 
will be watched with interest as the final 
outcome will have a great bearing on the 
advisability of the use of these standard 
documents for building construction oper- 


ations. 
The Terre Haute case arbitration board 


conducted its hearings in regular court 
order swearing all witnesses and making 
an official report of all testimony. The 
attorneys in the case for the John A. 


Schumacher Co., were Fenton, Steers, 
Herbst & Klee, Indianapolis and Fitz- 
patrick & Fitzpatrick, also of Indiana- 
polis. 


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Society of Architects 


HOW ABOUT IT? 


Each Party To Controversy Holds He Is 
Within His Rights. 


An interesting point has been brought 
out at Terre Haute over the St. An- 
thony’s Hospital, arbitration proceedings 
regarding the rights of the owner and 
the contractor when both enter into a 
contract embracing all the forty-five ar- 


ticles contained in the Standard A. I. A. 
General Contract Form . 


In the St. Anthony’s case the archi- 
tect filed charges against the contractor 
who was dismissed without a hearing, 
the contract being canceled under Articlé 
37, reading thus: 

Art. 37. Owner’s Right to Terminate 
Contract.—If the contractor should be 
adjudged a bankrupt, or if he should 
make a general assignment for the bene- 
fit of his creditors, or if a receiver should 
be appointed on account of his insol- 
vency, or if he should, except in cases 
recited in Article 35, persistently or re- 
peatedly refuse or fail to supply enough 
properly skilled workmen or proper-ma- 
terials, or if he should fail to make 
prompt payment to subcontractors or for 
material or labor, or persistently dis- 
regard laws, ordinances or the instruc- 
tions of the architect, or otherwise be 
guilty of a substantial violation of any 
provision of the contract, then the owner, 
upon the certificate of the architect that 
sufficient cause exists to justify such ac- 
tion, may, without prejudice to any other 
right or remedy and after giving the 
contractor seven days’ written notice, 
terminate the employment of the con- 
tractor and take possession of the prem- 
ises and of all materials, tools and appli- 
ances thereon and finish the work by 
whatever method he may deem expedient. 
In such case the contractor shall not be 
entitled to receive any further payment 
until the work is finished. If the unpaid 
balance of the contract price shall exceed 
the expense of finishing the work, includ- 
ing compensation to the architect for his 
additional services, such excess shall be 
paid to the contractor. If such expense 
shall exceed such unpaid balance, the 
contractor shall pay the difference to the 
owner. The expense incurred by the 
owner as herein provided, and the dam- 
age incurred through the contractor’s de- 
fault, shall be certified by the architect. 

On the other hand, the general con- 
tractor holds that before dismissal he 
had the right to resort to arbitration as 
provided for in Article 45, which says: 


Office of the Secretary 
500 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING 
Indianapolis, Ind. 


Art. 45. Arbitration—Subject to the 
provisions of Article 10, all questions in 
dispute under this contract shall be sub- 
mitted to arbitration at the choice of 
either party to the dispute. The con- 


tractor agrees to push the work vigor- 
ously during arbitration proceedings. 

The demand for arbitration shall be 
filed in writing with the architect, in the 
case of an appeal from his decision 
within ten days of its receipt and in any 
other case within a reasonable time after 
cause thereof and in no case later than 
the time of final payment, except as to 
questions arising, under Article 16. If 
the architect fails to make a decision 
within a reasonable time, an appeal to 
arbitration may be taken as if his de- 
cision had been rendered against the 
party appealing. 

No one shall be nominated or act as 
an arbitrator who is in any way finan- 
cially interested in this contract or in 
the business affairs of either the owner, 
contractor or architect. 

The general procedure shall conform 
to the laws of the state in which the 
work is to be erected. Unless otherwise 
provided by such laws, the parties may 
agree upon one arbitrator; otherwise 
there shall be three, one named, in writ- 
ing, by each party to this contract, to 
the other party and to the architect, and 
the third chosen by these two arbitra- 
tors, or if they fail to select a third 
within ten days, then he shall be chosen 
by the presiding officer of the bar asso- 
ciation nearest to the location of the 
work. Should the party demanding ar- 
bitration fail to name an arbitrator 
within ten days of his demand, his. right 
to arbitrate shall laspe. Should the 
other party fail to choose an arbitrator 
within said ten days, then such presid- 
ing officer shall appoint such arbitrator. 
Should either party refuse or neglect to 
supply the arbitrators with any papers 
or information demanded in writing, the 
arbitrators are empowered by both par- 
ties to proceed ex parte. 


The arbitrators shall act with prompt- 
ness. If there be one arbitrator his de- 
cision shall be binding; if three the de- 
cision of any two shall be binding. Such 
decision shall be a condition precedent to 
any right of legal action, and wherever 
permitted by law it may be filed in court 
to carry it into effect. 


The arbitrators, if they deem that the 
case demands it, are authorized to award 
to the party whose contention is sus- 
tained such sums as they shall deem 
proper for the time, expense and trouble 
incident to the appeal and, if the ap- 


peal was taken without reasonable cause, 
damages for delay. The arbitrators 
shall fix their own compensation, unless 
otherwise provided by agreement, and 
shall assess the costs and charges of the 
arbitration upon either or both parties. 

The award of the arbitrators must be 
in writing and, if in writing, it shall not 
be open to objection on account of the 
form of the proceedings or the award, 
unless otherwise provided by the laws 


of the state in which the work is to be 


erected. 

In the event of such laws providing 
on any matter covered by this article 
otherwise than as hereinbefore specified, 
the method of procedure throughout and 
the legal effect of the award shall be 
wholly in accordance with the said state 
laws, it being intended hereby to lay 
down a principle of action to be fol- 
lowed, leaving its local application to be 
adapted to the legal requirements of the 
place in which the work is to be erected. 


TC CONTINUE BUSINESS ALONG 
HIGH PRINCIPLES OF SERVICE 
HELD TO BY FOUNDER. 


Vincennes Architectural Firm To Per- 
petuate Spirit Instituted By The Late 
Mr. Osterhage. 


It is with profound sorrow that 
Osterhage & Sutton, architects and engi- 
neers, Vincennes, Ind., announce the 
death of Mr. Louis H. Osterhage, senior 
member of the firm, who passed away 
December 12, 1923. 

The death of Mr. Osterhage closes the 
last chapter in the career of a man who 
lived an upright, honorable life and gave 
unselfish service in his relations with his 
fellowmen and the practice of his pro- 
fession of architecture. He spread cheer- 
fulness and sunshine with his smile and 
we who had his friendship and confidence 
consider ourselves fortunate and better 
bh by reason of our association with 

im. 

The business of Osterhage & Sutton 
founded on the ideals and principles of 
Mr. Osterhage will be carried on by Mr. 
Byron Sutton, junior member of the firm, 
and Mr. Lester Routt, who has been as- 
sociated with the business for’ some 
years, under the firm name of Sutton & 
Routt, Architects and Engineers. It will 
be their earnest aim and desire to give to 
the clients of the firm the same measure 
of service as in the past and to carry 
on the business with the same basic prin- 
ciples which Mr. Osterhage stood for and 
on which the business was built. 


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FRED W. JUNGCLAUS, President 
Indianapolis 


Official Paper 


of Indiana 


uilding Contractors 


C. C. PIERSON, Secretary 
Indianapolis 


ORGANIZATION AND CURRENT NEWS 


EVANSVILLE 


Associated Building Contractors 
Member State A. B. C. 


Geo. L. Miller 


President__ 


Office, 411 Sycamore St. 


WEATHER PLAYS BIG PART IN PUT- 
TING EVANSVILLE BUILDING 
AFFAIRS IN GOOD SHAPE. 


Season’s Work Practically Cleaned Up. 


The open fall and its continuation of 
propitious building weather even on up 
into December has aided the Evansville 
contractors greatly in carrying their 
1923 construction projects well along 
toward completion. Even the work 
started late in the fall has progressed 
nicely to the stage where much of it can 
be enclosed and only severe cold weather 
can intervene to interrupt the work. 

As a result of the weather conditions, 
building affairs are in good shape and 
the contractors are in a fair position to 
hold their working organizations intact 
for the early building break that is 


looked for in the spring. This will mean 
much to the local building industry 


which will not be greatly hampered by 
reorganization efforts next season. 


HOUSING SHORTAGE BEING CUT 
DOWN STEADILY. 


Continued Dwelling Building Making 
Itself Felt. 


The residentiai building movement, 
steady all season and in good propor- 
tion, continues active in Evansville with 
the prospect for continued action in that 
direction next season. 

Hundreds of new homes were put up 
in the city the past year and have been 
completed in time for the owners to en- 
joy them for the holiday season. 

The housing shortage, so keen locally 
a few years back, has been greatly re- 
lieved by the building effort exerted 
along that line in the last several years 
and with any kind of favorable condi- 
tions holding as they have in the past 


1924 should lend greatly to cutting down 
the shortage. 


CHIPS AND SHAVINGS 


Work has been started on the interior 
finish at the new home for Miss Emma 
Bernardin, Outer Lincoln avenue, by J. 
Bippus and Son, building contractors. 
The two cottages being erected fos 
George Durham at Madison avenue and 
Campbell street are ready for plasterers. 


The six new houses being built for the 
Lincoln Mortgage Company by the Scar- 
borough-Davies Co., on Bellemeade, near 
Scholz avenue, are practically completed 
and will be ready for occupancy by 
January 1. 


The M. J. Hoffman Construction Com- 
pany has completed the general contract 
for the new addition to the power plant 
of the Krauss Laundry, 1307 Main 
street. 


It is expected to have revised plans 
for the new Lodge Avenue school, Green 
River road and Lodge avenue, completed 
and ready for bids by January 1. 


FT. WAYNE 


BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE 
Member State A. B. C. 


Phone 2001 


WILL AVERAGE A MILLION A 
MONTH. 


Over 12 Million Dollars Put Into New 
Building At Ft. Wayne in 1923. 


When the total new building construc- 
tion work in Ft. Wayne for the year of 
1922 mounted to $9,630,049, a figure 
never nearly approached before locally, 
there was much acclaim and great. re- 
joicing. The 1922 building effort was a 
real performance. 

And yet, the end was not yet. The new 
year came and with it the impetus for 
another big twelve months period of ex- 
tensive building endeavor. 


Fort Wayne is assured a building rec- 
ord far in excess of $12,000,000 for 1923. 


Just a few days ago the school city 
took out a building permit for a $210,000 
addition to the James H. Smart School 


which sent the December total close up 
to another “million dollar month” goal 
even should no more permits be issued 
before the first of the year. 

As figures now stand Ft. Wayne is 
about 30 per cent ahead of the 1922 rec- 
ord and approximately 162 per cent in 
advance of the 1921 building total. 


ACTIVITY HOLDS STRONG THRU 
MONTH OF DECEMBER. 


Permits Issued For Many And Varied 
New Structures. 


Though right at the threshold of win- 
ter and in the midst of that season of 
the year when building construction in- 
clinations develop a tendency to slow 
down the trend of things at Ft. Wayne 
during December developed a contrary 
streak and building work, instead of 
falling away, has taken on new life. 

All thru the month that marks the 
passing of the old year the city building 
inspection department has been called 
upon to issue more and more permits 
which when lumped at the end of De- 
cember should run up a total that will 
make for one of the best monthly build- 
ing records of the year and will do much 
to boost the yearly volume of building. 

Many permits have been issucd for new 
residences, several apartments, some 
commercial buildings, a few factory ex- 
tensions and some school construction, 
making a fine wind up for Ft. Wayne’s 
grcatest building year. 

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SOUTH BEND DOES HERSELF 
PROUD IN 1923 BUILDING 
EFFORT 


Slightly Out in Front of Fort Wayne 
So Far This Year 


While Fort Wayne was rolling up an 
unheard of local building total for 
the first eleven months this year her 
northern Indiana sister city, South Bend, 
stepped right along, too, at a speedier 
gait than had heretofore been her wont 
as far as building endeavor went. with 
the result that she also has established 
a new record along the line of construc- 
tion endeavor. Three two million dollar 
monthly totals went a long way to boost 
South Bend, these figures together with 
three one million dollar months more 
than equaling the whole twelve months’ 
total in 1922. 

South Bend in the eleven months this 
year issued 5,180 building permits for a 
total estimated valuation of $12,990,075, 
while for the corresponding period a year 
ago the figures were 4,178 permits of an 
estimated valuation of $9,196,696, a gain 
of 1,002 permits and $3,794,079, or 41.2 
per cent in valuation. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Building Contractors’ Association 
Member State A. B. C. 


F. W. Jungclaus 
C. C. Pierson 
320 Peoples Bank Building 


Secretary 


MEETINGS 


Executive Committee meets 
Tuesday each month. 

Painter Contractors 
Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Plasterer Contractors meet every 
Wednesday noon. 

Mason Contractors Association meets 
every Thursday—1. P. M. 

General Contractors meet second Fri- 
day each month. 


second 


meet every 


PLANS ON FILE 
None this week. 


WAIVER OF LIEN 


None filed with Recorder of Marion 
county this week. 


SLIGHT EASING UP IN CONSTRUC- 
TION COSTS MAY BE FELT 
IN 1924 


Have Shown a _ Lower 
Tendency 


Prices Lately 


There are those men directly connect- 
ed with the building business in Indian- 
apolis who freely predict that building 


prices locally may show a slightly lower 
shade in 1924, 

Cement has been reduced ten cents 
a barrel, lumber ‘will hardly show much 
change, though it is down now and may 
increase slightly when the demand 
grows as dealers begin to replenish 
their stocks, brick quotations will largely 
follow the prices of coal and freight 
rates, which tend downward, and some 
reductions have been made during the 
past year in prices of steel. 

Speaking of lumber, one prominent 
local lumber man says: “Prices will be 
a little under what they were this year. 
All building construction is not on as 
strong a basis as it was at the end of 
1922. The market with which we will 
start off building this spring will be 
somewhat less than it was last spring.” 

Prices in steel have been pretty well 
stabilized although there has been a 
slight reduction in pig iron. Orders 
being rlaced now are at generally lower 
than this year. There was a general re- 
duction the first six months of this year. 
Price schedules for 1924 have not been 
announced. 

There has been no change in the 
wholesale price of cement of more than 
a barrel in the last two years according 
to a cement dealer and distributor. The 
change was a drop of ten cents two 
months afio. He predicted that there 
would not be a change in the _ price 
of cement in the next year unless 


the prices of coal and labor, which are 


large factors in the price of cement, are 
increased or decreased. 

Coal is also a factor in the produc- 
tion of bricks, and the price of coal is 
reflected in the price of brick. Freight 
rates are also a factor, according to In- 
dianapolis brick dealers, and the trend 
of brick prices will depend largely on the 
way the prices of these two factors go. 

As for labor wage scales, this matter 
has not been gone into as yet, but it is 
hardly probable that these will reflect 
any material reductions, as the supply 
of skilled craftsmen is more or less 
limited and under an active demand men 
are hard to get. In some localities the 
unions have come out openly with ad- 
vanced demands for next season. It is 
probable that the 1923 scales will hold 
over through 1924. 


TO NEW LOCATION 


Well-Known Irdianapolis Roofers Make 
Change From Old Quarters 


After twenty-five years of business at 
the same original location at 16th and 
Alabama Sts., Ralph R. Reeder and Sons, 
roofing and sheet metal contractors, an- 
nounce their removal to their new office 
at 24th St. and Cornell Ave., where they 
have the largest display of tile, slate, 
asphalt shingles and built-up roofing in 
the state, a modern shop and warehouse. 


WINTER BUILDING PROSPECT 
PROMISING , 


Urge Advanced to Take Advantage of 
Slack. Seems to Have Ttaken Hold. 


As the winter season approaches, re- 
ports from various sections of the coun- 
try indicate that although the unparal- 
leled building boom of last winter will 
likely not be repeated this year, there 
will be sufficient work unaer way to keep 
all of the trades busy. There are still a 
few property owners who hesitate to be- 
gin new work during cold weather, but 
the information that has been so widely 
disseminated. calling attention to the 
fact that under modern methods of con- 
struction, building operations can be car- 
ried on as effectively during the winter 
months as in the summer, is beginning 
to have an effect. 


WAR MEMORIAL PLANS UNDER- 
WAY. 


Model of Big American Legion Project 
For Indianapolis to Be Made and 
Placed on Exhibition. 


Problems of detail in connection with 
the construction of the working models 
of the Indiana world war memorial plaza 
development were discussed by the board 
of trustees of the memorial, at a meeting 
the past week. Frank R. Walker, Harry 
E. Weeks ‘and C. C. Stedman, members 
of the firm of architects, of Cleveland, 
which is designing the development of 
the plaza, attended the meeting. Con- 
struction blueprints of the two office 
buildings that are to be built at the 
north end of the plaza, supplementing 
the central shrine, also were studied, 


The architects said the plans of these 
buildings can be started at an early date, 
if the board definitely decides on such ae. 
tion. The board has indicated a desire 
to start the construction of these build. 
ings as soon as possible. 


Models to Be Seen 


The architects are perfecting the con- 
struction of four models of the plaza and 
its buildings and landscaping, which wil] 
be exhibited in Indianapolis as soon as 
the details have been worked out to the 
satisfaction of the firm and the board of 
memorial trustees. 


One model will be of the entire plaza 
development, built on a scale large 
enough to give an accurate conception of 
the project. Another model will present 
an interior view of the central shrine, A 
third model will show the inside develop- 
ment of the shrine. It will be built large 
enough for a person to stand inside and 
get an idea of lighting effects and de- 
tails. The fourth model will be of the 
supplementary buildings. These models 
are being developed carefully and may 
not be finished for six months or so. 


INDIANAPOLIS BUILDING PERMITS 


(From December 20th to December 27th) 


Residence: $8,500, 5133 N. Capitol. 
Owner, Home Builders’ Assn., Lemcke 
Bldg. Owner builds. Excavating, 
Frame. 


Sand Dryer: $5,000, 1 sty., 20x25, 
Howard St. and Eagle Creek. Owner, 
pa eaan ous Street Railway Co. Owner 
uilds. 


Filling Station: $5,000. 2204 No. Dela- 
ware St. Owner, Sinclair Refining Co. 
Owner builds. 


Residence: (2 doubles), $6,000 each, 
1338-40 and 1342-44 No. Olney St. 
Owner, V. J. Morris, 1422 Broadway. 
General contract let to C. A. Morris, 
1422 Broadway. Frame. Excavating. 


Residence: $5,000, 528 Berkley Road. 
Owner, J. L. Breedlove, 444 No. Chester. 
Excavating. Owner builds. 


Residence: $5,500, 414 West 43d St. 
Owner, Hayden Arnold, c-o general con- 
tractor. Contract let to Louis S. Powell, 
Broad Ripple, Indianapolis. 


Residence: $4,250, 2517 Union St. 
Owner, H. C. Parkhurst, 1541 Walker. 
Owner builds. Excavating. Frame. 


Residences: (2 doubles), $2,800 each. 
Owner, F. M. Knight, 795 West Drive, 
Woodruff Place. Contract let to I. J. 
Clark, 319 West 28th. Frame. 
Owner, Mary Mason Moore, 1443 N. New 
Jersey. Contract let to Woods Richards 
Realty Co. Frame. 


Business Building: (rem.), $3,200. 
Owner, Jos. Gardner, Kentucky Ave. 
Contract let to Brandt Bro.., Indiana 
Trust Bldg. 


Filling Station: $4,500, Washington 
and Arlington. Owner, Indian Refining 
Co. Contract let to A. V. Stackhouse 
Constr. Co. 


INDIANA CONSTRUCTION RECORDER 13 


CALUMET DISTRICT 


Consisting of 
HAMMOND INDIANA HARBOR 
EAST CHICAGO WHITING 


Building Trades Employers’ 
Association. 


Member State A. B. C.’s 


President 


108 Citizens National Bank Bldg., 
Hammond, Indiana 


SMASHES RIGHT AND LEFT 


1923 Upsets Many Labor Theories. 


One of the outstanding features of the 
year 1923, now fast closing, for the vast 
majority of industrial workers is that 
while it has been a striking one it has 
almost been a strikeless year. 

The period since January 1 has wit- 
nessed the paying of probably the high- 
est real wages in history, a condition 
that has been accompanied by an indus- 
trial output that has broken all records 
in many lines. As a matter of fact, the 
results attained in 1923, when finally 
analyzed, digested and comprehended in 
their true perspective, may force a rad- 
ical revision of ideas as now cherished 
by two opposing factions—that of organ- 
ized labor, on the one hand, and the ex- 
pounders of the open shop on the other. 

It is just possible that the extremist 
for organized labor, who tells his follow- 
ers and the rest of the world that all im- 
provements in the conditions under which 
labor exists and which it enjoys have 
come solely from the effort put forth by 
organization, will find 1923 a rather em- 
barrassing obstacle to refute his argu- 
ments, for, with wages way up and indi- 
cations that the nation has enjoyed the 
largest industrial pay roll, measured by 
purchasing power, the past year has wit- 
nessed a depressed condition in the mem- 
bership of the labor unions, thousands of 
members having dzspped owt. 

And, at the same time, the extreme 
opponent of Labor will find 1923 failing 
to back him up. Usually such méh 
preach that high wages restrict produc- 
tion and that the labor unions are to 
blame for the excessive wage rates. 
However, there are high wage rates, and 
a relative decline in the importance of 
the unions as measured by membership, 
even in the building trades where the 
opponent of organized labor will find the 
facts to his liking, there has .been no 
great increase in membership, if any, 
and in some of the building trades unions 
there has been a’ sharp decline. Figures 
show a slump of 64,000 in all the union 
building trades membership, according to 
some experts. The railroad unions also 
Provide some facts that are contrary to 
generally accepted ironclad theories; the 
rail workers are among the most thor- 
oughly organized forces in the labor 
world, but there has not been an increase 


in their wages as compared -with those 
of other lines. 


The American Federation of Labor, on 
the basis of its last report, has lost well 
over a quarter of the membership it had 
in 1920. The railroad unions, not affili- 
ated with the federation, show signs of 
lagging in increase of membership. The 
garment makers’ union has been de- 
prived of much of its material for re- 
cruitment by the immigrant quota law. 

One open shop writer calculates that 
less than a fifth of the workers in the 
trades, who it would be feasible to or- 
ganize, are now enrolled in the unions. 

Is it not possible that the immigra- 
tion laws are largely responsible for the 
higher wages and the falling off of union 
membership? With the great influx of 
potential workers shut off now, men can 
command more wage and are not so so- 
licitious as to union help. 


GOES OVER AT LAST 


Lake County Tuberculosis Hospital Con- 
tracts Awarded. 


After nearly six years of continuous 
negotiations and preparations, during 
which more than a half a dozen sets of 
plans and specifications were revised and 
discarded, the people of Lake County are 
finally to have a tuberculosis sanitarium. 
The contracts were awarded by the 
county commissioners recently and the 
successful bidders were: . 

General contract, Henderlong 

Lumber Co., Crown Point__$211,705.28 
Heating, ventilating and 

plumbing, C. H. Maloney «& 


I ae geal mena a, 72,743.94 
Wiring, Standard Electric 

Co} Hammond _2 =<... 16,549.00 
Electric fixtures, Tri City 

Electric Service Co., Ham- 

MGAN Ely 2, 2 ee a 1,957.84 | 
Pipe Covering, Illinois Fire- 

proof Cov. Co., Chicago___._ 15,089,09 


$318,145.06 


The sanitarium is to be erected on a 
beautiful site just two miles north of 
Crown Point, that overlooks the entire 
surrounding country. Karl D. Norris of 
East Chicago is the architect. 


AIR IS STILL FREE THANK 
GOODNESS. 


Water Rate Boost Dampens Christmas 
Cheer. 


The city of Hammond and the public 
utilities handed us a nice Christmas gift 
in a raise which doubles our water rates. 
Just wonder if they will charge us extra 
for the chlorine they put in the water? 


ALWAYS SOMEONE TRYING THE 
SHORT GAME. 


Usually Ends This Way. 


If the reports that are in circulation 
are true, and we have no reason to doubt 
them, two Chicago contracting firms that 


came in here and underbid our local con- 
tractors on several large jobs will not 
have quite as much of the filthy lucre 
when they leave town as they had when 
they arrived. They started in to show 
our contractors that they could erect 
buildings cheaper than the local fellows 
could. Perhaps they can, but does it 
pay? 


HAD TO FORSAKE FLORIDA’S 
BALMY BREEZES. 


Building Sounds a Far Cry. 


Our genial colleague, Charles S. 
Rhoades, who went to Florida for the 
winter, returned Friday. Too much busi- 
ness compelled him to cut short his va- 
cation and get back on deck. It’s a hard 
life! 


YOU TELL ’EM 


We Haven’t The Time. 


Where can a man buy a cap for his knee? 
Or a key to the lock of his hair? 
Can his eyes be called an academy, 
Because there are pupils there? 
What gems are found in the crown of 
his head? 
Who travels the bridge of his nose? 
Can he use, when shingling the roof of 
his house, 
The nails on the end of his toes? 
Can the crook of his elbow be sent to 
jail? 
If so, what did he do? 
How can he sharpen his shoulder blades, 
I’ll be hanged if I know, do you? 
Can he sit in the shade of the palm of his 
hands? 
Or beat on the drum of his ear? 
Does the calf of his leg eat the corn off 
his toe? 
If so, why not grow corn on the ear? 
—Building Industry, Cleveland. 


CALUMET BUILDING PROGRESS 


Architect Mac Turner is preparing 
plans that will be ready January 1 for a 
two-story, seven-room, frame dwelling 
for Joe Thurma of East Hammond. 


Charles N. Scott was the low bidder on 
the Love store and apartment building. 
Figures on the general contract, not in- 
cluding heating, plumbing, wiring and 
steel, amounted to $48,500. The United 
Boiler, Heating and Foundry Co. of 
Hammond was awarded the steel -con- 
tract. 


Morris Bros. have the store and flat 
building on Columbia avenue plastered 
and will soon be ready to start the inte- 
rior finish. 


While a little late in getting to it, we 
hope the readers of the Recorder en- 
joyed a very Mery Christmas and that 
a Happy and Prosperous New Year is in 
store for them. 


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News of the Week 


The asterick (*) prefix to an item indicates ad- 
ditional information to report published in pre- 
vious issue. 


INDIANAPOLIS 


Dormitory (for men) $100,000; capa- 
city 100 men. “Indiana UUniversity,” 
Bloomington, Indiana. Archt., The Os- 
trom Realty Co., Peoples Bank Building, 
Indianapolis. Owner, Board of Trustees, 
Indiana University, John W. Cravens, 
Secy., Bloomington, Ind. Architect select- 
ed. Indiana limestone exterior, varie- 
gated tile roof, English Tudor type of 
architecture. Will advertise for bids 
about Feb. Ist. 


Bank: (general alterations and small 
addition), North Vernon, Ind., $12,000, 
Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 21 Virginia 
Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Owner, North 
Vernon National Bank, North Vernon, 
Ind. Plans in progress. Work will con- 
sist of small brick addition, concrete 
vault, vault door, bank fixtures and gen- 
eral interior alterations. 


Residence: (rem.), Park Ave. Owner, 
J. R. Moynahan, 1410 Park Ave. Archt., 
Frank B. Hunter, 912 State Life Bldg. 
Plans in progress. Owner will build by 
day labor. Stucco. 


*Hotel: (200 rooms), 12 sty. and bas., 
102x50, corner McCrea and Jackson 
Place. Archt., William K. Eldridge, 914 
Hume-Mansur Bldg. Owner, the Jack- 
son Place Realty Co., E. G. Spink, presi- 
dent, 914 Hume-Mansur Bldg. Builder, 
the E. G. Spink Co., 914 Hume-Mansur 
Bldg. Brick, reinforced concrete floor 
and roof construction, reinforcing steel, 
steel sash, metal lath let to Anchor 
Steel Products Co. Start work at once. 


*Cattle Pavilion: $300,000. 1 and 2 
sty., 670x210. Indiana State Fair Grounds. 
Archt., J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling, 402 
Indiana Pythian Bldg. Owner,, Indiana 
Board of Agriculture, H. M. Moberley, 
Pres.; I. N. Brown, Secy-Treas., State 
House, Indianapolis. Owner receiving 
bids to close January 15th at 11 a. m. 
(Bids extended_. Concrete, brick, steel, 
steel sash, steel construction, composi- 
tion and tile roofing, plumbing, wiring, 
barn equipment. 


*Community and Settlement Building: 
$100,000, Tremont Ave. and West Michi- 
gan. Archt., William Earl Russ, 313 No. 
Pennsylvania St. Owner, Christamore 
Settlement Association, Mrs. Olive D. 
Edwards, director, 901 King Ave.; J. J. 
Daniels, Secy., 803 Fletcher Trust Bldg. 
Bids in under advisement. Bids closed 
December 28. Brick, English design, 
stone trim, slate roof, steam heat. Will 


contain gymnasium 40x90 ft., audi- 
torium, balcony, seating 500 persons, 
club rooms, domestic science, sewing 
room, swimming pool, lockers. 


Contracts Awarded 


*Church: 1 sty. and bas., 60x110, 
Corydon. Archt., W. H. Garns, 818 
Fletcher Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. 
Owner, Methodist Episcopal Church, 
Rey. J. D. Moore, pastor, Corydon, Ind. 
General contract awarded to J. Fred 
Beggs, Scottsburg, Ind., including heat- 
ing, plumbing and wiring, $28,000. 


Warehouse: $50,000. 1 sty. 100x270. 
1952 Madison Ave. Private plans. Own- 


Isaac Hamburg, (Department Store), 
Evansville. Archt. ready for bids. Brk. 
er, Capitol Warehouse Co., 1952 Madison 
Ave. General contract awarded to Chas. 
J. Wacker Construction Co. Brick, con- 
crete, mill construction. 


Filling Station: $7,000. 1130 Chadwick 
St. Owner, Western Oil Refining Co. 
General contract let to J. G. West, Castle 
Hall Bldg. Brick. 


*Service Building: 1 and 2 sty., 331x 
185, “James Whitcomb Riley Hospital,” 
Indianapolis. Archt., Robert Frost Dag- 
gett, 960 Consolidated Bldg., Indian- 
apolis. Owner, John W. Cravens, secre- 
tary board of trustees, Indiana Univer- 
sity, Bloomington, Ind. Face and special 
brick, hollow tile, limestone. General 
contractor, Leslie Colvin, Board of Trade 
Bldg., Indianapolis. Heating let to Wm. 
H. Johnson Co.; plumbing to Diggle 
Plumbing Co.; electrical work let to 
Sanborn Electric Co., all of Indianapolis. 


CONNERSVILLE 


*School Building: (alterations and ad- 
ditions), $38,000. (General contract, 
$24,000; heating and ventilating system, 
$8,000; plumbing system, $5,000; elec- 
trical work, $1,000.) Adams _ School 
Township, St. Paul, Indiana, Decatur 
eounty. Archt., H. M. Griffin, 105 Mce- 
Farlan Bldg., Connersville. Owner, Wil- 
liam Holland, trustee, St. Paul, Ind. 
Owner receiving bids to close January 
15th at 1:30 p.m. (See legal advertis- 
ing in this issue), 2 sty. and bas., 41x 
64. Common brick, slate roof, mill con- 
struction, plumbing system, new radia- 
tion, steam heating, metal lockers. 


CROWN POINT 


“Tuberculosis Hospital and Power 
Plant: $350,000, 2 miles north of Crown 
Point, Ind. Archt., Karl .D. Norris 
Calumet Bldg., East Chicago, Ind. 
Owner, Board of County Commrs., 
George M. Foland, auditor, Crown 
Point. Project consists of 6 units, as 


Factory Blow-Pipe Work 
Riveted or Welded Tanks 


follows: Unit No. 1, Administration 
Bldg., 2 sty., 34x525; dormitories for 
male and female patients, doctors and 
nurses (150 beds), 2 kitchens, passen- 
ger elevator, mortuary; Unit No. 2, 
building, 2 sty., 50x100, to contain den- 
tal and medical clinics, X-Ray room, 
laboratories, kitchen and dining rooms; 
Unit No. 3, power plant and boiler room; 
Unit No. 4, children’s building; Unit No. 
5, negro patients’ building; Unit No. 6, 
ten-car garage; superintendents resi- 
dence (7 rooms). Revisions consist of 
elimination of the two main wings on 
each side of Administration Building 
and erect in their place (6) frame 
wards. General contract awarded to 
Henderlong Lumber Co., Crown Point, 
Ind., for $211,705.29; heating, plumbing 
and ventilating let to C. H. Mahoney Co., 
Gary, Ind., for $72,743.94; electric wir- 
ing let to Standard Electric Co., Ham- 
mond, Ind., $16,649.00; electric fixtures 
let to Tri City Electric Co., Hammond, 
Ind., for $1,957.84; pipe covering let to 
Illinois Fire Proof Covering Co., Chi- 
cago, Ill., for $15,089.00. 


ELKHART 


“Elkhart: Theatre (motion picture) 
and offices, $450,000, 3 sty. and bas., 171x 
160, Main and Franklin, Sts., Elkhart. 
Owner, H. E. Kerner, 527 West Main 
St., Elkhart. Archt., K. M. Vitzthum, 
600 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 
Structural engineer, Joseph Scheitler, 
600 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Owner 
taking bids to close January 15th. Brick, 
reinforced concrete and steel, comp. roof, 
steam heat, tile, marble and terrazzo 
work, pipe organ, marquise, stage, orn. 
plaster, theatre seating 2,300 persons, 
mezzanine floor, air washing system, 
orn. iron and brass work, stone and 
terra cotta trim. 

*Club House: $75,000, 2 sty. and bas., 
54x94, and 1 sty., 50x76, Goshen, Ind. 
Archt., Hubert Miller, Monger Bldg., 
Elkhart. Owner, Elks Lodge, Jos. Far- 
rell, Chmn. Bldg. Comm., Daniel Kramer, 
Myron Dow, Goshen. Plans in progress. 
Brick. Will mature early spring. 

*Central High School (auditorium 
and enlarged gymnasium), and Power 
Plant: $145,000. Archt., E. Hill Tur- 
nock, Monger Bldg. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees, H. A. Compton, Pres.; 
F. W. Gampher, Secy.; J. L. Harman, 
Treas., Elkhart, Ind. General contract 
awarded to Ralvh Sollitt and Son Con- 
struction Co., South Bend, Ind. Brick. 


EVANSVILLE 


*Apartment Building and Department 
Store: $38,000, 2 sty. and bas., 46x100. 
(3 stores, 4 apartments). Archt., Ell 
Stingle, 108 Upper 4th St. Owner, 


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Furniture Store: $60,000, 5 sty. and 
bas., 120 Main St. Archt., Harry E. 
Boyle and Co., Furniture Bldg. Owner, 
R. and G. Furniture Co., F. A. Gumberts, 
Mgr., 116 Main St. Preliminary plans 
in progress. Brick. 

*Residence: $12,000, Henderson, Ky. 
Archt., Alfred Neucks, Evansville. Own- 
er, Norman Orcutt, Henderson, Ky. 
General contractor, J. A. Clare, Hen- 
derson, Ky. On foundation. Dutch Co- 
lonial. 

Dairy Barn: (30 head stalls), $40,000, 


blacksmith shop, comp. roof, storage, 
wagon sheds. 


Apartments: (2), rem. from offices. 
Archt., Eli Stingle. Owner, Paxton and 
Herman, 1409 Main St. Plans in prog- 
ress. Steam heat, new radiation only, 
wiring, new plumbing, In-a-Door beds, 
metal lath. 

*School: (add .and alt.), $15,000, 
Barton Township, Gibson County, Som- 
merville, Ind. Archt., Anderson and 
Stingle, McCurdy Bldg., Evansville. 
Owner, Edgar Beatty, trustee, Sommers- 


Winnetka, Illinois. Archt., Clifford 
Shopbell & Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, Gonsalves and Middleton, 
Winnetka, Ill. Plans in progress. Brk., 
stone trim, steam heat, tile and hard- 
wood floors, incinerator, In-a-Door beds, 
ranges, refrigerators. 

“Residence: (10 rooms, garage, 3 
bath rooms, sun porches), $50,000, In- 
dian Hill, suburb of Chicago, Ill. Archt., 
Clifford Shopbell and Co., Furniture 
Bldg., Evansville. Owner, George R. 
Roehm, Indian Hill, Chicago, Ill. Brick, 


2 sty., 95x122. Archt., Alfred E. Neucks, ville, Ind. Plans completed. Owner colonial type slate or tile roof, hot water 
Evansville. Owner, Ideal Dairy Co., will advertise for bids in 30 days. Brk, °F Steam heat, tile and hardwood floors, 
George Hornby, manager. Plans in veneer present building, 1 stv. and bas., 2 Sty. and bas., 34x89. General contract 
progress. Reinforced concrete, creosoted 36x69. let to Chas. Gonsalves, Winnetka, IIl. 
wood block floors, complete modern Store and Apartment Building: (4 “Residence: 2 sty. and bas., (6 rooms), 
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‘Tell City, Ind: Archt., Clifford’ Shop- 


bell and Co., Furniture Bldg., Evans- 
ville. Owner, Frank J. Ross, Tell City, 
Ind. Plans in progress. 


FORT WAYNE 


Residence: $7,500, 1426 Oakland St. 
Owner, John D. Hill (builder), 1421 
Sherman St. Foundation in. Heating, 
Modern Way Furnace Co. Plumbing to 
Henry Yobst. 

Store: $7,500, 1 sty., 1129 Runion St. 
Owner, John Messner, 121 East Sutten- 
field. Work starting. Brick, mill con- 
struction. 

Power House: (rem. and side add.), 
add. 1 sty., 15x40, 2000 Spy Run Blvd. 
Owner, Indiana Service Corp., Utility 
Bldg. Starting work. 


Building Permits 


The following building permits were 
issued to the Indiana Engineering Com- 
pany, which will construct a $30,000 ad- 
dition to the plant of the Wayne Oil 
Tank and Pump Company. To Jackson, 
Lantz and Barrett, for residence at 1818 
California avenue, at cost of $8,000; to 
Buesching & Hageman, for office build- 
ing, corner of Superior and Lafayette 
streets at cost of $5,000; to John D. Jill, 
for residence at 1426 Oakland street at 
cost of $5,000; to Dewey Diehm, for 
residence at 3330 South Lafayette 
street at cost of $3,500; to Claude Jes- 
sup, for residence at 1382 West Lexing- 
ton avenue, at cost of $4,700; to John 


iskalt 


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WATERPROOFING 


To keep out moisture and dampness from basements, 
retaining walls, foundations, in spite of stress and 
strain, use Viskalt Waterproofing. Viskalt is made by 
a firm backed by over fifty years of manufacturing 
experience—the Richardson Company of Cincinnati, 


Chicago, and New Orleans. 


For Complete Details and Estimates Consult 


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Phone, Randolph 3861 


24th and Cornell 
INDIANAPOLIS 


Contractors and Distributors Indianapolis Territory 


Messner for a store building at 1129 
Runnion avenue, at cost of $6,000; to 
Peter Schenkel & Son for store building 
at. 1109 Heustis avenue, at cost of 
$4,000; to Christian Hieber for resi- 
dence at 1719 North Anthony boulevard, 
at cost of $6,000; to Oscar J. Valentine 
for residence at 1010 Clayton street, at 
cost of $3,000; to Ogden Schell for fill- 
ing station at 1802-1804 East Wayne 
street, at cost of $1,700, and to Fred 
Rippe, for residence at 937 Federal 
Drive, at cost of $5,000. 


GARY 


“Club House: $250,000, 4 sty. and 
bas., 75x125, 8th and Broadway. Archt., 
George W. Maher, 157 East Erie St., 
Chicago, Ill. Owner, B. P. O. E. No. 
1753, Dr. McMichael, (Chmn. Bldg. Com.) 
67 Broadway; A. Hunter, 604 Broadway, 
on building committee, Gary, Ind. 
Archt. receiving bids on superstructure. 
Building on foundation at present. Brick, 
reinforced concrete and struct. steel. 
Will contain dormitories (100 men), din- 
ing room, kitchen, club rooms, bowling, 
billiard room. 


HAMMOND 


*Stores and Apartment Building: 
$60,000, 38 sty. and bas. Archt., Mac 
Turner, 683 Hohman St. Owner, Wil- 
liam Love, manager of the Rimbach 
Estate. Excavating and foundation 
work being done by Rufus Danner and 


Co. Low bidder on general contract 
(superstructure), Charles» N. Scott. 
Steel let to United Boiler and Foundry 
Co., Hammond. Heating, plumbing and 
wiring in general contract. 

Residence: (7 rooms), East Hammond. 
Archt., Mac Turner, 633 Hohman St., 
Hammond. Owner, Joe Thurma, East 


Hammond. Plans in progress. Ready 
for bids in a few days. Frame. 


KOKOMO 


“Township School Building: $80,000, 
Somerset, Ind., Waltz School Township, 
Wabash county. Archt., The Elmer E. 
Dunlap Co., 1125 N. Buckeye St., Koko- 
mo., Ind. Owner, H. H. Bradley, trus- 
tee, Wabash, Ind., Rural Route. Gen- 
eral contract awarded to E. A. Carson, 
Logansport, Ind., for $59,685; heating 
and plumbing awarded to Fleck and Lo- 
gan, Wabash, Ind., for $17,000. Start 
work shortly. Brick. 


*Manufacturing Plant: (add.), $100,- 
000, 1 sty., 100x580, Kokomo. Archt., 
The Elmer E. Dunlap Co., 1125 N. Buck- 
eye St., Kokomo. | Owner, The Standard 
Sanitary Manufacturing Co., Kokomo. 
Brick, Monitor type of construction, fire- 
proof structural steel, steel sash. Gen- 
eral contractor, Chas. L. Sanders and 
Son, Portland, Ind., and Angola, Ind. 
Excavating. 


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LAFAYETTE 


Club House: $250;000. 6 sty. 100x199. 
South Bend, Indiana. Archt., Nicol, 
Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Bldg. La- 
Fayette, Indiana. Owner, Knights of 
Columbus, South Bend Council No. 553. 
John Webber (Candy) Jeff. St. Chmn. 
Bldg. Comm., Edmund Willis (Atty.) 
Union Trust Bldg., William P. Cass, (au- 
tomobiles), Thomas Williams, (plumbing) 
all of South Bend. Plans about complet- 
ed. Owner ready for bids in two (2) 
weeks. Brick, reinf. concrete. 

Residence: $12,000. Archt. and con- 
tractor, Wallace Haworth, Attica, Indi- 
ana. On foundation. Brick. 


LOGANSPORT 


Office Building and Storage Tanks: 
$100,000. Private plans. Owner, The 
Sinclair Oil Co., site purchased, 6 lots. 
Will build in the spring. 

*Logansport: Fire Station. Archt. 
Carl J. Horn, Citizens Loan and Trust 
Bldg. Owner, City of Logansport, 
Board of Public Works, City Hall. Re- 
vising plans. Brick. 


NEWPORT 


*Court House: $293,000, 3 sty. and 
bas., 120x938, Vermillion County, New- 
port, Ind. Archt., H. L. Fillinger, Dana, 
Ind. Asso. Archt., John B. Bayard, 231% 
Main St., Vincennes, Ind. Owner, Board 
of County Commissioners, Mortimer 
Lewis, Auditor, Newport, Ind. General 
contract let to Jasper N. Good, Colum- 
bus, Ind. Low bidder on heating and 
plumbing, Freyn Bros., Indianapolis. 
Buff Indiana limestone, composition 
roof, reinforced concrete fireproofing of 
beams, girders, metal sash, stained 
glass lobby ceiling skylight, vault doors, 
terrazzo and marble work, marble stalls, 
clock equipment, passenger elevator, 
metal skylight, fire doors, ash _ hoist, 
ornamental iron work, steel _ stairs, 
water sunvnly system, deep well, water 
pumping plant, pneumatic water stor- 
age tank, ice box, water heater, vapor 
heating system, 2 sectional steam heat- 
ing boilers, clock system, hollow brick. 


SOUTH BEND 


*Club House and Theatre: $100,000.00. 
Archt., Charles Cole, Russell Bldg. Own- 
er, St. Florians Young Mens’ Society, 
Michael Kazinski, 302 So. Chapin St. 
Plans in progress. Brick, 

Country Club (rebuild after fire) near 
Mishawaka, Indiana. Archt. Ernest W. 
Young, Dean Bldg., South Bend. Owner, 
Mishawaka Country Club E. H. O’Hara, 
Chmn., 716 Lincoln Way East, Misha- 
waka, Indiana. Plans in progress. Brick. 
steam heat, lockers, showers, dining 
room, kitchen, club rooms. 

*Junior High School: $500,000, 2 sty. 
and bas., 75x360, Ewing and Fellows 
Sts. Archt., Austin and Shambleau, 111 
West LaFayette. Owner, Board of 
School Trustees. Dr. H. B. Dugdale, 
Pres.; W. W. Borden, Supt.; general 
contractor, H. G. Christman Co., 306 So. 
Notre Dame, $422,000; heating let to 
W. H. Burke Co., East Jefferson St.; 
vlumbing let to Jos. A. Luther Co., 210 
E. Jefferson St. Start work at once. 

Apartments (2), Stores (2): 2 sty. 
and bas., 42x66, $25,000, Miami St. 
Archt.. Merle E. Smith, Citizens Bank 


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Bldg. Owner, Howard Feaser, 220 
West Indiana Ave. Archt. taking bids. 
Brick veneer, mill construction, vapor 
steam heat, comp. roof, tile floors. 
*Warehouse: 1 sty., 162x81x170x18, 
triangular shape, Franklin St.. Private 
plans. Owner, Crane Co., 836 So. Michi- 
gan Ave., Chicago, Ill. General contract 
let to Thos. L. Hickey, 306 N. Sycamore 
St., South Bend. Owner will do heat- 
ing, plumbing and wiring. Excavated. 
Church: (new entrance), $7,000, Notre 
Dame, Ind. Owner, Notre Dame Uni- 
versity. Father M. J. Walsh, Pres., 
Notre Dame. Private plans. Owner 
taking bids. Work consists of tearing 
out old entrance, replacing with cut 
stone, wrought iron doors, plastering. 
Church: (rem.), Mishawaka, Indiana. 
Archt., Willard M. Elwood, 220 Jeffer- 
son St., South Bend. Owner, Ist Chris- 
tian Church, Rev., G. W. Titus, pastor, 
307 Lincoln Way, Mishawaka, Ind. 
Plans in progress. Bids soon. Work 
will consist of new front, small addi- 
tion, new roof, plumbing, wiring, paint- 
ing, art glass and general alterations. 


TERRE HAUTE 


*Warehouse: (wholesale drugs), $90,- 
000, 4 sty. and bas., 80x140. Archt., 
Johnson, Miller, Miller and Yeager, 30 N. 
Fifth St. Owner, The Bindley Drug Co., 
Edward H. Bindley, Jr., and J. Bruce 
Bindley, 508 Ohio St. Archt. taking bids 
to close January 18th at 3:00 p. m. Brk., 
concrete, mill construction, composition 
roof, steam heat, fireproof floors, freight 
elevator, steel sash. 

*High School (1st unit to cost $750,- 
000), 25th and Poplar Sts., “East Side 
High School.” Archt., Johnson, Miller, 
Miller and Yeager, 30 N. 5th St. Owner, 
Board of School Trustees, Terre Haute. 
Plans will be ready for figures about 
March ist. Brick, concrete and steel. 

Store Front: (50 ft. copper set front, 
plate glass). Archt., Johnson, Miller, 
Miller and Yeager, 30 N. 5th St. Own- 
er, Benjamin Blumberg, 324 Wabash 


Ave. Archt. taking bids. 
*Dormitory: (for boys) $150,000, 
“Allendale/’ Terre Haute. Archt., 


Shourds-Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg., 
Terre Haute. Owner, Gibault Home for 
Boys, Rev. Michael J. Gorman in charge, 
Allendale, Terre Haute. Plans nearing 
completion. Brick. 

Residence and Garage: $50,000, 2 sty. 
and bas. Archt., Shourds-Stoner Co., 
511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, James A. 
Cooper (Attorney), 613 Terre Haute 
Trust Bldg. Archt. receiving bids to 
close January 15th. Brick, stone trim, 
tile roof, vapor steam heat, vacuum 
cleaner, tile floors in baths, hardwood 
floors, laundry tubs and dryers. 

*Apartment (rem. from _ residence) 
and 4-Car Garage: $14,000, 2 sty., 36x 
48. East Wabash St. Archt., Shourds- 
Stoner Co., 511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, 
Harley-Hickman (undertaker), East Wa- 
bash St. Bids in under advisement, will 
probably award contract to Blackford 
and Son, Terre Haute. Frame, new 


plumbing, steam heat, radiation, wiring - 


and general alterations. 

Church: (general alterations and ex- 
tentions to basement), $12,000, 7th and 
Povlar Sts. Archt.. Shourds-Stoner Co., 
511 Tribune Bldg. Owner, First Method- 
ist Episconal Church, Dr. O. L. Bald- 
ridge, L. R. Whitney. Plans in prog- 
ress. Work will consist of Sunday 
School rooms, -kitchen, toilet. rooms,. 


kitchen equipt., steam table, range, 
steel columns and girders, rolling par- 
titions, chairs. 


Church: $35,000, 1 sty. and bas., 51x60, Terre 
Hauté, Ind. Archt., J. W. Gaddis, American 
National Bank Bldg., Vincennes, Ind. Owner, 
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rev. A, R. 
Brown, pastor, 2216 Sycamore St., Terre Haute, 
Plans in progress, ready for bids soon, will con- 
tain Sunday School, banquet room, kitchen, gal- 
lery, auditorium. Brick, stone trim, art glass, 


VINCENNES 


*High School: (manual training and 
domestic science depts., steam heating 
plant), 2 sty., 94x165, $150,000, Sullivan, 
Ind. Archt., John B. Bayard, 231% 
Main St., Vincennes, Ind. Owner, Board 
of School Trustees, Alonzo Owens, Pres.; 
Dr. Scott, Secy.; W. E. Brown, Treas., 
Sullivan, Ind. Plans about completed. 
Owner will advertise for bids in 30 days. 
Brick, reinforced concrete and_ steel, 
comp. roof. 


*High School: $225,000, 2 sty. and 
bas., 6th St. Archt., John B. Bayard, 
231% Main St. Owner, Board of School 
Trustees, Mrs. D. Schaffer, Pres.; Mary 
Townsley, Secy.; Paul Doddridge, Treas.; 
E. N. Haskins, Supt., Vincennes. Plans 
in progress. Owners will not advertise 
for bids before March 1st. Brick, rein- 
forced concrete and steel. 


WARSAW 
Factory: (2 sty. addition, 22x 129), 
$21,000. Private plans. Owner, War- 


saw Overall Co., Flint E. Bash in 
charge. Plans in progress. Brick, mill 
construction. 


MISCELLANEOUS CITIES 


Hartford City: Laboratory equip- 
ment, Blackford County Hospital. Own- 
er, Board of County ‘Commissioners, 
Hartford City. Taking bids. 


Madison: Insane Hospital, Colony Bldg. 
$25,000. 2 sty. 30x90. and 36x40. Archt., 
Herbert Foltz, Wild Bank Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. Owner, Trustees of Cragmont 
Hospital, Madison, Indiana. Owner will 
build by day labor. Brick work let to 
Tumulty and Barringer Constr. Co., 
Greensburg, Indiana. 


*Muncie: Y. W. C. A. Building, $300,- 
000.00. 4 sty. & bas. 108x124. Jefferson 
and Adams Sts. Archt., Cuno Kibele, 
335 Johnson Bldg. Owner, Young Wo- 
mens Christian Assn., 305 East Adams 
St. Plans in progress. Brick, reinforced 
concrete, steel frame construction, comp. 
roof, tile and marble work, elevators, 
steam heating plant, swimming pool, 
gymnasium, steel sash, metal skylights. 


North Vernon: Bank (alt. and add.), 
$12,000. Archt., Fermor S. Cannon, 21 
Virginia Ave., Indianapolis. Owner, 
North Vernon National Bank, North 
Vernon. Plans in progress. Brick, con- 
crete vault, vault door, bank fixtures. 


Whiting: Residence and _ garage, 
$40,000, 2 sty. and bas., 31x40, Whiting. 
Archt., Frank P. Allen and Sons, 463 
Houseman Bldg., Grand Rapids. Owner, 
O. E. Branskey, 242 Atchison Ave., 
Whiting, Ind. Receiving bids. Brick 
veneer, tile roof, tile and hardwood 
floors, furnace. 


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Contracts Awarded ~ 

*Clinton: Post Office, 1 sty. and bas., 
62x64. Archt., acting supervising, J. A. 
Wetmore, Treasury Dept., Washington, 
D. C. Owner, United States Govern- 
ment, Washington, D. C. General con- 
tract let to Dan Bright, Clinton, Ind. 
Brick and hollow tile. 

Plymouth: Ccreamery (alterations), 
$20,000, Engineer, M. R. Carpenter, 705 


No. Clark St., Chicaso, Ill. Owner, 
Schlosser Bros. Co., Plymouth. Work 
started, ready for bids on. 30-ton ice 


machine, motor driven. 


Sealed Proposals 


An advertisement for sealed proposals inserted 
in these columns places the proposition before the 
entire Indiana Construction Interests, affording 
a publicity in contracting and material supply 
circles from one end of the State to the other, a 
publicity obtainable from no other single publica- 
tion published in or entering the Indiana field. 

Copy should reach us, at the latest, Wednesday 
of the week of publication. 


SCHOOL HOUSE 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 


Notice is:hereby given that William 
Holland, trustee of Adams _ School 
Township, Decatur County, State of In- 
diana, whose post office address is St. 
Paul, Indiana, and the Advisory Board 
of said Township, will until one-thirty 
o’clock p. m. on Tuesday, January 15th, 
1924, receive bids for alterations and 
additions to the school building at St. 
Paul in said Township; also for the in- 
stallation and equipment of same with 
heating and ventilating system, plumb- 
ing and electrical work. 

The estimated cost of the general con- 
struction is $24,000.00; of the heating 
and ventilating system is $8,000.00; of 
the plumbing system is $5,000.00; and of 
the electrical work, $1,000.00. 

Contractors mav bid on the general 
construction of said building and the 
equipment of same complete, or on: any 
senarate contract. All bids must be 
sealed. A Certified Check made payable 
to the order of the above named 


trustee in the amount of $750.00 shall 
accompany each bid on the whole of said 
work; in the sum of $500.00 shall ac 
company each bid on the general con- 
struction, only; in the sum of $200.00 
shall accompany each bid on the heating 
and ventilating only; in the sum of 
$100.00 shall accompany each bid on 
the plumbing contract; and in the sum 
of $50.00 shall accompany each bid on 
the electrical work only. The proceeds 
of this check accompanying each bid of 
the successful bidder shall become the 
sole property of said Adams School 
Township in the event that the success- 
ful bidder shall fail to enter into a con- 
tract and execute and furnish an ac- 
ceptable bond within ten (10) days after 
he has been notified that his bid has 
been accepted. Certified Checks of un- 
successful bidders ‘will be returned to 
them within five (5) davs. 

Plans and specifications for all of the 
above work may be obtained by re- 
snonsible contractors by applying to H. 
M. Griffin, Architect, 105 McFarlan 
Building, Connersville, Indiana. The de- 
posit required for general construction 
plans and specifications will be $15.00, 
and for other plans and _ specifications 
will be $10.00, The above named trus- 
tee will have one complete set of plans 
and specifications on file at his office. 

The Trustee and Advisory Board re- 
serve the right to reject any or all bids. 

(Signed) WILLIAM HOLLAND, 
Trustee of Adams Township, De- 
catur County, Indiana. 

Wickens & Hamilton, Lawyers, 

Greensburg, Indiana. 
Dec. 29-Jan. 5-12. 


STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION 


Sealed bids will be received by the Di- 
rector of the State Highway Commis 
sion, at the office of the State Highway 
Commissioners. in the State House, Indi- 
anapolis, Indiana, until 10 a. m. on the 
2nd day of January, 1924, for the con- 
struction of highways as follows: 


Geo. M. Spindler, Gen. Mgr. 


221 Hume Mansur Bldg. 
Phone, Main 2064 
Indianapolis 


1. F. A. No. 21, Sec. B. Louisville 
Road, Sellersburg to Meniphis, Clark 
county, 6.032 miles. 

2. F. A. No. 65, Sec. B. Dixie Bee 
Line, Princeton to Cunningham’s Ferry 
Road. Gibson county. 5.812 miles. 


3. F. A. No. 67, Sec. A. Middlebury- 
LaGrange Road, LaGrange to Hood 
Lake, Lagrange county. 8.088 miles. 


4. F. A. No. 67, Sec. B. Middlebury- 
LaGrange Road, Hood Lake to Middle- 
bury, LaGrange and Elkhart counties. 
8.779 miles. 


5. F. A. No. 74, Sec. A. Lafayette 
Pike, Lebanon to Thorntown, Boone 
county. 17.736 miles. 


6. F. A. No. 74, Sec. B. Lafayette 
Pike, Thorntown to Colfax, Boone and 
Clinton counties. - 5.743 miles, 


7. F. A. No. 74, Sec. C, Lafayette 
Pike, Colfax to Stockwell, Clinton and 
Tippecanoe counties. 8.639° miles. 

8. F. A. No. 74, Sec. D, Lafayette 
Pike, Stockwell to Jackson Highway, 
Tippecanoe county. 8,095 miles. ; 

Bids will be received for three types 
of pavement: Brick, bitu.ninous con- 
crete and concrete. 

Cement for the above listed projects 
will be furnished the contracior py the 
Indiana State Highway Commission. 

Letting of January 2, 1924: 

9. F. A. No. 68, Sec. A, Lyford- 
Veedersburg Road, Lyford to Harmony 
Church, Parke county. 6.894 miles. 

10. F. A. No. 68, Sec. B, Lyford- 
Veedessburg Road, Harmony Church to 
Bloomingdale, Parke county. 9.698 
miles. 

11, F. A. No. 68, Sec. C, Lyford- 
Veedersburg Road, Bloomingdale to 
Fountain county line, Parke county. 
8.176 miles. 

Bids will be received for grading and 
structures under twenty foot span on 
the above listed projects as shown ci 
plans and described in standard specifi- 
cations for same. , } 

Contractor will furnish necessary ce- 
ment for Projects Nos. 9 to 11 listed 


Wabove. 


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